November 24, 2017

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Hilary Wharf and Fermina Martinez!

475 years ago
1542

War
English troops defeated Scottish troops in the Battle of Solway Moss in Cumberland, England.

375 years ago
1642

Exploration
Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen's Land, later renamed Tasmania.

200 years ago
1817

Britannica
A commission established under the Treaty of Ghent awarded the United Kingdom all the islands in Passamaquoddy Bay, New Brunswick, except Moose, Dudley, and Frederick, which were awarded to the United States.

180 years ago
1837

War
In an attempt to put down the Lower Canada Rebellion, George Wetherall marched from Fort Chambly toward St-Charles with British regular troops, many battle-hardened from the Battle of Waterloo. Patriote leader Amury Girod wanted to march on Montréal from St-Benoît, but after a council of war, the rebels decided to go on the defensive. Meanwhile, Upper Canada Rebellion leader William Lyon Mackenzie delivered an order to local rebel leaders to march on Toronto on December 7.

150 years ago
1867

Born on this date
Scott Joplin. U.S. musician and composer. Mr. Joplin was a pianist and was known as the "King of Ragtime." His compositions included Maple Leaf Rag (1899); The Entertainer (1902); and Solace (1909). Mr. Joplin died of syphilitic dementia on April 1, 1917 at the age of 49.

125 years ago
1892

Politics and government
Sir John Abbott announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Canada because of ill health; he had succeeded Sir John A. Macdonald after the latter's death in June 1891. Sir John was officially succeeded on December 5 by Justice Minister Sir John Thompson.

120 years ago
1897

Football
The Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union was organized in Kingston, Ontario.

100 years ago
1917

Terrorism
Nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department and a female civilian were killed when a bomb exploded at the central police station. The bomb had been placed next to an evangelical church, but was discovered by a social worker and given to the church's janitor, who took it to the police station. It marked the largest number of deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001. Anarchists who were followers of Luigi Galleani were suspected.

80 years ago
1937

Literature
Canadian Governor General John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir, himself an author, awarded Bertram Brooker the first Governor General's Literary Award for his 1936 novel Think of The Earth. The Governor General's Award was established by Canadian Authors Association and is given annually to the best Canadian books in several categories.

75 years ago
1942

War
The U.S.S.R. claimed that German forces in Russia were retreating so fast that they were leaving their Romanian allies behind, along with undamaged tanks and planes. British forces in Tunisia captured Agedabia and occupied Gialo Oasis, while the main Axis force fell back another 70 miles to El Agheila.

Abominations
World Jewish Congress Chairman Dr. Stephen Wise said in Washington that half of Europe's 4 million Jews had been slain so far in 1942 by the Nazis, and that German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler had ordered the extermination of all Jews in German-dominated territory by year's end.

Crime
Three German-born naturalized U.S. citizens--Walter Froehling, Otto Wergin, and Herbert Haupt, Sr.--were sentenced to death by Judge William J. Campbell in Chicago for treason for aiding Nazi saboteur Herbert Haupt, Jr., who had been executed in August.

Former German Communist and Nazi agent Richard Julius Krebs (Jan Valtin), 37, author of Out of the Night, was arrested at his home in Bethel, Connecticut by agents of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and sent to Ellis Island, New York.

70 years ago
1947

At the movies
The Flame, directed by John H. Auer, and starring John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige, and Broderick Crawford, opened in theatres.



Literature
The novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck was published in New York.

Defense
The Jewish Agency for Palestine began registering Jewish young people for militia or labour service in the proposed new Jewish state.

Politics and government
French Prime Minister Robert Schuman formed a centrist-conservative cabinet, excluding Communists and Gaullists.

Movie writers, producers, and directors who became known as the "Hollywood Ten" were cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about alleged Communist influence in the movie industry.

Society
The Southern Medical Association, meeting in Baltimore, dropped its ban on attendance of Negro physicians at its scientific sessions.

Economics and finance
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Mackenzie King restored price ceilings on canned fruits and vegetables, following a U.S. decision to restrict their export.

U.S. President Harry Truman asked Congress for a $490-million supplementary appropriation for occupied areas, necessitated by British withdrawal of dollar support payments in the U.S.-U.K. zone of Germany.

Labour
The American Federation of Labor International Typographical Union's Chicago local struck against the city's six daily newspapers for wage increases.

60 years ago
1957

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Last Request, starring Harry Guardino, Cara Williams, and Hugh Marlowe

Died on this date
Diego Rivera, 70. Mexican painter and sculptor. Mr. Rivera was an atheist, occultist, and Communist who was known for his large frescoes, helping to establish the Mexican mural movement. He was married to artist Frida Kahlo for 25 years, and died two weeks before his 71st birthday.

Married on this date
H.L. Hunt, U.S. oil magnate, and Ruth Ray Wright, his stenographer, were married in Dallas.

War
Jordan declared U.S. Army Colonel Byron Leary, acting chief of the United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization, persona non grata, and warned that Jordan would not cooperate with the agency if he remained its commander.

Defense
West German Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano and U.S. State Secretary John Foster Dulles conferred in Washington on North Atlantic Treaty Organization measures.

Disasters
27 passengers were killed when a bus plunged into a river near Muzafarpur, Bihar, India.

Football
NFL
Los Angeles (4-5) 31 @ Cleveland (7-1-1) 45

Rookie Jim Brown rushed for 237 yards and scored 4 touchdowns as the Browns defeated the Rams at Municipal Stadium. The yardage total set an NFL record for a single game, breaking the mark of 223 yards set by Tom Wilson of the Rams in 1956.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Flowers in the Rain--The Move

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills (2nd week at #1)
2 Beg, Borrow and Steal--Ohio Express
3 I Can See for Miles--The Who
4 (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees
5 Let it All Hang Out--The Hombres
6 Hush--Billy Joe Royal
7 Soul Man--Sam & Dave
8 The Letter--The Box Tops
9 Run, Run, Run--The Third Rail
10 Incense and Peppermints--Strawberry Alarm Clock
Pick hit of the week: Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)--John Fred and his Playboy Band
New this week: Hooray for the Salvation Army Band--Bill Cosby
River Deep Mountain High--Nilsson
Out of the Blue--Tommy James and the Shondells
The Wind Blows Your Hair--The Seeds

40 years ago
1977

On television tonight
James at 15, starring Lance Kerwin, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Higher Ground

Politics and government
Sterling Lyon was sworn in as Premier of Manitoba, replacing Ed Schreyer. Mr. Lyon had recently led the Progressive Conservative Party to victory over Mr. Schreyer's New Democratic Party in the provincial election.

Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith stated that he was prepared to accept majority rule based on universal suffrage as a starting point for negotiations with black nationalist leaders living in Rhodesia. He indicated that he had abandoned his long-held opposition to majority rule because the black nationalists had agreed to safeguard the confidence of white Rhodesians in a black government. Such safeguards included an independent judicial system and special representation for minorities.

30 years ago
1987

Died on this date
Jehane Benoît, 83. Canadian author. Madame Benoît was one of Canada's best-known authorities on cuisine, writing more than 30 books on the subject, and making frequent television appearances.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze announced in Geneva that the final hurdle had been cleared in the effort to reach agreement on a treaty eliminating intermediate-range nuclear forces. Each country would be permitted to station 30-40 resident inspectors near a plant that assembled weapons in the other country. The U.S. inspectors would be near the plant in Votkinsk in the eastern U.S.S.R.

Hockey
NHL
Toronto 4 New York Islanders 3

25 years ago
1992

Law
A revision of Canada’s Immigration Act received final approval in Parliament. The changes included a limit on the right of appeal for refugee claimants and gave the government the power to decide where immigrants would settle upon arrival.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Tubthumping--Chumbawumba (3rd week at #1)
2 Fly--Sugar Ray
3 The Sound Of--Jann Arden
4 Sweet Surrender--Sarah McLachlan
5 Walkin' on the Sun--Smash Mouth
6 Show Me Love--Robyn
7 I am the Man--Philosopher Kings
8 I've Just Seen a Face--Holly Cole
9 Invisible Man--98 Degrees
10 Foolish Games--Jewel

Singles entering the chart were Bitter Sweet Symphony by the Verve (#54); Everything to Everyone by Everclear (#55); How's it Going to Be by Third Eye Blind (#71); Together Again by Janet Jackson (#77); This Mourning by Wide Mouth Mason (#86); and Dirty Eyes by AC/DC (#98).

November 23, 2017

180 years ago
1837

War
Patriote leader Wolfred Nelson led his followers in defeating Colonel Charles Gore and his 2,000 British troops in the Battle of St-Denis, Lower Canada. Patriote leader Amury Girod sets up a rebel camp at St-Benoît, north of Montréal, intending to attack the city.

150 years ago
1867

Died on this date
Michael Larkin; Michael O'Brien, 30; William Philip Allen, 19. Irish criminals. Messrs. Larkin, O'Brien, and Allen, known in Ireland as the Manchester Martyrs, were Fenians who were publicly hanged at Salford Gaol in Manchester, England for killing Police Sergeant Charles Brett on September 18, 1867, while freeing two Irish nationalists from custody.

