July 23, 2014

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Alla!

200 years ago
1814

War
In Ohio, representatives of the Shawnee, Delaware, Seneca, Wyandot and Miami people made peace with American forces and enlisted against the British in the War of 1812, following the death of the Indian leader Tecumseh.

150 years ago
1864

Born on this date
Apolinario Mabini. Prime Minister of the Philippines, 1899. Mr. Mabini was the first Prime Minister of the Philippines from January 23-May 7, 1899 and served as Foreign Minister from 1899-1901. He was deported to Guam in 1901 for opposing American rule of his country, but returned to the Philippines in February 1903 after swearing allegiance to the United States. Mr. Mabini died of cholera on May 13, 1903 at the age of 38.

125 years ago
1889

Economics and finance
The Bank of Nova Scotia opened a branch in Kingston, Jamaica; it was the first branch established by a Canadian bank outside the U.S.A or U.K.

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Arthur Treacher. U.K.-born U.S. actor. Mr. Treacher was known for playing stereotypical English characters, such as butlers, in movies and television programs in a career that lasted almost 40 years. He died on December 14, 1975 at the age of 81.

110 years ago
1904

Popular culture
The ice cream cone was reportedly created by Charles E. Menches at the World's Fair in St. Louis.

100 years ago
1914

Diplomacy
Austria-Hungary issued a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding that Serbia allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28. Serbia accepted all but one of the demands.

Society
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Robert Borden forced the Japanese freighter Komagata Maru to leave Vancouver Harbour with its cargo of 376 passengers, mostly Sikhs, after a Board of Enquiry ruled that they caouldnot land. The ship departed for Hong Kong as thousands on the Vancouver docks cheered.

75 years ago
1939

Society
In response to the call for marriage and family initiated by Quebec's Young Catholic Workers' Youth (JOC), 106 couples united in front of many celebrants and a crowd gathered at Delorimier Stadium in Montreal.

Baseball
The St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Brooklyn Dodgers 12-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 27,499 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn in a game in which yellow baseballs were used. The Cardinals completed the sweep with an 8-2 win in the second game.

70 years ago
1944

War
Lieutenant General H.G.D. Crerar set up First Canadian Army headquarters in France. The Canadian army went into action for the first time as a separate unit, taking over the front south of Caen, composed of General Guy Simonds' 2nd Corps, including the 1st Polish Division and the 51st Highland Division, and the 1st British Corps, with its Dutch and Belgian brigades. U.S. troops in Italy fought their way into Pisa, taking the part of the city south of the Arno River. Soviet units in Poland entered Lublin, 85 miles southeast of Warsaw. U.S. Marines landed on Tinian Island, 2½ miles southwest of Saipan, against light opposition. U.S. forces crossed the base of Orote Peninsula on Guam's west coast, cutting off the island's largest airfield.

Law
Indictments against 26 Japanese-American internees in California on charges of draft evasion were dismissed under a ruling that they "are in custody and not free agents."

Economics and finance
The U.S. National Planning Association in Washington published a tax program prepared by Beardsley Rumi and H. Christian Sonne which recommended a balanced budget and abolition of income tax on corporations. The plan argued that corporate taxes were passed on to the public and that relief would result in lower prices and increased production and employment.

60 years ago
1954

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Cara Mia--David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra (4th week at #1)

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: It's Over--Roy Orbison

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): A Hard Day's Night--The Beatles

Space
The mission of the Soviet satellite Cosmos 35 ended, eight days after launch.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Pot pour rire Mr le Président--Patrick Green & Olivier Lejeune (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Norm "Red" Armstrong, 35. Canadian hockey player. Mr. Armstrong played professional hockey from 1960-1973, most of it with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. A right wing, he played 7 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1962-63, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist, with his goal coming on his first shift in the NHL. Mr. Armstrong died in a fall at the Algoma Steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Politics and government
Discredited by its participation in the recent coup in Cyprus and faced with the possibility of war with Turkey, Greece's military junta collapsed, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis was invited to lead a new government. Meanwhile, newly-installed Cypriot President Nikos Sampson ceded the presidency to Glafkos Clerides, the widely-respected President of the House of Representatives. Mr. Sampson said that since his primary mission--the overthrow of the "personal rule" of President Archbishop Makarios--had been accomplished, it was time to turn the presidency over to a man with acknowledged negotiating skill. The Greek government recognized Archbishop Makarios as the legal leader of Cyprus.

Scandal
U.S. Representative Lawrence Hogan (Republican--Maryland) announced that he would vote for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon because Mr. Nixon had lied repeatedly about the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senator Edward Gurney (Republican--Florida), facing charges of influence peddling and extortion, abandoned his re-election campaign in order to prepare his defense.

Economics and finance
The Bank of Canada raised its prime lending rate to 9.25%.

Baseball
Major League All-Star Game @ Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh
American League 2 @ National League 7

Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had been voted to the National League starting lineup as a write-in candidate, had a double and single, scored a run, and batted in a run, and was named the game's most valuable player as the NL defeated the AL before 50,706 fans for its 11th win in the previous 12 All-Star Games.



