November 21, 2009

1,000 years ago
1009

Asaitica
Lý Công Uẩn was enthroned as Emperor of Đại Cồ Việt, founding the Lý dynasty.

220 years ago
1789

Americana
North Carolina entered the Union as the 12th state.

110 years ago
1899

Born on this date
Jobyna Ralston, 67. U.S. actress. Miss Ralston appeared in silent movies in the 1920s, and was best known for co-starring with Harold Lloyd in six comedies from 1923-1927. She appeared in Wings (1927), and was married to co-star Richard Arlen from 1927-1946. Miss Ralston suffered from rheumatism in her later years, and died of pneumonia on January 22, 1967 at the age of 67, after a series of strokes.

Harekrushna Mahatab. Indian politician. Mr. Mahatab began acting on behalf of Indian independence from British rule in the 1920s, and was a member of the Indian National Congress Party until 1966. He was Chief Minister of Odisha (1946-1950, 1956-1961) and Governor of Bombay (1955-1956), and represented the Odisha ridings of Cuttack (1952-1955) and Deogarth (1962-1967) in the Lok Sabha. Mr. Mahatab joined the Orissa Jane Congress in 1967, and served three terms in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He died on January 2, 1987 at the age of 87.

Died on this date
Garret Hobart, 55. 24th Vice President of the United States of America, 1897-1899. Mr. Hobart, a Republican, sat in the New Jersey General Assembly (1872-1876) and New Jersey Senate (1876-1882), serving as Speaker of the Assembly and then as President of the Senate. He was elected Vice President as William McKinley's running mate in 1896, and was an active Vice President, advising Mr. McKinley, and ruling on disputed points and attempting to expedite legislation in the Senate. Mr. Hobart died after suffering from heart disease for almost a year.

100 years ago
1909

Died on this date
P.S. Krøyer, 58. Danish artist. Peder Severin Krøyer painted portraits and scenes of everyday life, especially beach scenes. He continued to paint despite gradually losing his eyesight and suffering mental problems, and died after years of declining health.

75 years ago
1934

Theatre
Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes opened at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway in New York City.

60 years ago
1949

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Fall of the House of Usher, starring Stephen Courtleigh, Helmut Dantine, and Oswald Marshall

Literature
Modern Arms and Free Men by former Manhattan Project engineer Vannevar Bush was published in New York by Simon & Schuster.

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly approved the indefinite extension of the Interim Commission on Peace and Security.

Politics and government
The UN General Assembly accepted a Political Committee recommendation on disposition of Italy's former African colonies, providing for Libyan independence in 1952 and a 10-year Italian trusteeship in Italian Somaliland.

Pierre de Gaulle, brother of General Charles de Gaulle, was re-elected to a one-year term as president of Paris City Council.

The administration of U.S. President Harry Truman announced the forthcoming resignation of presidential assistant Clark Clifford to re-enter private law practice. David Lilienthal resigned as head of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Supporters of U.S. Army General and Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower began a new "Eisenhower for President" movement in Burlington, Vermont.

Americana
The Freedoms Foundation held its first annual awards presentation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, honouring achievement in fostering "a better understanding of the American way of life." Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower presented awards to 121 recipients. The winners included Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman Jackie Robinson, cited for his testimony before the House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities. The ceremony took place in a barn on a colonial farm once occupied by George Washington’s troops.

Business
A Cleveland syndicate headed by businessman Ellis Ryan bought the Cleveland Indians baseball team from Bill Veeck for $2.2 million.

Labour
Morris Pizer, head of the 40,000-member United Furniture Workers union, renounced his former leftist views, and promised to support "the program and policies of the Congress of Industrial Organizations."

Ford Motor Company extended its company-financed pension program to its 25,000 white-collar workers.

