January 13, 2018

1,130 years ago
888

Died on this date
Charles the Fat, 48. Carolingian Emperor, 881-888. Charles, a great-grandson of Charlemagne and the last Carolingian Emperor to rule over a united empire, died less than two months after being deposed.

225 years ago
1793

Died on this date
Nicolas Jean Hugon de Basseville, 49. French journalist and diplomat. Mr. de Basseville, a representative of the French revolutionary regime to Rome, was dragged from his carriage in Rome and lynched by a mob who regarded him as having "insulted" Pope Pius VI.

180 years ago
1838

Died on this date
Ferdinand Ries, 48. German composer. Mr. Ries composed seven symphonies and nine concertos for piano and orchestra.

War
William Lyon Mackenzie and his volunteers evacuated Navy Island, New York under heavy artillery fire from British troops and increasing cold weather; he had settled there after his failed Upper Canada Rebellion, and had proclaimed a provisional government of Upper Canada. Mr. Mackenzie went to Buffalo, where he was arrested for violating U.S neutrality laws.

125 years ago
1893

War
The USS Boston, filled with United States Marines, landed at Honolulu to prevent Queen Liliuokalani from abrogating the 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii, popularly known as the "Bayonet Constitution" because of the threat of force used to intimidate King Kalākaua into signing it.

Politics and government
The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom held its first meeting.

120 years ago
1898

Journalism
Novelist Emile Zola's J'Accuse...!, a defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jew falsely convicted of treason, was published in the Paris newspaper L'Aurore.

Aviation
In Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Alexander Graham Bell's Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) made its first trial of a bamboo biplane hang glider, which evolved into the June Bug and Silver Dart powered planes.

Disasters
The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania killed 171 people.

Hockey
Stanley Cup
Ottawa Victorias 1 @ Montreal Wanderers 13 (Montreal won 2-game total goals challenge series 22-4)

Ernie Russell scored 6 goals for the Wanderers as they retained the Stanley Cup with a rout of the Victorias of the Federal Amateur Hockey League before only 500 fans at Montreal Arena.

100 years ago
1918

Labour
The Quebec government of Premier Lomer Gouin passed a decree allowing women and girls to work nights in factories, as a result of a manpower shortage caused by World War I. When the war ended in November 1918, the need was quickly reduced, and the decree was rescinded and cancelled on January 12, 1919.

90 years ago
1928

Died on this date
Karl Boettecher. German criminal. Mr. Boettecher was beheaded in Berlin. The previous summer he had killed Countess Lambsdorf and little Senta Eckert after an atrocious assault.

Television
The experimental station W2XB was founded in Schenectady, New York.

75 years ago
1943

Hit parade
Variety reported that the most popular current songs in the United States were; 1. Had the Craziest Dream; 2. There are Such Things; 3. Moonlight Becomes You.

War
The Royal Canadian Navy corvette HMCS Ville de Québec sank German submarine U-224 in the Mediterranean Sea off Italy; it was the RCN's first U-boat kill. Soviet forces launched their sixth major offensive since November 1942, striking southwest from Shchuche and Seliavnoye, and north and northwest from Kantemirovka. The Russian Army advanced 50 miles northward from the Georgievsk-Mineralnye Vodi area to Zhurakskoye in the Caucasus. Seven Frenchmen were reported executed by German authorities in Tours for attempting to kill pro-Nazi editor Marcel Deat. Allied bombers hit the Japanese airfield and harbour installations at Lae, reportedly causing heavy damage.

Business
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld the constitutionality of the "death sentence" clause in the Public Utility Company Act in sustaining a Securities and Exchange Commission order that the North American Company divest itself of all but Union Electric Company.

Labour
American Federation of Musicians President James Petrillo promised a U.S. Senate Interstate Commerce subcommittee that he would open negotiations with the record and radio industries in an attempt to remove the ban on recordings and transcriptions by his union's 138,000 members.

70 years ago
1948

Died on this date
Anton Gemayel Pasha, 61. Egyptian journalist. Mr. Gemayel was the editor of the Cairo newspaper Al Ahram, the largest newspaper in the Middle East.

