September 21, 2016

150 years ago
1866

Born on this date
H.G. Wells. U.K. author. Herbert George Wells was best known for science fiction novels such as The Time Machine (1895); The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896); The Invisible Man (1897); and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was a socialist and a believer in Darwinian evolution who expressed his views not only in his fiction but in such non-fiction works as The Outline of History (1920). Mr. Wells died on August 13, 1946 at the age of 79.

120 years ago
1896

War
British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener took Dongola in Sudan.

75 years ago
1941

War
The German command announced that German forces had broken through from Berislav to the Sea of Azov, isolating Crimea.

World events
Reports from Stockholm stated that German authorities had extended martial law to all of Norway.

Politics and government
13 Liberal members of the Colombian Senate, together with the minority Conservatives, resigned in protest against the Liberal Party's choice of former President Alfonso Lopez-Pumareio as its presidential candidate for the 1942 elections.

Golf
Sam Snead won the $7,000 Hurst invitational tournament in Philadelphia with an 8-under-par score of 272.

Football
NFL
Cleveland (2-1) 7 @ Green Bay (2-0) 24
Philadelphia (1-1) 10 @ Pittsburgh (0-2) 7)
Detroit (0-2) 7 @ Brooklyn (1-0) 14

Baseball
The Homestead (Pennsylvania) Grays swept a doubleheader from the New York Cuban Stars 20-0 and 5-0 at Yankee Stadium in New York to win the Negro National League championship.

70 years ago
1946

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): To Each his Own--The Ink Spots (Best Seller--1st week at #1); To Each his Own--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra with Eddy Howard and Trio (Airplay--8th week at #1); Five Minutes More--Frank Sinatra (Juke Box--1st week at #1); To Each his Own (Honor Roll of Hits--6th week at #1)

Politics and government
The French Constituent Assembly passed the new constitution on its first reading.

The provisional Bolivian government removed all Supreme Court justices for "collaboration" with the recently-ousted regime of President Gualberto Villaroel.

Scandal
A U.S. Senate Military Affairs subcommittee charged that favouritism and "lax, incompetent practices" were prevalent in the War Assets Administration.

Business
A U.S. federal court in Danville, Illinois convicted 16 officers of the A&P grocery store chain for conspiring to restrain trade and to "monopolize a substantial part of [food] products in interstate commerce."

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (2-1) 12 @ Toronto (2-0-1) 13
Montreal (1-1-1) 24 @ Hamilton (0-3) 1

WIFU
Saskatchewan (0-4) 7 @ Calgary (4-1) 19

ORFU
Sarnia (2-1) 18 @ Ottawa (0-3) 6
Hamilton (2-1) 14 @ Windsor (1-1) 7

ORFU-Intercollegiate
Exhibition
Toronto Indians 7 @ University of Toronto 8

Canadian university
Exhibition
Queen's 23 Guelph 1

Wilf Tremblay scored a touchdown for the Rough Riders in the last minute, but Ace Powell's convert was blocked, allowing the Argonauts to escape with the win before a capacity crowd of 10,000 at Oakwood Stadium.

60 years ago
1956

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Lay Down Your Arms--Anne Shelton

Died on this date
Rigoberto Lopez Perez. Nicaraguan criminal. Mr. Lopez Perez shot and seriously wounded Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza, and was in turn shot to death by Mr. Somoza's aide, Colonel Camilo Gonzalez. Mr. Somoza survived and continued in office.

Music
Pittsburgh city officials barred Elvis Presley from Syria Mosque (except for one previously scheduled show) because of damage done to the auditorium by teenage audiences.

Diplomacy
The second London conference on the Suez Canal ended without agreement on international operation of the canal. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, in a letter to U.K. Foreign Secretary and London conference chairman Selwyn Lloyd, said that he would confer with U.S. Treasury officials and "owners of American flag vessels" to ensure U.S. cooperation with "operating practices" of the Suez Canal Users' Associaton.

Defense
Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent announced plans to sell 24 F-86 Sabrejets to Israel.

Business
Sperry Rand Corporation dropped its $90-million antitrust suit against International Business Machines after the two firms agreed to stop patent infringement charges and exchange licenses for electronic data processing and punch card accounting machinery.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Kitchener-Waterloo (4-1) 29 @ London (2-4) 7

Billy Graham scored 2 touchdowns and 3 converts to lead the Dutchmen over the Lords at Labatt Park. Andy Gilmour scored the other K-W touchdown, while Bob Celeri added a convert and a single. Don Creighton scored the London touchdown.

