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Born on this date
Selim III, 46. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1789-1807. Selim III was the son of Sultan Mustafa III and was designated as his successor, but Selim's uncle Abdul Hamid I took the throne after Mustafa III's death, and Selim had to wait 15 years. Sultan Selim III was a poet and composer, and some of his compositions still exist. He instituted military reforms, but the elite soldiers known as Janissaries eventually deposed Selim III in favour of his cousin Mustafa IV. There was a movement to restore Selim III to the throne, but before this could take place, he was assassinated on July 28, 1808 at the age of 46.
175 years ago
1846
Britannica
The United Kingdom acquired the island of Labuan from the Sultanate of Brunei; it was established as a Crown Colony in 1848.
170 years ago
1851
Disasters
Fire devastated the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroying about 35,000 volumes.
150 years ago
1871
Opera
Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida received its premiere performance, conducted by Giovanni Bottesin,i at Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, as the completion of the final stages of the Suez Canal was being celebrated.
140 years ago
1881
Born on this date
Charles Wakefield Cadman. U.S. composer and critic. Mr. Cadman was appointed music editor and critic for the Pittsburgh Dispatch in 1908, and was regarded as a leading expert on American Indian music, writing and lecturing on the subject, and allowing it to influence his compositions. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1920s, helping to found the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, performing there as a piano soloist, and composing scores for motion pictures in the early years of sound movies. Mr. Cadman wrote music in various genres, but was best known for his 40-year collaboration with lyricist Nelle Richmond Eberhart, who wrote librettos for his operas and words for his songs. He died on December 30, 1946, six days after his 65th birthday.
130 years ago
1891
Born on this date
Feodor Rojankovsky. Russian-born illustrator. Mr. Rojankovsky, aka Rojan, was a White Russian who began his career in his native land, but was left stateless after the U.S.S.R. came into existence, living in France and eventually settling in the United States in 1941. He was best known for illustrating more than 100 children's books, including 35 Little Golden Books from 1943-1970. Mr. Rojankovsky won the 1956 Caldecott Medal for illustrating John Langstaff's Frog Went A-Courtin'. He died on October 12, 1970 at the age of 78.
100 years ago
1921
Born on this date
Bill Dudley. U.S. football player. Mr. Dudley was a halfback, kicker, and punter with the University of Virginia Cavaliers (1938-1941), earning All-America honours in his senior year and recognition by both the Maxwell Club in Philadelphia and the Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C. as the nation's most outstanding college player. He played in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1942, 1945-1946); Detroit Lions (1947-1949); and Washington Redskins (1950-1951, 1953), earning First Team All-Pro recognition four times and Second Team All-Pro recognition twice, leading the league twice in yards rushing, and being named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1946, when he led the league in yards rushing (604); interceptions (10); interception return yards (242); and punt return yards (385). Mr. Dudley interrupted his career for service in World War II, playing for the Army (1943-1944) and being named Most Valuable Player in the service in 1944. He was the only player in NFL history to score touchdowns by rushing, receiving, punt returns, kickoff returns, interception returns, and fumble returns, and throwing a touchdown pass. Mr. Dudley worked in insurance in Lynchburg, Virginia after his playing career, and was a scout for the Steelers and Lions. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1956 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966. Mr. Dudley died on February 4, 2010 at the age of 88, five days after suffering a severe stroke.
80 years ago
1941
Died on this date
Siegfried Alkan, 83. German composer. Mr. Alkan, a distant relative of Felix Mendelsson, was a pianist and music store owner who also worked in the insurance business. His compositions consisted mainly of songs. Mr. Alkan was a victim of "Kristallnacht" on November 9, 1938, when his store was vandalized, his piano and other instruments were thrown into the street, and his scores were scattered and lost.
War
Admiral Émile Muselier captured the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon off Newfoundland, which became the first part of France to be liberated by Free French Forces. Japanese forces overran the makeshift hospital at St. Stephen’s College in Hong Kong during the final days of the defense of the territory, bayoneting some patients in their beds. There were nearly 800 Canadian casualties; many captured Canadians were prisoners for the rest of World War II. Japanese forces conquered Kuching, capital of Sarawak, Borneo, and landed in force at three points on the Philippine island of Luzon: Atimonan, Mauban, and Nasugbu. British forces conquered Barce, Benina, and Benghazi, Libya.
Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill made brief Christmas Eve addresses at the lighting of the Christmas tree on the lawn of the White House. Mr. Roosevelt said that Americans must prepare "our hearts...for the labor and sacrifice which lie ahead."
Religion
Pope Pius XII outlined a five-point peace plan based on the "integrity and security" of all states.
Academia
Brown University and Pembroke College announced that they would admit to the next freshman class outstanding students who had completed their third year of high school.
Journalism
Brazilian police closed the Japanese newspaper Brasil Asahi and German newspapers in Sao Paulo and Santa Catharina.
Technology
Ford Motor Company announced that it was ready to begin producing about 1,000 pounds daily of synthetic fiber developed from soybeans, to be used principally in upholstery.
Economics and finance
U.S. Federal Price Administrator Leon Henderson fixed prices for leather of all types, grades, and qualities at levels which prevailed between November 6-December 6.
75 years ago
1946
War
Vietnamese nationalist leader Ho Chi Minh claimed in a Christmas message that current fighting against French forces had been precipitated by a French demand for control of the police in Hanoi.
World events
U.S. military authorities in Frankfurt announced a Christmas amnesty for more than 800,000 Germans in the Ameican zone facing prosecution under denazification laws.
Diplomacy
The World Zionist Congress ended its 16-day meeting in Basel after adopting a resolution to boycott the Palestine conference in London in January 1947.
Politics and government
The French Fourth Republic officially came into existence as the Council of the Republic, the upper legislative house, held its first session.
A committee representing the United Kingdom, native Sultans, and the United Malaya nationalist organization proposed a new constitution for an independent "Federation of Malaya."
Following the death of Georgia Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge, Governor Ellis Arnall announced that he would turn over his post to Lieutenant Governor-elect M.E. Thompson, while supporters of Mr. Talmadge lobbied to have his son Herman declared Governor by the State Assembly.
Labour
The Mexican Oil Workers union voted not to fight the dismissal of 50 union leaders from their jobs in the government-owned oil industry.
Congress of Industrial Organizations National Maritime Union President Joseph Curran resigned as co-chairman of the Committee for Maritime Unity, ending cooperation between the CIO and the American Federation of Labor in the maritime industry.
Amahl and the Night Visitors, with music and libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti, was the first opera specifically composed for television in the United States, and received its premiere performance by the NBC Opera Theatre at NBC Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, New York City. It was broadcast live on 35 network stations across the United States.
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: This Way to Heaven, starring Kathleen Comegys, Beverly Dennis, Burgess Meredith, and Robert Webber
War
The South Korean government claimed that 117,361 S.K. civilians were missing or known to have been abducted by the Communists.
Economics and finance
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas signed a decree raising minimum wages 150% to a monthly average of $45.
Labour
U.S. President Harry Truman threatened to take any measures necessary to prevent a steel industry strike and consequent damage to the national defense effort.
60 years ago
1961
Football
AFL Championship @ Balboa Stadium, San Diego
Houston Oilers 10 @ San Diego Chargers 3
George Blanda completed a 35-yard pass to Billy Cannon in the 3rd quarter for the game's only touchdown as the Oilers beat the Chargers before 29,556 fans to win the AFL championship for the second straight season. It was a sloppy game, as the Oilers made 7 turnovers and the Chargers 6. Mr. Blanda kicked a 46-yard field goal in the 2nd quarter for the only scoring of the 1st half, and converted Mr. Cannon's touchdown. George Blair kicked a 12-yard field goal for San Diego in the 4th quarter. The winning head coach was Wally Lemm, who had replaced fired incumbent Lou Rymkus after 5 games. The Oilers were 1-3-1 when Mr. Lemm had become the team's head coach, and they had gone 9-0 in their last 10 regular season games under him.
50 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney (6th week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Mamy Blue--Pop Tops (8th week at #1)
South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Mammy Blue--Charisma (10th week at #1)
2 Get Me Some Help--Neville Whitmill
3 Amen--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
4 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
5 Cousin Norman--Marmalade
6 You--Peter Maffay
7 The Desiderata--Les Crane
8 Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers
9 Soley Soley--Middle of the Road
10 Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast--Daniel Boone
The only single entering the chart was Tokoloshe Man by John Kongos (#17).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Brand New Key--Melanie (2nd week at #1)
2 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)--The New Seekers
3 An Old Fashioned Love Song--Three Dog Night
4 American Pie--Don McLean
5 Sunshine--Jonathan Edwards
6 Devil You--Stampeders
7 No Good to Cry--The Poppy Family
8 Hey Girl--Donny Osmond
9 Day After Day--Badfinger
10 Family Affair--Sly & the Family Stone
Singles entering the chart were Stay with Me by Faces (#27); Where Did Our Love Go by Donnie Elbert (#28); Without You by Nilsson (#29); and Sour Suite by the Guess Who (#30).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 (I Know) I'm Losing You--Rod Stewart with Faces
2 Brand New Key--Melanie
3 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)--The New Seekers
4 Day After Day--Badfinger
5 American Pie--Don McLean
6 Sunshine--Jonathan Edwards
7 Family Affair--Sly & the Family Stone
8 Can I Get a Witness--Lee Michaels
9 Devil You--Stampeders
10 Respect Yourself--The Staple Singers
Singles entering the chart were Black Dog by Led Zeppelin (#34); Without You by Nilsson (#35); Levon by Elton John (#36); Me and Bobby McGee by Jerry Lee Lewis (#37); Joy by the Ventures (#38); Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison (#39); and Happy Xmas (War is Over) by John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir (#40).