War
Pope Pius IX ordered the release of all captive supporters of rebel General Giuseppe Garibaldi.

130 years ago
1887

Journalism
Valentin Landry launched the French language newspaper L’Évangéline in Digby, Nova Scotia.

75 years ago
1942

War
The U.S.S.R. claimed to have killed 26,000 German soldiers and taken 24,000 prisoners in its five-day Stalingrad offensive.

Defense
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced an agreement with Martinique ensuring American security in French Caribbean possessions and providing for continued immobilization of French planes and ships at Fort de France.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt greeted Ecuadorian President Carlos Arroyo del Rio on the latter's visit to Washington.

Politics and government
French head of North African possessions Jean-Francois Darlan announced over Algiers radio that French West Africa, including the port of Dakar, had placed itself completely under his command.

The U.S. Senate rejected a motion to impose cloture on debate on the anti-poll tax bill, ending consideration of the measure.

70 years ago
1947

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Stolen Naval Treaty

Aviation
The world's largest transport plane, the 6-engine Consolidated Vultee XC-99, was successfully test flown at San Diego.

Politics and government
The Nationalist Chinese government concluded a National Assembly election--the first secret ballot vote in the country's history--with an estimated 20 million people participating.

Labour
The Congress of Industrial Organizations Amalgamated Clothing Workers gained a 10% raise for 18,000 workers in 107 eastern Pennsylvania shirt factories.

Football
NFL
Chicago Cardinals (6-3) 21 @ Washington (3-6) 45

Slingin' Sammy Baugh completed 25 of 33 passes for 355 yards and 6 touchdowns on "Sammy Baugh Day" at Griffith Stadium as the Redskins beat the Cardinals. Mr. Baugh also had 6 touchdown passes against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Around the World--Bing Crosby; Nat "King" Cole (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Siebenmal in der Woche--Vico Torriani (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Mary's Boy Child--Harry Belafonte

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)
2 You Send Me--Sam Cooke
3 Silhouettes--The Rays
4 Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers
5 Chances Are--Johnny Mathis
6 April Love--Pat Boone
7 Melodie d'Amour (Melody of Love)--The Ames Brothers
8 Be-Bop Baby--Ricky Nelson
9 Raunchy--Bill Justis and his Orchestra
--Ernie Freeman
10 My Special Angel--Bobby Helms

Singles entering the chart were Buzz-Buzz-Buzz by the Hollywood Flames (#39); Roc-A-Chicka by Warner Mack (#44); Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis (#48); Pretend You Don't See Her by Jerry Vale (#50); That's Why I was Born by Janice Harper (#55); Hey! Little Girl by the Techniques (#56); and Dance to the Bop by Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps (#59).

War
Guerrillas of the regular Moroccan Army of Liberation attacked the Spanish enclave of Ifni in southern Morocco.

Disasters
50 people were killed when a mail train en route from Bombay to Calcutta derailed near Padali.

Football
IRFU
Finals
Montreal 1 @ Hamilton 39 (Hamilton won 2-game total points series 56-11)

WIFU
Finals
Winnipeg 17 @ Edmonton 2 (OT) (Winnipeg won best-of-three series 2-1)

Gerry McDougall scored 3 touchdowns and Cookie Gilchrist added another as the Tiger-Cats routed the Alouettes before 18,000 fans at Civic Stadium, ending Montreal's three-year run as Interprovincial Rugby Football Union champions. The Tiger-Cats amassed 413 yards rushing and 182 yards passing, while the Hamilton defense sacked Montreal quarterback Sam Etcheverry 12 times for 86 yards in losses. It was the last game in the 12-year Hall of Fame career of Montreal lineman Herb Trawick.

The Blue Bombers broke a 2-2 tie in a snowstorm before 20,000 fans at Clarke Stadium on the opening kickoff the first of two 10-minute overtime periods. The Blue Bombers, with a strong wind behind them, kicked into the Edmonton end zone; Rollie Miles fumbled when hit by Roger Savoie while attempting to run it out, and Gerry Vincent fell on it for a touchdown. The convert was missed, and with the score 8-2, the Eskimos marched inside the Winnipeg 10-yard line, but the gun sounded before they could score. Not only did the second overtime period start with the Eskimos in possession at that point, but they were required to kick off, and the teams never changed ends, so the Blue Bombers still had the advantage of the wind. Charlie Shepard punted for 2 singles and then Winnipeg quarterback Kenny Ploen rushed 43 yards for a touchdown, which he converted to close the scoring, ending the Eskimos' three-year run as Grey Cup champions. Had the game remained tied after the 20 minutes of overtime, a fourth game would have been played in Winnipeg. The Eskimos led 1-0 at halftime when Gordie Rowland had been rouged on a punt by Bill Walker. Mr. Shepard's punt to the dead ball line tied the score in the 3rd quarter, but the Eskimos took the lead in the 4th quarter on a quick kick single by Jackie Parker. Mr. Ploen directed a 73-yard drive late in the 4th quarter to set up a 16-yard field goal attempt by Gerry James; it was wide, but deep enough for the tying point. Johnny Bright rushed 20 times for 118 yards, Normie Kwong carried 23 times for 108 yards, and Ken Hall rushed 4 times for 27 yards as the Eskimos amassed 290 yards rushing, but failed to do much inside the Winnipeg 25-yard line. It was the last game for Frank "Pop" Ivy as head coach of the Eskimos; quarterback Don Getty later said that the 1957 Western Finals marked the only time that he saw Mr. Ivy overcoach. It was also the last game of Canadian football for Eskimos such as Mr. Hall and tackle Reed Henderson.

NCAA
Ohio State 31 Michigan 14

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Love You Tokyo--Los Primos (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Dragnet 1968, starring Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Big Dog



Society
The Estates General of French Canada inaugurated their four-day national meeting at Place des Arts in Montreal. The challenge that the delegates tried to meet: to conceive Quebec in the year 2000.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Rockin' All Over the World--Status Quo

Disasters
70 people were killed, 254 injured, and 10,000 left homeless when an earthquake struck western Argentina.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Too Much Ain't Enough Love--Jimmy Barnes

Died on this date
Alton Adams, 98. U.S. musician and journalist. Chief Petty Officer Adams, a native of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, formed the Adams Juvenile Band in 1910, and the band joined the United States Navy in 1917, becoming the first Negroes to receive official musical appointments in the Navy in more than 100 years, with CPO Adams becoming the Navy's first Negro bandmaster. He led the band until his retirement in 1933, adding his own compositions to the band's repertoire. A fire at his home in St. Thomas late in 1932 killed his daughter Hazel and destroyed all but about a dozen of his scores. CPO Adams was called back into service with the Navy during World War II, and he led the band until his permanent retirement from the Navy in 1945. He oped a later home in St. Thomas as a guest home, and served as president of the Virgin Islands Hotel Association for many years. CPO Adams was also a reporter with Associated Press and Associated Negro Press for many years after his return to St.Thomas. His compositions included Virgin Islands March (1919); The Governor's Own (1921); and The Spirit of the U.S.N. (1924), the first of which was adopted as the Virgin Islands territorial anthem in 1982.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Simo Goes Poing!--KCD

Died on this date
Roy Acuff, 89. U.S. musician. Mr. Acuff was a singer and fiddler whose peak period of popularity was from the late 1930s through the late 1940s. He was known as the "King of Country Music," and was credited with moving the emphasis of the genre from bands to singers. He and Fred Rose founded Acuff-Rose Music, the most important publishing company in country music. Mr. Acuff was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1962, becoming the Hall's first living inductee.

Jean-François Thiriart, 70. Belgian politician. Mr. Thiriart began as a socialist, joined the Fichte Bund--a national Bolsehvist organization--and was associated with the Les Amis du grand Reich Allemand in 1940, a group of former far-left activists who supported collaboration with the Nazis. Mr. Thiriart served in the Waffen SS, and later served time in prison for his collaboration. In the 1960s, he founded the Europeanist movement Jeune Europe, opposing both the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. Mr. Thiriart moved back toward national Bolshevism in his later years; he died of a heart attack.

Technology
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, was introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Barbie Girl--Aqua (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?--N-Trance featuring Rod Stewart (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (10th week at #1)

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Robert Vesco, 71. U.S.-born Cuban financier. Mr. Vesco owned International Controls Corporation (ICC) and took over the mutual fund investment company Investors Overseas Service, Ltd. in the early 1970s, but his activities led to a criminal investigation. Facing possible criminal charges, Mr. Vesco fled the United States fled to Costa Rica, and eventually to Cuba. Mr. Vesco was convicted in Cuba of fraud and illicit economic activity, and was imprisoned from 1996-2005. He reportedly died of lung cancer, but some suspected that he had faked the reports of his death.

Joe Kennedy, 28. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Kennedy played with five major league teams from 2001-2007, compiling a record of 43-61 with an earned run average of 4.79 in 222 games. He was in Florida to attend a friend's wedding when he collapsed at the home of his in-laws and subsequently died of hypertensive heart disease.

