A Year in TV Guide: November 5th, 1966
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A Year in TV Guide: 1966-1967 explores the 1966-1967 TV season through the
pages of *TV Guide* magazine. This week I look at the November 5th, 1966
issue...
Painless Parker: The Circus Dentist
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Imagine going to the dentist and finding a brass band playing, circus
performers entertaining the crowd, an elephant advertising dental services,
and a d...
Bomb Shelters
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17 July 1959 Older Canadians will likely remember the late 1950s and early
1960s with mixed emotions. In many ways life was good for middle-class
families ...
By land and by sea, Island records are being set
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The Guardian, Charlottetown, PEI -- Published Oct 01, 2026
COMMENTARY: *By land and by sea, Island records are being set*
Author of the article: By Ian S...
Google Shmoogle
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Google has sent me an email warning that since I haven't been on this site
for a while, they're going to shut it down. When they demanded that I give
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One Hit Wonders
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There were 77 acts who saw only 1 hit make the charts and that single hit
would be a chart topper. In chronological order of date of first charting,
the fo...
Remembering Mark Leitner
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To the listener, Mark Leitner was the last of the great WBEN news men.
Unerring. Rock solid. The most trustworthy voice Buffalo radio has known in
decades....
A new chapter for our blog!
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Version française The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Blog is starting a
new chapter. After nearly 15 years and over a thousand blog posts on this
site, ...
Travel with THG!
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Join The History Guy October 3-6, 2025 to visit Philidelphia and
Gettysburg. Get more information or sign up here:Link to Philly Trip Visit
ancient and l...
Lemmon Civil Rights Case Document Available
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The New York Courts history blog has an item up about CAA’s involvement in
the Lemmon and Jennings civil rights cases (unfortunately with a few
obvious ina...
Connie Mack and the Early Days of Baseball
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Stumbled across this old article from Connie Mack and thought it was kind
of cool. When I first began to play for the Washington club, a batter was
allowed...
About our New Watermark and Logo
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Over the years, the St. John Historical Society has become aware of an
increasing demand placed on the wealth of images that the society has
accumulated an...
Favourite Foote Photos: David Larsen
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As an avid cyclist I am drawn to “bicycle race c. 1912” [page 42]. I cannot
help but notice, as well, other bikes in other Foote photos…
The bicycle has b...
General
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--The cost of mailing a letter in Canada was 6c.
--A chocolate bar, a bag of potato chips, a phone call, and a newspaper
each cost a dime.
--Comic books c...
Born on this date
Johann Krieger. German musician and composer. Mr. Krieger, the younger brother of organist and composer Johann Philipp Krieger, was also an organist, and was one of the most important keyboard composers of his day, publishing collections containing harpsichord suites, organ toccatas, fugues, and ricercars. He also composed sacred and secular vocal music, as well as works for the stage. Mr. Krieger died at the age of 83 on July 18, 1735, the day after playing the organ at a church service.
175 years ago
1846
Americana
Iowa was admitted to the Union as the 29th state.
100 years ago
1921
At the movies Orphans of the Storm, directed by D.W. Griffith, and starring Lillian and Dorothy Gish, opened in theatres in Boston.
Born on this date
Johnny Otis. U.S. musician and producer. Mr. Otis, born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, was a drummer and bandleader who began performing with rhythm and blues artists in the late 1930s. He was a disc jockey, talent scout, producer, impresario, and television host in a career spanning more than 60 years, and has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues." Mr. Otis achieved his greatest success from 1948-1952 when the Johnny Otis Orchestra, with various featured vocalists, released 16 singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard rhythm and blues chart, reaching #1 with Double Crossing Blues (1948); Mistrustin' Blues (1948); and Cupid's Boogie (1950). His orchestra was billed as the Johnny Otis Show when Willie and the Hand Jive reached #1 on the rhythm and blues chart and #9 on the pop singles chart. In addition to his musical activities, Mr. Otis founded and pastored a church in Santa Rosa California. He died on January 17, 2012, 20 days after his 90th birthday.
80 years ago
1941
On the radio The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Gloria Scott
War Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commenced. Reports stated that German troops were retreating in Serbia following a series of defeats by guerrillas. Japanese planes, unchallenged by anti-aircraft batteries or pursuit craft, bombed Manila for two hours in the afternoon. Japanese pressure increased southeast of Manila. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pledged that "the entire resources, in men and in material, of the United States stand behind" the Philippines.
Diplomacy
The British government announced that U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden had been in Moscow since mid-December conferring with U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin regarding conduct of the war.
Academia
The American Association of University Professors issued a formal statement assailing Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge for "political interference" in ousting Dean Walter D. Cocking of the University of Georgia on charges of advocating racial equality in education.
Economics and finance
The Brookings Institution issued a report urging the reduction of federal non-defense expenditures by $2.085 billion without curtailing essential social services.
75 years ago
1946
Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Old Lamp-Lighter by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye (Vocal refrain by Billy Williams and Choir) (Best Seller--1st week at #1; Juke Box--2nd week at #1; Honor Roll of Hits (2nd week at #1); I Love You (For Sentimental Reasons) (Airplay--1st week at #1)
On the radio The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The White Cockerel
Died on this date
Carrie Jacobs-Bond, 84. U.S. songwriter. Mrs. Bond was a parlor singer and pianist who experienced much personal hardship, but achieved success by writing songs such as I Love You Truly (1901); Just Awearyin' for You (1901); and A Perfect Day (1910). She was the most successful female songwriter of her time, reportedly earned more than $1 million in royalties before the end of 1910, at a time when royalties were earned in sales of sheet music. Mrs. Bond died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Politics and government
A new Syrian cabinet was named by Jamil Mardam Bey, with Naim Antaki as Foreign Minister.
Charles de Gaulle refused to run for the French presidency, declaring that he could not be a "guarantor" of the present constitution.
Economics and finance
The Soviet Council of Ministers ordered increased concentration on the production of consumer goods, especially clothing.
Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly passed a bill providing for a progressive tax on corporate profits up to 28%.
Football
NCAA
Blue-Gray Game @ Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Gray 20 Blue 13
70 years ago
1951
On television today
The last episode of the soap opera Miss Susan, starring Susan Peters, aired on NBC after a run of 9½ months.
World events
Two hours after the U.S. legation in Budapest paid $120,000 in fines, Hungary released four American fliers imprisoned at the Austro-Hungarian border since being forced down and captured on November 19.
