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930 years ago
1087
Died on this date
William I "The Conqueror," 59 (?). King of England, 1066-1087; Duke of Normandy, 1035-1087. William defeated the forces of Harold II in the Battle of Hastings, and was crowned King of England on Christmas Day, 1066. He was succeeded by his son Robert as Duke of Normandy and by his son William II as King of England.
150 years ago
1867
Politics and government
Joshua Chamberlain (Republican) was re-elected to a second one-year term as Governor of Maine, albeit with a majority of 16,000 fewer votes than in 1866.
Disasters
Four people were killed and six injured in the explosion of a boiler on 28th Street in New York City.
125 years ago
1892
Born on this date
Tsuru Aoki. Japanese-born actress. Miss Aoki emigrated to the United States with her aunt and uncle in 1899, beginning her acting career on stage in San Francisco, moving on to New York and then back to California. From 1913-1924 she appeared in 43 movies, 20 of which co-starred Sessue Hayakawa, whom she married in 1914. Miss Aoki's films included The Wrath of the Gods (1914); The Dragon Painter (1919); and The Breath of the Gods (1920). She retired to domestic life in 1924, with her only subsequent film appearance coming in Hell to Eternity (1960). Miss Aoki died of acute peritonitis on October 18, 1961 at the age of 69.
Space
Amalthea, the third moon of Jupiter in order of distance from the planet, was discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard at Lick Observatory in California.
90 years ago
1927
Americana
Lois Delander, representing Illinois, was named Miss America 1927 at the annual pageant in Atlantic City.
75 years ago
1942
War
The Canadian War Cabinet closed the St. Lawrence River to all Allied shipping except coasters due to German U-Boat submarine dangers. A Japanese float plane dropped incendiary bombs on Oregon. In the 74th day of the German offensive, the Soviet Red Army was again forced back on the front west of Stalingrad. Japanese forces launched a heavy attack and outflanked Allied positions in the Owen Stanley Mountains in New Guinea.
Politics and government
The Canadian War Cabinet established the Wartime Information Board to deal with the public relations surrounding the conscription crisis. Chaired by Charles Vining and Norman Mackenzie, the WIB replaced the Bureau of Public Information; John Grierson served as General Manager until replaced in 1944 by Davidson Dunton.
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge lost the state Democratic Party gubernatorial primary contest to Georgia Attorney General Ellis Arnall.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt the conference-approved serviceman's absentee voting bill.
Protest
Police in Bombay used tear gas and fired shots to disperse hundreds of Indians who squatted or laid in the streets to commemorate the arrest a month earlier of Hindu nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi.
Economics and finance
The U.S. Senate Financing Committee confirmed the previous day's tentative approval of the 5%-of-income "Victory Tax" plan, to begin operating by January 1, 1943.
Medicine
The American Medical Association assailed the article in the September 1942 issue of Reader's Digest by Paul de Kruif titled Found: A One-Day Cure for Syphilis as unwarranted, premature "effusion."
Football
NFL
Pre-season
U.S. Army Western All-Stars (2-0) 12 @ Detroit 0
70 years ago
1947
Died on this date
Edward Everett Blake, 72. U.S. politician. Mr. Blake was national chairman of the Prohibition Party.
War
A U.S. military court in Dachau acquitted former SS Colonel Otto Skorzeny and seven aides of war crimes charges for sending German troops in U.S. uniforms behind American lines during the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944-early 1945.
World events
British troops completed the forced evacuation of 4,311 Exodus 1947 refugees from three transport ships in Hamburg, bringing the last passengers ashore after a three-hour struggle that resulted in 27 injuries.
Politics and government
Speaking before the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek attacked the "low morale and corruption" in the Nationalist Chinese government, and said that his 20-year leadership had been a "failure."
Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen officially opened his campaign for the 1948 Republican Party U.S. presidential nomination by announcing plans to enter the April 6 Wisconsin Republican primary.
Science
University of California physicist Isadore Perlman reported that the Berkeley cyclotron had produced high-energy fission in light elements such as platinum, lead, and bismuth.
Technology
In the first case of a computer bug being found, a moth lodged in a relay of a Harvard Mark II computer at Harvard University.
Football
IRFU-WIFU
The Montreal Alouettes released rookie halfback Gabe Patterson to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Mr. Patterson played well and scored a touchdown in two pre-season games with Montreal, but the Alouettes didn't seem to have room for him, while the Roughriders did.
60 years ago
1957
Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Diana--Paul Anka (Best Seller--1st week at #1); Tammy--Debbie Reynolds (Disc Jockey--4th week at #1; Top 100--2nd week at #1)
Diplomacy
United Nations Security Council vetoes by the U.S.S.R. blocked membership applications of South Korea and South Vietnam.