30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Wake Me Up Before You Go Go--Wham! (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Lobo-Hombre en París--La Unión (7th week at #1)

Politics and government
Israel held a general parliamentary election, but results weren’t announced for another three days.

Diplomacy
Jose Napoleon Duarte, President of El Salvador, met with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and leaders of the House of Representatives in Washington.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the real gross national product had risen by 7.5% in the second quarter of 1984.

Health
A British government report found higher than normal levels of leukemia near the nuclear power plant at Sellafield in Cumbria, but said that the cluster was not necessarily linked to the plant.

Scandal
Vanessa Williams, Miss America for 1984, relinquished her title two months before the end of her reign because of publicity concerning nude photographs of her that were about to be published in Penthouse magazine. First runner-up Suzette Charles of New Jersey succeeded Miss Williams as Miss America for the remainder of her term.

Disasters
Two Amtrak trains collided head-on in Queens, New York, killing one passenger and injuring more than 100.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Bring Me Edelweiss--Edelweiss

#1 single in Switzerland: Express Yourself--Madonna

Politics and government
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party trailed the Socialist Party in elections for half the seats in the Japanese House of Councillors. The LDP, under the leadership of Prime Minister Sousuke Uno, held only 109 seats to 143 seats for all opposition parties.

The Israeli cabinet endorsed Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's original peace plan, which called for elections in the occupied territories to choose Palestinians who could discuss autonomy measures and a peace settlement with Israel.

Economics and finance
Mexican President Carlos Salinas announced that negotiations between Mexico and a committee representing 500 creditor banks had resulted in an agreement that would reduce the nation’s $54 billion commercial bank debt. The agreement marked the first success for the strategy of the U.S. administration of President George Bush to head off the debt crisis in backward countries, and the first time that commercial bank creditors had agreed to significant reduction of debt during the crisis. Under the plan, creditors could choose one of three broad options: reduce the principal; reduce interest; or extend more credit.

Cycling
Greg LeMond of the United States won the Tour de France for the second time. His winning margin over runner-up Laurent Fignon of France was just 8 seconds, the closest finish ever.

Golf
Mark Calcavecchia shot a 2-under-par 13 in a 4-hole playoff to finish 3 strokes ahead of Greg Norman and Wayne Grady an win the British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland. The fourth round had finished with the three tied with 13-under-par total scores of 275. First prize money was £80,000 ($128,000).



20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Sweet Dreams--La Bouche (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Dame Mas--Alex de la Nuez

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm--Crash Test Dummies (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): I Like to Move It--Reel 2 Real & the Mad Stuntman (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Dreams (Will Come Alive)--2 Brothers on the 4th Floor (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Swear--All-4-One (10th week at #1)
2 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
3 Regulate--Warren G & Nate Dogg
4 Any Time, Any Place/And On and On--Janet Jackson
5 Don't Turn Around--Ace of Base
6 Fantastic Voyage--Coolio
7 Can You Feel the Love Tonight--Elton John
8 Back and Forth--Aaliyah
9 Funkdafied--Da Brat
10 If You Go--Jon Sedaca

Singles entering the chart were This DJ by Warren G (#51); None of Your Business by Salt-N-Pepa (#73); Action by Terror Fabulous featuring Nadine Sutherland (#93); and Weekend Love by Queen Latifah (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't Turn Around--Ace of Base
2 Any Time, Any Place/And On and On--Janet Jackson
3 I Swear--All-4-One
4 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
5 Anytime You Need a Friend--Mariah Carey
6 Back and Forth--Aaliyah
7 If You Go--Jon Secada
8 Can You Feel the Love Tonight--Elton John
9 You Mean the World to Me--Toni Braxton
10 Shine--Collective Soul

Singles entering the chart were Do You Wanna Get Funky by C&C Music Factory (#81); You Gotta Be by Des'ree (#88); Long View by Green Day (#89); and Love is All Around by Wet Wet Wet (#90).

Football
CFL
Shreveport (0-3) 24 @ Baltimore (2-1) 40
Winnipeg (1-2) 19 @ Calgary (2-1) 58
Sacramento (2-1) 22 @ Las Vegas (2-1) 20

Tracy Ham passed for 3 touchdowns and rushed for another as the Baltimore Football Club defeated the Pirates before 31,172 fans at Memorial Stadium.



Doug Flutie passed for 6 touchdowns and rushed for 2 more as the Stampeders routed the Blue Bombers before 26,243 fans at McMahon Stadium. Calgary led 28-14 after the 1st quarter.



David Archer completed a 32-yard touchdown pass to Rod Harris on the last play of the game to give the Gold Miners their win over the Posse before 10,740 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium.

10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
Piero Piccioni, 82. Italian musician and composer. Mr. Piccioni, a lawyer by trade, was a pianist and organist who led a jazz band and composed scores for more than 300 movies, television and radio programs, and ballets.

Defense
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Paul Martin announced that it would buy 28 navy helicopters for $3.2 billion from U.S.-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to replace the Canadian Armed Forces' fleet of aging Sea King helicopters.

Football
CFL
Montreal (6-0) 34 @ Hamilton (3-3) 13