Crime
U.S. President Richard Nixon commuted the prison term of former International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa, who had served 4 years, 9 months, and 16 days of a 13-year sentence for jury tampering.
Disasters LANSA Flight 508, a Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop en route from Lima to Pucallpa, Peru, was struck by lightning and crashed in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco, killing 91 of 92 people aboard. It remains the deadliest lightning strike in history.
40 years ago
1981
Hit parade
#1 single in Vancouver (CKLG): Young Turks--Rod Stewart (4th week at #1)
Edmonton's Top 20 (CHED)
1 Take Off--Bob and Doug McKenzie
2 Leather and Lace--Stevie Nicks with Don Henley
3 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey
4 Working for the Weekend--Loverboy
5 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
6 Lunatic Fringe--Red Rider
7 Trouble--Lindsey Buckingham
8 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
9 Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie
10 Oh No--Commodores
11 Centerfold--J. Geils Band
12 Our Lips are Sealed--Go-Go's
13 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
14 For Those About to Rock--AC/DC
15 Here I Am--Air Supply
16 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
17 I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)--Daryl Hall & John Oates
18 Wind Him Up--Saga
19 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
20 No Reply at All--Genesis
Edmonton's Top 10 (CFRN)
1 Hooked on Classics--The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2nd week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
4 Harden My Heart--Quarterflash
5 Yesterday's Songs--Neil Diamond
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
7 Leather and Lace--Stevie Nicks with Don Henley
8 Comin' in and Out of Your Life--Barbra Streisand
9 The Theme from Hill Street Blues--Mike Post
10 Heart Like a Wheel--Steve Miller Band
25 years ago
1996
Disasters
A Learjet 35 en route from Bridgeport, Connecticut to Lebanon, New Hampshire crashed into Smarts Mountain near Dorchester, New Hampshire, killing both pilots on board. The wreckage wasn't found until November 13, 1999.
20 years ago
2001
World events
A truce between the new government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam went into effect.
Politics and government
Patrick Manning took office as Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
10 years ago
2011
Died on this date
Johannes Heesters, 108. Dutch-born German entertainer. Mr. Heesters was an actor and singer who began his career in his native Netherlands at the age of 16, and moved to Germany in 1935. He was a popular star in German films during the Nazi era, and performed on stage for German soldiers and SS personnel in camps and barracks during World War II. Mr. Heesters easily made the transition to postwar popular culture, but his previous Nazi associations ttracted controversy in later years. He made his last stage appearance on October 31, 2011 in Munich, and died 19 days after his 108th birthday, as perhaps the oldest entertainer with the longest career in history.
Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Kerry Hoffer and Mona Bernales!
170 years ago
1851
Politics and government
The Hincks-Morin Ministry took office in the Province of Canada, with Francis Hincks, Inspector-General of Canada West, as Premier, and Augustin-Norbert Morin, Provincial Secretary of Canada East, as Deputy Premier.
130 years ago
1891
Born on this date
Ormer Locklear. U.S. aviator. Second Lieutenant Locklear served with the United States Army Air Service before embarking on a career as a barnstorming stunt pilot. He made his way to Hollywood, where he starred in the movies The Great Air Robbery (1919) and The Skywayman (1920). Mr. Locklear was killed at the age of 28 on August 2, 1920 when he crashed during a stunt filmed at night, when lights that should have been turned off remained on, obscuring his view. Milton "Skeets" Elliott, the flying partner who accompanied him, was also killed in the crash.
Disasters
The Mino–Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, struck Gifu Prefecture, killing 7,123 people and injuring 17,175.
125 years ago
1896
Born on this date
Howard Hanson. U.S. composer. Mr. Hanson was a Neo-Romantic composer who wrote seven symphonies, as well as orchestral, choral, and other works. His Symphony No. 4 (1943) won the Pulitzer Prize, but his Symphony No. 2 "Romantic" (1930) is his most famous work. Mr. Hanson directed the Eastman School of Music (1924-1964), and founded the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra in 1939. He died on February 26, 1981 at the age of 84.
110 years ago
1911
Football
CRU
ORFU
St. Michael's College (2-2) 2 @ Hamilton (3-0) 52
Dundas (0-4) 0 @ Toronto Amateur Athletic Club (2-1) 34
WCRFU
Bill Dobbie kicked 10 singles for the Calgary Tigers in a game.
90 years ago
1931
On the radio The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Dying Detective
Politics and government
As a result of the economic crisis, the Quebec government of Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau split the Ministry of Public Works and Labour into two departments. Charles-Joseph Arcand (Liberal--Maisonneuve) was named as Quebec's first Minister of Labour.
80 years ago
1941
War
Russian troops, aided by bad weather, counter-attacked German troops west of Moscow.
World events
One person was arrested after a shot was fired into the air as acting Argentine President Ramon Castillo boarded a train in Buenos Aires.
Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the $5.985-billion Lend Lease bill and issued an executive order creating the Office of Lend-Lease Administration in the Office of Emergency Management, with Edward Stettinius in charge.
Protest
Joseph McWilliams, leader of the American Destiny Party, was ordered to complete a 60-day workhouse term for violating his probation by making anti-Jewish speeches.
Disasters
15 men were killed in a coal mine explosion near Nortonville, Kentucky.
75 years ago
1946
Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Rumors are Flying--Frankie Carle and his Orchestra
--The Andrews Sisters with Les Paul
--Betty Rhodes
--Tony Martin
2 To Each His Own--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra with Eddy Howard and Trio
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with Stuart Wade
--Tony Martin
--The Modernaires with Paula Kelly
--The Ink Spots
3 Five Minutes More--Frank Sinatra
--Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra
--The Three Suns
4 South America, Take it Away--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
--Xavier Cugat and the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
5 Ole Buttermilk Sky--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
--Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Matt Dennis
--Hoagy Carmichael
6 Surrender--Perry Como
--Woody Herman and his Orchestra
7 This is Always--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Jo Stafford
8 The Things We Did Last Summer--Frank Sinatra
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
9 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie--Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
10 Pretending--Andy Russell
Singles entering the chart were the version of Rumors are Flying by Tony Martin; the version of Ole Buttermilk Sky by Hoagy Carmichael; (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, with versions by the King Cole Trio, and Eddy Howard and his Orchestra (#24); The Whole World is Singing My Song by Les Brown and his Orchestra (#25); and Intermission Riff by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (#29).
Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King met U.S. President Harry Truman for talks at the White House in Washington.
Responding to criticism from King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Truman reiterated his plea for the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine and immediate admission of 100,000 Jews on humanitarian grounds.
Defense
Dutch forces landed in Sumatra to relieve Japanese troops guarding U.S., British, and Dutch oil installations.
Politics and government
U.S. President Truman named David Lilienthal, former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, to head the newly-created Atomic Energy Commission; Gordon Clapp replaced Mr. Lilienthal as TVA chairman.
Labour
A two-month trucking strike in New York ended as truck operators signed individual contracts granting 31c hourly wage increases and a 40-hour week.
70 years ago
1951
On television tonight Out There, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Outer Limit, starring Wesley Addy, Robert Allen, and Robert Webber
This was the first episode of the short-lived series, which probably suffered from not having a commercial sponsor and a poor time slot--6 P.M. Eastern Time on Sundays. The Outer Limit was dramatized on several radio series in the 1950s.
Died on this date
Mady Christians, 59. Austrian-born U.S. actress. Miss Christians, a native of Vienna, moved to Berlin with her family at the age of 1 and to New York City in 1912, where her father was a theatre manager. She appeared in movies in Europe from 1916-1933, including Dich hab ich geliebt (It's You I Have Loved) (1929), Germany's first all-sound film. Miss Christians moved to the United States in 1934, and became known for her starring roles in plays such as Watch on the Rhine (1941) and I Remember Mama (1944). Her Hollywood movies included Come and Get It (1936); Tender Comrade (1943); and All My Sons (1948). Miss Christians was critical of U.S. congressional investigation of alleged Communists, which led the Federal Bureau of Investigation's security division to begin investigating her. Miss Christians was offered a role in the Somerset Maugham TV Theatre production of The Mother (1951), but was dropped a week before rehearsals were to begin, although she was still offered the salary. She was briefly hospitalized as a result of the stress, and collapsed and died from a cerebral hemorrhage at a friend's home.
War
Communist truce negotiators at Panmunjom conceded to U.S. demands that the cease-fire line should be "related to current battle positions" rather than fixed summarily at the 38th Parallel.
Diplomacy
A six-day International Peace Assembly sponsored by the Yugoslavian government ended in Zagreb after passing resolutions affirming the independence of individual states and the right of colonial peoples to self-determination and condemning all acts of aggression.
Defense
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission set off Buster-Jangle Baker, the second in a series of seven atomic explosions in Nevada, a small blast with the force of 10 tons of TNT.
U.S. President Harry Truman's National Security Training Commission proposed to Congress that all youths reaching age 18 be given six months of compulsory military training.
Labour
36 died and 200 were hospitalized in Atlanta from drinking moonshine whiskey made from wood alcohol and water.
Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (5-5) 22 @ Montreal (3-7) 34
NFL
Chicago Bears (4-1) 28 @ Detroit (2-2-1) 23
Green Bay (3-2) 29 @ New York Yanks (0-4-1) 27
Los Angeles (3-2) 17 @ San Francisco (3-2) 44
New York Giants (3-1-1) 13 @ Cleveland (4-1) 14
Pittsburgh (1-3-1) 28 @ Chicago Cardinals (1-4) 14
Washington (2-3) 27 @ Philadelphia (2-3) 23
60 years ago
1961
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Mexico--Bob Moore and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Italy: La novia--Tony Dallara (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Weiße Rosen aus Athen--Nana Mouskouri (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Och was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven--Johnny Hoes (6th week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Walkin' Back to Happiness--Helen Shapiro (3rd week at #1)
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Runaround Sue--Dion (2nd week at #1)
2 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
3 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
4 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
5 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
--The Lennon Sisters
6 Crying--Roy Orbison
7 Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
8 Ya Ya--Lee Dorsey
9 This Time--Troy Shondell
10 I Love How You Love Me--The Paris Sisters
Singles entering the chart were Tonight by Ferrante & Teicher (#74); Gypsy Woman by the Impressions (#82); The Way I Am by Jackie Wilson (#84); Goodbye Cruel World by James Darren (#85); Rockin' Bicycle by Fats Domino (#93); Walk on By by Leroy Van Dyke (#95); I'll Be True by the Orlons (#96); Just Because by the McGuire Sisters (#97); Young Boy Blues by Ben E. King (#99); and Danny Boy by Andy Williams (#100).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren
2 Runaround Sue--Dion
3 Language of Love--John D. Loudermilk
4 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
5 Blue Hawaii (LP)--Elvis Presley
6 God, Country and My Baby--Johnny Burnette
7 You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards
8 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
9 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
10 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels
Singles entering the chart were Flying Blue Angels by George, Johnny and the Pilots (#27); He's Not Just a Soldier by Little Richard (#33); Dreamin' About You by Annette and the Vonnair Sisters (#37); Little Lonely by Chad Allen (#44); Town Without Pity by Gene Pitney (#46); The Door to Paradise by Bobby Rydell (#49); and English Country Garden by Jimmie Rodgers (#50). Town Without Pity was the title song of the movie.
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren
2 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
3 Walk on By--Leroy Van Dyke
4 Let There Be Drums--Sandy Nelson
5 Runaround Sue--Dion
6 You're So Square--Buddy Holly
7 Blue Hawaii (LP)--Elvis Presley
8 El Toro--Link Wray
9 So Long Baby--Del Shannon
10 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels
Singles entering the chart were A Thousand Feet Below by Terry Tyler (#28); Blue Moon by the Ventures (#33); Crazy by Patsy Cline (#36); Coming from the Mountains by the Kingston Trio (#37); Let Me Tell You About Johnny by Dodie Stevens (#38); It's All Because by Linda Scott (#39); and School is In by U.S. Bonds (#40).
Football
CFL
Ottawa (7-6) 29 @ Hamilton (10-3) 44
Saskatchewan (4-10-1) 17 @ British Columbia (1-12-2) 17
Gerry McDougall scored 3 touchdowns for the Tiger-Cats in their win over the Rough Riders at Civic Stadium.
Ray Purdin scored 2 touchdowns in the last 1 minute and 2 seconds for the Roughriders in their tie against the Lions at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. On the last play of the game, Saskatchewan quarterback Dave Grosz completed a 24-yard pass to Mr. Purdin for a touchdown, and Reg Whitehouse kicked the convert to tie the game.
The Thunderbirds defeated the Golden Bears before 5,000 fans at Varsity Stadium in Vancouver to clinch the western Canadian title for UBC. Ted Frechette opened the scoring for Alberta with a 2-yard touchdown rush 4:52 into the game, but the convert was missed. Dave Bianco rushed 5 yards for the UBC touchdown at 4:50 of the 2nd quarter, converted by Dave Barker. Mr. Barker kicked a field goal in the 3rd quarter, Barry Carkner added a single in the 4th, and the Thunderbirds scored a safety touch in the 4th when Wayne Henry blocked a punt and Alberta punter Maury Van Vliet, Jr. outraced the B.C. players to the ball and punted it through his own end zone from the Alberta 7-yard line. The Golden Bears mounted a drive to the B.C. 18-yard line in the last minute, but 3 straight passes to the end zone were incomplete.
50 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (2nd week at #)
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Did You Ever--Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (4th week at #1)
Space Prospero became the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket; it was launched from the Royal Australian Air Force Range Complex in South Australia.
Politics and government
The Newfoundland provincial election resulted in the Progressive Conservative Party, led by Frank Moores, winning 21 of 42 seats in the House of Assembly, an increase of 18 from their total before the election. The Liberal Party of Premier Joey Smallwood, which had governed the province since its entry into Confederation in 1949, won 20 seats, a decrease of 19. The remaining seat was won by New Labrador Party leader Tom Burgess, a former Liberal, who initially declared that he would support the PCs. However, when Mr. Moores failed to offer him a seat in the cabinet, Mr. Burgess returned to the Liberals, and Mr. Smallwood tentatively retained power.
Economics and finance
A turning point in the United Kingdom's 10-year effort to join the European Economic Community was reached when the British House of Commons approved the principle of British membership.
40 years ago
1981
Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates (3rd week at #1)
2 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
3 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
4 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
5 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
6 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
7 The Night Owls--Litte River Band
8 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
9 Tryin' to Live My Life Without You--Bob Seger
10 The Voice--The Moody Blues
Singles entering the chart were No Reply at All by Genesis (#12); Wired for Sound by Cliff Richard (#17); and Say Goodbye to Hollywood by Billy Joel (#20).
With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the 4th inning, New York manager Bob Lemon removed starting pitcher Tommy John for a pinch hitter. The move backfired, and relief pitcher George Frazier (0-3) gave up 3 runs in the 5th and the Dodgers added 4 more in the 6th off Ron Davis. Burt Hooton (1-1) pitched 5.1 innings to pick up the win, while Steve Howe pitched 3.2 innings to earn his first save. Mr. Frazier became the second pitcher ever to lose 3 games in a single World Series, and the first to accomplish the feat in a best-of-seven Series. The first, Lefty Williams, was one of the crooked Chicago White Sox players who participated in the fix of the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, losing 5 games to 3. Three Dodgers shared the award as the Series' Most Valuable Player: third baseman Ron Cey, left fielder Pedro Guerrero, and catcher Steve Yeager. 56,513 were in attendance at Yankee Stadium.
30 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Say Yes--Chage and Aska (13th week at #1)
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Onnellinen perhe--Ne Luumäet (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (3rd week at #1)
Died on this date
Sylvia Fine, 78. U.S. songwriter. Miss Fine wrote songs for her husband, Danny Kaye, including Anatole of Paris and Knock on Wood.
Canadiana
Nicole Dunsdon, Miss Interior of British Columbia, was chosen Miss Canada 1992. The pageant in Toronto was televised by CTV, and was the last Miss Canada pageant until the name was revived in 2008.
The Lions scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 4 in the 7th as they overcame a 1-0 deficit and defeated the Toyo Carp before 32,011 fans at Seibu Lions Stadium. Koji Akiyama hit his 4th home run of the Series for Seibu and was named the Series' Most Valuable Player.
25 years ago
1996
Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Zero--The Smashing Pumpkins
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)--The Kelly Family
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Zehn kleine Jنgermeister--Die Toten Hosen (3rd week at #1)
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
2 Let's Make a Night to Remember--Bryan Adams
3 If it Makes You Happy--Sheryl Crow
4 Nowhere to Go--Melissa Etheridge
5 Head Over Feet--Alanis Morissette
6 He Liked to Feel It--Crash Test Dummies
7 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)--John Mellencamp
8 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
9 Test for Echo--Hush
10 Who You Are--Pearl Jam
Singles entering the chart included You Must Love Me by Madonna (#90); Lady Picture Show by Stone Temple Pilots (#96); C'mon n' Ride It (The Train) by Quad City DJ's (#97); Message of Love by Journey (#98); Sad Caper by Hootie & the Blowfish (#99); and Get Down (You're the One for Me) by Backstreet Boys (#100).
Football
CFL
Hamilton (10-6) 38 @ Montreal (9-8) 18
The Alouettes' loss to the Tiger-Cats at Molson Stadium was their sixth straight, and marked the end of the line for Rod Rust as their head coach. Alouettes' president Larry Smith fired Mr. Rust within the next few days and replaced him with general manager Jim Popp.
Randy Johnson (1-0) pitched a 4-hitter and struck out 11 batters while not walking any, and Matt Williams hit a 3-run home run off losing pitcher Andy Pettitte in the bottom of the 7th inning to put the game away before 49,646 fans at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. The home run was just the fifth and last hit given up by Mr. Pettitte (0-1), who struck out 8 and walked 1 in 7 innings.
10 years ago
2011
Britannica
Commonwealth leaders were invited to approve new royal succession rules for the monarchy; the firstborn, regardless of sex, would inherit the throne. The new rules also lifted a ban on a monarch being married to a Roman Catholic.
Football
CFL
Toronto (5-12) 27 @ Winnipeg (10-7) 22
The Rangers scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning, but the Cardinals scored 2 in the bottom of the 1st, and Allen Craig hit a solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 3rd for the eventual winning run before 47,399 fans at Busch Stadium. Mr. Craig, playing left field, made a catch to rob Nelson Cruz of a home run in the 6th, and caught David Murphy's fly ball to end the Series. Chris Carpenter (2-0) allowed 6 hits and 2 earned runs in 6 innings to get the win over Matt Harrison (0-2). St. Louis third baseman David Freese was named the Series' Most Valuable Player.
