October 18, 2014

770 years ago
1244

War
The Khwarazmian Turks and Egypt defeated Damascus and the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Battle of La Forbie, northeast of Gaza.

1,400 years ago
614

Law
Frankish King Chlothar II promulgated the Edict of Paris (Edictum Chlotacharii), a charter that defended the rights of the Frankish nobles, while it excluded Jews from all civil employment in the Frankish Kingdom.

150 years ago
1864

Died on this date
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, 53. U.K. politician. Mr. Pelham-Clinton was a Tory, then a Peelite, and then a Liberal, and succeded his father as Duke of Newcastle in 1851. He entered the House of Commons in 1832, and held several offices, including Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1852-1854); Secretary of State for War (1854-1855); and Secretary of State for the Colonies (1859-1864). He left the latter post six months before his death.

130 years ago
1884

Football
ORFU
Round 2
Toronto 24 @ University of Toronto 0
Strathroy 4 @ Hamilton 6

125 years ago
1889

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 12 @ New York Giants 10 (8 innings) (Brooklyn led best-of-eleven series 1-0)

Oyster Burns batted 4 for 5 with 3 runs batted in‚ including the game-winning double in the bottom of the 8th inning, as the American Association champion Bridegrooms defeated the National League champion Giants before 8,848 fans at the Polo Grounds in a game that was called because of darkness.

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
H. L. Davis. U.S. author and poet. Harold Lenoir Davis wrote collections of poems, but was better known for his novels and short stories. His first novel, Honey in the Horn (1935) won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Mr. Davis died of a heart attack on October 31, 1960, 13 days after his 66th birthday.

Died on this date
William F. Raynolds, 74. U.S. military officer and explorer. Colonel Raynolds was with the U.S. Army from 1843-1884, serving in the Mexican-American War and American Civil War. He was an engineer who was best known for leading the Raynolds Expedition (1859-1860), an attempt to map the unexplored territory between Fort Pierre, Dakota Territory and the headwaters of the Yellowstone River. Then-Second Lieutenant Raynolds led an expedition to the summit of Pico de Orizaba in Mexico in 1848.

100 years ago
1914

Religion
The Schoenstatt Movement--a Roman Catholic movement emphasizing devotion to the Virgin Mary--was founded in Germany by Father Joseph Kentenich.

90 years ago
1924

Football
CRU
ARU
Finals
Edmonton 1 @ Calgary 15 (Calgary won 2-game total points series 16-15)

Jack Fraser punted for the Eskimos' only point in their loss to the 50th Battalion at Hillhurst Park. For the Eskimos, who carried a 13-point lead into the game, the loss was so demoralizing that they didn't compete in senior football again until 1928.

NCAA
Red Grange scored 5 touchdowns--4 in the 1st quarter, beginning with a 95-yard return of the opening kickoff--to lead Illinois over Michigan 39-14 before 67,000 fans at Illinois Memorial Stadium.

Notre Dame's backfield gained a total of 310 yards in defeating Army 13-7 at the Polo Grounds in New York, inspiring Grantland Rice to write in The New York Herald Tribune the following day: "Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore, they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death. These are only aliases. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden."

80 years ago
1934

Died on this date
Guy Morton, 41. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Morton played with the Cleveland Naps and Indians from 1914-1924, compiling a record of 98-86 in 317 games with an earned run average of 3.13. His best season was 1918, when he was 14-8 with an ERA of 2.64. Mr. Morton died of a heart attack.

75 years ago
1939

Football
CRU
Canadian university
Saskatchewan (3-0) 6 @ Alberta (0-3) 1

Danny Capraru recovered a fumbled punt for a touchdown early in the 1st quarter, and Skip Hall converted, providing the necessary scoring for the Huskies as they beat the Golden Bears before 2,500 fans at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Mr. Wilson punted for the Alberta point in the 3rd quarter. Alberta outrushed Saskatchewan 232 yards to 57, but two lost fumbles proved costly.

70 years ago
1944

Literature
Charles Sessler paid $34,000 at an auction in New York for the original manuscript of Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe.

War
The Trades Union Congress, representing 10 million British workers, voted to adopt the Anglo-Soviet Trade Union Committee report that said that the German people could not be absolved from all responsibility for crimes committed by their leaders. U.S. troops in Italy pushed to within 7 miles of Bologna. German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler decreed the organization of a Volkssturm, or "Home Army," to include men aged 16-60 not already engaged in military activities. Soviet troops crossed into Czechoslovakia along a 171-mile front in the east and joined forces with troops in Transylvania.

