November 27, 2014

175 years ago
1839

Americana
The American Statistical Association was founded in Boston.

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Kōnosuke Matsushita. Japanese industrialist. Mr. Matsushita, nicknamed the "god of management" in Japan, founded the company that became the electronics firm Panasonic in 1918. He died on April 27, 1989 at the age of 94.

90 years ago
1924

Americana
The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York City.

Archaeology
The University of Chicago-Oxford University expedition excavating the ruins of Kisk reported that they had unearthed the palace of the first king of Babylon, the oldest architectural structure ever found in the Near East. Built of small biscuit-shaped bricks and extensively decorated, the palace, never built over, was said to be remarkably preserved.

Football
Canadian university-U.S. university (exhibition)
Toronto 18 @ Detroit 30

The University of Toronto, playing under Canadian rules for the 1st half, took an 18-3 halftime lead, but the Titans, playing under American rules in the 2nd half, scored 14 points in the 3rd quarter and 13 in the 4th to win the game before 8,000 fans at Dinan Field. The highlight for U of T was a 75-yard touchdown rush by Warren Snyder in the 1st quarter.

80 years ago
1934

Died on this date
Samuel P. Cowley, 35; Herman Hollis, 31. U.S. law enforcement agents. Messrs. Cowley and Hollis were killed in a shootout with bank robber and murderer Baby Face Nelson in Barrington, Illinois.

Baby Face Nelson, 25. U.S. gangster. Born Lester Joseph Gillis, Mr. Nelson was a bank robber who was associated with John Dillinger. Mr. Nelson shot and killed three U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents in the line of duty. He died in Wilmette, Illinois after being wounded in a shootout with FBI agents in nearby Barrington.

75 years ago
1939

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Creeping Man

70 years ago
1944

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I'll Walk Alone--Dinah Shore (5th week at #1)
--Martha Tilton
--Mary Martin
2 Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)--Evelyn Knight with Camarata and his Orchestra
--Tony Pastor and his Orchestra
--Russ Morgan and his Orchestra
3 You Always Hurt the One You Love--The Mills Brothers
4 The Trolley Song--The Pied Pipers
5 Together--Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
6 Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s an Irish Lullaby)--Bing Crosby
7 It Had to Be You--Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest
--Betty Hutton
--Artie Shaw and his Orchestra
8 Is You is or is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
--Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five
9 I'm Making Believe--The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald
10 And Her Tears Flowed Like Mine--Stan Kenton and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Dance with a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)/There Goes that Song Again (#44) by Russ Morgan and his Orchestra and Whispering, with versions by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra; and the Benny Goodman Quartet (#45).

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Steamship Friesland

War
U.S. troops in Germany moved up another 6 miles on the Saar Basin, capturing Merten. All Britons and Americans in the Chinese province of Kweichow were directed to leave as Japanese forces advanced.

Politics and government
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Secretary of State Cordell Hull and named Edward Stettinius to succeed him.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the appointment of Major General Patrick Hurley as U.S. Ambassador to China.

Disasters
An explosion of several tons of ordnance at a Royal Air Force ammunition dump in Staffordshire, England killed about 70 people.

Football
Plans were announced in Chicago for the debut in 1945 of the United States Football League, with eight teams and Red Grange as Commissioner.

60 years ago
1954

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Sway--Dean Martin

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Need You Now--Eddie Fisher (Best Seller--3rd week at #1); Mr. Sandman--The Chordettes (Disc Jockey--1st week at #1); This Ole House--Rosemary Clooney (Jukebox--3rd week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Need You Now--Eddie Fisher (2nd week at #1)
2 Papa Loves Mambo--Perry Como
3 Mr. Sandman--The Chordettes
4 Hey There--Rosemary Clooney
--Sammy Davis, Jr.
5 If I Give My Heart to You--Doris Day
--Denise Lor
--Connee Boswell
6 Teach Me Tonight--The DeCastro Sisters
7 Shake, Rattle and Roll--Bill Haley and his Comets
8 Hold My Hand--Don Cornell
9 Mambo Italiano--Rosemary Clooney
10 This Ole House--Rosemary Clooney

Singles entering the chart were The Barking Dog by the Crew-Cuts (#27); My Bambino by Tony Martin (#36); and Bongo Guitar (Oye Negra) by Ralph Marterie and his Orchestra (#37).

Crime
Former U.S. government official and accused Soviet spy Alger Hiss was released from prison after serving 44 months for perjury.

Society
Ohio Governor Vic Donahey gave official approval to a nagging wife as a mitigation of punishment in a case of first-degree murder, and ordered the death penalty that had been imposed on James Brody of Sandusky, Ohio, who had murdered Mrs. Brady, commuted to life imprisonment.

Football
CRU
Grey Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Edmonton 26 Montreal 25

The Alouettes were leading the Eskimos 25-20 before 27,321 fans and were in possession of the ball deep in Edmonton territory with less than 3 minutes remaining in regulation time, when Montreal running back Chuck Hunsinger was hit and fumbled, and Edmonton defensive back Jackie Parker returned the ball 90 yards for the most dramatic touchdown in Grey Cup history. Bob Dean kicked the winning convert as the Eskimos won the Grey Cup for the first time in their history in one of the biggest upsets in Grey Cup history. The Eskimos led 14-6 in the 2nd quarter on touchdowns by Earl Lindley and Bernie Faloney and a convert and field goal by Mr. Dean, but the Alouettes, who had scored their first touchdown in the 1st quarter on a 90-yard pass from Sam Etcheverry to Red O'Quinn, struck for touchdowns on a 14-yard pass from Mr. Etcheverry to Mr. O'Quinn and an 8-yard rush by Mr. Hunsinger, all converted by Ray Poole, to take an 18-14 halftime lead. A single by Mr. Poole on a wide field goal attempt was the only point of the 3rd quarter, and Montreal took a 25-14 lead in the 4th quarter on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Etcheverry to Joey Pal. The Eskimos came back with a 14-yard touchdown rush by Glenn Lippman, converted by Mr. Dean, to make the score 25-20. After Edmonton took the lead, Mr. Etcheverry began another Montreal march, but Mr. O'Quinn lost the ball at the Edmonton 35-yard line, the play was ruled a fumble, and the Eskimos recovered. Mr. O'Quinn caught 12 passes for 290 yards, a Grey Cup record that still stands. It was the final game for Canadian Hall of Fame members Virgil Wagner of the Alouettes, Bill Zock of the Eskimos, and, most memorably, Edmonton centre Eagle Keys, who played much of the game with a broken leg.