Diplomacy
The U.S. State Department banned travel in Hungary by U.S. citizens, and ordered immediate closure of the Hungarian consulates in New York and Cleveland.
War
The French National Assembly rejected a proposal by former Prime Minister Edouard Daladier that the United Nations be asked to arrange a truce in the Indochinese war.
Defense
The U.S. Army announced the development of a submachine gun that could shoot around corners.
Economics and finance
Yugoslavian Finance Minister Milentije Popovic announced plans to devalue the dinar from 50 to 300 to the American dollar.
Tennis
Australia retained the Davis Cup in Sydney as Frank Sedgman, Mervyn Rose, and Ken McGregor defeated Vic Seixas, Ted Schroeder, and Tony Trabert of the United States 3-2 in men's finals competition.
60 years ago
1961
Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Moon River--Jerry Butler (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Moon River--Danny Williams
At the movies The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, directed by José Quintero, and starring Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty, opened in theatres.
Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Heather Pick!
Defense
Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron No.446, at North Bay, Ontario, formed Canada's first BOMARC Surface to Air Missile Squadron for defence against Soviet ICBMs.
50 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (6th week at #1)
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Akropolis adieu--Mireille Mathieu (2nd week at #1)
Died on this date
Max Steiner, 83. Austrian-born composer and conductor. Mr. Steiner, a native of Vienna, was a child prodigy as a pianist and composer, and conducted an operetta when he was 12. He worked in theatrical productions in continental Europe and Britain in the years leading to World War I, but was interned in England as an enemy alien when World War I began in 1914. Mr. Steiner was allowed to emigrate to the United States, and spent 15 years on Broadway in New York before going to Hollywood in 1929, and sound was coming into motion pictures. He composed over 300 film scores for RKO Pictures and Warner Brothers Pictures from 1929-1965 and received 24 Academy Award nominations, winning for The Informer (1935); Now, Voyager (1942); and Since You Went Away (1944). Mr. Steiner's most famous scores included Gone with the Wind (1939) and A Summer Place (1959). He died of congestive heart failure after years of declining health and poor eyesight.
Football
NCAA
Blue-Gray Game @ Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Gray 27 Blue 15
40 years ago
1981
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Down Under--Men at Work (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Sailor Fuku to Kikanjū--Hiroko Yakushimaru (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (14th week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Polonäse Blankenese--Gottlieb Wendehals (a.k.a. Werner Böhm) (4th week at #1)
Born on this date
Elizabeth Jordan Carr. U.S. woman. Miss Carr, America's first "test-tube baby," was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
Died on this date
Allan Dwan, 96. Canadian-born U.S. movie director. Mr. Dwan, a native of Toronto, moved to the United States with his family at the age of 7. He began working in the motion picture industry in Chicago and New York; he spent his winters in California and, like many others, moved there to work full-time. Mr. Dwan directed 125 movies from 1911-1961; he directed Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in several silent films, and directed eight movies starring Gloria Swanson. Mr. Dwan's movies included Robin Hood (1922); The Iron Mask (1929); and Sands of Iwo Jima (1949).
30 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Black or White--Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Black or White--Michael Jackson (6th week at #1)
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Black or White--Michael Jackson (7th week at #1)
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Black or White--Michael Jackson (5th week at #1)
#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Black or White--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in France (SNEP): Qui a le droit...--Patrick Bruel (4th week at #1)
#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Kon ik maar even bij je zijn--Gordon (5th week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are the Days of Our Lives--Queen (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Black or White--Michael Jackson (4th week at #1)
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Black or White--Michael Jackson
2 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
3 Can't Let Go--Mariah Carey
4 It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday--Boyz II Men
5 Keep Coming Back--Richard Marx
6 No Son of Mine--Genesis
7 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--P.M. Dawn
8 Blowing Kisses in the Wind--Paula Abdul
9 Broken Arrow--Rod Stewart
10 Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me--George Michael/Elton John
Singles entering the chart were Forever My Lady by Jodeci (#75); Blinded by Love by Rythm Syndicate (#77); There's No Other Way by Blur (#78); The Rush by Luther Vandross (#83); and I Want You by Jody Watley (#89); and The Unforgiven by Metallica (#90).
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Wannabe--Spice Girls (9th week at #1)
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): One & One--Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler (6th week at #1)
#1 single in Flanders (VRT): One & One--Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Aïcha--Khaled (9th week at #1)
#1 single in France (SNEP): Freed from Desire--Gala (10th week at #1)
#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Don't Speak--No Doubt
#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): 2 Become 1--Spice Girls
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Un-Break My Heart--Toni Braxton (4th week at #1)
2 I Believe I Can Fly--R. Kelly
3 Don't Let Go (Love)--En Vogue
4 No Diggity--BLACKstreet (featuring Dr. Dre)
5 Nobody--Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage
6 Mouth--Merril Bainbridge
7 I Believe in You and Me--Whitney Houston
8 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
9 I'm Still in Love with You--New Edition
10 I Finally Found Someone--Barbra Streisand/Bryan Adams
Singles entering the chart were I Believe in You and Me; God Bless the Child by Shania Twain (#80); Friends by John Michael Montgomery (#89); That's How it Is (It's Like That) by Redman featuring K-Solo (#95); and Ain't Nobody by LL Cool J (#98). I Believe in You and Me was from the movie The Preacher's Wife (1996). Ain't Nobody was from the movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996).
War
Acting on information that Kurdish militants were crossing the border from Iraqi territory, two Turkish F-16 jets fired at a group of villagers, killing 34 people.
Sport
Figure skater Patrick Chan was named Canadian Press male athlete of the year; he had an undefeated season and won his first world men's title, setting three world scoring records.
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.
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."
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.
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.
Died on this date
Sergius I, 51 (?). Roman Catholic Pope, 687-701. Sergius I was of Syrian ancestry, but born in Palermo, Sicily. He was ordained as cardinal-priest of Santa Susanna in 683, and rose through the ranks of the clergy before succeeding Conon as Bishop of Rome. Sergius was chosen as pope in order to break a deadlock between rivals Paschal and Theodore. His papacy was dominated by his rejection of the canons of the Quinisext Council (692), which was held in Constantinople, and seemed to have a bias in favour of the Eastern Church and against the Western Church. Pope Sergius I was succeeded by John VI.
