March 7, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Carolyn Jagger!

1,775 years ago
238

World events
Roman subjects in Africa revolted against Maximinus Thrax and elected Gordian I as Emperor.

1,600 years ago
413

Died on this date
Heraclianus. Roman politician. Appointed Governor of the province of Africa in 408 by Emperor Honorius, Heraclianus rebelled against Honorius in 412 and declared himself Augustus, but was killed and his army defeated when he tried to move into Italy.

170 years ago
1843

Born on this date
Joseph James Cheeseman. 12th President of Liberia, 1892-1896. Mr. Cheeseman, a True Whig, was elected three times as President. He had to deal with territorial and tribal conflicts, and died in office on November 12, 1896 at the age of 53. Mr. Cheeseman was succeeded as President by William D. Coleman.

110 years ago
1903

Hockey
Stanley Cup
Ottawa Silver Seven 1 @ Montreal Victorias 1 (First game of two-game total goals challenge series)

100 years ago
1913

Died on this date
Pauline Johnson, 51. Canadian poet. Miss Johnson, of mixed white and Native ancestry, was known for poems celebrating her Indian heritage. She died of breast cancer three days before her 52nd birthday.

90 years ago
1923

Literature
Robert Frost's poem Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening was published in The New Republic.

75 years ago
1938

Died on this date
Andreas Michalakopoulos, 61. Prime Minister of Greece, 1924-1925. Mr. Michalakopoulos was a senior member of the Liberal Party and held posts in numerous cabinets from 1912-1936, but was sent into exile in 1936 for opposing the military dictatorship of Ioannis Metaxas.

60 years ago
1953

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Because You're Mine--Mario Lanza; Nat "King" Cole (2nd week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Till I Waltz Again with You--Teresa Brewer (Best seller--4th week at #1, Jukebox--4th week at #1; Disc Jockey--4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Till I Waltz Again with You--Teresa Brewer (5th week at #1)
2 Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes--Perry Como
3 The Doggie in the Window--Patti Page
4 Have You Heard--Joni James
5 Tell Me You're Mine--The Gaylords
6 Why Don't You Believe Me--Joni James
7 Wild Horses--Perry Como
8 Oh Happy Day--Don Howard
--Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music
--[The Four Knights]
9 Anywhere I Wander--Julius LaRosa
10 Pretend--Nat "King" Cole
--Ralph Marterie and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Seven Lonely Days by Georgia Gibbs (#31); You Fooled Me by the Four Aces (#32); and Gomen-Nasai (Forgive Me) by the Columbia Tokyo Orchestra (#39).

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): The Wayward Wind--Frank Ifield (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, on CBS
Tonight's episode: No Time Like the Past, starring Dana Andrews, Patricia Breslin, and Robert F. Simon

40 years ago
1973

Politics and government
Sheikh Mujib Rahman, a leader of the Bangladeshi independence movement and first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, won a landslide victory in the country's first presidential election.

Protest
U.S. federal officials and Indian militants who had been holding 11 people hostage at Wounded Knee, South Dakota since February 27 reached a cease-fire agreement.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Gloria--Laura Branigan (5th week at #1)

On television tonight
Square Pegs, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Arrangement

This was the 20th and last episode of the series.

Canadiana
In Toronto, Lori Assheton-Smith made it two years in a row for Edmonton girls when she was chosen Miss Teen Canada for 1983 (Emily Sertic had won in 1982). The runner-ups, in order, were: Karen MacDonald (Prince Edward Island); Tara Whidden (Calgary); and Chantale Carrier (Quebec City). The remaining semi-finalists were: Maureen Banks (Halifax-Dartmouth); Jeanne Mychailow (London); Margot Schnell (Red Deer); and Janine Norgaard (Victoria).

Diplomacy
Pope John Paul II continued his Central American tour with a visit to Guatemala, where he condemned injustice and abuses of human rights, particularly against the country's Indians. He warned that "God will punish" those found guilty of injustice, an apparent reference to the executions by the government four days earlier of six alleged terrorists.

Skiing
Phil Mahre of the United States won a World Cup giant slalom at Aspen Mountain in Colorado, clinching his third straight overall World Cup championship.

Football
USFL
Michigan (1-0) 9 @ Birmingham (0-1) 7



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 (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Robert Livingston, 83. U.S. actor. Mr. Livingston acted in western serials in the 1930s and played the character "Stony Brooke" in 29 films in the "Three Mesquiteers" series, a role that was later played by John Wayne.

Divine (Glenn Milstead), 42. U.S. drag queen. An obese pothead sodomite transvestite, Mr. Milstead was known for his starring roles in movies directed by John Waters, such as Pink Flamingos (1972); Polyester (1981); and Hairspray (1988).

Canadiana
The Miss Teen Canada pageant was held in Toronto, with Dara Sutton of Calgary winning the honour for 1988. The runner-ups, in order, were: Sandy Struss (Kamloops); Jacqueline Sieber (Kitchener-Waterloo); and Angela Svedberg (Edmonton). The remaining semi-finalists were: Ronda Bean (Niagara Region); Joanna Lang (Toronto); Bonnie Pollard (Victoria); and Lucia Grande (Winnipeg).

World events
The United States flew cash to Panama to pay Panama Canal workers. Spain agreed to offer asylum to Panamanian dictator Gen. Manuel Noriega if the United States would drop its drug trafficking indictment against him.

Health
U.S. sex researchers Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson held a press conference in New York City to announce findings in their new book, written with Dr. Robert Kalodny, Crisis: Heterosexual Behaviour in the age of AIDS. The authors reported that the AIDS virus was prevalent among heterosexuals who had had at least 6 sex partners a year for the past five years. Among 400 men and women aged 21 to 40 who had been studied, 7% of the women and 5% of the men were said to be infected. In a control group of 400 people in longterm monogamous relationships, only one person was infected. The authors recommended that pregnant women, convicted prostitutes, marriage license applicants, and hospital inpatients aged 15 to 60 be tested for the virus. They estimated that 3 million Americans were infected, and argued that under rare circumstances the virus could be spread by mosquitoes, kissing, dining in restaurants, or using toilet seats. Authorities on AIDS questioned the methodology and conclusions of he authors. Mathilde Krim, a leading researcher, said that the recitation of theoretical ways in which the virus might be spread only served to foment hysteria.

Labour
The Writers Guild of America began a five-month strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Disasters
Cyclone Bola struck New Zealand, but caused only 3 deaths.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (12th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): No Limit--2 Unlimited

#1 single in Switzerland: I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): No Limit--2 Unlimited (2nd week at #1)

Politics and government
Local elections in Germany showed a shift to the right as an extremist party headed by a former SS soldier won between 8-15% of the vote in various towns and cities, with many of their gains coming at the expense of left-wing candidates.

10 years ago
2003

Diplomacy
United Nations weapons Inspector Hans Blix and International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohammed El-Baradei stated that documents showing that Iraq had tried to buy uranium from Niger were forged, and that the U.S. administration of President George W. Bush had used the evidence to justify a pre-emptive strike against Iraq. In debate following the weapons inspection report, U.K. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw proposed a compromise that would give Iraq until March 17 to completely disarm. France, Russia, and Germany said they would not vote for the resolution.