September 7, 2010

Married on this date
Happy Anniversary, Nicki and Ken Powless!

1,940 years ago
70

War
A Roman army under Titus occupied and plundered Jerusalem, capturing Herod's Palace.

150 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Willem Hubert Nolens. Dutch clergyman and politician. Monsignor Nolens was a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Roman Catholic State Party who sat in the Dutch House of Representatives from 1896 until his death on August 27, 1931, 11 days before his 71st birthday. He favoured better social security for the working class, which often brought him into conflict with conservative Catholics.

Grandma Moses. U.S. artist. Anna Mary Robertson Moses was a folk artist who began painting scenes of rural America when she was young, but produced most of her paintings after she turned 78, achieving tremendous popularity. Grandma Moses died on December 13, 1961 at the age of 101.

War
Giuseppe Garibaldi led his forces into Naples.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Giuseppe Zangara. U.S. assassin. Mr. Zangara, a native of Italy who had become a United States citizen in 1929, was executed in "Old Sparky," the electric chair at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Florida, for the February 15, 1933 shooting in Miami of Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. Mr. Cermak had died of peritonitis on March 6. Five others had also been shot by Mr. Cermak, although U.S. President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, who may have been Mr. Zangara's target, was unharmed. Mr. Zangara spent only 10 days on death row before his execution on March 20, 1933 at the age of 32.

Taylor Caldwell. U.K.born U.S. author. Miss Caldwell published 43 novels, including Dynasty of Death (1938); This Side of Innocence (1946); The Devil's Advocate (1952); Testimony of Two Men (1968); and Captains and the Kings (1972). She died on August 30, 1985, a week before her 85th birthday.

90 years ago
1920

Died on this date
Simon-Napoléon Parent, 64. Canadian politician. Mr. Parent, a native of Quebec City, was Mayor of Quebec City (1894-1906). A Liberal, he represented Saint-Sauveur in the Quebec Legislative Assembly (1890-1905). Mr. Parent was a cabinet minister from 1897 until taking office as Premier after the death of Félix-Gabriel Marchand in 1900. Mr. Parent was forced to resign as Premier by fellow MLAs in March 1905, and he resigned his seat four months later. He died in Montreal, five days before his 65th birthday.

Scandal
Illinois State Attorney Maclay Hoyne announced that he was summoning a grand jury to investigate charges that the 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds had been fixed. In addition, there were recent reports of heavy gambling on the August 31 game between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies.

Disasters
Two newly-purchased Savoia flying boats crashed in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they were to serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.

80 years ago
1930

Died on this date
Mickey Keliher, 40. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Keliher was a first baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1911-1912), batting 0 for 7 in 2 games. He played over 1,600 games in 18 seasons in the minor leagues (1910-1929).

70 years ago
1940

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'll Never Smile Again--Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers) (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde, 52. 34th President of Paraguay, 1939-1940. Marshal Estigarribia joined the Paraguayan Army in 1910, and distinguished himself in the Chaco War against Bolivia (1932-1935). He was elected to a four-year term as President in 1939, taking office in August. Six months later, Marshal Estigarribia dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution; he introduced a new constitution giving him sweeping powers, and it was overwhelmingly approved in a national referendum a month be before he, his wife Julia, and everyone else on board were killed in a plane crash while on a tour of the Paraguayan interior. War and Navy Minister Higinio Morínigo was named to succeed him as President.

War
German forces began their initial blitz of London (see also here).

Diplomacy
The Treaty of Craiova was signed, resulting in Romania losing Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria. Most of Southern Dobruja's population were of Bulgarian and Turkish ancestry, with only about 20% being Romanians.

Bowing to Soviet pressure, the U.S. State Department announced the closing of its legations in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.

Politics and government
Burmese Prime Minister U Pu resigned after losing a non-confidence vote in the House of Representatives.

Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Wendell Willkie declared that he would never lead the United States into a European war.