Politics and government
A report from San Salvador said that a revolt had occurred against Honduran President Tiburcio Carias Andino.

Economics and finance
The U.S. War Production Board reported that it had permitted 1,110 manufacturers to resume civilian production.

Football

MASSFL
Wireless School (Winnipeg) (4-0) 13 Canadian Army (Winnipeg) (2-1) 6

Dave Greenberg and Mike Prymak scored touchdowns for the Bombers as they beat the Grenades at Osborne Stadium. Dave Berry added 2 converts for Wireless. Doug Gauthier scored a touchdown for Army, converted by Fritz Hanson.

60 years ago
1954

On television tonight
Sherlock Holmes, starring Ronald Howard and H. Marion Crawford
Tonight's episode: The Case of the Cunningham Heritage

This was the first of 39 episodes, filmed in France for syndication in the United States.



CFRN (Edmonton)
6:00 P.M. Hobby Workshop
6:30 P.M. News
6:45 P.M. The British Scene
7:00 P.M. Living
7:30 P.M. On the Spot
8:00 P.M. The Sid Caesar Show
9:00 P.M. Dragnet
9:30 P.M. Marilyn Bell Presentation
10:00 P.M. Studio One
11:00 P.M. News
11:15 P.M. Sign Off

The program listed as Marilyn Bell Presentation was presumably a presentation of some sort to Marilyn Bell, who had recently become the first person to swim across Lake Ontario.

Technology
Texas Instruments announced the creation of the first transistor radio.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Calgary (8-8) 12 @ Winnipeg (7-5-2) 11
British Columbia (1-13) 0 @ Edmonton (9-5) 22

Tom Miner scored a touchdown and 2 converts as the Stampeders edged the Blue Bombers at Winnipeg Stadium. Howard Waugh rushed for 182 yards to finish the season with 1,043 yards, becoming the first player in Canadian football history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Bud Grant caught passes for both Winnipeg touchdowns, but Buck Rogers was good on just 1 of 2 convert attempts, which cost the Blue Bombers the game. The game was the last for Larry Siemering as Calgary's head coach; he was let go after just 1 season.

Bernie Faloney, Rollie Miles, and Glenn Lippman scored touchdowns for the Eskimos as they blanked the Lions before 13,136 fans at Clarke Stadium. Bob Dean added 3 converts and a field goal, and Rod Pantages punted for a single.

50 years ago
1964

On television tonight
The Ed Sullivan Show, on CBS

Comedian Jackie Mason was one of Mr. Sullivan's guests, and while Mr. Mason was performing, Mr. Sullivan was in the wings holding up two fingers to indicate that there were two minutes remaining for Mr. Mason's performance. The audience was apparently distracted by the sight of Mr. Sullivan in the wings and ignored Mr. Mason. Mr. Mason, not knowing the meaning of Mr. Sullivan's signal, went overtime and then made a remark about Mr. Sullivan holding up his fingers, leading the furious host to think that Mr. Mason had made an obscene gesture. The incident interrupted Mr. Mason's career and resulted in him suing Mr. Sullivan for libel. Mr. Mason won the suit, and Mr. Sullivan apologized and had Mr. Mason on once more as a guest two years later.

Music
The Beatles recorded the song I Feel Fine at EMI Studios in London.

Football
CFL
Montreal (5-7) 10 @ Toronto (4-8) 31

Dick Shatto scored his 86th, 87th, and 88th career CFL touchdowns to set a record as the Argonauts beat the Alouettes to keep their playoff hopes alive before 21,597 fans at CNE Stadium. Mr. Shatto's last 2 touchdowns came on passes from Jackie Parker, the man whose record he broke.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: I Shot the Sheriff--Eric Clapton

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Rock Your Baby--George McCrae (8th week at #1)

Diplomacy
United States Senator Henry Jackson (Democrat--Washington) made public an exchange of letters between himself and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger disclosing a compromise to provide trade benefits to the U.S.S.R. in return for a substantial relaxation of Soviet emigration policies. Opening the way for passage of a long-sought omnibus trade bill, Sen. Jackson said he had received assurances that the compromise could lead to annual emigration of at least 60,000 Jews and others from the Soviet Union.

