November 11, 2017

130 years ago
1887

Died on this date
George Engel, 51. German-born U.S. anarchist; Albert Parsons, 39. U.S. anarchist; August Spies, 31. German-born U.S. anarchist; Adolph Fischer, 29. German-born U.S. anarchist. Messrs. Engel, Parsons, Spies, and Fischer were hanged after being convicted for participating in a conspiracy that resulted in a bomb that exploded at the conclusion of a labour protest at Haymarket Square in Chicago on May 4, 1886, killing Chicago policeman Matthias Degan.

125 years ago
1892

Died on this date
Thomas Adolphus Trollope, 82. U.K.-born author. Mr. Trollope, a member of a literary family, wrote more than 60 books, including his three-volume memoir What I Remember (1887-1889). He spent most of his life in Italy, but retired to Devon, England, where he died.

120 years ago
1897

Music
Adolph Gregory started the first iteration of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, with 23 players. The orchestra gave three concerts in Dunn Hall, then disbanded.

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier met in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State John Sherman for talks on the commercial tariff and other differences between Canada and the United States.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Tippy Larkin. U.S. boxer. Mr. Larkin, born Antonio Pilliteri, was world light welterweight champion in 1946, but vacated the title after just one defense because of his inability to maintain the weight. He compiled a record of 136-59-1-1 in a professional career spanning 1935-1952. Mr. Larkin died on December 10, 1991 at the age of 74.

Died on this date
Liliʻuokalani, 79. Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, 1891-1893. Liliʻuokalani, the first queen and last monarch of Hawaii, succeeded her younger brother Leleiohoku II on the throne. She attempted to promulgate a new constitution to replace the Bayonet Constitution that had been imposed in 1887. In retaliation, opponents who were friendly to the idea of U.S. annexation of Hawaii launched a coup that deposed Queen Liliʻuokalani on January 17, 1893 and imprisoned her until 1896. Queen Liliʻuokalani officially abdicated her throne in 1898, and spent much of her later life attempting to get indemnity from the United States for seized lands. Queen Liliʻuokalani was a skilled musician and composer, and wrote the song Aloha ʻOe.

80 years ago
1937

Football
WIFU
Finals
Winnipeg 9 @ Calgary 1 (Winnipeg won 2-game total points series 19-14)

Fritz Hanson rushed for a converted touchdown in the 1st quarter and the Blue Bombers added 3 rouges as they overcame a 3-point deficit after the first game to defeat the Bronks at Mewata Stadium, beginning a decade-long string of Western titles won by Winnipeg teams. The Blue Bombers rushed for 180 yards on the snow-covered field while limiting the Bronks to 26 yards rushing. The first Winnipeg single was scored by quarterback Bob Fritz when he fumbled while attempting to score a touchdown, and Calgary’s Jerry Searight recovered in the Bronks’ end zone.

75 years ago
1942

War
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler ordered German troops into unoccupied France. Allied European Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower appealed to French admirals in Toulon to bring their ships to the Allied side. Vichy commander of French armed forces Admiral Jean Francois Darlan issued an order from Algiers for all resistance to American occupation to cease. U.S. Navy planes intercepted two Japanese dive bomber formations over Guadalcanal and shot down 17 enemy planes, losing only 7. British forces in Egypt took Sidi Barrani and moved toward Babbag, 35 miles from the Libyan border.

Diplomacy
The Dominican Republic severed diplomatic relations with the Vichy French regime.

Defense
Federal Shipping and Drydock Company set a record by launching four destroyers, two at a time, within 50 miles at Kearny and Port Newark, New Jersey.

70 years ago
1947

At the movies
Gentleman's Agreement, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Gregory Peck, received its premiere screening in New York City.

World events
Romanian Peasant Party leader Juliu Maniu was sentenced to life imprisonment in Bucharest for treason.

Politics and government
The British House of Commons passed a government bill reducing the length of time that the House of Lords could delay a measure passed by the Commons.

Protest
Italian Communist Party leader Palmiro Togliatti urged his party to "intensify agitation" against the cabinet of Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi, as anti-government strikes and demonstrations swept major cities in northern Italy.

Economics and finance
The Australian House of Representatives passed a bank nationalization bill.

Labour
The U.K. cabinet of Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced a decree requiring 500,000-750,000 people in non-productive occupations to register for work in essential occupations.

