October 26, 2013

200 years ago
1813

War
In the War of 1812, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry, leading 1,600 French-Canadian Voltigeurs (light militia), turned back General Wade Hampton and 3,000 Americans after four hours of fighting at a ford over the Châteauguay River, 35 miles southwest of Montreal. 300 front line militia blew hunting horns in the woods, making the Americans think they were facing a larger force. Lt-Col. de Salaberry had set up a barricade after learning of Gen. Hampton's invasion on October 21.

140 years ago
1873

Scandal
In the Canadian House of Commons, Liberal leader Alexander Mackenzie moved a vote of extreme censure against the Conservative government of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald over the "Pacific Scandal," after the Royal Commission presented its report on the awarding of contracts for the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

125 years ago
1888

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 11 @ St. Louis Browns 14 (10 innings) (New York led best-of-ten series 6-3)

The Browns scored 3 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break an 11-11 tie before just 711 fans at Sportsman's Park. The poor attendance figure was probably the result of the Giants having clinched victory in the series in the previous game. The Browns led 5-0 after 1 1/2 innings, but the Giants scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 2nd and 5 in the 3rd to take an 8-5 lead. The Giants led 11-9 after 8 innings, but the Browns scored 2 in the top of the 9th to tie the game. St. Louis outfielder Tip O'Neill hit the game's only home run. Silver King started on the mound for St. Louis, but was relieved by Jim Devlin in the 4th inning, and Mr. Devlin pitched the remainder of the game to get the win in his first appearance in the series. Bill George of New York also made his first appearance of the series on the mound and pitched a complete game in taking the loss. The Giants made 5 errors and the Browns 4.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Charlie Barnet. U.S. musician. Mr. Barnet was a jazz saxophonist and bandleader whose hit recordings included Skyliner, Cherokee, and Scotch and Soda. He was married 11 times, with the last marriage lasting 33 years. He died on September 4, 1991 at the age of 77.

Baseball
The New York Giants and Chicago White Sox continued their post-season exhibition tour, with the Giants winning 6-2 in Kansas City, Missouri.

70 years ago
1943

War
Japanese Emperor Hirohito told a special session of the Diet that the war situation was "truly grave," while Prime Minister Hideki Tojo said that "the United States, defeated at the beginning, is overcoming many difficulties and the war is growing in intensity." The Royal Canadian Air Force sank its fourth German U-boat in seven weeks. Soviet troops captured Karnavatka, a railroad station within the limits of Krivoi Rog.

Defense
The prototype of the German Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil" fighter plane made its first flight, with Flugkapitän Hans Dieterle at the controls.

Religion
Two Jehovah's Witnesses children were expelled from school in Lethbridge, Alberta for refusing to salute the flag during patriotic exercises. Their parents believed in paying homage only to God, not to material objects. The children stood at attention during the salute, but this was not enough.

Economics and finance
The U.S. government established the Foreign Economic Administration, which included the Lend-Lease Administration, the Offices of Economic Warfare and Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation, and the foreign procurement division of the CCC and State Department agencies dealing with foreign economies.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Blue Bayou/Mean Woman Blues--Roy Orbison (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: If I Had a Hammer--Trini Lopez

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Se mi vuoi lasciare--Michele (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Vom Stadtpark die Laternen--Gitte and Rex Gildo (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): You'll Never Walk Alone--Gerry and the Pacemakers

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Sugar Shack--Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Sugar Shack--Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (2nd week at #1)
2 Busted--Ray Charles
3 Be My Baby--The Ronettes
4 Washington Square--The Village Stompers
5 Deep Purple--Nino Tempo & April Stevens
6 Donna the Prima Donna--Dion Di Muci
7 Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton
8 Mean Woman Blues--Roy Orbison
9 I Can't Stay Mad at You--Skeeter Davis
10 Cry Baby--Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters

Singles entering the chart were Little Red Rooster by Sam Cooke (#64); Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa by Gene Pitney (#80); I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight by Barry and the Tamerlanes (#84); Saturday Night by the New Christy Minstrels (#87); Since I Fell for You by Lenny Welch (#92); Yesterday and You (Armen's Theme) by Bobby Vee (#93); Wonderful Summer by Robin Ward (#95); Living a Lie by Al Martino (#96); Funny How Time Slips Away by Johnny Tillotson (#97); The Scavenger by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones (#98); and A Fine Fine Boy by Darlene Love (#99).

On the radio
Sherlock Holmes, starring Fridtjof Hansen Mjoen and Arne Bang-Hansen, on Norsk Rikskringkasting (Norwegian State Broadcasting Corporation)
Tonight's episode: Rekreasjonsoppholdet (The Reigate Squires)

Football
CFL
Ottawa (8-5) 10 @ Hamilton (9-4) 11
Calgary (9-4-2) 45 @ Edmonton (2-13) 28

Hamilton quarterback Bernie Faloney completed just 7 of 21 passes for 136 yards, but his quick kick from the Ottawa 37-yard line through the Ottawa end zone in the last minute gave the Tiger-Cats their win over the Rough Riders before 28,007 fans at Civic Stadium, and clinched first place for Hamilton in the Eastern Football Conference.

Jerry Keeling, replacing injured Eagle Day, completed 14 of 21 passes for 267 yards to lead the Stampeders over the Eskimos before 12,000 fans at Clarke Stadium. Jim Thomas scored 2 touchdowns for the Eskimos, with E.A. Sims and Mike Lashuk scoring the other Edmonton touchdowns, all of which were converted by Bill Mitchell. Edmonton quarterback Lynn Amedee completed 23 of 38 passes.

Canadian university
Alberta (5-0) 49 @ Manitoba (1-3) 1
Saskatchewan (0-5) 0 @ British Columbia (3-1) 22

Ken Nielsen and Bert Carron each scored a pair of touchdowns, and Garry Smith passed for 297 yards for the Golden Bears as they routed the Bisons before 1,900 fans in Winnipeg.

Tom Thomson, Robin Dyke, and Norm Thomas caught touchdown passes for the Thunderbirds as they shut out the Huskies before 3,000 fans at Varsity Stadium in Vancouver.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Take Me To The Mardi Gras--Paul Simon (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Der Kleine Prinz--Bernd Clüver (3rd week at #1)

30 years ago
1983

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau began his "peace initiative," visiting capitals of various nations.

Hockey
NHL
Edmonton 3 @ Toronto 8

Greg Terrion scored 3 goals for the Maple Leafs in their win over the Oilers at Maple Leaf Gardens.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Hand in Hand--Koreana (4th week at #1)

Society
Groupe Roussell Uclaf, manufacturer of RU-486, a pill designed to induce an abortion early in pregnancy, announced that it was suspending distribution of the drug because of opposition by opponents of abortion. The pill was currently available in France and China.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the gross national product had advanced at a 2.2% annual rate in the third quarter of 1988.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Chunichi Dragons 0 @ Seibu Lions 6 (Seibu led best-of-seven series 3-1)

20 years ago
1993

Scandal
Deborah Gore Dean, former executive assistant to then-U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Samuel Pierce, was convicted in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. on 12 felony counts of defrauding the government, lying to Congress, and accepting a bribe. She was the eleventh person to be convicted in the HUD scandal, which had involved funnelling construction and renovation contracts in the 1980s to consultants and developers with close ties to Republican party leaders.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Seibu Lions 7 @ Yakult Swallows 2 (Yakult led best-of-seven series 2-1)

10 years ago
2003

Football
CFL
Ottawa (7-11) 8 @ Montreal (13-5) 37