September 20, 2014

120 years ago
1894

Died on this date
Heinrich Hoffmann, 75. German psychiatrist. Dr. Hoffmann practiced at the Frankfurt lunatic asylum, and was successful in treating patients suffering from what is now known as schizophrenia. He used various names in writing children's books, and satires and poems for adults.

100 years ago
1914

Born on this date
Kenneth More. U.K actor. One of the most popular British stars of the 1950s, Mr. More appeared in such movies as Genevieve (1953); Doctor in the House (1954); Reach for the Sky (1956); A Night to Remember (1958); and Sink the Bismarck! (1960), and in the BBC television series The Forsyte Saga (1967). Mr. More died on July 12, 1982 at the age of 67.

Ken Hechler. U.S. historian and politician. Dr. Hechler taught at Columbia University, Princeton University, and Barnard College before serving with the U.S. Army as a historian during World War II. His experiences resulted in the book The Bridge at Remagen: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945 (1957), which was adapted into a movie in 1969. Dr. Hechler served as an assistant to U.S. President Harry Truman (1949-1953) and research director for Democratic Party presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in 1956. He represented West Virginia's 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959-1977), and was known for supporting Negro civil rights and improved safety measures for coal miners. Dr. Hechler campaigned unsuccessfully for Governor of West Virginia in 1976, but served as the state's Secretary of State (1985-2001). He protested against mountaintop removal mining in later years.

80 years ago
1934

Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn as Leslie Munns outduelled Waite Hoyt. Mr. Hoyt was relieved by Burleigh Grimes, the last of the legal spitballers, who pitched 1 perfect inning and struck out the last batter (Joe Stripp) in the final appearance of his 19-year major league career.

75 years ago
1939

Boxing
Joe Louis (40-1) retained his world heavyweight title with a knockout of Bob Pastor (38-5-4) at 38 seconds of the 11th round before 33,868 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.



70 years ago
1944

War
A U.S. House of Representatives Naval Affairs subcommittee called for an immediate investigation into the December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. U.S. troops captured the French port of Brest. U.S. Army troops in Italy cut a 6-mile gap in the Gothic Line north of Florence. Allied forces in the Netherlands were locked in battle with German troops at Nijmegen. Japanese cavalry reached to within 19 miles north of Kweilin in the Chinese province of Kwangsi.

60 years ago
1954

On television tonight
Studio One, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Twelve Angry Men, starring Robert Cummings, Franchot Tone, and Edward Arnold



This was the first episode of the season.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Saskatchewan (5-2-2) 7 @ Winnipeg (5-2-2) 28
Edmonton (3-3) 23 @ British Columbia (1-7) 13

16,418 fans at Winnipeg Stadium saw the Blue Bombers defeat the Roughriders.

Jackie Parker completed 8 of 10 passes for 118 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown pass to Glenn McWhinney, and scored a touchdown of his own, as the Eskimos defeated the Lions before 21,186 fans at Empire Staium in Vancouver. Rookie Edmonton quarterback Bernie Faloney, who had injured a knee in a pre-season game a month earlier, played his first regular season game in Canada, and scored the other Eskimo touchdown.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: The Night Chicago Died--Paper Lace (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Rock Your Baby--George McCrae (4th week at #1)

Diplomacy
Cypriot President Glafkos Clerides, representing the country's Greek community, and Vice President Rauf Denktash, representing the Turkish community, agreed to exchange all prisoners captured during the recent war on the island. According to the agreement, about 5,000 prisoners would be released at the places of their choice. The talks had been arranged by United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.

Politics and government
A provisional government was installed in Mozambique in preparation for full independence from Portugal, to take effect on June 25, 1975. The provisional government was headed by the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo), led by Samora Machel.

Economics and finance
The United States government reported that the consumer price index had risen 1.3% in August, the largest monthly increase since 1947, with the exception of periods immediately following th elifting of price freezes. The only exception to general rise in prices was a decrease in gasoline prices. The 1.3% price increase brought the price index to 150.2 against its 1967 base of 100.

Disasters
Hurricane Fifi completed two days of destruction in Honduras, killing 7,000-8,000 people and leaving 300,000 homeless. The hurricane also struck El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize before dying down over southeastern Mexico.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 30 (CHED)
1 Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution
2 Drive--The Cars
3 What's Love Got to Do with It--Tina Turner
4 The Warrior--Scandal
5 Cover Me--Bruce Springsteen
6 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes--Ultravox
7 She Bop--Cyndi Lauper
8 Message to My Girl--Split Enz
9 If This is It--Huey Lewis and the News
10 Lights Out--Peter Wolf
11 Missing You--John Waite
12 Torture--Jacksons
13 Go for Soda--Kim Mitchell
14 I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder
15 Only When You Leave--Spandau Ballet
16 If Ever You're in My Arms Again--Peabo Bryson
17 Hard Habit to Break--Chicago
18 Some Guys Have All the Luck--Rod Stewart
19 Here She Comes--Bonnie Tyler
20 Are We Ourselves--The Fixx
21 Blue Jean--David Bowie
22 Stuck on You--Lionel Richie
23 Flesh for Fantasy--Bily Idol
24 Go Insane--Lindsey Buckingham
25 Two Tribes--Frankie Goes to Hollywood
26 Sad Sad Rain--Platinum Blonde
27 The Glamorous Life--Sheila E.
28 Strut--Sheena Easton
29 On the Dark Side--John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
30 When You Close Your Eyes--Night Ranger

