November 12, 2015

460 years ago
1555

Abominations
The Second Statute of Repeal re-established Roman Catholicism in England.

400 years ago
1615

Born on this date
Richard Baxter. English clergyman. Mr. Baxter was a Puritan pastor and theologian who wrote more than 140 books. He believed in the substitutionary atonment of Jesus Christ in his death on the cross for sins, and that His atonement was available to all who believe in Him. Mr. Baxter served time in prison for keeping a conventicle--a congregation of lay people existing outside of the legally established church. Mr. Baxter died on December 8, 1691 at the age of 76.

200 years ago
1815

Born on this date
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. U.S. activist. Mrs. Stanton was one of the leaders of the women's suffrage movement in the United States in the 19th century, and was also prominent in anti-slavery circles. Her book The Woman's Bible (1895) was an attack on the Bible and its depiction of women, and cost Mrs. Stanton considerable support among her fellow suffragists. The old hag died on October 26, 1902, 17 days before her 87th birthday.

175 years ago
1840

Born on this date
Auguste Rodin. French sculptor. Mr. Rodin was best known for his bronze statue The Thinker, which originally appeared as part of the larger sculpture The Gates of Hell (1880). Mr. Rodin died on November 17, 1917, five days after his 77th birthday.

130 years ago
1885

Football
Dominion Final
Quebec 3 Ontario 0 @ Toronto

Under rules then in force, a margin of four points was necessary for a victory to be awarded, so the result was ruled a draw in favour of Quebec. The Ontario team included players from various teams in the province, while all of Quebec’s players came from Montreal.

125 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Lily Kronberger. Hungarian figure skater. Miss Kronberger won bronze medals in women's singles competition at the World Championships in 1906 and 1907, and won gold medals in four straight years (1908-1911), becoming the first Hungarian to win a world championship. She died on May 21, 1974 at the age of 83.

75 years ago
1940

War
According to Greek reports, Italian forces were being routed all along the front. The Battle of Gabon ended as Free French Forces took the Gabonese capital of Libreville and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces.

Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. Premier Vyacheslav Molotov and German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler had a three-hour conference in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers, although no official announcement was made.

U.S. and Canadian authorities completed a two-day conference in Ottawa on the simplification of border crossing for citizens of both countries.

Literature
The Canadian government banned importation of comic books; various Canadian wartime heroes like Johnny Canuck were subsequently developed to aid the war effort instead of U.S. imports.

Economics and finance
Japanese and Netherlands East Indies officials signed contracts to assure the supply of oil and other raw materials to Japan.

Crime
14 people were killed and 23 injured in three separate power plant explosions in the eastern United State; sabotage was suspected.

Politics and government
Oren Root, Jr., head of the 10,000 Associated Willkie Clubs, announced that the clubs would be continued as a part of the "loyal opposition." The clubs were formed to aid the campaign of Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, who lost the November 5 election to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Labour
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 that the National Labor Relations Board had no power to force Republic Steel Corporation to reimburse work relief agencies for wages paid to strikers in the 1937 "Little Steel" strike.

Agriculture
Restrictions placed in September by the government of Argentina on the export of wheat and wheat flour were lifted now that a surplus of 74 million bushels appeared probable.

Tennis
U.S. women's amateur champion Alice Marble, unbeaten in three years, signed a $25,000 professional contract.

70 years ago
1945

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Till the End of Time--Perry Como (8th week at #1)
--Dick Haymes
--Les Brown and his Orchestra
2 I'll Buy that Dream--Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes
--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Hal McIntyre and his Orchestra
3 It's Been a Long Long Time--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Bing Crosby with Les Paul and his Trio
--Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra
--Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
4 On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe--Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers
--Bing Crosby
--Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
--Judy Garland and the Merry Macs
5 If I Loved You--Perry Como
--Bing Crosby
--Frank Sinatra
6 Chopin's Polonaise--Carmen Cavallaro and his Orchestra
7 Chickery Chick--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra with Nancy Norman, Billy Williams and the Kaye Choir
8 Along the Navajo Trail--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
--Dinah Shore
9 It's Only a Paper Moon--Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
--Ella Fitzgerald and the Delta Rhythm Boys
10 That's for Me--Dick Haymes
--Jo Stafford

Singles entering the chart were A Door Will Open by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (#16); Honey (#21)/My Guy's Come Back (#30) by Dinah Shore; Put That Ring on My Finger by Woody Herman and his Orchestra (#26); My Guy's Come Back by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (#30, charting with the version by Dinah Shore); Holiday for Strings by Spike Jones and his City Slickers (#41); Aren't You Glad You're You? by Bing Crosby (#44); and By the Old Corral by Dick Haymes and the Ken Darby Singers (#45).

