September 24, 2015

2,000 years ago
15

Born on this date
Vitellius. Roman Emperor, 69. Vitellius succeeded Otho as Emperor on April 16, 69. His position was challenged by Vespasian, and Vitellius was preparing to abdicate when he was executed at the age of 54 by Vespasian's soldiers on December 22, 69.

370 years ago
1645

War
Parliamentary forces commanded by Sydnam Poyntz defeated Royalist forces commanded by Marmaduke Langdale in the Battle of Rowton Heath in Cheshire, England.

125 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Mike González. Cuban baseball player. Mr. González was a catcher with the Boston Braves (1912); Cincinnati Reds (1914); St. Louis Cardinals (1915-1918, 1924-1925, 1931-1932); New York Giants (1919-1921); and Chicago Cubs (1925-1929), batting .253 with 13 home runs and 263 runs batted in in 1,042 games. He coached with the Cardinals for many years after his playing career was over, and compiled a 9-14 record in two brief stints as the Cardinals' manager in 1938 and 1940. Mr. González managed in the Cuban Winter League for many years, and was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. He died on February 19, 1977 at the age of 86.

Religion
Wilford Woodruff, "Prophet, Seer and Revevator" of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the practice of plural marriage.

120 years ago
1895

Born on this date
André Frédéric Cournand. French-born U.S. physician and physiologist. Dr. Cournand shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Werner Forssmann and Dickinson Richards "for their discoveries concerning heart catheterization and pathological changes in the circulatory system." He died on February 19, 1988 at the age of 92.

80 years ago
1935

Economics and finance
Alberta Premier William Aberhart announced an issue of 10-year $25 Prosperity Bonds to be sold to Albertans, to help the province clear its $150-million debt.

Sport
Earl and Weldon Bascom produced the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights in Columbia, Mississippi.

Boxing
In his most important fight to date, heavyweight contender Joe Louis (22-0) scored a 4-round knockout over former world champion Max Baer (41-9) at Yankee Stadium in New York. Mr. Baer, who had lost the title three months earlier to Jim Braddock on a decision, had never been knocked down until being floored by Mr. Louis.



75 years ago
1940

On the radio



Died on this date
Jerome Jones. U.S. journalist. Mr. Jones was editor of the Journal of Labor.

War
French planes from North Africa bombed Gibraltar in retaliation for the bombardment of Dakar. French forces in Indochina prepared for a Japanese siege of Hanoi and a naval assault on the coast. Reports from Switzerland claimed that Italy was plotting a Pan-Arab revolt against Britain's dominance in the Middle East.

Diplomacy
Through a private emissary, German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler pressured the Japanese to join the war against the United Kingdom.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Delta Communications Board, charged with coordinating all communications systems for national defense.

Politics and government
A Gallup Poll reported that 68% of American voters thought that President Roosevelt would be re-elected in November.

70 years ago
1945

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Till the End of Time--Perry Como with Russ Case and his Orchestra
--Dick Haymes
--Les Brown and his Orchestra
2 On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe--Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and his Orchestra
--Bing Crosby
--Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
--Judy Garland and the Merry Macs
3 Chopin's Polonaise--Carmen Cavallaro and his Orchestra
4 Gotta Be This or That--Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
5 Sentimental Journey--Les Brown and his Orchestra (vocal chorus by Doris Day)
--Hal McIntyre and his Orchestra
--The Merry Macs
6 Tampico--Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
7 If I Loved You--Perry Como
--Bing Crosby
--Frank Sinatra
8 Bell Bottom Trousers--Tony Pastor and his Orchestra
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
--Louis Prima and his Orchestra
--Jerry Colonna
9 There! I've Said it Again--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Vaughn Monroe and the Norton Sisters)
--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
10 You Belong to My Heart--Bing Crosby and Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra
--Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were The Blond Sailor by the Andrews Sisters (#42); No Can Do by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (#43); and The Wish that I Wish Tonight by Ray Noble and his Orchestra (#44).