750 years ago
1271
Born on this date
Charles Martel. (Titular) King of Hungary and Croatia, 1290-1295. Charles, a member of the Capetian House of Anjou, was 18 when he was set up by Pope Nicholas IV and the ecclesiastial party as the titular King of Hungary and Croatia, succeeding his maternal uncle Ladislaus IV of Hungary. He never succeeded in governing Hungary, as his cousin Andrew III was the actual king. Charles was successful in asserting his claim in Croatia, but died of the plague on August 12, 1295, 27 days before his 24th birthday.
690 years ago
1331
Europeana Stefan Dušan declared himself King of Serbia.
War
The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the American Revolutionary War's last significant battle in the Southern theatre, ended in a narrow British tactical victory, although the Americans also claimed victory.
225 years ago
1796
War
French forces defeated Austrian troops in the Battle of Bassano at Bassano del Grappa in what is now part of Italy.
190 years ago
1831
Britannica William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned at Westminster, London as King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Born on this date
Antonín Dvořák, 62. Czech composer. Mr. Dvořák was known for many compositions, including his nine symphonies, especially Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World, aka New World Symphony, which he wrote in 1893 while in New York. He died on May 1, 1904 at the age of 62.
170 years ago
1851
Born on this date
John Jenkins. U.S.-born Australian politician. Mr. Jenkins, a native of Pennsylvania, went to Australia as a representative of a publishing company, and remained there. He represented East Adelaide (1886-1887) and Sturt (1887-1901) in the South Australia House of Assembly, serving as Commissioner for Public Works for much of the 1890s. Mr. Jenkins was Premier of South Australia (1901-1905), resigning in March 1905 to take up the post of Agent-General for South Australia in London. He served in that capacity until 1908, and remained in London, where he was often referred to as "Australia's Unofficial High Commissioner." Mr. Jenkins ran unsuccessfully for the British House of Commons in 1918 as a candidate of the National Party. He died in London on February 22, 1923 at the age of 71.
150 years ago
1871
Born on this date
Samuel McLaughlin. Canadian automobile executive. Mr. McLaughlin, a native of Enniskillen, Ontario, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company in 1867, which became the largest carriage manufacturing company in the British Empire. The company made carriages until 1915, and was renamed the McLaughlin Motor Car Company Limited in 1907 after Mr. McLaughlin entered into a partnership with Billy Durant to manufacture Buicks. General Motors of Canada Limited was incorporated in 1918, and bought the McLaughlin Motor Car Company Limited. The name of the Canadian-made car was changed to McLaughlin-Buick in 1923, and cars under that name were manufactured until 1942. Mr. McLaughlin was a philanthropist and racehorse owner, and a longtime director of the Ontario Jockey Club. His horses won the King's Plate three times, and he sold his Parkwood Stable to E. P. Taylor, who eventually renamed it Windfields Farm. Mr. McLaughlin remained with General Motors Canada as chairman of the board, as well as vice-president and executive director of the parent company until his death in Oshawa, Ontario on January 6, 1972 at the age of 100. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1963 and the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1977.
140 years ago
1881
Born on this date
Refik Saydam. Prime Minister of Turkey, 1939-1942. Mr. Saydam, a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), held several cabinet posts before becoming Prime Minister. He died in office on July 8, 1942 at the age of 60, and was succeeded by Şükrü Saracoğlu.
Harry Hillman. U.S. runner and coach. Mr. Hillman won gold medals in the men's 400-metre run, 200-metre hurdles, and 400-metre hurdles at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, and a silver medal in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1908 Olympics in London. He was track coach at Dartmouth College from 1910 until his death on August 9, 1945, 30 days before his 64th birthday.
125 years ago
1896
Born on this date
Howard Dietz. U.S. publicist and songwriter. Mr. Dietz was Vice President in Charge of Publicity at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios from 1942-1957, but his association with the company went back further. He has been credited with creating Leo the Lion as the studio's mascot and Ars Gratia Artis as its slogan. Mr. Dietz and Arthur Schwartz were a songwriting team, with Mr. Dietz writing lyrics for more than a dozen Broadway musicals, including The Band Wagon (1931), with songs such as Dancing in the Dark and That's Entertainment. Mr. Dietz was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972, and died on July 30, 1983 at the age of 86, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
120 years ago
1901
Born on this date
Hendrik Verwoerd. Prime Minister of South Africa, 1958-1966. Dr. Verwoerd was a native of Amsterdam who moved to South Africa with his family in 1903. He was a professor of social sciences at Stellenbosch University before entering politics, where as a member of the National Party government, he held several cabinet posts and became known as the "Father of Apartheid" for his responsibility in implementing many aspects of that racial policy. Dr. Verwoerd succeeded J.G. Strijdom as Prime Minister in 1958, and continued the policies of his National Party predecessors. He survived an assassination attempt in 1960, months before a national referendum resulted in South Africa becoming a republic, the position favoured by the National Party. The National Party retained its majority in the House of Assembly in the general election of March 30, 1966. Dr. Verwoerd had just entered the House on September 6, 1966 when he was stabbed in the neck and chest four times by parliamentary messenger Dimitri Tsafendas. Dr. Verwoerd was dead on arrival at hospital, two days before his 65th birthday; his assassin was declared insane. Dr. Verwoerd was succeeded as Prime Minister by Justice Minister John Vorster.
100 years ago
1921
Born on this date
Harry Secombe. U.K. entertainer. Sir Harry, a native of Wales, was a comedian, singer, and actor who was best known as a member of the cast of the radio comedy program The Goon Show (1951-1960). He played Mr. Bumble in the movie Oliver! (1968) and starred in the television comedy program The Harry Secombe Show (1968-1973). Sir Harry presented religious programs on television in later years, and died of prostate cancer on April 11, 2001 at the age of 79, after years of declining health.
Americana
Margaret Gorman, 16, won the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
80 years ago
1941
War
The Siege of Leningrad began as German forces captured Schlusselberg, cutting off the last land connection to the Russian city. Canadian, British, and Norwegian forces raided Spitsbergen, setting fire to coal stocks and destroying mines to prevent the Germans from using them. A large force of U.K. Royal Air Force bombers pounded Berlin during the night.
Movies
Chilean Interior Minister Arturo Olavarria approved the banning of the U.K. anti-Nazi film Pastor Hall (1940) by the Governor of Santiago.
Space
Dr. Roy K. Marshall of the Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia told the American Astronomical Society that the craters on the moon were caused by volcanic action and not the impact of great meteors.
75 years ago
1946
Terrorism
Explosives planted by the Irgun Zvai organization cut the Palestine railway in 50 places. Irgun leaders said that the action was a protest against the upcoming Palestine conference in London.
