September 29, 2014

650 years ago
1364

War
English forces defeat the French in the Battle of Auray in Brittany, ending the Breton War of Succession.

225 years ago
1789

Defense
The 1st United States Congress adjourned, but not beforepassing an act that transformed the Continental Army into the armed forces of the United States of America.

170 years ago
1844

Born on this date
Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman. President of Argentina, 1886-1890. Mr. Juárez, a member of the National Autonomist Party who was propelled into politics by his relative General Julio Argentino Roca, served as President of the Senate in the late 1870s and Governor of Cordoba in the early 1880s before returning to the Senate in 1883. Mr. Juárez was President during the Pánico de 1890, and his authoritarian ways led to the creation of the opposition Civic Union Party, forcing his resignation following the Revolución del Parque. He retired from politics, and died on April 14, 1909 at the age of 64.

150 years ago
1864

War
In the U.S. Civil War, the Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights was fought in Henrico County, Virginia, resulting in a Union victory.

125 years ago
1889

Died on this date
Louis Faidherbe, 71. French military officer and politician. General Faidherbe served in Algeria and Guadeloupe before being transferred to Senegal in 1852, serving as Governor of Senegal from 1852-1861 and 1863-1865. Gen. Faidherbe led French troops in victorious colonial wars, and led a government that provided the basis for French colonial rule elsewhere.

100 years ago
1914

War
Arthur Currie, a militia commander from Victoria known for his artillery skills, was appointed to command the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade.

80 years ago
1934

Football
CRU
ARU
Lethbridge (0-1) 4 @ Calgary (1-0) 22

University of Alberta intrasquad game
Green 7 White 0

Hal Richard's touchdown pass to Bob Zender in the 1st quarter, converted by Guy Morton, provided the necessary scoring as Green shut out White at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton.

Baseball
The St. Louis Cardinals moved past the New York Giants into first place in the National League when they beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 behind Paul Dean's pitching at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, while the Giants lost 5-1 at the Polo Grounds in New York to the Brooklyn Dodgers, as Van Lingle Mungo pitched the complete game for the victory.

The New York Yankees and Washington Nationals split a doubleheader at Griffith Stadium in Washington. The Nationals won the first game 8-5 and the Yankees won the second game 9-6. Sid Cohen of the Nationals was the winning pitcher in the opener, picking up his first major league victory despite giving up a home run to Babe Ruth, which turned out to be the Babe's last American League home run.

70 years ago
1944

Died on this date
T.J. Wilkin. U.K. police official. Mr. Wilkin, Assistant Police Superintendent in Jerusalem, was assassinated, allegedly by the Jewish terrorist group Irgun Zvai Leumi.

War
Canadian Defence Minister J.L. Ralston flew to Europe to check reports of Canadian infantry shortages. German forces were pushed back at opposite ends of the 460-mile western front--at Arnhem, Netherlands, and Belfort, France. Soviet troops extended their front along the Czech border to 170 miles and opened a new drive against the Tatar Pass through the Carpathian Mountains. Japanese troops landed on the coast of the Chinese province of Fukien and advanced on Foochow, the last big seaport in Chinese hands.

Diplomacy
The Russian phase of the Dumbarton Oaks conference ended with agreements on recommendations for the general framework of the organization and peacekeeping operations. China opened discussion with the U.K. and U.S.A.

Oil
The Mexican Senate approved a pact with the U.S.A. to settle the expropriation of U.S. oil property in Mexico in 1938, providing for a $23.9-million settlement to the companies.

Politics and government
U.S. Senator Joseph Ball (Republican--Minnesota) said that he would not support Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey in his campaign for President of the United States because Mr. Dewey had not been convincing in his support of a U.S. foreign policy aimed at preventing World War III.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt made public a Victory in Europe Day program which would relax export controls after Germany's defeat; curtail the foreign procurement program; ease preclusive buying; speed reconstruction; and promote foreign trade.

Business
The Fisher Brothers, who recently quit General Motors, filed for incorporation in Michigan and Delaware.

Boxing
Willie Pep (79-1) retained his New York State Athletic Commission world featherweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Chalky Wright (153-35-18) at Madison Square Garden in New York.

60 years ago
1954

At the movies
The Barefoot Contessa, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien, opened in theatres.

Baseball
World Series
Cleveland Indians 2 @ New York Giants 5 (10 innings) (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Pinch hitter Dusty Rhodes hit a 3-run home run off Bob Lemon in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Giants the win before 52,751 fans at the Polo Grounds. The game's most memorable play occurred in the top of the 8th inning when, with two runners on base, New York center fielder Willie Mays made a running catch with his back to home plate on a 450-foot blast by Cleveland Indians' batter Vic Wertz.





50 years ago
1964

On television tonight
The Fugitive, starring David Janssen, on ABC
Tonight's episode: World's End, with guest stars Suzanne Pleshette, Carmen Mathews, and Dabney Coleman

Football
CFL
Toronto (3-6) 25 @ Calgary (7-4) 30

Jesse Branch returned a punt 105 yards for a touchdown, and several plays later, returned an interception to the Toronto 4-yard line to set up a touchdown run by Lovell Coleman, as the Stampeders defeated the Argonauts before 15,000 fans at McMahon Stadium.

