September 14, 2012

160 years ago
1852

Died on this date
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 83. U.K. military officer; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828-1830, 1834. Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington was regarded as one of the greatest defensive commanders in history, and was famous for leading British forces to victory over the French forces of Emperor Napoleon I in the Battle of Waterloo (1815). He led the Tory (Conservative from 1834 on) Party in the House of Lords from 1828-1846, holding various cabinet posts. As Prime Minister, the "Iron Duke" oversaw the passage of the Catholic Relief Act 1829, but opposed the Reform Act 1832. He remained Commander-in-Chief of the British Army until his death from the effects of a stroke.

50 years ago
1962

Football
CFL
Hamilton (4-1-1) 16 @ Edmonton (3-5) 15

Don Sutherin’s 18-yard field goal with 25 seconds remaining in the game gave the Tiger-Cats the win in their first regular season game at Clarke Stadium before a crowd of 15,667. Bernie Faloney, playing his first regular season game in Edmonton since 1954, started at quarterback for the Tiger-Cats, but left with a season-ending knee injury in the 1st quarter. His replacement, Frank Cosentino, scored Hamilton's only offensive touchdown in the 2nd quarter. Defensive back Grant McKee scored the other Hamilton touchdown in the 3rd quarter when he picked up an errant lateral by Edmonton running back Mike Lashuk and returned it 83 yards. Edmonton touchdowns came on passes from Don Getty to Tommy-Joe Coffey (46 yards in the 1st quarter) and Bill McKenny (10 yards in the 2nd quarter). Johnny Bright led the Eskimos’ rushing attack with 19 carries for 94 yards, while Mr. Cosentino led the Tiger-Cats with 87 yards on 8 carries, in addition to completing 11 of 18 passes for 187 yards. The Eskimos attempted to tie the game in the final seconds when Mr. Getty completed a pass to Mr. Lashuk for a first down. On the last play, Vic Chapman, who had scored a single earlier in the game on a 75-yard punt, tried for another, but his kick came down at the Hamilton 2-yard line.

40 years ago
1972

On television tonight
The Waltons, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Foundling

This was the first regular episode of the series to be broadcast. A made-for-television movie, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, had aired on December 19, 1971.

Defense
The United States Senate voted 88-2 to approve the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) agreement, negotiated during U.S. President Richard Nixon’s visit to Moscow in May, freezing their offensive nuclear missiles at current levels for five years. The five-year agreement gave the Soviets about 1,618 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), including 300 big SS-9s, compared to 1,054 ICBMs in the United States, which had more multiple warhead missiles and a larger fleet of long-range bombers. The pact included a hotly-debated amendment by Senator Henry Jackson (Democrat—Washington) stipulating that any such accord in the future should not limit the U.S.A. “to levels of intercontinental strategic forces inferior to the limits provided for the Soviet Union.”

Disasters
Torrential rains struck the southern part of the Korean peninsula, killing 101 people and leaving 59 injured and 39 missing.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Abracadabra--Steve Miller Band

Died on this date
Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco, 52. U.S. actress; Princess of Monaco, 1956-1982. Miss Kelly won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Country Girl (1954). Her other movies included High Noon (1952); Mogambo (1953); Dial M for Murder (1954); Rear Window (1954); To Catch a Thief (1955); and High Society (1956). While filming To Catch a Thief in Monaco, she met and fell in love with Prince Rainier. She married him and retired from acting. Princess Grace died as a result of serious injuries from a car accident the previous day.

John Gardner, 49. U.S. author. Mr. Gardner's books included Grendel (1971); The Sunlight Dialogues (1972); and On Moral Fiction (1979).

Bashir Gemayel, 34. Lebanese politician. Mr. Gemayel, the President-elect of Lebanon, was killed when a bomb exploded and shattered the headquarters of his Christian Phalangist Party in east Beirut. Eight others were killed in the blast and 50 wounded. Mr. Gemayel was to be sworn in as President on September 23.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): The Loco-Motion--Kylie Minogue (6th week at #1)

Personal
This blogger started his second term at the University of Western Ontario’s School of Library and Information Science.

Baseball
The Toronto Blue Jays set a major league record for a single game with 10 home runs as they routed the Baltimore Orioles 18-3. Ernie Whitt led the Toronto attack with 3 homers; George Bell and Rance Mulliniks each hit 2; and Lloyd Moseby, Rob Ducey, and Fred McGriff each hit 1. Mike Hart homered for the Orioles as the teams tied a major league record for home runs by both teams in a game with 11. In the bottom of the 7th inning, Toronto pinch hitter Kelly Gruber made all 3 outs; he hit into a double play and after the team batted around, he struck out for the third out. Baltimore shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. extended his consecutive games played streak to 827, but his streak of consecutive innings played ended at 8,243 when he was lifted for pinch runner Earl Washington in the 8th inning.