50 years ago
1966

Died on this date
Paul Reynaud, 87. Prime Minister of France, 1940. Mr. Reynaud, a member of the Democratic Republican Alliance, held various cabinet posts before serving as Prime Minister from March 21-June 16, 1940, during which time France was defeated and occupied by German Nazi forces. Mr. Reynaud resigned as Prime Minister after refusing to support an armistice with Germany; he was imprisoned in Germany and Austria from 1942-1945, but returned to France in 1946 and continued to be active in politics until 1962.

Boxing
Joe Frazier (12-0) won a 10-round split decision over Oscar Bonavena (21-3) in a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. "Smokin' Joe" was knocked down twice in the 2nd round.



Football
CFL
Toronto (1-7) 9 @ Winnipeg (5-4) 43

Kenny Ploen threw 3 touchdown passes to Ken Nielsen and rushed for a TD of his own as the Blue Bombers routed the Argonauts before 17,112 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Ed Ulmer added 2 Winnipeg touchdowns, one on a 53-yard interception return. Norm Winton converted all 6 Winnipeg TDs and added a single. Bobby Taylor scored the Toronto touchdown.

40 years ago
1976

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Dancing Queen--ABBA (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Orlando Letelier, 44. Chilean politician and diplomat. Mr. Letelier, a member of the Chilean Socilaist Party, Ambassador to the United States (1971-1973), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Defense (1973) in the cabinet of President Salvador Allende, died along with his American co-worker Ronni Moffitt, 25, in a car bomb explosion in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Moffitt's husband Michael survived the explosion. Mr. Letlier was a critic of Chile's current military junta; Chilean emigres blamed Chile's National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) for the assassination.

Diplomacy
The Seychelles joined the United Nations.

30 years ago
1986

Football
CFL
Calgary (6-6) 15 @ Hamilton (5-6-1) 20

The Hamilton defense intercepted 3 of Calgary quarterback Rick Johnson's passes in the 4th quarter as the Tiger-Cats held on to defeat the Stampeders before 15,105 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. It was the final game of the 3-year CFL career of Calgary receiver Tag Rome.

Baseball
Jimmy Jones (1-0), in his major league debut, gave up just 1 hit--a 3rd-inning triple by opposing pitcher Bob Knepper (16-12)--as the San Diego Padres blanked the Houston Astros 5-0 before 23,385 fans at the Astrodome. Mr. Jones also singled and scored in his first major league plate appearance. John Kruk hit 4 singles in 5 at bats for the Padres.

Marvin Freeman (1-0) earned his first major league win as he pitched the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-1 win over the New York Mets before 42,631 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. He also became a father that day with the birth of his daughter Paris.

Roger Clemens (24-4) allowed 7 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Jimmy Key (13-11) as the Boston Red Sox edged the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 before 44,197 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Mr. Key allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in 8.1 innings. The Boston scoring came on solo home runs by Dave Sax, Rich Gedman, and Dwight Evans.

Charlie Moore reached first base on catcher's interference and eventually scored on an error by first baseman Eddie Murray in the top of the 11th inning, breaking a 4-4 tie and giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 23,039 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Dale Sveum had led off the inning with a base on balls, and Baltimore manager Earl Weaver was ejected by home plate umpire Al Clark for arguing that Rich Bordi was attempting a pitchout, and that Mr. Moore had thrown his bat at the ball and made contact with the glove of catcher Rick Dempsey, who was charged with an error for the interference. For Mr. Weaver, it was the 94th and last ejection of his 17-year career as manager of the Orioles.

25 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Asi Me Gusta--Chimo Bayo

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): La Zoubida--Lagaf' (9th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (11th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (6th week at #1)
2 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
3 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
4 Gett Off--Prince and the New Power Generation
5 Always There--Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
6 Lekker Op De Trekker/'n Boerinnen-Wervingslied--Mannenkoor Karrespoor
7 Crucified--Army of Lovers
8 Now that We Found Love--Heavy D and the Boyz
9 It Happened 25 Years Ago--BZN
10 Winter in July--Bomb the Bass

Singles entering the chart were Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses (#21); Set Adrift on My Memory Bliss by PM Dawn (#25); James Brown is Dead by L.A. Style (#31); and Whistle Song by Frankie Knuckles (#32).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
2 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
3 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
4 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
5 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
6 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
7 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
8 Too Many Walls--Cathy Dennis
9 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
10 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)


