December 27, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Marilyn Draper!

500 years ago
1521

Religion
The Zwickau prophets--Nicholas Storch, Thomas Dreschel and Markus Stübner--arrived in Wittenberg after their exile from Zwickau, continuing their radical Reformation activities.

450 years ago
1571

Born on this date
Johannes Kepler. German astronomer and mathematician. Mr. Kepler was one of the most influential astronomers in history, best known for his laws of planetary motion. He believed that God created the world according to an intelligible plan that is accessible through the natural light of reason. Mr. Kepler's books included Astronomia nova (1609); Harmonices Mundi (1619); and Epitome Astronomiae Copernicanae (three volumes, 1618-1621). He served as imperial mathematician to Holy Roman Emperors Rudolf II, Matthias, and Ferdinand II, and while often criticizing astrology, devised horoscopes in order to make a living. Mr. Kepler died after a brief illness on November 15, 1630 at the age of 58.

300 years ago
1721

Born on this date
François Hemsterhuis. Dutch philosopher. Mr. Hemsterhuis wrote on aesthetics and moral philosophy. His philosophy has been characterized as Socratic in content and Platonic in form; its foundation was the desire for self-knowledge and truth, untrammelled by the rigid bonds of any particular system. Mr. Hemsterhuis died on July 7, 1790 at the age of 68.

260 years ago
1761

Born on this date
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, 56. Russian military officer and politician. Prince Michael was a Field Marshal in the Imperial Russian Army who was best known for his military reforms and leadership during the 1812 invasion of Russia by French forces commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte. Prince Michael was Governor-General of Finland from 1809-1810. He died while on a visit to Germany on May 26, 1818 at the age of 56.

250 years ago
1771

Died on this date
Henri Pitot, 76. French physicist and engineer. Mr. Pitot was a hydraulic engineer who invented the Pitot tube, and designed the Aqueduc de Saint-Clément near Montpellier and the extension of Pont du Gard in Nîmes.

190 years ago
1831

Exploration
English naturalist Charles Darwin began his voyage to the New World aboard the HMS Beagle.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
António Granjo. Prime Minister of Portugal, 1920, 1921. Mr. Granjo was a lawyer and a republican who was first elected to the National Constituent Assembly in 1911, resigning to serve in World War I. He was President of the Municipal Chamber of Chaves (February-July 1919) and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies later in 1919 as a member of the Evolutionist Party, which soon merged into the Republican Liberal Party. Mr. Granjo led coalition governments from July 19-November 20, 1920 and August 30 until his forced resignation and assassination at the age of 39 on October 19, 1921 as part of the military insurrection known as Bloody Night.

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Louis Bromfield. U.S. author and conservationist. Mr. Bromfield won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for his novel Early Autumn; his other novels incuded The Rains Came (1937) and Mrs. Parkington (1943). He operated a farm in Ohio, and was one of the first modern champions of organic and self-sustaining farming. Mr. Bromfield died on March 18, 1956 at the age of 59.

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Irene Handl. U.K. actress. Miss Handl was a character actress who appeared in more than 100 movies, as well as numerous television programs, in a career spanning 50 years. Her films included Night Train to Munich (1940); Spellbound (1945); and Brief Encounter (1945). Miss Handl died of breast cancer on November 29, 1987, four weeks before her 86th birthday.

Marlene Dietrich. German-born U.S. actress and singer. Miss Dietrich became a star in her native land with her appearance in The Blue Angel (1930), and then moved to Hollywood, where her movies included Morocco (1930); Blonde Venus (1932); Desire (1936); Destry Rides Again (1939); A Foreign Affair (1948); Witness for the Prosecution (1957); Touch of Evil (1958); and Judgement at Nuremberg (1961). Miss Dietrich was an opponent of Germany's Nazi regime and aided the Allied effort in World War II. She narrated the documentary Black Fox: The True Story of Adolf Hitler, which won the Academy Award as best documentary feature of 1962. Miss Dietrich was known for performing the songs Falling in Love Again and Lili Marlene. She died of kidney failure on May 6, 1992 at the age of 90.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Anna Russell. U.K.-born Canadian musician. Miss Russell, born Anna Russell-Brown, was a pianist and singer known for her parodies of operas, reaching the peak of her popularity in the 1960s. She died on October 18, 2006 at the age of 94.

Indianica
Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem of India, was first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.

80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Chattanooga Choo Choo--Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Vocal refrain by Tex Beneke and the Four Modernaires) (4th week at #1)

War
Japanese planes bombed the undefended open city of Manila for 40 minutes in the morning and 3 hours 22 minutes in the afternoon, starting huge fires. The U.S.S.R. announced the capture of Likhvin, Vysokinichi, Novosil, and Tim on the front southwest of Moscow.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, continuing their talks in Washington, assured representatives of Axis-occupied countries that the United States and United Kingdom would do everything possible to restore their independence after World War II. Mr. Roosevelt announced that "excellent progress" had been made during the conferences of 26 Allied governments in Washington to prosecute the war on a worldwide scale.

Society
U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle issued an order requiring all Japanese, German, and Italian aliens in seven Pacific Coast states to surrender their shortwave radio sets and cameras to local police.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of Production Management issued an order, effective immediately, restricting the manufacture of new farm machinery in the 12-month period beginning November 1, 1941 to 83% of 1940 production.

Labour
Federal spokesmen announced that the American Federation of Labor Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes had agreed to end the six-day strike by 1,500 Greyhound drivers and submit the dispute to arbitration.

Disasters
Lisbon was rocked by a severe earthquake at 6:25 P.M.

Football
NCAA
Blue-Gray Game @ Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Blue 16 Gray 0

75 years ago
1946

War
Fighting between French forces and Vietnamese nationalists spread to Cochin, China, where 24 civilians were killed.

Economics and finance
Albania and Yugoslavia ratified a pact providing for economic collaboration.

The U.S. State Department announced that it would release $19.3 million in Polish assets frozen in the United States and $27.5 million in gold to the current Polish government.

U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation Director George Allen resigned after urging that the agency be reduced to a lending institution for banks and small businesses.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission authorized a 10% rate increase by Western Union Telegraph Company.

Cuba's cabinet raised the wages of all public employees $5-$10 monthly.

Tennis
With Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder winning the men's doubles event in Melbourne, the United States won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1938.

70 years ago
1951

Movies
The New York Film Critics Circle Awards for 1951 were announced. The winners were: Picture--A Streetcar Named Desire; Director--Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire); Actor--Arthur Kennedy (Bright Victory); Actress--Vivian Leigh (A Streetcar named Desire); Foreign Language Film--Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan).

War
U.S. and Communist truce teams in Panmunjom failed to conclude an armistice by midnight, thus nullifying the November 27 agreement on a Korean cease-fire line.

World events
The Romanian government announced the execution of five Romanians convicted by a military court of spying for the United States.

Politics and government
Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen announced in Philadelphia that he would seek the 1952 Republican Party nomination for President of the United States.

Crime
Communist Party U.S.A. official Gus Hall was sentenced in New York to an additional three years in prison for jumping bail to escape his five-year sentence for conspiracy.

Transportation
The first right-hand drive automobile for the delivery of mail in the United States was put into service in Cincinnati.

Economics and finance
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas signed a bill enabling the government to control prices and buy and sell essential goods.

Labour
The United Steel Workers of America's Wage Policy Committee cancelled a strike scheduled for January 1, 1952, leaving the strike decision up to a special convention to open January 3 in Atlantic City.

Olympics
Soviet press announced that the U.S.S.R. would enter the Summer Olympic Games in 1952 for the first time since the participation of pre-Soviet Russia in 1912.

60 years ago
1961

At the movies
The Outsider, directed by Delbert Mann, and starring Tony Curtis, James Franciscus, and Bruce Bennett, opened in theatres in Los Angeles.



50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ame no Midōsuji--Ouyang Fei Fei (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops (10th week at #1)

Diplomacy
Delegates representing 18 Arab countries met in Cairo to discuss plans for coordinating military and economic strategy against Israel.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): How Great Thou Art--Howard Morrison (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Sharazan--Al Bano & Romina Power

Died on this date
Hoagy Carmichael, 82. U.S. musician and songwriter. Mr. Carmichael, one of the best-known American songwriters of the first half of the 20th century, wrote such standards as Stardust and Georgia on My Mind. He appeared in several movies, usually as a pianist. In the last year or two of his life, Mr. Carmichael appeared in a television commercial for recordings of his greatest hits; the ad began with a clip of Ole Buttermilk Sky, followed by Mr. Carmichael saying, "Ole Buttermilk Sky; they don't make 'em like that anymore--maybe they shouldn't."

