September 28, 2017

475 years ago
1542

Exploration
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo of Portugal, sailing under the flag of Spain, arrived at what is now known as San Diego Bay.

260 years ago
1757

Died on this date
Andrea Zani, 60. Italian musician and composer. Mr. Zani was a violinist who wrote works for several instruments, most notably the violin.

230 years ago
1787

Politics and government
The Congress of the Confederation voted to send the newly-written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.

160 years ago
1857

Transportation
The Great Western Railway opened from Galt to Guelph, Canada West.

150 years ago
1867

Born on this date
Hiranuma Kiichirō. Prime Minister of Japan, 1939. Mr. Kiichirō, an independent, was chief of the Supreme Court in 1921, Minister of Justice from 1923-1924, and Prime Minister from January 5-August 30, 1939. He supported an anti-Soviet foreign policy, but feared a war against the Allies. Mr. Kiichirō's government resigned after the Nazi-Soviet Pact; Mr. Kiichirō served as Home Secretary in 1940-1941, and defended state Shintoism. He was an unofficial adviser to Emperor Hirohito during World War II, and was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes. Mr. Kiichirō died on August 22, 1952 at the age of 84, shortly after being paroled.

Torontonia
Toronto became the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of the province's predecessors since 1796.

125 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Elmer Rice. U.S. playwright. Mr. Rice, born Elmer Reizenstein, was best known for The Adding Machine (1923); Street Scene (1929); and Counsellor-at-Law (1931). Mr. Rice died on May 8, 1967 at the age of 74.

Politics and government
New Brunswick abolished its Legislative Council, or upper house.

100 years ago
1917

Law
Ethel Maclachlan of Regina became the first woman to serve as a Juvenile Court judge and Justice of the Peace in Canada.

75 years ago
1942

Theatre
The two-act revue-vaudeville-burlesque show Wine, Women and Song opened at the Ambassador Theatre on Bradway in New York, with a cast that included Herbie Faye and Pinky Lee. It ran for 150 performances through December 3, 1942, when it was banned by Judge Owen Bohan after a jury found the performance to be indecent.

War
German forces attacked Russian shipping on the Volga River, inflicting many casualties. U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine fliers claimed to have shot down 42 Japanese planes and to have damaged two cruisers, a seaplane tender, and a large transport during the past four days of fighting in the Solomon Islands. In two days of air assaults, U.S. Army bombers reportedly sank a Japanese transport and submarine at Kiska and Attu in the Aleutians, while Royal Canadian Air Force planes made their first attacks on Japanese forces on Kiska Island.

Politics and government
U.S. Senator George Norris (Independent--Nebraska) accepted the nomination to run for re-election after 16,000 Nebraskans signed petitions urging him to run.

Hockey
NHL
The Brooklyn Americans suspended operations for the duration of World War II, reducing the NHL to a six-team league. The team had entered the National Hockey League in 1925 as the New York Americans after the Hamilton Tigers were expelled, and picked up most of the Tigers' players. They played as the Brooklyn Americans in the 1941-42 season, finishing 7th and last with a record of 16-29-3. The franchise wasn't formally cancelled by the league until 1946.

70 years ago
1947

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Dog Who Changed His Mind

This was the first episode starring Messrs. Stanley and Shirley

Politics and government
The Romanian Communist and Socialist Democratic Parties announced plans to merge into a United Workers Party.

Football
IRFU
Hamilton (1-4) 9 @ Montreal (2-3) 20

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Love Letters in the Sand--Pat Boone (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Banana Boat Song--Harry Belafonte (12th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Diana--Paul Anka (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Tammy--Debbie Reynolds (7th week at #1)
2 Diana--Paul Anka
3 That'll Be the Day--The Crickets
4 Honeycomb--Jimmie Rodgers
5 Chances Are--Johnny Mathis
6 Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On--Jerry Lee Lewis
7 Fascination--Jane Morgan
8 Rainbow--Russ Hamilton
9 Mr. Lee--The Bobettes
10 In the Middle of an Island--Tony Bennett

Singles entering the chart were Keep a Knockin' by Little Richard (#40); Mister Fire Eyes by Bonnie Guitar (#44); Moonlight Swim, with versions by Nick Noble; and Tony Perkins (#53); The Mystery of You by the Platters (#56); and Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson (#57). Keep a Knockin' was from the movie Mister Rock and Roll (1957).

On television tonight
The Gisele MacKenzie Show, on NBC
Tonight's guest star: Art Linkletter

This was the first broadcast of the variety program starring the Winnipeg native and former regular cast member of Your Hit Parade (1953-1957).

Law
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower accused Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus of encouraging mobs to flout federal court orders to integrate public schools in Little Rock.

