November 14, 2014

150 years ago
1864

Born on this date
Herbert Macaulay. Nigerian politician and journalist. Mr. Macaulay was a man of many talents who is regarded by many as the founder of Nigerian nationalism. He worked for the British colonail service in the 1890s and 1900s, but eventually turned against the colonial government, and began advocating Nigerian nationalism. Mr. Macaulay was convicted by the colonial government once for fraud and once for sedition, making him ineligible for public office. He founded the Nigerian Daily News as a platform for his views, and founded the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) in 1923; the party won all the seats in the Lagos Legislative Council elections of 1923, 1928 and 1933. In 1944, Mr. Macaulay co-founded the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) and became its president. He died on May 7, 1946 at the age of 81.

125 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Jawaharlal Nehru. Prime Minister of India, 1947-1964. Pandit Nehruwas leader of the Congress Party and India's first Prime Minister after achieving her independence from Great Britain. He died of an apparent heart attack on May 27, 1964 at the age of 74. His daughter Indira and grandson Rajiv also later served as Prime Minister.

Adventure
Nellie Bly set out to beat Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg's time of 80 days to travel around the world. She did it in 72 days.

Football
ORFU
Having already defeated Toronto once this year in a defense of their championship and having refused to travel to Kingston for a November 16 rematch against Toronto, Ottawa College handed the championship trophy back to the Ontario Rugby Football Union. As it turned out, Toronto refused to play Queen's University for the championship, and Ottawa College was recognized as the ORFU champion.

100 years ago
1914

At the movies
Tillie's Punctured Romance, starring Charlie Chaplin, Marie Dressler, and Mabel Normand, opened in theatres. It was the first feature-length comedy.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (0-6) 1 @ Hamilton (5-1) 22
Montreal (2-4) 3 @ Toronto (5-1) 33

ORFU
Toronto (2-2) 2 @ Ottawa (1-3) 10

ORFU-Canadian university (Exhibition)
Hamilton Rowing Club 13 @ University of Toronto 19

Canadian university
Queen's (0-4) 8 @ McGill (3-1) 31

Billy Mallett of the Tigers punted for 10 singles in their win over the Rough Riders at the Cricket Grounds in Hamilton.

Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association protested their loss to Ottawa St. Patricks, claiming that Ottawa had used a player named Bush, who was actually a professional wrestler, thus violating league rules against the use of professional athletes. The protest was eventually upheld, but ORFU officials ruled the game out of the official record and it was not replayed, leaving Toronto with a record of 2-1 and Ottawa at 0-3. Toronto R&AA was unhappy at not having an opportunity for a replay, since Hamilton Rowing Club were declared ORFU champions with a record of 3-1.

80 years ago
1934

Boxing
Joe Louis (10-0) knocked out Stanley Poreda (28-9) at 2:40 of the 1st round of a heavyweight bout at Arcadia Gardens in Chicago.

75 years ago
1939

On the radio



70 years ago
1944

War
U.S. forces in France fought their way into the western and eastern suburbs of Metz. Soviet forces in Hungary reportedly wiped out the last enemy bridgehead on the east bank of the Danube River south of Budapest. U.S. troops in the Philippines led by General Douglas MacArthur threatened both flanks of the Japanese lines in Ormoc Valley on Leyte Island.

Technology
General Electric demonstrated a radically new type of synthetic rubber in which silicon took the place of carbon.

Labour
Officials of the Wright Aircraft Supervision Association agreed to send delegates to the U.S. National War Labor Board in Washington for consultations on ending a strike by 1,800 workers.

Boxing
Joe Louis (54-1) retained his world heavyweight title with a knockout of Johnny Davis (3-4) just 53 seconds into the 1st round before 7,107 fans at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo. According to sportswriter Tommy Holmes, Mr. Louis cuffed Mr. Davis about the face six times with left jabs before throwing the right hand punch and knocking out Mr. Davis, who regained consciousness three minutes later. Despite being scheduled for just 4 rounds, the bout was a title fight, according to a ruling by New York State Athletic Commission chairman General John J. Phelan, who declared that there would be no "exhibitions" in his jurisdiction.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): She's a Mod--Ray Columbus and the Invaders (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Le Pénitencier--Johnny Hallyday (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): La mia festa--Richard Anthony

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Memphis--Johnny Rivers; Bernd Spier (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Baby Love--The Supremes

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Baby Love--The Supremes (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Baby Love--The Supremes
2 Last Kiss--J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
3 Leader of the Pack--The Shangri-Las
4 Have I the Right?--The Honeycombs
5 Oh, Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison
6 Come a Little Bit Closer--Jay and the Americans
7 We'll Sing in the Sunshine--Gale Garnett
8 The Door is Still Open (To My Heart)--Dean Martin
9 Ringo--Lorne Greene
10 You Really Got Me--The Kinks

Singles entering the chart were Dance, Dance, Dance by the Beach Boys (#57); Sha La La by Manfred Mann (#73); Too Many Fish in the Sea by the Marvelettes (#75); Come See About Me by the Supremes (#78, with the version by Nella Dodds mentioned but not charted); California Bound by Ronny and the Daytonas (#84); The Dodo by Jumpin' Gene Simmons (#91); The 81 by Candy & Kisses (#92); Unless You Care by Terry Black (#93); Since I Don't Have You by Chuck Jackson (#94); A Thousand Cups of Happiness by Joe Hinton (#97); and The Wedding by Julie Rogers (#99).