Hockey
NHL
Los Angeles (13-20-3) 3 @ Edmonton (24-8-6) 10

Wayne Gretzky scored 4 goals and 1 assist to set the league record for the fastest 100 points in a season, helping the Oilers rout the Kings at Northlands Coliseum. Mr. Gretzky was playing his 38th game of the season, breaking Phil Esposito's mark of 51 games set in 1970-71. Mr. Gretzky's goals game him 45 for the season. Steve Bozek scored all 3 Los Angeles goals.

Football
NFL
AFC Wild Card Playoff
Buffalo 31 @ New York Jets 27

See video.

NFC Wild Card Playoff
New York Giants 27 @ Philadelphia 21



25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Breathe--The Prodigy (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): 2 Become 1--Spice Girls (2nd week at #1)

War
Taliban forces in Afghanistan recaptured the strategic Bagram Airfield, which solidified their buffer zone around Kabul.

20 years ago
2001

Abominations
The United States announced plans to hold Taliban and Al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

U.S. President George W. Bush permanently normalized trade relations between the U.S.A. and China.

Politics and government
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate Levy Mwanawasa was elected President of Zambia, receiving 29.15% of the vote. United Party for National Development candidate Anderson Mazoka was second with 27.20% of the vote, with nine other candidates also participating. The Movement for Multi-Party Democracy won a plurality of seats in the 159-seat National Assembly, but their total of 69 seats was a decrease of 62 from before the election. Five new parties won at least one seat; the United Party for National Development, in its first election, was second with 49 seats.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Johnny Wilson, 82. Canadian-born U.S. hockey player and coach. Mr. Wilson, a native of Kincardine, Ontario, played left wing with the Detyroit Red Wings (1950-55, 1957-59); Chicago Black Hawks (1955-57); Toronto Maple Leafs (1959-61); and New York Rangers (1961-62), scoring 332 points on 161 goals and 171 assists in 688 regular season games and 14 goals and 13 assists in 66 playoff games. He set a record, since broken, of 580 consecutive regular season games played (1951-60), including 8 straight complete 70-game seasons. Mr. Wilson helped the Red Wings win four Stanley Cup championships (1950, 1952, 1954-1955). He coached at Princeton University (1965-67) and then in the minor leagues, leading the Springfield Kings to the Calder Cup championship in 1971. Mr. Wilson coached the Los Angeles Kings (1969-70); Detroit Red Wings (1971-73); Colorado Rockies (1976-77); and Pittsburgh Penguins (1977-80) in the NHL, compiling a record of 187-241-89. He coached in the World Hockey Association with the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades (1974-75) and Cleveland Crusaders (1975-76), compiling a record of 56-93-9. Mr. Wilson coached Canada's entry in the 1977 IIHF World Championships, leading the team to a fourth-place finish in Canada's first appearance in the tournament in eight years. He settled in the Detroit area, and died of pulmonary fibrosis.

December 14, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Wendy Welt!

710 years ago
1311

Died on this date
Margaret of Brabant, 35. Queen consort of Germany, 1308-1311. Margaret, the daughter of John I, Duke of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders, married Henry, Count of Luxembourg in 1292, and became Queen consort when he acceded to the throne in 1308. The couple had 3 children. Queen Margaret accompanied her husband on his Italian campaign, and died several months after falling ill during the siege of Brescia.

475 years ago
1546

Born on this date
Tycho Brahe. Danish astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist. Mr. Brahe was known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical observations, despite not using a telescope. He believed that the Moon orbited Earth and the planets orbited the Sun, but erroneously considered the Sun to be orbiting Earth. Mr. Brahe was granted an estate by King Frederik II, and created a research institute, where his studies included supernovae and comets. He had disagreements with King Christian IV and went into exile in 1697, accepting an invitation from Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to go to Prague, where he became the imperial astronomer. During the last year of his life, Mr. Brahe had Johannes Kepler as his research assisant, and Mr. Kepler used Mr. Brahe's data in developing his three laws of motion. Mr. Brahe died on October 24, 1601 at the age of 54, 11 days after suddenly contracting a bladder or kidney ailment after attending a banquet in Prague; his death may have been from uremia or prostate cancer, and recent research has debunked claims that he was poisoned.

430 years ago
1591

Died on this date
John of the Cross, 49. Spanish mystic. John of the Cross, born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez, was a Roman Catholic priest and prior in the Carmelite Order who, with Teresa of Ávila, helped to found the movement eventually known as Discalced (barefoot) Carmelites. He died of erysipelas, and was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726 as St. John of the Cross.

270 years ago
1751

Defense
The Theresian Military Academy was founded in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

170 years ago
1851

Born on this date
Mary Tappan Wright. U.S. authoress. Mrs. Wright, the wife of classical scholar John Henry Wright and the mother of legal scholar Austin Tappan Wright and geographer John Kirtland Wright, wrote novels and short stories about academic life. She died on August 25, 1916 at the age of 64.

Politics and government
Toronto Globe publisher George Brown was first elected to the Province of Canada Assembly as an independent Reformer for the county of Kent, in southwestern Canada West, with the support of future Canadian Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie.

160 years ago
1861

Died on this date
Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 42. U.K. Prince Consort, 1840-1861. Prince Albert was the husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1840 until his death. He was formally granted the title Prince Consort in 1857. The cause of Prince Albert's death was reported as typhoid fever, although he had been in declining health for several years.

150 years ago
1871

Politics and government
Marc-Amable Girard was sworn in as the first Premier of Manitoba of French Canadian ancestry, leading a Conservative Party government.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Katherine MacDonald. U.S. actress. Miss MacDonald was a leading lady in silent movies from 1918-1926, and produced nine films from 1919-1921, becoming one of Hollywood's first female producers. She died on June 4, 1956 at the age of 65.

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Jimmy Doolittle. U.S. aviator and military officer. Mr. Doolittle was a pioneer military aviator in the 1920s who left the United States Army in 1930 and set a speed record for land planes in 1932 of 296 miles per hour. In 1940 he returned to the Army, and on April 18, 1942, led 16 B-25 bombers on a raid on five Japanese cities, including Tokyo. The Doolittle Raid was the first retaliatory air raid on the Japanese homeland after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and had a significant positive effect on American morale. The movie Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) was a dramatization of the raid, with Spencer Tracy playing Mr. Doolittle. Mr. Doolittle returned to reserve status in 1946 as a lieutenant general and retired from active service in 1959. In retirement he was promoted to four-star general. He died on September 27, 1993 at the age of 96.

Transportation
The Glasgow Underground Railway was opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Paul. King of the Hellenes, 1947-1964. Paul succeeded his brother George II as King of Greece during the Greek Civil War. He died of stomach cancer on March 6, 1964 at the age of 62, and was succeeded by his son Constantine II. King Paul was a first cousin of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Henri Cochet. French tennis player. Mr. Cochet was one of the "Four Musketeers" who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won 22 major tournaments, including seven Grand Slam singles, five doubles and three mixed doubles, as well as silver medals in the men's singles and doubles events at the 1924 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Mr. Cochet was ranked as the world's number one player from 1928-1931. He turned professional in 1933 and had less success, but regained his amateur standing in December 1941, playing until 1956, while also coaching and running a sporting goods store. Mr. Cochet and the other Musketeers--Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, and René Lacoste--were inducted together into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1976. Mr. Cochet died on April 1, 1987 at the age of 85.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz. Polish-born Greek athlete and saboteur. Mr. Iwanow-Szajnowicz, a native of Warsaw, moved to Greece with his mother and stepfather in 1926. He was a swimmer who won the national championship in the 100-metre freestyle competition, but moved back to Warsaw, becoming a Polish citizen in 1935 and the top player on the Polish national water polo team. Mr. Iwanow-Szajnowicz aided Polish and Greek resistance fighters in World War II, and was effective in sabotaging German aircraft and U-boats. He was eventually betrayed, captured, escaped, recaptured, and executed by a firing squad in Athens on January 4, 1943 at the age of 31.

Spike Jones. U.S. musician. Lindley Armstrong Jones was a drummer and bandleader who was popular in the 1940s and '50s as leader of Spike Jones and his City Slickers. The band was known for satirizing popular tunes, usually using bizarre sound effects. Their best-known hit was Der Fuehrer's Face (1942). Mr. Jones was a heavy smoker who died of emphysema on May 1, 1965 at the age of 53.