Canadian university
Playoff
Toronto 9 @ Western Ontario 8

Steve Oneschuk rushed 5 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter, converted his own TD, and added a 40-yard field goal as the Varsity Blues edged the Mustangs at J.W. Little Memorial Stadium in London to win the senior intercollegiate championship. John Girvin rushed 2 yards for a UWO touchdown in the 2nd quarter, converted by Gino Fracas. Mr. Fracas missed 2 field goal attempts, scoring singles on both kicks, which were the difference in the game. It was the final university game for both Mr. Fracas and Western quarterback Don Getty, who joined the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1955.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Candy Store--Dickie Rock (5th week at #1)

Edmonton's top 10 (CJCA)
1 Leader of the Pack--The Shangri-Las (3rd week at #1)
2 She's Not There--The Zombies
3 I Feel Fine--The Beatles
4 Slaughter on Tenth Avenue--The Ventures
5 Mr. Lonely--Bobby Vinton
6 Mountain of Love--Johnny Rivers
7 Alone and Lonely--Bobby Curtola
8 Run, Run, Run--The Gestures
9 I'm Into Something Good--Herman's Hermits
10 Do Wah Diddy Diddy--Manfred Mann
Pick hit of the week: I Feel Fine--The Beatles
New this week: Bucket T--Ronny and the Daytonas
Just Call, and I'll Be There--P.J. Proby
Dear Heart--Andy Williams
Boom Boom--The Animals
Lovin' Place--Gale Garnett
Leader of the Laundromat--The Detergents

Leader of the Laundromat was a spoof of Leader of the Pack.

Auto racing
Bobby Marshman suffered second- and third-degree burns in a crash at the one-mile oval in Phoenix while testing tires; he was able to leave the car unassisted, but died six days later.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You--Donny and Marie Osmond (4th week at #1)

Football
WFL
Playoffs
Round 2
Hawaii 19 @ Birmingham 22

30 years ago
1984

Diplomacy
The governments of the United Kingdom and Spain signed the Brussels Agreement--to take effect in February 1985--under which the U.K. agreed to enter into discussions with Spain over Gibraltar, including sovereignty.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): If I Could Turn Back Time--Cher (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Swing the Mood--Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Carlos Arias Navarro, 80. Prime Minister of Spain, 1973-1976. Mr. Arias, a member of the Falange party, took office as Prime Minister on December 31, 1973 after the assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco. Mr. Arias was in office when dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975, and remained as Prime Minister until his dismissal by King Juan Carlos I on July 1, 1976.

War
FMLN rebels in El Salvador resumed their offensive in San Salvador, and the homes of several American diplomats were seized.

Protest
Millions of workers joined a two-hour general strike in Czechoslovakia.

Politics and government
The Virginia Board of Elections certified Democratic Party candidate Douglas Wilder as the winner of the November 7 gubernatorial election.

Terrorism
A Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca flight 203, exploded in mid-air over Colombia shortly after takeoff from Bogota, killing all 107 people on board and 3 people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel claimed responsibility for the attack.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Baby Come Back--Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Let Me Be Your Fantasy--Baby D (2nd week at #1)

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ B.C. Place Stadium, Vancouver
British Columbia 26 Baltimore 23

Lui Passaglia kicked a 38-yard field goal on the last play of regulation time to give the Lions the win over the Baltimore Football Club before 55,097 fans. The field goal was Mr. Passaglia's fourth of the game; he also converted both B.C. touchdowns, which came on a 17-yard interception return by Charles Gordon in the 2nd quarter, and a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Danny McManus in the 3rd quarter. Baltimore touchdowns were scored by quarterback Tracy Ham on a 1-yard rush at 8:39 of the 2nd quarter and a 36-yard interception return by Karl Anthony just 35 seconds later. Donald Igwebuike converted both and added 3 field goals. Mr. Anthony was named the game's Most Valuable Player. It was the final game in the 11-year Hall of Fame career of B.C. defensive back Less Browne.



10 years ago
2004

Religion
Pope John Paul II returned the relics of 4th century Archbishop of Constantinople Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Football
CIS
Vanier Cup @ Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton
Laval 7 Saskatchewan 1

Matthew Leblanc's 12-yard field goal with 2:51 remaining in the 3rd quarter provided the winning margin as the Rouge et Or overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit before 14,227 fans to defeat the Huskies and win their second straight national championship and the first Vanier Cup to be played outside Toronto. Saskatchewan punter Brad Ollen's single in the 1st quarter was the only scoring until Mr. Leblanc's field goal. Mr. Leblanc missed a 16-yard field goal with 9:51 remaining in the 4th quarter, scoring a single to make the score 4-1. Laval added a safety touch with 5:50 remaining to take a 6-1 lead, and Jeronimo Huerta-Flores punted for a single with 34 seconds remaining to close the scoring in the lowest-scoring Vanier Cup ever, and the first without a touchdown.