December 28, 2021

370 years ago
1651

Born on this date
Johann Krieger. German musician and composer. Mr. Krieger, the younger brother of organist and composer Johann Philipp Krieger, was also an organist, and was one of the most important keyboard composers of his day, publishing collections containing harpsichord suites, organ toccatas, fugues, and ricercars. He also composed sacred and secular vocal music, as well as works for the stage. Mr. Krieger died at the age of 83 on July 18, 1735, the day after playing the organ at a church service.

175 years ago
1846

Americana
Iowa was admitted to the Union as the 29th state.

100 years ago
1921

At the movies
Orphans of the Storm, directed by D.W. Griffith, and starring Lillian and Dorothy Gish, opened in theatres in Boston.



Born on this date
Johnny Otis. U.S. musician and producer. Mr. Otis, born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, was a drummer and bandleader who began performing with rhythm and blues artists in the late 1930s. He was a disc jockey, talent scout, producer, impresario, and television host in a career spanning more than 60 years, and has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues." Mr. Otis achieved his greatest success from 1948-1952 when the Johnny Otis Orchestra, with various featured vocalists, released 16 singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, reaching #1 with Double Crossing Blues (1948); Mistrustin' Blues (1948); and Cupid's Boogie (1950). His orchestra was billed as the Johnny Otis Show when Willie and the Hand Jive reached #1 on the rhythm and blues chart and #9 on the pop singles chart. In addition to his musical activities, Mr. Otis founded and pastored a church in Santa Rosa California. He died on January 17, 2012, 20 days after his 90th birthday.

80 years ago
1941

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Gloria Scott

War
Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commenced. Reports stated that German troops were retreating in Serbia following a series of defeats by guerrillas. Japanese planes, unchallenged by anti-aircraft batteries or pursuit craft, bombed Manila for two hours in the afternoon. Japanese pressure increased southeast of Manila. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged that "the entire resources, in men and in material, of the United States stand behind" the Philippines.

Diplomacy
The British government announced that U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden had been in Moscow since mid-December conferring with U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin regarding conduct of the war.

Academia
The American Association of University Professors issued a formal statement assailing Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge for "political interference" in ousting Dean Walter D. Cocking of the University of Georgia on charges of advocating racial equality in education.

Economics and finance
The Brookings Institution issued a report urging the reduction of federal non-defense expenditures by $2.085 billion without curtailing essential social services.

75 years ago
1946

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Old Lamp-Lighter by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye (Vocal refrain by Billy Williams and Choir) (Best Seller--1st week at #1; Juke Box--2nd week at #1; Honor Roll of Hits (2nd week at #1); I Love You (For Sentimental Reasons) (Airplay--1st week at #1)

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The White Cockerel

Died on this date
Carrie Jacobs-Bond, 84. U.S. songwriter. Mrs. Bond was a parlor singer and pianist who experienced much personal hardship, but achieved success by writing songs such as I Love You Truly (1901); Just Awearyin' for You (1901); and A Perfect Day (1910). She was the most successful female songwriter of her time, reportedly earned more than $1 million in royalties before the end of 1910, at a time when royalties were earned in sales of sheet music. Mrs. Bond died of a cerebral hemorrhage.

Politics and government
A new Syrian cabinet was named by Jamil Mardam Bey, with Naim Antaki as Foreign Minister.

Charles de Gaulle refused to run for the French presidency, declaring that he could not be a "guarantor" of the present constitution.

Economics and finance
The Soviet Council of Ministers ordered increased concentration on the production of consumer goods, especially clothing.

Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly passed a bill providing for a progressive tax on corporate profits up to 28%.

Football
NCAA
Blue-Gray Game @ Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Gray 20 Blue 13

70 years ago
1951

On television today
The last episode of the soap opera Miss Susan, starring Susan Peters, aired on NBC after a run of 9½ months.

World events
Two hours after the U.S. legation in Budapest paid $120,000 in fines, Hungary released four American fliers imprisoned at the Austro-Hungarian border since being forced down and captured on November 19.

Diplomacy
The U.S. State Department banned travel in Hungary by U.S. citizens, and ordered immediate closure of the Hungarian consulates in New York and Cleveland.

War
The French National Assembly rejected a proposal by former Prime Minister Edouard Daladier that the United Nations be asked to arrange a truce in the Indochinese war.

Defense
The U.S. Army announced the development of a submachine gun that could shoot around corners.

Economics and finance
Yugoslavian Finance Minister Milentije Popovic announced plans to devalue the dinar from 50 to 300 to the American dollar.

Tennis
Australia retained the Davis Cup in Sydney as Frank Sedgman, Mervyn Rose, and Ken McGregor defeated Vic Seixas, Ted Schroeder, and Tony Trabert of the United States 3-2 in men's finals competition.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Moon River--Jerry Butler (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Moon River--Danny Williams

At the movies
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, directed by José Quintero, and starring Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty, opened in theatres.



Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Heather Pick!

Defense
Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron No.446, at North Bay, Ontario, formed Canada's first BOMARC Surface to Air Missile Squadron for defence against Soviet ICBMs.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Akropolis adieu--Mireille Mathieu (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Max Steiner, 83. Austrian-born composer and conductor. Mr. Steiner, a native of Vienna, was a child prodigy as a pianist and composer, and conducted an operetta when he was 12. He worked in theatrical productions in continental Europe and Britain in the years leading to World War I, but was interned in England as an enemy alien when World War I began in 1914. Mr. Steiner was allowed to emigrate to the United States, and spent 15 years on Broadway in New York before going to Hollywood in 1929, and sound was coming into motion pictures. He composed over 300 film scores for RKO Pictures and Warner Brothers Pictures from 1929-1965 and received 24 Academy Award nominations, winning for The Informer (1935); Now, Voyager (1942); and Since You Went Away (1944). Mr. Steiner's most famous scores included Gone with the Wind (1939) and A Summer Place (1959). He died of congestive heart failure after years of declining health and poor eyesight.

Football
NCAA
Blue-Gray Game @ Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Gray 27 Blue 15

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Down Under--Men at Work (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū--Hiroko Yakushimaru (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (14th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Polonäse Blankenese--Gottlieb Wendehals (a.k.a. Werner Böhm) (4th week at #1)

Born on this date
Elizabeth Jordan Carr. U.S. woman. Miss Carr, America's first "test-tube baby," was born in Norfolk, Virginia.

Died on this date
Allan Dwan, 96. Canadian-born U.S. movie director. Mr. Dwan, a native of Toronto, moved to the United States with his family at the age of 7. He began working in the motion picture industry in Chicago and New York; he spent his winters in California and, like many others, moved there to work full-time. Mr. Dwan directed 125 movies from 1911-1961; he directed Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in several silent films, and directed eight movies starring Gloria Swanson. Mr. Dwan's movies included Robin Hood (1922); The Iron Mask (1929); and Sands of Iwo Jima (1949).

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Black or White--Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Black or White--Michael Jackson (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Black or White--Michael Jackson (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Black or White--Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Black or White--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Qui a le droit...--Patrick Bruel (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Kon ik maar even bij je zijn--Gordon (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are the Days of Our Lives--Queen (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Black or White--Michael Jackson (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Black or White--Michael Jackson
2 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
3 Can't Let Go--Mariah Carey
4 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday--Boyz II Men
5 Keep Coming Back--Richard Marx
6 No Son of Mine--Genesis
7 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--P.M. Dawn
8 Blowing Kisses in the Wind--Paula Abdul
9 Broken Arrow--Rod Stewart
10 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me--George Michael/Elton John

Singles entering the chart were Forever My Lady by Jodeci (#75); Blinded by Love by Rythm Syndicate (#77); There's No Other Way by Blur (#78); The Rush by Luther Vandross (#83); and I Want You by Jody Watley (#89); and The Unforgiven by Metallica (#90).

Football
NFL
AFC Wild Card Playoff
Los Angeles Raiders 6 @ Kansas City 10



NFC Wild Card Playoff
Atlanta 27 @ New Orleans 20

See video.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Wannabe--Spice Girls (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): One & One--Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): One & One--Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Aïcha--Khaled (9th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Freed from Desire--Gala (10th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Don't Speak--No Doubt

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): 2 Become 1--Spice Girls

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Un-Break My Heart--Toni Braxton (4th week at #1)
2 I Believe I Can Fly--R. Kelly
3 Don't Let Go (Love)--En Vogue
4 No Diggity--BLACKstreet (featuring Dr. Dre)
5 Nobody--Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage
6 Mouth--Merril Bainbridge
7 I Believe in You and Me--Whitney Houston
8 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
9 I'm Still in Love with You--New Edition
10 I Finally Found Someone--Barbra Streisand/Bryan Adams

Singles entering the chart were I Believe in You and Me; God Bless the Child by Shania Twain (#80); Friends by John Michael Montgomery (#89); That's How it Is (It's Like That) by Redman featuring K-Solo (#95); and Ain't Nobody by LL Cool J (#98). I Believe in You and Me was from the movie The Preacher's Wife (1996). Ain't Nobody was from the movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996).

Football
NFL
AFC Wild Card Playoff
Jacksonville 30 @ Buffalo 27



NFC Wild Card Playoff
Minnesota 15 @ Dallas 40



10 years ago
2011

War
Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.