War
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces entered Tula territory in present-day western Arkansas, encountering fierce resistance.
230 years ago
1791
Opera The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart received its premiere performance at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna.
Politics and government
The National Constituent Assembly in Paris was dissolved; Parisians hailed Maximilien Robespierre and Jérôme Pétion as "incorruptible patriots."
210 years ago
1811
Politics and government
Major General Isaac Brock was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada; his appointment as head of both civil and military affairs allowed him to more efficiently mobilize the colony’s defenses in advance of the expected conflict with the Americans.
200 years ago
1821
Born on this date
Cenobio Paniagua. Mexican composer and conductor. Mr. Paniagua trained as a violinist before serving as conductor of the Cathedral Orchestra of Mexico City. He wrote several operas, including Catalina de Guisa--the first Mexican opera seria--as well as the oratorio Tobías, and 70 masses. Mr. Paniagua died on November 2, 2882 at the age of 61.
160 years ago
1861
Born on this date
William Wrigley, Jr. U.S. businessman. Mr. Wrigley founded the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in Chicago in 1891 as a soap company, but switched to baking powder and evetually to chewing gum when those products proved more popular. He made a fortune, and played a major role in the development and preservation of Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Long Beach, Califonria. Mr. Wrigley became a minority owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball team in 1916, and became minority owner by 1921. Their home park was renamed Wrigley Field in 1927, two years after the opening of Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. Mr. Wrigley died on January 26, 1932 at the age of 70.
150 years ago
1871
Defense
British garrison troops throughout Canada were called home, to be replaced by Canadian militia and the Royal Canadian Regiment of veterans. Colonel J.F. Sweeny remained in Montreal as Her Majesty's Staff Officer of Pensioners, to help settle officers who wanted to retire in Canada on half pay.
130 years ago
1891
Died on this date
Georges Boulanger, 54. French politician. Brigadier General Boulanger was France's Minister of War from 1886-1887. He was nicknamed Général Revanche and attracted a huge popular following for insisting that Fran
ce's in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 must be avenged, and it was thought that he might seize power in a coup d'état. A warrant was issued for Mr. Boulanger's arrest for conspiracy and treasonable activity, and he fled to Brussels and then London before the warrant could be executed. Elections held later in 1889 resulted in a decisive defeat for the Boulangists. Mr. Boulanger returned to Brussels, where he shot himself in Ixelles Cemetery on the grave of his mistress, Madame de Bonnemains, who had died in his arms two months earlier. He was buried in the same grave.
120 years ago
1901
Born on this date
Thelma Terry. U.S. musician. Miss Terry, born Thelma Combes, was a jazz bassist who led the Chicago-based all female band Thelma Combes and her Volcanic Orchestra before leading the otherwise all-male band Thelma Terry and her Playboys, which included a young Gene Krupa on drums. The band made few recordings, and disbanded circa 1931, after Miss Terry got married and quit performing. She briefly attempted a comeback in the late 1930s, but soon quit for good and became a knitting instructor. Miss Terry died of esophageal cancer on May 30, 1966 at the age of 64.
110 years ago
1911
Born on this date
Gustave Gilbert. U.S. psychologist. Dr. Gilbert was a translator for the International Military Tribunal for the trials of accused Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg. His work led him to write the books Nuremberg Diary (1947) and The Psychology of Dictatorship (1950), the latter of which was an attempt to create a profile of Adolf Hitler on the basis of testimony provided by his closest military leaders. Dr. Gilbert later served as chairman of the psychology department at Long Island University, and died on February 6, 1977 at the age of 65.
On the radio The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
Football
NFL
New York (1-1) 6 @ Portsmouth (3-0) 14
80 years ago
1941
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Down Argentina Way--Shep Fields; West End Players (1st month at #1)
War
Both Japanese and Chinese forces claimed possession of Changsha, capital of the Chinese province of Hunan.
Abominations
German Einsatzgruppe C completed the Babi Yar massacre of thousands of Jews in Kiev.
Diplomacy
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew wrote to Washington, "[Japanese Prime Minister Prince Fujimaro] Konoye's warship is ready waiting to take him to Honolulu, Alaska or anyplace designated by the president." The Japanese Prime Minister was offering to come to the United States to talk to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a desperate effort to avoid war.
Defense
A Gallup Poll reported that 46% of American voters questioned now favoured changing the Neutrality Act to permit U.S. merchant ships to carry war materials to Britain.
Religion
U.S. President Roosevelt told a press conference that the Soviet constitution guaranteed freedom of religion in virtually the same manner as in the United States.
Economics and finance
U.S. President Roosevelt told a press conference that he would soon ask Congress to extend the social security program to include a much greater number of people than were now covered.
75 years ago
1946
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe--Bing Crosby; Judy Garland (2nd month at #1)
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 To Each his Own--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra with Eddy Howard and Trio (8th week at #1)
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with Stuart Wade
--Tony Martin
--The Modernaires with Paula Kelly
--The Ink Spots
2 Five Minutes More--Frank Sinatra
--The Three Suns
--Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra
3 South America, Take it Away--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
--Xavier Cugat and the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
4 Surrender--Perry Como
--Woody Herman and his Orchestra
5 Doin' What Comes Natur'lly--Dinah Shore and Spade Cooley and his Orchestra
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
6 They Say it's Wonderful--Perry Como
--Frank Sinatra
7 This is Always--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Jo Stafford
8 Prisoner of Love--Perry Como
--The Ink Spots
9 Blue Skies--Count Basie and his Orchestra
--Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
10 I Got the Sun in the Morning--Les Brown and his Orchestra
Singles entering the chart were Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?, with versions by Peggy Lee; and Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (#24); You Keep Coming Back Like a Song, with versions by Dinah Shore; and Bing Crosby (#33); and If I'm Lucky, with versions by Eddy Howard and his Orchestra; and Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (#36).
Died on this date
Takashi Sakai, 58. Japanese military officer and politician. Lieutenant-General Sakai led the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in 1941, and served as Governor of Hong Kong under military occupation from December 25, 1941-February 20, 1942. The Chinese War Crimes Military Tribunal of the Ministry of National Defense in Nanking convicted him of war crimes and handed down a death sentence on August 27, 1946. Lt.-Gen. Sakai was executed by firing squad 18 days before his 59th birthday.
World events
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zagreb Aloysius Stepinac went on trial in Zagreb for treason, accused of collaboration with the Ustase regime during World War II.
Defense
The U.S. Army announced the termination of its Chinese Command in Shanghai. U.S. President Harry Truman conferred with Navy Secretary James Forrestal and Navy Pacific commanders on plans to convert Guam into a major U.S. base in the Pacific. Mr. Forrestal stated that U.S. naval forces would not be withdrawn from the Mediterranean Sea, but denied any U.S. intention of acquiring European shore bases.
Politics and governent
U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover, speaking at an American Legion convention in San Francisco, claimed that at least 100,000 Communist were operating in the United States, in "some newspapers, magazines, books, radio and the screen...some churches, schools, colleges and even fraternal orders."
Crime
A U.S. court martial in Frankfurt sentenced Women's Army Corps Captain Kathleen Durant to dishonorable discharge and five years' hard labor for her part in the theft of jewellery and manuscripts from Friedrichshof Castle in Kronberg, Germany. Captain Durant had hidden part of the loot at her sister's home in Hudson, Wisconsin, and her husband, Colonel Jack W. Durant, had hidden hundreds of diamonds and other gems in a locker at the Illinois Central railway station in Chicago. The loot was discovered on June 4, 1946.
Transportation
The D.J. Purdy, the last passenger steamboat to ply the Saint John River, made her final trip from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She ended her days beached as a dance hall at Gondola Point, and burned in 1948.
Football
NFL
Detroit (0-1) 14 @ Chicago Cardinals (1-1) 34
70 years ago
1951
On the radio Mr. Moto, starring James Monks, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Schraum Method
Britannica
The Festival of Britain, which attracted about 8.5 million visitors in almost five months, closed at the South Bank in London.
War
United Nations commander General James Van Fleet, in a review of the summer's fighting in Korea, claimed that UN forces had been "chewing successfully" at Communist positions and inflicting heavy casualties with "hill-hopping tactics." U.S. Defense Mobilization Director Charles Wilson told President Harry Truman in his third quartlery report that assembly-line production of many new weapons would soon be feasible.
Politics and government
25 Republicans in the U.S. Senate issued a statement denouncing alleged "smear tactics" of the supporters of the administration of President Truman "to silence any opposition."
Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (1-0) 31 @ Green Bay (0-1) 20
Cleveland (0-1) 10 @ San Francisco (1-0) 24
Philadelphia (1-0) 17 @ Chicago Cardinals (0-1) 14
Washington (0-1) 17 @ Detroit (1-0) 35
Baseball
Alvin Dark singled with 1 out in the 5th inning, stole second base, and scored from there on a 2-out single by Monte Irvin for the eventual deciding run as the New York Giants edged the Boston Braves 3-2 before 13,209 fans at Braves Field, remaining in a tie for first place with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. Bobby Thomson hit a solo home run for the Giants in the 2nd inning. The Braves scored a run in the 9th and had runners on first and second bases with 2 out, but Willard Marshall flied out to left field to end the game. Larry Jansen (22-11) pitched a 5-hit complete game to win over Jim Wilson (7-7). Boston shortstop Buddy Kerr batted 0 for 2, making 4 putouts and 3 assists in the 1,067th and last game of his 9-year major league game.