Economics and finance
At a meeting of Commonwealth finance ministers in Ottawa, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft proposed that Britain and Canada from a free trade zone to link ther sterling and dollar blocs.

Labour
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Labor-Management Activities added 34 more accusations to its 48-count indictment published against Teamsters union Vice President Jimmy Hoffa and other Teamsters leaders.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (0-7) 21 @ Ottawa (5-2) 40
Montreal (5-2) 14 @ Hamilton (4-3) 8

WIFU
Saskatchewan (2-7) 12 @ Edmonton (8-1) 37

ORFU
Toronto (0-7) 0 @ Sarnia (4-1-1) 40
Kitchener-Waterloo (4-1) 29 @ London (3-2-1) 23

Johnny Bright rushed 18 times for 120 yards and a touchdown and Ken Hall added 66 yards on 6 carries to help the Eskimos defeat the Roughriders at Clarke Stadium. Jackie Parker led the Edmonton scoring with 2 touchdowns and a single, while Normie Kwong scored 2 TDs, and Joe Mobra kicked 5 converts and a single.

Frank MacDonald and Harry Mackey each scored 2 touchdowns, with Dick Dixon and Jim Waddell each scoring a TD, as the Golden Bears shut out Balmy Beach at Norm Perry Park. Gene Lekenta added 4 converts.

Royal Bailey scored 2 touchdowns and Mike Norcia scored a touchdown, convert, field goal, and single to help the Dutchmen defeat the Lords at Labatt Park. Don Loucks scored the other K-W touchdown. Don Wright led the Lords with a touchdown, 3 converts, and a single. Dave Doane and Mr. Elook scored the other London touchdowns.

Baseball
Randy Jackson's 3-run home run was the big blow of a 5-run 3rd inning as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 before 5,797 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Ed Roebuck, the second of three Brooklyn pitchers, allowed 1 run--earned--in 4 innings to get the win, improving his 1957 record to 8-2. Rene Valdes started on the mound for the Dodgers and allowed 6 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 4 2/3 innings and batted 0 for 2 with a run in the 5th and last game of his major league career. Rod Miller, 17, struck out as a pinch hitter for the Dodgers in the 9th inning; it was his only major league appearance. Don Landrum made his major league debut with the Phillies, playing the entire game in center field, batting 1 for 4 with a double, a base on balls and a run, and making 2 putouts. Marv Blaylock came to bat as a pinch hitter for the Phillies and led off the bottom of the 5th inning with a home run in the 287th and last game of his 4-year major league career, while Ron Northey came to bat as a pinch hitter for the Phillies in the bottom of the 9th and drew a base on balls in the 1,084th and last game of his 12-year major league career. The win was the last ever for the Brooklyn Dodgers, as the team moved to Los Angeles after the season.

Frank Thomas hit a solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning and Ron Kline pitched a 6-hitter to improve his record for the season to 9-16, winning the pitchers' duel over Ruben Gomez, who allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in pitching a complete game and falling to 15-13, as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the New York Giants 1-0 at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Johnny Klippstein pitched a 1-hitter and Don Hoak drove in 3 runs to lead the Cincinnati Redlegs over the Milwaukee Braves 6-0 before 24,478 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Bob Hazle broke up Mr. Klippstein's no-hit bid with a single with 2 out in the 8th. Warren Spahn allowed 6 hits and 4 runs--3 earned--in 6 innings to finish 1957 with a record of 21-11.

Pinch hitter Bob Will singled home 2 runs and Walt Moryn followed with a 2-run double as the Chicago Cubs scored 5 runs in the top of the 8th inning and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 before 8,482 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Charlie Silvera caught the last 2 innings for Chicago, batting 0 for 1 and making 2 putouts in the 227th and last game of his 10-year major league career. Lloyd Merritt, the second of four St. Louis pitchers, allowed 1 hit and 3 runs--all earned--in 1+ inning, walking 4 batters and striking out 1, in the 44th and last game of his major league career.

Harry Simpson hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the 6th inning to break a scoreless tie as the New York Yankees shut out the Boston Red Sox 2-0 before 19,063 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Tom Sturdivant allowed 6 hits in 7 innings to get the win and finish the season with a record of 16-6, while Dave Sisler allowed just 3 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings to fall to 7-8. Gene Mauch came to bat as a pinch hitter for the Red Sox with 2 out in the 9th and singled, in the 304th and last game of his 9-year major league career.

Gus Triandos hit a 3-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 1st inning and the Baltimore Orioles added 5 in the 9th as they beat the Washington Senators 9-1 before 1,630 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Del Wight pitched a 3-hit complete game victory to finish the season at 6-6, while Washington starting pitcher Don Minnick allowed 14 hits and 8 runs--5 earned--in 7 1/3 innings to take the loss--his only major league decision--in the second and last game of his major league career.

