December 19, 2021

1,620 years ago
401

Died on this date
Anastasius I. Roman Catholic Pope, 399-401. Anastasius I, born Anastasio de Massimi, was from a noble Roman family, and succeeded Siricius as Bishop of Rome. He was best known for his condemnation of the writings of the Alexandrian heretic Origen. Pope Anastasius I was succeeded by his son Innocent I.

280 years ago
1741

Died on this date
Vitus Bering, 60. Danish explorer. Commander Bering was a cartographer served in the Russian Navy and led the First Kamchatka Expedition (1725-1731), which explored the Asian Pacific Coast, and the Great Northern Expedition (1733-1743), which explored the Arctic coast of Siberia and parts of the North American coastline. He died of scurvy on an uninhabited island, later named in his honour, near the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Bering Strait and Bering Sea are among the things named in Commander Bering's honour.

225 years ago
1796

War
Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engaged in battle off the coast of Murcia. One Spanish frigate was captured and another damaged before Spanish reinforcements drove the British off and recaptured the lost ship.

175 years ago
1846

Communications
The mayors of Toronto and Hamilton exchanged greetings to open Canada's first telegraph service; the line ran between Toronto and Hamilton over lines of the Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara and St. Catharines Electro-Magnetic Telegraph Company, founded October 22, 1846. The first message was from Hamilton: “Well, advise Mr. Gamble (the President of the company) that Mr. Dawson will speak to him at half-past one.”

170 years ago
1851

Died on this date
J.M.W. Turner, 76. U.K. artist. Joseph Mallord William Turner was known for his landscapes and seascapes, many of the latter showing the violence of nature. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. Mr. Turner died of cholera after years of declining health.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Edward Bernard Raczyński. 4th President-in-exile of Poland, 1979-1986. Count Raczyński was a career diplomat who fled to the United Kingdom early in World War II, and held various positions in the government-in-exile before assuming the presidency at the age of 87. He resigned seven years later, and died in London at the age of 101 on July 30, 1993.

Football
CRU
The Canadian Rugby Union was founded.

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Oliver La Farge. U.S. anthropologist and author. Mr. La Farge explored Olmec sites in Mexico in 1925 and Native American sites in New Mexico after moving there in 1933. He wrote fiction and non-fiction, often about Native American culture. Mr. La Farge's novel Laughing Boy (1929), about a Navajo's difficulties in attempting to reconcile his culture with that of the United States, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Mr. La Farge died on August 2, 1963 at the age of 61.

Rudolf Hell. German engineer. Dr. Hell demonstrated a photo-electric image splitting tube for television in 1925 that worked in principle but was useless for practical use. In 1929, he founded his own company and received a patent for the Hellschreiber, an early forerunner to impact dot matrix printers and faxes. Dr. Hell developed a new type of Morse code machine in 1931, and in 1951 invented a printing machine known as the Klischograph. In 1963, he introduced a scanner called the Chromograph, and in 1965 he introduced the Digiset, a digital typesetting machine. Dr. Hell retired in 1972, and died on March 11, 2002 at the age of 100.

Politics and government
The Conseil fédéré des métiers (Federation of Trades Council) (CFM) announced that it would support a list of candidates for the municipal elections to be held in Montreal on February 1, 1902.

110 years ago
1911

Skiing
The Edmonton Ski Club was founded.

80 years ago
1941

Died on this date
John Kelburne Lawson, 54. Canadian military officer. Brigadier Lawson was commander of the West Brigade on the island of Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion; with his headquarters surrounded, he went out to meet the enemy with a pistol, and was fatally shot eight days before his 55th birthday, becoming the highest-ranking Canadian soldier killed during World War II.

John Robert Osborn, 42. U.K.-born Canadian soldier. Company Sergeant Major Osborn of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, leading a bayonet charge against the Japanese on Mount Butler, Hong Kong, threw himself on a Japanese grenade to save his comrades' lives, two weeks before his 43rd birthday; he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, becoming the first Canadian so honoured during World War II.

War
Nicaragua declared war on Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler appointed himself as head of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH), the Supreme High Command of the Wehrmacht; he replaced Feldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. The U.K. battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Valiant, moored in the harbour at Alexandria, Egypt, were severely damaged by the detonation of limpet mines that had been attached to their hulls the previous day by Italian "human torpedoes" who had been launched from a submarine that had penetrated the harbour. In New Zealand’s worst naval tragedy, the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Neptune struck enemy mines and sank off Libya; of the 764 men who lost their lives, 150 were New Zealanders. The British command announced that the Derma airport, 170 miles inside Libya, had been captured the previous day. British forces abandoned their base on Penang Island as Japanese forces pressed forward. Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio de Oliveira Salazar demanded that the U.K. and Netherlands withdraw their occupation forces from Portuguese Timor immediately. The entire Philippine Army was inducted into the U.S. Far Eastern Army under Lieutenant General Douglas MacArthur. Both houses of the United States Congress quickly passed a conference-approved draft bill requiring all men aged 18-64 to register, and making those aged 20-44 subject to military service. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill requiring the Communist Party USA and the German-American Bund to register with the Justice Department as agents of foreign governments.

Politics and government
Cuban President Fulgencio Batista signed a congressional resolution declaring a state of national emergency and granting him special war powers.

Boxing
National Boxing Association world champion Sammy Angott (65-16-5) won a 15-round unanimous decision over New York State Athletic Commission world champion Lew Jenkins (50-19-5) at Madison Square Garden in New York to win the undisputed world lightweight title.

75 years ago
1946

At the movies
It's A Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra and starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, received a preview screening for charity at the Globe Theatre in New York City, a day before its official premiere.



War
The First Indochina War began when Vietnamese nationalists led by Ho Chi Minh attacked French districts in Hanoi and seized French civilians as hostages.

The U.S.S.R. signed a pact with the U.S.A. to repatriate Japanese prisoners now in Soviet-held areas at the rate of 50,000 per month.

Politics and government
Ricardo Guardo and Silvio Pontieri resigned as President and Vice President, respectively, of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.

Society
U.S. President Harry Truman announced that he was not satisfied with the execution of his December 1945 directive on refugee immigration, and set aside four ships to transport refugees to the United States.

Law
A U.S. federal grand jury in Atlanta ended a three-week inquiry into the July 25, 1946 murder of four Negroes without being able to identify any of the guilty parties.

Scandal
In the final session of a U.S. Senate investigation of his conduct, Sen. Theodore Bilbo (Democrat--Mississippi) testified for six hours, and denied all charges of accepting bribes and other wrongdoing.

Archaeology
Roland Collier of the Chicago Natural History Museum announced that relics of eight separate Indian civilizations, the oldest dating back almost 2,000 years, had been discovered in the Viru Valley in Peru.

Labour
The U.K. National Coal Board ordered a five-day week for workers in state owned mines, beginning May 5, 1947.

70 years ago
1951

Theatre
Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Michael Benthall, and starring Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway in New York. It ran in repertory with Antony and Cleopatra, which opened the following night.

Died on this date
Barton Yarborough, 51. U.S. actor. Mr. Yarborough was known for his work in radio, playing Clifford Barbour in the soap opera One Man's Family (1932-1951), and playing Doc Long in the adventure series I Love a Mystery (1939-1944); he also played the latter character in three movies. Mr. Yarborough played Ben Romero in the radio (1949-1951) and television (1951) series Dragnet. He died four days after suffering a heart attack, which occurred the day after the conclusion of filming of the second episode of the Dragnet television series; his death occurred three days after the first episode was broadcast.

War
White House Press Secretary Joseph Short charged that the Communist list of United Nations prisoners in Korea was incomplete and inaccurate, pointing out that the UN command listed 70,000 men as missing in action who were not on the list.

World events
The Soviet news agency Tass charged that two U.S.-trained spies parachuted into the Moldavian Soviet Republic from an American plane the previous summer had later been captured and executed.

Defense
The United Nations General Assembly's Political and Security Committee approved the creation of a Disarmament Commission under the Security Council to work for the "balanced reduction of armed forces and armaments."

South Americana
Colombian President Roberto Urdaneta Arbelas signed a bill establishing Cordoba as the country's 16th department.

Crime
New York U.S. Federal Judge Sylvester Ryan found convicted Communist Party U.S.A. general secretary Gus Hall guilty of criminal contempt of court for fleeing the country to avoid serving a five-year prison term for conspiracy.

