September 16, 2014

620 years ago
1394

Died on this date
Clement VII, 52. Roman Catholic Antipope, 1378-1394. Clement VII, born Robert of Geneva, became Archbishop of Cambrai and was made a cardinal in 1371. He was elected to the papacy by the French cardinals who opposed Pope Urban VI, and reigned in Avignon as the first antipope, with his election leading to the Western Schism. He was succeeded as antipope by Benedict XIII.

175 years ago
1839

Journalism
Described as "the poor man's friend," George Fenety started the first penny newspaper in the Maritimes, The Commercial News and General Advertiser-- later called the Morning News--in Saint John, New Brunswick.

100 years ago
1914

Born on this date
Allen Funt. U.S. radio and television producer. Mr. Funt created the radio program Candid Microphone in 1946, which became better known when it made the move to television as Candid Camera. The program ran on television from the late 1940s into the 1980s. Mr. Funt died on September 5, 1999, 11 days before his 85th birthday.

Defense
Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence Sam Hughes formed the Canadian Aviation Corps, the first Canadian military air service, and forerunner of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

80 years ago
1934

Baseball
The St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the New York Giants in front of 62,573 fans, the largest crowd in the history of the Polo Grounds in New York. Dizzy Dean, with relief help from Tex Carleton, won the opener 5-3. Paul Dean went the distance in outduelling Carl Hubbell 3-1 in 11 innings to win the second game. The sweep left the Cardinals 3½ games behind the National League-leading Giants.

In the Pacific Coast League, the Los Angeles Angels swept a doubleheader from the Oakland Oaks, 10-1 and 9-0. Jigger Statz of the Angels stole 6 bases in the first game.

75 years ago
1939

War
The first escorted Royal Canadian Navy convoy left Halifax for England, in formation to protect against German U-Boat attacks.

70 years ago
1944

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Swinging on a Star--Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra and the Williams Brothers Quartet (Best Seller--7th week at #1; Jukebox--5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Gustav Bauer, 74. Chancellor of Germany, 1919-1920. Mr. Bauer, leader of the Social Democratic Party, succeeded Philipp Scheidemann as Chancellor and held the office for 219 days until his government was foreced to resign. He was succeeded as Chancellor by Hermann Müller.

War
The second Quebec Conference ended with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill secretly agreeing to the "Morgenthau Plan" for converting Germany into an agricultural nation, and approving Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower's plan to attack Germany in the north with a subsidiary attack in the south. Mr. Churchill also agreed to supply more troops for the capture of the Burmese capital of Rangoon and asked for air and naval tasks in the U.S, plan for defeating Japan. The Allied breach in the Siegfried Line southeast of Aachen, Germany was widened by 14 miles. Allied forces began an invasion of the Albanian and Yugoslavian Adriatic Islands. U.S. forces landed on Angaur, the southernmost of the Palau Islands, and quickly gained control of one-third of it.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Recovery and Rehabilitation Administration, at the opening session of its second meeting, elected Canadian diplomat Lester Pearson as its chairman.

Politics and government
The Arkansas Democratic convention amended party rules to permit Negroes to vote in primaries "if they meet party loyalty requirements."

Horse racing
Jockey Ted Atkinson rode five straight winning horses at Aqueduct Race Track in New York.

50 years ago
1964

Music
The Beatles performed at Tad Gormley Stadium in City Park in New Orleans before a crowd of 13,000. Local artist Clarence "Frogman" Henry was one of the opening acts. The Beatles found time for a meeting with legendary New Orleans musician Fats Domino, and performed an informal version of I'm in Love Again with him.

Diplomacy
The Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States was implemented after instruments of ratification were exchanged.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Evie--Stevie Wright (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Tómame o Déjame--Mocedades (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Forrest "Phog" Allen, 88. U.S. basketball coach. Dr. Allen, an osteopath, was a college basketball coach for 49 years, retiring in 1956 with a record of 771 wins and 233 losses. He coached at the University of Kansas for 39 years, leading the Jayhawks to 28 conference championships. Dr. Allen led the fight to get basketball admitted to the Olympic games, and coached the United States men's team to the gold medal in 1952.