The United Auto Workers of America convention in Atlantic City re-electd Walter Reuther as UAW President, while Mr. Reuther's candidate Emil Mazey was chosen secretary-treasurer. Mr. Reuther's re-election came the day after the convention had approved his decision to file an affidavit with the National Labor Relations Board attesting that he was not a Communist.

Disasters
American, United, National, and Braniff Airlines grounded all DC-6 planes pending investigation of fire hazards after an American Airlines DC-6 caught fire in midair and made an emergency landing near Gallup, New Mexico.

Basketball
PBLA
Grand Rapids (3-3) 52 @ Omaha (2-4) 53
Chattanooga (2-3) 50 @ Atlanta (7-0) 65
Tulsa (6-3) 50 @ New Orleans (3-5) 46

Football
IRFU
Finals
Toronto 3 @ Ottawa 0 (First game of 2-game total points series)

WIFU
Winnipeg 3 @ Calgary 15 (2-game total points series tied 19-19)

Joe Krol scored a single on a missed field goal and punted for 1 more as the Argonauts shut out the Rough Riders before 10,363 fans on a wet Remembrance Day at Lansdowne Park. The teams combined to throw just 4 passes, with the only Toronto pass being incomplete, with Ottawa being penalized for pass interference.

Ken Sluman scored a touchdown in the 3rd quarter and Fritz Hanson rushed 5 yards for a TD in the 4th, with Bill Wusyk converting both and kicking a crucial field goal late in the game as the Stampeders defeated the Blue Bombers before 3,500 fans at Mewata Stadium to tie their final series. The Blue Bombers thought they had won the series on the final play when Don Hiney's punt went into the Calgary end zone, over Mr. Wusyk, and rolled toward the dead ball line, coming to rest in a snowbank. Mr. Wusyk didn't bother to give chase, but Mr. Hanson picked up the ball and kicked it out to the Calgary 10-yard line. Winnipeg centre Mel Wilson caught the ball and was pushed into touch short of the Calgary goal line. The Blue Bombers argued that Mr. Hiney's kick should have been ruled a single since the ball had gone as far as possible, and that the Stampeders should have been called for no yards on the kick to Mr. Wilson. The officials ruled otherwise, and it was decided to play a third and deciding game four days hence, with Winnipeg winning a coin toss to decide the location.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice--Elvis Presley (Best Seller--4th week at #1); Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley (Top 100--2nd week at #1); Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers (Disc Jockey--3rd week at #1)

Space
Soviet scientists reported that Laika, the dog aboard the satellite Sputnik 2, was probably dead; in fact, Laika had died hours after the satellite's launch on November 3.

World events
Paris police arrested 15 members of an alleged underground network of Algerian nationalists, with 800 cells and 5,000 members in the Paris area.

Football
WIFU
Semi-Finals
Calgary 3 @ Winnipeg 15 (Winnipeg won 2-game total points series 28-16)

Kenny Ploen and Ron Latourelle scored touchdowns for the Blue Bombers as they eliminated the Stampeders at Winnipeg Stadium.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France: Une Larme aux Nuages--Salvatore Adamo (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Parole--Nico e i Gabbiani

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Homburg--Procol Harum

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Whiskey on a Sunday--Danny Doyle (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Baby, Now that I've Found You--The Foundations

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): To Sir with Love--Lulu (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Soul Man--Sam & Dave
2 Incense and Peppermints--Strawberry Alarm Clock
3 To Sir with Love--Lulu
4 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
5 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
6 Your Precious Love--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
7 Expressway to Your Heart--Soul Survivors
8 Please Love Me Forever--Bobby Vinton
9 How Can I Be Sure--The Young Rascals
10 The Letter--The Box Tops

Singles entering the chart were In and Out of Love by Diana Ross and the Supremes (#54); Daydream Believer by the Monkees (#56); Neon Rainbow by the Box Tops (#57); (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts by the Bee Gees (#64); Goin' Back by the Byrds (#71); An Open Letter to My Teenage Son by Victor Lundberg (#79); Beautiful People by Bobby Vee and the Strangers (#81); When You're Gone by Brenda and the Tabulations (#82); O-O, I Love You by the Dells (#84); Chattanooga Choo Choo by Harpers Bizarre (#85); Piece of My Heart by Erma Franklin (#88); Beautiful People by Kenny O'Dell (#89); Itchycoo Park by Small Faces (#95); Woman, Woman by the Union Gap (#96); and Felicidad by Sally Field (#99).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Your Precious Love--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
2 Soul Man--Sam & Dave
3 People are Strange--The Doors
4 Holiday--The Gee Gees
5 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
6 Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)--The Buckinghams
7 Even the Bad Times are Good--The Tremeloes
8 Love is Strange--Peaches and Herb
9 Expressway to Your Heart--Soul Survivors
10 I'm Wondering--Stevie Wonder