Sport
Figure skater Patrick Chan was named Canadian Press male athlete of the year; he had an undefeated season and won his first world men's title, setting three world scoring records.

December 18, 2021

750 years ago
1271

Asiatica
Kublai Khan renamed his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China.

160 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Lionel Monckton. U.K. composer. Mr. Monckton was Britain's leading composer for musical theatre during the Edwardian era, composing music for shows such as A Country Girl (1902); The Arcadians (1909); and The Boy (1917). He died on February 15, 1924 at the age of 62.

120 years ago
1901

Agriculture
William Motherwell founded the Territorial Grain Growers' Association (later the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association) at a meeting in the Indian Head Planing Mill in Indian Head, Northwest Territories; the TGGA adopted resolutions dealing with such important matters as the appointment of a warehouse commissioner, loading platforms and car shortages.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Jules Dassin. U.S.-born film director. Mr. Dassin was known for film noir dramas such as Brute Force (1947); The Naked City (1948); and Night and the City (1950), but went to Europe in the early 1950s after being blacklisted in Hollywood. He achieved success in France and Greece, directing movies such as Rififi (1955) and Never on Sunday (1960). Mr. Dassin died on March 31, 2008 at the age of 96.

100 years ago
1921

Football
APFA
Chicago Cardinals (3-3-2) 0 @ Chicago Staleys (9-1-1) 0
Canton (5-2-3) 28 @ Washington (1-2) 14

The season ended with the Staleys, playing their last game under that name, claiming the American Professional Football Association championship over the Buffalo All-Americans, who had finished their season two weeks earlier with a record of 9-1-2.

70 years ago
1941

War
Japanese troops crossed the Lye Mun Passage after dark, in assault boats, landing craft and small boats towed by ferry steamers, to attack Hong Kong. Two platoons of the Winnipeg Grenadiers were deployed to seize the hills known as Jardine's Lookout and Mount Butler, where they engaged in intense fighting; heavily outnumbered, they were cut to pieces, and both platoon commanders were killed. British authorities in Malaya conceded that Imperial troops had fallen back about 100 miles in northern Malaya during the past 11 days. The Netherlands government-in-exile announced in London that Dutch and Australian forces had occupied the Portuguese section of the island of Timor. The British command announced that Axis forces in Libya "are now in full retreat." The U.S. Senate voted 79-2 in favour of its own draft bill making men aged 19-44 subject to military service. 100 enemy aliens seized in the San Francisco area were sent to a concentration camp in Montana. Noted American aviatrix Laura Ingalls was arraigned in Washington on a charge of failing to register as a paid agent of the German government.

Diplomacy
The U.S. State Department reported that an agreement had been reached for neutralizing the French possessions in the Caribbean area, including Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana.

Politics and government
The U.S. Senate Elections Committee voted 13-3 to recommend that the Senate bar William Langer (Republican--North Dakota) from taking his seat, on the grounds of moral turpitude. Sen. Langer had repeatedly been accused of attempting to bribe a federal judge.

Academia
Dr. Willard C. Rappleye of the Association of American Medical Colleges announced that 76 medical schools were planning to reduce their present four-year courses to three years by operating on a year-round basis because of war needs because of war needs for doctors.

75 years ago
1946

Movies
The U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures listed the best films of 1946 as: Henry V; Open City; The Best Years of Our Lives; and Brief Encounter.

British Kinematograph Weekly reported that James Mason was the most popular British movie star of 1946.

Diplomacy
Sir William Fitzgerald, U.K. chief justice of Palestine, recommended the division of Jerusalem into Jewish and Arab sectors.

Crime
Four German prisoners of war were hanged at the Lethbridge Provincial Jail in Alberta for the murder of fellow prisoner Corporal Karl Lehmann at the Medicine Hat POW camp in September, 1944.

Politics and government
Union Nationale candidate Daniel Johnson was elected to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in a provincial by-election in Bagot; he received 4,725 votes to 3,585 for Liberal candidate Roland Bailly and 40 for independente Unionist Georges de Grandpré. The by-election was necessitated by the death of Liberal MLA Cyril Dumaine.

Science
Carl Anderson and Robert Brode reported the discovery of new high-energy cosmic rays.

Defense
The father of Henry Stewart, a Negro who had allegedly been refused enlistment in the United States Army on racial grounds, filed suit in Pittsburgh to stop further enlistment until segregation was banned.

Economics and finance
The Allied Far Eastern Commission in Washington eased Japan's reparations schedule to help the Japanese government combat inflation.

U.S. military authorities in Berlin banned the use of cigarettes for trading in the officially approved barter markets.

A bill to nationalize all of Britain's transport was approved by the House of Commons on its second reading.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Pier 17, starring Lawrence Fletcher, Paul Langton, and Joe Mantell



War
Communist and American truce teams exchanged lists of Korean War prisoners in Panmunjom. Among prisoners listed by the Communists was General William Dean, U.S. Army 24th Infantry Division commander, and Colonel James Carne, commander of Britain's Gloucestershire Regiment.

World events
The Bolivian government announced the suppression of a revolutionary plot with the arrest of 30-40 members of the external National Revolutionary Movement.

Diplomacy
The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled in favour of Norway's four-mile territorial water limit.

U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French Prime Minister René Pleven ended a two-day conference in Paris by announcing that Britain would work "as closely as possible" with the Western European army and the European Coal and Steel Community without joining either institution.

U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Salah el-Din Bey conferred in Paris, but made "no decisive progress" toward settlement of the Sudan-Suez dispute.

Agriculture
The U.S.A. announced that it would send Jordan 9,650 tons of wheat to help relieve "a serious food shortage."

Economics and finance
Leading New York commercial banks raised their prime lending rates from 2.75% to 3%, the highest since 1923.

The U.S. National Production Authority banned the issuance of new automobile license plates for 1953 as a conservation measure.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Moliendo Café--Lucho Gatica (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): L'Auto-circulation--Henri Tisot (7th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 The Lion Sleeps Tonight--The Tokens
2 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
3 Run to Him--Bobby Vee
4 The Twist--Chubby Checker
5 Walk on By--Leroy Van Dyke
6 Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren
7 Let There Be Drums--Sandy Nelson
8 Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen--Neil Sedaka
9 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
10 Peppermint Twist - Part I--Joey Dee & the Starliters

Singles entering the chart were Baby it's You by the Shirelles (#65); A Little Bitty Tear by Burl Ives (#73); Twist-Her by Bill Black's Combo (#76); Do-Re-Mi by Lee Dorsey (#82); Room Full of Tears by the Drifters (#83); Multiplication by Bobby Darin (#86); Pocketful of Miracles by Frank Sinatra (#87); Seven Day Fool by Etta James (#95); Lost Someone by James Brown and the Famous Flames (#96); Pushin' Your Luck by Sleepy King (#98); I Could Have Loved You So Well by Ray Peterson (#99); and You Don't Have to Be a Tower of Strength by Gloria Lynne (#100). Pocketful of Miracles was a version of the title song of the movie.

On the radio
Macabre, on USAFRS Far East Network
Tonight's episode: The Avenger

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley, on BBC
Tonight's episode: Charles Augustus Milverton

On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk, starring Jo Van Fleet, John Carradine, Paul Newlan, and Bruce Dern



At the movies
Pocketful of Miracles, directed by Frank Capra, and starring Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, and Arthur O'Connell, received its premiere screening in New York City.





Died on this date
Leo Reisman, 64. 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.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Mammy Blue--Charisma (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Pensiero--Pooh (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)--Benny Hill (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart (2nd week at #1)
2 Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John
3 Mammy Blue--Joel Dayde
4 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
5 Love is a Beautiful Song--Dave Mills
6 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
7 Speak to the Sky--Ricky Springfield
8 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
9 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
10 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall--Leon Russell

Singles entering the chart were Day by Day by Colleen Hewitt (#32); Sweet City Woman by the Stampeders (#36); Military Madness by Graham Nash (#37); and Wedding Song (There is Love) by Paul Stookey (#39).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 How Do You Do--Mouth & MacNeal
2 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
3 Pappie Loop Toch Niet Zo Snel--Herman Van Keeken
4 I Will Return--Springwater
5 Without a Worry in the World--Rod McKuen
6 Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein--Roy Black + Anita
7 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road
8 Out of Sight, Out of Mind--Shocking Blue
9 Coz I Luv You--Slade
10 Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart

Singles entering the chart were (Is This the Way to) Amarillo by Tony Christie (#23); No Matter How I Try by Gilbert O'Sullivan (#31); 'k Heb Niks Gezien by Sjakie Schram (#35); Maxigold - Twéé-In-Één-Single by the Spencer Davis Group (#37); and Vrede by Ben Cramer (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Family Affair--Sly & the Family Stone (3rd week at #1)
2 Brand New Key--Melanie
3 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
4 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
5 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
6 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
7 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
8 All I Ever Need is You--Sonny & Cher
9 American Pie - Parts I and II--Don McLean
10 Cherish--David Cassidy

