September 27, 2017

240 years ago
1777

War
Lancaster, Pennsylvania became the capital of the United States for one day, after the Second Continental Congress evacuated Philadelphia to avoid invading British forces.

150 years ago
1867

Disasters
The Philadelphia steamship Tioga burned at sea, but passengers and crew were saved.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Louis Auchincloss. U.S. author. Mr. Auchincloss wrote more than 60 books, many of them novels about "old money" families in New York and New England. His novels included The House of Five Talents (1960); Portrait in Brownstone (1962); and East Side Story (2004). Mr. Auchincloss died of complications from a stroke on January 26, 2010 at the age of 92.

Died on this date
Edgar Degas, 83. French painter and sculptor. Mr. Degas was mainly known for his paintings and scultures of dancers. He was one of the founders of Impressionism, although he preferred to be called a realist.

75 years ago
1942

On the radio
Stage, on CBC
Tonight's episode: Nazi Eyes on Canada

This was the second of six episodes.

Died on this date
Charlie Jaeger, 67. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Jaeger played with the Detroit Tigers in 1904, compiling a record of 3-3 with an earned run average of 2.57 in 13 games. He played at least 8 seasons in the minor leagues from 1904-1914, compiling a record of 56-64.

Douglas Albert Munro, 22. Canadian-born U.S. sailor. Signalman First Class Munro, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia who moved with his family to Vancouver, Washington as a toddler, was fatally wounded, two weeks before his 23rd birthday, while evacuating men during the September Matanikau action on Guadalcanal. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and remains the only member of the United States Coast Guard to receive the award.

Married on this date
Actor Hume Cronyn, a native of London, Ontario, married actress Jessica Tandy, a native of London, England.

War
German forces launched nine new assaults against Stalingrad, employing hundreds of dive bombers, and advancing through Russian minefields. In the last day of the September Matanikau action on Guadalcanal, United States Marine Corps troops barely escaped after being surrounded by Japanese forces near the Matanikau River.

Diplomacy
Nelson Rockefeller, U.S. coordinator of commercial and cultural relations with the Americas, arrived in Miami after a four-week tour of Central and South America, where he discussed with Latin American officials the possibility of aid to Spain.

Baseball
Ernie White and Johnny Beazley were the respective winning pitchers as the St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 9-2 and 4-1 before 31,062 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis to clinch the National League pennant for the first time since 1934.

Dixie Walker had 3 singles and 2 runs batted in to led the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Lloyd Waner had 3 singles, a run, and a run batted in for the Phillies.

Pinch hitter Pete Coscarart singled and eventually scored on a single by Jimmy Wasdell with 1 out in the top of the 12th inning to break a 7-7 tie as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 in the first game of a doubleheader before 2,070 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Pirates scored 5 runs in the 3rd as they won the second game 7-4 to complete the sweep.

Tex Hughson pitched an 11-hit complete game, allowing 5 earned runs, while driving in 2 runs with an outfield fly and a single to improve his 1942 record to 22-6 as the Boston Red Sox withstood a 2-run 9th-inning rally to defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 before 20,000 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. The teams combined for 24 hits, but the game was played in 1 hour 32 minutes.

Jim Bagby pitched a 6-hit shutout to improve his 1942 record to 17-9 and the Detroit Tigers made 5 errors as the Cleveland Indians blanked the Tigers 8-0 before 2,000 fans at League Park in Cleveland. Charlie Gehringer came to bat as a pinch hitter and flied out to right field for the final out in the 2,323rd and last game of his 19-year major league career.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Near You--Francis Craig and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

Space
Harvard University Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts announced the discovery by astronomer M.J. Bester of the comet Eridanus.

Diplomacy
Yugoslavian President Marshal Josip Broz Tito invited seven prominent Americans, including former State Secretary James Byrnes and author John Gunther, to visit Yugoslavia and "see for themselves" that the country was not menacing Greece.

Colombia ceded to Ecuador the 772-square-mile San Miguel Triangle, which the two countries had disputed for 25 years.

Politics and government
Former Nicaraguan President and Conservative Party leader Emiliano Chamorro was exiled to El Salvador on subversion charges.