Defense
U.S. President Harry Truman's five-man Air Policy Committee concluded a study of U.S. air power by warning that the Air Force was "hopelessly inadequate" and had only five years to prepare for an atomic attack. The report recommended a $1.3-billion increase in Air Force spending for 1948. The U.S. Army permitted Negroes to enlist in all ground forces, including airborne and technical units.

Politics and government
The Norwegian Parliament opened its latest session in Oslo with the Speech from the Throne by King Haakon VII, urging the nationalization of the Bank of Norway.

Protest
Indian Hindu nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi began fasting for a "reunion of hearts" among Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs in the strife-torn Indian subcontinent.

Science
French High Commissioner for Atomic Energy Frederic Joliot-Curie announced the discovery of a new nuclear particle, the mesotron lambda, responsible for some cosmic rays.

Labour
Western Hemisphere labour groups, including the American Federation of Labor, ended a four-day conference in Lima by establishing an International American Labor Confederation to rival the leftist World Federation of Trade Unions.

Italian bank employees ended a two-week nationwide strike after gaining a 15% salary increase.

60 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): At the Hop--Danny and the Juniors (Best Seller--2nd week at #1; Top 100--2nd week at #1); April Love--Pat Boone (Disc Jockey--5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Jesse L. Lasky, 77. U.S. film producer. Mr. Lasky was a brother-in-law of pioneering film producer Samuel Goldwyn, and they teamed up with Cecil B. DeMille to form the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company in 1913. Three years later, they combined with Adolph Zukor to form Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.

Married on this date
U.S. actress Jayne Mansfield and muscleman Mickey Hargitay were married in Redondo, California.

War
The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushed a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera in Spanish West Africa.

Diplomacy
Nobel Prize-winning U.S. chemist Linus Pauling presented United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold with a petition signed by 9,325 scientists from 43 nations urging an immediate international agreement to halt nuclear weapons tests.

Politics and government
Venezuelan President General Marcos Pérez Jiménez took over the Defense Ministry after ousting General Romulo Fernandez, accused of plotting to overthrow the government.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower recommended statehood for Alaska and Hawaii and home rule for the District of Columbia.

Journalism
Romanian Foreign Ministry press officer Cornel Bogdan told visiting U.S. newsmen that Romania would "welcome" Western correspondents and permit them "to travel freely and report without censorship."

Economics and finance
Crown Prince Saif-al-Islam Mohammed al-Badr of Yemen signed a $16.4-million loan agreement in Peking providing for Chinese technicians to aid in Yemeni road and factory projects.

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion announced that a special $5.5-million fund would be established for rehabilitation loans to 20,000 Israeli Arabs whose property had been confiscated by the Israeli government.

Labour
The United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers ended their four-day nationwide strike in the United States by signing a contract providing raises of 19 1/2% for workers on a 40-hour week and 15% for those on a 35-hour week.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Dernière Valse--Mireille Mathieu (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): L'ora dell'amore--I Camaleonti (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees (8th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Hello Goodbye--The Beatles (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Hello Goodbye--The Beatles (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 World--The Bee Gees
2 Hello Goodbye--The Beatles
3 2000 Light Years from Home/She's a Rainbow--The Rolling Stones
4 Daydream Believer--The Monkees
5 Magical Mystery Tour (EP)--The Beatles
6 A Walk in the Sky--Flower Pot Men
7 Little Bird--Tielman Brothers
8 Everybody Knows--The Dave Clark Five
9 Dear Eloise--The Hollies
10 Zabadak!--Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

Singles entering the chart were Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush by Traffic (#34); Baby, Come Back by the Equals (#37); Thank U Very Much by the Scaffold (#38); Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart by Gene Pitney (#39); and Darlin' by the Beach Boys (#40). Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush was the title song of the movie.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Heard it Through the Grapevine--Gladys Knight & the Pips
2 Chain of Fools--Aretha Franklin
3 Woman, Woman--The Union Gap
4 Hello Goodbye--The Beatles
5 Bend Me, Shape Me--The American Breed
6 Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)--John Fred and his Playboy Band
7 Daydream Believer--The Monkees
8 Green Tambourine--The Lemon Pipers
9 Skinny Legs and All--Joe Tex
10 Monterey--Eric Burdon & the Animals

Singles entering the chart were Sunday Mornin' by Spanky and Our Gang (#69); We Can Fly by the Cowsills (#72); I Can Take or Leave Your Loving by Herman's Hermits (#75); Born Free by the Hesitations (#86); No Sad Songs by Joe Simon (#88); Cross My Heart by Billy Stewart (#93); A Man Needs a Woman by James Carr (#94); and Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin (#98). Mission: Impossible was the title theme from the television series.