Gus Zernial's 2-run home run with 1 out in the top of the 13th inning broke a 3-3 tie and enabled the Kansas City Athletics to defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 before 4,415 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

Al Smith tripled home 3 runs and scored on a single by Vic Wertz as the Cleveland Indians scored 4 runs in the top of the 8th inning and defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 before 3,140 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Hank Aguirre allowed 5 hits and 1 run in 7 innings to finish 1957 with a 1-1 record, while Billy Pierce allowed 7 hits and 4 earned runs in 8 innings to fall to 20-12. Joe Caffie entered the game as a pinch runner in the 8th inning and scored the first Cleveland run in the 44th and last game of his 2-year major league career.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Dragnet 1968, starring Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Badge Racket



Politics and government
Walter Washington, a Negro, took office as the first Commissioner of Washington, D.C.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Way Down--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): La Bamba--Los Lobos

Died on this date
Ray Madden, 95. U.S. politician. Mr. Madden, a Democrat, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana from 1943-1977.

Disasters
Colombian officials reported that an avalanche of mud had killed at least 175 people in Medellin.

Baseball
The Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 before 9,986 fans at Arlington Stadium to clinch the American League West Division pennant for the first time in 17 years, while the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 before 29,844 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium to clinch the National League East Division pennant for the first time in 16 years.



The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 before 34,113 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, while the Baltimore Orioles blanked the Detroit Tigers 3-0 before 20,015 fans at Tiger Stadium, leaving the Blue Jays 2 1/2 games ahead of the Tigers in the race for the American League East Division pennant. The Blue Jays had 5 games remaining, the Tigers 6.

Mike Easler's 2-run home run climaxed a 6-run 9th-inning rally as the New York Yankees overcame a 7-0 deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox 9-7 before 20,320 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Howard Johnson doubled home Kevin McReynolds with 1 out in the top of the 2nd inning for the only run as the New York Mets edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 before 26,440 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. John Candelaria allowed 4 hits in 5 innings to get the win, improving his record as a Met to 2-0, while Kevin Gross allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings to fall to 9-15 for the season.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Don't You Want Me--Felix

Disasters
A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 crashed into a hill in Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 167 passengers and crew.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Men in Black-Will Smith (4th week at #1)

#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Tubthumping--Chumbawumba

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John

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

Diplomacy
Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard began his first official visit to France as Premier, meeting with French President Jacques Chirac in an attempt to strengthen the direct and privileged relationship between the French and Quebec governments.

Football
CFL
Toronto (12-2) 41 @ Winnipeg (3-11) 9
Edmonton (8-6) 15 @ Saskatchewan (6-8) 29
Montreal (10-4) 22 @ Calgary (8-6) 43

The Argonauts took a 39-7 halftime lead and coasted to victory over the Blue Bombers before 20,004 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. The Blue Bombers turned the ball over 10 times and took 9 penalties for 122 yards.

The Roughriders used the wind advantage--more than 50 miles per hour--in the 2nd and 3rd quarters to score 29 straight points as they beat the Eskimos before 29,361 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Edmonton quarterback Danny McManus completed just 17 of 43 passes for 225 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown to Darren Flutie in the 4th quarter. Edmonton punter Sean Fleming set a team record with a 91-yard punt.

The Stampeders overcame a 15-0 deficit to defeat the Alouettes before 27,153 fans at McMahon Stadium. Calgary scored 2 touchdowns in a 36-second span on a fake field goal and a 36-yard fumble return, with Farrell Duclair scoring the latter TD.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Wally Parks, 94. U.S. auto racing executive and journalist. Mr. Parks founded the National Hot Rod Association in 1951, and was largely responsible for promoting drag racing as a legitimate sport. He also co-founded the magazines Hot Rod and Motor Trend. Mr. Parks was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1993.

Evelyn Knight, 89. U.S. singer. Mrs. Knight was popular from the mid-1940s through the early 1950s. Her singles A Little Bird Told Me and Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!) both reached #1 on the Billboard chart in 1948. Mrs. Knight dropped out of show business in her late 30s.

Football
CFL
Toronto (6-7) 18 @ Edmonton (5-7-1) 11

Michael Bishop completed touchdown passes to Andre Talbot of 40 yards in the 1st quarter and 19 yards in the 3rd as the Argonauts beat the Eskimos before 31,056 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. Noel Prefontaine added 2 converts, a field goal, and single, while Sean Fleming accounted for the Edmonton scoring with 3 field goals and 2 singles. The game was disastrous for the Eskimos, because not only did they fail to score a touchdown, but receiver Quentin McCord missed a signal, allowing a Toronto defender to hit quarterback Ricky Ray, giving him a shoulder separation that put him out for the remainder of the season.