Labour
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board ruled that employers could not use their new right to demand bargaining elections under the Taft-Hatley Act if the unions involved had not filed affidavits attesting that their leaders were not Communists.

Horse racing
Armed defeated Assault in a $100,000 match race at Belmont Park, New York.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (1-3) 7 @ Hamilton (1-3) 11
Ottawa (4-1) 0 @ Toronto (3-2) 8

WIFU
Calgary (1-2) 7 @ Saskatchewan (1-2) 12

ORFU
Sarnia (0-4) 15 @ Ottawa (1-2-1) 20
Toronto Indians (2-2-1) 7 @ Windsor (2-3) 12

Gabe Patterson made a 62-yard rush in the 3rd quarter and caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Stan Stasica later in the quarter to lead the Roughriders over the Stampeders before 4,000 fans at Taylor Field in Regina in a game postponed from a week earlier because of heavy rain. Mr. Noel scored the other Saskatchewan touchdown on a 26-yard pass from Mr. Stasica in the 2nd quarter; Mr. Patterson converted both. Darrelll Wardien scored a touchdown and convert for the Stampeders.

Canadian university
Pre-season
Toronto 65 @ Saskatchewan 0

The Varsity Blues scored 11 touchdowns in their rout of the Huskies before 4,500 fans at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Bambino--Dalida (26th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Diana--Paul Anka (5th week at #1)

Diplomacy
King Saud of Saudi Arabia completed three days of talks in Damascus with Syrian leaders by declaring publicly that he deplored "every aggression on Syria and on any other Arab country from whatever source it comes."

Defense
The United States and five Baghdad Pact members agreed to expand the pact's program to counter U.S.S.R. penetration of the Middle East.

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat was proclaimed supreme commander of Thailand's armed forces, relinquishing his post as Bangkok military governor.

Politics and government
The Haitian military junta led by General Antonio Kebreau declared a state of siege to combat political unrest following the disputed September 22 presidential election.

Law
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover accused Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus of "disseminating falsehoods" in claiming that the FBI had held teenage girls incommunicado in Little Rock.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (4th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Don't Sleep in the Subway--Petula Clark
2 Up-Up and Away--The 5th Dimension
3 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
4 All You Need is Love/Baby, You're a Rich Man--The Beatles
5 I Dig Rock and Roll Music--Peter, Paul and Mary
6 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie
7 The Day I Met Marie--Cliff Richard
8 The Monkees Vol. 1 (EP): (Theme from) The Monkees--The Monkees
9 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry
10 In the Chapel in the Moonlight--Dean Martin

Singles entering the chart were The Last Waltz by Engelbert Humperdinck (#33); Itchycoo Park by Small Faces (#34); Living in a Child's Dream by Masters Apprentices (#36); Twelve Thirty by the Mamas and the Papas (#37); and There is a Mountain by Donovan (#39).

Space
Pacific 2 was launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida by Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) as a radio relay station over the central Pacific Ocean.

Economics and finance
The Bank of Canada raised its lending rate from 4 1/2% to 5%.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (3-7) 1 @ British Columbia (2-6-1) 17

Bernie Faloney completed a touchdown pass to Leroy Sledge and Craig Murray returned an interception 51 yards for another TD as the Lions beat the Blue Bombers before 25,142 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

40 years ago
1977

On television tonight
Family, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The First Time

The René Simard Show, on CBC

This was the first broadcast of the variety program, which was the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's failed attempt to promote the Quebec teen idol as a national star.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): La Bamba--Los Lobos (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Boys (Summertime Love)--Sabrina (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Joe le taxi--Vanessa Paradis (9th week at #1)

Track and field
Jacqueline Gareau won the Montréal Marathon; André Viger finished second.