Law
U.S. President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty for Vietnam War draft evaders and deserters.

U.S. District Court Judge Fred Nichol dismissed all charges against American Indian Movement activists Dennis Banks and Russell Means, leaders of the 1973 Indian takeover of the reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The defendants faced three counts of assault on government officials; one of conspiracy; and one of larceny. In his dismissal, Judge Nichol berated the prosecution, the U.S. Justice Department, and particularly the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its handling of the case. He said that the FBI, which earlier in the trial had been shown to lie and suborn perjury, "has certainly deteriorated."

Protest
A Moscow municipal court imposed 15-day prison terms and fines for petty hooligaism on five of the organizers of an outdoor exhibition of nonconformist Soviet art that had been set up in a vacant lot and broken up by authorities the previous day. Oskar Rabin, one of the convicted artists, said that the group would attempt to hold the same show in the same place on September 29.

Defense
U.S. President Gerald Ford nominated his chief of staff, General Alexander Haig, as Supreme Allied Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, effective December 15, 1974. Gen Haig would also serve as commander of U.S. forces in Europe effective November 1.

At his first news conference, President Ford supported clandestine use of the Central Intelligence Agency "to help implement foreign policy and protect national security.' Addressing reports published in The New York Times that the CIA had been active in Chile from 1970-1973 in efforts to interfere with the regime of Marxist President Salvador Allende, Mr. Ford acknowledged that CIA efforts had been conducted in Chile because "there was an effort being made by the Allende government to destroy opposition news media, both the writing press as well as the electronic press, and to destroy opposition political parties."

Scandal
During the same news conference in which he discussed other issues, U.S. President Gerald Ford said that he had made "no deal" with his predecessor as President, Richard Nixon, before Mr. Nixon's resignation in the matter of granting him a pardon, but did concede that the "antagonism" to his decision had stunned him, but not swayed his belief that his decision had been correct. Mr. Ford had granted Mr. Nixon a pardon on September 8 for all federal crimes that he "committed or may have committed or taken part in" while serving as President.

Football
NFL
Oakland (0-1) 20 @ Buffalo (1-0) 21

Trailing 13-7, the Bills scored a touchdown on an 8-yard pass from Joe Ferguson to Ahmad Rashad with 1:56 remaining in regulation time, and John Leypoldt's extra point gave them a 14-13 lead. The Oakland offense failed to move the ball and the Raiders were forced to punt, but when the Bills took possession of the ball at their own 31-yard line, fullback Jim Braxton fumbled, and Oakland defensive tackle Art Thomas returned the ball 29 yards for a touchdown, giving the Raider a 20-14 lead with 1:14 remaining after George Blanda's convert. The Bills, aided by two major penalties to the Raiders, drove 72 yards, and Mr. Ferguson connected with Mr. Rashad for a 12-yard touchdown with 31 seconds remaining, and Mr. Leypoldt converted to make the score 21-20. Oakland quarterback Ken Stabler drove the Raiders to the Buffalo 33 in 3 plays, but Mr. Blanda was wide on a 50-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the game. The game marked the first appearance for Alex Karras as the third man in the broadcast booth on ABC's Monday Night Football. He was replacing Fred Williamson, who had been "released" two days earlier after "unsatisfactory" results in telecasts of three pre-season games as the replacement for Don Meredith, who had jumped to NBC. Mr. Karras initially joined the MNF crew for just this game, but ended up staying for three seasons until "Dandy Don" returned in 1977.

Baseball
Bobby Bonds and Gary Thomasson hit home runs, and Jim Barr pitched a 7-hit complete game as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on a Monday afternoon before just 748 fans, a record low attendance for Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Dusty Baker homered for the Braves. The game was over in 1 hour and 38 minutes.