Disasters
MS Explorer, a Canadian cruise liner carrying 154 people, sank in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There were no fatalities.

Football
CIS
Vanier Cup @ Rogers Centre, Toronto
Manitoba 28 St. Mary's 14

John Makie completed 16 of 31 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown to Steve Gronick, and rushed 6 yards for a touchdown of his own, to help the Bisons defeat the Huskies before 26,787 fans to complete a perfect season and win their first Vanier Cup championship since 1970. Scott Dixon converted both touchdowns and added 4 field goals. Manitoba cornerback Mike Howard made 3 interceptions and was named the winner of the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game's Most Valuable Player. The Huskies went into the game without starting quarterback Erik Glavic, winner of the Hec Crigton Trophy for 1997 as the most outstanding player in Canadian university football, who had been injured in the Uteck Bowl a week earlier. Manitoba running back Matt Henry made a 29-yard rush in the 1st quarter, but as he approached the goal line, he didn't see St. Mary's defensive back Jeff Zelinski approaching, and Mr. Henry suffered a broken femur, which looked grotesque when shown on television; the leg was broken in three places and there was severe muscle damage. Mr. Henry went into shock on the field, requiring immediate medical attention; amazingly, he recovered in time for the following season, and played two more years with the Bisons.

November 22, 2017

400 years ago
1617

Died on this date
Ahmed I, 27. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam, 1603-1617. Ahmed I succeeded his father Mehmed III at the age of 13, and broke with the tradition of sultans executing their brothers upon taking the throne. During Ahmed I's reighn, the Ottoman Empire ended its growth in Europe, and renewed and conducted trade deals with European countries. Ahmed I died of typhus and gastric bleeding, and was succeeded by his younger brother Mustafa I.

180 years ago
1837

Journalism
Upper Canadian journalist and politician William Lyon Mackenzie called for a rebellion against the United Kingdom in his essay To the People of Upper Canada, published in his newspaper The Constitution.

175 years ago
1842

Environment
Mount Saint Helens, in what is now the state of Washington, erupted; fallout from ash reached as far as 48 miles away.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Andrew Huxley. U.K. physiologist and biophysicist. Sir Andrew, the half-brother of Aldous and Julian Huxley and grandson of Thomas Huxley, shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir John Eccles and Sir Alan Hodgkin "for their discoveries concerning the ionic mechanisms involved in excitation and inhibition in the peripheral and central portions of the nerve cell membrane." Sir Andrew developed interference microscopy--suitable for studying muscle fibres--and worked with German physiologist Rolf Niedergerke in discovering the "sliding filament theory" of muscle contraction. Sir Andrew died on May 30, 2012 at the age of 94.

Hockey
NHL
Owners of three National Hockey Association teams--the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Wanderers--met in a Montreal hotel room and joined with a fourth club, the Toronto Arenas, to form the National Hockey League.

75 years ago
1942

War
A Soviet Red Army counteroffensive trapped German soldiers in Stalingrad; General Friedrich Paulus sent German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler a telegram saying that the German 6th Army was surrounded. U.S. planes raided Haiphong, a major Japanese base in Indonesia.

Politics and government
Sir Stafford Cripps relinquished his position as Lord Privy Seal in the Brisith war cabinet and leader in the House of Commons to become minister of aircraft production.

Technology
U.S. Petroleum Industry War Council Chairman William R. Boyd, Jr. said that tubeless tires had been successfully tested.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Near You--Francis Craig and his Orchestra (10th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Near You--Francis Craig and his Orchestra (7th week at #1)
--Larry Green and his Orchestra
--The Andrews Sisters
--Alvino Rey and his Orchestra
--Elliot Lawrence and his Orchestra
2 I Wish I Didn't Love You So--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
--Dinah Shore
--Dick Haymes
--Betty Hutton
3 You Do--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
--Margaret Whiting
--Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro
--Dinah Shore
--Vic Damone
4 Feudin' and Fightin'--Dorothy Shay
--Jo Stafford
--Bing Crosby and the Jesters
5 I Have But One Heart (O Marinariello)--Vic Damone
6 When You were Sweet Sixteen--Perry Como and the Satisfiers
7 So Far--Frank Sinatra
--Perry Como
--Margaret Whiting
8 Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)--Louis Prima and his Orchestra
--Danny Kaye and the Andrews Sisters
--Jack Smith and the Clark Sisters
--Ray McKinley and his Orchestra
9 Ballerina--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
10 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now--Ted Weems and his Orchestra with Perry Como
--Perry Como

Singles entering the chart were Hand in Hand by Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra (#26); Love for Love by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (#34); (I Don’t Care) That's All I Want to Know, with versions by Dick Haymes, and Dinah Shore (#35); A Tune for Humming, with versions by Woody Herman and his Orchestra, and Eddy Howard and his Orchestra (#36); and After You, with versions by Les Brown and his Orchestra, and the Mills Brothers (#37).

Died on this date
James J Davis, 74. U.S. politician. Mr. Davis, born James Davies, was a Republican, and served as Secretary of Labor in the administrations of Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover from 1921-1930. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1930-1945, and unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1942. Mr. Davis died of a heart attack.

Politics and government
Popular Republican Movement leader Robert Schuman received a vote of confidence from the French National Assembly as he succeeded Paul Ramadier as Prime Minister.

Exploration
U.S. Navy Commodore Finn Ronne's South Polar expedition reported that it had mapped 100,000 miles of hitherto unexplored territory in the vicinity of the Fitchner Ice Shelf.

Religion
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ executive committee urged revision of U.S. immigration and naturalization laws to give equality to Orientals.

Protest
Communist-led political strikes, continuing for a week, idled nearly 500,000 French workers.

Strikes and anti-government demonstrations began to subside in Italy after 1 1/2 weeks, during which 22 people were killed and 154 wounded.

Labour
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board dismissed petitions for hearings filed by 14 unions that had refused to submit information required by the Taft-Hartley Act.

Business
The New York Yankees demanded an investigation into the sale of seven St. Louis Browns players to three other American League clubs, netting $390,000 for the Browns.

Agriculture
The Argentine government announced a system of bonuses for farmers and higher agricultural prices to speed marketing of grain.

Communications
A 566-mile Canadian Press teletype circuit carried the running description of the Canadian Rugby Union's Eastern Final game from Varsity Stadium in Toronto into newspaper offices in Montreal, Hamilton, Toronto, London, and Windsor, marking the first use of teletype direct from a Canadian football game to newspapers. CP staff operator Lloyd Eward manned the teletype transmitter in the stadium press box, moving copy written by football reporters Jack Mitchell, Robert Clarke, and Wilf Gruson. The typical method then in use was copy to be transmitted by Morse code to CP bureaus for relay on leased wires.

Football
CRU
Eastern Final
Ottawa Trojans 1 @ Toronto Argonauts 22

Royal Copeland, Byron Karrys, and Bill Stukus scored touchdowns for the Argonauts as they defeated the Trojans before 15,000 fans at Varsity Stadium. Mr. Copeland opened the scoring with a 2-yard touchdown rush after making a spectacular catch of a pass from Joe Krol for a 25-yard gain. Mr. Krol converted all 3 touchdowns, kicked a field goal, and punted 74 yards for a single on the last play of the 1st quarter. Coach and quarterback Wally Masters scored the only Ottawa point on a punt single in the 4th quarter. The Trojans lost outside wing Rod Smylie in the 1st quarter with a fractured rib and kidney injury, and George Gilmour suffered torn muscles in the arch of his right foot. It turned out to be the last game in the four-year history of the Ottawa Trojans; the club folded after the season, and Mr. Masters replaced the departed Sammy Fox as coach of the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Only You (And You Alone)--The Platters (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Mary's Boy Child--Harry Belafonte

On television tonight
Harbor Command, starring Wendell Corey
Tonight's episode: The Assassin

War
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau rejected the mediation offer of Morocco and Tunisia, claiming the two nations were "not neutrals in the Algerian conflict."

Transportation
The St. Lawrence Seaway opened for traffic as the first ship passed through the Iroquois Lock at Cornwall, Ontario.

Baseball
The Baseball Writers Association of America named New York Yankees' center fielder Mickey Mantle as the Most Valuable Player in the American League for 1957. Mr. Mantle batted .365 with 34 home runs and 94 runs batted in in 144 games, leading the AL in runs (121) and bases on balls (146) as he helped the Yankees win their third straight American League pennant.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Let the Heartaches Begin--Long John Baldry

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (5th week at #1)
2 (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees
3 Itchycoo Park--Small Faces
4 The Letter--The Box Tops
5 Homburg--Procol Harum
6 Lightning's Girl--Nancy Sinatra
7 The Two of Us--Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch
8 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
9 Flowers in the Rain--The Move
10 Hole in My Shoe--Traffic

Singles entering the chart were I Can See For Miles/Mary-Anne with the Shaky Hands (#29); Lady Bird by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood (#32); Little Ole Man (Uptight–Everything’s Alright) by Bill Cosby (#36); and To Sir with Love by Lulu (#40).