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Woman, Woman--The Union Gap
2 Next Plane to London--The Rose Garden
3 Hello Goodbye--The Beatles
4 Chain of Fools--Aretha Franklin
5 Itchycoo Park--Small Faces
6 Daydream Believer--The Monkees
7 It's Wonderful--The Young Rascals
8 Summer Rain--Johnny Rivers
9 Wear Your Love Like Heaven--Donovan
10 Who Will Answer?--Ed Ames

Singles entering the chart were I'm in Love by Wilson Pickett (#78); Flower Generation by the Fringe (#84); We Can Fly by the Cowsills (#88); Carmen by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (#90); New Orleans by Neil Diamond (#91); You by Marvin Gaye (#94); Some Velvet Morning by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (#95); I Wish it Would Rain by the Temptations (#96); Deep in the Night by the Candymen (#99); and Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Home from the Forest--Ronnie Hawkins
2 She's a Rainbow--The Rolling Stones
3 Woman, Woman--The Union Gap
4 Green Tambourine--The Lemon Pipers
5 Wear Your Love Like Heaven--Donovan
6 Who Will Answer?--Ed Ames
7 Bend Me, Shape Me--The American Breed
8 Love Me Two Times--The Doors
9 I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite--Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
10 What's it Gonna Be--Dusty Springfield

Singles entering the chart were Spooky by the Classics IV (#24); Some Velvet Morning by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (#25); Goin' Out of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You by the Lettermen (#27); Boogaloo Down Broadway by Fantastic Johnny C (#28); A Working Man's Prayer by Arthur Prysock (#29); and Love is Blue (L'Amour est Bleu) by Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra (#30).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 (Alone) In My Room--Willie & the Walkers
2 Love of the Common People--Wayne Newton
3 Hello Goodbye--The Beatles
4 Daydream Believer--The Monkees
5 Woman, Woman--The Union Gap
6 Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)--John Fred and his Playboy Band
7 Next Plane to London--The Rose Garden
8 Neon Rainbow--The Box Tops
9 She Says--The 49th Parallel
10 Jezebel--The Witness Inc.
Pick hit of the week: Wear Your Love Like Heaven--Donovan

Music
Johnny Cash recorded two live concerts at Folsom State Prison in California, resulting in the album Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, released four months later.

Hockey
NHL
Four minutes into the game between the Minnesota North Stars and the Oakland Seals at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, Minnesota centre Bill Masterton had just crossed the Oakland blue line and passed the puck to Wayne Connelly, when he was checked by Oakland defensemen Larry Cahan and Ron Harris. Mr. Masterton's head hit the ice hard, and blood started spurting out of his nose and ears. A teammate heard Mr. Masterton mutter "Never again, never again," and then he lost consciousness.

40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): I Remember Elvis Presley--Danny Mirror

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Mull of Kintyre--Wings

#1 single in France: Belfast--Boney M.

Died on this date
Joe McCarthy, 90. U.S. baseball manager. Mr. McCarthy managed the Chicago Cubs (1926-1930); New York Yankees (1931-1946); and Boston Red Sox (1948-1950). He led the Cubs to the National League pennant in 1929, and hit his peak with the Yankees, winning 8 pennants and 7 World Series. From 1936-1943 the Yankees won 7 pennants and 6 World Series. The streak of four straight World Series wins from 1936-1939 ranks second to the five straight from 1949-1953 that the Yankees won under Casey Stengel. Mr. McCarthy contributed to the Yankees' image as a class organization by insisting that the players wear suits and ties on road trips. His Red Sox teams lost the American League pennant in 1948 in a one-game playoff, and in the last game of the season in 1949. Many Red Sox fans blamed the losses on Mr. McCarthy's decisions regarding his starting pitchers in those games. Mr. McCarthy never had a losing record in his 24 seasons as a major league manager, and his .615 winning percentage remains the game's best. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957.