50 years ago
1959

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Oh Yeah Uh Huh--Col Joye and the Joy Boys (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Forever--Joe Damiano (8th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Unter fremden Sternen--Freddy Quinn

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Travellin' Light--Cliff Richard and the Shadows (6th week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't You Know--Della Reese
2 Mack the Knife--Bobby Darin
3 Mr. Blue--The Fleetwoods
4 Deck of Cards--Wink Martindale
5 Primrose Lane--Jerry Wallace with the Jewels
6 Put Your Head on My Shoulder--Paul Anka
7 Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat--Paul Evans
8 Unforgettable--Dinah Washington
9 Heartaches by the Number--Guy Mitchell
10 So Many Ways--Brook Benton

Singles entering the chart were It's Time to Cry by Paul Anka (#61); Why by Frankie Avalon (#73); Among My Souvenirs (#76)/God Bless America (#80) by Connie Francis; Tear Drop by Santo & Johnny (#77); I Wanna Be Loved by Ricky Nelson (#84); Ebb Tide by Bobby Freeman (#85); The Big Hurt by Miss Toni Fisher (#87); El Paso by Marty Robbins (#92); and We Told You Not to Marry by Titus Turner (#100). We Told You Not to Marry was an "answer" to the recent hit I'm Gonna Get Married by Lloyd Price.

Died on this date
Max Baer, 50. U.S. boxer. Mr. Baer, regarded as one of the hardest punchers in history, compiled a record of 68-13 in a professional career from 1929-1941, and was world heavyweight champion from 1934-1935, knocking out Prima Carnera to win the title, and losing the title on a decision to Jim Braddock. Mr. Baer was known for entertaining the crowds, but reportedly didn't really like boxing, and was as gentle outside the ring as he could be deadly inside it. He appeared in some movies--most notably The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)--and was in Los Angeles to do some television commercials, when he died of a heart attack in his hotel room. Mr. Baer was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995. He was the brother of boxer Buddy Baer and the father of actor Max Baer, Jr.

Space
The U.S. satellite Discoverer 8's re-entry capsule separated from the main body of the spacecraft and was released over the Pacific Ocean for descent to Earth. The descent parachute failed to deploy, and the capsule impacted the ocean outside the planned descent area and was not recovered.

War
Ruanda National Union Secretary General Michel Rwagasana told the United Nation's Trusteeship Committee that recent Ruanda-Urundi fighting was a rebellion against Belgian colonial domination, and not tribal warfare.

Diplomacy
U.S. and U.S.S.R. officials in Moscow signed a two-year extension of the Soviet-American agreement on scientific, cultural, technical, and sports exchanges.

Defense
Cambodian Prime Minister Norodom Sihanouk promised that Cambodia would retain its Swiss-model neutrality rather than join in a bloc of "neutralist" nations.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed General Williston Palmer to the new post of military foreign aid director in the office of the assistant Defense Secretary for Military Assistance Affairs.

Scandal
U.S. disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, was fired from the New York radio station WABC-AM over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.

Economics and finance
U.S.S.R. First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan, the highest-ranking Soviet official ever to visit Latin America, opened a Soviet Trade Exhibition in Mexico City.

Football
CFL
IRFU
Finals
Ottawa 7 @ Hamilton 21 (Hamilton won 2-game total points series 26-24)

The Rough Riders seemed content to sit on the 12-point lead that they brought into the game before 20,000 fans at Civic Stadium, and the game was tied 0-0 at halftime. The Tiger-Cats scored 3 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter.

40 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Something--The Beatles

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Sugar Sugar--The Archies (2nd week at #1)

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Down on the Corner/Fortunate Son--Creedence Clearwater Revival
2 The Rainmaker--Tom Northcott
3 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye--Steam
4 Take a Letter Maria--R.B. Greaves
5 And When I Die--Blood, Sweat & Tears
6 Cherry Hill Park--Billy Joe Royal
7 Leaving on a Jet Plane--Peter, Paul and Mary
8 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes--Crosby, Stills & Nash
9 I Still Believe in Tomorrow--John and Anne Ryder
10 One Tin Soldier--The Original Caste