War
U.S. forces took Hill 875 in the Battle of Dakto in South Vietnam. 290 Americans and 1,600 North Vietnamese soldiers had been killed in the battle since November 3.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Security Council adopted a British resolution--Resolution 242--calling for "eventual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Arab areas taken in June, and end of Arabs' state of belligerency with Israel."

Football
CFL
Western Finals
Calgary 9 @ Saskatchewan 11 (Best-of-three series tied 1-1)

Jack Abendschan's 18-yard field goal early in the 4th quarter gave the Roughriders their win over the Stampeders before 12,456 fans at Taylor Field in Regina; the touchdown was set up by the recovery of a Stampeder fumble at the Calgary 45-yard line. Calgary flanker Terry Evanshen, who had led the CFL in scoring and set a record with 96 pass receptions during the regular season, broke an ankle with his team leading 9-8, and was lost for the remainder of the post-season. Calgary quarterback Peter Liske threw 4 interceptions. Jesse Kaye dressed as the backup to Saskatchewan quarterback Ron Lancaster; it ws Mr. Kaye's sixth and last CFL game.

40 years ago
1977

On television tonight
Family, on ABC
Tonight's episode: A Tale Out of Season

Diplomacy
In the United Nations General Assembly, Syria denounced Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel as a "visit of shame" and a "stab in the back of the Arab people."

Transportation
British Airways inaugurated a regular London-New York City supersonic Concorde service.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Beds are Burning--Midnight Oil (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: You Win Again--Bee Gees (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Bamba--Los Lobos (6th week at #1)

Television
Two Chicago television stations were hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as the fictional character Max Headroom.

Football
CFL
East Final
Toronto 19 @ Winnipeg 3

West Final
Edmonton 31 @ British Columbia 7

The Argonauts limited the Blue Bombers to a Trevor Kennerd field goal in the 2nd quarter as they advanced to the Grey Cup before a sellout crowd of 32,946 in the last game at Winnipeg Stadium to be played on real grass. Winnipeg quarterback and CFL Most Outstanding Player finalist Tom Clements played the last game of his 12-year Canadian Football Hall of Fame career, completing 21 of 35 passes for 203 yards, but allowed 3 interceptions. The Argonaut defense also recovered 2 Winnipeg fumbles. After Mr. Kennerd gave Winnipeg a 3-0 lead, Toronto quarterback Gilbert Renfroe rushed 1 yard for a touchdown to give the Argonauts the lead at 6:18 of the 2nd quarter. Lance Chomyc converted, and Hank Ilesic added a 73-yard punt single to give Toronto a 7-3 halftime lead. Mr. Chomyc’s single on a missed field goal was he only scoring of the 3rd quarter. Mr. Chomyc kicked a 39-yard field goal 39 seconds into the 4th quarter to make the score 12-3, and the Argonauts put the game away on a 1-yard touchdown rush by Tony Johns, converted by Mr. Chomyc with 3:42 remaining. Winnipeg fullback Willard Reaves, the CFL’s rushing leader, carried 12 times for 72 yards in his final CFL game, while Gill Fenerty led the Argonauts with 65 yards on 13 carries. Darrell Smith of the Argonauts led all receivers with 6 catches for 128 yards. Winnipeg tight end Nick Arakgi, playing the final game of a 9-year CFL career, led the Blue Bombers with 5 receptions for 57 yards. Mr. Renfroe completed 18 of 35 passes for 246 yards and an interception.



Edmonton quarterback Matt Dunigan completed just 5 of 13 passes in the 1st half, but 2 went for touchdowns and another set up a touchdown as the Eskimos took a 21-7 halftime led and coasted to victory over the Lions before 44,385 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. Dunigan connected with Brian Kelly for a 32-yard touchdown to open the scoring at 5:28 of the 1st quarter. After Lui Passaglia got the Lions on the scoreboard with a 17-yard field goal, Mr. Dunigan connected with Stephen Jones for a 57-yard gain to the B.C. 2-yard line, and Milson Jones rushed for a TD from there. Jerry Kauric’s second convert of the game gave the Eskimos a 14-3 lead after the 1st quarter. Mr. Passaglia kicked a field goal and a single on a missed field goal in the 2nd quarter to reduce the deficit to 14-7, but Mr. Dunigan hit Mr. Jones with an 80-yard touchdown pass with 59 seconds remaining until halftime. Mr. Kauric added a field goal in the 3rd quarter and Milson Jones rushed 2 yards for his second TD of the game in the 4th quarter. Stephen Jones led all receivers with 177 yards on 5 receptions, while Mr. Kelly caught 4 for 71. Mr. Dunigan completed 13 of 26 passes for 287 yards and an interception. Damon Allen relieved him late in the game, but didn’t throw a pass. Roy Dewalt, playing his last game in a B.C. uniform, completed 14 of 25 passes for just 116 yards. Condredge Holloway, playing the last game of a 13-year Hall of Fame career, relieved Mr. Dewalt in the 4th quarter and completed 9 of 16 passes for 110 yards. Anthony Parker, who led the Lions with 8 carries for 40 yards, threw 1 pass, which was intercepted. Other Lions whose careers ended with this game included guards Tim Burnham and Dan Hurley and defensive backs Melvin Byrd and Nelson Martin.



25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Birthday Song--Power Pack (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Don't You Want Me--Felix (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Sterling Holloway, 87. U.S. actor. Mr. Holloway was a character actor who made many appearances in movies and television programs, but was best known as the voice of Winnie the Pooh in the Walt Disney cartoons.

Movies
The Genie Awards, recognizing the best achievements in Canadian cinema for 1991-92, were presented at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Naked Lunch won six awards, including Best Picture and Direction (David Cronenberg), and Supporting Actress (Monique Mercure). Léolo won three, including Best Original Screenplay (Jean-Claude Lauzon). Other winners included: Actor--Tony Nardi (La Sarrasine); Actress--Janet Wright (Bordertown Café); and Supporting Actor--Michael Hogan (Solitaire).

Politics and government
The Cambio 90 party of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was returned to power in a coalition that took 44 of 80 congressional seats in the national election. The Christian People's Party was second with 8 seats.

Football
CFL
East Final
Hamilton 11 @ Winnipeg 59

West Final
Edmonton 22 @ Calgary 23

Michael Richardson rushed 33 times for 227 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Blue Bombers routed the Tiger-Cats before 27,033 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Warren Hudson and Matt Pearce also rushed for Winnipeg touchdowns, and Matt Dunigan threw a touchdown pass to Gerald Alphin. Troy Westwood converted all 6 TDs and added 5 field goals and 2 singles. The only Hamilton touchdown was scored by Ken Evraire on a 28-yard pass from Damon Allen on the last play of the 1st quarter. The Blue Bombers led 14-10 after 1 quarter and 37-10 at halftime. Winnipeg outrushed Hamilton 293 yards to 64, and amassed 490 yards in net offense to 209 for the Tiger-Cats. For Mr. Allen, who completed 10 of 20 passes for 134 yards and 3 interceptions while rushing 4 times for 35 yards, it was his last game in a Hamilton uniform. He was relieved by Don McPherson, who completed just 1 of 6 passes for 11 yards and an interception. The Blue Bombers’ defense limited the Tiger-Cats to 10 first downs.



Doug Flutie rushed 3 yards for a touchdown, leaving one of his shoes on the field behind him, with 19 seconds remaining in regulation time, and Mark McLoughlin’s convert gave the Stampeders a thrilling win over the Eskimos before 28,100 fans—including this blogger—at McMahon Stadium. The Eskimos, who had overcome a 12-1 2nd-quarter deficit to take a 22-13 lead in the 4th quarter, appeared to have sealed the victory when linebacker Larry Wruck made an interception off Mr. Flutie at the Edmonton 50-yard line with 2:48 left. The Edmonton offense under quarterback Tracy Ham, who was playing with an ankle injury, couldn’t get enough first downs to run out the clock, and the Calgary offense took possession at their own 33-yard line with 1:17 remaining, and Mr. Flutie showed why he was the greatest CFL player of his era. The key play of the drive was a 39-yard pass from Mr. Flutie to Allen Pitts. The Eskimos led 1-0 after the 1st quarter on a punt single by Glenn Harper, but the Stampeders came back with a 32-yard field goal by Mr. McLoughlin, a 10-yard touchdown run by Mr. Flutie, converted by Mr. McLoughlin, and a safety touch that Mr. Harper chose to concede after Edmonton slotback Craig Ellis had taken an unnecessary roughness penalty to put the team in bad field position. The Eskimos quickly turned the game around when they kicked off after the safety touch; the kick was short and hung in the air, and defensive end Jed Roberts recovered for the Eskimos on the Calgary 49. Mr. Ham drove the team from there and connected with Henry “Gizmo” Williams for a 10-yard touchdown with 1:48 remaining until halftime. Sean Fleming converted to make it 12-8, but Calgary punter Tony Martino kicked a single 22 seconds later to give his team a 13-8 halftime lead. Mr. Ham rushed 5 yards for the only touchdown of the 3rd quarter, and Michael Soles rushed 7 yards for a TD with 9:38 remaining in regulation time. Mr. McLoughlin’s 35-yard field goal with 6:08 left reduced the Eskimos’ lead to 23-22. The Eskimos rushed for 198 yards in the game, led by Mr. Soles, who carried 18 times for 107 yards. Mr. Flutie led the Stampeders with 13 carries for 94 yards, while completing 13 of 27 passes for 185 yards. Mr. Ham completed just 7 of 15 passes for 101 yards and an interception. Mr. Pitts led all receivers with 91 yards on 5 receptions, while Jim Sandusky led the Eskimos with 4 catches for 72 yards. It was the last game in an Edmonton uniform for a number of players, including Mr. Ham, Mr. Ellis, and defensive back Enis Jackson. For Mr. Ellis, it was the second and last time in his 10-year CFL career that he didn’t catch a pass; his only other game without a reception was his first CFL game, with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1982.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Breathe--Midge Ure

