October 11, 2017

875 years ago
1142

War
The Treaty of Shaoxing between the Jin dynasty and Southern Song dynasty was formally ratified when a Jin envoy visits the Song court during the Jin–Song wars.

290 years ago
1727

Britannica
George II and Caroline of Ansbach were crowned at Westminster, London as King and Queen of Great Britain.

250 years ago
1767

Americana
Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania was completed.

220 years ago
1797

War
British Royal Navy forces commanded by Admiral Adam Duncan won a decisive victory over Royal Netherlands Navy forces led by Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter in the Battle of Camperdown in the North Sea off Camperduin, Holland.

150 years ago
1867

World events
General Mendoza led an unsuccessful revolt against Colombian President Santos Acosta, who had been in office since May 23.

130 years ago
1887

Baseball
World Series
Detroit Wolverines 5 @ St. Louis Browns 3 (15-game series tied 1-1)

The Wolverines took advantage of 7 St. Louis errors to score 5 unearned runs to defeat the Browns before 6,408 fans at Sportsman's Park.

125 years ago
1892

Diplomacy
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary had a fraternal conference in Vienna.

120 years ago
1897

Born on this date
Leo Reisman. U.S. musician. Mr. Reisman was a popular violinist and bandleader who recorded more than 80 charted singles in a career spanning more than 40 years. Eddy Duchin and Mitch Miller were among the musicians who were members of his orchestra. Mr. Reisman died on December 18, 1961 at the age of 64.

110 years ago
1907

Baseball
World Series
Chicago Cubs 6 @ Detroit Tigers 1 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-0-1)

Orval Overall pitched a 5-hitter and singled in 2 runs in the 5th inning to give the Cubs the lead as they beat the Tigers before 11,306 fans at Bennett Park in the first World Series game ever played in Detroit.

100 years ago
1917

Labour
The Canadian cabinet of Prime Minister Robert Borden banned strikes and walkouts for the duration of the Great War, under the War Measures Act.

Baseball
World Series
Chicago White Sox 0 @ New York Giants 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Ferdie Schupp pitched a 7-hitter an Benny Kauff hit 2 home runs--the first an inside-the-park hit with 2 out in the bottom of the 4th that stood as the winning run--as the Giants shut out the Cubs before 27,746 fans at the Polo Grounds.



90 years ago
1927

Music
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert under that name; it was founded as the New Symphony Orchestra in 1922. Luigi von Kunits was the conductor of the performance at Massey Hall.

80 years ago
1937

Football
CRU
Canadian university
British Columbia 9 @ Alberta (1-1) 15

Pete Rule rushed for a touchdown and Ian Robertson scored another on a short fumble return to help the Golden Bears defeat the Thunderbirds on Thanksgiving Day before 1,500 fans at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Evanap Robert scored a touchdown and field goal for UBC.

75 years ago
1942

On the radio
Stage, on CBC
Tonight's episode: Nazi Eyes on Canada: Maritimes Under the Nazis, with guest star Quentin Reynolds

Literature
The New York Herald Tribune reported that the best-selling fiction book was The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel and the best-selling non-fiction book was See Here, Private Hargrove by Marion Hargrove.

Exploration
Henry Larsen sailed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol vessel St. Roch into Halifax harbour after making the first west-to-east crossing of the Northwest Passage.

War
German and Russian infantry remained stationary on the Stalingrad front as both sides exchanged artillery fire. The Battle of Cape Esperance began, with about 65 Japanese planes raiding Guadalcanal and losing 12 aircraft, compared to the loss of 2 U.S. fighters. The Japanese also lost a light cruiser and a destroyer.

Diplomacy
Chilean President Juan Antonio Rios postponed his visit to the United States, and told U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a message that the "latest official information circulated in the United States about my country's international policy has created an unpleasant atmosphere."

Politics and government
Member of Parliament Maxime Raymond (Beauharnois-Laprairie), who had left the Liberal Party over the issue of conscription, announced the founding of the Bloc populaire canadien. This party, founded in reaction to the plebiscite on conscription, advocated the adoption of a reformist program inspired in part by the social doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. Active on the federal stage, the Bloc populaire set up, a few months later, a Quebec wing to run candidates in provincial elections. Mr. Raymond was supported by several Quebec nationalists, including René Chaloult, Canon Lionel Groulx, Pierre Gauthier and Dr. Philippe Hamel. In addition to combating conscription, the party's program was centred around the well-being of the family; the rights of French Canadians in the federal government; and provincial autonomy. In addition, the Bloc supported corporatism, trade unionism, and the nationalization of electricity.