Science
The American Association of Scientific Workers offered to take charge of British research threatened by the war.

60 years ago
1950

World events
The government of the Indian province of East Punjab arrested Master Tara Singh, militant leader of the Sikhs, for a speech in Amritsar allegedly inciting hatred between Hindus and Sikhs.

Politics and government
Italy's Christian Democratic government warned the country's Communists that it would use force if necessary to safeguard national security and conform with Atlantic pact obligations.

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover told the Senate Appropriations Committee that he could seize 12,000 of the most dangerous Communists at a moment's notice, but asked for more money to keep check on suspected subversives.

Baseball
Walt Dropo batted 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, a double, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees 10-8 before 29,897 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Phil Rizzuto drove in 4 runs for the Yankees with a homer and double. Jimmy Piersall made his major league debut with the Red Sox as a pinch runner for Ted Williams at first base in the 5th inning. Mr. Piersall was erased on a double play. The win moved the third-place Red Sox to within 1½ games of the Yankees and Detroit Tigers in the American League pennant race.

Hoot Evers of the Detroit Tigers hit for the cycle and added another triple and drove in 6 runs as the Tigers and Cleveland Indians played to a 13-13 tie before 26,617 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit in a game that was called because of darkness after 10 innings. Al Rosen and starting pitcher Bob Feller each hit 2-run home runs for the Indians, who blew a lead three times. The Tigers remained 2 percentage points ahead of the Yankees, with the Indians in fourth place, 4 games behind.

Gil Hodges and Bruce Edwards hit solo home runs to help the Brooklyn Dodgers edge the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 before 24,624 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, extending the Phillies’ losing streak to 6 games, and moving to within 4½ games of the National League-leading Phillies. Del Ennis hit a pair of solo homers for the Phillies. Carl Erskine (3-4) allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 7+ innings to outduel Robin Roberts (18-8), who allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in 7 innings.

Bob Usher reached first base on an error by second baseman John Berardino with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning, and Ted Kluszewski hit a 2-run home run with 2 out to give the Cincinnati Reds a 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 1,176 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Eddie Erautt (3-0) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory.

50 years ago
1960

Died on this date
Wilhelm Pieck, 84. President of East Germany, 1949-1960. Mr. Pieck joined the Social Democratic Party in 1895, but left the party and joined the Communist Party in 1918. He lived in exile in Moscow from 1933-1945, returning to Germany at the end of World War II. Mr. Pieck served as chairman of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1946-1950), and became President when the German Democratic Republic was declared in 1949. He died in office after years of declining health, and was succeeded by Walter Ulbricht, who used the title Chairman of the Council of State.

Boxing
Sonny Liston (31-2) won a 12-round unanimous decision over Eddie Machen (34-3-1) in a heavyweight bout at Sick's Stadium in Seattle.



40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): In the Summertime--The Mixtures

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Tegami--Saori Yuki

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Corpiño Xeitoso--Andrés Do Barro

On the radio
The Challenge of Space, on Springbok Radio
Tonight’s episode: Dark Mercury

Died on this date
Gene Ford, 58. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Ford played with the Boston Braves (1936) and Chicago White Sox (1938), compiling a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 9.56 in 5 games. He was 3-9 in 23 games in 2 seasons in the minor leagues (1935-1936).

Terrorism
The day after members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) had hijacked four New York-bound airliners over western Europe, the PFLP set a 72-hour deadline for the release of all guerrillas being held in Israel, West Germany, Switzerland, and Great Britain. Two of the planes had been flown to a desert airstrip in Jordan 27 miles north of Amman, where the Jordanian army stood by helplessly as armed commandos mounted guard around the planes, threatening to blow them up if their demands were not met. 200 passengers were being held hostage.

Protest
U.S. Selective Service officials reported that they knew of 271 "antidraft occurrences" in the first eight months of 1970.