Hans von Ohain. German-born U.S. physicist and engineer. Dr. Ohain designed the first operational jet engine in1937, and a leter development powered the world's first flyable all-jet aircraft, the prototype of the Heinkel He 178 (He 178 V1), in 1939. None of his engine designs entered widespread production or operational use, as other German designs eclipsed his. Dr. Ohain was brought to the United States in 1947 as part of Operation Paperclip, and worked for the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. In 1956, he was made the Director of the Air Force Aeronautical Research Laboratory, and by 1975 he was the Chief Scientist of the Aero Propulsion Laboratory there. Dr. Ohain retired from Wright-Patterson in 1979, and taught at the University of Dayton. He held the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum in 1984-85. Dr. Ohain died on March 13, 1998 at the age of 86.

Exploration
Roald Amundsen of Norway became the first man to arrive at the South Pole.

90 years ago
1931

Died on this date
Paul Émile Lavigne, 24. Canadian crime victim. "Punch" Lavigne died two days after being shot and robbed while working at the Domestic Service Station on Sussex Street in downtown Ottawa. Billy Seabrooke was convicted of the crime, and was executed on January 10, 1933.

80 years ago
1941

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Dark Gentleman

Theatre
Robert E. Sherwood ordered his Pulitzer Prize-winning play There Shall Be No Night to close in Rochester, Minnesota. The play was based on the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939 and expressed an anti-Soviet viewpoint which now seemed inappropriate, with the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. having become allies within the past few days.

War
Ireland and Turkey announced their neutrality. Japan signed a treaty of alliance with Thailand. Japanese troops began a general land and air offensive against Hong Kong at dawn after their ultimatum for surrender was rejected.

Academia
The University of Cincinnati estimated, on the basis of a nationwide survey, that there had been a 9.16% decrease in college and university enrollment in the United States over the previous year.

Football
NFL
West Division playoff
Green Bay 14 @ Chicago Bears 33

The Packers and Bears had finished the regular season with records of 10-1, with each beating the other once, thus forcing a playoff game. The Bears played at home against the East Division champion New York Giants a week later for the NFL championship.

75 years ago
1946

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Ole Buttermilk Sky--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra (vocal chorus by Michael Douglas and the Campus Kids) (Best Seller--1st week at #1; Honor Roll of Hits--1st week at #1); Rumors are Flying--Frankie Carle and his Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes (Juke Box--8th week at #1; Airplay--8th week at #1)

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Elusive Emerald

War
Nationalist Chinese troops claimed the capture of Yengcheng, one of the last Communist centres in the economically crucial coastal province of Kiangsu.

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly voted to establish the UN headquarters in New York City, accepting an offer from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to buy and turn over to the UN an $8.5-million property on the east side of Manhattan between 42nd and 48th streets.

The UN General Assembly rejected South Africa's plan to annex South West Africa, and requested that a trusteeship plan be drawn up for the territory.

Greek acting Foreign Minister Stephanos Stefanopoulos protested to the U.S.A., U.S.S.R., U.K., and France concerning "unjust" Greek-Bulgarian frontier provisions contained in the Bulgarian peace treaty.

Politics and government
Muslim League leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah rejected a British proposal that the Federal Court of India rule on the Muslim-Hindu differences on the U.K. plan for drafting an Indian constitution.

Defense
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously approved a disarmament proposal calling for prohibition of nuclear weapons; international control of atomic energy; and creation of arms control agency not limited by a great power veto.

Columbia University announced that it would build a 2,500-ton cyclotron as part of a research centre being set up in cooperation with the U.S. Navy in Irvington, New York.

South Americana
Chile laid claim to parts of Antarctica "between the 53rd and 90th meridians west of Greenwich."

Economics and finance
U.S. President Harry Truman dropped building materials priorities and the $10,000 limit on new homes, allowing greater participation in the housing market.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Invader, starring William Eythe, Eva Gabor, Salem Ludwig, and Edgar Stehli



At the movies
Awaara, produced and directed by, and co-starring Raj Kapoor, opened in theatres in India.



War
Indonesia reported that 1,000 Army troops, rebels, and civilians had been killed in recent fighting between loyal troops and Army deserters near Semarang in central Java.

Diplomacy
The Charter of San Salvador, signed two months earlier to create the Organization of Central American States, took effect following ratification by Honduras.

Germanica
The West German Bundestag passed a measure integrating West Berlin into the country's financial system and increasing the number of West Berlin representatives in the Bundestag.

Scandal
Psychologist Louis Gellermann was convicted in Seattle of using sexual intercourse in an attempt to shock three of his female patients out of their "guilt complexes."

U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means subcommittee Chairman Cecil King (Democrat--California) crticized Charles Oliphant, former chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Bureau, for accepting gifts, free trips, entertainment, and other favours from clients interested in tax fraud cases.

Economics and finance
Canada lifted all foreign exchange controls, becoming the first country to do so since World War II.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Walkin' Back to Happiness--Helen Shapiro (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Tower of Strength--Frankie Vaughan (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: City Without a Name

Politics and government
Liberal Party candidate Claire Kirkland-Casgrain won a Quebec provincial by-election in the riding of Jacques-Cartier, making her the first woman member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. The by-election was made necessary following the death of the current MLA, Charles-Aimé Kirkland (Liberal), the current candidate's father. She won by more than 50,000 votes, a Quebec record.

Disasters
20 children were killed when a passenger train hit a school bus at a crossing near Greeley, Colorado.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (10th week at #1)

At the movies
Diamonds are Forever, directed by Guy Hamilton, and starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Charles Gray, opened in theatres in Munich. It was Mr. Connery's last appearance as James Bond until Never Say Never Again (1983).



Abominations
Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals were executed by the Pakistani Army and their local allies. The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.

Society
The Quebec National Assembly unanimously passed Bill 66, reducing the age of majority in Quebec from 21 to 18. Individuals still had to be at least 21 to be a company director or to serve as a juror.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Physical--Olivia Newton-John (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Akujo--Miyuki Nakajima (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (12th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Polonäse Blankenese--Gottlieb Wendehals (a.k.a. Werner Böhm) (2nd week at #1)

Personal
This blogger finished his first term at Grant MacEwan Community College in Edmonton by writing three exams, making for an extended and enjoyable Christmas and New Year's break.

World events
The Knesset passed the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to the Golan Heights, effectively annexing the territory internationally recognized as part of Syria.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Black or White--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Black or White--Michael Jackson (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Black or White--Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Black or White--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Black or White--Michael Jackson

#1 single in France (SNEP): Qui a le droit...--Patrick Bruel (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me--George Michael/Elton John (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Kon Ik Maar Even Bij Je Zijn--Gordon (3rd week at #1)
2 Roodkapje--Pater Moeskroen
3 Black or White--Michael Jackson
4 I Love Your Smile--Shanice
5 Let's Talk About Sex!--Salt-N-Pepa
6 Over and Over Again--Robby Valentine
7 Smells Like Teen Spirit--Nirvana
8 Go--Moby
9 Obsession--Army of Lovers
10 Ring My Bell--DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

Singles entering the chart were Justified & Ancient by the KLF (#24); Olee Olee Sinterklaas is Here to Stay!!!/Het is Weer Kerstfeest Dit Jaar by Ole Henk (#25); Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by George Michael/Elton John (#29); Live and Let Die by Guns N' Roses (#34); Stars by Simply Red (#35); This House by Alison Moyet (#36); and Tu by Mecano (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Black or White--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)
2 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday--Boyz II Men
3 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--P.M. Dawn
4 When a Man Loves a Woman--Michael Bolton
5 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
6 Blowing Kisses in the Wind--Paula Abdul
7 Can't Let Go--Mariah Carey
8 Finally--CeCe Peniston
9 That's What Love is For--Amy Grant
10 Wildside--Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch

Singles entering the chart were All Through the Night by Tone-Loc (#83); Uhh Ahh by Boyz II Men (#88); Everybody Move by Cathy Dennis (#90); Insatiable by Prince & the New Power Generation (#92); Right Down to It by Damian Dame (#93); and Move Any Mountain by the Shamen (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday--Boyz II Men
2 Black or White--Michael Jackson
3 Blowing Kisses in the Wind--Paula Abdul
4 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--P.M. Dawn
5 Can't Let Go--Mariah Carey
6 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
7 Keep Coming Back--Richard Marx
8 No Son of Mine--Genesis
9 Street of Dreams--Nia Peeples
10 When a Man Loves a Woman--Michael Bolton

Singles entering the chart were To Be with You by Mr. Big (#78) and Addams Groove by MC Hammer (#79).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 No Son of Mine--Genesis
2 Broken Arrow--Rod Stewart
3 Life is a Highway--Tom Cochrane
4 When a Man Loves a Woman--Michael Bolton
5 Keep Coming Back--Richard Marx
6 What About Now--Robbie Robertson
7 That's What Love is For--Amy Grant
8 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
9 Blowing Kisses in the Wind--Paula Abdul
10 Black or White--Michael Jackson

Singles entering the chart were Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana (#69); Someday by Aldo Nova (#72); If She Could Sing by Art Bergmann (#75); Go Back to Your Woods by Robbie Robertson (#82); Martika's Kitchen by Martika (#88); King's Highway by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#90); and Finally by Ce Ce Peniston (#95).