Singles entering the chart were Love of the Common People by the Everly Brothers (#63); Daydream Believer by the Monkees (#77); Back on the Street Again by the Sunshine Company (#78); Are You Never Coming Home by Sandy Posey (#86); Wild Honey by the Beach Boys (#89); I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#90); Yesterday by Ray Charles (#93); Whole Lotta Woman by Arthur Conley (#94); Georgia Pines by the Candymen (#95); Red and Blue by the Dave Clark Five (#98); You've Got Me Hummin' by the Hassles (#99); and Ten Little Indians by the Yardbirds (#100).

Vancouver's top 10 (CKLG)
1 Itchycoo Park--Small Faces
2 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
3 Next Plane to London--The Rose Garden
4 Pata Pata--Miriam Makeba
5 She is Still a Mystery--The Lovin' Spoonful
6 Hole in My Shoe--Traffic
7 Reflections of Charles Brown--Rupert's People
8 Lady Bird--Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
9 I Can See for Miles--The Who
10 Kentucky Woman--Neil Diamond

Singles entering the chart were Everlasting Love by Robert Knight (#24); I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#25); Yesterday by Ray Charles (#27); Homburg by Procol Harum (#28); Back on the Street Again by the Sunshine Company (#29); and Glad to Be Unhappy by the Mamas and the Papas (#30).

War
In a propaganda ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, three American prisoners of war were released by the Viet Cong and turned over to "new left" antiwar activist Tom Hayden.

Sport
Clinton Shaw arrived in St. John's, Newfoundland from Victoria, British Columbia, setting the world distance record for roller skating, a trip of 4,900 miles (7,885 kilometres), begun on April 1, 1967.

Football
CFL
Western Semi-Final
Edmonton 5 @ Saskatchewan 21

Ed Buchanan's touchdown in the 1st quarter proved to be enough for the Roughriders as they beat the Eskimos on a snow-covered field before 15,559 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Jack Abendschan converted Mr. Buchanan's touchdown and added a single and 2 field goals, while Peter Kempf kicked a field goal and 2 singles for the Eskimos. The game was played on a snow-covered field, and the Roughriders were able to control the ball on the ground, with George Reed rushing for 150 yards. The Roughriders led 14-5 until the last play of the game, when the Eskimos attempted a lateral, and Saskatchewan defensive end Garner Ekstran recovered the ball and took it in for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Abendschan. Former Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker played much of the game at quarterback for the Eskimos, but was ineffective in what turned out to be his last game. It was also the last game in the 13-year Hall of Fame career of Edmonton offensive tackle Roger Nelson.

CIAU
Alberta 29 @ British Columbia 0

The Golden Bears scored 22 points in the 2nd half as they shut out the Thunderbirds at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. Les Sorenson rushed 3 yards for a touchdown to help U of A to an 8-0 halftime lead. Terry Lampert completed touchdown passes to John Violini and Hart Cantelon in the 3rd quarter, and backup quarterback Dan McCaffery rushed 22 yards for the final TD with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game. Ludwig Daubner converted all 4 touchdowns, and Dave Benbow added a single.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Yes Sir, I Can Boogie--Baccara (13th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Belfast--Boney M. (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Java de Broadway--Michel Sardou (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., 27. Filipino journalist. Mr. Sarmiento was a student at the University of the Philippines in Diliman who wrote editorial in the Philippine Collegian critical of the martial law imposed by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Mr. Sarmiento was imprisoned for seven months in 1976 for his editorials; he was released because he suffered from severe asthma, which was aggravated by his imprisonment. Mr. Sarmiento returned to university after his release from prison, but his health worsened, and he died of a heart attack.