Business
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman James Mead ordered a crackdown on the "great wave of mergers" which, he charged, violated anti-monopoly regulations.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart--Cliff Richard and the Norrie Paramor Orchestra (5th week at #1)

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Right Kind of Medicine, starring Robert Redford, Russell Collins, and Joby Baker

Indianica
India annexed Daman and Diu, part of Portuguese India.

Communications
Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker spoke to Queen Elizabeth II by the new CANTAT cable, carrying voice, picture, and teletype message. It was the first link in the new round-the-world Commonwealth communications system.

Boxing
Cleveland Williams (55-5-1) knocked out Jim Wiley (7-16-3) just 55 seconds into the 1st round of a heavyweight bout at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.



50 years ago
1971

On television tonight
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, on CBS

This made-for-television movie achieved good ratings and inspired the series The Waltons.



Hockey
NHL
Toronto (15-9-8) 4 @ Philadelphia (10-16-5) 0

Guy Trottier scored the first and last goals and Jacques Plante made 25 saves to get the shutout in goal for the Maple Leafs as they shut out the Flyers at the Spectrum in the Sunday night broadcast on CBC radio.

Football
NFL
Cleveland (9-5) 21 @ Washington (9-4-1) 13
San Diego (6-8) 33 @ Houston (4-9-1) 49
Buffalo (1-13) 9 @ Kansas City (10-3-1) 22
Cincinnati (4-10) 21 @ New York Jets (6-8) 35
Denver (4-9-1) 13 @ Oakland (8-4-2) 21
Green Bay (4-8-2) 6 @ Miami (10-3-1) 27
Philadelphia (5-8-1) 41 @ New York Giants (4-10) 28
Detroit (7-6-1) 27 @ San Francisco (9-5) 31
Los Angeles (8-5-1) 23 @ Pittsburgh (6-8) 14
Minnesota (11-3) 27 @ Chicago (6-8) 10
Atlanta (7-6-1) 24 @ New Orleans (4-8-2) 14
New England (6-8) 21 @ Baltimore (10-4) 17

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Cicale--Heather Parisi (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Pretend--Alvin Stardust (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Don't You Want Me--The Human League

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Don't You Want Me--The Human League

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Don't You Want Me--The Human League (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
2 Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie
3 Annie--Miggy
4 Wünderbar--Tenpole Tudor
5 One of Us--ABBA
6 Let's Start II Dance Again--Bohannon
7 It's Raining--Shakin' Stevens
8 Pretend--Alvin Stardust
9 Should I Do It--Pointer Sisters
10 I Go to Sleep--Pretenders

Singles entering the chart were Daddy's Home by Cliff Richard (#28); Menergy by Patrick Crowley (#30); S.T.O.P. by Dolly Dots (#32); Live it Up by Time Bandits (#35); and Ik Heb Alleen Nog Maar Die Foto by Hepie en Hepie (#36).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (5th week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Let's Groove--Earth, Wind & Fire
4 Oh No--Commodores
5 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
6 I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)--Daryl Hall & John Oates
7 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
8 Harden My Heart--Quarterflash
9 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey
10 Leather and Lace--Stevie Nicks with Don Henley

Singles entering the chart were Feel Like a Number by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (#79); Those Good Old Dreams by the Carpenters (#82); One Hundred Ways by Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram (#83); Love is Like a Rock by Donnie Iris (#87); and It's My Party by Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (5th week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Let's Groove--Earth, Wind and Fire
4 Oh No--Commodores
5 I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)--Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
7 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
8 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
9 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey
10 Harden My Heart--Quarterflash

Singles entering the chart were Somewhere Down the Road by Barry Manilow (#76); Feel Like a Number by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (#78); Every Home Should Have One by Patti Austin (#86); Love is Like a Rock by Donnie Iris (#88); Southern Pacific by Neil Young & Crazy Horse (#89); and Those Good Old Dreams by the Carpenters (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (5th week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Let's Groove--Earth, Wind & Fire
4 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
5 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
7 I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)--Daryl Hall & John Oates
8 Harden My Heart--Quarterflash
9 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey
10 Trouble--Lindsey Buckingham

Singles entering the chart included Somewhere Down the Road by Barry Manilow (#74); Little Darlin' by Sheila (#75); Abacab by Genesis (#79); Every Home Should Have One by Patti Austin (#84); Keeping Our Love Alive by the Henry Paul Band (#87); Feel Like a Number by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (#88); Love is Like a Rock by Donnie Iris (#89); WKRP in Cincinnati by Steve Carlisle (#90); and A World Without Heroes by Kiss (#95).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
2 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
3 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
4 Oh No--Commodores
5 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
6 Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie
7 The Friends of Mr. Cairo--Jon and Vangelis
8 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
9 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey
10 Working for the Weekend--Loverboy

Singles entering the chart were Abacab by Genesis (#44); Come Go with Me by the Beach Boys (#46); and Pretty Bad Boy by Goddo (#48).

On the radio
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula, starring John Moffatt and Timothy West, on BBC

Disasters
16 people, including 8 volunteer lifeboatmen, perished when the Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboat Solomon Browne went to the aid of MV Union Star when its engines failed in heavy seas near Mousehole, Cornwall, England.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are the Days of Our Lives--Queen

Bohemian Rhapsody had previously occupied the #1 position for six weeks from December 1975-January 1976.

Labour
Canadian Auto Workers President Bob White announced a merger with the Canadian Association of Industrial, Mechanical and Allied Workers; the merger affected 6,500 aerospace and mining workers in Manitoba and British Columbia.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Breathe--The Prodigy (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Anna mulle piiskaa--Apulanta

Died on this date
Ronald Howard, 78. U.K. actor. Mr. Howard, the son of actor Leslie Howard, was best known for starring as the title character in the television series Sherlock Holmes (1954-1955). His films included The Browning Version (1951) and The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964).

Marcello Mastroianni, 72. Italian actor. Mr. Mastroianni was a popular leading man in films in Italy and elsewhere for more than 40 years, and won numerous awards. His movies included La Dolce Vita (1960); 8½ (1963); Ieri, oggi, domani (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow) (1963); and Oci ciornie (Dark Eyes) (1987). Mr. Mastroianni died in Paris of pancreatic cancer.

20 years ago
2001

Protest
Riots erupted in Buenos Aires and other Argentine cities in response to the government's imposition, at the behest of Economic Minister Domingo Cavallo, of "Corral" policies which restricted people's ability to withdraw cash from banks.

Scandal
The United States government indicted Tyson Foods, Inc., the nation's largest meat producer, for smuggling illegal immigrants from Mexico to work in its meat-processing plants.

Science
A botanist in Australia said that he had rediscovered Asterolasi buxifolia, a shrub believed to have been extinct for 130 years.

Weather
A record high barometric pressure of 1,085.6 hectopascals (32.06 inHg) was recorded at Tosontsengel, Khِvsgِl, Mongolia.

September 22, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Rocio B.A. and Julie!

420 years ago
1601

Born on this date
Anne of Austria. Queen consort of France, 1615-1643. Anne, the daughter of King Philip III and Queen Margaret of Spain, was betrothed at the age of 11 to King Louis XIII of France, who was five days her junior. The two were married by proxy in 1615; they had a difficult marriage, and Queen Anne suffered several miscarriages, but finally had a son--the future King Louis XIV--at the age of 37 in 1638, and another son two years later. Queen Anne became involved in intrigues against royal adviser Cardinal Richelieu, and he eventually succeeded in restricting her activities. Louis XIV acceded to the throne in 1643 upon his father's death, and dowager Queen Anne served as regent until he came of age in 1651. Anne spent her last years in a convent, where she died on January 20, 1666 at the age of 64.

310 years ago
1711

War
The Tuscarora War between the Tuscarora Indians and their allies against European American settlers and allied tribes began in present-day North Carolina.

260 years ago
1761

Britannica
King George III and Queen Charlotte were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

230 years ago
1791

Born on this date
Michael Faraday. U.K. physicist and chemist. Mr. Faraday was best known for his pioneering research into electricity and magnetism. His work made the use of electricity in technology practical, and thus resulted in Mr. Faraday becoming one of the most influential scientists in history. He was a devout Christian, and went home to the Lord on August 25, 1867 at the age of 75.