Politics and government
95.6% of voters in a referendum in Bulgaria supported abolishing the country's monarchy.
Chinese Communist leader Chou En-lai said that his party would not seek any Soviet aid in order to preserve its own independence.
Protest
Protesting a statement by U.S. Secretary of State James Byrnes that the Polish-German frontier was not final, Polish Communists demonstrated before the U.S. ambassador's residence in Warsaw.
Crime
Communist-organized "squatters," protesting an acute housing shortage in the United Kingdom, seized the Duchess of Bedford's house and nine other luxury buildings in London.
Scandal
The U.S. Senate War Investigating Committee disclosed Henry Garsson's testimony that Representative Andrew May (Democrat--Kentucky) had received no pay from Garsson armaments firms.
Labour
Congress of Industrial Organizations President William Murray withdrewd the CIO from the International Labor Organization after a U.S. Labor Department decision making the American Federation of Labor the sole U.S. representative at the upcoming ILO conference in Montreal.
Football
AAFC
Brooklyn (1-0) 27 @ Buffalo (0-1) 14
New York (1-0) 27 @ San Francisco (0-1) 14
70 years ago
1951
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Too Young--Nat "King" Cole; Toni Arden
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Because of You--Tony Bennett (Best Seller--1st week at #1); Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney (Disc Jockey--7th week at #1; Jukebox--6th week at #1)
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney (3rd week at #1)
--Kay Starr
2 Because of You--Tony Bennett
--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
3 Sweet Violets--Dinah Shore
4 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
5 The Loveliest Night of the Year--Mario Lanza
6 My Truly, Truly Fair--Guy Mitchell
--Vic Damone
7 Jezebel--Frankie Laine
8 I Get Ideas--Tony Martin
9 Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle--Guy Mitchell
10 (Why Did I Tell You I was Going to) Shanghai--Doris Day
--Billy Williams Quartet
Singles entering the chart were The World is Waiting for the Sunrise by Les Paul and Mary Ford (#16) and Wonderful, Wasn't It? by Frankie Laine (#40). Wonderful Wasn't It? was the B-side of The Girl in the Wood, charting at #25.
War
The San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed by 48 nations at the Opera House, formally ending World War II, and Japan's position as an imperial power. The U.S.S.R., C.S.S.R., and Poland refused to sign the treaty, which Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko denounced as "sowing the seeds of a new war in the Far East."
Space
Scientists from 10 nations at the Second International Congress on Astronautics in London formed an International Astronautics Federation to coordinate research on space flight, which rocket experts predicted would be achieved before the year 2000.
Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. apologized to the U.S.A. for the death of Robert de Brake, an American soldier killed by East German police at the Soviet checkpoint of Lichterfeld Sued.
Politics and government
Jordan's King Talal reappointed Abdul Huda Pasha as Prime Minister.
Agriculture
The U.S. Agriculture Department estimated that recent floods and rains had caused crop losses of $219 million in Kansas, $156 million in Missouri, and $54 million in Illinois.
Football CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (3-0) 21 @ Toronto (1-2) 2
Montreal (0-2) 9 @ Ottawa (1-1) 13
Politics and government
The Union for National Progress (UPRONA), led by Prince Ludoviko Rwagasore, won 58 of 64 seats in the National Assembly in the Burundian general election, to create a government following Burundi's independence from Belgium in 1962. The Common Front took the remaining 6 seats.
Football CFL
Saskatchewan (3-4) 16 @ Montreal (0-5-1) 15
50 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I'm Still Waiting--Diana Ross (3rd week at #1)
Americana
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was opened in Washington, D.C., with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
40 years ago
1981
Died on this date
Roy Wilkins, 80. U.S. civil rights activist. Mr. Wilkins was a leading figure in the Negro civil rights movement from the 1930s through the '70s, and led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples as Executive Secretary (1955-1963) and Executive Director (1964-1977). He supported reform by legislative means, and opposed Communism. Mr. Wilkins died nine days after his 80th birthday, from heart problems related to a pacemaker implanted in 1979.
Hideki Yukawa, 74. Japanese physicist. Dr. Yukawa, born Hideki Ogawa, was awarded the 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his prediction of the existence of mesons on the basis of theoretical work on nuclear forces." He died from pneumonia and heart failure.
Baseball
The Montreal Expos, who were in a race for the championship of the second half of the season in the National League East division, fired Dick Williams--who was in his fifth season as the team's manager--and replaced him with general manager Jim Fanning.
30 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (4th week at #1)
#1 single in Switzerland: (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (6th week at #1)
Austria's Top 10 (ض3)
1 Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')--Kate Yanai
2 Wind of Change--Scorpions
3 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
4 Do the Limbo Dance--David Hasselhoff
5 Sailing on the Seven Seas--OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
6 Bobby Brown--Frank Zappa
7 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
8 You Could Be Mine--Guns N' Roses
9 Any Dream Will Do--Jason Donovan
10 Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da)--Crystal Waters
Singles entering the chart were It Ain't Over 'til it's Over by Lenny Kravitz (#25); Baila me by Gipsy Kings (#27); and Now that We Found Love by Heavy D & the Boyz (#28).
Died on this date
Alex North, 80. U.S. composer. Mr. North, born Isadore Soifer, was known for his scores to movies such as A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); Spartacus (1960); and The Misfits (1961). He was nominated for 15 Academy Awards, but never won, and was finally given an Honorary Academy Award in 1986.
Football CFL
British Columbia (6-4) 56 @ Ottawa (4-6) 29
Doug Flutie passed for 293 yards and rushed for 51 more as he led the Lions over the Rough Riders before 24,171 fans at Lansdowne Park. The 56 points were a B.C. club record for a single game, 1 more than the previous record set in 1987.
Saskatchewan (3-7) 41 @ Winnipeg (6-4) 49 (OT)
Robert Mimbs rushed 1 yard for a touchdown in overtime to provide the winning margin as the Blue Bombers beat the Roughriders before 28,323 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Winnipeg kicker Trevor Kennerd, in his 12th season with the Blue Bombers, suffered a career-ending injury and was replaced for the duration of the game by punter Bob Cameron, who kicked 4 converts.
25 years ago
1996
Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Twisted--Keith Sweat
#1 single in Austria (ض3): Break My Stride--Unique II
#1 single in Switzerland: Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (7th week at #1)
#1 single in Scotland (OCC): Flava--Peter Andre
Football CFL
Saskatchewan (3-8) 13 @ Toronto (10-1) 31
The Argonauts set a team single-game record with 9 sacks as they beat the Roughriders before 17,576 fans at SkyDome.
