October 12, 2017

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Nancy Fullerton!

1,375 years ago
642

Died on this date
John IV, 55. Roman Catholic Pope, 640-642. John IV succeeded Severinus, and warned against the heresies of Pelagianism and Monothelism. He was succeeded by Theodore I.

525 years ago
1492

Exploration
Christopher Columbus arrived at an island that he named San Salvador in what is now known as the Bahamas.

480 years ago
1537

Born on this date
Edward VI. King of England and Ireland, 1547-1553. The son of King Henry VIII and Queen Jane Seymour was born at Hampton Court. He succeeded his father as King, and established Protestantism in England. King Edward VI fell terminally ill at the age of 15, and died at the age of 16 on July 6, 1553. He had arranged for his cousin Lady Jane Grey, a Protestant, to succeed him on the throne, but she was deposed after nine days and succeeded by Edward's older sister Mary I, a Roman Catholic.

325 years ago
1692

Society
The Salem witch trials were ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips.

130 years ago
1887

Died on this date
William Annand, 78. Canadian journalist and politician. Mr. Annand, a native of Halifax, was a Reform Party member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836-1843. After being defeated for re-election in 1843, he acquired Joseph Howe's newspaper Novascotian, and founded the Morning Chronicle in 1844. Mr. Annand served in the N.S. House again from 1851-1867. He was defeated for re-election in 1867, but became Premier after he was appointed to the Legislative Council. Mr. Annand resigned as Premier in 1875; he then went to London as Canada's agent-general, and later served as agent for Nova Scotia.

Baseball
World Series
St. Louis Browns 1 @ Detroit Wolverines 2 (13 innings) (Detroit led 15-game series 2-1)

Winning pitcher Charlie Getzein allowed 13 hits, while losing pitcher Bob Caruthers allowed just 6 before 4,509 fans at Recreation Park.

125 years ago
1892

Americana
The Pledge of Allegiance was first recited by students in many public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage.

110 years ago
1907

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (2-0) 10 @ Hamilton (0-1) 2
Ottawa (0-1) 17 @ Toronto (1-1) 29

ORFU
(Toronto) Victorias (0-1) 6 @ Peterboro (1-0) 40

Canadian university
Toronto (1-0) 10 @ McGill (0-1) 7
Queen's (0-1) 9 @ Ottawa (1-0) 13

Mr. Kingstone recovered a blocked punt for one touchdown and Mr. Kelly was pushed over for another as the Winged Wheelers overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to score 2 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter to defeat the Tigers at the Cricket Grounds.

Baseball
World Series
Chicago Cubs 2 @ Detroit Tigers 0 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-0-1)

Three Finger Brown pitched a 7-hitter and the Cubs scored a run in each of the first 2 innings against George Mullin as the Cubs shut out the Tigers before 7,370 fans at Bennett Park to win their first World Series championship.

100 years ago
1917

War
The First Battle of Passchendaele took place in Belgium, resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Robert Borden formed a Unionist Government, with a cabinet made up of 12 Conservatives, 9 Liberals, and one Independent representing labour. The government contained many dissident English-speaking Liberals who abandoned Liberal leader Wilfrid Laurier over the conscription issue. Among the ministers were Arthur Meighen as Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, and J. D. Reid as Minister of Railways and Canals.

90 years ago
1927

Politics and government
R.B. Bennett was elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada at the party's convention at the Amphitheatre Rink in Winnipeg on the second ballot. With 777 votes required for a majority, Mr. Bennett received 780 votes, followed by Hugh Guthrie, 320; Charles Cahan, 266; R.J. Manion, 148; Robert Rogers, 37; and Sir Henry Drayton, 3.

80 years ago
1937

Health
Public schools in Toronto opened six weeks late, after the polio outbreak eased; the disease had claimed 150 lives that summer.

75 years ago
1942

On the radio
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a "fireside chat," saying that the draft age would be lowered to 18 and that the country must learn how to ration manpower.

War
U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle said that as of October 18, 600,000 Italian aliens would no longer be classified as enemy aliens. Allied planes reportedly shot down 39 Axis planes, set an enemy cargo ship afire, and hit an Italian destroyer in two days of air battles near Malta. Japanese ships retreated after their defeat in the Battle of Cape Esperance. In night battle, the U.S. Navy sank six Japanese ships west of Savo Island, and a Japanese effort to land more troops on Guadalcanal was repulsed.

Law
U.S. Federal Judge John P. Barnes dismissed the U.S. government's suit in Chicago against American Federation of Musicians President James Petrillo on the grounds that it involved a labour dispute and not an antitrust law violation.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach (2-2) 8 HMCS York (2-2) 0
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes (4-0) 15 Toronto Oakwood Indians (1-3) 1
Hamilton (3-1) 38 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (0-4) 1

9,000 fans attended the doubleheader at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.