Singles entering the chart were It's One of Those Nights (Yes Love) by the Partridge Family (#57); Levon by Elton John (#80); Make Me the Woman that You Go Home To by Gladys Knight & the Pips (#83); You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth by the Undisputed Truth (#87); So Many People by Chase (#88); She's All I Got by Johnny Paycheck (#91); Keep on Keeping On by N.F. Porter (#94); Open the Door (Song for Judith) by Judy Collins (#96); Don't Say You Don't Remember by Beverly Bremers (#98); Without You by Nilsson (#99); and Keep Playin' that Rock 'n' Roll by Edgar Winter's White Trash (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Family Affair--Sly & the Family Stone (4th week at #1)
2 Brand New Key-Melanie
3 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
4 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
5 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
6 Cherish--David Cassidy
7 Rock Steady--Aretha Franklin
8 All I Ever Need is You--Sonny & Cher
9 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
10 Scorpio--Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band

Singles entering the chart were Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir (#63); Levon by Elton John (#73); Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Pt 1 by Little Johnny Taylor (#81); Black Dog by Led Zeppelin (#83); Keep on Keeping On by N.F. Porter (#95); What's Going On by Quincy Jones (#96); Scratch My Back (And Mumble in My Ear) by Clarence Carter (#97); Bang a Gong (Get it On) by T. Rex (#98); and Do the Funky Penguin Part I by Rufus Thomas (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites (2nd week at #1)
2 Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone
3 Brand New Key-Melanie
4 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
5 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
6 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
7 Cherish--David Cassidy
8 All I Ever Need is You--Sonny & Cher
9 American Pie--Don McLean
10 Respect Yourself--The Staple Singers

Singles entering the chart were Sugar Daddy by the Jackson 5 (#48); Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir (#55); Those were the Days by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton (as the Bunkers) (#70); Carolyn by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (#79); Black Dog by Led Zeppelin (#80); Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) by the Persuaders (#83); Space Captain by Barbra Streisand (#84); Without You by Nilsson (#85); Once You Understand by Think (#87); Love Potion Number Nine by the Coasters (#89); Five Hundred Miles by Heaven Bound with Tony Scotti (#90); No Good to Cry by the Poppy Family (#91); The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get) by Free Movement (#9); Fire and Water by Wilson Pickett (#99); and Scratch My Back by Clarence Carter (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
4 The Desiderata--Les Crane
5 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
6 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
7 Cherish--David Cassidy
8 Devil You--Stampeders
9 Brand New Key--Melanie
10 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack

Singles entering the chart were Sugar Daddy by the Jackson 5 (#88); Too True Mama by Crowbar (#90); Uncle Jed by Perth County Conspiracy (#93); Devil Song by Aarons and Ackley (#94); Black Dog by Led Zeppelin (#96); I Turn to You by Spring (#97); No Sad Songs by Helen Reddy (#98); Whiskey Fire by Magic Bubble (#99); and The Witch Queen of New Orleans by Redbone (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack (2nd week at #1)
2 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
3 Do I Love You--Paul Anka
4 The Desiderata--Les Crane
5 Take it Slow--Lighthouse
6 I Don't Need No Doctor--Humble Pie
7 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
8 Everybody's Everything--Santana
9 Sour Suite--The Guess Who
10 Questions 67 and 68--Chicago
Pick hit of the week: (I Know) I'm Losing You--Rod Stewart with Faces

Died on this date
Bobby Jones, 69. U.S. golfer. Mr. Jones, one of the greatest golfers in history, won the Grand Slam (U.S. and British amateur championships, U.S. and British Opens) in 1930. He played in 31 major tournaments, winning 13. Mr. Jones retired from competitive golf in 1930 and appeared as himself in two series of instructional films that were released in 1931 and 1933, with several episodes featuring Hollywood stars in guest roles. Mr. Jones co-founded the Augusta National Invitation Tournament in 1934, and renamed it the Masters in 1938. He practiced law in Atlanta after his retirement from golf, but in 1948 was diagnosed with syringomyelia; his mobility gradually declined, and he was using a wheelchair when he died from a chest aneurysm.

Diana Lynn, 45. U.S. musician and actress. Miss Lynn, born Dolores Loehr, was a child prodigy as a concert pianist before turning to acting, appearing in almost 70 movies and television programs from the early 1940s through the mid-1960s. She was best known for appearing in comedy films such as The Major and the Minor (1942); The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944); and Bedtime for Bonzo (1951), as well as three movies starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Miss Lynn died nine days after suffering a stroke.

Crime
Thieves stole over $1 million from a Windsor, Ontario branch of the Royal Bank of Canada. Six people were arrested several days later.

Economics and finance
The International Monetary Fund approved the new pattern of exchange rates among the world's leading currencies. The decision made legal an agreement reached the day before by a group of 10 leading industrial countries, who had recommended that currencies be permitted to fluctuate 2.25% above and below the new par values.

Football
NFL
St. Louis (4-9-1) 12 @ Dallas (11-3) 31

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Ooa hela natten--Attack (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Bensonhurst Blues--Oscar Benton

Bensonhurst Blues was from the movie Pour la peau d'un flic (For a Cop's Hide) (1981).

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (4th week at #1)
2 Going Back to My Roots--Odyssey
3 It's My Party--Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin
4 It's You, It's You, It's You--Joe Dolan
5 Urgent--Foreigner
6 Dancing on the Floor (Hooked on Love)--Third World
7 Prince Charming--Adam & the Ants
8 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
9 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
10 Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie

Singles entering the chart were Die Royal Hotel by David Kramer (#14); and Tainted Love by Soft Cell (#18).

Defense
The Soviet heavy strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-160, the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft, and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft, made its first flight, with test pilot B.I. Veremey at the controls.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Black or White-- Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Pfeiffer's Choice

Law
Québec completed a major overhaul of the Civil Code, governing all non-criminal law, after 35 years of reform.

Education
Daniel Johnson, president of Quebec's Permanent Ministerial Committee for Montreal Development, announced, during the presentation of Montreal's recovery plan, the creation of a graphic communications technology resource centre. The institution would provide businesses with services as well as training for their workforce; it was post-college training but not university.

25 years ago
1996

Died on this date
Irving Caesar, 101. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Caesar, born Isidor Keiser, wrote lyrics for such songs as Swanee; Crazy Rhythm; and Tea for Two. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.

Television
U.S. television industry executives agreed to adopt a content ratings system, which remains in effect to this day.

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Marcel Mule, 100. French musician and educator. Mr. Mule was perhaps the greatest classical saxophonist in history, playing in quartets and as a featured soloist from the 1920s until his retirement in 1967. He taught at the Paris Conservatoire for more than 20 years, and wrote several instructional books.

Dimitris Dragatakis, 87. Greek musician and composer. Mr. Dragatakis began his career in classical music as a violinist, but switched to viola and played with the Greek National Opera for 20 years. He incorporated Greek musical traditions into his own works, which included six symphonies, concertos, orchestral, choral, and chamber works.

Gilbert Bécaud, 74. French musician and actor. Mr. Bécaud, born François Gilbert Léopold Silly, was a popular pianist, singer, and songwriter who had a career spanning 50 years and was known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best known song was Et maintenant (1961), which was covered by many artists as an instrumental, and with English lyrics, as What Now, My Love?. Mr. Bécaud appeared in several movies and television programs, and died of lung cancer.

Politics and government
The Parliament of France approved a bill giving slightly more autonomy to Corsica.

Terrorism
The Canadian Senate passed Bill C-36, the federal government's anti-terrorist legislation; police were given new powers of surveillance, arrest, and detention.

Economics and finance
The Canadian federal and provincial governments unanimously rejected American proposals regarding softwood lumber. While the Americans imposed customs sanctions on Canadian softwood lumber, Canada was demanding full access to the American market, without any limits.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Václav Havel, 75. President of Czechoslovakia, 1989-1992; President of the Czech Republic, 1993-2003. Mr. Havel was a playwright who used an absurdist style to criticize the Communist system in plays such as The Garden Party (1963) and The Memorandum (1965). He participated in the Prague Spring liberalization in 1968 and was a prominent dissident until the Velvet Revolution toppled Czechoslovakia's Communist regime in 1989. Mr. Havel served as the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic after Slovakia became independent in 1993. He was instrumental in dismantling the Warsaw Pact, and supported direct democracy and civil activism, and supported the Czech Green Party from 2004 until his death from circulatory failure after a period of declining health.

December 13, 2021

980 years ago
1041

Politics and government
Michael V was proclaimed Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, three days after the death of his uncle Michael IV.

500 years ago
1521

Born on this date
Sixtus V. Roman Catholic Pope, 1585-1590. Sixtus V, born Felice Piergentile, was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1547 and was made a cardinal in 1570. He succeeded Gregory XIII and launched a rebuilding project in Rome, financing it with heavy taxation. Pope Sixtus also rooted out corruption and lawlessness in Rome, and excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Henri IV of France. Sixtus V died on August 27, 1590 at the age of 68, three days after taking ill with malarial fever, and was succeeded by Urban VII.

Died on this date
Manuel I, 52. King of Portugal, 1495-1521. Manuel I, the grandson of King Duarte and nephew of King Afonso V, succeeded his first cousin João II on the throne. King Manuel I oversaw an era of prosperity and Portuguese imperial expansion. He was succeeded by his son João III.