Hamilton (4-7) 15 @ Winnipeg (6-5) 33
Reggie Slack completed 19 of 31 passes for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns as he led the Blue Bombers over the Tiger-Cats before 25,690 fans at Winnipeg Stadium.
20 years ago
2001
Football CFL
British Columbia (5-5) 17 @ Toronto (3-7) 32
Hamilton (5-5) 31 @ Winnipeg (8-2) 63
The Huskies built a 27-7 halftime lead and coasted to an easy win over the Golden Bears on a rainy Saturday afternoon before 3,300 fans in the first regular season game played at Foote Field in Edmonton.
Born on this date
Sarel Cilliers. S.A. religious leader. Mr. Cilliers was a Dutch Reformed Church pastor who was one of the leaders of the Great Trek migration of Dutch settlers from Cape Colony into the interior of South Africa in the late 18302. He led the Boers to a huge victory over the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River (1838), and reportedly led the Voortrekkers in a vow which promised that if God would protect them and deliver the enemy into their hands, they would build a church and commemorate the day of their victory as if it were an annual Sabbath day, which their descendants would also be instructed to honour. Mr. Cilliers died on October 4, 1871, 27 days after his 70th birthday, after years of declining health.
150 years ago
1871
Died on this date
Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, 56. Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, 1852, 1855-1856, 1858-1859, 1861, 1867-1871. Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha was a prominent official during the Tanzimat period (1839-1876) of reform within the Ottoman Empire. He was best known as the architect of the Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856, and for his role in the Treaty of Paris (1856) that ended the Crimean War. Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha alternated between the offices of Grand Vizier and Foreign Minister from 1855 until his death after a three-month bout with tuberculosis.
125 years ago
1896
Medicine
The first successful heart surgery was performed by Ludwig Rehn in Frankfurt, Germany when he repaired a stab wound suffered by 22-year-old gardener Wilhelm Justus.
Born on this date
Todor Zhivkov. First (later General) Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party, 1954-1989; Chairman of the State Council of Bulgaria, 1971-1989; Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 1962-1971. Mr. Zhivkov was the longest-serving leader of any Eastern Bloc nation after World War II, and one of the longest ruling non-royal leaders in modern history. He submitted to the will of the Soviet Union, while expanding ties to the West. Mr. Zhivkov was forced to resign on November 10, 1989, at the same time that the Berlin Wall fell and Eastern Bloc Communist governments began crumbling amid widespread public protests. Mr. Zhivkov died on August 5, 1998 at the age of 86.
Crime
French poet Guillaume Apollinaire was arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in Paris.
100 years ago
1921
Born on this date
Peter Peyser. U.S. politician. Mr. Peyser was a Republican when he represented New York's 25th (1971-1973) and 23rd (1973-1977) Districts in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a consumer advocate, and supported the policies of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Mr. Peyser failed in a campaign for the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1976, and the experience led him to switch to the Democratic Party in 1977. He again represented New York's 23rd District in the House (1979-1983), but redistricting helped to cost him his seat, losing in New York's 20th District in the 1982 election. Mr. Peyser died of Parkinson's disease on October 9, 2014 at the age of 93.
Americana
The first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, began in Atlantic City, New Jersey under the name Inter-City Beauty Contest.
Religion
The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Roman Catholic Church, was founded in Dublin.
80 years ago
1941
Died on this date
Mario Garcia Menocal, 74. President of Cuba, 1913-1921. Mr. Garcia Menocal, a member of the Conservative Party, was elected in 1912 and re-elected in 1916, but failed in an attempt at re-election in 1924. He fled to the United States after an unsuccessful attempt at a revolution in 1931.
War
Finland announced that her forces had advanced 47 miles to the Svir River, further tightening the blockade around Leningrad.
World events
The U.S.S.R. issued a decree ordering the exile of the entire population of the autonomous German Volga Republic--600,000 people--to Siberia on the ground that "tens of thousands of diversionists and spies" among them were prepared for sabotage at a signal from Germany.
Defense
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas declared that any aggression upon the Western Hemisphere "will find us the greatest bloc of various nationalities [that] ever got together in any defensive alliance."
Politics and government
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities Chairman Rep. Martin Dies (Democrat--Texas) urged the dismissal of Office of Price Administration Administrator Leon Henderson and four other OPA officials on the ground that they sympathized with Communism.
Tennis
Bobby Riggs beat Frank Kovacs 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 in the men's singles final at the U.S. National Championships in Forest Hills, New York, while Sarah Palfrey Cooke defeated Pauline Betz 7–5, 6–2 to win the women's singles title.
Golf
Byron Nelson finished with a 10-under-par score of 278 to win the $11,000 Tam O'Shanter Open in Chicago.
Football
NFL
Pittsburgh (0-1) 14 @ Cleveland (1-0) 17
Baseball
The Washington Nationals swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Athletics 3-2 and 4-2 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Ken Chase (6-15) was the winning pitcher in the first game as the Nationals scored all their runs in the top of the 9th inning off losing pitcher Phil Marchildon (10-12), while Early Wynn (1-0) pitched a 6-hitter for his first major league win in the second game, winning the duel over Lum Harris (4-4). Felix Mackiewicz made his major league debut with the Athletics in the 9th inning of the first game, grounding out as a pinch hitter for Mr. Marchildon.
The Boston Braves had 20 hits in the first game and 15 in the second as they swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Phillies 17-6 and 10-1 before 7,161 fans at Braves Field. Dale Jones made his major league debut as a relief pitcher for the Phillies in the first game, allowing 6 hits, 2 bases on balls, and 4 runs--2 earned--in 2.1 innings, and flying out in his only at bat. John Dudra made his major league debut at third base for the Braves in the second game, playing the final 2 innings without handling a chance.
Dolph Camilli hit 2 home runs and drove in 5 runs and Joe Medwick batted 4 for 5 with a double, triple, and 3 runs batted in as the Brooklyn Dodgers routed the New York Giants 13-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 34,361 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. In the second game, Mr. Medwick singled home Billy Herman and Pete Reiser in the 9th inning to tie the game 3-3, and Mr. Reiser singled home Mickey Owen with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th to give the Dodgers a 4-3 win to complete the sweep. New York second baseman Odell "Bad News" Hale played the 1,062nd and last game of his 10-year major league career in the second game, batting 0 for 3 with a base on balls and making an error which contributed to the tying run in the 9th inning.