Jackie Robinson hit a solo home run with 2 out in the top of the 14th inning to break an 8-8 tie, and the Dodgers held on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 before 31,755 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, enabling the Dodgers to finish in a tie with the Giants for first place in the National League, necessitating a best-of-three playoff for the pennant to begin the following day. Richie Ashburn led off the bottom of the 14th with a single and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Willie Jones, but winning pitcher Bud Podbielan (2-2) induced Del Ennis to pop out to first base and Eddie Waitkus flied out to left field to end the game. Losing pitcher Robin Roberts (21-15) allowed 6 hits and 1 run--earned--in 6.2 innings of relief.
Ralph Kiner's grand slam with 2 out in the bottom of the 11th inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates an 8-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 9,068 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Ned Garver (20-12) allowed 11 hits and 4 earned runs in a complete game to become the first--and so far, only--pitcher to win 20 games in a season for a team losing at least 100 games as his St. Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 before 14,771 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Mr. Garver batted 2 for 4 and hit a solo home run to break a 4-4 tie with 1 out in the bottom of the 4th inning. St. Louis third baseman Fred Marsh batted 3 for 4 with a double, home run, and 3 runs batted in. St. Louis shortstop Bill Jennings batted 1 for 4 with a run, making 3 putouts and 5 assists and starting a double play in his 64th and last major league game. Ross Grimsley, Sr., the last of three Chicago pitchers, pitched a perfect 9th inning in his seventh and last major league game.
60 years ago
1961
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I'm Counting on You/Right Now--Johnny O'Keefe
#1 single in Italy: La novia--Domenico Modugno (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): La Paloma--Freddy Quinn (5th week at #1)
#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Och was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven--Johnny Hoes (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Kon-Tiki--The Shadows
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee (3rd week at #1)
2 Crying--Roy Orbison
3 Michael--The Highwaymen
4 The Mountain's High--Dick and Deedee
5 Little Sister--Elvis Presley
6 My True Story--The Jive Five with Joe Rene and Orchestra
7 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby--Bobby Darin
8 Mexico--Bob Moore and his Orchestra
9 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
10 Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)--Barry Mann
Singles entering the chart were Your Last Goodbye (#74)/Hang On (#97) by Floyd Cramer ; The Fly by Chubby Checker (#79); Anybody But Me by Brenda Lee (#80); Big John by the Shirelles (#85); Tonight I Won't Be There by Adam Wade (#86); For Sentimental Reasons by the Cleftones (#88); Moon River, with versions by Jerry Butler; and Henry Mancini, his Orchestra and Chorus (#89); Tower of Strength by Gene McDaniels (#90); Come September by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (#96); Just Out of Reach by Solomon Burke (#98); and Backtrack by Faron Young (#100). Mr. Mancini's version of Moon River was from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Come September was a version of the title theme, written by Bobby Darin, from the movie, in which Mr. Darin co-starred.
Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards (2nd week at #1)
2 Love Has Finally Come My Way--Faron Young
3 Runaround Sue--Dion
4 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
5 Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
6 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
7 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
8 So Long Baby--Del Shannon
9 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame--Elvis Presley
10 You Mostest Girl--Bob Lee
Singles entering the chart were Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean (#14); You're So Square by Buddy Holly (#20); Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson (#36); Anybody But Me by Brenda Lee (#39); (He's My) Dreamboat by Connie Francis (#42); One Track Mind by Bobby Lewis (#46); Well I Ask Ya by Eden Kane (#49); and Stick Shift by the Duals (#50).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
2 You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards
3 Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
4 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
5 Runaround Sue--Dion
6 Hello Fool--Ralph Emery
7 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
8 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
9 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame/Little Sister--Elvis Presley
10 Love has Finally Come My Way--Faron Young
Singles entering the chart were Big Bad John; Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson (#30); You're So Square by Buddy Holly (#31); Look in My Eyes by the Chantels (#34); Mean Old Woman by the Hi-Fives (#35); Sweets for My Sweet by the Drifters (#37); English Country Garden by Jimmie Rodgers (#38); Anybody But Me by Brenda Lee (#39); and El Toro by Link Wray (#40).
Died on this date
Onésime Gagnon, 72. Canadian politician. Professor Gagnon, a native of Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec, was a law professor at Université Laval (1942-1958). A Conservative, he represented Dorchester in the Canadian House of Commons (1930-1935) serving briefly as Minister Without Portfolio (1935). He unsuccessfully campaigned for the leadsership of the Quebec Conservative Party in 1933, but was elected to the Quebec Legislative Assembly in 1936 as a Union Nationale candidate, representing Matane (1936-1958), serving in the cabinet of Premier Maurice Duplessis as Minister of Fisheries (1936-1939) and Treasurer (1944-1958). Prof. Gagnon left his academic post and provincial politics to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, serving from February 14, 1958 until his death in office, 23 days before his 73rd birthday. He was succeeded by Paul Comtois.
Boxing
Benny "Kid" Paret (35-10-3) won a 15-round split decision over Emile Griffith (25-3) to regain the world welterweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York. Mr. Griffith had won the title six months earlier with a 13-round knockout of Mr. Paret.
Football CFL
Ottawa (6-3) 47 @ Hamilton (7-2) 21
Saskatchewan (3-8) 6 @ Winnipeg (8-2) 29
Edmonton (8-3-1) 9 @ British Columbia (1-9-1) 21
Joe Kapp's 100-yard touchdown pass to Willie Fleming was the big play at Empire Stadium in Vancouver as the Lions earned their first win of the season. Jackie Parker passed to Bobby Walden for the Eskimos' lone touchdown. Mr. Parker converted and added a single, and Mr. Walden punted for a single. The win was the first for Dave Skrien as head coach of the Lions.
UBC quarterback Barry Carkner completed a 71-yard touchdown pass to Bruce McCallum, converted by Dave Barker, with 20 seconds remaining in the game to give the Thunderbirds their tie against the Golden Bears before about 3,000 fans at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Ted Frechette and Bert Carron scored touchdowns for the Golden Bears, who led 13-0 in the 4th quarter. Maury Van Vliet missed the convert on the first touchdown but converted the second and punted for a single.
AFL
San Diego (4-0) 19 @ Buffalo (1-3) 11
50 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Le jour se lève--Esther Galil (4th week at #1)
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Hey Girl Don't Bother Me--The Tams
Died on this date
Bill Mack, 86. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Mack played with the Chicago Cubs (1908), posting a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 3.00 in 2 games. He played 3 seasons in the minor leagues (1904-1907).
Scandal
The British government identified Oleg Lyalin as the Soviet defector who had, the previous week, exposed dozens of people alleged to be spying in the U.K. for the U.S.S.R.
Protest
The Greenpeace crew was arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard at Akutan Island in the Aleutians and charged with a customs infraction. They were trying to reach Amchitka Island to protest the Project Cannikin nuclear test scheduled for November 6.
Baseball
The Washington Senators attracted 14,460 paying fans--and 4,000 gate-crashers--to their final game. Trailing 5-1 in the 6th inning, Frank Howard hit his 26th home run of the season, and the Senators led 7-5 with 2 out in the top of the 9th, when fans rioted on the field at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, and the game was forfeited to the Yankees 9-0. Paul Lindblad was pitching for Washington at the end of the game, and Horace Clarke was due to bat for the Yankees. It was the last American League game played in Washington, and the last major league game there until 2005.
Bill Melton led off the 3rd inning with his 33rd home run of the season to provide the eventual winning run for the Chicago White Sox as they edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 before 2,814 fans at White Sox Park. Mr. Melton became the first White Sox player to lead the American League in home runs for a season, finishing 1 ahead of Norm Cash of the Detroit Tigers and Reggie Jackson of the Oakland Athletics. After Jim Magnuson started on the mound for Chicago and pitched 2 perfect innings, he was relived by Rich Hinton (3-4), who pitched 2 scoreless innings and was credited with the win. Bill Parsons (13-17) allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs in 5.2 innings to take the loss. Dick Schofield played the last 3 innings at second base for Milwaukee, striking out in his only plate appearance, making 1 putout and 1 assist and starting a double play in the 1,321st and last game of his 19-year major league career. Milwaukee pinch hitter Roberto Pena lined out to first base to end the 587th and last game of his 6-year major league career. Chicago left fielder Ken Hottman batted 1 for 4 and made 2 putouts in his sixth and last major league game, while Don Eddy, the third of five Chicago pitchers, allowed 1 hit in 2 scoreless innings, walking 3 batters and striking out 1, handling no fielding chances, and doubling in his only major league plate appearance in the 29th and last game of his 2-year major league career. The Brewers finished 6th and last in the American League West Division; they moved to the East Division the following year, as the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers and moved to the West Division.
Tito Fuentes led off the 4th inning with a single, Willie Mays followed with a double to score Mr. Fuentes, and Dave Kingman hit a 2-run home run with 1 out to give the San Frnacisco Giants a 3-0 lead, and Juan Marichal (18-11) pitched a 5-hitter for the Giants, allowing 1 unearned run, as they beat the San Diego Padres 5-1 before 34,861 fans at San Diego Stadium to clinch the National League West Division pennant. San Diego shortstop Tommy Dean batted 0 for 3, grounding into 2 double plays, while making 1 putout and 2 assists and starting a double play in the 215th and last game of his 4-year major league career.