400 years ago
1621

Died on this date
Katarina Stenbock, 86. Queen consort of Sweden, 1552-1560. Katarina, the niece of King Gustav I's second wife, Queen Margaret, became Queen consort when she became his thrid wife in 1552. The couple had no children, but Queen Katarina served as a mediator of disputes between King Gustav and his children. Gustav I died in 1560, and was succeeded by Erik XIV, his son from his first marriage. Katarina spent the rest of her life as a Dowager Queen.

150 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Emily Carr. Canadian artist. Miss Carr, a native of Victoria, was known for her paintings of aboriginal themes and landscapes, especially forest scenes. She died on March 2, 1945 at the age of 73.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Kenneth Patchen. U.S. poet and artist. Mr. Patchen was a pacifist whose poetry often dwelt on the loss of innocence in society and the corrupted human spirit. Collections of his poems were accompanied by his paintings and drawings, and his public readings were acompanied by jazz music. Mr. Patchen attracted just a cult following in his lifetime, but he influenced the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat Generation. He long suffered from health problems deriving from a back injury in 1937, and died on January 8, 1972 at the age of 60.

Trygve Haavelmo. Norwegian econometrician. Dr. Haavelmo was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences "for his clarification of the probability theory foundations of econometrics and his analyses of simultaneous economic structures." He died on July 28, 1999 at the age of 87.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Turgut Demirağ. Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter. Mr. Demirağ produced 64 movies, directed 19, and wrote 19 from 1947-1974. He produced and directed Evvel zaman içinde (1951), Turkey's first full-length animated feature film; unfortunately, the negatives of the film were lost when they were sent to MGM Studios in California for colour printing, and have never been found. Mr. Demirağ died on January 14, 1987 at the age of 65.

90 years ago
1931

Died on this date
Gustave Le Bon, 90. French polymath. Dr. Le Bon was a psychologist, sociologist, and anthropologist who was best known for his book Psychologie des Foules (The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind) (1895). He believed that crowds developed their own new psychological entity, the characteristics of which are determined by the "racial unconscious" of the crowd. Dr. Le Bon influenced people such as Theodore Roosevelt, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Vladimir Lenin, and Sigmund Freud.

Football
NFL
New York (7-6-1) 25 @ Chicago Bears (8-5) 6 The season ended with the Green Bay Packers winning their third straight National Football League championship, with a 12-2 record and a winning percentage of .857. The Portsmouth Spartans finished second at 11-3 (.786).

80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Chattanooga Choo Choo--Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Vocal refrain by Tex Beneke and the Four Modernaires) (3rd week at #1)

War
The governments of Hungary and Bulgaria announced that a state of war existed between their respective countries and the United States. Russian armies reportedly continued their advance against German forces. U.S.S.R. Ambassador to the United States Maxim Litvinov said in Washington that the Soviet Union intended to concentrate on defeating Germany, and would not join the war against Japan at the moment. British Governor of Hong Kong Mark Young rejected a Japanese demand for the surrender of the island, as defense of the island was organized into a West Brigade, commanded by Brigadier J. K. Lawson, and including the Winnipeg Grenadiers; and an East Brigade, under Brigadier C. Wallis, including the Royal Rifles of Canada. Major-General Christopher Maltby deployed both Canadian units to defend the southern beaches against a seaborne attack, as heavy Japanese artillery fire and air raids began. The Venezuelan embassy in Washington announced that Venezuela had opened her ports to ships of all American nations fighting the Axis. Argentina issued a decree recognizing the United States as a non-belligerent, and declaring Argentine neutrality toward Germany and Italy. The U.S. Navy conceded that Guam had apparently been captured by Japanese forces, while U.S. Army Lieutenant General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters claimed that Filipino troops had wiped out a Japanese landing party in the Lingayen area of Luzon.

World events
German authorities in Paris announced that 100 "Jews, Communists, and anarchists" would be executed as a result of attacks on German soldiers.

Economics and finance
In a move to prevent hoarding or speculation, the U.S. Office of Production Management froze sugar stocks and limited new deliveries by importers and refiners to 1940 levels.

Labour
The Administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the selection of 12 industry representatives and 12 labour leaders to draft a basic war labour policy.

Disasters
More than 500 people were killed in a mud and rock slide in Huaraz, Peru.

Tennis
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced its annual rankings, with Bobby Riggs as the top men's player, and Sarah Palfrey Cooke as the top women's player.

75 years ago
1946

War
U.S. Reparations Commissioner Edwin Pauley charged that Soviet forces had done $850 million in damage by dismantling industrial facilities during their occupation of Manchuria.

Politics and government
The British House of Commons ended a two-day debate by endorsing the government policy on Indian independence.

Defense
U.S. Secretary of State James Byrnes told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States had 550,000 troops stationed aborad, mainly in Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea.

Americana
Abilene, Kansas announced that the boyhood home of U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower would be preserved as the centre of a $1-million memorial to him and the U.S. armed forces.

Protest
The National Negro Congress in New York picketed screenings of the Walt Disney movie Song of the South as "an insult to the Negro."

Crime
A grand jury in Atlanta indicted white supremacist organization Columbians, Inc. President Emory Burke and Secretary Homer Loomis on charges of conspiracy to riot, and illegal possession of dynamite.

Football
AAFC
Brooklyn (3-10-1) 20 @ Miami (3-11) 31

70 years ago
1951

War
U.S. Sabrejet pilots reported their biggest one-day kill of Communist MiG-15s, 13 to 15, in dogfights over North Korea.

Diplomacy
The Charter of the Organization of American States, signed in Bogota on April 30, 1948, went into effect as Colombia became the 14th of the 21 signatories to ratify it.

France, supported by the U.S.A. and U.K., won indefinite postponement of a United Nations General Assembly debate on Arab charges of oppression in French Morocco.

The U.S. State Department dismissed Far Eastern policy adviser John Stewart Service after the Civl Service Loyalty Review Board found "reasonable doubt" of his loyalty. Mr. Service had been cleared six times on disloyalty charges by a grad jury and the State Department's Loyalty Security Board.

Politics and government
The South African delegation to the United Nations withdrew from the General Assembly sessions to protest the Trusteeship Commission's decision to hear testimony fro tribal chiefs of South-West Africa on the question of UN trusteeship for the territory.

Crime
A U.S. federal grand jury in Chicago indicted seven local officials on charges of violating the civil rights of Negroes in the race riot in Cicero, Illinois the previous July.

Academia
A panel of college presidents chosen by the American Council on Education recommended five steps to prevent future college sports scandals, including the elimination of football bowl games; grade requirements for athletes; and barring freshmen from varsity teams to discourage recruiting of high school stars.

Economics and finance
The French National Assembly ratified the European Coal and Steel Community plan 377-233 as Prime Minister Rene Pleven succeeded in overcoming the opposition of Communists and Gaullists.

Labour
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas ordered the seizure of all commercial aircraft in Brazil and drafted 16,000 striking airline employees into the Air Force to end a five-day strike for higher wages.

60 years ago
1961

At the movies
The Phantom Planet, directed by William Marshall, and starring Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, and Tony Dexter, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Grandma Moses, 101. U.S. artist. Anna Mary Robertson Moses was a folk artist who began painting scenes of rural America when she was young, but produced most of her paintings after she turned 78, achieving tremendous popularity.

Music
The Beatles--John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Pete Best--performed at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Mike Smith, an artists and repertoire representative of Decca Records, was in attendance; he didn't think they were good enough to be offered a recording contract, but he invited them to come to London on January 1, 1962 for an audition.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Maggie May--Rod Stewart (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ame no Midōsuji--Ouyang Fei Fei (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops (8th week at #1)

Politics and government
Montreal journalist Pierre Vallières, who had gone underground three months earlier, announced that he was breaking from the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), and now advocated the use of democratic means to achieve the liberation of Quebec workers.

Football
NFL
Washington (9-3-1) 38 @ Los Angeles (7-5-1) 24



40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Physical--Olivia Newton-John (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Physical--Olivia Newton-John (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Pigmeat Markham, 77. U.S. entertainer. Dewey Markham was a comedian, singer, dancer, and actor who had a career spanning more than 60 years, performing mainly for Negro audiences on the "Chitlin' Circuit" of theatres and nightclubs. He was best known for his "Here Comes the Judge" routine, which became a hit record for him in 1968, and which he performed on the television program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In during the 1968-69 season, exposing him to white audiences. Mr. Markham died from a stroke.

World events
Poland's Communist government imposed martial law in an attempt to suppress the Solidarity trade union movement.

30 years ago
1991

Diplomacy
The Organización de Estados Centroamericanos (ODECA) countries signed the Protocol of Tegucigalpa, extending earlier cooperation for regional peace, political freedom, democracy and economic development.

Health
The Quebec Superior Court ruled that "there is nothing to identify miuf (urea formaldehyde foam) as the cause (of) health problems" experienced by those who used this product, which had been approved by the government of Canada, to insulate their homes between 1977-1979. 80,000 Canadians insulated their homes with the foam, and the plaintiffs rejected the government's offer of $5,000 to have it removed, demanding greater compensation. The ruling was a bitter result for these people since it did not recognize the federal government's responsibility to grant compensation greater than the amounts previously offered.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Don't Speak--No Doubt

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Breathe--The Prodigy (2nd week at #1)

At the movies
The Preacher's Wife, starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance, opened in theatres.