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Speckled Band

War
British destroyers shelled Indonesian positions in Surabaya as Indian troops occupied the northern half of the city.

Diplomacy
Former U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull was awarded the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize "[for] his fight against isolationism at home, his efforts to create a peace bloc of states on the American continents, and his work for the United Nations Organization."

Defense
Sudirman was elected the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

Baseball
The American League announced a record paid attendance for the 1945 season of 5,580,420.

60 years ago
1955

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Learnin' the Blues--Frank Sinatra

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White--Perez Prado and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock--Bill Haley and his Comets

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Autumn Leaves--Roger Williams (Best Seller--3rd week at #1); Love is a Many-Splendored Thing--The Four Aces (Disc Jockey--5th week at #1; Jukebox--1st week at #1; Top 100--1st week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Autumn Leaves--Roger Williams (2nd week at #1)
2 Love is a Many-Splendored Thing--The Four Aces
3 Moments to Remember--The Four Lads
4 The Yellow Rose of Texas--Mitch Miller and his Orchestra
--Johnny Desmond
--Stan Freberg
5 Only You (And You Alone)--The Platters
--The Hilltoppers
6 He--Al Hibbler
--The McGuire Sisters
7 The Shifting Whispering Sands--Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra
--Rusty Draper
8 I Hear You Knocking--Gale Storm
9 At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)--Pat Boone
--The El Dorados
10 Sixteen Tons--"Tennessee" Ernie Ford

The only single entering the chart was Cry Me a River by Julie London (#40).

On television tonight
The Honeymooners, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Better Living Through TV

Football
CRU IRFU
Semi-Final
Toronto 32 @ Hamilton 28

ORFU
Finals
Kitchener-Waterloo 24 @ Sarnia 29 (Best-of-three series tied 1-1)

Gino Cappelletti scored a touchdown and 4 converts as he quarterbacked the Imperials over the Dutchmen at Norm Perry Park. Archie McAffer, Larry Cardovick, Mr. Graham, and John Jacobs scored the other Sarnia TDs. Billy Tonegusso, Cookie Gilchrist, Bob Celeri, and Andy Gimour scored touchdowns for Kitchener-Waterloo, all converted by Bill Graham.

50 years ago
1965

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Get Off My Cloud--The Rolling Stones
2 A Lover's Concerto--The Toys
3 1-2-3--Len Barry
4 Taste of Honey--Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
5 Keep on Dancing--The Gentrys
6 You're the One--The Vogues
7 Yesterday--The Beatles
8 Everybody Loves a Clown--Gary Lewis and the Playboys
9 Not the Lovin' Kind--Dino, Desi and Billy
10 Round Every Corner--Petula Clark
Pick hit of the week: Sometimes--The Royal Family
New this week: Sunday and Me--Jay & the Americans
Road Runner--The Gants
Wildcat--Stu Mitchell; Doug Roberts
Mother Nature, Father Time--Brook Benton
Just Say Auf Wiedersehn--Anita Bryant

Space
The U.S.S.R. launched the probe Venera 2, expected to reach Venus about March 1, 1966.

40 years ago
1975

Diplomacy
The Comoros joined the United Nations.

Law
William O. Douglas retired from the Supreme Court of the United States after 36 years on the Court.

Baseball
The Kansas City Royals traded pitcher Nelson Briles to the Texas Rangers for second baseman Dave Nelson. Mr. Briles was 6-6 with a 4.26 earned run average in 24 games with the Royals in 1975. Mr. Nelson batted .213 with 2 home runs and 10 runs batted in 28 games in 1975; he had an ankle operation in May and missed most of the season.