Football
CFL
Calgary (6-7) 33 @ Hamilton (6-6) 17
British Columbia (8-4) 20 @ Saskatchewan (3-8-1) 35

Rick Worman completed touchdown passes of 23 and 85 yards to Larry Willis and rushed for a touchdown of his own to lead the Stampeders over the Tiger-Cats before 14,189 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The only Hamilton touchdown was scored by quarterback Tom Porras on a 4-yard rush with 46 seconds remaining in the game. Mr. Porras then threw to Jacques Chapdelaine for a 2-point convert. Mr. Willis caught 4 passes for 166 yards, while Tony Champion of the Tiger-Cats caught 6 for 134. Hamilton’s Johnnie Jones led all rushers with 101 yards on 10 carries.



Dave Ridgway kicked 5 field goals and 2 converts as the Roughriders beat the Lions before 24,682 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Walter Bender rushed 23 times for 79 yards and scored the first Saskatchewan touchdown. Safety Glen Suitor scored the Roughriders’ other touchdown on a 34-yard interception return. Jim Sandusky scored both B.C. touchdowns, on a 75-yard pass from starting quarterback Roy Dewalt in the 2nd quarter, and a 22-yard pass from backup quarterback Greg Vavra with 26 seconds remaining in the game. Saskatchewan quarterback Jeff Bentrim completed just 8 of 21 passes for 99 yards. Messrs. Dewalt and Vavra completed just 17 of 40, but for 375 yards.

Baseball
Kirk Gibson hit a home run in the top of the 9th inning off Tom Henke to tie the game 2-2 and then drove in Jim Walewander with a bloop single off Jeff Musselman in the top of the 13th inning as the Detroit Tigers avoided a series sweep and edged the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 before 46,346 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto to stay with 2 1/2 games of the American League East Division leaders. The Blue Jays had a 96-60 record after the loss, while the Tigers were 93-62. Alexix Infante made his major league debut with the Blue Jays as a pinch runner for Ernie Whitt with 2 out in the bottom of the 13th, but was erased on a force play to end the game.

The San Francisco Giants clinched a tie for the National League West Division pennant with a 15-6 win over the Atlanta Braves before 26,019 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. 48-year-old Phil Niekro, who had pitched with the Braves from 1964-1983 before moving on to the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and most recently, the Toronto Blue Jays, started on the mound for Atlanta in a farewell appearance. He pitched 3 scoreless innings as the Braves built a 5-0 lead, but faced 5 batters in the 4th, all of whom scored. Mr. Niekro left with no decision in the 866th and last game of his 24-year major league career. Candy Maldonado, who entered the game immediately after the departure of Mr. Niekro, hit a grand slam off relief pitcher Chuck Cary (0-1) and drove in 6 runs for the Giants, while Juan Uribe made 4 hits and scored 4 runs.



25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Raumschiff Edelweiss--Edelweiss (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (14th week at #1)

Died on this date
Hugh Keenleyside, 94. Canadian diplomat and politician. Mr. Keenleyside was Canada's ambassador to Mexico from 1944 to 1947 and Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 1947-1950.

Hal Smith, 90. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Smith played with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1932-1935, compiling a record of 12-11 with an earned run average of 3.77 in 51 games. He played 8 seasons in the minor leagues from 1926-1936, compiling a record of 97-73 in 265 games.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (3-9) 23 @ Ottawa (7-5) 27
Calgary (8-4) 16 @ Winnipeg (6-6) 17

Quarterback Scott Campbell rushed 1 yard for a touchdown with 3:56 remaining in regulation time and Terry Baker kicked a 14-yard field goal with 17 seconds remaining as the Rough Riders edged the Lions before 24,938 fans at Lansdowne Park. Mr. Campbell’s touchdown was set up by a 37-yard interception return by Charles Gordon, one of 10 turnovers that the teams combined to produce. B.C. quarterback Danny Barrett rushed 2 yards for the Lions’ first touchdown in the 1st quarter, while defensive tackle Lee Johnson returned a fumble 18 yards for the other B.C. touchdown in the 2nd quarter. James Ellingson scored the first Ottawa touchdown on a 13-yard pass from Tom Burgess in the 1st quarter, and Darren Joseph rushed 9 yards for a Rough Rider TD in the 2nd quarter.