Football
CIAU
British Columbia (0-6) 0 @ Calgary (4-2) 61

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
Edmonton's top 18 (CHED)
1 I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder
2 On the Dark Side--John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
3 Blue Jean--David Bowie
4 Strut--Sheena Easton
5 Desert Moon--Dennis DeYoung
6 Purple Rain--Prince
7 Better Be Good to Me--Tina Turner
8 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go--Wham!
9 Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution
10 Cover Me--Bruce Springsteen
11 Lucky Star--Madonna
12 Hard Habit to Break--Chicago
13 All Through the Night--Cyndi Lauper
14 Who Wears These Shoes?--Elton John
15 Out of Touch--Daryl Hall John Oates
16 Drive--The Cars
17 Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)--Roger Hodgson
18 I'm So Excited--Pointer Sisters

Died on this date
Jon-Erik Hexum, 26. U.S. actor. Mr. Hexum starred in the television series Cover Up. He died six days after accidentally shooting himself in the temple with a gun containing a blank cartridge, causing serious brain damage.

World events
U.S. President Ronald Reagan ordered the Central Intelligence Agency to investigate a guerrilla manual written in Spanish and circulating among rebels opposed to the Sandanista regime in Nicaragua that was reported to be the work of the CIA, describing how some government officials might be "neutralized"--which may have meant "assassinated." A Reagan administration official said that the manual appeared to be the work of a "low-level contract employee" of the CIA in the region.

War
Civil war resumed in El Salvador as the army opened an offensive against Communist guerrillas.

Oil
Nigeria, a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), slashed the price of its principal grades of oil by $2 per barrel.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Lambada--Kaoma

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Lambada--Kaoma

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis was launched with a crew of five, commanded by Donald Williams, from Cape Canaveral, Florida to begin mission STS-34. It carried the probe Galileo, which separated from the shuttle on its fifth orbit and began a six-year journey to Jupiter. After arrival in the vicinity of Jupiter in 1995, the craft would explore the planet’s atmosphere and moons.



Politics and government
Erich Honecker, leader of East Germany for 18 years, stepped down as head of the Socialist Unity (Communist) Party, chairman of the National Defense Council, and head of state. The Central Committee of the party had clearly forced him out, though a statement said that he was retiring because of ill health (translation: they were sick of him). Mr. Honecker was succeeded by Egon Krenz, a member of the ruling Politburo.

The Hungarian National Assembly amended the constitution to prepare for multi-party free elections in 1990 when a new constitution would be drafted. The Assembly ended the ruling party’s monopoly on power, removed references to the "leading role" for the Communists, and renamed the country the Republic of Hungary, without reference to a "People’s Republic."

Economics and finance
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the median U.S. family income stood at $32,191 in 1988, a slight decline from the $32,251 in 1987. The figures were adjusted for inflation.

Disasters
A Soviet military transport plane carrying paratroopers crashed into the Caspian Sea, killing all 57 aboard.

10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
Veerappan, 52. Indian criminal. Veerappan was a bandit who was wanted for killing as many as 184 people in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He defied authorities for over a decade, but was finally killed by Tamil Nadu Special Task Force members at a checkpost.

World events
Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt was ousted and placed under house arrest by the State Peace and Development Council on charges of corruption.

Politics and government
City councillor Steven Mandel, who had been in third place in public opinion polls until the last few days of the campaign, was elected Mayor of Edmonton, defeating Councillor and favourite Robert Noce and incumbent Bill Smith, who had been Mayor since 1995.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
St. Louis 0 @ Houston 3 (Houston led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Jeff Kent's 3-run home run off Jason Isringhausen with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning provided all the scoring as the Astros defeated the Cardinals before 43,045 fans at Minute Maid Park for their third straight win. Brandon Backe pitched 8 shutout innings for Houston, and reliever Brad Lidge, who entered the game to begin the 9th inning, was credited with the win.

American League Championship Series
New York 4 @ Boston 5 (14 innings) (New York led best-of-seven series 3-2)

David Ortiz singled home Johnny Damon with 2 out in the bottom of the 14th inning for the winning run before 35,120 fans at Fenway Park as the Red Sox averted elimination for the second straight game. Mr. Ortiz, whose home run in the 12th inning the previous night had prolonged the series, led off the 8th inning with a homer to begin a 2-run rally as the Red Sox overcame a 4-2 deficit.