20 years ago
1992

Died on this date
Bruce Hutchison, 91. Canadian journalist. Mr. Hutchison worked for the Winnipeg Free Press, Victoria Times, and Vancouver Sun in a career that lasted over 50 years. His books included The Unknown Country: Canada and her People (1942); Canada: Tomorrow's Giant (1957); and Mr. Prime Minister 1867-1964 (1964).

Paul Martin, Sr., 89. Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, Mr. Martin represented Essex East in the House of Commons from 1935-1968 before being appointed to the Senate, where he served as Leader of the Government from 1969-1974. He was Minister of National Health and Welfare from 1946-1957, and Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1963-1968. Mr. Martin ran for the Liberal party leadership in 1948, 1958, and 1968, but was unsuccessful in all three contests. His son Paul, Jr. was successful in contesting the Liberal party leadership and served as Prime Minister of Canada from 2003-2006.

Diplomacy
King Hussein of Jordan met with a Kurdish leader in London, signalling a move away from his alliance with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Syria’s delegation to Middle East peace talks in Washington said that Israel must withdraw from the occupied territories before a treaty could be negotiated.

Economics and finance
The German Bundesbank cut two key interest rates.

Football
CFL
The Toronto Argonauts fired head coach Adam Rita, the day after an embarrassing 31-0 loss at home against the Calgary Stampeders had dropped the team’s record to 3 wins and 7 losses. Mr. Rita, who had led the Argonauts to a 13-5 record and the Grey Cup championship in 1991, became the first head coach to be fired during the season following a Grey Cup championship. Assistant coach Dennis Meyer was named as his successor. It was also an embarrassing moment for Bryan Hall of CJCA in Edmonton. It was obvious that his 12:15 P.M. sportscast had been taped beforehand, because he said that Mr. Rita might be fired. Meanwhile, CHQT’s lunchtime sportscast, broadcast live, had reported that Mr. Rita had already been fired.

10 years ago
2002

Died on this age
LaWanda Page, 81. U.S. comedienne and actress. Miss Page, born Alberta Peal, had a career as a standup comedienne, which included an association with Redd Foxx. The association continued when Mr. Foxx became the star of the television comedy series Sanford and Son; she played Aunt Esther in that program (1973-1977) and its short-lived sequel, Sanford Arms (1977). Miss Page co-starred in the comedy series Detective School (1979). She died from complications of diabetes.

Track and field
Tim Montgomery of the United States set a world record in the men's 100-metre run, covering the distance in 9.78 seconds at the International Association of Athletics Federation Grand Prix Final in Paris. The previous record of 9.79 had been set three years earlier by fellow American Maurice Greene.

Boxing
Oscar De La Hoya (35-2) scored a technical knockout over Fernando Vargas (22-2) at 1:48 of the 11th round at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to retain his World Boxing Council light middleweight title and win the World Boxing Association Super World light middleweight title and International Boxing Federation light middleweight title.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (3-9-0-1) 26 @ Calgary (3-9-0-2) 12

Josh Ranek rushed 13 times for 115 yards and a touchdown, and Gerald Vaughn returned an interception 109 yards for a touchdown as the Renegades outscored the Stampeders 21-1 in the 2nd half before a McMahon Stadium crowd of 31,891. Marcus Crandell completed an 80-yard pass to Travis Moore in the 2nd quarter for the Stampeders’ only touchdown. Calgary kicker Mark McLoughlin missed 4 of 5 field goal attempts.

CIS
Acadia 37 Concordia 17
McGill 41 St. Francis Xavier 15
Mount Allison 21 Montreal 4
St. Mary’s 26 Laval 24
McMaster (3-0) 37 Windsor (1-2) 8
Ottawa (2-1) 26 Waterloo (1-2) 11
Queen’s (2-1) 25 Guelph (1-2) 9
York (2-1) 14 Toronto (0-3) 6
Manitoba (3-0) 29 British Columbia (0-2) 13
Regina (3-0) 14 @ Alberta (0-3) 7

Baseball
The Edmonton Trappers scored 7 runs in the 6th inning as they came from behind to defeat the Salt Lake City Buzz 10-7 in Salt Lake City to win the Pacific Coast League finals 3 games to 1. It was the fourth and last PCL championship for the Trappers, and the first championship for hitting coach Phil Roof, who was in his 44th season of professional baseball.

Derek Lowe picked up his 20th win of the season as the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4. Mr. Lowe became the first major league pitcher to win 20 games after saving 20 games the previous season.

Chicago White Sox' catcher Miguel Olivo hit a 3-run home run in his first major league at bat, but the White Sox lost 8-4 to the New York Yankees in a rain-shortened game.

Randy Johnson earned his 22nd win of the season, recording 17 strikeouts as the Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0.