Died on this date
Robert Eddison, 83. Japanese-born U.K. actor. Mr. Eddison was a character actor on stage, screen, and television for more than 60 years, known for his mellifluously resonant, baritone voice. He played Grail Knight in the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

Married on this date
Happy Anniversary, Eileen and Leo Sasakamoose!

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Wannabe--Spice Girls (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): One & One--Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): One & One--Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Aïcha--Khaled (7th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Freed from Desire--Gala (8th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Gabbertje--Hakkûhbar (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): A Different Beat--Boyzone

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Un-Break My Heart--Toni Braxton (2nd week at #1)
2 No Diggity--BLACKstreet (featuring Dr. Dre)
3 Nobody--Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage
4 Don't Let Go (Love)--En Vogue
5 Mouth--Merril Bainbridge
6 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
7 Pony--Ginuwine
8 I Finally Found Someone--Barbra Streisand/Bryan Adams
9 I'm Still in Love with You--New Edition
10 Where Do You Go--No Mercy

Singles entering the chart were I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly (#26); Without Love by Donna Lewis (#60); Nothin' But the Cavi Hit by Mack 10 & Tha Dog Pound (#65); It's Your Body by Johnny Gill featuring Roger Troutman (#83); and Sugar Honey Ice Tea by Goodfellaz (#88). I Believe I Can Fly was from the movie Space Jam (1996). Nothin' But the Cavi Hit was from the movie Rhyme & Reason (1997).

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
John Guedel, 88. U.S. radio and television producer. Mr. Guedel created The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and co-created and produced House Party, People Are Funny, and You Bet Your Life. It was said in 1956 that he was producing as many as 25 half-hour radio and television shows per week.

Politics and government
Koloa Talake took office as Prime Minister of Tuvalu.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Joe Simon, 98. U.S. author and illustrator. Mr. Simon created or co-created many comic book characters in the 1930s and '40s. He and partner Jack Kirby created Captain America in 1940; they also created romance comics, and were pioneers in horror comics. Mr. Simon founded the satirical magazine Sick in 1960 and edited it for almost a decade. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999.

December 2, 2021

520 years ago
1501

Born on this date
Munjeong. Queen consort of Korea, 1517-1544. Munjeong, a great-grandniece of Queen Jeonghyeon, became Queen consort as the third wife of King Jungjong. She served as regent during the minority of their son Myeongjong who acceded to the throne upon the death of his half-brother Injong in 1545. Queen Munjeong was still regent at the time of her death on May 5, 1565 at the age of 63.

210 years ago
1811

Born on this date
Jean-Charles Chapais. Canadian politician. Mr. Chapais, a native of Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada and a Conservative, represented Kamouraska (1851-1867) in the Legislative Assembly of Canada and Champlain in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (1867-1868) before representing De la Durantaye, Quebec in the Canadian Senate from 1868 until his death in Ottawa on July 17, 1885 at the age of 73. He was Minister of Agriculture (1867-1869) and Receiver General (1869-1873) in the cabinet of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, the first after Confederation.

175 years ago
1846

Born on this date
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau. Prime Minister of France, 1899-1902. Mr. Waldeck-Rousseau, a Republican, was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1877, and served as Minister of the Interior (1881-1885), helping to secure the recognition of trade unions in 1884. He left politics in 1889 to practice law, but returned to politics as Senator for Loire in 1894, and ran unsuccessfully for President in 1895. Mr. Waldeck-Rousseau was asked by President Émile Loubet to form a government in 1899, and he led a coalition cabinet of various factions. The most important achievement of his government was the Associations Bill (1901), putting restrictions on religious associations. Mr. Waldeck-Rousseau's supporters did poorly in the 1902 general election, and he resigned as Prime Minister, remaining in the Senate until his death on August 10, 1904 at the age of 57.

170 years ago
1851

World events
French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte staged a coup d'état that overthrew the Second Republic, dissolving the National Assembly, granting dictatorial powers to the president, and preceding the establishment of the Second French Empire the following year.

Politics and government
U.S. President Millard Fillmore delivered his second annual State of the Union message to Congress. Subjects included relations with Cuba.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Irakli Tsereteli. Georgian-born politician. Mr. Tsereteli was a Social Democrat and a Menshevik who was elected to the Duma in 1907, but exiled to Siberia after being charged with trying to overthrow the Czarist government. After the February Revolution in 1917, he returned to Russia and held the posts of Minister of Post and Telegraph and Minister of the Interior in the provisional government. Mr. Tsereteli returned to Georgia after the Bolsheviks seized power in the October Revolution; he spent the rest of his life in exile, mainly in France, writing on socialism and working with socialist organizations. He died in New York City on May 20, 1959 at the age of 77.

Politics and government
The Conservative Party, led by Premier Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, won a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly in the Quebec provincial election, taking 49 of 65 seats. The Conservative total was an increase of 17 over their total going into the election; for the previous three years, they had held a narrow 1-seat lead over the Liberals, and were supported by 2 independent Conservative MLAs. The Liberals, led by Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, dropped from 31 seats to 17, while 1 independent Conservative was elected.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Otto Dix. German artist. Mr. Dix was a painter and printmaker, noted for his ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the brutality of war. He was regarded by the Nazis as a "degenerate artist," and was fired from his teaching post at the Dresden Academy. Mr. Dix painted mainly religious allegories and scenes of postwar suffering n his later years; he died after a stroke on July 25, 1969 at the age of 77.

Charles H. Wesley. U.S. historian. Dr. Wesley was an African Methodist Episcopal Church minister who taught history at Howard University before serving as President of Wilberforce University (1942-1947) and as founder and President of Central State University (1947-1965). He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly about Negro American history, with several other books about Greek-letter fraternities and Prince Hall Freemasonry. Dr. Wesley died on August 16, 1987 at the age of 95.

Transportation
The Great Northern Railway (GNR) started regular service from the ferry dock at Liverpool (Brownsville) on the Fraser River's south shore opposite New Westminster, British Columbia to Seattle.

125 years ago
1896

Boxing
Sailor Tom Sharkey (21-2-3) won by disqualification over Bob Fitzsimmons (53-7-14-6) in the 8th round at Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco in a bout that was billed as being for the world heavyweight title, with James J. Corbett currently inactive. Mr. Fitzsimmons knocked down Mr. Sharkey in the 8th inning, and referee Wyatt Earp ruled that Mr. Sharkey had been fouled, and awarded him the bout. Mr. Earp's action was heavily criticized, and there were accusations of a fix, ending up in court.

110 years ago
1911

Politics and government
Conservative Party leader John Mathieson took office as Premier of Prince Edward Island; he had been asked by Lieutenant Governor Benjamin Rogers to form a government after Premier H. James Palmer lost a by-election, costing the governing Liberals their majority in the Legislative Assembly.

90 years ago
1931

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: A Study in Scarlet, Part 3

Died on this date
Vincent d'Indy, 80. French composer and teacher. Mr. d'Indy wrote more than 100 works, including three symphonies, symphonic poems, and instrumental and choral works. He co-founded the Schola Cantorum de Paris in 1894, and taught there and at the Paris Conservatoire until his death.

80 years ago
1941

War
Three German divisions reportedly launched a general offensive against guerrilla forces in the western Morava Valley of Yugoslavia. The first units of the new British Far Eastern Fleet, led by the new battleship HMS Prince of Wales, arrived in Singapore.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that he had asked Japan this day to explain why it was pouring troops into French Indochina and that he hoped to get a reply "very shortly."

Defense
The U.S. Navy reported that 33 warships had been launched in November.

Politics and government
The Japanese cabinet was shuffled, with Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo turning over his post to Agriculture Minister Miroyasu Ino.

Crime
In simultaneous raids, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested 30 people in New York, Detroit, and Chicago accused of engaging in interstate traffic of several million dollars' worth of Ford auto parts stolen from Michigan factories.

Education
The Rapp-Coudert committee charged that the Young Communist League had branches in four colleges, high schools, and various teachers' groups in New York.

Economics and finance
U.S. Federal Price Aministrator Leon Henderson told the Economic Club of New York that the cost of living had increased 11% since the beginning of the European war znd would be up 20% by the spring of 1942.