140 years ago
1881

Died on this date
Solomon Spink, 50. U.S. politician. Mr. Spink, a Republican, was a lawyer and journalist who was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1864) before moving to Dakota Territory, serving as the territory's secretary (1865-1869) and as its non-voting delegate to the U.S. Congress (1869-1871). He was defeated in his bids for re-election in 1870 and 1876.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Hans Albers. German actor and singer. Mr. Albers was the most popular male star in German cinema from 1930-1945, a period which encompassed the Nazi reign in Germany. Mr. Albers starred in movies such as Der blaue Engel (The Blue Angel) (1930); Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war (The Man Who was Sherlock Holmes) (1937); and Carl Peters (1941). Many of the songs from his movies became hits. Mr. Albers died on July 24, 1960 at the age of 68.

Energy
Finland's first hydropower plant was commissioned along the Tammerkoski rapids in Tampere, Pirkanmaa.

Baseball
Tom Lovett pitched a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms as they shut out the New York Giants 4-0 at Eastern Park in Brooklyn.

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Uri Zvi Greenberg. Austro-Hungarian-born Israeli poet and journalist. Mr. Greenberg served in the Austrian army in World War I, moved to Poland in 1920, and emigrated to Palestine in 1923. He spent most of the 1930s in Poland, but was able to return to Palestine before World War II. He was a Revisionist Zionist who sat in the Herut (1949-1951) as a member of Herut, but was best known as a poet, winning several Israeli prizes. Mr. Greenberg died on May 8, 1981 at the age of 84.

Britannica
Queen Victoria surpassed her grandfather King George III as the longest-reigning monarch in British history, at 59 years and 97 days.

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Charles Brenton Huggins. Canadian-born U.S. physician. Dr. Huggins, a native of Halifax, moved to the United States in the 1920s. He was awarded a share of the 1966 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discoveries concerning hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer." Dr. Huggins died on January 12, 1997 at the age of 95.

110 years ago
1911

Baseball
Cy Young (4-2), 44, pitched a 9-hit shutout for his 511th and final major league win as the Boston Rustlers edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 before 1,208 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Jay Kirke led off the 7th inning with a double, advanced to third base on an outfield fly by Doc Miller, and scored the game's only run on a bloop single by Al Bridwell. Babe Adams (20-11) pitched a 6-hit loss.

Jim Scott (10-9) pitched a 2-hitter and Frank Lange (8-7) pitched a 6-hitter for the Chicago White Sox as they swept a doubleheader from the Washington Nationals 5-0 and 1-0 before 2,188 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Dixie Walker (8-13) and Carl Cashion (1-2) were the respective losing pitchers, with Mr. Cashion allowing just 2 hits. Patsy Dougherty reached base on an error as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning of the second game and scored the only run in the 1,233rd and last game of his 10-year major league career.

The New York Highlanders scored a run with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat the Cleveland Naps 4-3 before 3,000 fans at Hilltop Park in New York, with Russ Ford (21-9) pitching an 11-hit complete game victory. George Kahler started on the mound for Cleveland and allowed 5 hits and 3 runs in 8 innings before being relieved by Jim Baskette (0-1), who allowed 2 hits and 1 run in 1.1 innings with no walks, strikeouts, or fielding chances, taking the loss in his first major league game.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored a run in the bottom of the 11th inning to defeat the St. Louis Browns 2-1 before 1,500 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Jack Coombs (26-12) pitched a 13-hit complete game and batted 2 for 4 with a run batted in to win the pitchers' duel over Earl Hamilton (4-11), who allowed 14 hits in a complete game.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Will Elder. U.S. cartoonist. Mr. Elder, born Wolf William Eisenberg, worked with publisher Harvey Kurtzman in the 1950s, most notably with Mad in its early years. The two later worked together at Playboy magazine, creating and producing the cartoon feature Little Annie Fanny (1962-1988). Mr. Elder died of complications related to Parkinson's disease on May 15, 2008 at the age of 86.

Football
CRU
IRFU-ARU pre-season
Hamilton Tigers (IRFU) 15 @ Edmonton (ARU) 3

The Tigers became the first eastern team to play a game in western Canada when they began a three-city tour with a win over the Eskimos at Diamond Park. The game started at 4 P.M. because of a lack of lights (and no daylight saving time). Jimmy Bill of the Eskimos suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of action until the post-season, and a few minutes later, teammate Moe Lieberman, playing guard, suffered a similar injury that ended his career. All 3 Edmonton points came on singles by punter Jack Fraser.

90 years ago
1931

Politics and government
N.Z. Prime Minister George Forbes formed a coalition government between his United Party and the Reform Party, led by Gordon Coates, in order to deal with the Depression.

80 years ago
1941

War
The German government announced that 23 hostages in Tournai, Belgium would be shot in reprisal for the killing of two German police officials unless those responsible were discovered within 10 days. Berlin dispatches estimated that 295 people had been executed in Nazi-occupied countries since August 1, most of them in Yugoslavia. An official Moscow report said that U.K. and U.S. aid missions had arrived by plane together in Russia.

Abominations
On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murdered 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine; the victims were the survivors of the previous killings that had taken place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews had been executed.

Defense
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull indicated that he would favour the modification of the Neutrality Act to permit arming U.S. merchant ships and allowing them to enter war zones.

Radio
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman James Fly said that the FCC was primarily concerned with the diversification of the radio industry and the "weeding out of monopolistic tendencies in broadcasting."

Technology
University of Michigan librarian William Bishop said that the highly perishable nature of wood pulp threatened the preservation of valuable reasearch documents, and suggested the use of midrofilm as the most feasible substitute.

Economics and finance
U.S. Price Administrator Leon Henderson testified before the House of Representatives Banking and Currency Committee that Bernard Baruch's plan for a blanket price ceiling was impracticable because of the tremendous administrative problem it would create.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Vancouver (1-3) 0 @ Winnipeg (2-0) 18

The Blue Bombers' win at Osborne Stadium was the second shutout against the Grizzlies in as many games, both on the road.

75 years ago
1946

Crime
Evelyn Dick was charged with the murder of her husband John Dick, a Hamilton, Ontario streetcar conductor, whose chopped-up body, minus head and limbs was found, partly concealed by a rocky outcrop, by children playing on Hamilton Mountain. Mrs. Dick, 25, had deserted Mr. Dick because her parents did not approve of their marriage and because he could not support her expensive lifestyle.

Diplomacy
Chinese Communist leader Chou En-lai said that American mediation in the China dispute was "neither fair nor impartial," and accused the United States of violating the Big Three Moscow pledge to withdraw from China.

Protest
Tribesmen demanding autonomy in the Iranian province of Fars revolted against the Iranian government and captured the Persian Gulf port of Ganaveh.

A group of 139 American writers led by Dorothy C. Fisher petitioned President Harry Truman to free 1,500 conscientious objectors who were still in prison.

Politics and government
U.S. President Harry Truman named U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Averell Harriman to succeed Henry Wallace as U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Columnist Drew Pearson reported that the men behind Mr. Truman's dismissal of Mr. Wallace were Senators Tom Connally (Democrat--Texas) and Arthur Vandenberg (Republican--Michigan), presidential adviser James Farley, and John Foster Dulles, adviser to New York Governor Thomas Dewey.

Journalism
The U.S.S.R.-licensed German newspaper Berliner Zeitung charged that American authorities were sanctioning the secret manufacture of munitions in their occupation zone.

Labour
The wildcat strikes that had begun four days earlier at the Detroit plants of Chrysler Motors and Briggs Manufacturing Company ended.

Football
AAFC
Cleveland (3-0) 28 @ Buffalo (0-3) 0
Brooklyn (1-2) 13 @ San Francisco (2-1) 32

70 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Too Young--Nat "King" Cole; Toni Arden (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Because of You--Tony Bennett (Best Seller--3rd week at #1; Disc Jockey--1st week at #1); Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney (Jukebox--8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Because of You--Tony Bennett (3rd week at #1)
--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
2 Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney
--Kay Starr
3 Sweet Violets--Dinah Shore
4 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
5 The Loveliest Night of the Year--Mario Lanza
6 I Get Ideas--Tony Martin
--Louis Armstrong
7 Cold, Cold Heart--Tony Bennett
8 The World is Waiting for the Sunrise--Les Paul and Mary Ford
9 Jezebel--Frankie Laine
10 Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle--Guy Mitchell

Singles entering the chart were Down Yonder, with versions by Del Wood and Champ Butler (#23); I'll Always Remember You by Nat "King" Cole (#32); The Musicians by Dinah Shore, Betty Hutton, Tony Martin, and Phil Harris (#34); and Black Strap Molasses by Danny Kaye, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman, and Groucho Marx (#35).

Died on this date
John O'Brien, 78. U.S. politician. Mr. O'Brien, a Democrat, was elected Mayor of New York in a special election in 1932 after the surprise resignation of Jimmy Walker. Mr. O'Brien was in office for the entire year of 1933, but was defeated by Fiorello La Guardia in his bid for re-election.

World events
Yugoslavia reported the deportation of 44 White Russian emigres to Bulgaria as "Soviet agents."

Politics and government
An Australian referendum resulted in the rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment permitting the government to outlaw the Communist Party.

U.S. State Department adviser John Paton Davies, recently cleared of security charges, became deputy director of the U.S. High Commissioner's Office of Political Affairs in West Germany.

Labour
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board ruled that employers were justified in attempting to avoid losses by closing down in the face of union threats to strike without notice.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (2-3) 10 @ Toronto (2-3) 17

WIFU
Saskatchewan (4-4) 30 @ Winnipeg (3-5) 17
Calgary (2-6) 11 @ Edmonton (7-1) 30

Baseball
Boston Red Sox' second baseman Bobby Doerr, who hadn't played since September 7, announced his retirement because of a back ailment that had been bothering him since August. He was batting .289 with 13 home runs and 73 runs batted in in 106 games in 1951. In 14 seasons he hit .288 with 223 homers and 1,247 RBIs in 1,865 games.

Dom DiMaggio doubled home Clyde Vollmer and Walt Dropo with 2 out in the bottom of the 2nd inning to provide the necessary scoring for the Red Sox as they shut out the New York Yankees 5-0 before 31,377 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Mel Parnell (18-10) pitched a 4-hitter to win over Ed Lopat (20-9).

Bob Cain (12-12) pitched a 4-hit complete game and batted 3 for 4 with a run and 3 runs batted in to help the Detroit Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians 9-4 before 15,714 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, leaving the second-place Indians 1½ games behind the American League-leading Yankees. Bob Lemon (17-14) took the loss.

Monte Irvin tripled home Bobby Thomson and scored on a single by Willie Mays as the New York Giants scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 1-1 tie and defeat the Boston Braves 4-1 before 11,925 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Larry Jansen (20-11) pitched a 4-hitter, allowing 1 unearned run, to win the pitchers' duel over Warren Spahn (21-13), who allowed 9 hits and 4 earned runs in a complete game.

Andy Seminick doubled home 2 runs in the 2nd inning and Eddie Pellagrini hit a 2-run home run to climax a 3-run 3rd to help the Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7-3 before 30,723 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, reducing the Dodgers' National League lead over the second-place Giants to 3 games. Karl Drews (1-0) pitched an 8-hit complete game for his first major league win in 2 years and his first with the Phillies, while Don Newcombe (18-9) took the loss.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Wild in the Country--Elvis Presley

On television tonight
The Lawless Years, starring James Gregory, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Ike, the Novelty King

This was the 47th and last episode of the series.

The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Arrival, starring Harold J. Stone, Noah Keen, and Fredd Wayne

Died on this date
Marion Davies, 64. U.S. actress. Miss Davies, born Marion Douras, began her career on stage, and met newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst in 1916 while she was performing in the Ziegfeld Follies, becoming his mistress until his death in 1951. Miss Davies appeared in silent movies, and showed talent for comedy in films such as Show People (1928), but Mr. Hearst misused her talent, miscasting her in movies such as Cain and Mabel (1936). She retired from acting in 1937 and became a drunkard, while generously supporting various charities. Miss Davies died after a two-year battle with cancer of the jaw.

Baseball
Jim Gentile tied a major league record with his fifth grand slam of the season as the big blow of a 7-run 5th inning for the Baltimore Orioles as they beat the Chicago White Sox 8-6 before 12,276 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Floyd Robinson of the White Sox made the game close with a grand slam of his own with 2 out in the 9th. Baltimore leadoff hitter Brooks Robinson batted 4 for 5 with a triple, run, and 3 runs batted in. Dean Look made his major league debut with the White Sox, flying out as a pinch hitter to lead off the bottom of the 5th; he was replaced in the lineup by pitcher Alan Brice, who allowed 1 hit and no runs in 2 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out 1 in his major league debut. Chuck Estrada (14-9) was the winning pitcher over Frank Baumann (10-13).

Bill Mazeroski hit a 2-run home run to climax a 4-run 9th inning for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they overcame a 3-2 deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 before 4,687 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. All the 9th-inning runs were unearned as a the result of a pair of Philadelphia errors. Clem Labine (4-1) pitched 3 hitless and scoreless innings of relief to get the win over Frank Sullivan (3-16). Donn Clendenon made his major league debut as the Pirates; left fielder, batting 0 for 3 with a base on balls, making 4 putouts. It was also the first major league game for first base umpire Paul Prior; for some reason, five umpires were used in the game, with Ed Sudol down the left field line.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Hey Girl Don't Bother Me--The Tams (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Rod Serling's Night Gallery, on NBC
Tonight's episode: A Death in the Family, starring E.G. Marshall and Desi Arnaz, Jr.; The Merciful, starring Imogene Coca and King Donovan; The Class of '99, starring Vincent Price, Brandon de Wilde, and Randolph Mantooth; Witches' Feast, starring Agnes Moorehead and Ruth Buzzi

Football
CFL
Calgary (8-2) 11 @ Montreal (5-3) 26

Baseball
The Rochester Red Wings, champions of the International League, defeated the Denver Bears, champions of the American Association, 9-6, to win the Junior World Series 4 games to 3.

The Philadelphia Phillies left 14 runners on base as they lost 2-0 to the Montreal Expos before 8,798 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Bill Stoneman (17-14) allowed 8 hits and walked 8 batters, but struck out 11 in winning the pitchers' duel over Rick Wise (16-14), who allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings. The Expos scored the winning run when Terry Humphrey doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 5th inning and eventually scored on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly by Boots Day. Ron Fairly led off the bottom of the 6th inning with a base on balls and eventually scored from third base on a 2-out single by Rich Hacker; it was Mr. Hacker's second and last major league run batted in.

Lee May tripled home Pete Rose with 1 out in the bottom of the 1st inning and scored on a single by Tony Perez to provide the deciding runs as the Cincinnati Reds came back from an early 1-run deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 before 10,013 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Gary Nolan (12-14) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory to outduel Bill Singer (9-17).

Bobby Bonds singled home Jim Howarth to open the scoring in the top of the 1st inning and led off the 5th with a home run for the eventual winning run for the San Francisco Giants as they defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 before 11,208 fans at the Astrodome, increasing their National League West Division lead over the second-place Dodgers to 2½ games. Juan Marichal (16-11) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory. J.R. Richard started on the mound for the Astros but was relieved after walking 3 batters and allowing Mr. Bonds' single, without retiring a batter. Tom Griffin (0-6), the third of seven Houston pitchers, surrendered Mr. Bonds' homer and was charged with the loss.

Luis Aparicio doubled home Rick Miller and Doug Griffin with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to climax a 3-run rally for the Boston Red Sox as they overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 before 10,554 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Mike Garman (1-0) allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Mickey Lolich (25-12), who allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game.

Boog Powell drove in 4 runs with a pair of 2-run home runs, Bobby Grich drove in 3 with his first major league homer, and Ellie Hendricks batted 4 for 5 with a run and 2 RBIs to help the Baltimore Orioles rout the New York Yankees 10-1 before 8,845 fans at Yankee Stadium. Jim Palmer (19-9) pitched a 6-hit complete game to win over Stan Bahnsen (14-11).

Vince Colbert loaded the bases with walks and surrendered a 3-run double by opposing pitcher Bill Gogolewski with 2 out in the bottom of the 2nd inning, giving the Washington Senators a 3-0 lead as they held on to defeat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 before 1,458 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. Mr. Gogolewski (6-5) allowed 9 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings to get the win over Mr. Colbert (6-6), with Joe Grzenda pitching 2 scoreless innings to get the save.

Rick Reichardt led off the 7th inning with a home run to open the scoring, while Rich McKinney singled home Tom Bradley and scored on a single by Bill Melton in the 8th as the Chicago White Sox shut out the Oakland Athletics 3-0 before 3,497 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mr. Bradley (15-14) pitched a 4-hitter. Vida Blue started on the mound for Oakland and allowed 2 hits in 5 innings before being lifted for a pinch hitter. Jim Roland (1-3) pitched the next 2 innings and took the loss.