Winnipeg City Rugby Football League
Bombers (3-1-1) 13 RCAF (2-1-1) 6

Bud Moorhouse and Harry Johnston scored touchdowns for the Bombers; Ches McCance added a convert and 2 singles. Chick Chikowski scored the RCAF touchdown, converted by Johnny Lake.

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 Red-Headed League

Died on this date
Ian Hamilton, 94. U.K. military officer. Sir Ian was a general who was best known for commanding the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 during World War I.

Literature
The New York Herald Tribune reported that The Moneyman by Thomas B. Costain was the best-selling fiction book, while Inside U.S.A. by John Gunther was the best-selling non-fiction book.

Politics and government
Municipal elections in Rome resulted in the continued leadership of the Communist-led People's Bloc, which captured 33.4% of he vote to 32.8% for the Christian Democrats. Social Democrats in Germany won State Assembly elections in U.S.-occupied Bremen, with 41.5% of the vote to 22.3% for the Christian Democrats and 8.7% for the Communists.

Energy
The U.S. Federal Power Commission approved a permanent contract for Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation to operate two pipelines feeding natural gas to Appalachia and the northwestern United States.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (6-2) 22 @ Montreal (3-5) 3

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Love Letters in the Sand--Pat Boone (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Köhlerliesel--Die Heimatsänger

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Diana--Paul Anka (7th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Chances Are--Johnny Mathis
2 Honeycomb--Jimmie Rodgers
3 That'll Be the Day--The Crickets
4 Diana--Paul Anka
5 Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers
6 Tammy--Debbie Reynolds
7 Fascination--Jane Morgan
8 Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On--Jerry Lee Lewis
9 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby--The Tune Weavers
10 Mr. Lee--The Bobettes

Singles entering the chart were Silhouettes by the Rays (#38); Just Born (To Be Your Baby) (#44)/Ivy Rose (#55) by Perry Como; Wait and See (#47)/I Still Love You (#60) by Fats Domino; I'm Available by Margie Rayburn (#48); Back to School Again by Timmie "Oh Yeah!" Rogers (#50); Got a Date with an Angel by Billy Williams (#51); Little Bitty Pretty One, with versions by Thurston Harris, and Bobby Day and the Satellites (#54); and Come Along with Me by the Del-Vikings (also #60).

Theatre
The musical Damn Yankees closed at the Adelphi Theatre in New York, ending its run on Broadway after 1,019 performances since May 5, 1955.

Music
The Big Show, produced by Irvin Feld and headlined by Fats Domino, performed before a sellout crowd at San Diego Arena.

War
The Cuban government reported that 49 guerrillas had been killed and others captured in two skirmishes with Fidel Castro's forces at El Odo and Mangas in the Sierra Maestra region.

Defense
The Western European Union Assembly asked its seven member states to counter the U.S.S.R.'s advances in "the field of general techniques [and] the domain of modern armaments."

United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold warned the General Assembly that the UN Emergency Force was in "grave risk" unless funds were provided to pay $12.8 million in UNEF debts.

Religion
The Disciples of Christ convention passed a resolution urging racial integration of all congregations.

Labour
U.S. Senator John Butler (Republican--Maryland) announced that he would seek to subject unions to antitrust laws.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (5-4) 17 @ Ottawa (6-3) 27
Toronto (1-8) 14 @ Hamilton (6-3) 38

WIFU
British Columbia (3-8-1) 22 @ Winnipeg (8-4) 16
Calgary (6-6) 7 @ Edmonton (10-2) 46

ORFU
Toronto (0-10) 8 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (5-2) 41
London (6-2-1) 21 @ Sarnia (5-2-1) 14

Gerry James scored 2 touchdowns and kicked a 19-yard field goal for the Blue Bombers in their loss to the Lions at Winnipeg Stadium.

Johnny Bright rushed 16 times for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Jackie Parker, who had the flu and a temperature of 104 F., rushed for 134 yards and touchdowns for the Eskimos as they routed the Stampeders at Clarke Stadium. Normie Kwong rushed for 71 yards and another Edmonton touchdown, and Ken Hall scored the other Edmonton TD on the last offensive play of the game, while Joe Mobra added 5 converts, a field goal, and 2 singles. Dean Renfro scored the Calgary touchdown on an 82-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski in the 1st quarter. The Eskimos outrushed the Stampeders 406-27, although the Stampeders outpassed the Eskimos 226-198. The Edmonton offense made 26 first downs to just 8 for Calgary.