Diplomacy
The United Nations Security Council chose Kofi Annan of Ghana to be the UN's seventh Secretary-General.

Baseball
Pitcher Roger Clemens signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. Mr. Clemens had been an outstanding pitcher with the Boston Red Sox from 1984-1996, but had had an off-season in 1996, posting a record of 10-13 with an earned run average of 3.63 in 34 games.

20 years ago
2001

Terrorism
At least 12 people were killed and 22 injured when Kashmiri terrorists broke through security and attacked the Indian parliament building in New Delhi.

The Pentagon released a captured videotape of Osama bin Laden in which the al-Qaeda leader said the deaths and destruction achieved by the September 11 attacks exceeded his "most optimistic" expectations.

Defense
U.S. President George W. Bush served formal notice that the United States was pulling out of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with Russia.

Business
Bombardier, the world's leading equipment supplier in the rail sector, signed its largest rail contract ever, a $2.3-billion deal with the French National Railways Company (SNCF) for 500 high-capacity railcars.

10 years ago
2011

Crime
After murdering a woman at his home, Nordine Amrani, 33, threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, killing 6 people and injuring 125 others, before committing suicide.

Sport
World men's figure skating champion Patrick Chan was named the winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding athlete of 2011.

December 4, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Marina Kosan!

1,250 years ago
771

Died on this date
Carloman I, 20. King of the Franks, 768-771. Carloman I inherited half of the Kingdom of the Franks with his older brother Charlemagne upon the death of their father Pepin the Short. The brothers were opposed to each other, and seemed to be on the verge of war when Carloman suddenly died, perhaps from a severe nosebleed. Carloman I's death allowed Charlemagne to take all of Francia and begin his expansion into other kingdoms.

890 years ago
1131

Died on this date
Omar Khayyam, 83. Persian polymath. Mr. Khayyam was a mathematician, astronomer, historian, philosopher, and poet. He was notable for his work on the classification and solution of cubic equations, where he provided geometric solutions by the intersection of conics. As an astronomer, Mr. Khayyam designed the Jalali calendar, a solar calendar with a very precise 33-year intercalation cycle that provided the basis for the Persian calendar that is still in use after nearly a millennium. In 1079 he accurately calculated the length of a year. Quatrains attributed to Mr. Khayyam were collected and published in an English translation as Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1859).

325 years ago
1696

Died on this date
Meishō, 72. Empress of Japan, 1629-1643. Meishō, born Okiko, acceded to the Chrysanthemum throne upon the abdication of her father Go-Mizunoo. She had no children, and abdicated in favour of her brother Go-Kōmyō.

230 years ago
1791

Journalism
The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, published its first edition in London.

160 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Hannes Hafstein. Minister for Iceland, 1904-1909, 1912-1914. Mr. Hafstein, the son of Governor of North and East Iceland Pétur Havstein, was the first Icelander to be appointed to the Danish Cabinet while being responsible to the Icelandic Althing. He was managing director of the Bank of Iceland after both his terms as Minister, resigning as director of the Bank in 1917 because of declining health. Mr. Hafstein died on December 13, 1922, nine days after his 61st birthday.

Politics and government
The 109 Electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elected Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.

150 years ago
1871

Politics and government
U.S. President U.S. Grant delivered his third annual State of the Union message to Congress. Subjects included foreign relations and defense.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Erwin von Witzleben. German military officer. Generalfeldmarschall Witzleben joined the Prussian Army in 1901, and served in both World Wars, winning numerous decorations. He was one of the officers involved in the conspiracy to assassinate German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944; after the plot failed, he was arrested on July 21. Generalfeldmarschall Witzleben was convicted by the Volksgerichtshof (People's Court) in a show trial on August 7, and executed on August 8, 1944 at the age of 62 by hanging with a meat hook and piano wire.

Journalism
The first edition of the Los Angeles Times was published.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Deanna Durbin. Canadian-born actress and singer. Miss Durbin, born Edna Mae Durbin in Winnipeg, moved to southern California with her parents as an infant. She sang with the vocal range of a lyric soprano, and achieved popularity in musical films such as Three Smart Girls (1936); Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939); and Hers to Hold (1943). Miss Durbin retired from acting when her contract with Universal Pictures expired in 1949; she married producer-director Charles David in 1950, and the couple moved to France, where she lived until her death on April 17, 2013 at the age of 91.

Football
APFA
Akron (8-3-1) 7 @ Chicago Cardinals (3-3-1) 0
Buffalo (9-1-2) 7 @ Chicago Staleys (8-1) 10
Columbus (1-8) 6 @ Louisville (0-2) 0

The Staleys' win over the All-Americans at Cubs Park was Buffalo's second game in as many days.

80 years ago
1941

War
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Polish Prime Minister Wladyslaw Sikorski signed a declaration in Moscow stating that the U.S.S.R. and Poland would continue the war until Germany was defeated. A bill to empower the British government to conscript all British men and women aged 18½-51 passed its first test in the House of Commons after a Labour Party amendment urging the government to seize transport, coal mining, and munitions factories was defeated 336-40. A conference in Washington adopted a resolution urging the creation of a 200,000-man Jewish army, to be recruited in the U.S.A. and Palestine to fight the Nazis. Chesley Manly of the Chicago Tribune reported that the U.S. Army and Navy Joint Board had prepared a confidential report for President Franklin D. Roosevelt on how the United States could defeat Germany and her allies. Mr. Manly said the report envisioned an expeditonary force of five million men.
Diplomacy
A Japanese news agency criticized U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull's November 26 position on American-Japanese relations, declaring, "It is utterly impossible for Japan to accept the stipulations of the American document."

Defense
The U.S. National Association of Manufacturers urged that a single agency with a single head be created to supervise defense production.

Law
Under the Indian government's new policy of freeing all civil disobedience political prisoners "whose offenses have been formal or symbolic in character," 500 members of the Indian National Congress Party were released from prisons.

Terrorism
A bomb destroyed the Detroit home of Patrick J. Currier, head of a lumber company involved in a labour dispute.

Academia
The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools dropped 10 state colleges of Georgia from its accredited list, effective September 1, because of "unprecedented and unjustfiable political interference" by Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge.

Journalism
The Chicago Sun published its first edition.

Medicine
The U.S. National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced its approval of the polio treatment that had been developed by Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny, consisting of massage, movement, and re-education of paralyzed muscles as soon as possible after the disease was discovered.

Labour
American Federation of Labor President William Green and Congress of Industrial Organizations President Philip Murray denounced the defense anti-strike bill passed the previous day by the U.S. House of Representatives.

75 years ago
1946

Diplomacy
In the first Soviet concession on the veto issue, U.S.S.R. Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov told the United Nations General Assembly that the veto need not apply to proposed international arms control commissions. The UN General Assembly turned over all resolutions on Spain to an 18-nation subcommittee for consideration. Greek delegate Vassili Dendramis submitted to the UN Security Council charges of border violations by Yugoslavia, Albania, and Bulgaria, asking that an investigation commission be sent to Greece.

Defense
The U.S. Army announced the creation of a commission of five generals to study defense against atomic and other modern weapons.

Politics and government
General Joseph McNarey ordered the U.S. military government in Germany to drop its policy of hostitlity toward Germans and help in the country's reconstruction.

Economics and finance
The Australian Labour Party refused to approve the Bretton Woods Agreement, preventing Australia from joining the World Bank by the end of 1946.

Labour
The day after convicting United Mine Workers of America President John L. Lewis in Washington, D.C. of contempt of court, U.S. District Court Judge T. Alan Goldsborough fined the UMW $3.5 million and Mr. Lewis $10,000.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Far-Off House, starring Judith Evelyn, Douglas Watson, and Henry Jones



War
Clashes between British forces and Egyptian civilians and police in the Suez continued, causing 65 deaths. The Egyptian government placed the nation under a state of emergency.

World events
The U.S.A. demanded the immediate release of the C-47 transport plane and crew forced down over Hungary on November 19.

Politics and government
United Nations headquarters in New York disclosed that Nobel Prize-winning British biochemist Ernest Chain had twice been barred from entering the United States in 1951 under the 1950 Internal Security Act.

Labour
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board ruled that a large Christmas bonus paid annually for 12 years by the Niles-Benent-Pond Company of West Hartford, Connecticut had become part of the wage structure and was therefore subject to collective bargaining. The NLRB asked the company to negotiate with the United Auto Workers of America on its plan to slash the bonus.

Disasters
Hibok Hibok volcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines erupted for the second time in two years, causing 209 deaths, with 500 inhabitants reported missing.