On television tonight
The Outer Limits, on ABC
Tonight's episode: I, Robot, starring Howard da Silva, Leonard Nimoy, Marianna Hill, Read Morgan, and John Hoyt

Football
CFL
Eastern Finals
Hamilton 13 @ Ottawa 30 (First game of 2-game total points series)

Gene Gaines set a CFL record--which still stands--with a 128-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to help the Rough Riders defeat the Tiger-Cats before 18,388 fans at Lansdowne Park. Rick Black, Dave Thelen, and Ron Stewart rushed for the other Ottawa TDs.

Western Finals
British Columbia 24 @ Calgary 10 (British Columbia led best-of-three series 1-0)

Bob Swift scored 2 touchdowns and Willie Fleming added another as the Lions overcame an early 10-0 deficit to defeat the Stampeders before 21,236 fans at McMahon Stadium. Lovell Coleman opened the scoring with a short touchdown rush for Calgary; Larry Robinson converted and added a field goal. The Stampeders led 10-3 at halftime, but the Lions scored 2 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter to take a 17-10 lead.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Everything I Own--Ken Boothe (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Johnny Mack Brown, 70. U.S. football player and actor. Mr. Brown was a halfback with the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, and scored 3 touchdowns in the team's 1926 Rose Bowl win over the University of Washington Huskies. He appeared in films such as Our Dancing Daughters (1928); Coquette (1929); and The Last Flight (1931), but acted almost exclusively in low-budget westerns after the early 1930s.

Football
WFL
Florida (14-6) 27 @ Southern California (13-7) 24

30 years ago
1984

Died on this date
Cesar Climaco, 68. Filipino politician. Mr. Climaco was mayor of Zamboanga City from 1956-1959; 1959-1961; and 1980-1984. Originally a member of the Liberal Party, Mr. Climaco left for exile in the United States after Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. Mr. Climaco returned to the Philippines in 1976 and founded the Concerned Citizen's Aggrupation, under whose banner he was elected mayor in 1980. After supervising operations to put out a fire in downtown Zamboanga City, Mr. Climaco was shot dead from behind by an unknown assassin.

Edmontonia
The official kickoff of the first Grey Cup week hosted by Edmonton took place at the convention centre. Among those in attendance were Lori Fung, gold medallist in rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Olympics, as well as members of the 1954 Edmonton Eskimos, reuniting to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the team's first Grey Cup championship.

25 years ago
1989

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight’s episode: Odd Man Out

Transportation
Canadian Pacific Rail began cabooseless train operations.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex (2nd week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Secret--Madonna
2 What's the Frequency, Kenneth--R.E.M.
3 Always--Bon Jovi
4 Out of Tears--Rolling Stones
5 I'll Make Love to You--Boyz II Men
6 Endless Love--Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
7 Circle of Life--Elton John
8 All I Wanna Do--Sheryl Crow
9 Living in Danger--Ace of Base
10 Jane--Barenaked Ladies

Singles entering the chart were Toy Train by Rymes with Orange (#79); One Night in Heaven by M People (#86); I am I by Queensryche (#87); I am So Ordinary by Paula Cole (#88); Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon by Urge Overkill (#90); The Sweetest Days by Vanessa Williams (#91); and My Wave by Soundgarden (#92). Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon was from the movie Pulp Fiction (1994).

Died on this date
Tom Villard, 40. U.S. actor. Mr. Villard was best known for co-starring in the television comedy series We Got it Made (1983-1984, 1987-1988). He was a sodomite who died of AIDS-related pneumonia, five days before his 41st birthday.

10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
Michel Colombier, 65. French-born U.S. composer. Mr. Colombier was mainly known for composing scores for television programs and movies such as Against All Odds (1984) and Purple Rain (1984).

Football
CFL
Western Final
Saskatchewan 25 @ British Columbia 27 (OT)

Eastern Final
Toronto 26 @ Montreal 18

Duncan O'Mahony kicked a 47-yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining in regulation time to tie the game and then kicked a 40-yard FG on the first possession of overtime as the Lions defeated the Roughriders before 55,227 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Saskatchewan had possession of the ball to begin overtime, but Paul McCallum missed an 18-yard field goal attempt, scoring a single point and enabling Mr. O'Mahony's kick to be the winner. Saskatchewan quarterback Henry Burris completed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Corey Grant in the 1st quarter and added 2 touchown passes to Elijah Thurmon, including a 5-yard TD pass to give the Roughriders a 27-24 lead after Mr. McCallum's convert. Casey Printers started at quarterback for B.C. and completed a 78-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Thelwell on the second play from scrimmage. Mr. Printers also threw a 7-yard TD pass to Chris Brazzell before leaving in the 4th quarter with a shoulder injury. Dave Dickenson relieved him at quarterback and threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Warren.



Arland Bruce returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter and caught a 7-yard TD pass from Damon Allen as the Argonauts upset the Alouettes before 51,296 fans at Olympic Stadium. Montreal led 10-9 after 3 quarters, but Toronto took the lead on a Noel Prefontaine field goal, and after Mr. Bruce's second touchdown, John Avery rushed 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:49 remaining in regulation time. The Alouettes responded just 31 seconds later on a 1-yard touchdown rush by Eric Lapointe and a 2-point convert pass from Ted White to Dave Stala. Jonas Lewis scored the first Montreal touchdown on a 4-yard rush in the 2nd quarter, which was immediately followed by Mr. Bruce's first TD. The probable turning point in the game occurred on the second play of the 3rd quarter, when Montreal starting quarterback Anthony Calvillo was sacked by Toronto's Eric England and left the game with a shoulder injury. The Toronto defense took advantage of the inexperience of backup quarterback Ted White.