Indianica
A presidential decree, announced in Parliament, abolished India's 2,000-year-old princely order with its 320 remaining maharajahs and nawabs. The decision was appealed to the Supreme Court.

Disasters
Nearly 90 people drowned in a flood near Rangoon, Burma.

Auto racing
USAC
Al Unser won the 100-mile Ted Horn Memorial on a dirt track at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois; it was his sixth win of the year. Mr. Unser's brother Bobby finished second, and Larry Dickson was third in the 18-car field.

Horse racing
Bill Shoemaker beat Johnny Longden's record to become the winningest jockey in horse racing history, at Del Mar racetrack in San Diego.

Football
CFL
Montreal (3-2) 12 @ Hamilton (3-2) 17
Winnipeg (1-6) 11 @ Saskatchewan (7-1) 30
Edmonton (2-6) 13 @ Calgary (5-3) 28
Toronto (3-3) 37 @ Ottawa (2-4) 21

28,702 fans filled Civic Stadium to see the Tiger-Cats defeat the Alouettes.

15,433 were in attendance at Taylor Field in Regina to see the Roughriders win. Saskatchewan running back Bobby Thompson suffered a season-ending knee injury.

The Stampeders jumped out to a 27-0 lead in the second quarter before Alan Pitcaithley scored on a 6-yard rush on a third-down gamble to put the Eskimos on the scoreboard. Mike Eben scored the other Edmonton touchdown on a pass from Don Trull as the Stampeders coasted in the second half before 23,310 fans at McMahon Stadium.

The Argonauts’ win before a Lansdowne Park crowd of 26,000 was marred by the ejection of defensive end Ed Harrington, who was banished when he struck Ottawa quarterback Gary Wood with a forearm to the head on the Rough Riders’first play from scrimmage.

Baseball
Carl Yastrzemski singled to lead off the 8th inning and eventually scored what proved to be the deciding run on an error by center fielder Buddy Bradford as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 17,837 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. The run was scored against Jim Rittwage, who allowed 1 hit and 1 run--earned--in 2/3 inning in his major league debut, walking 3 batters and striking out none. Gary Peters (14-10) was the winning pitcher over Sam McDowell (19-10). Vada Pinson hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th for Cleveland, and a 3-run homer in the 5th inning of the second game, which the Indians won 8-2. Dean Chance (8-8) allowed 4 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings to get the win over Cal Koonce (3-4). Dick Mills, the last of three Boston pitchers in the second game, allowed 4 hits and 1 run--earned--in 3 innings in his first major league game, walking 2 batters and striking out 2, and making 1 assist.

Brant Alyea drove in all 7 runs with a pair of home runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 in the first game of a doubleheader before 19,964 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. Stan Williams (9-0), the second of three Minnesota pitchers, pitched 2.2 innings and got the win after starter Bill Zepp was removed 1 out short of going the minimum 5 innings required to get credit for the win. Wayne Twitchell, the third of five Milwaukee pitchers, pitched a scoreless and hitless 5th inning in his first major league game, walking 1 batter and striking out 3. Mr. Alyea drove in 2 more runs in the second game as the Twins won 8-3 to complete the sweep. Hal Haydel (1-0) made his major league debut on the mound for Minnesota, relieving starter Luis Tiant to begin the 2nd inning. Mr. Haydel allowed 4 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 5 innings, walking no batters and striking out 2, making 1 assist, and batting 2 for 3 with a home run, double, and 2 runs. Jim Nettles also made his major league debut in the second game for Minnesota, playing the 9th inning in right field, with no fielding chances.