Football
NCAA
An Associated Press poll of sportswriters listed Tennessee, Michigan State, Maryland, Illinois, and Georgia Tech as the top U.S. college teams. Princeton Univesity halfback Dick Kazmaier was named the 1951 winner of the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding college football player in the United States.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Moliendo Café--Lucho Gatica (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): L'Auto-circulation--Henri Tisot (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean (5th week at #1)
2 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
3 Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren
4 Runaround Sue--Dion
5 Fool #1--Brenda Lee
6 The Twist--Chubby Checker
7 Walk on By--Leroy Van Dyke
8 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels
9 I Understand (Just How You Feel)--The G-Clefs
10 Crazy--Patsy Cline

Singles entering the chart were Can't Help Falling in Love (#57)/Rock-A-Hula Baby (#62) by Elvis Presley; The Peppermint Twist by Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks (#59); The Majestic (#64)/The Wanderer (#79) by Dion; Lonesome Number One by Don Gibson (#66); I Hear You Knocking by Fats Domino (#67); Turn on Your Love Light by Bobby Bland (#81); Small Sad Sam by Phil McLean (#86); Unsquare Dance by the Dave Brubeck Quartet (#87); Norman by Sue Thompson (#94); (How Can I Write on Paper) What I Feel in My Heart by Jim Reeves (#95); Pop Goes the Weasel by Anthony Newley (#96); She Really Loves You by Timi Yuro (#98); and Walkin' Back to Happiness by Helen Shapiro (#100). Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks were a British group; The Peppermint Twist was a different song from Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee & the Starlites, charting at #29. I Hear You Knocking was the other side of Jambalaya (On the Bayou), which had yet to chart. (How Can I Write on Paper) What I Feel in My Heart was the other side of Losing Your Love, charting at #90.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
2 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
3 Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren
4 Walk on By--Leroy Van Dyke
5 The Lion Sleeps Tonight--The Tokens
6 Run to Him--Bobby Vee
7 Moon River--Henry Mancini, his Orchestra and Chorus
--Jerry Butler
8 Let There Be Drums--Sandy Nelson
9 Tonight--Ferrante and Teicher
--Eddie Fisher
--Jay and the Americans
10 Peppermint Twist--Joey Dee & the Starliters

Singles entering the chart were Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley (#51); Jambalaya (On the Bayou) by Fats Domino (#59); Funny How Time Slips Away by Jimmy Elledge (#71); Twistin' U.S.A. by Chubby Checker (#75); Small Sad Sam by Phil McLean (#76); Little Altar Boy by Vic Dana (#79); Searching by Jack Eubanks (#80); What a Walk by Bobby Lewis (#84); A Kiss for Christmas by Joe Dowell (#86); You Don't Have to Be a Tower of Strength by Gloria Lynne (#87); Clap Hands, Here Comes Charley by Ella Fitzgerald (#88); Baby, it's You by the Shirelles (#91); He's Not Just a Soldier by Little Richard (#96); Sweet Water by the Stereos (#97); Three Steps from the Altar by Shep and the Limelites (#98); Let's Go Trippin' by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones (#99); and Norman by Sue Thompson (#100). You Don't Have to Be a Tower of Strength was an "answer" to Tower of Strength by Gene McDaniels, charting at #20.

On the radio
Macabre, on USAFRS Far East Network
Tonight's episode: The House in the Garden

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley, on BBC
Tonight's episode: The Reigate Squires

On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Dialogues with Death, starring Boris Karloff, Estelle Winwood, and Ed Nelson



Society
U.K. Health Minister Enoch Powell announced that women who wanted to obtain oral contraception would be able to get it through the National Health Service.

Boxing
Sonny Liston (33-1) knocked out Albert "Quick Fall" "Westphal (24-9-3) at 1:58 of the first round of a heavyweight bout before 2,432 fans at Convention Hall in Philadelphia. This bout and the subsequent heavyweight championship fight between Floyd Patterson and Tom McNeeley were shown on closed-circuit television as a doubleheader--the first time that had happened with fights in different cities. Among the interested viewers was U.S. President John F. Kennedy, watching in the White House.



Floyd Patterson (38-2) retained his world heavyweight championship by knocking down Tom McNeeley (23-1) 8 times and finally out at 2:51 of the 4th round before a crowd of 7,813 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Former world heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott was the referee for the first world heavyweight title fight to take place in Canada.



50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Mammy Blue--Charisma (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Mamy Blue--Pop Tops (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Coz I Luv You--Slade (4th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John (4th week at #1)
2 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
3 Mammy Blue--Joel Dayde
4 Love is a Beautiful Song--Dave Mills
5 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
6 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
7 Speak to the Sky--Ricky Springfield
8 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
9 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
10 Peace Train--Cat Stevens

Singles entering the chart were Imagine by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (#34); and Free the People by Sherbet (#36).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
2 Without a Worry in the World--Rod McKuen
3 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road
4 Pappie Loop Toch Niet Zo Snel--Herman Van Keeken
5 How Do You Do--Mouth & MacNeal
6 Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart
7 Schön ist es auf der Welt zu sein--Roy Black + Anita
8 Kom Van Dat Dak Af [Maxi Single]--Peter en Zijn Rockets
9 Mama Oh Mama--George Baker Selection
10 I Will Return--Springwater

Singles entering the chart were Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes (#20); Coz I Love You by Slade (#29); Als Ik Jou Kus by De Twee Pinten (#30); Fireball by Deep Purple (#32); and Jeepster by T. Rex (#33).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Family Affair--Sly & the Family Stone
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
4 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
5 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
6 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
7 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
8 The Desiderata--Les Crane
9 Rock Steady--Aretha Franklin
10 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

Singles entering the chart were I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by the New Seekers (#61); Let's Stay Together by Al Green (#68); Day After Day by Badfinger (#74); Lay Lady Lay by the Isley Brothers (#82); Once You Understand by Think featuring Lou Stallman (#86); Looking for a Love by J. Geils Band (#87); Carolyn by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (#88); No Sad Song by Helen Reddy (#90); George Jackson by Bob Dylan (#93); The Girl Who Loved Me When by the Glass Bottle featuring Gary Criss (#96); Devil You by the Stampeders (#98); and Daisy Mae by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone (2nd week at #1)
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
4 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
5 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
6 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
7 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8 Rock Steady--Aretha Franklin
9 Cherish--David Cassidy
10 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots

Singles entering the chart were George Jackson by Bob Dylan (#70); Day After Day by Badfinger (#78); Anticipation by Carly Simon (#81); Me and Bobby McGee by Jerry Lee Lewis (#88); Truckin' by the Grateful Dead (#93); Devil You by the Stampeders (#94); I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again by Buffy Sainte-Marie (#95); Tightrope Ride by the Doors (#96); Pain (Part 1) by the Ohio Players (#98); and Way Back Home (Vocal) by Jr. Walker and the All-Stars (#99). Way Back Home had the vocal version on the A-side in mono, and the instrumental on the B-side in stereo.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone (2nd week at #1)
2 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
3 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
6 Rock Steady--Aretha Franklin
7 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
8 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
9 Everybody's Everything--Santana
10 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night

Singles entering the chart were American Pie by Don McLean (#59); Daisy Mae by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#74); Let's Stay Together by Al Green (#75); Anticipation by Carly Simon (#78); Lay Lady Lay by the Isley Brothers (#86); Me and Bobby McGee by Jerry Lee Lewis (#89); I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again by Buffy Sainte-Marie (#91); Treat Me Like a Good Piece of Candy by Dusk (#93); Tightrope Ride by the Doors (#94); and After All this Time by Merry Clayton (#99).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (2nd week at #1)
2 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
3 Everybody's Everything--Santana
4 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
5 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
6 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
7 The Desiderata--Les Crane
8 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
9 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
10 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson

Singles entering the chart were American Pie, Parts I and II by Don McLean (#67); Day After Day by Badfinger (#68); Scorpio by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (#75); Love Me, Love Me, Love by Frank Mills (#78); I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by the Hillside Singers (#83); One Monkey Don't Stop No Show by the Honey Cone (#85); Looking for a Love by J. Geils Band (#92); Tightrope Ride by the Doors (#93); Where did Our Love Go by Donnie Elbert (#94); I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony) by the New Seekers (#96); Have You Seen Her by the Chi-Lites (#97); Take it Slow (Out in the Country) by Lighthouse (#98); Daisy Mae by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#99); and I Knew You When by Donny Osmond (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 The Desiderata--Les Crane (2nd week at #1)
2 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack
3 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
4 Got to Be There--Michael Jackson
5 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
6 Bow Down to the Dollar--Joshua
7 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
8 Stones--Neil Diamond
9 I Don't Need No Doctor--Humble Pie
10 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
Pick hit of the week: Do I Love You--Paul Anka

Personal
This blogger and his father became the first people to move into the the new Mattonabee area of Yellowknife. The new house had no address at the time, but it later became 5 Albatross Court.

War
The Indian Navy attacked the Pakistan Navy and Karachi. PNS Ghazi, a submarine belonging to the Pakistan Navy, was sunk.

Terrorism
15 people, including 2 children and 3 women, were killed when a bomb exploded in a crowded pub in Belfast.

Football
NFL
New York Jets (4-8) 10 @ Dallas (9-3) 52

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Ooa hela natten--Attack (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Chi Mai--Ennio Morricone (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (2nd week at #1)
2 Urgent--Foreigner
3 Going Back to My Roots--Odyssey
4 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
5 It's My Party--Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin
6 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
7 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
8 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
9 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
10 It's You, It's You, It's You--Joe Dolan

The only single entering the chart was Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie (#20).

Died on this date
Jeanne Block, 58. U.S. psychologist. Dr. Block was an expert on child development who conducted research into sex-role socialization and, with her husband Jack Block, created a person-centered personality framework, examining personality in terms of two variables: ego-resiliency (the ability to respond flexibly to changing situations) and ego-control (the ability to suppress impulses). Dr. Jeanne Block died of cancer.

