December 3, 2017

175 years ago
1842

Born on this date
Charles Pillsbury. U.S. businessman. Mr. Pillsbury co-founded the Pillsbury Company flour firm in Minnepaolis in 1869. He died from a heart ailment on September 17, 1899 at the age of 56.

150 years ago
1867

Born on this date
William John Bowser. Canadian politician. Mr. Bowser, a Conservative, represented Vancouver City in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1903-1924. He was Premier from December 1915-November 1916, when the Conservative government lost to the Liberals in the provincial election. Mr. Bowser continued as Leader of the Opposition until losing his seat in the 1924 provincial election. He led the Non-Partisan Independent Group of candidates in the 1933 provincial election, but died on October 25, 1933 at the age of 66, during the campaign.

90 years ago
1927

At the movies
Putting Pants on Philip, the first "official" Laurel and Hardy film as a team, opened in theatres.



80 years ago
1937

Died on this date
William Propsting, 76. Australian politician. Mr. Propsting represented Hobart in the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1901-1905), initially serving as Leader of the Opposition and then as Premier of Tasmania (1903-1904). He was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council and held several cabinet posts, including Attorney General (1906-1909, 1916-1923). Mr. Propsting was President of the Legislative Council from 1926 until his death.

75 years ago
1942

Theatre
Judge Owen Bohan banned further performances in New York of the play Wine, Women and Song after a jury found it to be an indecent performance. The two-act revue-vaudeville-burlesque show had been playing at the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway since September 28, and closed after 150 performances.

War
German forces in Tunisia recaptured Tebourba, 20 miles west of Tunis, and still held Mateur and part of Djedeida. American planes sank a Japanese warship and set another afire in an attack on 10 warships, 150 miles northwest of, and headed for, Guadalcanal.

Defense
The United States and Liberia agreed to a defense pact, giving the U.S. full control of airports and defense areas.

70 years ago
1947

Theatre
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, which had previously played at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway in New York. The production was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden. The audience applauded for half an hour after the final curtain.

Movies
The U.S. Motion Picture Association voted for stronger regulations to prevent glorification of crime on screen, while the Screen Directors Guild barred Communists from holding office.

War
Palestinian Arabs clashed with Haganah units in a six-hour battle on the Jaffa-Tel Aviv border, causing 12 deaths and 75 injuries.

Defense
Admiral Louis Denfeld announced forthcoming cuts in U.S. Navy personnel at shore bases to maintain fighting strength due to a manpower shortage.

Economics and finance
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale commodity price index reached a record 298% of the 1930-32 average.

60 years ago
1957

War
Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco appealed for cessation of the Ifni conflict, urging Spain to keep its pledges on the extension of Moroccan sovereignty to Spanish-ruled areas.

Diplomacy
Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees charged Indonesia with violating international law and human rights in her anti-Dutch campaign.

Defense
British envoys informed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that the United Kingdom would reduce her forces in West Germany from 63,500-50,000 men should the West German government continue to refuse an adequate troop-support cost accord.

Horse racing
The Thoroughbred Racing Association named Bold Ruler and Jewel's Reward as the best race horses of 1957.

Football
NCAA
Texas A&M University halfback John David Crow was named the winner of the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player in the United States for 1957. In 7 games, Mr. Crow rushed for 562 yards and 6 touchdowns, passed for 5 touchdowns, and made 5 interceptions.

50 years ago
1967

Medicine
The world's first successful heart transplant was performed by a team led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The heart of Denise Ann Darvall, 25, a traffic accident victim, was transplanted into Louis Washkansky, 53.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood--Santa Esmeralda (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Belfast--Boney M. (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): 't Smurfenlied--Vader Abraham (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Rockin' All Over the World--Status Quo

#1 single in the U.K (BMRB): Mull of Kintyre/Girls' School--Wings

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): You Light Up My Life--Debby Boone (8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue--Crystal Gayle
2 How Deep is Your Love--Bee Gees
3 You Light Up My Life--Debby Boone
4 Boogie Nights--Heatwave
5 Heaven on the 7th Floor--Paul Nicholas
6 Baby, What a Big Surprise--Chicago
7 We're All Alone--Rita Coolidge
8 Blue Bayou--Linda Ronstadt
9 Just Remember I Love You--Firefall
10 Isn't it Time--The Babys

Singles entering the chart were Street Corner Serenade by Wet Willie (#82); Tried to Love by Peter Frampton (#83); The Next Hundred Years by Al Martino (#93); You Make Me Crazy by Sammy Hagar (#96); Breakdown by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#97); Ooh Boy by Rose Royce (#98); Grandmother's Song by Steve Martin (#99); and Reach for It by George Duke (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 You Light Up My Life--Debby Boone (4th week at #1)
2 Boogie Nights--Heatwave
3 Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue--Crystal Gayle
4 Baby, What a Big Surprise--Chicago
5 We're All Alone--Rita Coolidge
6 Just Remember I Love You--Firefall
7 Nobody Does it Better--Carly Simon
8 How Deep is Your Love--Bee Gees
9 Sometimes When We Touch--Dan Hill
10 Help is on the Way--Little River Band

Singles entering the chart were Girl's School/Mull of Kintyre by Wings (#89); Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Santa Esmeralda (#90); How Can I Leave You Again by John Denver (#96); Native New Yorker by Oddessy (#97); Kick it Out by Heart (#98); Sad Eyes by Brooklyn Dreams (#99); and Was Dog a Doughnut by Cat Stevens (#100). Was Dog a Doughnut was the other side of Sweet Jamaica, which had charted on November 5, spending one week at #98.

War
The Cyprus accord was accepted by Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus. The terms included withdrawal of Greek and Turkish troops from Cyprus that weren't authorized under a United Nations-sponsored truce of 1964.

Hockey
NHL
Chicago 2 @ Montreal 3
Detroit 2 @ Toronto 4

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston

Terrorism
64 people were injured when the Irish Republican Army set off two bombs in Manchester.

Technology
A test engineer with the Sema Group used a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague.

Environment
The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, ran aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spilled much of its cargo.

20 years ago
1997

Defense
Representatives from 121 countries signed the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia did not sign the treaty.

Economics and finance
South Korea struck a deal with the International Monetary Fund for a $55 billion bailout of its foundering economy.

10 years ago
2007

Disasters
Winter storms caused the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages were blamed on the floods.