The Montreal Expos and New York Mets split a doubleheader before 9,166 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. The Expos won the first game 3-2 as Mike Torrez, with relief help from John Montague, won the pitchers' duel over Jerry Koosman. The Mets won the second game 3-2, scoring all their runs in the 5th inning off Montreal starting and losing pitcher Don Carrithers. Randy Sterling pitched 5 2/3 innings to get the win in his major league debut, allowing 2 hits, 3 bases on balls, and 2 earned runs while striking out 2. When the Expos rallied for 2 runs against Mr. Sterling in the 6th inning, Tug McGraw entered the game and pitched 3 1/3 innings to earn his third save of the season. The game also marked the major league debuts for Montreal center fielder Jerry White and catcher Gary Carter.

International League
Governor's Cup
Syracuse 10 @ Rochester 6 (Syracuse led best-of-seven series 2-0)

The Chiefs trailed 6-1 after 3 innings but scored 3 runs in the 8th inning ad 4 in the 9th to defeat the Red Wings before 2,844 fans. A base on balls to Joe Pactwa with the bases loaded and a 2-run single by Kerry Dineen produced the 8th-inning runs, and a 3-run home run by Jim Deidel was the big blow in the 9th. Royle Stillman drove in 3 runs for Rochester on a 2-run triple in the 1st and a run-scoring double in the 2nd, and also hit a single. Mr. Stillman's double came after Tom Shopay had hit a 2-run homer for the Red Wings. Dick Woodson started on the mound for the Chiefs but was removed in the 2nd inning; Roger Hambright, the fourth Syracuse pitcher of the game, was credited with the win. Bill Kirkpatrick was the starting pitcher for the Red Wings; Mickey Scott, the last of three relief pitchers to take the mound in the 7th inning, took the loss.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Femme libérée--Cookie Dingler (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Such a Shame--Talk Talk (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Louis Réard, 87. French engineer and fashion designer. Mr. Réard was an automobile engineer before he designed the bikini in 1946.

Religion
Pope John Paul II continued his Canadian tour with visits to Winnipeg and Edmonton.

Economics and finance
The Israeli government devalued the shekel by 9% and announced plans to make big cuts in the national budget.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (3-7-1) 21 @ Toronto (7-4) 18

Quarterback Joe Paopao crafted a 75-yard drive in the last 22 seconds of the game, culminating in a 14-yard touchdown pass to Craig Ellis on the last play to give the Roughriders the win before 30,025 fans at Exhibition Stadium. They took the ball on their own 35-yard line after Hank Ilesic kicked a 30-yard field goal to give the Argonauts an 18-14 lead. Mr. Paopao completed 26 of 41 passes for 396 yards, while Joe Barnes of Toronto was 30 for 43 for 470 yards. Jan Carinci caught 11 passes for 125 yards for the Argonauts, while Terry Greer caught 6 for 133 and a touchdown.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Viva la mamma--Edoardo Bennato (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Lambada--Kaoma (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): French Kiss--Lil Louis

#1 single in France (SNEP): Lambada--Kaoma (8th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Ride on Time--Black Box (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard
1 Don't Wanna Lose You--Gloria Estefan
2 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli
3 Heaven--Warrant
4 Hangin' Tough--New Kids on the Block
5 Shower Me with Your Love--Surface
6 Cold Hearted--Paula Abdul
7 If I Could Turn Back Time--Cher
8 18 and Life--Skid Row
9 Angel Eyes--The Jeff Healey Band
10 Cherish--Madonna

Singles entering the chart were Cover Girl (#62)/Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) (#68) by New Kids on the Block; When I See You Smile by Bad English (#72); Love's About to Change My Heart by Donna Summer (#89); and I Love the Bass by Bardeux (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't Wanna Lose You--Gloria Estefan
2 Hangin' Tough--New Kids on the Block
3 Heaven--Warrant
4 Cold Hearted--Paula Abdul
5 Shower Me with Your Love--Surface
6 If I Could Turn Back Time--Cher
7 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli
8 Keep on Movin'--Soul II Soul
9 The End of the Innocence--Don Henley
10 18 and Life--Skid Row

Singles entering the chart were Congratulations by Vesta (#70); My Heart Skips a Beat by Cover Girls (#90); Sunshine by Dino (#84); Cover Girl by New Kids on the Block (#90); I Don't Want a Lover by Texas (#92); and This One by Paul McCartney (#94).