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (9th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Savoir aimer--Florent Pagny (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Barbie Girl--Aqua (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Barbie Girl--Aqua (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Good Looking Woman--Dustin and Joe Dolan

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Barbie Girl--Aqua (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Michael Hutchence, 37. Australian singer. Mr. Hutchence was the lead singer of the rock band INXS. He was found naked and hanging from his hotel room door in Sydney; a coroner recorded Mr. Hutchence's death as suicide resulting from depression, while his current lover, Paula Yates, believed that Mr. Hutchence died from autoerotic asphyxiation.

Football
CIAU
Vanier Cup @ SkyDome, Toronto
British Columbia 39 Ottawa 23

Shawn Olson passed to Frank Luisser for a touchdown, handed off to Mark Nohra for 2 more, and rushed for a TD of his own to lead the Thunderbirds over the Gee-Gees before 8,184 fans. UBC linebacker Stuart Scherk won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game's Most Valuable Player. Several weeks later, the entire Gee-Gees' 1997 football season was officially forfeited when it was determined that one of their players had been using a prohibited performance-enhancing drug. UBC head coach Casey Smith was the son of Frank Smith, who had led the Thunderbirds to Vanier Cup championships in 1982 and 1986; tragically, this was Casey's last game, as he died of cancer less than a year later.

November 21, 2017

200 years ago
1817

Disasters
St John's, Newfoundland suffered its second disastrous fire in three weeks, after the previous conflagration of November 7, 1817 and another on February 12, 1816. 2,600 of a total population of 10,000 were left homeless.

150 years ago
1867

Politics and government
Major General Joseph Mower made sweeping removals of civil officers in New Orleans.

Disasters
A collision on the Cincinnati and Dayton railway at Lockland, Ohio resulted in a fire that consumed an entire train, with five passengers burning to death.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Frank Umont. U.S. football player and baseball umpire. Mr. Umont played guard and tackle with the New York Giants from 1943-1945. He umpired 3,147 regular season games in the American League from 1954-1973, plus four World Series, an American League Championship Series, and four Major League All-Star Games. Mr. Umont died on June 20, 1991 at the age of 73.

90 years ago
1927

On the radio
Edmonton radio station CKUA began broadcasting at 580 AM. The station, operated by the University of Alberta (hence the last two call letters), replaced the privately-owned CFCK at the same frequency.

Labour
500 unarmed striking coal miners at the Columbine Mine in Serene, Colorado were allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes, resulting in the death of six miners and the wounding of dozens of others.

75 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): White Christmas--Bing Crosby (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Leopold Berchtold, 79. Austro-Hungarian diplomat and politician. Count Berchtold was Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Russia from 1906-1911 and Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary from 1912-1915. He was best known for presenting a 10-point ultimatum to Serbia following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914. The Serbian government accepted nine of the 10 points, but acceptance of all 10 was required, and Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, a declaration that led to World War I.

J. B. M. Hertzog, 76. Prime Minister of South Africa, 1924-1939. James Barry Munnik Hertzog served on the Orange Free State High Court and was a general during the Boer War of 1899-1902. He led the National Party to victory in the 1924 general election, and was still in office when the National Party merged with the South African Party to form the United Party in 1934. Mr. Hertzog's government instituted measures to improve the conditions of working class white people, and promoted the interests of Afrikaners in South Africa. Mr. Hertzog promoted a foreign policy of independence from the British Empire, but when he favoured neutrality at the beginning of World War II, his government was defeated.

War
Russian forces began a large offensive supported by tanks south of Stalingrad and on the Kalmuck Steppe. Several hundred U.K. Royal Air Force bombers attacked Turin in the heaviest raid on any Italian city to date in World War II. While British armoured units continued to repulse German attacks in Tunisia, U.S. Flying Fortresses bombed Tunis.

Politics and government
The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee approved a bill granting President Franklin D. Roosevelt the power to suspend laws hampering "free movement of persons, property and information" to and from the United States but restricting immigration of aliens to those necessary for the war effort. President Roosevelt appointed New York Governor Herbert Lehman as director of foreign relief and rehabilitation to furnish aid to war victims in areas reoccupied by United Nations forces.

Football
Ottawa Senior City Football League
Final
Uplands RCAF 9 Rough Riders 0

Tony Golab starred against his former team as the Flyers blanked the Rough Riders at Lansdowne Park to end their three-year reign as Eastern champions.

ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach (7-3) 11 Toronto Oakwood Indians (3-7) 6
Hamilton (6-4) 3 @ HMCS York (5-4-1) 0
Toronto RCAF Hurricanes (8-1-1) 26 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (0-10) 0

Dave Ferris recovered a fumbled punt for a touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining in the game to break a 6-6 tie and give Balmy Beach their win over the Indians in the first game of a doubleheader at Varsity Stadium, winning the right to play the Hurriacanes in the league final. Sammy Sward's 50-yard punt was fumbled by Mickey McDonald of the Indians; Balmy Beach's Leo Deadey dribbled the ball downfield, and Bob Reid dribbled it into the Indians' end zone, where Mr. Ferris fell on it for the touchdown. Balmy Beach's other points came on a field goal by Mr. Reid and 3 singles by Mr. Sward. Annis Stukus kicked 33- and 38-yard field goals for the Indians. His second field goal tied the game in the 4th quarter, and came after teammate Bob Henry had fielded one of Mr. Sward's punts on his own 2-yard line, returned it 5 yards, and lateralled to Doug Pyzer, who had gone another 60 yards to the Balmy Beach 43. Mr. Ferris went to hospital after the game, where he was operated on for stomach ulcers.

Al Lenard's 23-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter gave the Wildcats their win over HMCS York in the second game of the doubleheader at Varsity Stadium.

Eddie Thompson scored 3 touchdowns and 3 converts to lead the Hurricanes over the Panthers in Kitchener. RCAF middle wing Mike Ozarko suffered a season-ending knee injury.

70 years ago
1947

War
A U.S. military court in Yokohama sentenced Japanese Captain Yoshio Tsuneyoshi to life imprisonment for the deaths of 1,400 U.S. prisoners held at Camp O'Donnell in the Philippines during World War II.

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly passed a U.S. resolution urging the Big Five to discuss revision of the veto rule and empowering the newly-created Interim Committee on Peace and Security to consider the problem.

The United Nations Balkan Commission met in Paris and voted to establish its headquarters in Salonika.

Defense
U.S. President Harry Truman appointed General Omar Bradley as chief of staff of the Army to succeed Dwight D. Eisenhower upon the latter's retirement.

Economics and finance
Delegates from 63 nations participating in the United Nations Trade and Employment Conference met in Havana to establish an International Trade Organization.

Boxing
The New York State Athletic Commission indefinitely suspended middleweight Jake LaMotta for failing to disclose information about his health prior to his November 14 bout with Billy Fox, which Mr. Fox won by technical knockout in the 4th round. In 1960, Mr. LaMotta testified before the U.S. Congress that he had thrown the fight.

60 years ago
1957

Died on this date
Francis Burton Harrison, 83. U.S. politician. Mr. Harrison, a Democrat, represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903-1905 and 1907-1913. He was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson as Governor-General of the Philippines, and held the office until 1921, overseeing the process of transferring authority to the Filipino government. Mr. Harrison served as an adviser to Filipino governments in later years, and was granted Philippine citizenship in 1936.

Ethel Sack Cody, 62. U.S. actress. Mrs. Cody appeared in vaudeville.

Politics and government
Ethiopia's first elected parliament elected Social Affairs Minister Hallemariam Kebede as President of the 210-member Chamber of Deputies.

Protest
Several youths were killed as university students in several Venezuelan cities protested President Marcos Pérez Jiménez's announcement that a plebiscite would replace scheduled elections.