Defense
Eight United States Air Force transport planes arrived in Amman with the first U.S. military aid to be sent to the Middle East under a program to counteract Soviet arms shipments to Syria.
Law
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction in the 19th century.
Protest
White youths and adults twice prevented a group of six Negro students from entering a white high school in north Little Rock while local policemen stood by outside.
Science
The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey announced the discovery of a trough 500-700 feet deep, 250-400 miles long, and 2-3 miles wide at the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska extending southwest from the southern Alaska coast near Yukatat Bay.
Football
WIFU
Calgary (4-1) 2 @ Edmonton (5-1) 22
Johnny Bright rushed 15 times for 112 yards and a touchdown, and Normie Kwong rushed 18 times for 92 yards and a touchdown, while Joe Mobra added 2 converts, 2 field goals, and a single for the Eskimos as they beat the Stampeders at Clarke Stadium. Ken Hall added 73 yards rushing on 8 carries for the Eskimos, while Rollie Miles rushed 5 times for 43 yards as part of the team total of 329 yards rushing.
50 years ago
1967
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Up-Up and Away--The 5th Dimension (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in France: Adios Amor--Sheila (7th week at #1)
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Nel sole--Al Bano (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): All You Need is Love--The Beatles (4th week at #1)
#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie (5th week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry (3rd week at #1)
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry (3rd week at #1)
2 Reflections--Diana Ross and the Supremes
3 Baby I Love You--Aretha Franklin
4 The Letter--The Box Tops
5 All You Need is Love--The Beatles
6 Come Back When You Grow Up--Bobby Vee and the Strangers
7 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie--Jay and the Techniques
8 You're My Everything--The Temptations
9 Light My Fire--The Doors
10 Cold Sweat (Part 1)--James Brown and the Famous Flames
Singles entering the chart were Dandelion (#51)/We Love You (#65) by the Rolling Stones; A Banda by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (#58); Soul Man by Sam & Dave (#68); How Can I Be Sure by the Young Rascals (#69); What Now My Love by Mitch Ryder (#70); Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song) by the Buckinghams (#73); Expressway to Your Heart by the Soul Survivors (#79); Let It All Hang Out by the Hombres (#83); Sunshine Games by the Music Explosion (#84); For What it's Worth by the Staple Singers (#85); I'll Never Fall in Love Again by Tom Jones (#86); Let Love Come Between Us by James & Bobby Purify (#87); Heavy Music (Part 1) by Bob Seger and the Last Heard (#89); Get Together by the Youngbloods (#92); Child of Clay by Jimmie Rodgers (#93); Dirty Man by Laura Lee (#94); Sweet Soul Medley (Part 1) by the Magnificent Men (#97); Waiting for Charlie to Come Home by Marlena Shaw (#98); Who Could Be Lovin' You by Al Wilson (#99); and Spreadin' Honey by the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#100).
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 All You Need is Love--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)
2 A Girl Like You--The Young Rascals
3 Come Back When You Grow Up--Bobby Vee and the Strangers
4 Paper Sun--Traffic featuring Steve Winwood
5 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry
6 Thank the Lord for the Night Time--Neil Diamond
7 Reflections--Diana Ross and the Supremes
8 San Franciscan Nights--Eric Burdon & the Animals
9 Fakin' It--Simon & Garfunkel
10 To Love Somebody--The Bee Gees
Singles entering the chart were Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil by Jefferson Airplane (#63); Get Together by the Youngbloods (#81); Knucklehead by the Bar-Kays (#89); You Can't Do That by Nilsson (#90); I Can't Stay Away from You by the Impressions (#91); Catch the Love Parade by the Staccatos (#92); Dandelion by the Rolling Stones (#93); How Can I Be Sure by the Young Rascals (#94); New Dawn by Stitch in Tyme (#95); The Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky) by Petula Clark (#96); It's Got to Be Mellow by Leon Haywood (#98); I Got What I Wanted by the Rainvilles (#99); and It Must Be Him by Vikki Carr (#100).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry
2 The Letter--The Box Tops
3 Silence is Golden--The Tremeloes
4 Good Times/San Franciscan Nights--Eric Burdon & the Animals
5 To Sir with Love--Lulu
6 Thank the Lord for the Night Time--Neil Diamond
7 There is a Mountain--Donovan
8 Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie--Jay and the Techniques
9 I Had a Dream--Paul Revere and the Raiders
10 Happy--The Sunshine Company
Singles entering the chart were She Knows by Bobby Darin (#28); Funky Broadway by Wilson Pickett (#32); Let it All Hang Out by the Hombres (#35); Anything Goes by Harpers Bizarre (#36); Sunshine Games by the Music Explosion (#38); The Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky) by Petula Clark (#39); and Knock on Wood by Otis and Carla (#40).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 The Letter--The Box Tops
2 To Sir with Love--Lulu
3 Happy--The Sunshine Company
4 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry
5 Reflections--Diana Ross and the Supremes
6 Good Times/San Franciscan Nights--Eric Burdon & the Animals
7 There is a Mountain--Donovan
8 You Know What I Mean--The Turtles
9 I Had a Dream--Paul Revere and the Raiders
10 The Wind Cries Mary--The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Singles entering the chart were
On television tonight
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, on NBC
This one-time special was so popular that it was developed into a series, which aired its first regular episode on January 22, 1968.