The Kansas City Royals erupted for 9 runs in the top of the 9th inning to overcome a 3-1 deficit and defeat the California Angels 10-3 before 5,030 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Bobby Floyd entered the game as a pinch runner at first base for Dennis Paepke with none out in the 9th, scored from second base on a double by pinch hitter Sandy Valdespino, and later in the inning drew a base on balls and scored from second on a single by Joe Keough. Rudy May started on the mound for the Angels and allowed 4 hits in 7 innings, leaving for a pinch hitter with a 3-1 lead.

40 years ago
1981

Died on this date
Harry Warren, 87. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Warren, born Salvatore Antonio Guaragna, was the first major songwriter to write primarily for cinema. He was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning for writing the music for Lullaby of Broadway (Gold Diggers of 1935) (1935); You'll Never Know (Hello, Frisco, Hello) (1943); and On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (The Harvey Girls) (1945). Mr. Warren's other songs are too numerous to mention here.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')--Kate Yanai
2 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
3 Do the Limbo Dance--David Hasselhoff
4 Wind of Change--Scorpions
5 Any Dream Will Do--Jason Donovan
6 Love and Understanding--Cher
7 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
8 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
9 Gett Off--Prince and the New Power Generation
10 Sailing on the Seven Seas--OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)

Singles entering the chart were Calling Elvis; Gett Off; and La cumbia by Sailor (#28).

Archaeology
The Dead Sea Scrolls were made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (5-7) 8 @ Winnipeg (7-5) 40
Hamilton (1-11) 17 @ Calgary (9-3) 28

Winnipeg quarterback Tom Burgess threw 5 touchdown passes as the Blue Bombers routed the Rough Riders before 32,675 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Troy Westwood played his first CFL game as the Blue Bombers' kicker, replacing the injured Trevor Kennerd, and kicked 5 converts and a 22-yard field goal.

Paul Clatney returned a blocked punt 39 yards for the game's first touchdown in the 3rd quarter as the Stampeders beat the Tiger-Cats before 21,512 fans at McMahon Stadium.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Twisted--Keith Sweat (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (ض3): Break My Stride--Unique II (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Wannabe--Spice Girls (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Scotland (OCC): Breakfast at Tiffany's--Deep Blue Something (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Dorothy Lamour, 81. U.S. actress and singer. Miss Lamour, born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton, was a singer with Herbie Kay's orchestra before going to Hollywood, where she was best known for her supporting performances in the "Road" movies with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby from 1940-1962.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (6-7) 24 @ Ottawa (3-9) 21

Paul Osbaldiston tied the CFL single-game record with 8 field goals--the last coming from 33 yards on the final play of regulation time--as the Tiger-Cats edged the Rough Riders before 26,813 fans at Frank Clair Stadium. Mr. Osbaldiston kicked 3 field goals in the last 2 minutes, and 2 in the last 1:46. Ottawa quarterback David Archer completed 19 of 28 passes and completed touchdown passes to Joe Rogers in the 1st quarter and James Ellingson in the 2nd quarter, but also threw 4 interceptions. Troy Mills rushed 1 yard for the third Ottawa TD in the 4th quarter, all of which were converted by Wayne Lammle. The Tiger-Cats scored no points other than Mr. Osbaldiston's field goals, and the Rough Riders had no scoring other than from converted touchdowns. This is the only game in CFL history in which a team scored 3 touchdowns more than the other team and still lost the game.



20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Isaac Stern, 81. Polish-born U.S. musician. Mr. Stern moved with his family to San Francisco at the age of 14 months. He was one of the 20th century's most prominent classical concert violinists, with a performing and recording career spanning more than 60 years. Mr. Stern toured the U.S.S.R. in 1951 and the People's Republic of China (with pianist David Golub) in 1979, becoming the first American violinist to tour both countries. He performed with pianist Alexander Zakin from 1940-1977, and was known for championing young musicians such as violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Mr. Stern died of heart failure.

Americana
Katie Harman, representing Oregon, was crowned Miss America 2002 at the annual pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.



Journalism
British Broadcasting Corporation world affairs editor John Simpson became the only television reporter to broadcast from Taliban-held Afghanistan as that country was preparing for an attack by the U.S.A.

Football
CFL
Calgary (5-7-0-1) 26 @ Hamilton (6-5) 29 (OT)

September 19, 2021

1,090 years ago
931

Born on this date
Muzong. Emperor of China, 951-969. Muzong, whose personal name was Yelü Jing, acceded to the throne of the Liao Dynasty upon the assassination of his cousin Emperor Shizong. Emperor Muzong had to deal with plots and rebellions against him, and forcibly suppressed all but the least, in which he was murdered by his servants while on a hunting trip on March 12, 969 at the age of 37. Muzong was succeeded by Jingzong.

470 years ago
1551

Born on this date
Henry III. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, 1573-1575; King of France, 1574-1589. Henry III, the last French monarch of the Valois dynasty, died on August 2, 1589 at the age of 37, the day after being stabbed by Jacques Clément, who was immediately executed by the king's bodyguards. King Henry was succeeded on the French throne by Henry IV.

210 years ago
1811

Born on this date
Orson Pratt. U.S. religious leader. Mr. Pratt joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 as one of its earliest converts, and was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (1835-1842, 1843-1881), leading the Mormon Church's mission in Britain and opening it in Austria. While he was abroad, Mormon President Joseph Smith attempted to add Mr. Pratt's wife Sarah to his harem under the newly-invented doctrine of polygamy. Mr. Pratt was excommunicated in 1842 over his opposition to the practice, but was soon returned to the fold, and eventually became one of Mormonism's most prominent apologists for plural marriage, marrying 10 women himself. He died from complications of diabetes on October 3, 1881, two weeks after his 70th birthday.

180 years ago
1841

Died on this date
Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham, 42. Governor General of Canada, 1839-1841. Lord Sydenham held various positions in Britain before succeeding Lord Durham as Governor General of the Province of Canada. He implemented the Union Act which united the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, which became, respectively, Canada West and Canada East, and moved the capital to Kingston. Lord Sydenham adopted policies that favoured English-speaking Canada West, which made him unpopular in French-speaking Canada East. He suffered from severe gout and had submitted his resignation, but he died in Kingston of a tetanus infection 15 days after suffering a broken and lacerated leg in a fall from his horse, and six days after his 42nd birthday. Lord Sydenham was succeeded as Governor General by Sir Charles Bagot.

150 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Frederick Ruple. Swiss-born U.S. artist. Mr. Ruple, born Frederick Rupli, moved to the United States in 1891, and lived in Ohio, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, with the latter two states providing the inspiration for his portraits and murals. His most famous work was The Spirit of '89, a depiction of the beginning of the Oklahoma land rush. Mr. Ruple died on May 23, 1938 at the age of 66.

140 years ago
1881

Died on this date
James A. Garfield, 49. 20th President of the United States, 1881. Mr. Garfield, a Republican, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1863-1881. He was chosen by the Ohio state senate to fill a U.S. Senate vacancy in 1879, and won a narrow victory over Democratic Party candidate Winfield Scott Hancock in the U.S. presidential election on November 2, 1880, becoming the only person to be elected to the presidency directly from the U.S. House of Representatives. For a brief time he was a sitting Congressman, Senator-elect, and President-elect. Mr. Garfield made civil service reform a priority of his presidency, and on July 2, 1881, he was shot in the back at a railroad station in Washington by Charles Guiteau, a lawyer, political office-seeker, and pseudo-Christian utopian socialist. Mr. Garfield's wound was probably survivable, but his doctors helped spread infection by poking and prodding with unwashed hands and unsterilized instruments in attempting to find the bullet. Mr. Garfield was succeeded in office by Vice President Chester A. Arthur.

130 years ago
1891

Transportation
The Grand Trunk Railway opened the single-track St. Clair Tunnel under the St. Clair River to Port Huron, connecting the GTR from Sarnia, Ontario to lines in Michigan; construction had begun in 1888.

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Bill Plummer. U.S. baseball pitcher. William Lawrence Plummer played in the Pacific Coast League with the Portland Beavers (1921) and Seattle Indians (1923-1925, 1927), compiling a record of 17-29 in 79 games, and hitting at least 1 home run in 80 games, helping the Indians win the PCL championship in 1924. He missed the 1922 and 1926 seasons because of injury, and played in just one game in his final season. Mr. Plummer's brother-in-law Red Baldwin was his teammate and catcher in 1924-1925. Mr. Plummer later served as a police officer in Oakland, and was a farmer and school bus driver in California. His son William Francis Plummer was a catcher with the Chicago Cubs (1968), Cincinnati Reds (1970-1977) and Seattle Mariners (1978). Bill L. Plummer died on December 29, 1979 at the age of 78.

Joe Pasternak. Hungarian-born U.S. movie producer. Mr. Pasternak had success in Germany and Austria before fleeing to the United States after the Nazis came to power in Germany. He was known for producing light musical comedies such as Three Smart Girls (1936). Mr. Pasternak died of Parkinson's disease on September 13, 1991, six days before his 90th birthday.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
William Golding. U.K. author. Sir William was best known for the novels Lord of the Flies (1954) and Rites of Passage (1980). He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his novels, which with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today." Sir William died on June 19, 1993 at the age of 81.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Charlie Conerly. U.S. football player. Mr. Conerly played quarterback at the University of Mississippi (1942, 1946-1947), earning All-American honours in his senior year. He also played baseball at Ole Miss, and was offered a professional contract after batting .467 in 1948. Mr. Conerly played with the New York Giants (1948-1961), setting numerous franchise records and quarterbacking the team to the National Football League championship in 1956 and earning Second Team All-Pro recognition in 1959. He played in three other NFL Championship games, ending his career in the Giants' 37-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the 1961 NFL Championship game. Mr. Conerly portrayed the Marlboro Man in cigarette advertisements, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. He died on February 13, 1996 at the age of 74.

Billy Ward. U.S. musician. Mr. Ward, born Robert L. Williams, was a child prodigy and a classically-trained pianist who achieved success as bandleader, arranger, and occasional songwriter and singer for the rhythm and blues group Billy Ward and his Dominoes. The group, whose lead singers included Clyde McPhatter and Jackie Wilson, had a string of hits from 1950-1958, including Sixty Minute Man (1951); Have Mercy Baby (1952); These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (1953); Rags to Riches (1953); Star Dust (1957); and Deep Purple (1958). Mr. Ward died on February 16, 2002 at the age of 80; Billy Ward and his Dominoes were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006.

90 years ago
1931

Football
CRU
ARU
Calgary (1-0) 4 @ Edmonton (0-1) 3

The Calgary team that year was known as the Altomah-Tigers.

80 years ago
1941

War
German troops took Kiev, while other German units had already penetrated 150 miles beyond the Ukrainian city. German U-Boat U-74 torpedoed and sank Royal Canadian Navy Flower Class corvette HMCS Lévis, with the loss of 18 lives, 200 kilometres off Cape Farewell, Greenland. Another U-boat sank the U.S. government-owned ship SS Pink Star off the coast of Iceland. Eight "Communists" were executed in Paris for anti-German activities.

The Peruvian Army announced that 100 Ecuadorian troops had arttacked 20 Peruvian soldiers the previous day at Panupali along the border.

Diplomacy
Mrs. Constantin Smetanin, wife of the Soviet Ambassador to Japan, and 50 other relatives of embassy staff members left Tokyo for Russia, presumably because of deteriorating U.S.S.R.-Japan relations.

Defense
U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox announced that at least 12 British warships were being repaired in American shipyards under the Lend-Lease program. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull told a press conference that the United States was planning greater and swifter aid to the U.S.S.R.

Journalism
Brooklyn Dodgers' manager Leo Durocher punched and knocked down Associated Press reporter Ted Meier in a street fight in Philadelphia after being asked a "tactless" question.

Labour
U.S. national Defense Mediation Board Chairman William H. Davis announced a 30-day truce in the "union shop" dispute between the Congress of Industrial Organizations United Mine Workers of America and mine operators in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Vancouver (1-2) 0 @ Regina (2-2) 18

75 years ago
1946

War
Chinese Communist leader Chou En-lai broke off peace negotiations in Nanking, charging the Nationalists and Americans with basing their policies on the assumption of war with the U.S.S.R.

Diplomacy
Speaking at the University of Zurich former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called for a "partnership" between France and Germany as the first step in the creation of a "United States of Europe."

Defense
U.S. Army Chemical Corps Chief General Alden Watt reported the development of an unnamed bacteria toxin, "perhaps the most highly toxic substance known," but said that it had been isolated only in minute quantities.

Space
James Van Allen of Johns Hopkins University revealed that tests of German V-2 rockets had disclosed the existence of a belt of cosmic rays 20 miles above the Earth with a radiation level 300 times greater than could be found on the surface.

Science
Dutch paleontologist G.H.R. von Koeningswald, held for 30 months in Japanese prison camps, arrived in New York with the bones of Java Man, a hominid that supposedly lived 500,000 years ago.

Politics and government
U.S. military authorities in Germany announced a land reform project which would break up estates larger than 250 acres in the American zone into small farm holdings.

Economics and finance
The U.S. State Department released a proposal for a world trade charter detailing a code of practices and proposing creation of an International Trade Organization.

70 years ago
1951

On the radio
Pete Kelly's Blues, starring Jack Webb, on NBC
Tonight's episode: June Gould

At the movies
A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Elia Kazan, and starring Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden, and Kim Hunter, received its premiere screening in New York City.



Television
Paramount Pictures Corporation demonstrated a television tube developed by University of California physicist Ernest O. Lawrence that was capable of receiving both black and white and colour broadcasts.

War
The U.S. State Department denied reports that Indochina had been given equal priority with Korea for American arms, but admitted that French need in Vietnam were considered a "close second."

U.S. Army General Albert Wedemeyer, testifying before a U.S. Senate Internal Security subcommittee, claimed that State Department aides John Davies, John Service, and Raymond Ludden gave him advice that would have aided Chinese Communists during his tenure as U.S. commander in China during World War II.

World events
Canton's South China Morning Post reported the arrest of over 400,000 political suspects (other than guerrillas) in South China during the past two years.

Politics and government
U.K. Prime Minister Clement Attlee called a general election for October 26 in the hope of getting a majority of seats in the House of Commons large enough to avoid reliance on the leftist Labour bloc led by Aneurin Bevan.

U.S. screenwriter Martin Berkeley, testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities, listed more than 100 alleged Communists he had known in Hollywood, including writers Lillian Hellman, Ring Lardner, Dalton Trumbo, and John Howard Lawson.

Technology
The first valeteria, an automatic clothes-pressing device, was displayed in Cleveland.

Economics and finance
Wholesale ceiling prices of beef in the United States increased by an average of 10¢ per pound under an order announced by the Office of Price Stabilization.

Boxing
Former world middleweight champion Rocky Graziano (65-8-6) scored a technical knockout of Tony Janiro (80-13-2) at 2:45 of the 10th and final round of their bout at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.



Baseball
Early Wynn (20-12) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory and Larry Doby drew 5 bases on balls and scored 4 runs for the Cleveland Indians as they whipped the Boston Red Sox 15-2 before 23,321 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Boston starting pitcher Mickey McDermott (8-7) was relieved after walking Bobby Avila, surrendering a home run to Ray Boone, and walking Mr. Doby to start the game. Buddy Rosar caught the first 5 innings for Boston, amking 4 putouts, batting 1 for 2, and leaving for a pinch runner in the bottom of the 5th in the 988th and last game of his 13-year major league career.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 4th inning, Phil Rizzuto and Bob Kuzava drew bases on balls, and Mickey Mantle hit a 3-run home run to break a 2-2 tie as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 before 12,127 fans at Yankee Stadium to remain 3 percentage points ahead of the second-place Indians in the American League pennant race. Chicago catcher Gus Niarhos hit his only major league homer with 1 out in the 9th.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning as they beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 before 1,441 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Bobby Shantz (17-9) pitched a 4-hitter and singled home the game's final run. Dick Marlowe, the last of four Detroit pitchers, pitched a perfect 8th inning in his major league debut.

Mickey Livingston singled home Gil Hodges and Billy Cox to break a 0-0 tie in the 4th inning and Preacher Roe (21-2) pitched a 5-hitter to outduel Max Lanier (11-9) as the Brooklyn Dodgers shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 before 27,405 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, extending their National League lead to 3½ games ahead of the idle New York Giants.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man--Ricky Nelson (11th week at #1)

Popular culture
Shortly before midnight, Betty and Barney Hill were allegedly abducted by space aliens near Indian Head, New Hampshire. This was the first of the modern accounts of alien abductions.