Labour
U.S. Representative Martin Dies (Democrat--Texas), chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee, charged that 2,000 Congress of Industrial Organizations leaders were or had previously been affiliated with the Communist Party or "auxiliary organizations."

Baseball
Mel Ott, 32, signed a two-year contract as playing manager of the New York Giants. The outfielder had been with the Giants since 1926 and had batted .286 with 27 home runs and 90 runs batted in and 100 bases on balls in 148 games in 1941. He replaced Bill Terry, who had managed the team since 1932, and had led the Giants to a 74-79 record in 1941, fifth in the Natinal League, 25½ games behind the pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers.

75 years ago
1946

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Rumors are Flying--Frankie Carle and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)
--The Andrews Sisters with Les Paul
--Betty Rhodes
--Tony Martin
2 Ole Buttermilk Sky--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
--Helen Carroll and the Satisfiers
--Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Matt Dennis
--Hoagy Carmichael
3 The Old Lamp-Lighter--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
--Hal Derwin
4 Five Minutes More--Frank Sinatra
--Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra
--The Three Suns
5 This is Always--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Jo Stafford
6 The Things We Did Last Summer--Frank Sinatra
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
7 South America, Take it Away--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
--Xavier Cugat and the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
8 To Each His Own--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra with Eddy Howard and Trio
--The Ink Spots
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with Stuart Wade
--Tony Martin
--The Modernaires with Paula Kelly
9 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons--King Cole Trio
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
10 Passe--Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra
--Margaret Whiting

Singles entering the chart were A Gal in Calico, with versions by Tex Beneke with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Bing Crosby with the Calico Kids; A Gal in Calico (#16, charting with the versions just mentioned)/Winter Wonderland (#20) by Johnny Mercer; Winter Wonderland by Perry Como and the Satisfiers (#20, charting with the version by Johnny Mercer); Either it's Love or it Isn't (#22)/I Get the Blues When it Rains (#34) by the Ink Spots; and In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town by Johnny Long and his Orchestra (#28). A Gal in Calico was originally from the movie The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946).

On the radio
The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Elliott Lewis and Howard McNear, on MBS
Tonight`s episode: Not Wise, But Too Well

At the movies
Temptation, diected by Irving Pichel, and starring Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin, and Paul Lukas, opened in theatres.



War
Rev. Joseph Tiso, President of the wartime collaborationist Slovak Republic, went on trial for war crimes committed in Czechoslovakia during World War II.

Diplomacy
U.S. delegate to the United Nations Thomas Connally presented a resolution to the UN Political and Security Committee barring Spain from all UN activities until a "new and acceptable government" was formed. The action followed a Polish demand that all UN members sever relations with Spain.

Politics and government
The entire Panamanian cabinet resigned after the ministers of public works and education clashed over the site of a trade school.

Exploration
Eight U.S. Navy ships left Norfolk, Virginia to be joined by four more from San Diego and Port Hueneme, California in the largest Antarctic expedition in history.

Energy
Dr. Enrico Fermi revealed in Chicago that the United States now had five controlled nuclear chain reaction piles in operation.

Literature
The Goncourt, France's top literary prize, was won by Jean Jacques Gautier for his first novel, Histoire d'un Faitdivers.

Economics and finance
A United Press survey found that 13 of 14 leading American economists thought the country faced a depression in the near future.

Labour
U.S. Federal Judge Walter La Guy ruled in Chicago that the Lea Act, aimed at restricting labour practices in the communications industry, was unconstitutional.

Disasters
The Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper HMCS Middlesex ran aground near Halifax and became a total loss.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Out There, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Green Hills of Earth, starring Jay Barney, Harry Cooke, and Logan Field

War
South Korean forces began a drive against an estimated 10,000 Communist guerrillas operating in the Chiri mountains of southwestern Korea.

Fighting broke out in the Suez between British troops and Egyptian dock workers following the end of a six-week dock strike.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Defense Mobilization Office warned of impending shortages of many consumer durable goods, reporting that "in some goods the pinch is already beginning to be felt."

Golf
The Ladies Professional Golf Association named Babe Didrikson Zaharias, who had set a record with $15,087 in tournament earnings, as "woman golfer of the year."

Football
NFL
Chicago Cardinals (2-8) 28 @ Cleveland (9-1) 49
Los Angeles (7-3) 42 @ Chicago Bears (6-4) 17
New York Yanks (1-7-2) 31 @ Green Bay (3-7) 28
Philadelphia (4-6) 35 @ Washington (4-6) 21
Pittsburgh (3-6-1) 0 @ New York Giants (7-2-1) 14
San Francisco (5-4-1) 20 @ Detroit (6-3-1) 10



60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Nata per me--Adriano Celentano (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Weiße Rosen aus Athen--Nana Mouskouri (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Och was ik maar bij moeder thuis gebleven--Johnny Hoes (11th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean (5th week at #1)
2 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
3 Goodbye Cruel World--James Darren
4 Runaround Sue--Dion
5 Moon River--Jerry Butler
--Henry Mancini, his Orchestra and Chorus
6 Tonight--Ferrante and Teicher
--Eddie Fisher
--Jay and the Americans
7 Fool #1--Brenda Lee
8 Walk on By--Leroy Van Dyke
9 Let There Be Drums--Sandy Nelson
10 You're the Reason--Tommy Edwards

Singles entering the chart were Unchain My Heart by Ray Charles and his Orchestra (#69); The Majestic by Dion (#72); Funny How Time Slips Away by Jimmy Elledge (#77); Little Altar Boy by Vic Dana (#78); Maria by Roger Williams (#79); I Need Some One by the Belmonts (#86); Flying Circle by Frank Slay and his Orchestra (#87); Cotton Fields by the Highwaymen (#88); What a Walk by Bobby Lewis (#92); Let's Go Trippin' by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones (#99); You're Following Me by Perry Como (#100); and Searching by Jack Eubanks and the Sound of the South (also #100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen--Neil Sedaka (3rd week at #1)
1 Walkin' with My Angel--Bobby Vee (2nd week at #1)
3 Run to Him--Bobby Vee
4 The Lion Sleeps Tonight--The Tokens
5 Hey! Little Girl--Del Shannon
6 The Wanderer--Dion
7 Static--Dana and Dexter
8 Dreamy Eyes--Johnny Tillotson
9 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
10 Can't Help Falling in Love--Elvis Presley

Singles entering the chart were Walkin' Back to Happiness by Helen Shapiro (#27); When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) by Connie Francis (#36); I Could Have Loved You So Well by Ray Peterson (#42); Turn Around, Look at Me by Glen Campbell (#45); Sometime by Gene Thomas (#48); Cotton Fields by the Highwaymen (#49); and Let's Go Trippin' by Dick Dale and the Del-Tones (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 The Lion Sleeps Tonight--The Tokens
2 Walkin' with My Angel/Run to Him--Bobby Vee
3 Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen--Neil Sedaka
4 Hey! Little Girl--Del Shannon
5 Town Without Pity--Gene Pitney
6 Language of Love--John D. Loudermilk
7 Gypsy Rover--The Highwaymen
8 Flying Blue Angels--George, Johnny and the Pilots
9 Blue Hawaii (LP)--Elvis Presley
10 Johnny Will--Pat Boone

Singles entering the chart were The Majestic/The Wanderer by Dion (#19); Bye Bye Baby by Bob Conrad (#31); The Comancheros by Claude King (#33); The Waltz You Saved for Me by Ferlin Husky (#36); It Will Stand by the Showmen (#37); The Avenger by Duane Eddy and the Rebels (#38); Pop Goes the Weasel by Anthony Newley (#39); and When I Fall in Love by the Lettermen (#40).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: So's Your Old Man

Politics and government
In a nationally-broadcast speech, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro declared that he was a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba would adopt Communism.

Boxing
Eddie Machen (40-4-1) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Doug Jones (19-1) in a heavyweight bout at Miami Beach Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida.



Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ CNE Stadium, Toronto
Winnipeg 21 Hamilton 14 (OT)

Winnipeg quarterback Kenny Ploen rushed 19 yards for a touchdown at 3:03 of the 2nd overtime period to break a 14-14 tie, and the Blue Bombers held on to defeat the Tiger-Cats to win the Grey Cup for the third time in the previous 4 years. For the Tiger-Cats, it was their second consecutive overtime game. They had had to play 2 10-minute halves of overtime in the second game of the eastern finals, and had to play the same amount of overtime in the Grey Cup. Winnipeg's Gerry James scored 14 points, including a 1-yard touchdown rush with less than 6 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. He converted both Blue Bomber touchdowns and added field goals of 17 and 27 yards. Jack Delveaux of the Blue Bombers punted for a single for the only point of the 2nd quarter. Hamilton quarterback Bernie Faloney completed a 90-yard touchdown pass to Paul Dekker in the 1st quarter and a 23-yard touchdown pass to Ralph Goldston in the 3rd quarter. Both were converted by Don Sutherin. The Tiger-Cats had a chance to move further ahead on the last play of the 1st half when they scrimmaged from the Winnipeg 1-yard line, but a poor exchange between centre Chet Miksza and Mr. Faloney resulted in a fumble, and Hamilton's failure to score proved costly. Mr. Ploen won a Triumph sports car as the game's Most Valuable Player. The Blue Bombers finished the game with 55 rushing attempts for 283 yards; Leo Lewis led with 98 yards, followed by Roger Hagberg (82 yards), Mr. Ploen (74), and Mr. James (42). Winnipeg's regular fullback, Charlie Shepard, was unable to play because of injury, and halfback Ray Jauch suffered a career-ending torn achilles tendon in the 2nd quarter, minutes after Hamilton fullback Larry Hickman had been carried from the field on a stretcher with a severely sprained ankle. It was the fourth Grey Cup match between the Blue Bombers and Tiger-Cats in the previous 5 seasons, and Bud Grant won the head coaching matchup over Jim Trimble again. Attendance at CNE Stadium was 32,651. CBC and the new CTV network each broadcast the game on television.





NCAA
Navy 42 Army 7 @ Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Le rire du sergent--Michel Sardou (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Kiss Me Goodbye--Red Hurley (2nd week at #1)

Asiatica
Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain formed the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi was named the union's first President.

Diplomacy
The British House of Commons voted 297-269 to approve the government's proposals for a settlement of the long-standing dispute with the government of Rhodesia.

Politics and government
The U.S. Senate voted 51-44 to confirm Earl Butz as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

The Gendron Report was published, recommending that Québec have French as its official provincial language while maintaining both English and French as its two national languages.

Environment
In Oslo, Canada signed fishing and sealing agreements with Norway; the treaty ended Norway's right to fish within Canada, while the seal harvest was split between Canada and Norway.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
2 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
3 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
4 Leather and Lace--Stevie Nicks with Don Henley
5 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
6 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
7 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
8 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
9 Trouble--Lindsey Buckingham
10 Harden My Heart--Quarterflash

The only single entering the chart was Heart Like a Wheel by the Steve Miller Band (#20).

Died on this date
Duke Mitchell, 55. U.S. comedian and movie director. Mr. Mitchell, born Dominic Miceli, bore a strong resemblance to Dean Martin, and combined with Sammy Petrillo, who bore a striking resemblance to Jerry Lewis, to form a comedy team that imitated the famous duo. Messrs. Martin and Petrillo co-starred in the movie Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952). Messrs. Mitchell and Petrillo amicably split in the late 1950s, and Mr. Mitchell directed several low-budget exploitation movies in the 1970s. He died from lung cancer.

Politics and government
The Canadian House of Commons voted 246-24 to patriate the British North America Act from Britain, with an amending formula and a Charter of Rights. The resolution was supported by all three parties and all provinces except Québec.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Boku wa kono hitomi de usowotsuku (僕はこの瞳で嘘をつく)--Chage and Aska

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Black or White--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Let's Talk About Sex--Salt-N-Pepa (3rd week at #1)

Diplomacy
Canada and Poland became the first countries to recognize the newly-independent state of Ukraine.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Child--Mark Owen (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)--The Kelly Family (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)--Backstreet Boys (4th week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Head Over Feet--Alanis Morissette (3rd week at #1)
2 He Liked to Feel It--Crash Test Dummies
3 Black Cloud Rain--Corey Hart
4 Leave it Alone--Moist
5 If it Makes You Happy--Sheryl Crow
6 Beautiful Goodbye--Amanda Marshall
7 Mouth--Merril Bainbridge
8 Everything You've Done Wrong--Sloan
9 Dance Into the Light--Phil Collins
10 How Bizarre--OMC

Singles entering the chart were Betcha by Golly Wow by The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Love Symbol) (#73); I Finally Found Someone by Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand (#74); Do to You by Bryan Adams (#75); 100 Years from Now by Huey Lewis and the News (#82); Used to Be Alright by I Mother Earth (#83); Mary (There's Nobody Like You) by the Earthtones (#94); Love Rollercoaster by Red Hot Chili Peppers (#95); To Love You More by Celine Dion (#96); and Don't Speak by No Doubt (#97).

Politics and government
Lucien Bouchard was sworn in as Premier of Québec, replacing Jacques Parizeau.

Michel Gauthier resigned after nine months as interim leader of the Bloc québécois; he was later replaced by Gilles Duceppe in a convention vote.

20 years ago
2001

Business
Enron Corporation, under Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lay, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

November 10, 2021

1,560 years ago
461

Died on this date
Leo I, 61 (?). Roman Catholic Pope, 440-461. Leo "the Great" was a Roman aristocrat who was a deacon by 431, and succeeded Sixtus III as pope. He significantly contributed to the centralization of spiritual authority in the papacy, and it was during his reign that the term "Pope", which previously meant any bishop, came to exclusively mean the Bishop of Rome. Pope Leo issued the Tome of Leo, which asserted that Christ has two natures, and is not of or from two natures. Pope Leo I is perhaps best known for meeting Attila the Hun in 452 and persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy. Leo I was the first pope to be buried in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. He was succeeded by Hilarius.

780 years ago
1241

Died on this date
Celestine IV. Roman Catholic Pope, 1241. Celestine IV, born Goffredo da Castiglione, became a cardinal in 1227 and succeeded Gregory IX as pope after a contentious election, with the conclave taking place in a building where the roof leaked, and dripping water, mixed with urine from the guards on the roof, contributed to the death of one of the cardinals, and may have contributed to the death of the new pope. Pope Celestine IV took office on October 25, 1241--more than two months after the death of Gregory IX--and died of wear and age just 16 days later. He was succeeded on the papal throne by Innocent IV.

325 years ago
1696

War
Pierre d'Iberville and Simon de Bonaventure led a French privateering expedition from St-Malo to destroy Kirke's English settlement at Ferryland, Newfoundland; after looting and burning Ferryland, the expedition moved on to attack St John's on November 30.

200 years ago
1821

World events
Rufina Alfaro, 22, led an improvised group of soldiers in La Villa de Los Santos, Panama in the seizure of the local barracks and seized the weapons of Spanish soldiers. The protesters issued the Grito de La Villa de Los Santos (Cry From the Town of Saints), declaring their independence from the Spanish Empire.

150 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Winston Churchill. U.S. author. Mr. Churchill, no relation to Sir Winston Churchill, was one of the most popular American novelists in the early years of the 20th century. His works included Richard Carvel (1899); The Crisis (1901); and The Crossing (1904). Mr. Churchill abandoned writing in 1919, and withdrew from public life. He died of a heart attack on March 12, 1947 at the age of 75.

Exploration
Journalist and explorer Henry Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone in central Africa and uttered the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

Scandal
A New Zealand parliamentary committee exonerated the Telegraph Department of intercepting telegrams for political gain; the accusations had been made by George Barton, editor of the Otago Daily Times.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Carl Stalling. U.S. composer. Mr. Stalling wrote scores for hundreds of cartoons, first with the Walt Disney studio and then with Warner Brothers, with whom he worked from 1936-1958. He died on November 29, 1972 at the age of 81.

Died on this date
Arthur Rimbaud, 37. French poet. Mr. Rimbaud was known for his contributions to symbolism, prefiguring surrealism. He led a dissolute life and had many adventures in Europe and Asia. Mr. Rimbaud died three weeks after his 37th birthday and shortly after having his right leg amputated, probably as the result of bone cancer.

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Jimmy Dykes. U.S. baseball player and manager. Mr. Dykes was a third baseman and second baseman with the Philadelphia Athletics (1918-1932) and Chicago White Sox (1933-1939), batting .280 with 108 home runs and 1,071 runs batted in in 2,282 games. He managed the White Sox (1934-1946); Athletics (1951-1953); Baltimore Orioles (1954); Cincinnati Redlegs (1958); Detroit Tigers (1959-1960); and Cleveland Indians (1960-1961), compiling a record of 1,406-1,541-13-2 (.477). Mr. Dykes was the first manager to accumulate 1,000 career wins without winning a pennant; his teams never finished higher than third place. He died on June 15, 1976 at the age of 79.