Don Sutton (17-12) pitched a 6-hitter and singled and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner in the 7th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Houston Astros 2-1 before 52,684 fans at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers finished the season 1 game behind the Giants in the NL West Division pennant race. Jack Billingham (10-16) allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run, batting 0 for 2 with a sacrifice in his last game in a Houston uniform.
Ron Santo singled home Gene Hiser from thrid base and Jim Hickman followed with a double to score Billy Williams and Mr. Santo as the Chicago Cubs scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 2-2 tie and defeat the Montreal Expos 5-3 before 27,274 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. John Boccabella led off the bottom of the 9th with a home run for the Expos' last run of the season. Ferguson Jenkins (24-13) pitched a 9-hit complete game to win over Bill Stoneman (17-16), who allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game. Montreal right fielder Rusty Staub batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls in his last regular season game in a Montreal uniform until 1979.
Jim Breazeale hit his first major league home run to lead off a 6-run 7th inning for the Atlanta Braves as they overcame a 1-0 deficit to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 before 5,317 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Tom House (1-0) allowed 4 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 7 innings to get his first major league win, with Milt Wilcox (2-2) taking the loss. Willie Smith drew a base on balls as a pinch hitter for the Reds in the 8th inning in the 691st and last game of his 9-year major league career.
Right fielder Ken Singleton led off the bottom of the 5th inning with a home run and added a 3-run homer in the 6th to help the New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 before 42,344 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Second baseman Tim Foli singled home the last 2 runs in the 5-run 6th. Messrs. Singleton and Foli, along with center fielder Mike Jorgensen, who batted 0 for 4, played their last regular season games in a New York uniform, as they were traded to the Montreal Expos for Rusty Staub on April 5, 1972. Tom Seaver (20-10) pitched a 7-hitter, striking out 13 batters and walking just 1, to win over Daryl Patterson (0-1).
40 years ago
1981
Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (4th week at #1)
2 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
3 The Voice--The Moody Blues
4 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
5 Who's Crying Now--Journey
6 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
7 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
8 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
9 Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)--Joey Scarbury
10 The Night Owls--Litte River Band
The only single entering the chart was Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones (#20).
Music
The Go-Go's performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia. I'm not sure, but I think this was their first concert in Canada.
Baseball
Hal McRae singled to lead off the 4th inning and Clint Hurdle followed with a home run, and U.L. Washington doubled and scored from second base on a single by Willie Wilson as the Kansas City Royals broke a 2-2 tie and clinched the American League West Division title for the second half of the season with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins before 15,900 fans in the last major league game played at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota. Pete Mackanin hit a 2-run homer for the Twins in the 2nd inning, the last home run by a Twin in that stadium.
John Stearns singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Hubie Brooks, and scored from there on a single by pinch hitter Lee Mazzilli to give the New York Mets a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs before 4,473 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Neil Allen (7-5) pitched a scoreless 9th inning to get the win in relief of Charlie Puleo, who allowed 7 hits and 1 unearned run in 8 innings. Mike Lum popped out as a pinch hitter for the Cubs to end the top of the 8th inning in the 1,517th and last game of his 15-year major league career. Jim Tracy struck out as a pinch hitter for the Cubs in the 9th in the 87th and last game of his 2-year major league career.
30 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Say Yes--Chage and Aska (9th week at #1)
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): You Could Be Mine--Guns N' Roses (5th week at #1)
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')--Kate Yanai (7th week at #1)
Died on this date
Toma Zdravković, 52. Yugoslavian musician. Mr. Zdravković was a folk singer-songwriter who was a popular recording artist in the mid-late 1960s, known for his sad love songs. His career declined in the early 1970s because of heavy drinking, and he moved to Canada for several years. Mr. Zdravković returned to Yugoslavia in 1978, and in the early 1980s was successful in regaining his popularity. He died after a 17-year battle with prostate cancer.
Scandal
Bernard Ostry resigned as chairman of TV Ontario after an audit showed excessive spending on dinners and travel.
25 years ago
1996
Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Stranger in Moscow--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Insomnia--Faithless
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Wannabe--Spice Girls (3rd week at #1)
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)--John Mellencamp (4th week at #1)
2 Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand--Primitive Radio Gods
3 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
4 Gift Shop--The Tragically Hip
5 Change the World--Eric Clapton
6 Let's Make a Night to Remember--Bryan Adams
7 Walls (Circus)--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8 E-Bow the Letter--R.E.M.
9 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
10 You're Makin' Me High--Toni Braxton
Singles entering the chart were You Can Make History by Elton John (#83); Lust for Life by Iggy Pop (#85); Black Cloud Rain by Corey Hart (#86); Open Up Your Eyes by Tonic (#91); Blew it Again by Blue Rodeo (#96); Aneurysm by Nirvana (#98); and Dance Into the Light by Phil Collins (#99).
Politics and government
The New Democratic Party, led by Piers McDonald, won 11 of 17 seats in the Legislative Assemby in the Yukon territorial election, up from 6 in the 1992 election. The governing Yukon Party, led by Premier John Ostashek, won 3 seats, down from 7 in 1992. The Liberal Party, led by Ken Taylor, won 3 seats, up from 1 in 1992.
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien asked the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on the legality of a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) on the part of the Province of Québec.
20 years ago
2001
Football CFL
Montreal (9-4) 20 @ Hamilton (7-5) 21
Montreal kicker Terry Baker missed a field goal on the last play of the game, allowing the Tiger-Cats to escape with a win at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
Baseball
The Colorado Rockies scored 8 runs in the 3rd inning and dhut out the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 before 31,545 fans at Coors Field in Denver. Colorado first baseman Todd Helton hit a double in the 3rd inning for his 100th extra-base hit of the season, becoming the first player in major league history to accomplish the feat in consecutive seasons. Colorado second baseman Jose Ortiz was 4 for 5 with a double, run, and 2 runs batted in. John Thomson (3-5) pitched a 5-hitter with 9 strikeouts, batting 3 for 4 with a triple, 2 runs, and an RBI.
Carlos Delgado singled home Alex Gonzalez from second base with 2 out in the top of the 12th inning to break a 5-5 tie as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 before 14,217 fans at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Tampa Bay second baseman Felix Martinez batted 1 for 3, and made 3 putouts and an assist in the 239th and last game of his 5-year major leage career.
The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees played to a 1-1 tie before 55,351 fans at Yankee Stadium in a game that was called after 15 innings because of rain. There was no scoring after the 6th inning.
10 years ago
2011
Died on this date
Ralph M. Steinman, 68. Canadian-born immunologist and biologist. Dr. Steinman, a native of Montreal who grew up in Sherbrooke, Quebec, was posthumously awarded a share of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity." The announcement of the prize, which is only given to living people, was made three days after Dr. Steinman's death from pancreatic cancer. The Nobel Prize committee was unaware that he had died when they made the announcement, and decided that since the prize had been awarded in good faith, it would stand.
Anwar al-Awlaki, 40. U.S.-born Yemeni terrorist. Mr. al-Awlaki, born in New Mexico to Yemeni parents, moved back to Yemen with his parents in 1978. He attended various universities in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s before returning to Yemen in 2004 and becoming a university lecturer. Mr. al-Awlaki was imprisoned in Yemen in 2006, and was released without charge after 18 months. He repeatedly called for jihad against the United States, and was put on a Central Intelligence Agency kill list by President Barack Obama. Mr. al-Awlaki was killed by a drone strike in Al Jawf Governorate, Yemen carried out by Joint Special Operations Command, under the direction of the CIA. marking the first time that an American citizen had been killed by a drone strike with no regard for his right of due process of law.
Samir Khan, 25. Saudi-born journalist. Mr. Khan moved to New York with his parents in his youth, and started an anti-American Islamic jihadist blog and magazine before moving to Yemen in 2009. He was killed in the drone strike that killed Mr. al-Awlaki.
Health
The Supreme Court of Canada barred the federal government from closing Insite, a safe injection facility in Vancouver, ruling that such services played a crucial role in treating drug addiction and saving lives.
Football CFL
Montreal (8-5) 32 @ Winnipeg (8-5) 26
Americana
King Philip II of Spain issued a cedula, ordering a halt to colonizing efforts in Florida.
380 years ago
1641
Disasters
The English merchant ship Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure of over 100,000 pounds of gold (worth over £1 billion today), was lost at sea off Land's End, Cornwall.
250 years ago
1771
Born on this date
Kōkaku. Emperor of Japan, 1780-1817. Kōkaku succeeded Go-Momozono on the throne, and abdicated in favour of his son Ninkō. Kōkaku was the first emperor in more than 200 years to remain on the throne past the age of 40. He died on December 11, 1840 at the age of 69.
200 years ago
1821
War
Tripolitsa, Greece, was captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
175 years ago
1846
Space
Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborated on the discovery of Neptune.