Labour
American Federation of Labor President William Green barred United Mine Workers of America President John L. Lewis from any peace talks between the AFL and Congress of Industrial Organizations, since the UMW had left its parent organization.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Near You--Francis Craig and his Orchestra (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Thomas Inskip, 71. U.K. politician. Sir Thomas, a Conservative, first sat in the House of Commons in 1918, and held various cabinet posts before being raised to the peerage in 1939 as Viscount Caldecote. He was Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1940-1946.

War
Chinese Communist forces surrounded government troops at Tiehling, 50 miles northwest of Mukden, after cutting rail lines between Nationalist-held centres in Manchuria.

The U.S.A. agreed in the United Nations General Assembly's Political and Security Committee to drop charges of war guilt against Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria in the Balkans dispute.

The Austrian Peace Commission adjourned in Vienna after failing to reach agreement on any major issues in 85 sessions.

Diplomacy
The U.S.A. announced its support for the partition of Palestine as proposed by the United Nations Palestine Inquiry Commission, but suggested territorial changes giving the port of Jaffa to the Arab sector.

Yugoslavia severed relations with Chile in retaliation for the expulsion of two Yugoslavian diplomats.

Labour
Teamsters union members ended a 23-day strike against the American Express Agency in New York and New Jersey after New York Mayor William O'Dwyer promised to work for the creation of a special mediation board.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (3-4) 7 @ Ottawa (5-2) 1
Toronto (5-2) 13 @ Hamilton (1-6) 1

WIFU
Winnipeg (4-1) 13 @ Calgary (3-3) 25

ORFU
Ottawa (3-2-1) 21 @ Sarnia (0-6) 6

Fritz Hanson, Ken Sluman, and Bill Pullar scored touchdowns for the Stampeders as they beat the Blue Bombers at Mewata Stadium. Bill Wusyk added 3 converts, 2 field goals, and a single. Bob Sandberg scored the first Winnipeg touchdown on a 60-yard interception return in the 1st quarter. Marvin Bergson scored the other Winnipeg TD on a 13-yard fumble return. Mr. Sandberg converted both TDs and added a single.

Canadian university-U.S. college
Exhibition
Montana School of Mines 0 @ University of Alberta 26

Harry Irving scored the game's first touchdown and Bill Ingram added 2 touchdowns for the Golden Bears as they beat Montana School of Mines before 3,000 fans at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton in a game played under American rules.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Bambino--Dalida (28th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Diana--Paul Anka (7th week at #1)

On television tonight
Harbor Command, starring Wendell Corey
Tonight's episode: Camphor Tubes

This was the first episode of the series.



Died on this date
Rhonda Belle Martin, 50. U.S. criminal. Mrs. Martin confessed in 1956 to poisoning her mother, two husbands, and three of her children, and was executed in the electric chair at Kilby Prison in Montgomery, Alabama for the 1951 murder of her fourth husband, Claude Carroll Martin, by surreptitiously feeding him rat poison.

Married on this date
U.S. actor Marlon Brando and actress Anna Kashfi were wed in Hollywood.

Space
Operation Moonwatch scientists calculated the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1's booster rocket's orbit.

Politics and government
Pakistani Prime Minister Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy resigned, following the withdrawal of several cabinet ministers protesting his opposition to the redivision of West Pakistani state boundaries along ethnic lines.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
2 Don't Sleep in the Subway--Petula Clark
3 I Dig Rock and Roll Music--Peter, Paul and Mary
4 Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me--Dean Martin
5 San Franciscan Nights--Eric Burdon & the Animals
6 The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck
7 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry
8 Up-Up and Away--The 5th Dimension
9 The Day I Met Marie--Cliff Richard
10 We Love You/Dandelion--The Rolling Stones

Singles entering the chart were The Letter by the Box Tops (#26); Lightning's Girl by Nancy Sinatra (#33); (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson (#38); and Runaway '67 by Del Shannon (#39).

Politics and government
Premier Ross Thatcher led his Liberal Party to a second consecutive majority government in the Saskatchewan provincial election. The Liberals captured 35 of 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly, an increase of 1 from the most recent election in 1964. The New Democratic Party, led by former Premier Woodrow Lloyd, were second with 24--down from 26 in 1964--while Progressive Conservative leader Martin Pederson lost his seat, and the party was shut out. There were 58 ridings prior to the 1967 election.