30 years ago
1985

Crime
Arthur Walker, brother of John Walker, an American who had been convicted of espionage on behalf of the U.S.S.R., was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a spy ring headed by his brother. He had passed confidential documents from a defense contractor to his brother for transmittal to the Soviet Union.

25 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Ihminen ei voi elää vetämättä--MC Nikke T (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Sadeness Part I--Enigma

Died on this date
Eve Arden, 82. U.S. actress. Miss Arden, born Eunice Mary Quedens, was best known as the star of the radio (1948-1957) and television comedy series (1952-1956) Our Miss Brooks.

Japanica
Akihito was formally enthroned as Emperor of Japan, becoming the 125th monarch to sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne. His wife, Empress Michiko, was enthroned in the same ceremony. Breaking with tradition, Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu stood in the same room and at the same level as Akihito during the ceremony, and wore a formal coat rather than the traditional clothes of a vassal. The ceremony was stripped of most religious and Shinto rituals, to rule out the Emperor as an object of worship. Among the foreign dignitaries attending were United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle, and the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Technology
Tim Berners-Lee published a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.

20 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Knockin'--Double Vision (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (2nd week at #1)

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida to begin the eight-day mission STS-74. The five-member crew was commanded by Kenneth Cameron, and included mission specialist Chris Hadfield, a Canadian making his first space flight.



World events
In defiance of the exiled Dalai Lama's announcement that a Panchem Lama had been found, Chinese officials proceeded with the selection of their own candidate for the position, in a bid to tighten their control over Tibet.

Football
CFL
Southern Final
San Antonio 11 @ Baltimore 21

Northern Final
Edmonton 4 @ Calgary 37

The San Antonio defense held Baltimore without a touchdown, but Carlos Huerta set a CFL playoff single-game record with 7 field goals as the Stallions defeated the Texans before 30,217 fans at Memorial Stadium in the last Canadian Football League game to be played in the United States. It was the last game ever for the Texans, who were in their first season in San Antonio after two seasons as the Sacramento Gold Miners.



Doug Flutie completed 21 of 30 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown to Dave Sapunjis as the Stampeders routed the Eskimos before 30,871 fans at McMahon Stadium in one of the most embarrassing games in Eskimo history. Tony Stewart rushed 19 times for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Calgary ground game, while Terry Vaughn led the Stampeder receivers with 4 receptions for 103 yards. Mark McLoughlin kicked 5 field goals for the Stampeders. Sean Fleming kicked a 15-yard field goal for the Eskimos in the 2nd quarter, which was the closest they came to scoring a touchdown. Glenn Harper punted for a 52-yard single--also in the 2nd quarter--to complete the scoring for an Edmonton team that seemed to want no part of the Stampeders as the game wore on. Edmonton running back Eric Blount caught 5 passes for just 21 yards, while returning 7 kickoffs for 164 yards. It was the last game in an Eskimo uniform for quarterbacks Kerwin Bell and Chris Vargas.



NFL
New England (4-6) 34 @ Miami (6-4) 17
Seattle (4-6) 47 @ Jacksonville (3-7) 30
Atlanta (6-4) 17 @ Buffalo (7-3) 23
Oakland (8-2) 17 @ New York Giants (3-7) 13
Denver (5-5) 13 @ Philadelphia (6-4) 31
Indianapolis (5-5) 14 @ New Orleans (4-6) 17
Tampa Bay (5-5) 24 @ Detroit (4-6) 17
Chicago (6-4) 28 @ Green Bay (6-4) 35
Carolina (4-6) 17 @ St. Louis (6-4) 28
San Francisco (6-4) 38 @ Dallas (8-2) 20
Cincinnati (4-6) 32 @ Houston (4-6) 25
Minnesota (5-5) 30 @ Arizona (3-7) 24 (OT)
Kansas City (9-1) 22 @ San Diego (4-6) 7

In the Dolphins' loss to the Patriots at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami quarterback Dan Marino passed for 333 yards to break Fran Tarkenton's career league yardage record of 47,003.

10 years ago
2005

Football
CIS
Hardy Cup
Alberta 17 @ Saskatchewan 30

Steve Bilan passed for 384 yards and the Huskies rolled up more than 600 yards in net offense as they defeated the Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.