Troy Westwood kicked 2 field goals and a single with a 40-mile per hour wind behind him in the 4th quarter to give the Blue Bombers their win over the Stampeders before 24,694 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. The winning point was a single on a missed 33-yard field goal attempt with 3:50 remaining in regulation time. Mr. Westwood finished with 4 field goals and 2 singles. The game’s only touchdown was scored in the 1st quarter by the Stampeders on a 20-yard pass from Doug Flutie to Andy McVey. Mr. Flutie completed just 16 of 40 passes for 223 yards. The Blue Bombers outrushed the Stampeders 243 yards to 70, led by Michael Richardson’s 193 yards on 27 carries.



Baseball
Jack Morris allowed 3 hits and no runs in 6 innings to earn his 20th win of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays routed the New York Yankees 12-2 before 21,413 fans at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays scored 9 runs in the first 3 innings. Joe Carter led the Toronto attack by batting 4 for 5 with a triple, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in. Gerald Williams broke up the shutout with a 2-run home run in the 9th inning.

The Boston Red Sox scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning as they beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 before 45,597 fans at Oriole Park. Wade Boggs led the Boston attack, batting 4 for 5 with a double and 3 runs. Joe Hesketh allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 8 innings to improve his 1992 record to 7-9, while Rick Sutcliffe allowed 8 hits and 5 runs--4 earned--in 2 1/3 innings to fall to 16-15. He was relieved by Pat Clements, who allowed 3 hits and 1 unearned run in 3 1/3 innings, walking 2 batters and striking out 1, in the 288th and last game of his 8-year major league career. Mike Flanagan pitched the final 2 innings for the Orioles, allowing 2 hits and no runs, striking out 1 batter and walking none, in the 529th and last game of his 18-year major league career. Rick Dempsey caught the last 2 innings for Baltimore, batting 0 for 1 and making 1 putout in the 1,766th and last game of his 24-year major league career.

Rob Deer drove in 4 runs with a home run and a double, and Mickey Tettleton added a 3-run homer as the Detroit Tigers hammered the Cleveland Indians 13-3 before 14,330 fans at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers scored 3 runs in the 1st inning and 5 in the 3rd.

Frank Thomas singled home Joey Cora with none out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 win over the California Angels before 30,865 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

John Smiley pitched a 5-hitter to improve his 1992 record to 15-9 as the Minnesota Twins shut out the Kansas City Royals 4-0 before 22,388 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Shane Mack's 2-run home run off Chris Haney in the bottom of the 1st inning provided all the necessary scoring.

Randy Johnson of the Seattle Mariners tied Ron Guidry's American League record for strikeouts by lefthanded pitchers in a 9-inning game when he struck out 18 in 8 innings in a 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers before 27,538 fans at Arlington Stadium. Nolan Ryan, who struck out 19 batters in a 9-inning game on August 12, 1974, started on the mound for Texas and struck out 5 in 7 innings. Neither starting pitcher got the decision. David Hulse led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a single, advanced to third base as a result of 2 errors, and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Palmeiro.

Gary Carter doubled home Larry Walker with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th inning for the only run as the Montreal Expos edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 before 41,802 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Tim Laker then ran for Mr. Carter, who was playing the 2,296th and last game of his 18-year major league career.

Pinch hitter Jim Lindeman singled home Braulio Castillo with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 5-5 tie as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 to gain a split of their twi-night doubleheader before 20,274 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Rheal Cormier pitched a 4-hitter to improve his 1992 record to 9-10 and the Cardinals scored 4 runs in the 2nd as they won the first game 8-1.

Terry Pendleton singled and scored on a double by Brian Hunter with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to tie the score 1-1, and then singled home Otis Nixon with 2 out in the top of the 10th with the winning run as the Atlanta Braves edged the San Diego Padres 2-1 before 16,884 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John

#1 single in France (SNEP): Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Honey--Mariah Carey (3rd week at #1)

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Dale Houston, 67. U.S. singer. Mr. Houston and Grace Broussard recorded as Dale and Grace, and the pair were known for the hit singles I'm Leaving it Up to You (#1, Billboard Hot 100, 1963) and Stop and Think it Over (#8, 1964). Mr. Houston died of heart failure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Houston

Space
The United States launched the Dawn probe, with the mission of studying Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.