40 years ago
1974

Politics and government
Portuguese leftists and provisional President General Antonio de Spinola reached a truce on measures to strengthen the country's democratization process.

Art
More than 10,000 people in Moscow attended the first officially-sanctioned show of modern art in the U.S.S.R. since the 1920s. Soviet authorities had broken up an exhibit on September 15 and had arrested participants and seized paintings, but had subsequently reversed their stand and returned most of the paintings.

Hockey
Canada (WHA) 4 Sweden 3 (Exhibition) @ Gothenburg

Frank Mahovlich scored the winning goal with less then 3 minutes left in the game to give the World Hockey Association's representatives the win before 12,273 fans. Bobby Hull, Mike Walton, and Gordie Howe scored in the 1st period to give Canada a 1-0 lead, but the Swedes tied the game on goals by Bjorn Johansson in the 2nd period and Tord Lundstrom and Mats Ahlberg in the 3rd. Gerry Cheevers and Don McLeod almost evenly split the goaltending duties for Canada, while Leif Holmqvist played the entire game in goal for Sweden.

Football
CFL
Toronto (4-7) 19 @ Ottawa (5-7) 7
Calgary (3-8) 10 @ Saskatchewan (6-6) 34
Hamilton (6-6) 10 @ British Columbia (7-4) 32

Toronto defensive back Wayne Allison returned an interception 65 yards to set up a 7-yard pass from Mike Rae to Larry Simpson for the game's first touchdown in the 3rd quarter as the Argonauts defeated the defending Grey Cup champion Rough Riders before 18,902 fans at Lansdowne Park for their first win under head coach Joe Moss. Tim Anderson made an interception to set up the other touchdown, a 33-yard pass from Mr. Rae to Chuck Herd with 53 seconds left in the game. Mr. Herd led all receivers with 141 yards on 4 receptions. Ottawa's Art Green led all rushers with 70 yards, while Doyle Orange led the Argonauts with 57 yards.

Ron Lancaster completed 13 of 16 passes for 229 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Roughriders over the Stampeders before 17,168 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Lancaster's first 2 TD passes were to Rhett Dawson, playing his first CFL game, covering 5 and 59 yards. Bob Pearce and Tom Campana caught Mr. Lancaster's other touchdown passes. Saskatchewan fullback George Reed rushed 26 times for 121 yards to give him 1,065 yards for the season, marking the 10th time in 12 seasons that he'd hit the 1,000-yard mark. Calgary quarterback Peter Liske rushed 1 yard for the only Calgary touchdown in the 2nd quarter.

Monroe Eley rushed 14 times for 125 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown, and caught 3 passes for 113 yards, including a 92-yard touchdown pass from Don Moorhead, as the Lions beat the Tiger-Cats before 23,520 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. Moorhead also completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to Jim Young, and handed off to Lou Harris for an 11-yard touchdown run. Garney Henley scored the only Hamilton touchdown on a 23-yard pass from Bill Etter in the 2nd quarter.

NFL
Atlanta (0-3) 13 @ New Orleans (1-2) 14
Baltimore (0-3) 10 @ Philadelphia (2-1) 30
Chicago (1-2) 7 @ Minnesota (3-0) 11
Cincinnati (2-1) 21 @ San Francisco (2-1) 3
Cleveland (1-2) 7 @ St. Louis (3-0) 29
Detroit (0-3) 19 Green Bay (2-1) 21 @ Milwaukee
Kansas City (2-1) 17 @ Houston (1-2) 7
Los Angeles (2-1) 14 @ New England (3-0) 20
Miami (2-1) 28 @ San Diego (1-2) 21
New York Giants (1-2) 14 @ Dallas (1-2) 6
New York Jets (1-2) 12 @ Buffalo (2-1) 16
Oakland (2-1) 17 @ Pittsburgh (1-1-1) 0

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Friends--Amii Stewart (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT Top 30): I Just Called To Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Careless Whisper--George Michael (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution
2 Missing You--John Waite
3 She Bop--Cyndi Lauper
4 What's Love Got to Do with It--Tina Turner
5 Drive--The Cars
6 If This is It--Huey Lewis and the News
7 I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder
8 The Warrior--Scandal featuring Patty Smyth
9 The Glamorous Life--Sheila E.
10 Cover Me--Bruce Springsteen

Singles entering the chart were Out of Touch by Daryl Hall John Oates (#38); Cool it Now by New Edition (#65); Girls with Guns by Tommy Shaw (#68); It Ain't Enough by Corey Hart (#73); Teacher Teacher by 38 Special (#75); I Can't Drive 55 by Sammy Hagar (#76); The Allnighter by Glenn Frey (#80); and Love Kills by Freddie Mercury (#86).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Missing You--John Waite
2 What's Love Got to Do with It--Tina Turner
3 She Bop--Cyndi Lauper
4 The Warrior--Scandal featuring Patty Smyth
5 Ghostbusters--Ray Parker, Jr.
6 If This is It--Huey Lewis and the News
7 If Ever You're in My Arms--Peabo Bryson
8 Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution
9 Two Tribes--Frankie Goes to Hollywood
10 Drive--The Cars

Singles entering the chart were Out of Touch by Daryl Hall John Oates (#79); The War Song by Culture Club (#83); Nobody Loves Me Like You Do by Anne Murray and Dave Loggins (#94); On the Dark Side by John Cafferty (#95); and Strut by Sheena Easton (#97). On the Dark Side was from the movie Eddie and the Cruisers (1983).