Africana
South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" in a move that was not recognized by any government outside South Africa.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Black or White-- Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Dinner Out

Terrorism
Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson was released by his Islamic captors after spending more than six years as a hostage in Lebanon.

Business
Pan American World Airways ceased operations after 64 years, and 11 months after declaring bankruptcy. The last Pan Am flight took place that afternoon: Flight 436, a Boeing 727-200 from Bridgetown, Barbados to Miami, piloted by Captain Mark Pyle.

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Ed Whalen, 74. Canadian broadcaster. Mr. Whalen, a native of Saskatoon, began his broadcasting career there before moving to Calgary in 1955 to work with the fledgling television station CHCT (later CFAC). He became internationally known as the host of Stampede Wrestling (1958-1983), quitting on the air in protest against the promotion's increasing violence. Mr. Whalen returned to the program in 1985, hosting it until 1989. He also served as the television voice of the Calgary Flames from the team's move from Atlanta in 1980 until his retirement in 1999. In addition to his other duties, Mr. Whalen was CFAC's news director, and provided editorial comments at the end of evening newscasts. His wife Nomi was a Calgary alderwoman in the 1970s. The Whalens were visiting friends in Florida when Ed suddenly had a heart attack and "melted away in his chair."

Economics and finance
The United States froze the financial assets of organizations allegedly linked to the terrorist group Hamas.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Hubert Sumlin, 80. U.S. musician. Mr. Sumlin was a Chicago blues singer and guitarist who performed as a member of Howlin' Wolf's band from 1954 until Howlin' Wolf's death in 1976, and with remaining members of the band for several years thereafter. Mr. Sumlin also worked as a solo artist, and was nominated for four Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 2008. Mr. Sumlin died of heart failure, 18 days after his 80th birthday, and 13 days after completing recording sessions for his contribution to the album Cracking The Code (2013) by Stephen Dale Petit.

November 15, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Ken Powless!

330 years ago
1691

Died on this date
Aelbert Cuyp, 71. Dutch artist. Mr. Cuyp was a landscape painter during the Dutch Golden Age who was known for his large views of Dutch riverside scenes in a golden early morning or late afternoon light. He died 26 days after his 71st birthday.

260 years ago
1761

Died on this date
Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne, 58; Pierre Robineau de Portneuf, 53; Charles-René Dejordy de Villebon, 46. French military officers. Chevalier de la Corne, Sieur de Portneuf, and Ensign Dejordy de Villebon were being exiled to France following the fall of New France, and were among the casualties of the ship Auguste when it sank off the coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye, 44. Canadian explorer and trader. Mr. La Vérendrye, his three brothers, and father Pierre pushed the fur trade and exploration west from the Great Lakes. The La Vérendrye brothers and two colleagues were thought to be the the first Europeans to have crossed the northern Great Plains and seen the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming. Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye was six days past his 44th birthday when became one of the casualties of the Auguste.

Disasters
The British ship Auguste, en route from Montreal to France with a load of exiles from the fall of New France, sank at Aspy Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia during a gale, with the loss of 114 of her 121 passengers and crew members.

230 years ago
1791

Academia
Georgetown University, the first Roman Catholic college in the United States, opened in Georgetown, D.C.

160 years ago
1861

Journalism
Dunedin became the first New Zealand town with a daily newspaper when the first edition of the Otago Daily Times was published.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Franklin P. Adams. U.S. journalist and author. Mr. Adams was a newspaper humour columnist who began his career in Chicago before moving to New York. His column The Conning Tower was published in several New York newspapers from 1913-1941, and often featured contributions from members of the Algonquin Round Table, of which Mr. Adams was a member. He was a panelist on the radio program Information Please (1938-1948), but his health declined in the 1950s, and he died on March 23, 1960 at the age of 78, after a long illness. Mr. Adams may be best remembered for his poem Baseball's Sad Lexicon (1910), celebrating the Chicago Cubs' double play combo of Tinker to Evers to Chance.

Labour
The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada was founded in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; it became the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1886. Some Canadian branch unions were members.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Erwin Rommel. German military officer. Field Marshal Rommel was popularly known as "The Desert Fox" because of his leadership of German and Italian forces in the North Africa campaign during World War II. He was linked to the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt to assassinate German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, and elected the least objectionable option of committing suicide by taking a cyanide pill on October 14, 1944 at the age of 52.

W. Averell Harriman. U.S. politician and diplomat. Mr. Harriman, a Democrat, was U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President Harry Truman from 1946-1948, and was Governor of New York from 1955-1959. He held several diplomatic posts, and was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's special envoy to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II. Mr. Harriman died on July 26, 1986 at the age of 94.

90 years ago
1931

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (5-3) 12 @ New York (5-4) 6
Cleveland (2-5) 6 @ Portsmouth (10-2) 14
Staten Island (2-6-1) 0 @ Providence (3-3-2) 6
Green Bay (9-1) 13 @ Chicago Cardinals (3-3) 21

80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Piano Concerto in B Flat--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra (7th week at #1)

War
Moscow radio reported that 20 boatloads of German troops attempting a surprise landing in the Murmansk coast in the far north of Russia had been sunk. Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in Ottawa that a Canadian force commanded by Brigadier J.K. Lawson had arrived in Hong Kong. Five U.S. Congressmen left New York for the United Kingdom to study war conditions.

Diplomacy
Special Japanese envoy Saburo Kurusu said upon his arrival in Washington, "I think I have a fighting chance to make a success of my mission."

Defense
Philippine President Manuel Quezon said in Manila that the Philippines would fully cooperate with the United States "to save democracy and banish the totalitarians from the face of the Earth."

Football
CRU
ERFU
Finals
Ottawa 10 @ Toronto Argonauts 1 (Ottawa won 2-game total points series 18-17)

WIFU
Finals
Regina 2 @ Winnipeg 8 (Winnipeg won best-of-three series 2-1)

George Fraser kicked 2 field goals, Arnie McWatters added 3 singles, including one for the winning point on the last play of regulation time, and Bert Haigh punted for another single as the Rough Riders overcame a 9-point deficit to defeat the Argonauts before 17,864 fans at Varsity Stadium. Earl Selkirk scored the only point for Toronto on a missed field goal in the 1st quarter to give the Argonauts a 1-0 lead in the game and a 17-8 lead in the series. The miss would later prove costly.

Ches McCance kicked 2 field goals out of the mud at Osborne Stadium as the Blue Bombers defeated the Rough Riders to win their fifth straight WIFU title. Wayne Sheley added 2 singles for Winnipeg, while Norm Geller and Mr. Caprara punted for singles to account for the Regina scoring.

75 years ago
1946

Died on this date
James Kendis, 63. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Kendis and partner James Brockman wrote songs such as I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles.

Diplomacy
Dutch and Indonesian negotiators meeting near Batavia signed the Linggadjati Agreement, providing for the creation of the United States of Indonesia, including Sumatra, Java, Celebes, and most of Borneo, within a Netherlands Union. The Netehrlands promised to sponsor Indonesia for United Nations membership.

Politics and government
China's Constitutional Assembly convened in Nanking despite a boycott by Communists, the Democratic League, and Social Democrats. Addressing the opening session, Nationalist leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek called the Assembly the beginning of constitutional government in China.

Colombia's five Conservative ministers resigned when the Liberal majority in Congress failed to agree on a proposal for cooperation with the administration.

The U.S. Employment Service, with 1,800 field offices and 24,000 employees, returned to state control after nearly five years of federal operation.

Labour
Congress of Industrial Organizations United Mine Workers of America President John L. Lewis notified U.S. Interior Secretary Julius Krug that the UMW would terminate the collective contract for the soft coal industry in five days.

In a move to curb left-wing union affiliates, the annual CIO convention in Atlantic City adopted a rule threatening local councils with expulsion for actions opposed to CIO policy.

70 years ago
1951

Died on this date
Frank W. Benson, 89. U.S. artist. Mr. Benson was known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings, watercolours, and etchings. Some of his best known paintings depicted his daughters outdoors at the family's summer home in Maine.

Abominations
U.S. President Harry Truman called Communist atrocities in Korea "the most uncivilized thing that has happened in the past century."

Terrorism
Anti-government rebels killed 11 people in an attack on a rubber plantation in Malaya.

World events
Greek Communist Party member and resistance leader Nikos Beloyannis and 11 resistance comrades were sentenced to death by a court-martial after being convicted of treason, allegedly having transmitted information to the Soviet Union.

Diplomacy
The Netherlands rejected an Indonesian demand for negotiations on the transfer of Dutch New Guinea to Indonesia.

Defense
The first units of the 27th Canadian Brigade arrived in Hanover, Germany for NATO service.

Politics and government
Farouk formally adopted the title King of Egypt and Sudan. U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Sudan would remain under British control until the end of 1952, at which time it could opt for independence or union with Egypt.

U.S. Republican Party leaders named Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Massachusetts) to direct an effort to gain the party's 1952 U.S. presidential nomination for General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

U.S. Economic Stabilization Agency Director Eric Johnston resigned in order to resume his post as president of the Motion Picture Association of America.

Literature
Per Lagerkvist was awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind."