Singles entering the chart were Primal Scream by Motley Crue (#71); Set the Night to Music by Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest (#73); Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses (#76); It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Boyz II Men (#77); Rush by Big Audio (#90); All About You by Pretty in Pink (#97); and Good Time by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (#98).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul (2nd week at #1)
2 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
3 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
4 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
5 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
6 Crazy--Seal
7 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
8 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
9 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
10 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)

Singles entering the chart were Set the Night to Music by Roberta Flack with Maxi Priest (#68); Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses (#73); Lies by EMF (#75); Something Got Me Started by Simply Red (#77); Let's Talk About Sex by Salt-N-Pepa (#84); The Devil Came Up to Michigan by K.M.C. Kru (#86); and Ballad of Youth by Richie Sambora (#88).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)
2 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
3 Hole Hearted--Extreme
4 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
5 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
6 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
7 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
8 I am Here--The Grapes of Wrath
9 It Hit Me Like a Hammer--Huey Lewis and the News
10 The Real Love--Bob Seger

Singles entering the chart were Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway) (#75); Rose Colored Logic by Animal Logic (#89); Now that We Found Love by Heavy D & the Boyz (#94); No Woman No Cry by Seal (#96); Future Love Paradise by Londonbeat (#97); Dollar in My Pocket (Pretty Things) by Big House (#98); and The Truth by Tami Show (#99).

Asiatica
Armenia was granted independence from the U.S.S.R.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (7-5) 28 @ Toronto (8-4) 47

David Williams, who had been traded by the Eskimos to the Argonauts three days earlier for a 1992 draft choice, caught 2 touchdown passes against his former team as the Argonauts handily won before 34,895 fans at SkyDome. Toronto quarterback Rickey Foggie also completed touchdown passes to Rocket Ismail, Paul Masotti, and Darrell K. Smith. Blake Marshall scored 2 touchdowns for the Eskimos. It was the final game in an Edmonton uniform for kicker and punter Jerry Kauric, who had played with them from 1987-1989 and was in his second game back with the team after being released by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.



Saskatchewan (4-8) 49 @ British Columbia (7-5) 47

Kent Austin completed 35 of 54 passes for 451 yards and 6 touchdowns--3 to Jeff Fairholm--as the Roughriders outlasted the Lions before 41,192 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Ray Elgaard caught 2 of Mr. Austin's TD passes, and Don Narcisse caught another. B.C. quarterback Doug Flutie passed for 406 yards and 3 touchdowns--1 to his brother Darren--and rushed for another touchdown, but also threw 4 interceptions. Jon Volpe rushed for 2 B.C. touchdowns.



20 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Macarena--Los Del Rio (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Killing Me Softly--Regina

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Wannabe--Spice Girls

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (7th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Banger hart--Rob de Nijs

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Ready or Not--The Fugees

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis (3rd week at #1)
2 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)--Los Del Rio
3 Loungin--LL Cool J
4 Change the World--Eric Clapton
5 Twisted--Keith Sweat
6 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
7 Only You--112
8 Where Do You Go--No Mercy
9 C'mon n' Ride It (The Train)--Quad City DJ’s
10 If Your Girl Only Knew--Aaliyah

Singles entering the chart were Ready to Go by Republica (#69); Movin' On by Ce Ce Peniston (#78); and Birmingham by Amanda Marshall (#86).

Society
The Defense of Marriage Act passed the United States Congress (a vote of 342-67 in the House of Representatives and a vote of 85-14 in the Senate). The law prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.

Abominations
The board of Virginia Military Institute voted to admit women.

Football
CFL
Calgary (9-4) 22 @ Toronto (11-2) 23

Jimmy Cunningham returned a punt 93 yards for a touchdown and amassed 249 all-purpose yards to help the Argonauts edge the Stampeders before 27,209 fans at SkyDome.



Saskatchewan (3-10) 10 @ British Columbia (4-9) 22

Virgil Robertson intercepted a Heath Rylance pass and returned it for a touchdown in the 4th quarter to clinch the Lions' victory over the Roughriders before 21,221 fans at B.C. Place in Vancouver.
CIAU
Alberta (2-1) 41 @ Manitoba 14

Sean Zaychkowsky threw 2 touchdown passes to Manuel DeSousa and another to Jason Whaley, Simon Baffoe rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and Jason Hutchins returned a punt 85 yards for another TD to help the Golden Bears defeat the Bisons at University Stadium in Winnipeg.

10 years ago
2006

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made his first address to the United Nations General Assembly; he appealed for more aid to Afghanistan, saying the future of the United Nations depended on success there.