February 8, 2013

775 years ago
1238

World events
Mongol invaders burned the Russian city of Vladimir.

320 years ago
1693

Academia
The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia received its charter and became the second institution of higher learning in America.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Betty Field. U.S. actress. Miss Field appeared in such movies as The Southerner (1945); The Great Gatsby (1949); Picnic (1955); Bus Stop (1956); Peyton Place (1957); and Coogan's Bluff (1968). She died on September 13, 1973 at the age of 60.

90 years ago
1923

On the radio
Norman Albert called the play of the third period of a game at Arena Gardens in Toronto between North Toronto and Midland, won by North Toronto 16-4, over Toronto station CFCA. It was the first radio broadcast of a hockey game.

80 years ago
1933

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Missing Black Bag

70 years ago
1943

War
American forces secured Guadalcanal Island, the day after Japanese forces had completed their evacuation of the island. Britain's 77th Indian Brigade began guerrilla operations against Japanese forces in Burma.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland: Dance On!--The Shadows

Canada's top 12
1 Go Away Little Girl-Steve Lawrence
2 The Night has a Thousand Eyes--Bobby Vee
3 Telstar--The Tornados
4 Limbo Rock--Chubby Checker
5 Up on the Roof--The Drifters
6 Tell Him--The Exciters
7 Walk Right In--The Rooftop Singers
8 Hey Paula--Paul and Paula
9 I Saw Linda Yesterday--Dickey Lee
10 Hotel Happiness--Brook Benton
11 It's Up to You--Rick Nelson
12 My Coloring Book--Sandy Stewart

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Paragon, starring Joan Fontaine and Gary Merrill

XHGC-TV in Mexico City broadcast what was advertised as the world's first full-colour television program. The broadcast was the result of technological breakthroughs achieved by engineer Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena.

World events
The Iraqi regime of Brigadier General Abdul-Karim Qassem was overthrown by the Ba'ath Party in a coup led by Ahmed Assan al-Bakr.

Diplomacy
The U.S. administration of President John F. Kennedy barred U.S. citizens from travelling to Cuba or engaging in financial or commercial transactions with Cuba.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland: Long Haired Lover from Liverpool--Little Jimmy Osmond (4th week at #1)

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Our House--Madness

Politics and government
Ariel Sharon resigned as Israel's defense minister after an inquiry criticized his failure to act to prevent the massacre of hundreds of people in refugee camps in Lebanon in 1982.

Weather
A dust cloud 1,050 feet deep covered Melbourne, Australia.

Hockey
NHL
All-Star game @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale
Clarence S. Campbell Conference 9 Prince of Wales Conference 3

Leading 3-2 after two periods, the Campbell All-Stars broke the game open in the third period Before a crowd of 15,230. Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scored four goals in the third period, and Oiler teammate Mark Messier assisted on three of them. Both totals were All-Star game records for a single period. Mr. Gretzky was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Allan Cuthbertson, 67. Australian-born U.K. actor. Mr. Cuthbertson served with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II, and moved to Britain in 1947. He frequently played military officers in movies such as Tunes of Glory (1960) and The Guns of Navarone (1961). Mr. Cuthbertson's best-known performance was a guest role as Colonel Hall in the Gourmet Night episode of the television comedy series Fawlty Towers (1975).