Died on this date
Steve Goodman, 36. Mr. Goodman, a singer-songwriter, was best known for writing the song City of New Orleans, which became a hit single for Arlo Guthrie in 1972 and Willie Nelson in 1984. Mr. Goodman died after a long battle with leukemia.

Terrorism
A suicide bomber drove an American-made station wagon to the front of the U.S. embassy annex in Beirut, and detonated about 400 pounds of TNT. The resulting explosion killed two American servicemen and an unknown number of Lebanese, and demolished part of the front of the five-storey building. Amid questions about security at the embassy annex, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in Iowa campaigning for re-election, said, "I think if someone is determined to do what they did, it is pretty difficult to prevent it."

Religion
Pope John Paul II concluded his Canadian tour, and departed from Ottawa.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the nation’s gross national product for the third quarter of 1984 had risen 3.6%, about half the rate for the second quarter.

Baseball
Winning pitcher Tim Lollar helped his own cause with a 3-run home run, his third homer of the season, as the San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-4 before 15,766 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium to clinch the National League West Division pennant. It was the Padres’ first pennant of any kind.

Ken Singleton’s 246th and last career major league home run, a grand slam off Al Nipper, helped the Baltimore Orioles to a 15-1 rout of the Boston Red Sox before 20,321 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Mr. Singleton’s last 3 home runs were grand slams.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Ehtaa tavaraa (80-luvun tykki)--Bat & Ryyd (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Jag mår illa--Magnus Uggla

Died on this date
Richie Ginther, 59. U.S. auto racing driver. Mr. Ginther raced on the Formula One circuit in the 1960s, winning the Mexican Grand Prix in 1965.

Politics and government
It was the second day of a meeting of the Communist Party Central Committee in Moscow, and U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev had succeeded in removing three members of the ruling Politburo and two candidate members. As a result, it appeared that--with new appointments--the Politburo contained a clear majority in support of Mr. Gorbachev’s reforms for the first time.

Crime
A Los Angeles jury convicted Richard Ramirez, a 29-year-old Texan, of 13 murders and 30 other crimes. The "night stalker" had struck repeatedly in southern California in 1985, breaking into houses in residential neighbourhoods.

Disasters
Following two days of looting in the wake of destruction caused by Hurricane Hugo, U.S. President George Bush ordered 1,000 military police to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies edged the Chicago Cubs 9-8 before 21,620 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. 15 of the Phillies’ 18 hits were singles. The Cubs used 20 players, including 6 pitchers.

20 years ago
1994

On television tonight
Baseball, on PBS
Tonight's episode: Third Inning: The Faith of Fifty Million People

Died on this date
Jule Styne, 89. U.K.-born U.S. songwriter. Mr. Styne, born Julius Stein in London, moved to Chicago with his parents at the age of 8, and soon beame known as a piano prodigy. He was most famous for writing music for songs for Broadway and movie musicals. His songs included I've Heard That Song Before; It's Been a Long, Long Time; It's Magic; I'll Walk Alone; Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!; Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend; Three Coins in the Fountain; and People.

Davidson Nicol, 70. Sierra Leonean physician and diplomat. Dr. Nicol was a polymath who was perhaps best known for his contribution in the treatment of diabetes, as the first person to analyse the breakdown of insulin in the human body. He was Sierra Leone's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1969-1971); S.L. High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1971-1972); and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (1972-1982). Dr. Nicol died six days after his 70th birthday.

World events
1,800 U.S. troops landed at Cap-Haitien, Haiti, and were greeted enthusiastically by thousands of supporters of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who had been deposed as President of Haiti by a military coup in 1991. The troops, along with 3,000 who had landed at Port-au-Prince the previous day, were there to help restore Mr. Aristide to power. Under orders not to inrtervene, Americans watched while Haitian military personnel and police assaulted the pro-democracy demonstrators.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the merchandise trade deficit had reached its second-highest point ever in July, at $10.99 billion.

10 years ago
2004

Politics and government
Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was elected President of Indonesia, soundly defeating incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri.

Disasters
More than 550 people were killed in floods and mudslides in Haiti caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne.