October 25, 2017

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Sylvia Smith and Grace Padaca!

870 years ago
1147

War
After a siege of four months, crusader knights led by King Afonso I of Portugal reconquered Lisbon.

Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Mesud I defeated German crusaders under King Conrad III in the Battle of Dorylaeum in Anatolia (now part of Turkey).

270 years ago
1747

War
A British fleet of 14 ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke intercepted a French convoy protected by eight French ships of the line commanded by Admiral Desherbiers de l'Etenduère and decisively defeated them in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Ireland and Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain.

150 years ago
1867

Died on this date
Salama III. Ethiopian religious leader. Salama III was Abuna (head) of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. He attached himself to Emperor Tewodros II, but eventually fell out of favour and was imprisoned in 1864. Abuna Salama III died of bronchitis, aggravated by his imprisonment.

War
General Giuseppe Garibaldi's troops were victorious in a fight near Monte Rotondo, Italy.

130 years ago
1887

Baseball
World Series
Detroit Wolverines 4 St. Louis Browns 3 @ Chicago (Detroit led 15-game series 10-4)

The Wolverines scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and held on to defeat the Browns before just 378 fans at West Side Park. Charlie Getzein (4-2) won the pitching matchup over Silver King (1-3).

125 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Nell Shipman. Canadian-born U.S. actress, screenwriter, and producer. Mrs. Shipman, born Helen Foster-Barham in Victoria, acted in silent movies in the mid-1910s, but was best known for writing and starring in Back to God's Country (1919), the most successful Canadian silent film ever. She devoted much of her time to promoting animal welfare and rescued more than 200 animals, many of which she sold to the San Diego Zoo when she encountered financial troubles in the 1920s. Mrs. Shipman died on January 23, 1970 at the age of 77.

Died on this date
Carrie Harrison, 60. U.S. First Lady, 1889-1892. Born Caroline Scott, she married Benjamin Harrison on October 20, 1853, and became First Lady when her husband became the 23rd President of the United States of America on March 4, 1889. She became the first President General of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, but was prevented by ill health from taking an active role in society. She died of tuberculosis 24 days after her 60th birthday, while her husband was running for re-election.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Lee MacPhail. U.S. baseball executive. Mr. MacPhail was the son of Baseball Hall of Fame member Larry MacPhail, who was best known as co-owner and president of the New York Yankees. Lee directed the Yankees' farm system in the late 1940s, and then moved on to the Baltimore Orioles from 1959-1965, serving as general manager and later as president. He worked in the baseball commissioner's office from 1965-1966 and then returned to the Yankees as general manager from 1966-1973 before serving as President of the American League from 1974-1983. Mr. MacPhail spent two years as chairman of Major League Baseball's Player Relations Committee before retiring. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998, 20 years after his father; the two remain the only father-son duo in the Hall of Fame. Lee MacPhail died on November 8, 2012 at the age of 95.

Canadiana
The Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa opened the Bytown Historical Museum in Ottawa; today's Bytown Museum is located in the commissariat of stonemason Thomas MacKay, builder of the Ottawa Locks.

90 years ago
1927

Disasters
The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sank off the coast of Brazil, killing 314 of 1,252 passengers and crew in the worst shipping disaster in Italian history.

80 years ago
1937

Baseball
The Boston Bees signed Casey Stengel as their new manager, replacing the departed Bill McKechnie. The Bees had finished fifth in the National League in 1937 with a record of 79-73, 16 games behind the pennant-winning New York Giants. Mr. Stengel had managed the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934-1936, with limited success.

75 years ago
1942

On the radio
Stage, on CBC
Tonight's episode: Nazi Eyes on Canada: Alameda, with guest star Orson Welles

This was the sixth and last episode of the series.

War
British troops held advance lines at El Alamein in Egypt despite heavy German counterattacks. Japanese forces launched a coordinated air, land, and sea battle against American positions on Guadalcanal. In their first raind on Hong Kong, U.S. planes damaged Kowloon docks and reported shooting down 10 Japanese planes.

Diplomacy
Chinese Foreign Minister T.V. Soong arrived in Chunking from the United States and conferred with Chinese leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Near You--Francis Craig and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 71. U.K. politician. Lord Lytton was Under-Secretary of State for India (1920-1922); Governor of Bengal (1922-1927); and acting Viceroy of India (1926). He chaired the Lytton Commission, appointed by the League of Nations to determine blame in the war between Japan and China in 1931. The Lytton Report, issued on October 1, 1932, blamed Japanese aggression.

Disasters
U.S. President Harry Truman proclaimed Maine a disaster area as forest fires wept extensive timberlands, causing 17 deaths and an estimated $30 million in damage.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (6-3-1) 12 @ Montreal (4-6) 17
Ottawa (7-3) 8 @ Hamilton (2-7-1) 14

WIFU
Calgary (4-3) 6 @ Saskatchewan (3-5) 5

ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach (6-3) 15 @ Ottawa (5-3-1) 8
Sarnia (0-9) 0 @ Toronto Indians (4-5-1) 18
Hamilton (8-1) 5 @ Windsor (4-6) 10

Fritz Hanson's touchdown in the 1st quarter, converted by Bill Wusyk, stood up for the victory as the Stampeders edged the Roughriders to clinch a playoff spot, eliminating Saskatchewan from contention, before a sellout crowd of 5,000 at Taylor Field in Regina.

Canadian university
McGill 9 @ Toronto 26
Queen's 3 @ Western Ontario 52

Hardy Cup
Alberta 20 @ Saskatchewan 0 (First game of 2-game total point series)

Harry Irving, Ken Moore, and Jim MacRae scored touchdowns for the Golden Bears as they shut out the Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.


NCAA
Columbia University, coached by Lou Little, defeated mighty Army, guided by Earl (Red) Blaik, 21-20 at Baker Field in New York as Bill Swiacki caught 9 passes, including a dramatic one with one arm that set up the winning score. Columbia, then a waning Eastern powerhouse, broke the Cadets' 32-game unbeaten streak, which dated from World War II.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Bambino--Dalida (30th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Diana--Paul Anka (9th week at #1)

On television tonight
Harbor Command, starring Wendell Corey
Tonight's episode: Boat Bomb

At the movies
Pal Joey, starring Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, and Kim Novak, opened in theatres.

Died on this date
Albert Anastasia, 55. Italian-born U.S. gangster. Mr. Anastasia, born Umberto Anastasio, illegally entered the United States with his brothers in 1919. He was sentenced to death in 1921 for murdering a longshoreman, but escaped execution on a technicality, and was released from prison in 1922. Mr. Anastasia worked his way up through New York organized crime ranks and eventually became boss of what is now the Gambino crime family. He was being attended in the barber shop of the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City when two masked gunmen burst in and shot him to death; no one was ever charged with his murder.

War
Algerian nationalists claimed that 400 French soldiers had been killed in a guerrilla offensive marking the third annivesary of the Algerian revolt.

World events
A three-member military junta headed by Colonel Oscar Mendoza ousted Guatemalan President Luis Arturo Gonzalez Lopez.

Crime
A U.S. federal court jury in New York convicted Soviet spy Colonel Rudolf Abel of conspiring to steal U.S. defense secrets for the U.S.S.R.

Labour
Transport, government, and public service employees throughout France struck in protest against the rising cost of living.

The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations Executive Council gave the Bakery and Confectionery Workers and the United Textile Workers one month to oust officials accused of corruption.

Baseball
The Baseball Writers Association of America named Al Lopez of the Chicago White Sox as the American League Manager of the Year. Mr. Lopez led the White Sox to a 90-64 record, second in the AL, 8 games behind the pennant-winning New York Yankees. It was Mr. Lopez's first season in Chicago after 6 years as manager of the Cleveland Indians, and he led the White Sox to their highest finish since 1919.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees (3rd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck
2 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
3 Itchycoo Park--Small Faces
4 Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me--Dean Martin
5 Lightning's Girl--Nancy Sinatra
6 We Love You/Dandelion--The Rolling Stones
7 San Franciscan Nights--Eric Burdon & the Animals
8 The Letter--The Box Tops
9 (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees
10 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry

Singles entering the chart were There's Always Me/Judy by Elvis Presley (#31); Flowers in the Rain by the Move (#35); King Midas in Reverse by the Hollies (#37); Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie by Jay and the Techniques (#38); The Two of Us by Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch (#39); and Simon Says by the Groove (#40).

40 years ago
1977

On television tonight
Family, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Annie Laurie

Politics and government
Spanish Prime Minister Ernesto Suarez Gonzalez and leaders of major opposition parties agreed on economic stimulation and political reform measures.

30 years ago
1987

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

#1 single in Switzerland: You Win Again--Bee Gees (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Bamba--Los Lobos (2nd week at #1)

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (11-5) 24 @ Edmonton (10-6) 49
British Columbia (10-6) 32 @ Calgary (8-8) 12

Matt Dunigan completed touchdown passes to Brian Kelly and Chris Skinner, Milson Jones rushed for 2 touchdowns, Henry “Gizmo” Williams returned a missed field goal 111 yards for a touchdown, and linebacker Danny Bass returned an interception 31 yards for another TD as the Eskimos beat the Blue Bombers before 33,376 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. Mr. Williams’ touchdown was his first of the season on a missed field goal return after 4 touchdowns on punt returns. His earlier touchdowns had come during games televised by CBC, and he was promised a melon jacket of the kind worn by the broadcasters if he returned another kick for a touchdown on a CBC telecast. At 10:35 of the 1st quarter he did just that, and Jerry Kauric’s convert gave the Eskimos a 14-0 lead. CBC sideline reporter Scott Oake then gave the Gizmo his jacket. Tom Clements started at quarterback for the Blue Bombers, throwing a touchdown pass to Perry Tuttle and handing off to Lester Brown for another TD. Backup quarterback Tom Muecke completed a pass to Jeff Boyd for the game’s final touchdown. Mr. Kelly had 119 yards on just 3 receptions. Former middle linebacker Dan Kepley (1975-1984) and offensive tackle Roger Nelson (1954; 1956-1967) were added to the Eskimos’ Wall of Honour in a halftime ceremony.

Freddie Sims, playing his first game of the season, rushed 25 times for 135 yards and a touchdown and caught 6 passes for 78 yards and another touchdown as the Lions routed the Stampeders before 25,233 fans at McMahon Stadium. Ray Crouse rushed 13 times for 61 yards and the other B.C. touchdown. The Stampeders scored their only touchdown with just 49 seconds left in the game on a 2-yard rush by backup quarterback Carl Fodor. The combination of ball control by the B.C. offense and pressure by the B.C. defense—including 6 quarterback sacks—limited Calgary to 9 first downs and 98 yards in net offense.

Baseball
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 2 @ Minnesota Twins 4 (Minnesota won best-of-seven series 4-3)

The Cardinals scored 2 runs in the top of the 2nd inning off starting pitcher Frank Viola, but the Twins came back with single runs in the bottom of the 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 8th innings to win their first World Series since moving to Minnesota in 1961, and the franchise's first since they were the Washington Nationals in 1924. 55,376 fans at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome saw the conclusion of the first World Series in which the home team won every game. Mr. Viola pitched 8 innings for his second win of the series. Joe Magrane started on the mound for St. Louis, but was relieved with 1 out in the 5th by Danny Cox. Mr. Cox gave up 2 hits, 3 bases on balls, and an earned run in 2/3 inning and was charged with his second loss of the series. Bad umpiring played a big part in the outcome of the game, as there were at least three wrong calls on the basepaths.



25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Birthday Song--Power Pack (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Sweat (A La La La La Long)--Inner Circle (4th week at #1)

On television tonight
In the Deep Woods, starring Anthony Perkins, Rosanna Arquette, and Will Patton

This made-for-television movie about a serial killer was the final work of Anthony Perkins, who had died on September 12, 1992 at the age of 60.

Died on this date
Roger Miller, 56. U.S. musician. Mr. Miller was a country singer and songwriter whose success crossed over into the pop charts. His biggest hits included Dang Me (1964) and King of the Road (1965), which led to him winning five Grammy Awards in 1964 and six in 1965. A lifelong cigarette smoker, Mr. Miller died of lung cancer.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (8-8) 31 @ Hamilton (9-7) 9
Toronto (6-10) 23 @ Winnipeg (9-7) 24 (OT)
British Columbia (3-13) 22 @ Saskatchewan (8-8) 41

Tom Burgess threw touchdown passes to Jock Climie and Stephen Jones, and John Kropke returned a fumble 1 yard for a touchdown as the Rough Riders beat the Tiger-Cats before 16,742 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. The only Hamilton touchdown came on a 5-yard pass from Todd Dillon to Ken Evraire with 49 seconds remaining in the game. Mr. Dillon, Don McPherson, and Damon Allen all saw action at quarterback for the Tiger-Cats, combining to complete just 16 of 45 passes.

Michael Richardson rushed 31 times for 179 yards and a 4-yard touchdown on the last play of the 2nd overtime period as the Blue Bombers edged the Argonauts before 30,193 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Warren Hudson scored the other Winnipeg touchdown on a 4-yard rush in the 2nd quarter. Rocket Ismail returned a punt 74 yards in the 3rd quarter for the only Toronto touchdown. The Argonauts sent the game into overtime when Lance Chomyc kicked 3 field goals in the 4th quarter, 2 in the last 2 minutes when Toronto had the advantage of the wind. They had the wind behind them for the 1st overtime period, and Mr. Chomyc added 2 more field goals to give the Argonauts a 23-17 lead. The Blue Bombers finished with 500 yards net offense to 182 for the Argonauts.

Kent Austin completed touchdown passes of 33 yards to Mike Saunders and 81 yards to Ray Elgaard as the Roughriders outscored the Lions 30-2 in the 2nd half before 19,788 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Austin completed 20 of 46 passes for 405 yards. The Lions took a 13-0 lead in the 1st quarter on 2 field goals by Lui Passaglia and a converted touchdown by Ryan Hanson on a 34-yard pass from Gilbert Renfroe. Andre Francis returned an interception 14 yards for the other B.C. touchdown with 1:24 remaining in the 1st half. Mr. Renfroe and Mike Johnson shared the Lions’ quarterbacking, combining to complete just 6 of 31 passes for 102 yards.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Barbie Girl--Aqua (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Savoir aimer--Florent Pagny

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Barbie Girl--Aqua

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Spice Up Your Life--Spice Girls

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John (3rd week at #1)

World events
After a brief civil war which had driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaimed himself President of the Republic of the Congo.

Canadiana
A Canadian businessman paid $400,000 at an auction to ensure the war medals belonging to Dr. John McCrae, who wrote "In Flanders Fields," remained in Canada.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (12-6) 30 @ Hamilton (2-16) 19

Tony Burse made touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards, and Marcus Crandell threw his first CFL touchdown pass--10 yards to Shannon Myers--to help the Eskimos defeat the Tiger-Cats before 16,110 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. It was the only CFL game for backup Hamilton Jason McCullough, who completed 6 of 9 passes for 127 yards and 2 interceptions.

CIAU
Saskatchewan (5-2) 20 @ Alberta (1-7) 7

Doug Rozon scored a touchdown in the 2nd quarter and Ryan Smith scored a TD in the 4th quarter as the Huskies beat the Golden Bears before about 420 fans at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Alberta opened the scoring early in the game when Steve Kabachia blocked a Matt Kellett punt and fell on the ball for a touchdown. Alberta quarterback Sean Zaychkowsky was among those playing their final game of university football, and the last game of his 4-year career might have been his worst.

Baseball
World Series
Cleveland Indians 4 @ Florida Marlins 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Chad Ogea allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 5+ innings to earn his second win of the series, while singling home the game's first 2 runs in the 2nd inning and doubling and scoring the final run in the 5th as the Indians beat the Marlins before 67,498 fans at Pro Player Stadium in Miami Gardens. Florida starter Kevin Brown allowed 5 hits and 4 earned runs in 5 innings to take his second loss of the series.

10 years ago
2007

Environment
The Government of Canada announced the creation of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, the largest freshwater marine protected area in the world.

Baseball
World Series
Colorado Rockies 1 @ Boston Red Sox 2 (Boston led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Mike Lowell doubled home David Ortiz with 2 out in the bottom of the 5th inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Red Sox edged the Rockies before 36,370 fans at Fenway Park. Colorado left fielder Matt Holliday had 4 singles in as many at bats. Winning pitcher Curt Schilling allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 5 1/3 innings in the last game of his 20-year major league career.