Joe Rudi hit a home run in each game and batted in a total of 5 runs to help the Oakland Athletics sweep a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox 7-4 and 7-5 before 6,115 fans at White Sox Park. Vida Blue started on the mound for Oakland in the first game and hit a 3-run home run--his first in the major leagues--in the 4th inning, but was removed from the game after 4.1 innings with a 6-4 lead, and Rollie Fingers (6-9) pitched the last 4.2 innings to get the win. Diego Segui (10-10) allowed 5 hits and 1 run--earned--in 5.1 innings to get the win in the second game. Don Eddy, the fourth of seven Chicago pitchers in the second game, allowed 1 hit and no runs in a scoreless 7th inning in his major league debut, walking 1 batter and striking out none.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and coasted to a 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a doubleheader before 14,166 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Chris Short (8-14) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory, while St. Louis starter Jerry Reuss (5-7) failed to retire any of the 6 batters he faced. Luis Melendez made his major league debut as a pinch hitter for St. Louis, flying out to left field in the 5th. Larry Bowa singled home Willie Montanez with 2 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the Phillies a 3-2 win in the second game to complete the sweep.

Richie Hebner batted 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, 3 runs, and 4 runs batted in to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 8-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 42,556 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Bob Moose (9-9) pitched a 7-hit complete game to win over Milt Pappas (11-7). Ron Santo hit a pair of solo home runs and a sacrifice fly, and Billy Williams batted 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs to help the Cubs win the second game 9-2. Ferguson Jenkins (19-14) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory and hit a 2-run homer off Ed Acosta, who allowed 3 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 1/3 inning in his first major league game. Bob Veale (9-15) took the loss. The split left the Pirates in first place in the National League East Division, 2 games ahead of the third-place Cubs.

The New York Mets scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and 3 in the 8th to erase a 4-0 deficit and defeat the Montreal Expos 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 46,163 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Tommie Agee hit a 3-run home run and Donn Clendenon added a 2-run double as the Mets scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning and coasted to a 5-1 win in the second game to complete the sweep, moving to within 1½ games of the Pirates in the NL East Division. Jim McAndrew (9-11) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory in the second game, and singled and scored the second New York run.

Bob Watson hit a grand slam in the top of the 6th inning and Larry Howard, who had hit a solo home run--his first homer in the major leagues--in the 5th, added a 2-run homer later in the inning for the Houston Astros as they beat the San Diego Padres 10-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,524 fans at San Diego Stadium. Ken Forsch (1-0) made his major league debut on the mound for Houston, pitching a 6-hit complete game victory. All the San Diego runs came with none out in the 9th, with Ramon Webster's grand slam the big blow. The Astros scored 4 runs in each of the 4th and 8th innings to erase a 3-1 deficit and win the second game 9-4 to complete the sweep. Houston second baseman Joe Morgan batted 5 for 6 in the second game with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. Jack Billingham (11-7) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Locomotion--Ritz (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Upside Down--Diana Ross

Politics and government
At the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng, five vice-premiers, and a number of ministerial appointees resigned. Zhao Ziyang, the former Communist Party chief of Sichuan Province who was credited with boosting the province’s economic performance, took over as Premier. The change of leadership was part of a campaign to end the practice of granting lifelong posts to leading officials. Many of those who resigned were at least 80 years old.

Tennis
John McEnroe retained his U.S. Open men's singles title, defeating Bjorn Borg 7-6, 6-1, 6-7, 5-7, 6-4 in the final at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York.





Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (1-8) 21 @ Ottawa (5-4) 31
Calgary (4-5) 29 @ Winnipeg (5-4) 30
Hamilton (4-4-1) 18 @ Edmonton (8-1) 53

Richard Crump rushed 18 times for 82 yards and a pair of 4th-quarter touchdowns, while Ottawa quarterback Jordan Case threw 2 touchdown passes to Martin Cox in the 1st quarter. The Roughriders’ only touchdown came on a 5-yard pass from Joe Barnes to Steve Mazurak in the 3rd quarter. Jim Washington led the Saskatchewan attack with 12 rushes for 69 yards and 8 pass receptions for 79 in what turned out to be his final CFL game. The Rough Riders made 4 interceptions, 3 off Mr. Barnes and the other off John Hufnagel. Attendance at Lansdowne Park was 20,681.