Died on this date
Steven Stayner, 24. U.S. kidnap victim. Mr. Stayner was kidnapped at the age of 7 from Merced, California by sodomite child molester Kenneth Parnell, who held him captive for more than seven years until his escape at the age of 14 in 1980. Mr. Stayner was killed in a motorcycle accident.

Disasters
Hurricane Hugo struck Guadeloupe.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (7-4) 24 @ British Columbia (4-7) 20 (OT)

Sean Salisbury’s 49-yard touchdown pass to James Murphy with 24 seconds remaining in the 2nd overtime period gave the Blue Bombers the win (see video). Winnipeg was leading 11-7 when B.C. quarterback Matt Dunigan completed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Eric Streater with 3:03 remaining in regulation time. Lui Passaglia’s convert tied the score, and Mr. Passaglia gave the Lions a 17-14 lead on a 48-yard field goal with 1:08 remaining. The Blue Bombers quickly moved downfield, and Trevor Kennerd sent the game into overtime with a 34-yard field goal with 5 seconds left in the fourth quarter. In the first overtime period, Mr. Passaglia kicked a 22-yard field goal at 2:29 to give B.C. a 20-17 lead. Tony Cherry rushed 19 times for 113 yards for the Lions, while Anthony Parker added 44 yards on 6 carries. Ricky Blake led the Blue bombers with 92 yards on 20 carries. 49,093 were at the game at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver.

CIAU
British Columbia (2-1) 11 @ Manitoba (0-4) 9
Saskatchewan (2-1) 8 @ Alberta (1-2) 7

The Thunderbirds blocked a 37-yard field goal attempt by Stan Pierre in the last minute of the game to preserve their win over the Bisons before 372 fans at Pan-Am Stadium in Winnipeg.

At Varsity Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta kickers Steve Kasowski and John Cutler combined to miss 6 of 7 field goal attempts, including 2 in the last minute. The visiting Huskies scored the game’s only touchdown late in the third quarter on a pass from David Earl that bounced off the shoulder of receiver Jordan Gaertner, and into his hands. He continued downfield for an 81-yard score. It was the most heartbreaking loss this blogger has ever seen in person.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Guaglione--Perez Prado (2nd week at #1)

Environment
A U.S. federal court jury in Anchorage ordered Exxon Corporation to pay $5 billion in punitive damages to 34,000 Alaskan fishermen and natives whose livelihoods had been adversely impacted by the oil spill from the tanker Exxon Valdez in 1989. The jury ordered Joseph Hazlewood, captain of the ship, to pay $5,000 in punitive damages. The fine against Exxon was the second-largest assessment for punitive damages ever directed against one corporation in the U.S., and the largest ever in a case of pollution. Both Exxon and Mr. Hazlewood planned to appeal the verdict.

Communications
The British government lifted the broadcasting ban that had been imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups since 1988.

Football
CFL
Las Vegas (4-7) 25 @ Calgary (9-2) 35

Doug Flutie threw 2 touchdown passes to Allen Pitts and another to Tony Stewart, and Mr. Stewart rushed for another TD, as the Stampeders defeated the Posse before 24,852 fans at McMahon Stadium. Las Vegas quarterback Anthony Calvillo completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to Michael Stephens in the 1st quarter and rushed 9 yards for a TD in the 2nd quarter. Calgary led 25-17 at halftime.



10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
W. Dorwin Teague, 94. U.S. industrial designer and inventor. Walter Dorwin Teague, Jr., whose father was a renowned industrial designer, designed many items used in everyday life, such as the cash register; the mimeograph machine; and the first fully-reclining dentist's chair.

Disasters
Hurricane Ivan made landfall in Alabama, Louisiana, and the Florida panhandle, with 130 mile-per-hour winds and a major storm surge. Ivan was blamed for at least 115 deaths, 43 in the United States.