90 years ago
1931

Movies
The Academy Awards for 1930-31 were presented at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. The winners included: Picture--Cimarron; Director--Norman Taurog (Skippy); Actor--Lionel Barrymore (A Free Soul); Actress--Marie Dressler (Min and Bill).

80 years ago
1941

War
U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill said that "should the U.S. become involved in war with Japan, a British declaration of war will follow within the hour," adding that the "Lend-Lease bill must be regarded as the most unsordid act in the whole of recorded history." General Sir Archibald Wavell said in New Delhi that he was fully responsible for the British retreat in Libya the previous spring when "the enemy attacked at least a month before I had expected it possible." Japanese Finance Minister Okinori Kaya told the National Financial Council that Japan aimed "to force Britain and the United States to reteat from East Asia." Chinese government spokesman T.T. Tsiang said that the U.S., U.K., China, and the Netherlands had agreed on measures to meet "Japan's next move in the Pacific."

Politics and government
Chilean President Pedro Aguirre Cerda temporarily resigned his office because of ill health and turned over his executive powers to Vice President Geronimo Mendez, leader of the Radical Party.

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution instructing Rep. Hamilton Fish (Republican--New York) to ignore a summons to appear before a federal grand jury investigating Nazi propaganda until the House Judiciary Committee ruled on whether it "invades the rights and privileges of the House."

The Indian government announced that Subhas Chandra Bose, leftist leader of Mohandas Gandhi's All-India Congress Party, was now believed to be in Berlin or Rome.

Labour
More than 2,000 American Federation of Labor construction workers struck in San Diego for a $1-per-day wage increase, tying up work on $23 million worth of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps projects.

The U.S. National Defense Mediation Board voted 9-2 to reject the Congress of Industrial Organizations United Mine Workers of America's demand for a closed shop in mines struck October 27-30.

AFL Teamsters President Daniel Tobin ordered striking Teamsters to return to work at the Detroit Railway Express Agency.

75 years ago
1946

Died on this date
Sanford Moss, 74. U.S. aviation engineer. Dr. Moss worked at General Electric from 1903-1938, specializing in turbochargers. He was the first person to use a turbocharger on an aircraft engine.

Nguyen Van Thinh, 58. Vietnamese politician. Thinh joined the Constitutionalist Party in 1926 and founded the Cochinchinese Democratic Party in 1937. He was the first President of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina--a French puppet state--and apparently committed suicide. Thinh was succeeded in office by Lê Văn Hoạch.

War
20,000 Muslims fled the northeastern Indian province of Bihar as Hindu-Muslim riots broke out again following the departure of U.K. envoy Sir Archibald Wavell to New Delhi.

Politics and government
Elections for the first French National Assembly under the new constitution gave the Communists the largest number of seats, 163 out of 619.

Municipal elections in Rome and four other Italian cities resulted in large victories for the Socialist and Communist Parties against the Christian Democrats.

Football
NFL
Green Bay (3-3) 19 @ Chicago Cardinals (4-4) 7
Pittsburgh (4-2-1) 7 @ Detroit (1-6) 17
Chicago Bears (5-1-1) 27 @ Los Angeles (3-3-1) 27
Boston (0-6) 14 @ Washington (4-2-1) 17
Philadelphia (4-3) 17 @ New York (5-2) 45

AAFC
Buffalo (3-7-1) 17 @ Brooklyn (3-5-1) 14
Cleveland (8-2) 14 @ San Francisco (6-4) 7
Los Angeles (4-4-1) 12 @ New York (7-2-1) 17

70 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Loveliest Night of the Year--Mario Lanza; Ann Blyth

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Cold, Cold Heart--Tony Bennett (Best Seller--2nd week at #1); Because of You--Tony Bennett (Disc Jockey--8th week at #1; Jukebox--7th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 (It's No) Sin--The Four Aces (2nd week at #1)
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
2 Because of You--Tony Bennett
--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
3 Cold, Cold Heart--Tony Bennett
4 I Get Ideas--Tony Martin
--Louis Armstrong
5 The World is Waiting for the Sunrise--Les Paul and Mary Ford
6 Down Yonder--Del Wood
--Joe "Fingers" Carr
--Champ Butler
7 And So to Sleep Again--Patti Page
8 The Loveliest Night of the Year--Mario Lanza
9 Whispering--Les Paul
10 Undecided--The Ames Brothers and Les Brown and his Band of Renown

Singles entering the chart were Unforgettable by Nat "King" Cole (#18); Domino by Tony Martin (#22); Out in the Cold Again by Richard Hayes (#29); Jazz Me Blues by Les Paul (#30); Meanderin' (#33)/They Call the Wind Maria (#41) by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra; Slow Poke by Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys (#34); and They Call the Wind Maria, with versions by Voices of Walter Schumann; and the Mariners (#41).
They Call the Wind Maria was from the musical play Paint Your Wagon, which was about to open on Broadway.

At the movies
Mujeres de teatro (Women of the Theatre), directed by René Cardona, and starring Emilia Guiú, Rosita Fornés, and María Victoria, opened in theatres in Mexico.



Diplomacy
The United Nations Security Council asked mediator Frank Graham to continue his efforts to settle the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan and to report in six weeks.

Crime
A coroner's jury in Eustis, Florida ruled that Sheriff Willis McCall, a white man, had fired in self-defense four days earlier when he shot and killed Negro prisoner Samuel Shepherd and wounded Negro prisoner Walter Lee Irvin while transporting them from Railford State Prison to Lake County Jail in Tavares.

Transportation
Africa's biggest airfield, capable of handling the latest jet planes, was opened at Entebbe in the British colony of Uganda.

Communications
With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, American Telephone and Telegraph Company inaugurated U.S. coast-to-coast long distance telephone service without operator assistance; the first call was between the mayors of Englewood, New Jersey and Alameda, California.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Semi-Finals
Toronto 21 @ Hamilton 7 (Hamilton won 2-game total points series 31-28)

Toronto quarterback Nobby Wirkowski threw touchdown passes to Doug Pyzer and Al Pfeifer and pitched out to Mr. Pyzer for another major as the Argonauts erased a 17-point deficit to take a 28-26 lead in total points after 3 quarters, but Hamilton quarterback Bernie Custis, who had been having a poor game, put together a drive that ended with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Spider Gibson with 4 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. The Argonauts had another chance with less than 2 minutes remaining when they took possession of the ball at the Hamilton 30-yard line after a poor punt by Cam Fraser. Bob McDonald of the Tiger-Cats intercepted a pass in his own end zone, and Dick Brown rushed 70 yards from his own 10-yard line to the Toronto 30 with time for just one more play. 15,000 were in attendance at Civic Stadium.

WIFU
Finals
Edmonton 5 @ Saskatchewan 12 (Best-of-three series tied 1-1)

Sully Glasser and Ken Charlton scored touchdowns for the Roughriders, both converted by Red Ettinger, before 12,000 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Annis Stukus led the Eskimos with a field goal and single.

ORFU
Finals
Toronto 7 @ Sarnia 26 (Sarnia won 2-game total points series 41-30)

John "Corky" Duchene scored 2 touchdowns to lead the Imperials to their first ORFU title since 1939. Sarnia quarterback George Curtis threw just 2 passes, but completed both, one for a 75-yard touchdown to Jack Glendenning in the 3rd quarter.

Canadian university
Western Ontario (2-3-1) 20 @ Queen's (0-6) 13
McGill (4-2) 7 @ Toronto (5-0-1) 11

Bill McFarlane scored 2 touchdowns as the Varsity Blues defeated the Redmen before 21,138 fans at Varsity Stadium to capture the Yates Cup for the third straight year.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame--Elvis Presley

On television tonight
The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Deaths-Head Revisited, starring Oscar Beregi, Joseph Schildkraut, and Kaaren Verne

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Coz I Luv You--Slade

On television tonight
Rod Serling's Night Gallery, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Diary, starring Patty Duke, Virginia Mayo, and David Wayne; A Matter of Semantics, starring Cesar Romero and E.J. Peaker; Big Surprise, starring John Carradine and Vincent Van Patten; Professor Peabody's Last Lecture, starring Carl Reiner

Died on this date
Walter Van Tilburg Clark, 62. U.S. author. Mr. Clark, a native of Maine, moved to Nevada in his youth, and remained associated with that state for the rest of his life. He was known for his Western novels The Ox-Bow Incident (1940) and The Track of the Cat (1949), and for his numerous short stories, winning the O. Henry Award five times. Mr. Clark abandoned writing fiction in his last 20 years, concentrating on teaching creative writing at the University of Montana (1954-1956); San Francisco State University (1956-1962); and University of Nevada at Reno (1962-1971). He died of cancer.