Singles entering the chart were I'll Hold Out My Hand by the Clique (#26); Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin (#27); Backfield in Motion by Mel and Tim (#28); Eleanor Rigby by Aretha Franklin (#29); and Sunday Mornin' by Oliver (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Something/Come Together--The Beatles (3rd week at #1)
2 Take a Letter Maria--R.B. Greaves
3 Cherry Hill Park--Billy Joe Royal
4 Jesus is a Soul Man--Lawrence Reynolds
5 Riverboat--Five Man Electrical Band
6 Echo Park--Keith Barbour
7 Eli's Coming--Three Dog Night
8 Down on the Corner--Creedence Clearwater Revival
9 Smile a Little Smile for Me--The Flying Machine
10 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley

Law
In a hushed 10-minute roll call, the United States Senate voted 55-45 to reject the nomination of Clement Haynsworth of South Carolina to the U.S. Supreme Court. The vote on President Richard Nixon’s nominee ended a three-month debate over Mr. Haynsworth’s ethics.

Defense
Officials with the U.S. administration of President Richard Nixon said that American forces in Japan would have greater freedom of action after 1972 under the terms of an agreement reached between Mr. Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato on the return of Okinawa and other American-held Ryukyu islands to Japan. U.S. troops were presently restricted to operations in defense of Japan, while troops in Okinawa were not so restricted.

Communications
The first permanent ARPANET link was established between University of Califonia at Los Angeles and Stanford Research Institute.

Disasters
Five children were killed, 28 injured, and 15 missing in the collapse of an orphanage in Saigon.

Football

CFL
Don Luzzi announced his retirement after a brilliant 12-year career as a tackle with the Calgary Stampeders. He broke in with a spectacular rookie season in 1958, making the WIFU all-star team at both offensive tackle and defensive tackle, and winning the Becket-DeMarco Memorial Trophy as the west's outstanding lineman and the Schenley Award as the CFL's outstanding lineman. Mr. Luzzi made the western all-star team at offensive tackle in 1961, and at defensive tackle in 1960, '62, '63, and '66. He made the all-Canadian team at defensive tackle in 1962, '63, and '66.

CIAU
Canadian College Bowl @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Manitoba 24 McGill 15

Bob Kraemer rushed for a touchdown and passed for another in quarterbacking the Bisons over the favoured Redmen to win the Vanier Cup in front of 10,000 people on a Friday night. Robin Wright and Graham Kinley scored the other Manitoba touchdowns. Walt McKee converted all 3 and added a field goal. Dave Fleiszer, who the previous day had been awarded the Hec Crighton Trophy as the outstanding university player in Canada, scored 2 touchdowns for the Redmen. Sal Lovecchio added a convert and single, while Ron Kelly punted for a single. Manitoba middle linebacker Gil Bramwell played a key role in the Bisons' victory by making 2 interceptions.

30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman--Dr. Hook (2nd week at #1)

Terrorism
A mob of Pakistanis stormed the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, burning it to the ground, and killed two U.S. servicemen and two Pakistani clerks. The other 90 members of the embassy staff were rescued from the roof by Pakistani helicopters after being trapped for hours in a vault which had been used for a refuge. Four other U.S. missions in Pakistan were damaged by demonstrators, and protests were staged in Turkey, India, and Bangladesh.

Hockey
NHL
Edmonton 4 @ Toronto 4

20 years ago
1989

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Family Car

Died on this date
Harvey Hart, 61. Canadian director and producer. Mr. Hart, a native of Toronto, worked in films and television in Canada and the United States in a career spanning more than 35 years. His movies included Dark Intruder (1965) and Goldenrod (1976). Mr. Hart died of a heart attack.

Politics and government
Czechoslovakian Premier Ladislav Adamec met with playwright Vaclav Havel and other dissidents who had just formed a new opposition group, Civic Forum. Mr. Havel, addressing 150,000 afterward, said the regime had promised some reforms, but Communist Party leader Milos Jakes said on television that evening, "There are boundaries that should not be crossed."

