July 30, 2012

250 years ago
1762

Born on this date
Juan de O'Donojú y O'Ryan. Prime Minister of Spain, 1813; Jefe Político Superior (Viceroy) of New Spain, 1821; Regent of the Mexican Empire, 1821. Lieutenant General O'Donojú, the son of Irish immigrants, joined the Spanish Army at a young age, and served with distinction in the Peninsular War (1807-1814). He took office as Jefe Político Superior upon his arrival in Veracruz on July 21, 1821, and found that the population in most of New Spain supported rebel leader Agustín de Iturbide and the Plan de Iguala for Mexican independence. Lieutenant General O'Donojú met with Mr. Iturbide on August 24, and they reached an agreement on independence. Lieutenant General O'Donojú oversaw the withdrawal of Spanish troops; Mexican declaed its independence on September 28, with Lieutenant General O'Donojú serving as Regent of the Mexican Empire. He died in Mexico City just 10 days later, on October 8, at the age of 59; the cause of death was reported as pleurisy, but some historians have suspected that he was poisoned by Mr. Iturbide. Lieutenant General O'Donojú was succeeded as Regent by Antonio Pérez Martínez.

80 years ago
1932

Olympics
U.S. Vice-President Charles Curtis officially opened the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

60 years ago
1952

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight’s episode: Draw the Red Curtain

On television tonight
The Unexpected, hosted by Herbert Marshall, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Slightly Dead, starring J.M. Kerrigan

50 years ago
1962

Baseball
The American League hit 3 home runs and beat the National League 9-4 in the second major league All-Star game of 1962 before 38,359 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, ending the four-year experiment of having two All-Star games per season. Pete Runnels of the Boston Red Sox hit a solo home run off Art Mahaffey of the Philadelphia Phillies in the top of the 3rd inning, and Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels hit a 2-run homer off Mr. Mahaffey in the 4th inning. Rocky Colavito of the Detroit Tigers hit a 3-run homer off Dick Farrell of the Houston Colt .45s in the 7th inning and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the 9th inning. In addition to his home run, Mr. Wagner hit 2 singles in 4 at bats and made a great diving catch in left field. John Roseboro of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit the NL’s only home run, a solo swat in the bottom of the 9th. Dave Stenhouse of the Washington Senators was the starting pitcher for the AL; Ray Herbert relieved him to start the 3rd inning and pitched 3 innings to get the win. Johnny Podres of the Dodgers pitched the first 2 innings for the NL; Mr. Mahaffey pitched 2 innings and took the loss.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Edmonton (2-0) 51 @ Hamilton (0-3) 21

30 years ago
1982

Politics and government
Under apparent pressure from the National Guard, Panamanian President Aristides Royo Sanchez resigned his office, two years prior to the end of his six-year term. Mr. Royo was a leader of leftist elements in the country and had followed a foreign policy that was often critical of U.S. policy in Latin America.

Football
CFL
Toronto (2-1-1) 44 @ Saskatchewan (1-3) 22

Cedric Minter rushed 9 times for 88 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Steve Ackroyd returned a fumble 28 yards for another touchdown as the Argonauts defeated the Roughriders before 28,076 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Condredge Holloway connected with Martin Cox for a 68-yard touchdown, and Bob Bronk rushed 12 yards for the other Toronto major. Rookie quarterback Joe Adams, who relieved starter John Hufnagel, threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Joey Walters and rushed 20 yards for another touchdown. Fran McDermott returned an interception 74 yards for the other Saskatchewan major. The Argonauts led 17-1 after the 1st quarter and 20-1 at halftime.



25 years ago
1987

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the index of leading economic indicators had risen 0.8% in June.

Disasters
A cargo plane bound from Mexico City to Miami that was carrying 10 people and 18 prize jumping horses crashed just after takeoff, killing 1 passenger, 53 people on the ground, and all the horses.

20 years ago
1992

Died on this date
Joe Shuster, 78. Canadian-born U.S. cartoonist. Mr. Shuster and friend Jerry Siegel created the character Superman in 1934 and sold the rights to the character in 1938 for $130. After both men were found to be living in poverty, Warner Communications granted each of the men an annual pension of $20,000 in 1975.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the gross domestic product had grown by only 1.4% during the second quarter of 1992.

Olympics
The Summer Olympics began in Barcelona, Spain.

Hockey
A National Hockey League arbitrator ruled that Eric Lindros would play for the Philadelphia Flyers, settling a controversial trade with the Quebec Nordiques.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (3-1) 30 @ Ottawa (2-2) 25
Saskatchewan (1-3) 24 @ Hamilton (2-2) 38
British Columbia (0-4) 15 @ Winnipeg (3-1) 41
Toronto (1-3) 26 @ Calgary (4-0) 28

Tracy Ham amassed 335 yards passing on just 12 completions in 22 attempts as the Eskimos held off a late Rough Rider rally before 25,625 fans at Lansdowne Park. Mr. Ham threw touchdown passes of 80 yards to Henry “Gizmo” Williams and 3 and 59 yards to Chris Armstrong. Willie Pless scored the only Edmonton touchdown of the 2nd half, returning an interception 40 yards just 1:52 into the 3rd quarter. Ottawa quarterback Tom Burgess rushed 1 yard for a touchdown in the 1st quarter and completed touchdown passes of 8 yards to Stephen Jones and 25 yards to Robert Gordon in the 4th quarter. Mr. Williams finished with 185 yards on 4 receptions, while Mr. Armstrong caught 4 for 108. Edmonton running back Blake Ezor, playing his first CFL game replacing the departed Mike Pringle, rushed 9 times for just 15 yards, and lost a fumble.

Damon Allen completed 3 touchdown passes to Earl Winfield and rushed for a touchdown of his own to lead the Tiger-Cats past the Roughriders before 21,023 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Vernon Maxwell returned an interception 29 yards for the other Hamilton touchdown. Saskatchewan quarterback Kent Austin rushed for one touchdown and completed touchdown passes to Ray Elgaard and Don Narcisse.

Matt Dunigan rushed for 2 touchdowns and completed touchdown passes to Rob Crifo and Larry Thompson as the Blue Bombers beat the Lions before 23,293 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Robert Mimbs rushed 3 yards for the other Winnipeg touchdown. Jon Volpe rushed 19 times for 99 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown for B.C.

Mark McLoughlin’s 35-yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Stampeders the victory over the Argonauts in a rematch of the 1991 Grey Cup teams. The winning score came 57 seconds after Toronto’s Lance Chomyc kicked a 30-yard field goal to put the Argonauts ahead. Calgary quarterback Doug Flutie rushed for 2 touchdowns and completed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Allen Pitts in the 1st quarter. Toronto quarterback Rickey Foggie completed touchdown passes to Paul Masotti, David Williams, and Darrell K. Smith. 31,504 attended the game at McMahon Stadium.