Tex Robinson, Al Romine, Don Loucks, Steve Fochuk, Dave King, and Art Schmidt scored touchdowns for the Dutchmen as they routed Balmy Beach at Seagram Stadium in Waterloo. Mike Norcia converted 5 of the K-W TDs. Joe Finlay scored the Toronto touchdown, and Ben MacDonald added 2 singles.

George Momberg, Don Wright, and Mr. Simms scored touchdowns for the Lords as they defeated the Golden Bears at Norm Perry Park. Mr. Wright added a convert, while Norm Phillipson and Jim Thompson kicked singles for London. Bob Hill and Jim Waddell scored touchdowns for the Golden Bears, while Gene Lekenta added a convert and Mr. Dowswell kicked a single.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (4th week at #1)

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



Died on this date
Nat Pendleton, 72. U.S. wrestler and actor. Mr. Pendleton won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, losing a hotly-disputed decision in the gold medal match. He wrestled professionally for several years before moving into acting. Mr. Pendleton appeared in more than 90 movies from the mid-1920s through the late 1940s, often playing dumb criminals or policemen. He played ambulance driver Joe Wayman in nine Dr. Kildare films (1938-1943). Mr. Pendleton died of a heart attack.

Politics and government
The U.S. Senate confirmed Harvard University Law School Dean Erwin Griswold as Solicitor General of the United States.

Baseball
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 7 @ Boston Red Sox 2 (St. Louis won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Bob Gibson pitched a 3-hitter and hit a home run to earn his third win of the series as the Cardinals beat the Red Sox before 35,188 fans at Fenway Park to win their second World Series championship in the past four years. Boston starting pitcher Jim Lonborg, pitching on just two days' rest, took the loss.







40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Silver Lady--David Soul

Music
Johnny Rivers performed at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton; tickets were priced from $5.50-$7.50.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the case of University of California vs. Bakke. Allen Bakke, a white man, contended that he had been discriminated against in being denied admission to University of California at Davis medical school while less qualified Negro and Hispanic applicants had been admitted under a special system.

Hockey
NHL
Vancouver (0-1) 3 @ New York Rangers (1-0) 6

The Rangers' win over the Canucks at Madison Square Garden was televised in western Canada.

Baseball
World Series
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 @ New York Yankees 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Ron Cey, Steve Yeager, Reggie Smith, and Steve Garvey hit home runs for the Dodgers as they scored all their runs in the first 3 innings to defeat the Yankees before 56,691 fans at Yankee Stadium. Burt Hooton pitched a 5-hit complete game victory, while Catfish Hunter took the loss.



30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): La Bamba--Los Lobos (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Alf Landon, 100. U.S. politician. Mr. Landon, an oil executive, was Governor of Kansas from 1933-1937. He was the Republican party nominee for President of the United States in 1936, but lost to incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt in one of the most lopsided results in U.S. electoral history. Mr. Landon won only in Maine and Vermont, for a total of 8 electoral votes to 523 for Mr. Roosevelt, who was seeking his second term as President.

Fahri Korutürk, 84. 6th President of Turkey, 1973-1980. Admiral Korutürk was a career naval officer who served as Commander of the Turkish Navy from 1957-1960. He served as Turkey's Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1960-1964) and to Spain (1964-1965) before being appointed to the Senate in 1968, where he returned after serving his seven-year term as President.

Walter Brattain, 85. U.S. physicist and inventor. Dr. Brattain, with John Bardeen and William Shockley, shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for 1956 for the invention of the transistor.

Politics and government
U.S. Vice-President George Bush announced in Houston that he was seeking the 1988 Republican party nomination for President of the United States.

Protest
Students from 20 Québec CÉGEPs [community colleges] were on strike.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (9-5) 20 @ Winnipeg (11-4) 38

Tom Clements completed 17 of 31 passes for 364 yards and 5 touchdowns—3 of them in a 24-point 3rd quarter—to lead the Blue Bombers over the Eskimos before 24,999 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Willard Reaves, who rushed 12 times for just 33 yards, caught 2 of Mr. Clements’ TD passes, with the others going to Jeff Boyd, James Murphy, and Perry Tuttle. Edmonton quarterback Matt Dunigan completed just 18 of 45 passes for 277 yards and 2 touchdowns to Stephen Jones, but also gave up 3 interceptions. Mr. Boyd caught 4 passes for 134 yards, and Mr. Tuttle 4 for 116. Brian Kelly led the Eskimos with 73 yards on 4 receptions, giving him a CFL career total of 10,858 yards, surpassing the record of 10,837 amassed by former teammate Tom Scott.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Minnesota 9 @ Detroit 5 (Minnesota won best-of-seven series 4-1)

The Twins knocked Detroit starting pitcher Doyle Alexander out of the box with 4 runs in the 2nd inning. The Tigers cut the lead to 4-3 with 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th, but the Twins scored 1 in the 7th, 1 in the 8th, and 3 in the 9th to clinch their first AL pennant since 1965. Bert Blyleven pitched 6 innings to get the win before 47,448 fans at the last post-season game ever played at Tiger Stadium.