Relief pitcher Harry Gumbert's 2-run home run climaxed a 5-run 7th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals broke a 6-6 tie and beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-7 in the first game of a doubleheader before 22,322 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. The Reds had tied the game with 5 runs in the top of the 7th. Elmer Riddle (16-4) pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Mort Cooper (13-6) as the Reds won 5-2 in the second game, which was called because of darkness after 8 innings.
75 years ago
1946
Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): To Each his Own--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with Stuart Wade (Best Seller--2nd week at #1); To Each his Own--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra with Eddy Howard and Trio (Airplay--6th week at #1; Juke Box--2nd week at #1); To Each his Own (Honor Roll of Hits--4th week at #1)
Americana Marilyn Buferd, representing California, was named Miss America 1946 at the annual pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Aviation
U.K. Royal Air Force Group Captain E.M. Donaldson set a world speed record of 616 miles per hour in a Gloster Meteor jet over Littlehampton, England.
Diplomacy
The Paris Peace Conference's Italian Political and Territorial Commission rejected a Brazilian proposal that the questions of Trieste and the Itlaian-Yugoslavian frontier be postponed for one year.
Defense
U.S. President Harry Truman announced his decision to suspend further atomic testing, claiming that tests already conducted were sufficient for "a proper evaluation of the bomb." The U.S. Navy revealed that the new battleship Kentucky and battlecruiser Hawaii were being redesigned as "guided missile warships."
World events
Acting Greek Prime Minister Stylianos Gonatas reinstated martial law as a result of internal disorders following the September 1 referendum on the Greek monarchy.
Politics and government
Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of India's interim government, said in a radio address that free India would stand aside from "power politics" and continue working against "the curse of untouchability."
Protest
Riots between Muslims and Hindus in Bombay continued for the seventh day, and spread to Calcutta and other cities, leaving 220 dead and 659 injured.
Labour
The Congress of Industrial Organizations United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers ended an eight-month strike against Phelps-Dodge Copper Products in New Jersey with an agreement providing for an 18 1/2c hourly wage increase.
Football CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (1-0) 34 @ Hamilton (0-1) 17
Montreal (0-0-1) 10 @ Toronto (0-0-1) 10
Died on this date
John French Sloan, 80. U.S. artist. Mr. Sloan was a painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Ashcan School, painting scenes of everyday life in New York City. He later specialized in nudes and portraits. Mr. Sloan died of cancer.
María Montez, 39. Dominican-born actress. Miss Montez, born María África Gracia Vidal, was spotted by a talent scout while visitin New York in the late 1930s. She appeared in 26 movies from 1940-1951, and was known for playing seductresses in Technicolor costume adventure films such as Arabian Nights (1942); Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944); and Cobra Woman (1944). Miss Montez married French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont in 1943, and the couple moved to France in the late 1940s and formed their own production company, Christina Productions. Miss Montez starred in five movies in France before her death, apparently suffering a heart attack and drowning while taking a hot bath.
War
On the last day of speeches at the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference in San Francisco, Japanese Prime Minister Shigenu Yoshida agreed to negotiate on reparations and fishing rights with Indonesia and the Philippines. Philippine delegate Carlos Romulo charged that Japan had recovered more rapidly from the war than some of its wartime victims.
Medicine
California Institute of Technology professors Linus Pauling and Robert Corey described revolutionary biochemistry studies at the diamond jubilee meeting of the American Chemical Society, revealing the molecular structure of some proteins. Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Wendell Stanley told the meeting that cancer may begin as a virus infection.
Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of Price Stabilization authorized auto manufacturers to raise new car prices by 4%-7%.
Labour
The International Labor Organization proposed the shipment of 1.75 million Europeans to the Western Hemisphere and Australia in the next five years to reduce Europe's surplus population and furnish other continents with needed workers.
Britain's Trades Union Congress ended a five-day conference in Blackpool after voting to reject the "neutralist" views of the left Labour Party group and backing British rearmament.
Baseball
Warren Hacker pitched a no-hitter, striking out 10 batters and walking 1, as the Los Angeles Angels shut out the Seattle Rainiers 4-0 in a Pacific Coast League game at Sick's Stadium in Seattle.
60 years ago
1961
Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Well I Ask You--Eden Kane
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Johnny Remember Me--John Leyton (2nd week at #1)
Died on this date
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, 76. Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1940-1945. Mr. Gerbrandy, a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP), was a member of the Provincial Council of Friesland (1919-1920) and Provincial Executive of Friesland (1920-1930) before entering federal politics, serving as Minister of Justice (1939-1942, 1945) and Minister of Colonial Affairs (1941-1942). He was Prime Minister of the Dutch government-in-exile in London, resigning soon after the total Allied liberation of the Netherlands. Mr. Gerbrandy returned to the House of Representatives (1948-1959), but his hot temper alienated many of his colleagues within the ARP; he resigned his seat in March 1959.
Baseball
Roger Maris batted 3 for 3 with a sacrifice fly, his 55th home run of the season, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-3 win over the Cleveland Indians before 18,549 fans at Yankee Stadium. Tito Francona hit a 3-run inside-the-park home run for the Indians off winning pitcher Ralph Terry in the 6th inning. Mr. Terry (13-2) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory.
50 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders (6th week at #1)
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Co-Co--The Sweet (2nd week at #1)
Died on this date
Spring Byington, 84. U.S. actress. Miss Byington appeared in the Jones Family series of 17 movies (1936-1940), and was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in You Can't Take It with You (1938). She was best known as the star of the radio (1952-1953) and television (1954-1959) comedy series December Bride. Miss Byington died of cancer.
Ludwig Suthaus, 64. German singer. Mr. Suthaus was an operatic tenor who performed with companies such as the Berlin State Opera and Vienna State Opera in a career spanning more than 30 years. He retired after being injured in a car accident in October 1960.
Personal
This blogger began Grade 6 under Miss Gordon at Yellowknife Public School. Our classrooms were in the brand new open-area wing.
Baseball
Jim Northrup batted 5 for 5 with 2 home runs, and led off the top of the 11th inning with a home run to break a 2-2 tie as the Detroit Tigers edged the Washington Senators 3-2 before 2,369 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington.
The Boston Red Sox scored 6 runs in the 8th inning of a 9-3 win over the New York Yankees before 14,527 fans at Yankee Stadium. Sonny Siebert (16-9) pitched an 11-hit complete game victory.