50 years ago
1967

On television tonight
The Invaders, starring Roy Thinnes, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Labyrinth

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I Just Want to Be Your Everything--Andy Gibb (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Wanted (Shimei Tehai)--Pink Lady (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Rockollection--Laurent Voulzy (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Ron Willis, 34. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Willis, a native of Willisville, Tennessee, was a relief pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals (1966-1969); Houston Astros (1969); and San Diego Padres (1970), compiling a record of 11-12 with an earned run average of 3.32 and 19 saves in 188 games, and batting .160 with no home runs and 3 runs batted in. He led St. Louis pitchers in games (65) in 1967, when he earned 10 saves and helped the Cardinals win the World Series. Mr. Willis was with the Cardinals when they won the National League pennant in 1968, and appeared in 3 games in each of those World Series, but pitched poorly. He died of a brain tumour.

Diplomacy
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat continued his visit to Jerusalem as he and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin repeated pledges of "no more war" and issued a communique pledging to continue the dialogue they had begun both in public and private meetings.

West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt began a four-day visit to Poland for talks with Polish Communist Party First Secretary Edward Gierek.

Society
The first U.S. National Women's Conference concluded in Houston by approving a 25-point plan for national action on women's equality. The 1,442 voting delegates rejected just one point of the original agenda: a cabinet-level women's department. Three points--freedom for abortion, sodomite/lesbian rights, and passage of the Equal Rights Amendment--drew the most debate and controversy. In the final moments of the conference, 300 pro-life and pro-family delegates opposed to the points walked off the convention floor after singing God Bless America. They complained that selective exercise of parliamentary procedure had prevented minority delegates from speaking or amending resolutions. The 25-point agenda also included recommendations for expanded child-care centres; federal programs for battered wives and abused children; affirmation of rights of older and disabled women; and the elimination of discrimination in employment, insurance, credit, and other institutional policies.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Faith--George Michael (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): La Bamba--Los Lobos (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Faith--George Michael

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Faith--George Michael (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): China in Your Hand--T'Pau

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): China in Your Hand--T'Pau

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): China in Your Hand--T'Pau (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol
2 (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
3 I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany
4 Heaven is a Place on Earth--Belinda Carlisle
5 Brilliant Disguise--Bruce Springsteen
6 Breakout--Swing Out Sister
7 Should've Known Better--Richard Marx
8 Bad--Michael Jackson
9 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
10 Little Lies--Fleetwood Mac

Singles entering the chart were The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson (#44); I Want to Be Your Man by Roger (#83); Can't Stay Away from You by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (#87); I Can't Help It by Bananarama (#89); and I Found Someone by Cher (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Mony Mony (Live)--Billy Idol (4th week at #1)
2 I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany
3 Causing a Commotion--Madonna
4 Heaven is a Place on Earth--Belinda Carlisle
5 (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
6 Try--Blue Rodeo
7 Bad--Michael Jackson
8 Here I Go Again--Whitesnake
9 It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys
10 Brilliant Disguise--Bruce Springsteen

Singles entering the chart were When a Man Loves a Woman by Luba (#85); The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson (#89); Black and Blue by Haywire (#93); There's the Girl by Heart (#94); That's What Love is All About by Michael Bolton (#96); and Angel by Errol Starr (#97).

Died on this date
Jim Folsom, 79. U.S. politician. "Big Jim" Folsom was Governor of Alabama from 1947-1951 and 1955-1959. He was one of the first southern governors to support integration and civil rights for Negro Americans.

Horse racing
1986 Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand nosed out 1987 Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba to win the Breeders' Cup Classic at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California. It was the first duel between Kentucky Derby winners since 1979. Ferdinand was ridden by 57-year-old Bill Shoemaker.



Football
CIAU
Vanier Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
McGill 47 British Columbia 11

Michael Soles rushed 25 times for 203 yards and touchdowns of 9 and 48 yards as the Redmen won their first Vanier Cup, upsetting the previously unbeaten Thunderbirds before 14,326 fans—including this blogger—on a sunny but cold Saturday afternoon. McGill running back Gerry Ifill carried 11 times for 64 yards and touchdowns of 1 and 13 yards and also caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Bryan Fuller. Linebacker Wayne McCrae scored the other McGill touchdown on a 67-yard interception return in the 4th quarter. Chuck Petitpas was 5 for 6 on convert attempts and added 2 field goals. Mike Marasco rushed 1 yard for the only UBC touchdown midway through the 4th quarter and then rushed for a 2-point convert. Mike Bellefontaine’s 27-yard field goal gave the Thunderbirds a 3-0 lead after the 1st quarter before the Redmen erupted for 40 straight points—17 in the 2nd quarter, 7 in the 3rd, and 16 in the 4th before Mr. Marasco broke the string. McGill amassed 344 yards rushing as Mr. Fuller passed just 8 times, completing 3 for 46 yards. UBC quarterback Jordan Gagner, winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy as the most outstanding player in Canadian university football for 1987—and the worst player ever to win the award—completed 20 of 44 passes for 228 yards. Mr. Marasco rushed 18 times for 103 yards and caught 5 passes for 39. Mr. Bellefontaine led all receivers with 4 catches for 89 yards. The Thunderbirds entered the game as 21-point favourites, but their loss was—and remains—the most lopsided in Vanier Cup history. Amazingly, McGill didn’t score until Mr. Fuller’s touchdown pass to Mr. Ifill at the 7:23 mark of the 2nd quarter. Mr. Soles won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game’s Most Valuable Player and was named the outstanding offensive player, while McGill defensive back Floyd Salazar was named the outstanding defensive player. Veteran broadcaster Norm Marshall called the radio play-by-play on CKO. It was the first national championship for McGill since 1960, and the only national championship for veteran head coach Charlie Baillie. It was so cold that when the UBC cheerleaders were nice enough to pose for a photo for me, I couldn’t take the picture because the shutter on my camera was frozen.



25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): End of the Road--Boyz II Men

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kurisumas ukyaroru no koroni ha--Junichi Inagaki

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Don't You Want Me--Felix

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Because the Night--Co.Ro featuring Tarlisa (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Heading for a fall--Vaya con Dios (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Dur dur d'être bébé!--Jordy (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): End of the Road--Boyz II Men

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Would I Lie to You?--Charles & Eddie

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights
2 End of the Road--Boyz II Men
3 I'd Die Without You--PM Dawn
4 Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough--Patty Smyth with Don Henley
5 Free Your Mind--En Vogue
6 Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap!
7 If I Ever Fall in Love--Shai
8 What About Your Friends--TLC
9 Jump Around--House of Pain
10 Layla--Eric Clapton

Singles entering the chart were I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (#47); Gangsta by Bell Biv DeVoe (#77); When She Cries by Restless Heart (#81); It's Alright by Classic Example (#83); Love Shoulda Brought You Home by Toni Braxton (#84); Walk on the Ocean by Toad the Wet Sprocket (#89); I Got a Thing 4 Ya! by Lo-Key? (#93); Washed Away by Tom Cochrane (#94); and Here We Go Again! by Portrait (#95). I Will Always Love You was from the movie The Bodyguard (1992).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Song Instead of a Kiss--Alannah Myles
2 Walking on Broken Glass--Annie Lennox
3 Would I Lie to You?--Charles & Eddie
4 Layla--Eric Clapton
5 Do You Believe in Us--Jon Secada
6 How Do You Talk to an Angel--The Heights
7 Washed Away--Tom Cochrane
8 I Will Be Here for You--Michael W. Smith
9 Digging in the Dirt--Peter Gabriel
10 Drive--R.E.M.

Singles entering the chart were Faithful by Go West (#40); Steam by Peter Gabriel (#80); I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston (#83); Dig a Little Deeper by Rik Emmett (#84); In the Still of the Night by Boyz II Men (#86); No Ordinary Love by Sade (#88); I Don't Care by Shakespear's Sister (#92); This Could Be the One by Bad Company (#93); Heal the World by Michael Jackson (#95); and War of Man by Neil Young (#98).

Died on this date
Kaysone Phomvihane, 72. Prime Minister of Laos, 1975-1991; President of Laos, 1991-1992. Mr. Kaysone, born Nguyen Cai Song, was Chairman of the Central Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party (i.e., Communist) from 1955 until his death, which came while he was still in office as President.

Politics and government
Publisher Mel Hurtig was chosen leader of the National Party of Canada by 40 delegates at the party's founding convention. Most members were active in the Council of Canadians.

Disasters
A major tornado struck the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the United States during November spawned over 100 tornadoes.

Football
CIAU
Vanier Cup @ SkyDome, Toronto
Queen’s 31 St. Mary’s 0

Brad Elberg rushed 23 times for 136 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Golden Gaels posted the first shutout in Vanier Cup history before 28,645 fans. Mr. Elberg ran 1 yard for his first TD in the 1st quarter, 23 yards for his next score with 4 seconds remaining in the 2nd quarter, and 1 yard for his last touchdown in the 3rd quarter. Quarterback Tim Pendergast threw a 78-yard pass to Brian Alford in the 2nd quarter. Jamie Galloway converted all 4 touchdowns and added a 22-yard field goal in the 4th quarter. Mr. Pendergast completed 7 of 14 passes for 209 yards, while St. Mary’s quarterback David Sykes was 13 for 30 for just 93 yards and 2 interceptions. Mr. Elberg won the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game’s Most Valuable Player. It was the first Vanier Cup win for Queen’s since 1978.