Dieter Brock completed a 26-yard touchdown pass to Rick House with 6 minutes remaining in the game and scored another touchdown on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 1:30 remaining, both converted by Trevor Kennerd, as the Blue Bombers overcame an early 15-0 deficit before 25,784 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Mr. Brock also threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Mike Holmes in the 2nd quarter. Mr. Kennerd added 3 converts and field goals of 50, 35, and 26 yards. Former Blue Bomber Merv Walker scored Calgary’s first touchdown on a 30-yard interception return in the 2nd quarter, and backup quarterback Bruce Threadgill, who relieved starter Ken Johnson, completed a 7-yard scoring strike to Willie Armstead with 8:33 remaining in the game to give the Stampeders a 29-16 lead after J.T. Hay’s second convert of the game. Mr. Hay also added 4 field goals and 2 singles.

The Eskimos made 5 interceptions against Hamilton quarterbacks Charlie Weatherbie and Tom Rozantz in their rout of the Tiger-Cats before 43,460 fans at Commonwealth Stadium on a drizzly afternoon. Ed Jones made 3 of the interceptions and tied Dick Thornton’s single-game record by returning 2 of them for touchdowns--his touchdown returns covered 41 and 44 yards. Warren Moon threw 43- and 25-yard touchdown passes to Tom Scott and another of 9 yards to Brian Kelly. Jim Germany, who led the Edmonton rushing attack with 9 carries for 73 yards, fumbled late in the game while heading to the end zone, and offensive lineman Bill Stevenson recovered for the touchdown. Dave Cutler added 6 converts, 2 field goals, and 4 singles. The Tiger-Cats scored both of their touchdowns in the 4th quarter on 8- and 17-yard passes from Mr. Rozantz to Ross Clarkson. 2-point convert attempts on both scores were unsuccessful, one of them resulting in an interception by linebacker Harry Walters, playing his first game as an Eskimo since injuring his knee in the pre-season. It also turned out to be the last CFL game for the former Winnipeg Blue Bomber All-Canadian. Mr. Scott led all receivers with 6 receptions for 112 yards. The Tiger-Cats hurt their cause by taking 18 penalties for 135 yards, while the Eskimos took just 3 penalties for 27.

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Into the Groove--Madonna (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Tarzan Boy--Baltimora (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Tarzan Boy--Baltimora (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I Got You Babe--UB40 with Chrissie Hynde (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Dancing in the Street--David Bowie and Mick Jagger

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)--John Parr

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)--John Parr
2 The Power of Love--Huey Lewis and the News
3 Freeway of Love--Aretha Franklin
4 We Don’t Need Another Hero--Tina Turner
5 Money for Nothing--Dire Straits
6 Don’t Lose My Number--Phil Collins
7 Summer of ‘69--Bryan Adams
8 Pop Life--Prince and the Revolution
9 Cherish--Kool & the Gang
10 Invincible--Pat Benatar

Singles entering the chart were Part-Time Lover by Stevie Wonder (#44); I’m Goin’ Down by Bruce Springsteen (#48); I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down by Paul Young (#54); Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer (#58); Communication by Power Station (#68); We Built This City by Starship (#75); So in Love by Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark (#87); You are My Lady by Freddie Jackson (#89); and Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush (#90). Miami Vice Theme was from the television series.

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Crying Over You--Platinum Blonde
2 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)--Tina Turner
3 You Spin Me Around (Like a Record)--Dead or Alive
4 The Power of Love--Huey Lewis and the News
5 St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)--John Parr
6 Never Surrender--Corey Hart
7 Freeway of Love--Aretha Franklin
8 What About Love--Heart
9 Head Over Heels--Tears for Fears
10 You Give Good Love--Whitney Houston

Singles entering the chart were Dancing in the Street by Mick Jagger and David Bowie (#71); You Look Marvelous by Billy Crystal (#73); Part-Time Lover by Stevie Wonder (#78); Saving All My Love for You by Whitney Houston (#84); Communication by the Pointer Sisters (#86); Staying all Night by Headpins (#89); High Strung by Paul Janz (#92); Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire by David Foster (#95); and Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush (#96).