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Eyes of Mr. Leyton

At the movies
Mildred Pierce, starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, and Ann Blyth, opened in theatres.




Died on this date
Hans Geiger, 62. German physicist. Mr. Geiger co-invented the Geiger counter, and was also known for the Geiger–Marsden experiment, which discovered the atomic nucleus. He died six days before his 63rd birthday.

La Argentinita, 47. Argentine-born dancer and singer. La Argentinita, whose real name was Encarnación López Júlvez, moved with her family to Spain at the age of 3. She and her sister Pilar learned flamenco dancing; Encarnación became internationally popular on her own and as a team with Pilar, performing on stage and making recordings in a career of more than 30 years. Encarnación López died of an abdominal tumour.

Diplomacy
The acting head of the Soviet embassy in Washington said that Spanish dictator Francisco Franco had put himself on the same level with German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and Italian Duce Benito Mussolini and should be tried as a war criminal.

Politics and government
U.S.S.R. Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov asked the Council of Foreign Ministers for an Allied control commission in Japan as he criticized American actions there, citing alleged irregularities in demobilization of Japanese soldiers.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Dean Acheson as U.S. Undersecretary of State, with only Sen. Kenneth Wherry (Republican--Nebraska) voting in opposition.

Oil
U.S. Interior Secretary Harold Ickes and U.K. Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell signed a new Anglo-American oil pact, forming the basis of a multilateral agreement which other nations could sign.

Economics and finance
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan General Douglas MacArthur ordered the Japanese government to establish controls over prices and wages; he also prohibited the import or export of foreign exchange by the Japanese without Allied approval.

Business
E. P. Taylor incorporated Canada's largest holding company, Argus Corporation, a private investment company to handle his Canadian breweries and other holdings.

Labour
60,000 American Federation of Labor lumber workers struck for a minimum wage of $1.10 per hour, closing about 500 Pacific Northwest logging camps, sawmills, and woodworking plants.

60 years ago
1955

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock--Bill Haley and his Comets (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Rose Marie--Slim Whitman (10th week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Yellow Rose of Texas--Mitch Miller and his Orchestra (Best Seller--4th week at #1; Disc Jockey--4th week at #1); Ain't That a Shame--Pat Boone (Jukebox--2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Yellow Rose of Texas--Mitch Miller and his Orchestra (5th week at #1)
--Johnny Desmond
2 Ain't That a Shame--Pat Boone
--Fats Domino
3 Love is a Many-Splendored Thing--The Four Aces
4 Seventeen--Boyd Bennett and the Rockets
--The Fontane Sisters
--Rusty Draper
5 Maybellene--Chuck Berry
6 Autumn Leaves--Roger Williams
7 (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock--Bill Haley and his Comets
8 Moments to Remember--The Four Lads
9 Wake the Town and Tell the People--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
--Mindy Carson
10 Gum Drop--The Crew-Cuts

Singles entering the chart were Rockin' the Cha-Cha by Alan Dale (#40); My Boy--Flat Top by Boyd Bennett and the Rockets (#45); and An Occasional Man by Jeri Southern (#47).

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (2-3) 30 @ Ottawa (2-3) 19
Montreal (3-2) 13 @ Hamilton (3-2) 22

WIFU
Winnipeg (2-7) 7 @ Saskatchewan (5-4) 12
Edmonton (9-0) 15 @ Calgary (2-7) 0

Tom Dublinski completed touchdown passes to Bucky Curtis, Al Pfeifer, and Royal Copeland, and Corky Tharp and Jim Shirley rushed for TDs as the Argonauts defeated the Rough Riders at Lansdowne Park. Bob Simpson caught a pass for one Ottawa touchdown and returned an interception for another, while Don Pinhey also returned an interception for an Ottawa touchdown.

Nobby Wirkowski threw touchdown passes to Ron Howell and Frank McDonald, and Steve Oneschuk rushed for a TD, as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Alouettes before 15,396 fans at Civic Stadium. Chuck Hunsinger and Joey Pal scored the Montreal touchdowns.