150 years ago
1871
Died on this date
Louis-Joseph Papineau, 84. Canadian politician. Mr. Papineau, a native of Montreal, was the son of a politician, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada in 1808, becoming its Speaker in 1815 and leader of the Parti Canadien later that year. In 1826, he was chosen as leader of the Patriotes, a more radical and reformist version of the Parti Canadien. Mr. Papineau was best known as leader of the Lower Canada Rebellion in 1837, calling for responsible government. He was forced into exile in New York, but returned to Montreal in 1845 after being granted amnesty by the colonial government. Mr. Papineau was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in 1848 as an independent candidate in the riding of Saint-Maurice; in 1849 he supported the Montreal Annexation Manifesto, calling for Canada to be annexed by the United States. Mr. Papineau was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1851, but was returned in a by-election in 1852, and retired from public life in 1854. He died in Montebello, Quebec, two weeks before his 85th birthday.
120 years ago
1901
Born on this date
Jaroslav Seifert. Czech journalist and poet. Mr. Seifert, a Communist, was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, and rich inventiveness provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man." He died on January 10, 1986 at the age of 84.
110 years ago
1911
Born on this date
Frank Moss. U.S. politician. Mr. Moss, a Democrat, represented Utah in the U.S. Senate (1959-1977). He was an original sponsor of Medicaid, a program to cover health care for people with low incomes. Sen. Moss also worked to secure more national parks for Utah and supported federal funding for hospices. He died on January 29, 2003 at the age of 91.
Communications
Pilot Earle Ovington made the first official airmail delivery in America under the authority of the United States Post Office Department. In a Blériot XI, he carried a sack of mail from Nassau Boulevard aerodrome, Garden City, New York to Mineola, New York. Mr. Ovington circled at 500 feet and tossed the bag over the side of the cockpit and the sack burst on impact, scattering letters and postcards. He delivered 640 letters and 1,280 postcards, including a letter to himself from the United States Post Office Department designating him as "Official Air Mail Pilot #1."
90 years ago
1931
On the radio The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax
This was the first episode of the season.
Football
NFL
Chicago Cardinals (0-1) 3 @ Portsmouth (2-0) 13
80 years ago
1941
War
The German command claimed that 50 Soviet divisions had been "completely destroyed" and 380,000 prisoners had been taken in the "trap" east of Kiev.
World events
Raul Damonte Taborda, chairman of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies committee investigating Nazi activity in Argentina, announced that Argentine troops the previous day had thwarted a Nazi plot to overthrow the government.
Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told a press conference that the United States was heading toward arming her merchant ships. He said that ships tied up by striking seamen must be moved, and warned that strikes freezing vital defense materials would not be tolerated.
Terrorism
Italian press reported that 50 "Communists and Jews" had been executed in Zagreb, Yugoslavia for recent bomb explosions in the telephone exchange.
Protest
Eight people were killed and 24 wounded when soldiers guarding the home of Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho fired on demonstrating members of the Union of Munition Workers who refused to disperse.
Politics and government
U.S. Representative Wall Doxey (Democrat) was elected by less than 1,000 votes in a special election in Mississippi to fill the 15-month unexpired term of the late U.S. Senator Pat Harrison.
Agriculture
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Claude Wickard said that the United States must send $1 billion worth of food to the United Kingdom by February 28, 1942 "unless the British are to lose to Nazi Germany."
Economics and finance
The U.S. Federal Reserve increased reserve requirements for member banks by about one-seventh, to the present statutory limit, in a further attempt to check inflation.
75 years ago
1946
Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 To Each His Own--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra with Eddy Howard and Trio (7th week at #1)
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with Stuart Wade
--Tony Martin
--The Modernaires with Paula Kelly
--The Ink Spots
2 Five Minutes More--Frank Sinatra
--The Three Suns
--Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra
3 South America, Take it Away--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
--Xavier Cugat and the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
4 Surrender--Perry Como
--Woody Herman and his Orchestra
5 Doin' What Comes Natur'lly--Dinah Shore and Spade Cooley and his Orchestra
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
6 Blue Skies--Count Basie and his Orchestra
--Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
7 The Gypsy--The Ink Spots
--Dinah Shore
--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
8 Pretending--Andy Russell
9 This is Always--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Jo Stafford
10 Prisoner of Love--Perry Como
--The Ink Spots
The only single entering the chart was I Guess I'll Get the Papers (And Go Home), with versions by the Mills Brothers; and Les Brown and his Orchestra (#22).
On the radio The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Elliot Lewis and Howard McNear, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Frightened Librarian
Beginning with this episode, Elliot Lewis replaced Gale Gordon in the role of Gregory Hood.
War
Jordanian troops shelled an Israeli archaeological expedition inspecting ruins near Jerusalem, killing 4 civilians and wounding 17.
Diplomacy
The U.S. embassy in Belgrade was notified that Roy Stoeckel, an American civilian, was being held on charges of entering Yugoslavia illegally and photographing "prohibited objects."
Society
An American Crusade to End Lynching delegation led by singer Paul Robeson warned President Harry Truman that if the government did not take steps to halt mob violence, "the Negroes will."
Academia
Champlain College, the first "GI university" in America, opened in Plattsburg, New York with state and private support.
Journalism
British newsprint restrictions were partially lifted, allowing London newspapers to issue 6-12 page editions.
Economics and finance
U.S. and U.K. authorities in Germany increased the basic ration in their occupation zones from 340 calories to 1,550 calories per person per day.
Business
U.S. Government Accounting Office accountant Ralph Casey declared before the House of Representatives Merchant Marine Committee that 19 firms operating government-built shipyards during World War II had made profits estimated at $356 million on capital investments of $23 million, a profit ratio which he called a "gift."
70 years ago
1951
On the radio Mr. Moto, starring James Monks, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Kants of Kailuaneohe
Died on this date
Dale Gear, 79. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Gear was a first baseman, outfielder, and pitcher with the Cleveland Spiders (1896-1897) and Washington Senators (1901), batting .239 with no home runs and 25 runs batted in in 69 games, compiling a pitching record of 4-13 with an earned run average in 27 games. He hit at least 17 homers in at least 1,452 games in 17 seasons in the minor leagues (1896-1914), compiling a pitching record of 55-37 in 5 seasons in the minors (1897-1898, 1902-1904). Mr. Gear was a lawyer, and remained in the minor leagues as an owner, executive, and manager through 1935.
Television
CBS presented the first transcontinental telecast to be received on the west coast of the United States, a broadcast of Crusade for Freedom.
War
Supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea General Matthew Ridgway refused to accept a Communist offer to resume cease-fire talks in Kaesong, demanding a change in the conference site.
The U.S. State and Defense Departments promised "considerable improvements" in the rate of U.S. military aid deliveries to French Indochina after French High Commissioner Jean de Lattre de Tassigny completed a week of conferences in Washington.
Diplomacy
U.S. President Harry Truman released three secret reports by former Vice President Henry Wallace to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Mr. Wallace's 1944 visit to China. Although the reports criticized the Nationalist government, they refuted charges of Louis Budenz that U.S. Communists influenced Mr. Wallace into recommending arms aid for the Chinese Communists or their inclusion in a coalition government.
Britannica
King George VI underwent a two-hour operation in Buckingham Palace for removal of part of a lung damaged by a cancerous tumour.
Religion
The Israeli government announced a plan devised by the country's rabbinate to observe Shemitah, the Jewish sabbatical year, by arranging the fictional "sale" of all Jewish-owned agricultural land in Israel to an Arab named Mahmoud.
Boxing
Hein ten Hoff (22-1-4) of West Germany won the European heavyweight title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Jack Gardner (22-4) at Waldbuehne, Westend, West Germany.
Football CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (4-1) 16 @ Montreal (2-3) 17
Baseball
Murry Dickson (20-15) pitched a 5-hitter and batted 2 for 4 with a run to outduel Ewell Blackwell (15-15), who allowed 7 hits and 3 runs--1 earned--in 7 innings, as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 6,152 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Howie Fox (9-14) pitched an 8-hitter to outduel Howie Pollet (6-13), who allowed 4 hits and 1 run--earned--in 6 innings as the Reds won the second game 2-0.
Roy Campanella batted 4 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs batted in to help the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 before 19,135 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Preacher Roe (22-2) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory over Bubba Church (15-11).
Sal Maglie (22-6) allowed 13 hits, but only 1 earned run, as the New York Giants beat the Boston Braves 4-1 before 17,774 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York, remaining 3 games behind the first-place Dodgers in the National League pennant race. Bobby Thomson drew a base on balls with 2 out and the bases empty in the 4th inning and scored the eventual deciding run on a double by Willie Mays. Max Surkont (12-15) took the loss.
The New York Yankees scored 3 runs in the 7th inning and 2 in the 8th as they broke a 1-1 tie and defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-1 before 28,712 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Vic Raschi (20-10) pitched an 8-hitter, allowing 1 unearned run, to win over Chuck Stobbs (10-8). Norm Zauchin played the last 2 innings at first base for the Red Sox, striking out in his only plate appearance and making 2 putouts and an assist. Al Richter made his major league debut with the Red Sox as a pinch hitter in the 9th, and grounded into a double play. He was followed at bat by Bob DiPietro, also in his first major league game, who drew a base on balls and advanced to second base on a single by Dom DiMaggio. Johnny Pesky then flied out to center field to end the game.
Virgil Trucks (12-8) pitched a 7-hitter, allowing 1 unearned run, while batting 3 for 5 with a run and 2 runs batted in, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 9-1 rout of the Cleveland Indians before 42,623 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, dropping the Indians 2½ games behind the Yankees in the American League pennant race. Vic Wertz hit a 3-run home run to climax a 5-run 6th inning. Losing pitcher Mike Garcia (20-13) allowed 10 hits and 6 runs--all earned--in 6 innings. Hal Naragon made his major league debut as a pinch hitter for the Indians in the 9th and singled with a runner on first base, but Mr. Trucks retired the next 3 batters to end the game.