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to open the scoring as they routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 before 14,225 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Cincinnati third baseman Gene Freese batted 2 for 3 with 2 home runs, a base on balls, 3 runs, and 4 runs batted in. Jim O'Toole (17-9) pitched a 7-hitter to win over Bob Friend (14-18).

Ed Bailey singled home Felipe Alou with 1 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning gave the San Francisco Giants an 11-10 win over the Milwaukee Braves before 7,939 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco in a game in which the teams combined to hit 8 home runs, each by a different player. The Giants hit 4 homers off Milwaukee starting pitcher Warren Spahn, including a grand slam by Willie Mays in the 3rd. Milwaukee second baseman Frank Bolling batted 4 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in.

Billy Williams led off the 4th inning with a home run to break a 1-1 tie and Jim Anderson drove in 2 more with his second and last major league homer with 2 out to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 before 10,792 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mr. Anderson (7-9) pitched a 12-hit complete game to win over Stan Williams (13-12). The loss dropped the second-place Dodgers 5 games behind the National League-leading Reds.

Brooks Robinson led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a double and Jerry Adair followed with a double to score Mr. Robinson with what turned out to be the game's only run as the Baltimore Orioles edged the New York Yankees 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 31,317 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Steve Barber (17-11) pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Whitey Ford (24-4), who allowed 7 hits in 7 innings. Elston Howard led off the 4th inning with a single and Bill Skowron followed with a home run to break a 1-1 tie as the Yankees won the second game 3-1. Bud Daley (12-17) pitched a 5-hitter and struck out 9 batters to outduel Hal Brown (10-6), who allowed 12 hits and 3 earned runs in 8 innings.



50 years ago
1971

Died on this date
William F. Albright, 80. Chilean-born U.S. archaeologist. Dr. Albright, the son of Methodist missionaries, was a professor of Semitic Languages at Johns Hopkins University (1930-1958) and Director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem (1922–1929, 1933–1936). He founded the field of biblical archaeology, and did important work at sites in Israel such as Gibeah (Tell el-Fûl, 1922) and Tell Beit Mirsim (1926, 1928, 1930, 1932).

Football
CFL
Toronto (7-2) 26 @ Ottawa (3-6) 17
British Columbia (3-5-1) 31 @ Winnipeg (4-6-1) 31

Winnipeg quarterback and kicker Don Jonas attempted a field goal on the last play of the game with his team trailing 31-28 at Winnipeg Stadium. The kick was unsuccessful, but the Lions were penalized for offside, and Mr. Jonas kicked the tying field goal from 5 yards closer.

NFL
Kansas City (0-1) 14 @ San Diego (0-1) 21
Los Angeles (0-1) 20 @ New Orleans (1-0) 24
Philadelphia (0-1) 14 @ Cincinnati (1-0) 37
Pittsburgh (0-1) 15 @ Chicago (1-0) 17
Miami (0-0-1) 10 @ Denver (0-0-1) 10
Houston (0-1) 0 @ Cleveland (1-0) 31
New York Giants (1-0) 42 @ Green Bay (0-1) 40
Washington (1-0) 24 @ St. Louis (0-1) 17
San Francisco (0-1) 17 @ Atlanta (1-0) 20
Dallas (1-0) 49 @ Buffalo (0-1) 37
New York Jets (0-1) @ Baltimore (1-0) 22
Oakland (0-1) 6 @ New England (1-0) 20

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Baseball
Steve Carlton (19-9) pitched a 4-hitter and singled home the final run as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Montreal Expos 11-0 before 25,769 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Ernie McAnally (10-11) took the loss.

Joe Morgan hit Clay Carroll's first pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning for a home run to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 9,260 fans at the Astrodome, completing a comeback from a 4-0 deficit. Johnny Bench hit a 3-run homer for the Reds in the 3rd inning.

Hal Lanier singled home Bobby Bonds and Dave Kingman with 2 out in the bottom of the 2nd inning to provide the winning margin as the San Francisco Giants came back from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the San Diego Padres 4-1 before 31,135 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Don Carrithers (5-3) allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run in 6.2 innings to get the win over Dave Roberts (13-16), who allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game.

Al Downing (19-8) and Don Sutton (15-12) pitched respective shutouts as the Los Angeles Dodgers swept a doubleheader from the Atlanta Braves 12-0 and 4-0 before 46,735 fans at Dodger Stadium to move to within 1½ games of the National League West Division-leading San Francisco Giants. Los Angeles center fielder Willie Davis batted 4 for 4 with a home run, double, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in in the first game.



Jake Gibbs singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning and advanced to second base on an error by right fielder Roy Foster, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Felipe Alou, and scored on a single by Ron Blomberg to give the New York Yankees a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians before 9,177 fans at Yankee Stadium. Steve Kline (12-13) pitched an 8-hitter to outduel Steve Dunning (8-14), who allowed 4 hits and 2 earned runs, with both pitching complete games.

The Baltimore Orioles amassed 18 hits, with every man in the starting lineup getting at least 1, in an 8-1 win over the Detroit Tigers before 26,099 fans at Tiger Stadium. MIke Cuellar (19-9) pitched a 4-hitter and batted 2 for 4 with a sacrifice and a run batted in to win over Joe Coleman (18-9).

Andy Messersmith (18-13) allowed 2 hits in 7 innings and Dave LaRoche allowed 1 hit in 2 innings for the California Angels as they shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0 before 3,854 fans at White Sox Park. Wilbur Wood (20-13) allowed just 4 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game loss. Sandy Alomar's solo home run with 2 out in the 3rd inning provided the winning run. The game was played in 1 hour 53 minutes.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Out Here on My Own--Nikka Costa (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): One Day in Your Life--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Japanese Boy--Aneka

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 Why Tell Me, Why--Anita Meyer
3 Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)--Ottawan
4 The Old Calahan "Live"--BZN
5 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
6 P.S.--Dolly Dots
7 Japanese Boy--Aneka
8 Just for You--Spargo
9 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
10 Who Let the Heartache In--Patricia Paay

Singles entering the chart were Lieve Bella Beer by Ron Brandsteder (#27); Queen of Hearts by Juice Newton (#29); Agadou by Saragossa Band (#34); You'll Never Know by Hi-Gloss (#35); Oeh, Wat 'n Volk by Normaal (#36); and Ze Zijn Nog Niet Vergeten (De Liedjes Van Weleer) by Johnny Jordaan (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (6th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
4 Urgent--Foreigner
5 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me--Ronnie Milsap
6 Who's Crying Now--Journey
7 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
8 Lady (You Bring Me Up)--Commodores
9 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
10 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters

Singles entering the chart were Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) by Marty Balin (#77); Aiming at Your Heart by the Temptations (#83); I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us by Meat Loaf (#85); The House of the Rising Sun by Dolly Parton (#87); and At This Moment by Billy and the Beaters (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (6th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters
4 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
5 Urgent--Foreigner
6 Who's Crying Now--Journey
7 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
8 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
9 (There's) No Gettin' Over You--Ronnie Milsap
10 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Here I Am by Air Supply (#80); More Stars by Stars on 45 (#84); Oh No by the Commodores (#85); Mony Mony by Billy Idol (#88); and No Time to Lose by the Tarney/Spencer Band (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (5th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Urgent--Foreigner
4 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters
5 Who's Crying Now--Journey
6 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
7 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
8 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
9 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me--Ronnie Milsap
10 Jessie's Girl--Rick Springfield

Singles entering the chart were Atlanta Lady (Something About Your Love) by Marty Balin (#69); Here I Am (Just When I Thought I was Over You) by Air Supply (#70); You Saved My Soul by Burton Cummings (#80); Searchin' by Santana (#88); Never Too Much by Luther Vandross (#93); and On the Beat by B.B. & Q. Band (#98).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Urgent--Foreigner (2nd week at #1)
2 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
3 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
4 Fire and Ice--Pat Benatar
5 Start Me Up--The Rolling Stones
6 In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins
7 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
8 Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)--Joey Scarbury
9 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
10 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters

Singles entering the chart were I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us by Meat Loaf (#45); Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#47); Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police (#49); and The Friends of Mr. Cairo by Jon and Vangelis (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
2 Lady (You Bring Me Up)--Commodores
3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
4 The Break Up Song (They Don't Write 'em)--Greg Kihn Band
5 The Voice--The Moody Blues
6 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
7 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
8 Who's Crying Now--Journey
9 Thirsty Ears--Powder Blues
10 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton

Singles entering the chart were Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#26); Sure Enough by Jesse Winchester (#28); and Hard to Say by Dan Fogelberg (#30).