Defense
Canada declined to join the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative missile defense system.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (7-2) 42 @ Ottawa (4-5) 14

Tom Clements threw 30-and 5-yard touchdown passes to Jeff Boyd and a 62-yard touchdown pass to Sean Kehoe to lead the Blue Bombers back from an early 10-0 deficit. Willard Reaves, who carried 10 times for 59 yards, rushed 1 yard for the other Winnipeg major score. Lester Brown, who was held to 18 yards on 11 carries, rushed 1 yard for the only Ottawa touchdown. Mr. Boyd led all receivers with 6 receptions for 114 yards. 19,185 fans sat through 30 C. heat on a Saturday afternoon at Lansdowne Park.

CIAU
Calgary 31 @ Manitoba 29
Pre-season
Toronto 14 McGill 12
Wilfrid Laurier 24 Concordia 1
Carleton 25 Waterloo 7
Regina Rams (PJFL) 22 Alberta 17

20 years ago
1990

Died on this date
A. J. P. Taylor, 84. U.K. historian. Professor Taylor was a pro-Soviet pothead who was known for television lectures and for books such as The Habsburg Monarchy (1941, revised 1948); Bismarck: The Man and Statesman (1955); The Origins of the Second World War (1961); and English History 1914-1945 (1965).

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed former New Brunswick Premer Richard Hatfield to the Senate.

Health
Kimberly Bergalis of Fort Pierce, Florida came forward to identify herself as the woman who had been infected with AIDS, apparently by her late dentist. (She died the following year.)

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate in August had edged upward to 5.6%.

Football
CFL
The British Columbia Lions, fourth and last in the Western Division with a record of 2-7-1, fired head coach Lary Kuharich. Mr. Kuharich had been an assistant coach with the Calgary Stampeders and had replaced Bob Vespaziani after the Stampeders started the 1987 with a 2-6 record. They were 8-2 under Mr. Kuharich that year before losing the western semi-final to the Edmonton Eskimos. The Stampeders dropped to 6-12 and last place in 1988, and improved to 10-8 in 1989, hosting their first playoff game in 10 years. They lost the semi-final to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Mr. Kuharich departed as head coach several days later under unpleasant circumstances. He was hired by the Lions after Murray Pezim bought the team.

Calgary (5-4-1) 17 @ Edmonton (7-3) 34

A Commonwealth Stadium crowd officially announced at 57,444 saw Henry "Gizmo" Williams return a punt 71 yards for a 3rd-quarter touchdown on what the Hall-of-Famer later claimed was his most memorable play. He appeared to be stopped in a pile of players, but burst through with more than half the length of the field open in front of him. Blake Marshall and Chris Johnstone each rushed 1 yard for a touchdown in the first half, and Tracy Ham threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Craig Ellis in the 4th quarter. The only Stampeder touchdown was scored by Derrick Crawford on an 82-yard punt return with just 1:25 left in the game. Rick Worman, who relieved starting quarterback Terrence Jones early in the game, completed a pass to Allen Pitts for a 2-point convert. Brian Walling of the Eskimos led all rushers with 12 carries for 98 yards and caught 3 passes for 24. Shawn Beals of the Stampeders caught 7 passes for 130, while Mr. Ellis led the Edmonton receivers with 8 catches for 105.

10 years ago
2000

Defense
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to overhaul UN peacekeeping operations to create a more potent and better-financed force that could respond more quickly to threats to international peace.

Scandal
Eric Lamaze was kicked off the Canadian Olympic equestrian team after it was revealed that traces of cocaine had shown up in an earlier drug test, a violation of his agreement with Canadian athletic authorities.