Bobby Marlow and Ken Carpenter scored touchdowns for the Roughriders as they defeated the Blue Bombers before 10,857 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Gerry James scored the Winnipeg touchdown, while Buddy Leake converted and added a single.

Jackie Parker scored 2 touchdowns and Bob Dean kicked 2 field goals and a field goal as the Eskimos shut out the Stampeders before 12,000 fans at Mewata Stadium.

50 years ago
1965

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Help!--The Beatles (8th week at #1)
2 Eve of Destruction--Barry McGuire
3 Catch Us if You Can--The Dave Clark Five
4 You were on My Mind--We Five
5 I Got You Babe--Sonny and Cher
6 Yesterday/Act Naturally--The Beatles
7 (My Girl) Sloopy--Little Caesar and the Consuls
8 You've Got Your Troubles--The Fortunes
9 I'm Yours--Elvis Presley
10 It Ain't Me Babe--The Turtles
Pick hit of the week: Love and Kisses--Rick Nelson
New this week: Positively 4th Street--Bob Dylan
Round Every Corner--Petula Clark
If You Gotta Go, Go Now--Manfred Mann
Sea Cruise--The Hondells

At the movies
Marriage on the Rocks, directed by Jack Donohue, and starring Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, and Dean Martin, opened in theatres.



Diplomacy
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson said that a new treaty was underway to give the Panama Canal to Panama.

War
Bruce F. Macdonald of Canada was appointed to command the United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission.

Defense
The Royal Canadian Navy commissioned HMCS Ojibwa, the first of three Oberon class submarines.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (6-4) 14 @ Montreal (3-6) 8

Frank Rigney's 12-yard return of punt returner Larry Fairholm's fumble for a touchdown with 5:08 remaining in the game gave the Blue Bombers their win over the Alouettes before 19,600 fans at Molson Stadium.

40 years ago
1975

At the movies
Three Days of the Condor, directed by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway, opened in theatres.



Adventure
Dougal Haston and Doug Scott became the first Britons to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Hockey
Sam McMaster, general manager of the Young Nats Association in Toronto, said that the Nats were prepared to take the Ontario Minor Hockey Association to court if it refused to allow 14-year-old centre Wayne Gretzky of Brantford to play for their major bantam team.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (2-7-1) 32 @ Winnipeg (5-5) 34

Quarterback Chuck Ealey rushed 14 times for 146 yards and running back Steve Beaird rushed 24 times for 143 yards and 3 touchdowns to help the Blue Bombers defeat the Tiger-Cats before 21,397 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. The Blue Bombers rushed for 349 yards, but Mr. Ealey completed just 2 of 11 passes for 62 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown to Bob LaRose. Hamilton quarterback Jerry Keeling completed 13 of 22 passes for 194 yards and 2 touchdowns to Terry Evanshen. Hamilton linebacker Bob Krouse scored the game's final touchdown when he recovered a fumble by Winnipeg punter Bernie Ruoff in the Winnipeg end zone with 4:12 remaining in the game. Angelo Santucci led Hamilton rushers with 18 carries for 94 yards, while Charles Jessamy added 20 yards on 4 carries.

Baseball
Don Carrithers pitched a 9-hit complete game victory and singled in a run as the Montreal Expos defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 before 9,356 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal in the last Expos Baseball telecast of the season on CBC.

Skip Lockwood intentionally walked Andre Thornton to load the bases with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning and then walked Bill Madlock to drive in Rick Monday with the game's only run as the Chicago Cubs edged the New York Mets 1-0 before 2,113 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Rick Reuschel started on the mound for Chicago and allowed 5 hits in 10 innings before being relieved by Ken Crosby, who picked up his only major league win. New York starter Tom Seaver allowed just 3 hits in 10 innings before being relieved by Mr. Lockwood.

Gary Lavelle issued consecutive bases on balls to Darrell Evans and Dave May to drive in Dusty Baker with the winning run as the Atlanta Braves scored 2 unearned runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to defeat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 before 1,045 fans at Atlanta Stadium.