20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Barbie Girl--Aqua (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Burnin'--Cue (2nd week at #1)

Economics and finance
The five-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting opened in Vancouver, British Columbia. Controversy arose when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police used force and pepper spray to remove peaceful protesters who had a permit to be there.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Fernando Fernán Gómez, 86. Peruvian-born Spanish actor, director, and writer. Mr. Gómez appeared in more than 200 movies and television programs, directing 30, and writing more than 30 in a career spanning more than 60 years, winning more than 40 national and international awards. He also wrote more than a dozen plays and almost a dozen novels. Mr. Gómez died from heart failure aggravated by pneumonia and colon cancer.

Tom Johnson, 79. Canadian-born U.S. hockey player and coach. Mr. Johnson was a defenceman with the Montreal Canadiens (1947-48, 1950-63) and Boston Bruins (1963-65), scoring 264 points on 51 goals and 213 assists in 979 regular season games and 8 goals and 15 assists in 111 playoff games. He was a member of Stanley Cup championship teams in 1953 and 1956-60, and was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League's best defenceman in 1958-59. He coached the Bruins from 1970-73--leading the team to a Stanley Cup championship in 1972--and spent more than 30 years with the Bruins' organization. Mr. Johnson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player in 1970, and died of heart failure.

Politics and government
Brad Wall was sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan, succeeding Lorne Calvert.

Religion
Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet issued an open apology to Quebeckers on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church, for historical attitudes of anti-Semitism, racism, indifference to aboriginal concerns and women's rights, and discrimination against homosexuals.

Health
U.S. officials announced the recall of more than 500,000 pieces of Chinese-made children's jewellery contaminated with lead.

November 20, 2017

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Silvia Castro!

150 years ago
1867

Disasters
The Great Western Railway workshops in Hamilton, Ontario burnt.

140 years ago
1877

Communications
The first telegraph service between Edmonton and Calgary opened.

125 years ago
1892

Born on this date
J.B. Collip. Canadian biochemist. Dr. Collip co-discovered insulin, with Frederick Banting, J.R. MacLeod, and Charles Best, but Dr. Collip's role has largely been forgotten. He was head of the biochemistry department at the University of Alberta from 1922-1928, and occupied the same position at McGill University from 1928-1941. Dr. Collip was Dean of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario from 1947-1961. He died on June 19, 1965 at the age of 72.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Bobby Locke. S.A. golfer. Mr. Locke won the British Open in 1949, 1950, 1952, and 1957, as well as the Canadian Open in 1947 and the South African Open nine times from 1937-1955. He died on March 9, 1987 at the age of 69.

Robert Byrd. U.S. politician. Mr. Byrd, born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr., was an Exalted Cyclops in a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan in West Virginia in the 1940s, but later renounced racism. A Democrat, he represented West Virginia's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953-1959 and represented the state in the Senate from 1959 until his death on June 28, 2010 at the age of 92. Sen. Byrd was the longest-serving Senator in American history, and at the time of his death, was the longest-serving member of Congress in history. He held numerous offices in the Senate, and was a master at obtaining pork barrel spending for West Virginia.

War
The Canadian Cavalry Brigade and Newfoundland Regiment fought with Julian Byng's British 3rd Army in the first effective tank attack in history, taking the important French town of Cambrai. Canadian Army Lieutenant Harcus Strachan, of the Fort Garry Horse exhibited valour under fire at Masnières, France that earned him the Victoria Cross.

90 years ago
1927

Died on this date
Wilhelm Stenhammar, 56. Swedish composer and conductor. Mr. Stenhammar was a pianist whose compositions included two symphonies and numerous works for piano.

80 years ago
1937

Football
CRU
IRFU
Finals
Toronto 11 @ Ottawa 15 (1st game of 2-game total points series)

The Rough Riders came back from an 8-4 halftime deficit to defeat the Argonauts in a roughly-played game before almost 12,000 fans at Lansdowne Park. Toronto's Art Evans recovered a fumbled punt at the Ottawa 10-yard line and returned it to the 1, from where Ted Morris rushed for a touchdown to give the Argonauts a 5-0 lead less than 3 minutes into the game; Annis Stukus's convert attempt was blocked. Ottawa's Tiny Herman kicked a field goal to make the score 5-3 after 1 quarter. In the 2nd quarter, Mr. Stukus kicked a field goal to make it 8-3, and Eddie Roccano punted for a single for the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders began to control play in the 3rd quarter, and took the lead when Andy Tommy rushed 1 yard for a touchdown on a third-down gamble. Mr. Herman converted to give Ottawa a 10-8 lead after 3 quarters. Mr. Stukus kicked another field goal early in the 4th quarter to give the Argonauts an 11-10 lead, but Mr. Roccano punted 50 yards for a single to tie the score, and Mr. Herman kicked a 26-yard field goal to give the Rough Riders a 14-11 lead. Mr. Roccano punted for another single to close the scoring. Toronto centre Bud Lewis broke his wrist in the 1st quarter, and teammate Earl Selkirk suffered a groin injury in the 2nd quarter. Toronto punter Bob Isbister took the pre-game warmup, but was unable to play because of an injury to his side. Toronto tackle Clary Burt and Ottawa end Rick Perley were ejected for getting into a fight in the 4th quarter; Mr. Perley ended up with a broken nose.

ORFU
Final
Montreal 0 @ Sarnia 63

The Imperials scored 11 touchdowns as they routed the Westmounts at Athletic Park. Bummer Stirling, Orm Beach, and Joe Woodcock each scored 2 TDs, with Jimmy Riddell, Jack Thompson, Norm Geary, Arnie McWatters, and J. Butler scoring a touchdown each. Mr. Stirling kicked 6 converts and Alex Hayes also added a convert. Sarnia led 19-0 after the 1st quarter.

Canadian university
Yates Cup
Semi-Final
Western Ontario 5 @ Toronto 19

Ken McQuarrie and Don Mumford scored touchdowns in the 1st quarter and Cam Gray scored another in the 3rd quarter as the Varsity Blues beat the Mustangs at Varsity Stadium to advance to the final against Queen's one week hence. Mr. Gray converted all 3 touchdowns and punted for a single in the 3rd quarter. Jim Farmer scored a touchdown for Western in the 2nd quarter.

75 years ago
1942

War
Allied troops claimed to drive back Nazi mechanized columns in their first engagement in Tunisia. U.S. Flying Fortresses sank a Japanese cruiser and a destroyer, and damaged a third ship trying to land troops off Gona. The largest U.S. formation of planes to operate from an Indian air base bombed the Japanese-held railway centre of Mandalay, Burma.

Politics and government
The Argentine Interior Ministry suppressed Fascist, Nazi, and Communist propaganda.

Transportation
The Alaska Highway, running from Dawson Creek, British Columbia through Yukon Territory to Fairbanks, Alaska, was officially opened in a ceremony at Kluane Lake, Yukon.

Business
A U.S. federal grand jury in Atlanta indicted five southeastern insurance companies on a charge of conspiracy to suppress competition and fix non-competitive premium rates in six southern states.

Religion
The Romanian government banned Christian Science activities as "contrary to the interests of the Romanian state."

Boxing
Willie Pep (54-0) won a 15-round unanimous decision over Chalky Wright (135-33-17-2) at Madison Square Garden in New York to win New York State Athletic Commission recognition as world featherweight champion.

70 years ago
1947

At the movies
Whispering City, directed by Fedor Ozep, and starring Helmut Dantine, Mary Anderson, and Paul Lukas, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Wolfgang Borchert, 26. German author and playwright. Mr. Borchert was an opponent of the Nazi regime, but was drafted into the Wehrmacht in June 1941 and was posted to the Eastern Front, where he was wounded, suffered hepatitis, and ran afoul of the Nazi authorities. He was given a deferred prison sentence, which was never carried out. Mr. Borchert's health deteriorated after the war, but he was able to complete the play Draußen vor der Tür (The Man Outside), which premiered on radio in February 1947. Mr. Borchert entered a hepatic sanitorium later in the year, and died of liver failure.

Married on this date
Happy Anniversary, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip! Then-Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten were married at Westminster Abbey in London.



Economics and finance
U.S. President Harry Truman accepted the resignation of Charles Luckman as chairman of the Citizens Food Committee and transferred the group's food conservation activities to the Cabinet Food Committee, consisting of the state, agriculture, and commerce secretaries.

Baseball
The Baseball Writers Association of America named Boston Braves' third baseman Bob Elliott as the Most Valuable Player in the National League for 1947. Mr. Elliott batted .317 with 22 home runs and 113 runs batted in in 150 games.

60 years ago
1957

Died on this date
Gerard Swope, 84. U.S. industrialist. Mr. Swope was President of General Electric Company from 1922-1939 and 1942-1944. He served as an adviser to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s and '40s. Mr. Swope died 11 days before his 85th birthday.

Augustine Kelley, 74. U.S. politician. Mr. Kelley, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 28th (1941-1945); 27th (1945-1953); and 21st (1953-1957) Districts in the U.S. House of Representatives. He died in office, and an election was held on January 21, 1958 to fill the remainder of his term.