Dave McNally (18-4) pitched a 5-hitter and hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning to provide the winning margin for the Baltimore Orioles as they beat he Cleveland Indians 3-1 before 7,196 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Losing pitcher Sam McDowell (12-14) allowed 5 hits and 3 earned runs in 7 innings.
The Montreal Expos scored 8 runs in the first 3 innings as they beat the New York Mets 9-3 before 13,254 at Jarry Park in Montreal. Montreal right fielder Rusty Staub batted 3 for 5 with a home run, triple, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in. Steve Renko (14-13) allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in 8.1 innings to get the win over Gary Gentry (11-10).
The St. Louis Cardinals scored 3 runs in the top of the 13th inning to break a 6-6 tie as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 in the completion of a suspended game from August 1 before 22,432 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. The Cardinals had scored 3 runs in the top of the 12th to take a 6-3 lead, but the game was called after a 31-minute rain delay when the rain removal machine broke down before making field playable, and the score reverted to 3-3, the score at the end of the 11th. The Cardinals protested and the protest was upheld, necessitating the resumption of play with the score 6-3. The Phillies responded with 3 runs in the bottom of the 12th to tie the score 6-6. St. Louis thrid baseman Joe Torre finished the game batting 5 for 7 with a run and a run batted in. Ted Simmons tripled home Mr. Torre and scored when Joe Hague grounded into a fielder's choice as the Cardinals scored 2 runs in the top of the 10th to break a 5-5 tie and win the regularly-scheduled game 7-5 before 9,339 fans. Mr. Torre was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs. Philadelphia first baseman Greg Luzinski hit his first major league home run, a solo blast in the 8th inning off Reggie Cleveland.
The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and coasted to a 9-3 win over the San Francisco Giants before 36,356 fans at Dodger Stadium, moving to within 6 games of the National League West Division-leading Giants. Claude Osteen (13-10) pitched a 5-hit complete game vicory. Chris Arnold made his major league debut as a pinch hitter for the Giants in the 5th inning, singling home Jim Ray Hart.
Garry Jestadt singled home Nate Colbert with the bases loaded and none out in the bottom of the 9th inning to climax a 2-run rally as the San Diego Padres came back from a 7-4 deficit to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 before 2,795 fans at San Diego Stadium. Leron Lee, who doubled home Cito Gaston to tie the score 7-7, batted 5 for 5 with 2 doubles and 4 runs.
40 years ago
1981
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): DEV-O Live (EP)--Devo (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): High School Lullaby--Imo-kin Trio (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)--Ottawan
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Dance Little Bird (Chicken Dance)--Electronica's (2nd week at #1)
Died on this date
Christy Brown, 49. Irish author, poet, and artist. Mr. Brown was born with severe cerebral palsy, with his left leg being the only limb he was able to control. He was able to write and paint with his left foot; his autobiography My Left Foot (1954) was made into a movie of the same name in 1989, with Daniel Day-Lewis winning an Academy Award for his portrayal of Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown married an English woman named Mary Carr in 1972, but there were suspicions that she was abusive toward him. Mr. Brown after choking while eating a lamb chop, and his body was found to have significant bruising.
Business
The British plantation company Guthrie was taken over by the Malaysian government after successfully purchasing shares to become the major shareholder. This is famously called the "Dawn Raid attack."
Football CFL
Toronto (0-9) 5 @ Calgary (5-4) 23
Edmonton (7-1-1) 34 @ Hamilton (6-2-1) 34
This marked the last time to date that the Eskimos and Stampeders didn't play each other on Labour Day. Edmonton quarterback Warren Moon completed a 77-yard touchdown pass to Brian Kelly early in the game at Ivor Wynne Stadium, but soon left with an ankle injury. Veteran Tom Wilkinson relieved and threw 3 touchdown passes for the Eskimos. Hamilton defensive back Harold Woods scored a touchdown on a 98-yard fumble return. This was the last game in 1981 that the Eskimos didn't win.
30 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (4th week at #1)
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): You Could Be Mine--Guns N' Roses (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (5th week at #1)
#1 single in France (SNEP): La Zoubida--Lagaf' (7th week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (9th week at #1)
Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (4th week at #1)
2 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
3 Always There--Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
4 Now that We Found Love--Heavy D and the Boyz
5 Winter in July--Bomb the Bass
6 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
7 Send Me an Angel--Scorpions
8 Zomer--André Hazes
9 Love And Understanding--Cher
10 Gett Off--Prince and the New Power Generation
Singles entering the chart were Peter, Ik Vertrouw Je Voor Geen Meter by Hanny (#26); Move Any Mountain/Progen 91 by Shamen (#33); Motownphilly by Boyz II Men (#35); Crucified by Army of Lovers (#36); and Zeven Jaren by Bonnie St. Claire (#37).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
2 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
3 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
4 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
5 3 A.M. Eternal--The KLF
6 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
7 Crazy--Seal
8 Wind of Change--Scorpions
9 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
10 I Can't Wait Another Minute--Hi-Five
Singles entering the chart were Hey Donna by Rythm Syndicate (#73); O.P.P. by Naughty by Nature (#85); Sometimes (It's a Bitch) by Stevie Nicks (#86); Save Me by Lisa Fischer (#88); Why Can't You Come Home by Ex-Girlfriend (#90); Never Stop by the Brand New Heavies featuring N'Dea Davenport (#91); and I Wonder Why by Curtis Stigers (#97).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (6th week at #1)
2 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
3 Every Heartbeat--Amy Grant
4 Fading Like a Flower--Roxette
5 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
6 Wind of Change--Scorpions
7 Crazy--Seal
8 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
9 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
10 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
Singles entering the chart were Hey Donna by Rythm Syndicate (#76); Sometimes (It's a Bitch) by Stevie Nicks (#80); Everyotherday by Or-N-More (#82); She's Gone (Lady) by Steelheart (#89); and I Wonder Why by Curtis Stigers (#90).
Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (6th week at #1)
2 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
3 Fading Like a Flower--Roxette
4 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
5 Learning to Fly--Tom Petty
6 Hole Hearted--Extreme
7 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
8 It Ain't Over 'til it's Over--Lenny Kravitz
9 Superman's Song--Crash Test Dummies
10 I am Here--The Grapes of Wrath
Singles entering the chart were Emotions by Mariah Carey (#43); Calling Elvis by Dire Straits (#70); Enter Sandman by Metallica (#84); The Way that You Love Me by Rik Emmett (#88); I Can't Wait Another Minute by Hi-Five (#89); The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes (#92); Sometimes (It's a Bitch) by Stevie Nicks (#94); Out in the Cold by Tom Petty (#95); A Gift of Love by Bette Midler (#96); Living with the Law by Chris Whitley (#97); and Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane (#98).