War
Khmer Rouge forces attacked the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44 people, wounding at least 30, and damaging nine aircraft.

Japanica
The U.S. Senate voted 84-6 to ratify the treaty under which Okinawa and other Ryukyu Islands would revert to Japan in 1972.

Disasters
A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount en route from Jakarta to Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, crashed into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Padang, killing all 69 people on board. The crew had notifed air traffic controllers that they would be unable to reach their destination because of bad weather.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
2 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
3 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
4 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
5 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
6 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
7 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
8 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
9 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
10 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

Singles entering the chart were Young Turks by Rod Stewart (#15); Hard to Say by Dan Fogelberg (#17); and Twilight by Electric Light Orchestra (#20).

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): The Fly--U2 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (15th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
2 Let's Talk About Sex!--Salt-N-Pepa
3 Do the Limbo Dance--David Hasselhoff
4 Any Dream Will Do--Jason Donovan
5 Something Got Me Started--Simply Red
6 Jambo--Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
7 Pandora's Box--OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
8 Now that We Found Love--Heavy D & the Boyz
9 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--PM Dawn
10 The Fly--U2

Singles entering the chart were The Fly; Can't Stop this Thing We Started by Bryan Adams (#20); Falling (The Theme from Twin Peaks) by Julee Cruise (#24); and Generations of Love by Jesus Loves You (#30). As the title indicates, Falling (The Theme from Twin Peaks) was from the television series.

Died on this date
Robert McClure, 90. U.S.-born Canadian physician. Dr. McClure, a native of Portland, Oregon, was raised in China by missionary parents before moving to Canada. He obtained a medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1922, and served as a medical missionary in Henan, China from 1923-1948. Dr. McClure became the first lay moderator of the United Church of Canada, holding the position from 1968-1971. He died 13 days short of his 91st birthday.

William Afflis, aka Dick the Bruiser, 62. U.S. football player and wrestler. Mr. Afflis was a lineman with Purdue University and the Green Bay Packers (1951-1954) before embarking on a professional wrestling career as Dick the Bruiser. He wrestled from 1954-1986, winning numerous titles. Mr. Afflis settled in Indianapolis, and in 1964 purchased the National Wrestling Alliance's Indianapolis promotion and renamed it the World Wrestling Association (WWA), operating it until it ceased operations in 1989. He died of internal bleeding after rupturing a blood vessel in his esophagus while weightlifting at his home.

Football
CFL
East Semi-Final
Ottawa 8 @ Winnipeg 26

The Blue Bombers had an easy time defeating the Rough Riders before 22,799 fans at Winnipeg Stadium in the game that ended the career of Joe Faragalli as Ottawa's head coach. The teams combined for 8 turnovers, 7 sacks, and less than 300 yards in net offense. Former Blue Bomber Jeff Smith, playing his only game of the season, caught a pass late in the game for the only Ottawa touchdown, and Mr. Faragalli was not pleased with Mr. Smith's touchdown celebration.



West Semi-Final
British Columbia 41 @ Calgary 43

Only 14,026 fans--including this blogger--were in attendance on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at McMahon Stadium, but they saw a great game. The Lions, led by quarterback Doug Flutie, led 31-16 at halftime, but the Stampeders, quarterbacked by Danny Barrett, took control in the 2nd half and directed the team to 4 converted touchdowns in the 3rd quarter. Mr. Flutie was handicapped by the fact that two of his starting receivers--Matt Clark and Mike Trevathan--were absent because of injury, and were replaced by rookies Spencer McLennan and Kevin Thompson. When the Lions fell behind, Mr. Flutie was unable to mount one of his patented late-game comebacks because the Calgary offense was able to maintain control of the ball, led by the rushing of former Lion Keyvan Jenkins. Mr. Barrett finished the game with 5 touchdown passes. The win was Calgary's first in a playoff game since 1979.



25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Wannabe--Spice Girls

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Zehn kleine Jägermeister--Die Toten Hosen

#1 single in Switzerland: Zehn kleine Jägermeister--Die Toten Hosen (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Scotland (OCC): What Becomes of the Brokenhearted/Saturday Night at the Movies/You'll Never Walk Alone--Robson & Jerome (2nd week at #1)

Football
CFL
East Semi-Final
Hamilton 11 @ Montreal 22

The Montreal defense intercepted 4 passes from Hamilton quarterback Anthony Calvillo and Tracy Ham completed touchdown passes to Chris Armstrong and Denis Montana in the 2nd half as the Alouettes beat the Tiger-Cats before 20,036 fans at Olympic Stadium. Mr. Ham's TD pass to Mr. Montana in the 4th quarter clinched the win for the Alouettes.



West Semi-Final
Winnipeg 7 @ Edmonton 68

Jim Sandusky caught 3 touchdown passes and Eric Blount added 2 touchdowns as the Eskimos routed the Blue Bombers on a snowy day before only 13,472 fans, the smallest crowd ever to attend a CFL game at Commonwealth Stadium (see video). Edmonton led 10-1 after the 1st quarter, 31-1 at halftime, and 46-1 after 3 quarters as they amassed the greatest single-game point total and the most lopsided win in modern CFl post-season history. The Blue Bombers neglected to bring shoes that were appropriate for the conditions, and someone was hastily sent to a store in Edmonton to get some during the game, but by the time the players donned the new shoes, the game was already out of reach. The Blue Bombers complained that the Eskimos were using illegal footwear, and the Eskimos were in fact penalized on one play, but Edmonton general manager Hugh Campbell denied that the team was cheating. Edmonton quarterback Danny McManus completed 12 of 20 passes for 256 yards and 4 touchdowns, while backup Cody Ledbetter was 2 for 4 for 52 yards and a touchdown. Eddie Brown caught 3 passes for 107 yards, Mr. Sandusky caught 5 for 93, and Darren Flutie caught 4 for 80 and a touchdown. Mr. Blount rushed 17 times for 76 yards and a touchdown, and caught 1 pass for an 8-yard TD. Jay Hamilton, seeing the first extended playing time of his career, rushed 7 times for 45 yards, and scored his only CFL touchdown on a 15-yard rush on the last play of the game. Kavis Reed returned an interception 45 yards for an Edmonton touchdown in the 3rd quarter, and Glenn Rogers, Jr. returned another 38 yards for a TD in the 4th quarter. Sean Fleming set a CFL playoff record with 9 converts and opened the scoring with a field goal, and Glenn Harper punted for 2 singles. Reggie Slack, who split the Winnipeg quarterbacking duties with Kent Austin, rushed 1 yard for a touchdown 1:05 into the 4th quarter. Troy Westwood's single off a missed field goal in the 1st quarter provided the other Winnipeg point. Mr. Slack completed just 6 of 22 passes for 98 yards, while Mr. Austin was 4 for 8 for 36 yards in the last game of his 10-year CFL career. Allan Boyko was virtually the only Winnipeg player to have a good game, catching 7 passes for 115 yards. Hall of Famer Milt Stegall caught just 1 pass for 5 yards; Mr. Reed stepped in front of him to make the interception that he returned for a TD, and Mr. Stegall and Mr. Austin got nto a heated exchange on the sidelines afterward, prompting head coach Cal Murphy to come over to try to settle things down. The Eskimos rolled up 471 yards net offense, while limiting the Blue Bombers to 75 yards net offense. The loss was such a debacle that few Blue Bombers were brought back for 1997. The most prominent casualty was Mr. Murphy, who had been head coach and/or general manager of the Blue Bombers since 1983.

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Ken Kesey, 66. U.S. writer. Mr. Kesey was a participant in U.S. government experiments involving the use of hallucinogenic drugs (including mescaline and LSD) in the late 1950s, which influenced his most famous work, the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962). His novel Sometimes a Great Notion (1964) was his other notable book. Mr. Kesey hosted several friends, collectively known as the Merry Pranksters, at his homes in Oregon and California, embarking on a lengthy bus trip in 1964 and engaging in various drug-fuelled experiences. He developed diabetes, had a stroke in 1997, and died several weeks after surgery to remove a tumour from his liver.

Economics and finance
The World Trade Organization approved China's membership.

Football
CIS
Jewett Trophy
Acadia 7 @ St. Mary's 38

Dunsmore Cup
McGill 12 @ Laval 42

Mathieu Brassard rushed 14 times for 80 yards and 2 touchdowns on a snow-covered field at PEPS Stadium before 12,528 fans.



Yates Cup
Ottawa 22 @ McMaster 30

Vaughn Swart caught 7 passes for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Marauders over the Gee-Gees at Les Prince Field in Hamilton. The loss ended Ottawa's reign as Vanier Cup champions.