Music
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel performed the The Concert in Central Park, a free event before a New York audience estimated at 500,000.

Football
CFL
Toronto (0-11) 14 @ British Columbia (8-3) 45
Edmonton (9-1-1) 21 @ Calgary (5-5) 10

The Argonauts' loss to the Lions at Empire Stadium in Vancouver marked an unsuccessful head coaching debut for Tommy Hudspeth, who had replaced the fired Willie Wood.

About 34,000 fans were in attendance at the beginning of the game between the Stampeders and Eskimos at McMahon Stadium, but when heavy rain and wind moved in as the 2nd quarter ended, most of them left, and only about 8,000 were left when the 3rd quarter began, despite the fact that the Stampeders trailed only 14-9. The Eskimos completed just 5 of 15 passes, using Warren Moon at quarterback when the wind was in their favour and Tom Wilkinson when the wind was against them. With Mr. Wilkinson in the 2nd and 4th quarters, the Eskimos were able to control the ball with the rushing of Jim Germany and Neil Lumsden. Edmonton punter Hank Ilesic boomed a team-record 88-yard punt with the wind, while kicker Dave Cutler missed the convert on the game's final touchdown because his toe was frozen from the cold weather. Veteran Edmonton play-by-play broadcaster Bryan Hall said it was the worst weather he'd ever seen for a game. The game was the first of 1981 to be telecast on CBC after a technicians' strike had prevented CBC from broadcasting games for the first two months of the season, and was the first game for former Saskatchewan Roughriders' quarterback and head coach Ron Lancaster as colour commentator on CBC telecasts. He was an immediate success, and stayed in that position for 10 years before returning to coaching.

CIAU
Saskatchewan (1-2) 8 @ Alberta (2-1) 33

The Golden Bears took a 32-0 halftime lead and coasted to victory over the Huskies at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. Backup quarterback Randy Stollery relieved ineffective starter Jaimie Crawford and completed 7 of 10 passes for 84 yards and 3 touchdowns--2 to Peter Eshenko, the other to Dave Brown. The Alberta defense made 5 interceptions and recovered 4 of 7 Saskatchewan fumbles.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Don't Cry--Guns N' Roses

Archaeology
Ötzi the Iceman, a mummy believed to be from 3350--3105 B.C., was discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

Science
Canadian Justice Minister Kim Campbell announced $236 million in federal support toward building a $700-million KAON particle accelerator in her home city of Vancouver.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Insomnia--Faithless (2nd week at #1)

World events
The Thai military staged a coup in Bangkok against the elected caretaker government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra; the Constitution was revoked and martial law was declared. The new government was led by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin and organized as the Council for Democratic Reform (CDR).

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Emilien Cote, 73. Canadian baseball umpire. Mr. Cote, a native of Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, worked 7 games in the National League in April 1979 as a replacement umpire while the regular umpires were on strike.

Bill Stafford, 63. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Stafford played with the New York Yankees (1960-1965) and Kansas City Athletics (1966-1967), compiling a record of 43-40 with an earned run average of 3.52 in 186 games, batting .155 with no home runs and 14 runs batted in in 187 games. He had consecutive 14-9 records in 1961 and 1962, helping the Yankees win the World Series in both years. Mr. Stafford appeared in 4 World Series games (1960-1962), posting a 1-0 record with a 2.08 ERA, batting 0 for 6, with his win being a complete game in the third game of the 1962 Series. He suffered a misdiagnosed torn rotator cuff in his pitching shoulder in 1963; that and other injuries shortened his career. Mr. Stafford worked at various sales and promotions jobs after his baseball career, and died of a heart attack.

War
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, the U.S. ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf.

Baseball
Derek Jeter drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs to help the New York Yankees defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 before 18,465 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Winning pitcher Roger Clemens (20-1) allowed 5 hits and 3 runs--2 earned--in 6.1 innings.

Edgar Martinez hit a 2-run home run and Jamie Moyer (18-5) allowed 3 hits in 6 innings for the Seattle Mariners as they shut out the Anaheim Angels 5-0 before 45,459 fans at Safeco Field in Seattle for their 106th win of the season, becoming the first major league team in 2001 to clinch a playoff spot.

Albert Pujols drove in 3 runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 29,332 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Mr. Pujols' RBIs raised his total for the season to 120, a National League record for a rookie, beating the mark of 119 set by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930. Winning pitcher Matt Morris (20-7) allowed 5 hits and 1 run--earned--in 7 innings. Brandon Kolb, the last of six Milwaukee pitchers, allowed 2 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 1 inning, striking out 1 batter and walking none in the 21st and last game of his 2-year major league career.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Dolores Hope, 102. U.S. singer. Mrs. Hope was a model before singing under the name Dolores Reade with the Joe Venuti Orchestra in 1933, the year she met comedian Bob Hope. The two were married in 1934 and remained married until his death in 2003. Mrs. Hope accompanied her husband on his overseas tours, and recorded several albums in her later years.

George Cadle Price, 92. Prime Minister of Belize, 1981-1984, 1989-1993. Mr. Price co-founded the People's United Party in 1950, when Belize was a colony known as British Honduras. He represented Belize North in the B.H. Legislative Assembly (1954-1961), and represented Freetown (1961-1984) and Pickstock (1989-2003) in the House of Representatives, serving as Premier of British Honduras (1964-1973), and Premier of Belize (1973-1981) after the renamed colony gained independence from British rule. Mr. Price served as Leader of the Opposition (1993-1996), retiring as party leader at the age of 77. He has been called the "Father of the Country."

George Benton, 78. U.S. boxer and trainer. Mr. Benton, nicknamed "The Mayor of North Philadelphia," was a middleweight who compiled a professional record of 61-13-1 from 1949-1970. He was the number one contender for the world middleweight title in the early 1960s, but Lou Duva, manager of champion Joey Giardello, refued to grant Mr. Benton a title fight. Mr. Benton's career in the ring ended when he was shot in the back by someone who had been beaten up by Mr. Benton's brother after the shooter attempted to pick up Mr. Benton's sister in a bar. Mr. Benton was in and out of hospital for two years, and the bullet remained lodged in his back. He became a boxing trainer, and was named by the Boxing Writers Association of America as "Trainer of the Year" in 1989 and 1990. Mr. Benton was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001, and died from pneumonia.

Thomas Capano, 61. U.S. lawyer. Mr. Capano was a lawyer and political consultant in Wilmington, Delaware who began an affair in 1994 with Anne Marie Fahey, appointments secretary to then-Governor Tom Carper. Mr. Capano separated from his wife in 1995, the year Miss Fahey began an affair with another man. Miss Fahey was last seen alive on June 27, 1996 when she and Mr. Capano went to dinner in Philadelphia. After more than a year of investigation, Mr. Capano was charged with her murder, with prosecutors alleging that Mr. Capano had murdered Miss Fahey at the house that he rented and with the assistance of his brother had dumped her body in the Atlantic Ocean. Mr. Capano was convicted in January 1999 and sentenced to death despite the fact that neither Miss Fahey's body nor a murder weapon was ever found. The sentence was commuted to life imprisonment; Mr. Capano suffered from cardiovascular disease, and he was found dead in his cell at Vaughn Correctional Centre in Smyrna, Delaware, presumably from cardiac arrest.

Baseball
The New York Yankees scored 5 runs in the first 3 innings and held on to defeat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 before 40,045 fans at Yankee Stadium. Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect 9th inning to get his 43rd save of the season and the 602nd of his major league career, beating the record formerly held by Trevor Hoffman.

Emilio Bonifacio singled with 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 9th inning, and Omar Infante followed with a home run to give the Florida Marlins a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves before 21,340 fans at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Justin Upton led off the bottom of the 6th inning with a home run for the game's only run as the Arizona Diamondbacks edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 before 24,458 fans at Chase Field in Phoenix. Ian Kennedy (20-4) allowed just 1 hit in 8 innings and struck out 12 batters to win the pitchers' duel over Jeff Karstens (9-9), who allowed 5 hits in 6 innings.