Law
U.K. Prime Minister Harold Wilson won an apology in the High Court from rock music group The Move after a postcard promoting their album Flowers in the Rain had showed a caricature of Mr. Wilson in the nude. As part of the libel settlement, the band and their manager Tony Secunda agreed to devote all royalties from their record to charities of the Prime Minister's choice. Mr. Wilson nominated the Spastics Society and the Amenity Funds of Stoke Mandeville Hospital for the benefit of paraplegic patients to receive the royalties, which continue today.

Labour
Québec Justice Minister Frédéric Dorion ordered 6,000 Montréal Transportation Commission employees back to work after an 80-day strike.

Baseball
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 4 @ Boston Red Sox 8 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Rico Petrocelli hit a solo home run in the 2nd inning and Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith, and Mr. Petrocelli all homered in the 4th for the Red Sox as they beat the Cardinals before 35,188 fans at Fenway Park.







40 years ago
1977

Died on this date
MacKinlay Kantor, 73. U.S. writer. Mr. Kantor wrote short stories for pulp magazines before writing more than 30 novels, some of them about the American Civil War. His novels included Glory for Me (1945)--which served as the basis for the film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)--and Andersonville (1955). Mr. Kantor was a war correspondent during World War II. He died of a heart attack.

Music
Murray McLauchlan performed at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton; tickets were priced from $5-$7.

Diplomacy
The Israeli cabinet unanimously approved a secret working paper pf procedures to convene a new Geneva conference on Middle East peace. The paper was the product of an agreement reached on October 5 between U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan The paper called for the participation of Palestinian Arabs at the opening session as part of a unified Arab delegation. Palestinian Arabs would also be included in a working group to discuss the issues of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Politics and government
The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Sterling Lyon, unseated the New Democratic Party government of Premier Ed Schreyer in the Manitoba provincial election. Mr. Schreyer had been Premier since 1969. The PCs won 33 seats in the Legislative Assembly--an increase of 12 from the most recent election in 1973--while the NDP dropped from 31 to 23 seats. The Liberals dropped from 5 seats to 1, and leader Charles Huband finished third in his riding.

Baseball
World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 @ New York Yankees 4 (12 innings) (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Willie Randolph led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a double, Thurman Munson was intentionally walked, and Paul Blair followed with a single to score Mr. Randolph with the winning run as the Yankees edged the Dodgers before 56,668 fans at Yankee Stadium.



30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): La Bamba--Los Lobos (7th week at #1)

#1 single in France: Joe le taxi--Vanessa Paradis (11th week at #1)

War
An Indian peacekeeping force in Sri Lanka began Operation Pawan, that killed thousands of ethnic Tamil civilians and hundreds of Tamil Tigers and Indian Army soldiers.

Popular culture
A major sonar operation failed to find evidence of the Loch Ness monster.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (4-9-1) 23 @ Hamilton (6-8) 20
Calgary (8-7) 34 @ British Columbia (8-6) 6

Dave Ridgway’s 20-yard field goal with 3:40 remaining in the game gave the Roughriders their win over the Tiger-Cats before 12,541 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Kent Austin made his CFL debut at quarterback for Saskatchewan, completing 15 of 24 passes for 292 yards and a 51-yard touchdown pass to Ray Elgaard. Walter Bender rushed 17 times for 39 yards and scored the other Roughrider TD. Former Oakland and Los Angeles Raider Kenny King rushed 19 times for 70 yards and a touchdown for the Tiger-Cats in his first CFL game. Hamilton quarterback Mike Kerrigan completed 29 of 47 passes for 361 yards and a touchdown to Rocky DiPietro, but also gave up 4 interceptions. Hamilton kicker and punter Paul Osbaldiston suffered a season-ending injury in the 1st half and was replaced by slotback Lee Knight for the balance of the game.