Politics and government
The Cambodian government resigned on the grounds that its mandate had ended with the recent return to active work of former Prime Minister Prince Norodom Sihanouk.

Economics and finance
The semi-official Middle East News Agency reported that the U.S.S.R. had offered to lend Egypt $175 million for 17 years at 2 1/2%, agreeing to leave the Egyptian government free to negotiate trade or aid pacts with Western nations.

The U.S. State Department confirmed that the United States had released an estimated $10 million in Egyptian funds frozen in the United States at the height of the Suez Canal crisis in 1956.

Football
WIFU
Finals
Winnipeg 4 @ Edmonton 5 (Best-of-three series tied 1-1)

Joe Mobra 's field goal in the 4th quarter gave the Eskimos the lead as they barely held on to defeat the Blue Bombers at Clarke Stadium. Charlie Shepard's punt single gave Winnipeg a 1-0 lead, but the Eskimos took a 2-1 lead in the 3rd quarter on an unusual safety touch. Edmonton fullback Normie Kwong caught a pass inside the Winnipeg 10-yard line and appeared to be heading for a touchdown, but he fumbled. Winnipeg linebacker Gordie Rowland recovered in the end zone and appeared to have run the ball out to the 1-yard line, but was ruled to have been downed in the end zone--a safety touch under rules then in force. Gerry James kicked a field goal in the 4th quarter to give the Blue Bombers 4-2 lead, but Mr. Mobra put the Eskimos ahead. Late in the game Mr. James missed a field goal attempt; Edmonton halfback Jackie Parker punted the ball out of the end zone to the Edmonton 35-yard line, Winnipeg's Gerry Vincent punted it back, but Mr. Parker ran the ball out to safety. The Eskimos rushed for 276 yards; Johnny Bright carried 15 times for 130 yards; Mr. Kwong carried 15 times for 77 yards; Mr. Parker rushed 6 times for 39 yards; and Ken Hall rushed 8 times for 27 yards.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Los Chicos con las Chicas--Los Bravos (4th week at #1)

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Float On--The Floaters (2nd week at #1)

Diplomacy
The day after becoming the first Egyptian head of state to visit Israel, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat addressed the Knesset. Speaking in Arabic--an official language of the Knesset--he made it clear that Egypt accepted the existence of Israel, but said that a lasting Middle East peace depended on Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab lands, including East Jerusalem, and recognition of the rights of Palestinians. Mr. Sadat welcomed Israelis to live "among us with all security and safety," but warned that "you have to give up once and for all the dreams of conquest and to give up the belief that force is the best method in dealing with the Arabs." Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin responded by praising Mr. Sadat personally for his courage in coming to Jerusalem, stating that Israel did "not believe in might," and had never put its "trust in might in dealing with an Arab country." He also said that henceforth all Egyptians would be free to come to Israel, and urged the leaders of other Arab "confrontation" states to come to Israel for talks.



Politics and government
Greek Prime Minister Constantine Caramanlis led his New Democracy Party to another majority in parliamentary elections despite losing a significant number of seats. New Democracy lost 49 seats from the most recent election in 1974, but still captured 171 of 300 seats in the Greek Parliament. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), led by Andreas Papandreou, finished second with 93 seats.

Football
CFL
Western Final
British Columbia 1 @ Edmonton 38

The opening kickoff was the turning point as the Eskimos routed the Lions on a very cold day (1 F.) in the last CFL playoff game ever played at Clarke Stadium. Edmonton's Dave Cutler kicked off into the B.C. end zone, and Ken Hinton elected to return the ball instead of conceding a single point. He got out only to the B.C. 2-yard line, and the Edmonton defense prevented the B.C. offense from making a first down. After the Lions punted, it took just 2 plays for the Eskimos to open the scoring on a touchdown pass from Bruce Lemmerman to George McGowan. The Lions were stopped deep in their own end on their next possession, and on the first play after the punt, Mr. Lemmerman connected with Stu Lang for a 50-yard touchdown, making the score 14-0 after Mr. Cutler's convert, less than 5 minutes into the game. Jim Germany scored the third Edmonton touchdown when he took a short pass from Mr. Lemmerman and went for a 57-yard TD in the 3rd quarter; in the 4th quarter, Bill Stevenson intercepted and lateralled to Larry Highbaugh, who took it in for the final TD. Mr. Cutler converted all 4 and added 3 field goals. The Eskimos "Alberta Crude" defensive line sacked B.C. quarterbacks Jerry Tagge and Gary Keithley 11 times. It was the final CFL game for B.C. running back Hugh McKinnis, who rushed 3 times for 7 yards; he had led the league in rushing yardage as a rookie with the Calgary Stampeders in 1970 and had joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1972 before spending the next four years with the Cleveland Browns, joining the Lions for the 1977 playoffs. Another Lion playing his final CFL game was flanker John Sciarra, who had been the league's Most Outstanding Rookie in 1976, but had been injured in the 1977 season opener, and hadn't played again until the semi-final.

NFL
Minnesota 7 @ Chicago 10

Walter Payton set a league single-game record with 275 yards rushing in leading the Bears over the Vikings at Soldier Field (see video). The previous record of 273 yards had been set a year earlier by O.J. Simpson of the Buffalo Bills.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): You Win Again--Bee Gees (5th week at #1)

Diplomacy
The United States and Cuba announced the reactivation of a 1984 agreement under which Cuba would take back more than 2,000 “undesirables”—mental patients, criminals, and others in detention—who had come to America from the Cuban port of Mariel in 1980. Also under the agreement, the U.S. would accept Cuban political prisoners and more than 20,000 Cuban immigrants annually. On November 21, Cubans in a U.S. federal detention centre in Oakdale, Louisiana seized 30 hostages in protest, and two days later, Cuban detainees at a federal prison in Atlanta seized 100 hostages.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the consumer price index had risen 0.4% in October.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Sweat (A La La La La Long)--Inner Circle (9th week at #1)

Died on this date
Tom Lefebvre, 65. Canadian politician. Mr. Lefebvre was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from Quebec from 1965-1984, and represented that province in the Senate from 1984 until he died of cancer. He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister John Turner, and his appointment was one of many patronage appointments by Mr. Turner that attracted heavy criticism during his brief time as Prime Minister.

Britannica
A fire at Windsor Castle burned for 30 hours and destroyed the 14th century St. George’s Hall. The castle sustained about U.S. $1 million in damages, but the art and other treasures in the castle were saved.

Politics and government
John Piper resigned as an adviser to Ontario Premier Bob Rae; the Toronto Sun reported that he had offered them the criminal record of a woman.

Economics and finance
Canadian Treasury Board President Gilles Loiselle announced that federal departments had been ordered to cut $470 million from their operating budgets before the end of the fiscal year in an effort to hold the line on the deficit.

Medicine
The Ontario Provincial Parliament passed a bill creating a College of Midwives in Ontario, making Ontario the first Canadian province to regulate and recognize the profession of midwifery.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Smack My Bitch Up--The Prodigy

Died on this date
Dick Littefield, 71. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Littlefield played with nine major league teams from 1950-1958, compiling a record of 33-54 with an earned run average of 4.71 and 9 saves in 243 games, batting .145 with no home runs and 10 runs batted in in 245 games. In 12 seasons in the minor leagues from 1946-1962, he was 91-69 with an ERA of 3.55 in 261 games. Mr. Littlefield was best known for being traded, along with $30,000, from the New York Giants to the Brooklyn Dodgers for infielder-outfielder Jackie Robinson after the 1956 season. Mr. Robinson chose to retire, voiding the trade.

Robert Palmer, 52. U.S. musician and journalist. Mr. Palmer was a clarinetist and saxophonist in several genres, but was best known for writing for Rolling Stone magazine and The New York Times. His books included Deep Blues (1982) and Rock & Roll: An Unruly History (1995). Mr. Palmer died of liver disease.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Ian Smith, 88. Prime Minister of Rhodesia, 1964-1979. Mr. Smith served in the British Royal Air Force during World War II and suffered serious wounds. As a Liberal, he was first elected to the Parliament of Southern Rhodesia in 1948. He joined the new Federal Party in 1953, and co-founded the Rhodesian Front in 1962 in an effort to gain dominion status for the colony. Mr. Smith took office as Prime Minister in 1964; when the new British government of Prime Minister Harold Wilson refused to grant dominion status to Rhodesia despite doing so for backward Negro colonies, Rhodesia unilaterally declared independence in November 1965, resulting in the country's international isolation. Mr. Smith eventually was willing to recognize the principle of black majority rule, and resigned as Prime Minister in favour of Bishop Abel Muzorewa in 1979, when the country became known as Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Elections in early 1980 resulted in a black majority government, with Robert Mugabe as Prime Minister. The country became known as Zimbabwe, and soon became a Marxist dictatorship. Mr. Smith remained as Leader of the Opposition until 1987. He moved to South Africa for medical treatment in 2005, and died of a stroke in Cape Town.