Married on this date
Happy Anniversary, Nicki Chang & Ken Powless!
Died on this date
Edwin McMillan, 83. U.S. physicist and chemist. Dr. McMillan worked on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program during World War II. He and and Glenn Seaborg shared the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for their discoveries in the chemistry of transuranium elements." Dr. McMillan died 11 days before his 84th birthday.
Ben Piazza, 58. U.S. actor. Mr. Piazza was a character actor in numerous movies and television programs from the 1950s until his death from AIDS.
Disasters
While this blogger was in Calgary attending the reception for the couple mentioned above, a 30-minute hailstorm struck Calgary that caused $400 million in damage, making it, at the time, the most destructive weather disaster in Canadian history in terms of monetary value.
Law
The Alberta Court of Appeal struck down the second conviction of James Keegstra, found guilty of willfully promoting hatred against Jews during his time as a public school teacher in Eckville, Alberta in the early 1980s.
Rocket Ismail scored 3 touchdowns in the 1st half for the Argonauts as they beat the Tiger-Cats before 36,102 fans at SkyDome. Toronto slotback Darrell K. Smith passed Terry Greer to become the Argonauts' leader in career yards receiving, increasing his total to 6,900 yards.
25 years ago
1996
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Macarena--Los Del Rio (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (6th week at #1)
#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (7th week at #1)
#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (5th week at #1)
#1 single in France (SNEP): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Wannabe--Spice Girls
#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Wannabe--Spice Girls (7th week at #1)
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)--Los Del Rio (6th week at #1)
2 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
3 Twisted--Keith Sweat
4 Loungin--LL Cool J
5 C'mon n' Ride It (The Train)--Quad City DJ's
6 Change the World--Eric Clapton
7 Hit Me Off--New Edition
8 You're Makin' Me High/Let it Flow--Toni Braxton
9 I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)--R. Kelly
10 You Learn/You Oughta Know--Alanis Morissette
Singles entering the chart were E-Bow the Letter by R.E.M. (#54); Mouth by Merril Bainbridge (#67); Pony by Ginuine (#73); You'll Be Mine (Party Time) by Gloria Esefan (#84); and What Kind of Man Would I Be by Mint Condition (#89).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
2 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)--Los Del Rio
3 Loungin--LL Cool J
4 Hit Me Off--New Edition
5 Twisted--Keith Sweat
6 Change the World--Eric Clapton
7 Who Will Save Your Soul--Jewel
8 C'mon n' Ride It (The Train)--Quad City DJ’s
9 Only You--112
10 Jealousy--Natalie Merchant
Singles entering the chart were Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) by John Mellencamp (#51); Let's Make a Night to Remember by Bryan Adams (#64); Shake a Lil' Somethin'... by 2 Live Crew (#79); and Jump On It by Sir Mix-A-Lot (#84).
Died on this date
Bibi Besch, 54. Austrian-born U.S. actress. Miss Besch, born Bibiana Maria Kِchert, emigrated to the United States with her family after World War II. She appeared in numerous television programs and several movies from the 1970s until her death from breast cancer.
Crime
U.S. rap "artist" Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting as he was driving near the Las Vegas Strip. He died from his wounds six days later.
Boxing
World Boxing Council world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (45-1) regained the World Boxing Association title with a technical knockout of Bruce Seldon (33-4) at 1:49 of the 1st round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mr. Tyson had previously held the WBA title from 1987-1990.
Football CFL
British Columbia (2-9) 27 @ Montreal (6-5) 28
Tracy Ham completed an 11-yard touchdown pass to Michael Soles with 3:06 remaining in regulation time and Terry Baker converted to give the Alouettes their win over the Lions before 15,161 fans at Olympic Stadium.
CIAU
Alberta 7 @ British Columbia 15
20 years ago
2001
Died on this date
Igor Buketoff, 86. U.S. orchestra conductor. Mr. Buketoff conducted various orchestras nationally and internationally in a career spanning more than 40 years, including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra (1948-1966) and Iceland Symphony Orchestra (1964-66). He was closely associated with the music of Russian composers, particularly Sergei Rachmaninoff, and also conducted contemporary British music.
Billie Lou Watt, 77. U.S. actress. Miss Watt was mainly known as a voice actress, with roles that included providing English-language dubbing for Japanese anime cartoons and the voice of Elsie the Cow in Borden's Cheese commercials. Her live action roles included the part of Ellie Bergman in the television soap opera Search for Tomorrow (1975-1981). Miss Watt died of lung cancer.
Football CFL
Calgary (4-6) 34 @ Edmonton (4-6-0-1) 33
The Stampeders led 32-20 late in the 4th quarter at Commonwealth Stadium, but quarterback Jason Maas rallied the Eskimos to 2 touchdowns. His bomb to Quincy Jackson in the last minute put the Eskimos ahead 33-32, but Mr. Maas threw an ill-conceived pass to the far sideline on a 2-point convert attempt, and Calgary defensive back William Fields intercepted and returned the ball 110 yards for a rare defensive convert to give the Stampeders the lead. The Eskimos' short kickoff was recovered by the Stampeders. It was the only time to date that the Eskimos have ever worn white pants for a home game.
10 years ago
2011
Died on this date
Brad McCrimmon, 52. Canadian hockey player and coach. Mr. McCrimmon, a native of Dodsland, Saskatchewan, was a defenceman with six National Hockey League teams (1979-97), scoring 403 points on 81 goals and 222 assists in 1,222 regular season games and 11 goals and 18 assists in 116 playoff games. He helped the Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup in 1989. Mr. McCrimmon was an assistant coach with four NHL teams (1997-98, 2000-11) including the Flames, and was head coach of the Saskatoon Blades of the junior Western Hockey League (1998-00). He was named as head coach of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 29, 2011, but was killed with the rest of the team when their plane crashed en route to their first game of the season.
Disasters
Yak-Service Flight 9633, a Yakovlev Yak-42 charter flight carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League, crashed on take-off near the Russian city of Yaroslavl, killing 44 of 45 people on board, including the entire team. The only survivor was mechanic Alexander Sizov.