Football
CFL
Montreal (5-6-1) 27 @ Calgary (5-8) 13

Turner Gill completed 10 of 18 passes for 154 yards--including a 14-yard touchdown pass to Nick Arakgi in the first quarter--and rushed for 30 yards to lead the Concordes. The only other Montreal touchdown was scored by cornerback Harry Skipper on a 69-yard interception return in the third quarter. Many of the 20,341 fans had left McMahon Stadium by the time the Stampeders scored 2 touchdowns in the last 3 minutes to make the score more respectable. Calgary quarterback Bernard Quarles threw touchdown passes to Michael Harper and Mike Levenseller. 2-point convert attempts after both touchdowns were unsuccessful.



25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Lambada--Kaoma (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Gussie Busch, 90. U.S. brewer. Mr. Busch was chairman of Anheuser-Busch Companies from 1946-1975, and owned the St. Louis Cardinals of major league baseball's National League from 1953 until his death.

Society
A United States Senate and House of Representatives conference committee rejected an attempt to forbid federal financing of art that violated certain moral standards. In June, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington had cancelled an exhibition of pornographic photographs by sodomite degenerate Robert Mapplethorpe, which was to be financed in part by the national Endowment for the Arts, whose appropriation bill was being considered by Congress. The Senate approved a proposal by Jesse Helms (Republican--North Carolina) to cut off grants for any art found to be "obscene or indecent" or that "denigrates religion or nonreligion." In rejecting Sen. Helms' proposal, the Senate and House conferees substituted a restriction that would prevent any art defined as obscene by a 1973 Supreme Court decision. Few serious works of art were likely to be rejected on that basis.

Adventure
Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter DeBernardi became the first people to survive going over Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.

Politics and government
Canadian New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent, who had led the party since 1975, announced his retirement from politics.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (11-2) 33 @ Hamilton (8-5) 12

The Eskimos rushed for 302 yards, hitting the 300-yard mark for the second straight game, as they defeated the Tiger-Cats before 16,387 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Quarterback Tracy Ham carried 9 times for 150 yards, and Reggie Taylor picked up 101 yards on 19 carries. Mr. Ham threw 2 interceptions in the first 7 minutes and another later in the first half, but came back to throw second-half touchdown passes to Blake Marshall and Tom Richards. Mr. Marshall also rushed for 2 touchdowns; it was his second 3-touchdown game in 4 weeks. Although the Tiger-Cats jumped out to a 5-0 lead early in the game, the Eskimos dominated the play. Edmonton amassed 27 first downs to Hamilton's 9; 302 yards rushing to Hamilton's 9; and 392 yards net offense to Hamilton's 88. The only Tiger-Cat touchdown came on a 9-yard pass from backup quarterback Todd Dillon to Tony Champion in the 4th quarter. Three receivers played their first CFL games for the Eskimos: Randy Bec, Todd Smith, and Walter Murray; for Mr. Bec, it was his only CFL game.



20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex

Died on this date
Cheb Hasni, 26. Algerian singer. Mr. Hasni, a popular performer of Raï music, was murdered outside his parents' home in Oran, likely by Islamic fundamentalist extremists.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the gross domestic product had grown at an annual rate of 4.1% in the second quarter of 1994, compared with an annual rate of 3.3% in the first quarter.

10 years ago
2004

Space
The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passed within four lunar distances of Earth.

The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performed a successful flight, the first of two required to win the prize.

Terrorism
A judge in Yemen sentenced Abd al-Rahim and Jamal al-Badawi to death for plotting the 2000 attack on the American destroyer USS Cole.

Football
CFL
Calgary (3-12) 24 @ Toronto (8-5-1) 49

Michael Bishop threw 3 touchdown passes and Bashir Levingston returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown as the Argonauts beat the Stampeders before 22,429 fans at SkyDome. The game marked the CFL debuts of Calgary running backs Joffrey Reynolds and Ronney Jenkins. Former Queen's University quarterback Tommy Denison dressed as the third-string quarterback for the Stampeders, but saw no action in his only CFL game.

Baseball
It was announced that the Montreal Expos would be moving to Washington, D.C. after the season, ending 36 years of major league baseball in Montreal. The team played its final home game, losing 9-1 to the Florida Marlins before 31,395 fans at Olympic Stadium. To rub salt into the wound, the 1994 Expos were saluted at the game--the team that had the best record in the major leagues at the time of the player strike in August ended the season. By the time play resumed in 1995, the best players had been sold or traded, and Montreal fans never did get to see their team in a World Series.