Americana
Debra Dene Barnes, representing Kansas, was named Miss America 1968 at the annual pageant in Atlantic City.
Space
The U.S. satellite Biosatellite 2 returned to Earth near Hawaii, two days after being launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida. Reentry was initiated 17 orbits early because of communications difficulties and a storm in the recovery area.
Politics and government
Nova Scotia Premier Robert Stanfield was chosen as the new leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada at their convention at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Mr. Stanfield won on the fifth ballot, receiving 1,150 votes to 969 for Manitoba Premier Duff Roblin. Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, who had led the party since December 1956, was unsuccessful in his attempt to retain his position, receiving 271 votes on the first ballot, and withdrawing after the third ballot. Mary Walker-Sawka, a movie producer and freelance writer and first woman to seek the leadership of a major political party in Canada, received 2 votes on the first ballot.
Football
CFL
Winnipeg (2-5) 26 @ Montreal (2-3) 27
Edmonton (2-5-1) 14 @ British Columbia (1-5-1) 14
Montreal's Phil Brady returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter and Winnipeg's Billy Cooper returned a punt 75 yards for a TD within a span of 6 minutes 38 seconds as the Alouettes edged the Blue Bombers before 15,000 fans at Molson Stadium. Roger Hamelin missed 3 convert attempts for the Blue Bombers.
Frank Cosentino scored a touchdown on a quarterback sneak with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game and Peter Kempf kicked his second convert of the game to give the Eskimos their tie against the Lions before 28,266 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. Cosentino passed to Randy Kerbow for the first Edmonton TD. Bernie Faloney passed to Jim Young for one B.C. touchdown, with the other coming in the 3rd quarter when Norm Fieldgate intercepted a pass by Mr. Cosentino and lateralled to Greg Findlay, who went 42 yards for the score. It was the first game in an Edmonton uniform for former B.C. defensive back Ernie "Pokey" Allen amd the final game for B.C. defensive tackle Mike Cacic, who had been with the Lions since joining them as a rookie in 1957; he suffered a career-ending knee injury.
40 years ago
1977
Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Yes Sir, I Can Boogie--Baccara (5th week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Sorry, I'm a Lady--Baccara (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in France: Ma Baker--Boney M. (2nd week at #1)
Politics and government
Quebec Premier Rene Levesque rejected Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's proposal to amend the Canadian constitution to guarantee language rights to all Canadians.
30 years ago
1987
Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys (7th week at #1)
War
Iraq announced that it had avenged Iran’s September 4 attack on Kuwait by a surface-to-surface missile by bombing 13 cities, oil facilities, and other sites in Iran.
Diplomacy
East German leader Erich Honecker continued his visit to West Germany by meeting with West German industrialists.
Politics and government
More than two dozen members of the cabinet of Philippines President Corazon Aquino and other officials offered to resign to permit Mrs. Aquino to restructure the government.
Crime
25 English football fans were extradited to Belgium to face possible charges of manslaughter for their roles in the 1985 disaster in which 39 people died after English fans charged toward Italian fans, causing a wall at the stadium in Heysel to collapse.
25 years ago
1992
Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Abba-esque--Erasure (12th week at #1)
On television tonight
L'or et le papier II, on Radio-Canada
This was the first broadcast of the 13-episode series.
Diplomacy
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad said publicly for the first time that Syria was willing to seek a peace treaty with Israel.
Politics and government
Don Getty announced that he would resign as Premier of Alberta after 25 years in politics; polls showed that he faced an uphill battle to keep power in another election. Mr. Getty was Energy Minister in the cabinet of Premier Peter Lougheed in the 1970s, and then withdrew to private life before re-entering politics in 1985 and winning the contest to succeed Mr. Lougheed as party leader and Premier.