25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): House of Love--East 17

Science
Montreal-born California Institute of Technology researcher Rudolf Marcus was named the winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems.

Oil
Paragon Petroleum struck oil on a farm east of Windsor, Ontario; it was pumping 500 barrels a day, versus 60 for the average Alberta well.

Disasters
A 5.8 earthquake struck Cairo, killing at least 510 people.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (7-7) 49 @ Ottawa (7-7) 47

The Blue Bombers scored 6 touchdowns in the 1st half to build up a 42-18 lead and withstood a late Ottawa rally to edge the Rough Riders before 23,898 fans at Lansdowne Park. Winnipeg quarterback Danny McManus completed 13 of 24 passes for 406 yards and 4 touchdowns—to Gerald Alphin, Larry Thompson (who scored after recovering a teammate’s fumble), Warren Hudson, and Rob Crifo. Greg Battle returned a fumble 55 yards for a Winnipeg touchdown with 13 seconds left in the 1st half, and Donald Smith returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter after taking a lateral across the field from Matt Pearce on a punt return. Ottawa quarterback Tom Burgess completed 29 of 50 passes for 371 yards and 4 touchdowns—2 to James Ellingson, 1 each to Reggie Barnes and Stephen Jones. Mr. Barnes rushed 27 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter, and Treamelle Taylor returned a punt 96 yards for a touchdown to begin the Rough Riders’ 22-point 4th quarter. The game ended with Mr. Ellingson scoring his second TD on a 5-yard pass from Mr. Burgess, followed by a pass from Mr. Burgess to Jock Climie for a 2-point convert.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Toronto 2 @ Oakland 6 (Toronto led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Ruben Sierra hit a 2-run home run off losing pitcher David Cone in the bottom of the 1st inning and the Athletics scored 3 runs in the 5th inning as they beat the Blue Jays before 44,955 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Dave Stewart was the winning pitcher.



20 years ago
1997

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

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

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (3rd week at #1)

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

Died on this date
John Denver, 53. U.S. musician. Mr. Denver, born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., was one of the most popular singer-songwriters of the 1970s, with hit singles such as Take Me Home, Country Roads; Rocky Mountain High; Sunshine on My Shoulders; and Thank God I'm a Country Boy. He spent much of his time in later years in humanitarian and environmental activities. Mr. Denver was the son of a renowned U.S. Air Force pilot, and Mr. Denver shared his father's interest in aviation. He was killed when he crashed his experimental plane into Monterey Bay, California.

Abominations
43 people were massacred at a fake roadblock outside the village of Sidi Daoud in western Algeria.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (10-6) 20 @ Winnipeg (3-13) 2

Eric Blount had his best game of the season, rushing 22 times for 145 yards, to help the Eskimos defeat the Blue Bombers before 18,524 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Mike Sellers scored his first CFL touchdown on a 1-yard rush, and Sean Fleming added a convert, 3 field goals, and 4 singles, while averaging 49.3 yards on 11 punts.

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

Liván Hernández pitched a 3-hitter and tied a League Championship Series record for a single game with 15 strikeouts to win the pitchers' duel over Greg Maddux as the Marlins edged the Braves before 51,982 fans at Pro Player Stadium.



American League Championship Series
Baltimore 7 @ Cleveland 8 (Cleveland led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Sandy Alomar singled home Manny Ramirez with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning for his fourth run batted in of the game to give the Indians their win over the Orioles before 45,081 fans at Jacobs Field.









10 years ago
2007

War
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley as chairman of a panel on Canada's mission in Afghanistan.

Abominations
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were named the winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for sounding the alarm over alleged global warming.

Football
CFL
Montreal (7-8) 17 @ Toronto (8-7) 35

Khalil Carter returned a fumble 68 yards for a touchdown and Byron Parker returned an interception 58 yards for a TD to help the Argonauts defeat the Alouettes before 31,416 fans at Rogers Centre. Toronto quarterback Michael Bishop passed for 247 yards.

10 years ago
2007

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Cleveland 3 @ Boston 10 (Boston led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Red Sox scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning, 3 in the 5th, and 2 in the 6th as they beat the Indians before 36,986 fans at Fenway Park.



National League Championship Series
Colorado 3 @ Arizona 2 (11 innings) (Colorado led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Jose Valverde walked Willy Taveras with 2 out and the bases loaded in the top of the 11th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Rockies edged the Diamondbacks before 48,219 fans at Chase Field in Phoenix.