Steve Garvey batted 4 for 6 with 2 home runs, a double, 3 runs, and 6 runs batted in as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the San Diego Padres 14-0 before 9,262 fans at San Diego Stadium. Doug Rau pitched a 6-hitter and batted 2 for 5 with 2 runs and a run batted in.

30 years ago
1985

Baseball
Andre Dawson hit 3 home runs, including a pair of 3-run homers in a 12-run 5th inning as the Montreal Expos took a 15-2 lead and held on to defeat the Chicago Cubs 17-15 before 6,947 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Derek Botelho pitched the 6th and 7th innings for Chicago, allowing 1 hit and 2 bases on balls, but no runs, striking out 3 in his 19th and last major league game.

25 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Thunderstruck--AC/DC

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Tom's Diner--DNA featuring Suzanne Vega (3rd week at #1)

Space
The periodic Great White Spot was observed on Saturn.

Politics and government
Jean Chrétien, recently elected as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, announced his intention to run in a federal by-election in the New Brunswick riding of Beausejour, vacated by retiring MP Fernand Robichaud. Mr. Chrétien had represented the Quebec riding of St-Maurice from 1963-1986.

Economics and finance
The Supreme Soviet granted President Mikhail Gorbachev emergency economic powers, and agreed to accept a compromise plan for the economy at Mr. Gorbachev’s request, heading off a showdown with Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov. The details of the compromise were yet to be worked out.

Diplomacy
South African President F.W. de Klerk met with U.S. President George Bush in Washington, and was cordially received. Mr. Bush said that if South Africa continued its efforts to meet certain conditions set by the U.S. Congress, he would seek to modify or suspend sanctions imposed on South Africa by Congress.

20 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): You are Not Alone--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Wish You were Here--Rednex (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Wish You were Here--Rednex (11th week at #1)

Golf
Philip Walton of Ireland defeated Jay Haas of the United States in the deciding match as Europe won 7 of the last 10 singles matches to rally from a 10-7 deficit and defeated Lanny Wadkins' highly-favoured United States team for the Ryder Cup at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. It was Europe's second victory on American soil in the 62-year history of the competition.

Football
CFL
Birmingham (7-6) 19 @ Memphis (7-7) 28
Calgary (12-1) 43 @ Winnipeg (4-10) 39

Damon Allen passed to Shawn Collins for a touchdown and handed off to Gary Anderson for another as the Mad Dogs defeated the Barracudas before 13,797 fans at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in the only game between the teams. Matt Dunigan passed 18 yards to Delius Morris for the only Birmingham touchdown. Nick Mystrom kicked 4 field goals for Memphis, and Luis Zendejas kicked 4 FGs for Birmingham. It was the final game for Memphis defensive back Junior Robinson; he was killed in a car accident six days later.

Tony Stewart's 8-yard touchdown rush with 3:36 remaining in regulation time completed the Stampeders' comeback from a 32-22 3rd-quarter deficit to defeat the Blue Bombers before 24,598 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Calgary quarterback Jeff Garcia threw touchdown passes to Shawn Daniels and Allen Pitts, and rushed for 2 TDs of his own. Winnipeg quarterback Reggie Slack threw 2 touchdown passes each to Gerald Wilcox and Milt Stegall.

10 years ago
2005

Died on this date
Tommy Bond, 79. U.S. actor. Mr. Bond appeared in Our Gang comedy films and portrayed Jimmy Olsen in the films Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950).

Disasters
Hurricane Rita made landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (11-1) 20 @ Edmonton (8-5) 37

Tony Tompkins returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown with 8:20 remaining in regulation time to break a 20-20 tie as the Eskimos ended the Lions' winning streak before 48,048 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. Mr. Tompkins' TD came 25 seconds after the Lions had tied the game on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Dave Dickenson to Jason Gavadza, converted by Duncan O'Mahony. Ron McClendon rushed for 2 Edmonton touchdowns, with the second covering 15 yards with 1:07 remaining in the game.