Bob Hooper (11-10) and Sam Zoldak (6-10) were the respective winning pitchers for the Philadelphia Athletics as they swept a doubleheader from the Washington Nationals 12-4 and 8-3 before 5,951 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Every man in the Philadelphia lineup had at least 1 hit in the first game. Mr. Hooper pitched a 9 hit complete game and batted 2 for 5 with a run and a run batted in. Roy Hawes made his major league debut as a pinch hitter for the Nationals; he led off the 3rd inning with a single, but was erased on a double play. Joe Astroth hit a 2-run home run in the 2nd inning of the second game and Eddie Joost added a 3-run homer in the 4th to give the Athletics a 5-0 lead. Washington catcher Mike Guerra batted 0 for 4 in the second game, making 2 putouts, in the 565th and last game of his 9-year major league career. Connie Marrero (11-9) and Sandy Consuegra (7-8) were the respective losing pitchers.
60 years ago
1961
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Michael--The Highwaymen
#1 single in Italy: La novia--Domenico Modugno (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): La Paloma--Freddy Quinn (4th week at #1)
#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Och was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven--Johnny Hoes
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Johnny Remember Me--John Leyton (5th week at #1)
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee (2nd week at #1)
2 Michael--The Highwaymen
3 The Mountain's High--Dick and Deedee
4 Crying--Roy Orbison
5 Little Sister--Elvis Presley
6 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)--Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group
7 Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)--Barry Mann
8 My True Story--The Jive Five with Joe Rene and Orchestra
9 Wooden Heart--Joe Dowell
10 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby--Bobby Darin
Singles entering the chart were Runaround Sue by Dion (#70); Feel It by Sam Cooke (#73); (He's My) Dreamboat (#75)/Hollywood (#79) by Connie Francis; Don't Blame Me (#77)/Muskrat (#100) by the Everly Brothers; 'Til by the Angels (#97); Guilty of Loving You by Jerry Fuller (#98); and Band of Gold by the Roommates (also #100).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards
2 Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
3 Love Has Finally Come My Way--Faron Young
4 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)
5 Crying/Candy Man--Roy Orbison
6 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
7 You Mostest Girl--Bob Lee
8 I Love How You Love Me--The Paris Sisters
9 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
10 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
Singles entering the chart were Runaround Sue (#15)/Runaway Girl (#33) by Dion; Marcheta by Karl Denver (#29); Ya Ya by Lee Dorsey (#36); I Understand (Just How You Feel) by the G-Clefs (#39); El Toro by Link Wray (#42); Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night by Kenny Dino (#44); The In-Between Years by James MacArthur (#45); Movin' by Bill Black's Combo (#47); Till I Waltz Again with You by Bill Reeder (#48); Don't Blame Me by the Everly Brothers (#49); and A Wonder Like You by Rick Nelson (#50).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills and Hayley Mills
2 You're the Reason--Bobby Edwards
3 (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame/Little Sister--Elvis Presley
4 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
5 You Mostest Girl--Bob Lee
6 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
7 Black Land Farmer--Wink Martindale
8 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
9 Hello Fool--Ralph Emery
10 Mexico--Bob Moore and his Orchestra
Singles entering the chart were Runaround Sue by Dion (#14); Don't Blame Me/Muskrat by the Everly Brothers (#30); Love Has Finally Come My Way by Faron Young (#32); Tower of Strength/The Secret by Gene McDaniels (#37); (He's) The Great Impostor by the Fleetwoods (#39); and A Wonder Like You/Everlovin' by Rick Nelson (#40).
Died on this date
Ted Jourdan, 66. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Jourdan was a first baseman with the Chicago White Sox (1916-1918, 1920), batting .214 with no home runs and 11 runs batted in in 48 games. He was with the White Sox when they won the 1917 World Series. Mr. Jourdan played at least 1,445 games in 14 seasons in the minor leagues (1915-1931), hitting at least 58 homers. He worked as a bookkeeper after his baseball career, and died of a heart attack, 18 days after his 66th birthday.
Football CFL
Montreal (2-5-1) 28 @ Hamilton (7-1) 7
British Columbia (0-9-1) 9 @ Saskatchewan (3-5) 28
Winnipeg (7-2) 33 @ Edmonton (7-2-1) 10
NFL
Chicago (1-1) 21 @ Los Angeles (0-2) 17
AFL
Boston (2-1) 23 @ Buffalo (1-2) 21
Baseball
Mickey Mantle hit his 54th home run of the season--a 3-run blast in the 1st inning--to open the scoring for the New York Yankees as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-3 before 28,128 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Elston Howard and pinch hitter Bob Cerv also homered for the Yankees, while Carl Yastrzemski and Don Gile hit home runs for the Red Sox. Whitey Ford (25-4) allowed 9 hits and 3 earned runs in 5 innings, but got the win over Don Schwall (15-6), who allowed 4 hits and 4 runs--2 earned--in 7 innings.
The Cleveland Indians scored 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 5-5 tie as they defeated the Kansas City Athletics 9-5 before 1,612 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Bill Kirk started on the mound for Kansas City and allowed 6 hits and 4 runs--all earned--in 3 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out 3 in his only major league game.
Gordy Coleman batted 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 before 15,353 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
Duke Snider tripled home Jim Gilliam and Wally Moon, and scored on a passed ball by Gene Oliver in a 4-run 8th inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 before 10,481 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, remaining 4 games behind the National League-leading Reds.
Wes Covington hit a solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 16th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 4,005 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.
50 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Le jour se lève--Esther Galil (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): What are You Doing Sunday--Dawn
Law
Associate Justice John F. Harlan resigned from the U.S. Supreme Court because of ill health, just six days after Associate Justice Hugo Black resigned for a similar reason.
40 years ago
1981
Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (3rd week at #1)
2 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
3 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
4 The Voice--The Moody Blues
5 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
6 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
7 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
8 Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)--Joey Scarbury
9 Who's Crying Now--Journey
10 Lady (You Bring Me Up)--Commodores
Singles entering the chart were Share Your Love with Me by Kenny Rogers (#18); Private Eyes by Daryl Hall and John Oates (#29); and Tryin' to Live My Life Without You by Bob Seger (#30).
Died on this date
Dan George, 82. Canadian actor. Chief George, born Geswanouth Slahoot in North Vancouver, was a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation--then called the Burrard Indian Band--in British Columbia from 1951-1963. He appeared in various television programs and movies, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting performance in Little Big Man (1970). His other movies included Harry and Tonto (1974) and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976). Chief George wrote My Heart Soars (1974) and My Spirit Soars (1983), two well-received books of non-fiction. He died in Vancouver.
Personal
This blogger won the DPDDTC (Don Percy Date That Tune Contest) on Mr. Percy's morning show on CFRN radio in Edmonton.
30 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Say Yes--Chage and Aska (8th week at #1)
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Don't Cry--Guns N' Roses (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')--Kate Yanai (6th week at #1)
Politics and government
The Liberal Party under Premier Frank McKenna retained its majority in the New Brunswick provincial election with 46 of 58 seats in the Legislative Assembly, down from their 58-seat sweep in the 1987 election. The anti-bilingual Confederation of Regions Party, led by Arch Pafford, formed the official opposition, winning 8 seats. 3 Progressive Conservatives and New Democratic Party leader Elizabeth Weir were also elected.
Hockey
Former New York Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
25 years ago
1996
Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Stranger in Moscow--Michael Jackson
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Wannabe--Spice Girls (5th week at #1)
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Wannabe--Spice Girls (2nd week at #1)
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)--John Mellencamp (3rd week at #1)
2 Change the World--Eric Clapton
3 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
4 Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand--Primitive Radio Gods
5 You're Makin' Me High--Toni Braxton
6 Walls--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
7 That Girl--Maxi Priest
8 Good Friday--The Black Crowes
9 Tucker's Town--Hootie & the Blowfish
10 Gift Shop--The Tragically Hip
Singles entering the chart were But Anyway by Blues Traveler (#90); Walking in Memphis by Cher (#92); King of New Orleans by Better than Ezra (#95); How Bizarre by OMC (#96); Under the Birdbath by Big Picture (#97); Over Now by Alice in Chains (#98); and Do Ya Own Thing by Camille (#99).
Personal
This blogger began a short-term job with Alberta Report publications as a researcher for one in a series of volumes on Alberta history.
20 years ago
2001
Football CFL
British Columbia (6-5) 17 @ Saskatchewan (3-9) 15
Winnipeg (10-2) 28 @ Montreal (9-3) 25
Baseball
Sammy Sosa became the first major league player to hit 3 home runs in a game 3 times in the same season, but his Cubs still lost 7-6 to the Houston Astros before 43,057 fans at Enron Field in Houston. The Astros scored the game's final 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th, the last 2 coming on a home run by Moises Alou which hit the scoreboard and bounced over the fence. The Cubs argued the call, but the hit was a home run according to the rules.
Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th home runs of the season and J.T. Snow had 4 singles and 2 runs batted in to help the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 11-2 before 35,247 fans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
Steve Cox's home run with 2 out in the top of the 1st inning held up as the game's only run as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays edged the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 before 31,251 fans at SkyDome in Toronto. Joe Kennedy (6-8) allowed 4 hits in 7 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Kelvim Escobar (6-7), who also allowed 4 hits in 7 innings, with 9 strikeouts.