War
Salvadoran rebels seized a hotel in San Salvador, trapping 12 U.S. Green Berets.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that consumer prices had risen 0.5% in October.

10 years ago
1999

Died on this date
Quentin Crisp, 90. U.K. actor and raconteur. Mr. Crisp, born Denis Charles Pratt, was an openly effeminate sodomite who worked as a model for 30 years. His experiences provided material for his autobiography The Naked Civil Servant (1968), which was adapted into a made-for-television film in 1975. The success of the film led to a successful career for Mr. Crisp as a raconteur, performing one-man shows in packed theatres. He had small roles in several films, including Orlando (1991). Mr. Crisp died of a heart attack.

Football
CFL
Eastern Final
Hamilton 27 @ Montreal 26

Western Final
Calgary 26 @ British Columbia 24

Danny McManus completed a 27-yard pass to linebacker Joe Hagins on a third down and inches-to-go gamble from the Montreal 38-yard line to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Ronald Williams with 1:37 remaining in regulation time to give the Tiger-Cats their second straight late-game win over the Alouettes in the eastern final. The touchdown was the third of the game for Mr. Williams, who rushed 19 times for 67 yards. The Alouettes had taken the lead earlier in the 4th quarter on a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown by Winston October. Paul Osbaldiston added a convert and 2 field goals for Hamilton, while Archie Amerson scored a 2-point convert on a pass from Mr. McManus on Hamilton’s second touchdown. A 2-point convert attempt on the last touchdown was unsuccessful. Mike Pringle, who carried 22 times for 115 yards, ran 1 yard in the 2nd quarter for Montreal’s first touchdown, and Tracy Ham threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Alfonzo Browning late in the 2nd quarter for the other Alouette major score. It was the final game for Mr. Ham, who completed 14 of 26 passes for 190 yards and rushed 8 times for 53 yards in ending his 13-year CFL career. Montreal fullback Michael Soles, whose 11-year CFL career ended with this game, caught 1 pass for 27 yards. Hamilton’s Darren Flutie led all receivers with 4 receptions for 100 yards. 19,461 heartbroken fans were at Molson Stadium.



After the Stampeders had blown a 23-7 halftime lead before a crowd of 28,238 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, quarterback Dave Dickenson, who had been out of the game with a shoulder injury since the 2nd quarter, returned to direct a long drive that ended with Mark McLoughlin’s 24-yard field goal with 1:24 remaining in regulation time to give Calgary the lead again. 15 seconds later, B.C. quarterback Damon Allen fumbled at his own 43, and William Hampton recovered for the Stampeders. Mr. Dickenson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Vince Danielsen in the 1st quarter for the first Stampeder touchdown, and backup Mike McCoy connected with Allen Pitts for a 53-yard touchdown late in the 2nd quarter. Mr. McLoughlin converted both and added 3 field goals in the 1st half, one of them on the last play. The Lions’ 1st-half points came on a converted touchdown by Rod Harris on a 34-yard pass from Mr. Allen. The Lions scored 17 straight points in the 2nd half on a field goal by Lui Passaglia, an 18-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Allen to Don Blair, and Mr. Allen’s 6-yard touchdown run. Mr. Passaglia converted all the B.C. touchdowns. Mr. Blair’s touchdown was set up when Calgary running back Rock Preston, filling in for injured star Kelvin Anderson, fumbled, and it was recovered by the Lions. Mr. Preston carried 11 times for 58 yards, caught 3 passes for 11, and returned 1 kickoff for 24. Mr. Dickenson finished with 17 completions in 23 passes for 210 yards, while Mr. McCoy was 8 for 15 for 113. Mr. Allen completed 16 of 33 for 204 yards; he also rushed 14 times for 88. Mr. Pitts led all receivers with 9 catches for 173 yards. The Lions recorded 7 quarterback sacks, 3 of them by Herman Smith.