War
For the second time in three days, Israeli fighter and bomber planes raided southern Lebanon, wounding 14 people.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley (7th week at #1)

Diplomacy
A conference at Amman of leaders from 21 Arab nations concluded with a final esolution unanimously supporting Iraq in her war with Iran. Among those supporting Iraq was Syria, which had heretofore been an enemy of Iraq and an ally of Iran. Syria’s switch was attributed in part to greater economic support from Saudi Arabia. The leaders also backed Kuwait’s measures to protect her waters. As a result of the summit, Iraq and United Arab Emirates both renewed their diplomatic relations with
Egypt.

Health
Dr. Basil Rifkind, a researcher at the Lipid Research Clinics of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, said that the drug gemfibrozil changed the type of blood in ways that reduced coronary heart diseases. He said that the drug lowered cholesterol only slightly, but its significance was in raising the level of high-density lipoproteins (“good cholesterol”) and lowering the level of low-density lipoproteins (“bad cholesterol”). The health community had viewed such a drug as only a last resort if diet, exercise, and weight loss failed to achieve desired cholesterol levels.

Art
Irises (1889), by Vincent Van Gogh, set a record for a painting sold at auction when it sold at Sotheby's for $53.9 million (£29.5 million), including commission, to an unidentified buyer. Irises, which had been painted by Mr. Van Gogh after he had entered a mental asylum, had been bought by philanthropist Joan Whitney Payson for less than $85,000 in 1947, and had been put up for auction by her son John Whitney Payson. The previous record price of $39.9 million had been set by another Van Gogh painting—Sunflowers—just eight months earlier.

Hockey
NHL
Boston 3 Toronto 2

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Just Another Day--Jon Secada (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Wayne and Bonnie

Abominations
The General Synod of the Church of England voted to ordain women as priests; the measure passed by just two votes.

20 years ago
1997

Died on this date
William Alland, 81. U.S. actor and movie producer. Mr. Alland appeared in Citizen Kane (1941) as the reporter attempting to find the meaning of the word "rosebud" and the announcer for the "News on the March" newsreel, but was better known as the producer of science fiction movies in the 1950s such as It Came from Outer Space (1953); This Island Earth (1955); and The Colossus of New York (1958).

Rod Milburn, 47. U.S. hurdler. Mr. Milburn won the gold medal in the men's 110-metre hurdles competition at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, and set a world record in the event in 1973. He introduced the innovations of the double-armed lead, and the practice technique of knocking dimes off the hurdles without touching the hurdles. Mr. Milburn was working as a utility crewman at a pulp and paper mill in Port Hudson, Louisiana when he died after falling into a tank containing a sodium chlorate solution dissolved in very hot water, sustaining external burns and internal burns to his lungs.

Crime
A sniper shot and wounded a doctor of an abortion clinic at his Winnipeg home.

Transportation
Québec Gatineau Railway took over operation of the former Canadian Pacific Lachute subdivision between Outremont and Hull. The line, which was the first to enter Bytown in 1854, moved traffic to Smiths Falls, Ontario for the last time, ending Canadian Pacific Railway presence in Ottawa.

Baseball
Pedro Martinez of the Montréal Expos was named the winner of the National League Cy Young Award for 1997. Mr. Martinez posted a record of 17-8, leading the NL in earned run average (1.90) and complete games (13). Runner-ups were Greg Maddux and Denny Neagle of the Atlanta Braves. Mr. Maddux was 19-4 with a 2.20 ERA,, leading the league in winning perentage (.826), while Mr. Neagle was 20-5 with a 2.97 ERA, leading the league in wins.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Delbert Mann, 87. U.S. film and television director. Mr. Mann directed the original television drama (1953) and movie (1955) Marty, winning the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter. Mr. Mann was president of the Directors Guild of America from 1967-1971.

Football
CFL
East Semi-Final
Montreal 22 @ Winnipeg 24

West Semi-Final
Calgary 24 @ Saskatchewan 26

Troy Westwood's 20-yard field goal on the last play of regulation time gave the Blue Bombers their win over the Alouettes before 22,843 fans at Canad Inns Stadium.



Kerry Joseph passed for 391 yards and a touchdown and Luca Congi kicked 6 field goals and a convert as the Roughriders edged the Stampeders before 28,800 fans at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. It was the last game for Tom Higgins as head coach of the Stampeders after three seasons, all of which ended in semi-final defeats.