November 15, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Ken Powless!

250 years ago
1763

Americana
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying the Mason-Dixon line.

130 years ago
1883

Born on this date
Elsie Ferguson. U.S. actress. Miss Ferguson was a leading lady on stage and screen in the 1910s and '20s; many of her films were based on plays she had appeared in. Miss Ferguson was known as a difficult person to work with, and she often played such roles. Her only surviving complete silent film is The Witness for the Defense (1919). Miss Ferguson died on Novembr 15, 1961 at the age of 78.

125 years ago
1888

Football
Canadian Dominion Final
Montreal 0 @ Ottawa College 0

The result was ruled a draw.

120 years ago
1893

Born on this date
Joe Leonard. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Leonard was a third baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1914); Cleveland Indians (1916); and Washington Nationals (1916-1917, 1919-1920), batting .226 with 2 home runs and 61 runs batted in in 269 games. He died of acute appendicitis on May 1, 1920 at the age of 26, eight days after playing his last game.

100 years ago
1913

Football
ORFU
Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association (3-1) 10 @ Hamilton Rowing Club (0-4) 2

Baseball
The New York Giants and Chicago White Sox continued their post-season exhibition tour, with the Giants winning 6-3 in San Francisco.

80 years ago
1933

Politics and government
Thomas Patullo was sworn in as Premier of British Columbia, replacing Simon Tolmie, Premier since August 21, 1928.

70 years ago
1943

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Apparition of Sadler's Wells

War
The Soviet Red Army narrowed the German escape corridor from Gomel, their southern White Russia base, to 40 miles. Yugoslavian partisans reported that German forces had opened a major drive to recapture all of the Dalmatian coast and the offshore islands. U.K. warships shelled German positions on Lero and made successful attacks upon enemy shipping in the area.

Abominations
German SS leader Heinrich Himmler ordered that Gypsies were to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps."

Politics and government
U.S. Senator Robert Reynolds (Democrat--North Carolina) received an invitation from America First Party leader Gerald L.K. Smith to be the party's U.S. presidential candidate in 1944.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to make an initial appropriation to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration postwar fund of $1 billion-$1.5 billion.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee named a subcommittee headed by Sen. Frederick Van Nuys (Democrat--Indiana) to investigate the national liquor shortage.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): You'll Never Walk Alone--Gerry and the Pacemakers (2nd week at #1)

Edmonton's top 10 (CJCA)
1 It's All in the Game--Cliff Richard (3rd week at #1)
2 Four Strong Winds--The Brothers Four
3 Bossa Nova Baby--Elvis Presley
4 She's a Fool--Lesley Gore
5 Sugar Shack--Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
6 Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa--Gene Pitney
7 Sue's Gotta Be Mine--Del Shannon
8 Johnny Liar--Molly Bee
9 I'm Leaving it Up to You--Dale & Grace
10 Midnight Mary--Joey Powers
Pick hit of the week: No More Foolish Stories--Vicky Baker
New this week: Long Tall Texan--Murry Kellum
My Name is Jimmy Brown--The Shacklefords
Heartless Heart--Floyd Cramer
Hey Little Cobra--The Rip Chords
Shindig--The Shadows
Something to Sing About--The Raftsmen

On television tonight
Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Uncle Simon, starring Cedric Hardwicke and Constance Ford

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Starring the Defense, starring Richard Basehart, Russell Collins, and Teno Pollick

Music
The single I'm in Love/Respectable by the Fourmost was released in the United Kingdom on Parlophone Records. I'm in Love was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; Respectable was written by the Isley Brothers.

Energy
Canada announced that it would help India build a nuclear power station at Rana Pratrap Sagar.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): For the Good Times--Perry Como (2nd week at #1)

War
After resolving a cease-fire line dispute, Israel and Egypt began exchanging prisoners from the Yom Kippur War, hostilities of which had concluded on October 22.

Politics and government
U.S. President Richard Nixon told a convention of the National Association of Realtors that he would not resign, saying, "As far as the President of the United States is concerned, he hasn't violated his trust and he isn't going to violate his trust now."

Scandal
Representatives of American Airlines, Braniff International, and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company told the United States Senate Special Committee on Campaign Activities that they had channeled cash through foreign countries to hide illegal use of corporate funds for the 1972 fund for the re-election of U.S. President Richard Nixon.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Karma Chameleon--Culture Club

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, having completed the European phase of his "peace initiative," began a 19-day Asian phase that included visits to Japan, Bangladesh, China and the Commonwealth conference in India.

Politics and government
The United States House of Representatives voted 278-147 in favour of reviving the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution. The result was 6 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to clear the amendment for ratification by the states.

Ray Flynn, an alderman, was elected mayor of Boston, defeating Negro candidate Melvin King.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced that industrial production had increased by 0.8% in October.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Bring Me Edelweiss--Edelweiss

Died on this date
Ieronymos I, 83. Greek clergyman. Ieronymos I, born Ieronymos Kotsonis, was Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece Archbishop of Athens and All Greece from 1967-1973. He led the church during the years that Greece was governed by a military junta, and was widely regarded as representing the junta. Archbishop Ieronymos I resigned on December 15, 1973, and was succeeded by Seraphim.

Space
The unmanned Soviet space shuttle Buran made its only flight. It launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, made two Earth orbits, and landed just a few metres from its target.

World events
The Palestine National Council, meeting in Algiers, proclaimed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. The PNC, the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization, also voted to accept United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 as the basis for a peace conference to resolve the Palestinian question. Resolution 242 (1967) called on Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories and recognized the right of all states in the region "to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries." Resolution 338 called for negotiations to implement Resolution 242. The PLO had previously resisted accepting Resolution 242 because it would imply recognition of Israel. The PNC plan ultimately envisioned a confederation between the states of Jordan and Palestine. The PNC also rejected "terrorism in all its forms."

Diplomacy
Meeting in Geneva, negotiators from the U.S.A., Cuba, South Africa, and Angola agreed on a timetable for the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and independence for Namibia, which was under the control of South Africa. It was reported that under the plan Cuba would withdraw its 50,000 troops over a period of 27 months. However, no cease-fire was agreed to between the Angolan government and rebels led by Jonas Savimbi, who were backed by South Africa and the United States.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Go West--Pet Shop Boys (3rd week at #1)

Crime
A judge in Mineola, New York sentenced Joey Buttafuoco to six months in jail for the statutory rape of his lover, Amy Fisher, who had shot and wounded Mr. Buttafuoco's wife Mary Jo on May 19, 1992. Miss Fisher, 17 at the time of the shooting, became known as the "Long Island Lolita."

Popular culture
Bertram Fields, lawyer for U.S. singer Michael Jackson, announced that Mr. Jackson was being treated at an undisclosed location for addiction to painkillers, which he had been taking since being burned during taping of a Pepsi-Cola commercial in 1984. Mr. Jackson had announced three days earlier that he was cancelling the remainder of a worldwide concert tour to seek treatment; the announcement was followed on November 14 by PepsiCo's announcement that it was ending its promotional agreement with Mr. Jackson.

Labour
National Hockey League referees went on strike.

10 years ago
2003

Terrorism
25 people were killed and 300 wounded in simultaneous blasts at synagogues in Istanbul. Al-Qaeda was suspected.

War
At least 17 U.S. soldiers in Iraq were killed when two U.S. helicopters collided.