Science
The 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Edwin McMillan and Glenn T. Seaborg of the University of California "for their discoveries in the chemistry of transuranium elements." The 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Sir John Cockroft of the United Kingdom and Ernest Walton of Ireland "for their pioneer work on the transmutation of atomic nuclei by artificially accelerated atomic particles."

60 years ago
1961

Died on this date
Elsie Ferguson, 78. U.S. actress. Miss Ferguson was a leading lady on stage and screen in the 1910s and '20s; many of her films were based on plays she had appeared in. Miss Ferguson was known as a difficult person to work with, and she often played such roles. Her only surviving complete silent film is The Witness for the Defense (1919).

Space
The United States launched two satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a single Thor-Able-Star rocket. The satellites were the 240-pound Transit Research and Attitude Control (TRAAC) and the U.S. Navy's 190-pound Transit IV-B, an experimental navigation aid. The two were separated in space.

The United States launched the Discoverer 35 satellite into a polar Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellite's capsule was captured in mid-air after 18 orbits by a U.S. Air Force plane based in Hawaii.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ame no Midōsuji--Ouyang Fei Fei (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Rudolf Abel, 68. U.K.-born U.S.S.R. spy. Mr. Abel, whose real name was William August Fisher, was born in England to Russian émigré parents of Bolsehvik sympathies; the family returned to Moscow in 1921. Mr. Fisher was fluent in several languages, and joined the Soviet secret police agency OGPU in 1927, but was dismissed from the agency--renamed the NKVD--in 1938, and narrowly escaped the Great Purge. He worked with military intelligence in World War II, and rejoined the secret police--renamed again as KGB--in 1946. Mr. Fisher succeeded in illegally entering the United States in 1948, and established a spy network. He returned to the Soviet Union for six months in 1955, and when he returned to New York in 1956, he found that his network had disintegrated, largely to the incompetence of his assistant, Reino Häyhänen. Mr. Häyhänen defected to the United States in 1957 and furnished information that led to the arrest of Mr. Fisher, who identified himself as Rudolf Abel. Mr. Fisher was convicted in October 1957 of three counts of conspiracy, and was sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison and a fine of $3,000. He was imprisoned at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary until February 1962, when he was exchanged in Berlin for captured American U-2 pilot Gary Powers; his work in the United States had been a failure for the KGB, although they portrayed him as a master spy. Mr. Fisher continued to work for the KGB, giving lectures on intelligence, but he became increasingly disillusioned, and died from lung cancer after years of heavy smoking.

Technology
Intel released the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor, the 4004.

Football
NFL
St. Louis (3-6) 17 @ San Diego (4-5) 20

Dennis Partee's 45-yard field goal on the last play of the game gave the Chargers their win over the Cardinals at San Diego Stadium. The Chargers took possession of the ball after an unsuccessful short kickoff by St. Louis kicker Jim Bakken with 16 seconds remaining.




40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Say I Love You--Renée Geyer (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Japanese Boy--Aneka (4th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Ja, wenn wir alle Englein wären--Fred Sonnenschein und seine Freunde
2 Du entschuldige - i kenn' di--Peter Cornelius
3 Dance Little Bird--Electronica's
4 Japanese Boy--Aneka
5 Tainted Love--Soft Cell
6 Dance Little Bird--Bobby Setter Showband
7 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
8 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
9 Strada del sole--Rainhard Fendrich
10 Only Crying--Keith Marshall

Singles entering the chart were Tainted Love; Just Another Broken Heart by Sheena Easton (#17); and Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants (#18).

Died on this date
Enid Markey, 87. U.S. actress. Miss Markey appeared on stage, screen, and television in a career spanning more than 50 years. She originated the role of Jane in films, playing the role in Tarzan of the Apes (1918) and The Romance of Tarzan (1918). Miss Markey played Aunt Violet Flower in the television comedy series Bringing Up Buddy (1960-1961).

Steve Macko, 27. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Macko was a utility infielder with the Chicago Cubs (1979-1980), batting .250 with no home runs and 5 runs batted in in 25 games. He hit .274 with 21 homes and 178 RBIs in 386 games in 4 seasons in the minor leagues (1977-1980). Mr. Macko suffered a season-ending knee injury shortly after being called up by the Cubs in 1980, and an examination revealed the presence of testicular cancer, which soon spread to his lungs. He remained with the Cubs through the 1981 season on the team's disabled list, and played briefly in an exhibition game against the team's top farm team on May 18. Mr. Macko died four days after being hospitalized with breathing difficulties while playing golf with his father.

Football
CFL
Eastern Final
Ottawa 17 @ Hamilton 13

Western Final
British Columbia 16 @ Edmonton 22

J.C. Watts threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Pat Stoqua in the 1st quarter and then connected with him for a 102-yard touchdown with 6:40 remaining in regulation time as the Rough Riders upset the Tiger-Cats before 28,120 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium to advance to the Grey Cup. Hamilton's only touchdown came in the 3rd quarter on a 10-yard pass from Tom Clements to Rocky DiPietro. The Tiger-Cats were leading 13-7 and appeared to be on the verge of putting the game away, with a first down on the Rough Riders' 13-yard line, when Mr. Clements was intercepted in the end zone by Glenn Cook, who returned the ball to his own 8, setting the stage for the go-ahead touchdown. Mr. Clements threw 3 interceptions in the game, and Hamilton kicker Bernie Ruoff missed 2 field goals. Ottawa tight end Tony Gabriel caught 9 passes for 138 yards, while Mr. Stoqua finished with 3 catches for 127 yards.



A Commonwealth Stadium crowd of 52,861--the largest to see a sporting event in western Canada to that date--saw Warren Moon throw a 33-yard touchdown pass on a second-down-and-18 play with 5:33 remaining in regulation time to put the Eskimos ahead to stay. It was the only touchdown of the game for the Eskimos, who had trailed 16-9 at halftime and 16-15 after 3 quarters. The Lions scored on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Joe Paopao to Ricky Ellis in the 2nd quarter, and a convert and 3 field goals by Lui Passaglia. Dave Cutler converted the Edmonton touchdown and added 5 field goals in as many attempts. Mr. Moon completed just 7 of 20 passes in the 1st half, but was 13 for 20 in the 2nd half. It was the final game for former Eskimos John Beaton and Sam Britts, and the final home game for legendary Edmonton cheerleader Michelle Guenard.



30 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Rob McCall, 33. Canadian figure skater. Mr. McCall, a native of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and ice dancing partner Marie McNeil won the Canadian national championship in 1981. He then teamed up with Tracy Wilson, and the pair won seven Canadian championships in a row from 1982-1988, and won the bronze medal at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Mr. McCall was a sodomite who died of AIDS-related brain cancer.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Ain't that Just the Way--Lutricia McNeal

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Rat Trap--Dustin

Died on this date
Alger Hiss, 92. U.S. traitor. Mr. Hiss was a lawyer and an official with the U.S. State Department in the 1940s, and was involved with the founding of the United Nations. In 1948, Time magazine senior editor and former Communist Whittaker Chambers appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities and accused Mr. Hiss of involvement in an underground Communist cell in the 1930s. Mr. Hiss denied the charge it looked as though that would be the end of the investigation, but committee member Richard Nixon (Republican--California) insisted on pursuing the case. The statute of limitations had expired on the possibility of charging Mr. Hiss with espionage, but he was charged with two counts of perjury for his denial of having been a Communist and having met Mr. Chambers. The first trial, in 1949, ended in a hung jury, with an 8-4 vote in favour of conviction. The retrial resulted in a verdict on January 21, 1950 of guilty on both counts. Four days later, Mr. Hiss was sentenced to two five-year prison terms, to be served concurrently. He was released after three years and eight months and worked for a stationery company in New York City before being readmitted to the bar, after having been disbarred upon his conviction. Mr. Hiss always maintained his innocence despite the evidence of his guilt. In the words of Mr. Nixon, "If the American people understood the real character of Alger Hiss, they would boil him in oil." Mr. Hiss died four days after his 92nd birthday.

20 years ago
2001

Technology
Microsoft launched the Xbox game console.

Baseball
Roger Clemens of the New York Yankees, who had posted a 20-3 record with an earned run average of 3.51 in 33 games, was voted the winner of the American League's Cy Young Award for 2001, making him the first six-time winner of the award.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Oba Chandler, 65. U.S. criminal. Mr. Chandler was a career criminal who was convicted in 1992 and sentenced to death in November 1994 for the May 1989 murders of Jo Rogers, 36, and her daughters Michele, 17, and Christe, 14, tourists from Ohio whose bodies were found floating in Tampa Bay, Florida with their hands and feet bound. Autopsies showed the victims had been thrown into the water while still alive, with ropes tied to a concrete block around their necks. The case was the first in the United States in which billboards were used to capture the killer. Mr. Chandler was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Florida. In 2014, DNA evidence identified Mr. Chandler in Tampa Bay, Florida with their hands and feet bound. Autopsies showed the victims had been thrown into the water while still alive, with ropes tied to a concrete block around their necks. Mr. Chandler committed rapes and may have committed other murders for which he was never charged.

Protest
Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City, evicting hundreds of protesters and then demolishing the tent city.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4 @ Chunichi Dragons 2 (Chunichi led best-of-seven series 2-1)