Rick Worman completed 15 of 30 passes for 299 yards and touchdowns to Emanuel Tolbert and Larry Willis, and also rushed 4 times for 35 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Stampeders routed the Lions before 31,244 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Former Stampeder Greg Vavra started at quarterback for the Lions and completed 15 of 28 passes for 178 yards, but was unable to produce a touchdown and was replaced by veteran Condredge Holloway, playing his first game as a Lion. Mr. Holloway was 4 for 10 for 83 yards. It was the third straight loss for the Lions, and the last game for Don Matthews as their head coach. He lost a power struggle with general manager Joe Galat and was fired a few days later and replaced by assistant coach Larry Donovan.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Minnesota 5 @ Detroit 3 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-1)

The Twins scored single runs in each of the 3rd through 6th innings as they beat the Tigers before 51,939 fans at Tiger Stadium. Frank Viola pitched 5 innings to get the win over Frank Tanana.

National League Championship Series
St. Louis 3 @ San Francisco 6 (San Francisco led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Trailing 3-2, the Giants scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to take a 6-3 lead before 59,363 fans at Candlestick Park. Joe Price relieved starting pitcher Rick Reuschel and pitched 5 innings of scoreless relief; Bob Forsch took the loss.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Raumschiff Edelweiss--Edelweiss (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Sweat (A La La La La Long)--Inner Circle (2nd week at #1)

Football
CFL
Hamilton (9-5) 44 @ Saskatchewan (7-7) 6

John Hood rushed 16 times for 131 yards and a touchdown as the Tiger-Cats routed the Roughriders before 20,025 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Terry Wright returned a fumble 35 yards for a touchdown and Damon Allen completed a 16-yard TD pass to Richard Nurse as Hamilton led 20-0 after the 1st quarter and 30-6 at halftime. Backup quarterback Todd Dillon threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Ken Evraire for the other Hamilton touchdown in the 4th quarter.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Toronto 7 @ Oakland 6 (10 innings) (Toronto led best-of-seven series 3-1)

The Athletics scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning and another in the 6th to take a 6-1 lead, but Oakland manager Tony LaRussa removed starting pitcher Bob Welch after Robert Alomar doubled to lead off the 8th inning, and relievers Jeff Parrett and Dennis Eckersley failed to preserve the lead. The Blue Jays scored 3 runs in the 8th and tied the game in the 9th on a 2-run home run by Mr. Alomar. Pat Borders drove in Derek Bell with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th inning to put the Blue Jays ahead, and Tom Henke came on to get the save before 47,732 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.





National League Championship Series
Atlanta 1 @ Pittsburgh 7 (Atlanta led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Pirates knocked Braves’ starting pitcher Steve Avery out of the box with 4 runs in the 1st inning, while winning pitcher Bob Walk pitched a 3-hitter before 52,929 fans at Three Rivers Stadium.



20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Barbie Girl--Aqua

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

#1 single in France (SNEP): Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John (4th 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 (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John

Football
CFL
Montreal (11-5) 21 @ Toronto (14-2) 28

Doug Flutie threw his 39th and 40th touchdown passes of the season to lead the Argonauts over the Alouettes before 17,355 fans at SkyDome.

CIAU
Manitoba (3-3) 14 @ Alberta (1-5) 28

Jason Hutchins made 2 interceptions--returning one of them 49 yards for a touchdown in the 1st quarter--and Mike Munoz rushed for 226 yards and 2 touchdowns, to help the Golden Bears upset the Bisons at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Atlanta 4 @ Florida 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Denny Neagle pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitching matchup over Al Leiter as the Braves shut out the Marlins before 54,890 fans at Pro Player Stadium.

American League Championship Series
Baltimore 1 @ Cleveland 2 (12 innings) (Cleveland led best-of-seven series 2-1)

With 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning, Marquis Grissom walked, advanced to third base on a single by Tony Fernandez, and was credited with a steal of home plate for the winning run before 45,057 fans at Jacobs Field when batter Omar Vizquel motioned to bunt and the ball got past catcher Lenny Webster. The Orioles argued that the pitch had hit Mr. Vizquel's bat and should have been ruled a foul ball. Baltimore starting pitcfher Mike Mussina allowed 3 hits in 7 innings and set a League Championship Series record with 15 strikeouts. Cleveland starte Orel Hershiser allowed 4 hits in 7 innings.



10 years ago
2007

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Colorado 5 @ Arizona 1 (Colorado led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Rockies scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning to break a 1-1 tie as they beat the Diamondbacks before 48,142 fans at Chase Field in Phoenix. A double play was called against the Diamondbacks in the bottom of the 7th when it was ruled that Arizona baserunner Jason Upton was guilty of interference. Fans expressed their displeasure by throwing debris on the field, resulting in an eight-minute delay.