Hubert Humphrey, 66. Vice-President of the United States, 1965-1969. Mr. Humphrey, a Democrat, was Mayor of Minneapolis from 1935-1948, and represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1949-1964 and 1971-1978. He was known for his support for civil rights for Negroes and his opposition to Communism. As Vice President, Mr. Humphrey publicly supported President Lyndon Johnson's policy of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Mr. Humphrey was the Democratic Party candidate for President of the United States in 1968, losing a close election to Republican nominee Richard Nixon. Sen. Humphrey campaigned unsuccessfully for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, and declined to run for the 1976 nomination after learning that he had terminal bladder cancer. He died the day after Senate colleague Lee Metcalf.

Economics and finance
U.S. trade representative Robert Strauss and Japanese Minister of State for External Economic Affairs Nobuhiko Ushiba announced in Tokyo an agreement on measures aimed at easing the trade relationship between the nations. Japan agreed to replace some protectionist import duties, liberalize some agricultural import quotas, and commit itself to achieving "basic equity" in its trade relations. Mr. Strauss claimed that the agreement was necessary because of the "rising tide of protectionism" in the U.S. Congress.

Health
The United States Food and Drug Administration required all blood donations to be labeled as coming from "paid" or "volunteer" donors.

30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Tänd ett ljus--Triad (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Chiang Ching-kuo, 77. Premier of the Republic of China, 1972-1978; President of the Republic of China, 1978-1988. Chiang Ching-kuo was the son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and succeeded his father as Premier. He was elected President by the National Assembly in 1978, and re-elected in 1984. Chiang Ching-kuo slightly liberalized the authoritarian regime, and brought more native Taiwanese into the government. He died suddenly of heart failure and hemorrhage in office, and was succeeded by Vice President Lee Teng-hui, the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.

Diplomacy
Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, on his first visit to Washington, met with President Ronald Reagan, but the two leaders were unable to make much progress on the issue of the imbalance of trade between the countries. Japan's surplus was about $52 million U.S. in 1987.

25 years ago
1993

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

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Alice in Autoland

Died on this date
René Pleven, 91. Prime Minister of France, 1950-1951, 1951-1952. Mr. Pleven was a member of the Free French during World War II and in 1946 helped found the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (UDSR), a political party that was meant to be a successor to the wartime Resistance movement. He held several cabinet posts, most notably Defense Minister (1949-1950, 1952-1954). Mr. Pleven was a believer in European integration, and introduced the Pleven Plan, which called for a European Defense Community of France, Italy, West Germany, and the Benelux countries. He turned down an offer from President René Coty to become Prime Minister again, but served as Foreign Minister in 1958.

M. Camargo Guarnieri, 85. Brazilian composer. Mr. Guarnieri, whose first name was Mozart, numbered six symphonies and six piano concertos among his compositions.

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, with a five-person crew commanded by John Casper, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The mission, STS-54, was the third for Endeavour.

War
U.S., U.K., and French fighter jets carried out bombing raids over southern Iraq in reaction to Iraq's violation of a "no-fly" zone that had been established after the Gulf War in 1991.

20 years ago
1998

World events
Iraq blocked United Nations weapons inspectors, and accused the American in charge, Scott Ritter, of being a spy.

10 years ago
2008

Died on this date
Johnny Podres, 75. U.S. baseball pitcher and coach. Mr. Podres played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1953-1966); Detroit Tigers (1966-1967); and San Diego Padres (1969), compiling a record of 148-116 with an earned run average of 3.68 in 440 games, and batted .190 with 2 home runs and 50 runs batted in in 462 games. He led the National League in 1957 in earned run average (2.66) and shutouts (6), and in 1961 in winning percentage (18-5, .783). Mr. Podres was best known for pitching a 2-0 shutout in the seventh game of the 1955 World Series as the Dodgers defeated the Yankees to win their first and only World Series while the franchise was in Brooklyn; it was his second win of the series, and he was named the World Series' Most Valuable Player. Mr. Podres served as the pitching coach with the Padres (1973); Boston Red Sox (1980); Minnesota Twins (1981-1985); and Philadelphia Phillies (1991-1996). He died of various ailments.

Football
NFL
AFC Divisional Playoff
San Diego 28 @ Indianapolis 24

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NFC Divisional Playoff
New York Giants 21 @ Dallas 17

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