Baseball
Robin Yount of the Milwaukee Brewers made his 3,000th career major league hit--a single off Jose Mesa with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning--in a 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians before 47,589 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Mark Whiten and Felix Fermin scored unearned runs in the top of the 9th for the Indians when Milwaukee pitcher Darren Holmes made an error on a bunt by Kenny Lofton, and Mr. Yount lined out to shortstop to end the game.
David Cone allowed 5 hits in 81/3 innings and Tom Henke got the last 2 outs for the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Kansas City Royals 1-0 before 17,730 fans at Royals Stadium. Alfredo Griffin singled home Candy Maldonado with the game's only run with 2 out in the top of the 2nd inning.
Dave Stewart allowed just 2 hits in 7 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Mark Langston as the Oakland Athletics shut out the California Angels 3-0 before 21,795 fans at Anaheim Stadium.
The Atlanta Braves scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and coasted to a 12-7 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 41,809 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Atlanta shortstop Jeff Blauser batted 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in, while Cincinnati left fielder Bip Roberts drove in 5 runs with a double and home run. Atlanta starting pitcher Tom Glavine allowed 8 hits and 4 runs--all earned--in 5 innings, but was credited with his 20th win of the season.
Ryne Sandberg hit a grand slam in the top of the 6th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 7-6 lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates, but Jeff King hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 6th to climax a 5-run inning as the Pirates went on to a 13-8 win before 10,853 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.
Curt Schilling pitched a 1-hitter, striking out 8 batters, to win the pitchers' duel as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the New York Mets 2-1 before 15,525 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Bobby Bonilla's home run to lead off the top of the 5th inning was the only New York hit, and tied the game. The Phillies scored the winning run in the bottom of the 5th when John Kruk singled home Mickey Morandini, who had singled and reached second base on an error by New York second baseman Jeff Kent. Losing pitcher Sid Fernandez allowed just 5 hits and 1 earned run, striking out 9 batters in pitching a complete game.
20 years ago
1997
Died on this date
Burgess Meredith, 89. U.S. actor and director. Mr. Meredith had a successful career on stage, screen, and television. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his supporting performances in The Day of the Locust (1975) and Rocky (1976), and won an Emmy Award for his supporting performance as Joseph Welch in the made-for-television movie Tail Gunner Joe (1977). Mr. Meredith was probably best known for his starring roles in four episodes of the television series The Twilight Zone (1959-1963) and his portrayal of the Penguin in the television series Batman (1966-1968).
John Hackett, 86. Australian-born U.K. military officer and author. Sir John moved to England as a young man and joined the British Army after graduating from the University of Oxford. He held numerous command positions, but was best known for service in the Middle East. Sir John wrote 15 books, mainly works of military history, but his best-known books were the speculative novels The Third World War 1985 (1978) and The Third World War: The Untold Story (1982).
Richie Ashburn, 70. U.S. baseball player and sportscaster. Mr. Ashburn played center field with the Philadelphia Phillies (1948-1959); Chicago Cubs (1960-1961); and New York Mets (1962), batting .308 with 29 home runs and 586 runs batted in in 2,189 games. He led the National League in batting in 1955 and 1958, and led the NL in on-base percentage four times; in bases on balls four times; in hits three times, in triples twice; and in stolen bases once. Mr. Ashburn was also regarded as an outstanding defensive outfielder, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. He worked as a broadcaster of Phillies' games from 1963 until his death from a heart attack after broadcasting a game between the Phillies and Mets in New York.
Politics and government
Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican Army's political ally, formally renounced violence as it took its place in talks on Northern Ireland's future.
10 years ago
2007
Football
CFL
British Columbia (6-3-1) 14 @ Montreal (6-4) 32
Saskatchewan (7-3) 15 @ Winnipeg (6-3-1) 34
Jarrett Payton rushed for 119 yards and scored 3 touchdowns to help the Alouettes defeat the Lions before a capacity crowd of 20,202 at Molson Stadium.
Charles Roberts rushed for 3 touchdowns to help the Blue Bombers defeat the Roughriders before 29,783 fans at Canad Inns Stadium. Veteran referee Jake Ireland made an error with about 50 seconds remaining in the game when the Roughriders tried a short kickoff after scoring a touchdown. Mr. Ireland ruled that players from both teams had simultaneously recovered the ball--a perfectly legal ruling, although it's the only time I've ever seen it called--but erroneously ruled the ball to be in possession of the receiving team, i.e., Winnipeg, when the rule called for a re-kick.
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