July 26, 2017

1,675 years ago
342

Died on this date
Cheng, 21 (?). Emperor of China, 325-342. Cheng, born Sima Yan, was the son of Ming, Emperor of the eastern Jin Dynasty, and succeeded his father on the throne at the age of 4. His administration was largely governed by a succession of regents until his death from an illness. Cheng was succeeded by his younger brother Emperor Kang.

170 years ago
1847

Africana
Joseph Jenkins Roberts declared Liberia, formerly a colony of the American Colonization Society, an independent republic.

150 years ago
1867

Died on this date
Otto, 52. King of Greece, 1832-1862. Otto was a Bavarian prince who became the first modern King of Greece under the Convention of London. While on a visit to the in 1862, he was deposed. Otto took refuge on a British warship and returned to Bavaria, where he died in exile.

Adventure
The raft Nonpareil, which had departed New York on June 4, arrived at Southampton, England after crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

Diplomacy
French Emperor Napoleon III asked King Wilhelm I of Prussia to surrender the Danish districts of North Schleswig to Denmark.

130 years ago
1887

Literature
Unua Libro (First Book) by L.L. Zamenhof, was published in Russian in Warsaw. It was the first book to describe the language of Esperanto.

125 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Sam Jones. U.S. baseball pitcher. "Sad Sam" played with the Cleveland Indians (1914-1915); Boston Red Sox (1916-1921); New York Yankees (1922-1926); St. Louis Browns (1927); Washington Nationals (1928-1931); and Chicago White Sox (1932-1935), compiling a record of 229-217 with an earned run average of 3.84 in 647 regular season games and 0-2 with a 2.05 ERA in 6 World Series games. He was 16-5 with the Red Sox when they won the World Series in 1918; won 23 games in helping the Yankees to their first American League pennant in 1921; and was 21-8 in helping the Yankees win their first World Series championship in 1923. Mr. Jones died on July 6, 1966, 20 days before his 74th birthday and 50th wedding anniversary.

Winnipegana
The first electric car ran on Main Street.

120 years ago
1897

War
During the Anglo-Afghan War, Pashtun fakir Saidullah led an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.

80 years ago
1937

Died on this date
Gerda Taro, 26. German photographer. Miss Taro, born Gerta Pohorylle, was a Jewess who left Germany after the Nazis came to power in 1933 and went to Paris in 1934. She met photographer and fellow Jew Endre Friedmann there, and the two fell in love and worked together, using the alias Robert Capa for their collective work. Eventually, Mr. Friedmann used the Robert Capa alias for himself, and Miss Pohorylle adopted the professional name Gerda Taro. She covered leftist political activities and the Spanish Civil War. While covering the Republican army retreat at the Battle of Brunete on July 25, 1937, Miss Taro hopped onto the running board of a car, but suffered critical injuries when a Republican tank accidentally crashed into the car's side; she died the next day, six days before her 27th birthday.

War
The Battle of Brunete in the Spanish Civil War ended with a Nationalist victory.

Crime
Haywood Patterson, convicted on January 23, 1937 of rape and sentenced to 75 years in prison as one of the "Scottsboro Boys"--Negro youths accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931--was sent to Atmore Prison Farm in Escambia County, while the other four convicted Scottsboro Boys were sent to Kilby Prison, near Montgomery.

75 years ago
1942

Died on this date
Roberto Arlt, 42. Argentine writer. Mr. Arlt wrote novels and plays, but was best known for his Aguafuertes (Etchings), his columns in the Buenos Aires daily newspaper El Mundo from 1928 until his death from a stroke.

War
U.K. Labour Minister Ernest Bevin warned against a second front creating a division in the country, while 50,000-60-000 demonstrators in London's Trafalgar Square demanded a second front. German forces crossed the Don River south and east of Rostov, while Romanian troops reached the Don west of Stalingrad.

Politics and government
Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho ordered the cancellation of the naturalization papers of all former Axis nationals "whose conduct casts doubt on their loyalty to Mexico."

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Peg o' My Heart--The Harmonicats (3rd week at #1)

Americana
The Library of Congress opened 18,350 papers of Abraham Lincoln for public use.

Politics and government
U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 into law, creating the Central Intelligence Agency; United States Department of Defense; United States Air Force; Joint Chiefs of Staff; and the United States National Security Council. President Truman nominated Navy Secretary James Forrestal as Defense Secretary.

Economics and finance
After a two-day debate, the French National Assembly approved French participation in the Marshall Plan.

Science
The International Congress for Microbiology in Stockholm condemned bacterial warfare and urged elimination of all secret research.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Bambino--Dalida (17th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): All Shook Up--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Big Beat, hosted by Alan Freed, on ABC

The third broadcast of a scheduled 13-week series showcasing rock and roll artists and others from 10:30-11:00 P.M. on Friday nights featured as guests Fats Domino; Clyde McPhatter; Dale Hawkins; Marvin Rainwater; Jimmy Newman; and Patsy Cline.

Died on this date
Carlos Castillo Armas, 42. 28th President of Guatemala, 1954-1957. Mr. Castillo Armas took power in a coup orchestrated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to topple President Jacobo Árbenz. Mr. Castillo Armas banned all political parties except the National Liberation Movement (MLN) and governed as a dictator until he was assassinated in his palace by Romeo Vásquez Sánchez, a member of the presidential guard with leftist sympathies who then reportedly fled to a nearby room and committed suicide. Mr. Castillo Armas was succeeded by acting President Luis Arturo González López.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. agreed to U.S. proposals for a radio-television exchange agreement provided it be made part of negotiations toward a general accord on the improvement of U.S.-Soviet cultural relations.

Politics and government
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower named attorney William Quinn as Governor of Hawaii, to take office on July 31 upon the resignation of Samuel King.

Scandal
U.S. District Court Judge John Sirica convicted Teamsters union Vice President Frank Brewster in Washington on 31 counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions or produce subpoenaed records as demanded by the Senate Permanent Investigations subcommittee.

Boxing
Alex Miteff (11-0) scored a technical knockout of Julio Mederos (21-17-3) when Mr. Mederos was unable to come out for the start of the 7th round of their heavyweight bout at Capitol Arena in Washington.

Baseball
International League President Frank Shaughnessy was quoted in the New York World Telegram & Sun as saying that there was a possibility that the IL could put a franchise in Jersey City, with Brooklyn as the next goal, and ultimately gaining major league status for the league.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): All You Need is Love--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 A Whiter Shade of Pale--Procol Harum (3rd week at #1)
2 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie
3 Silence is Golden--The Tremeloes
4 Waterloo Sunset--The Kinks
5 This is My Song--Petula Clark
6 Groovin'--The Young Rascals
7 Puppet on a String--Sandie Shaw
8 Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead--The Fifth Estate
9 All You Need is Love/Baby, You're a Rich Man--The Beatles
10 Carrie-Anne--The Hollies

Singles entering the chart were All You Need is Love/Baby, You're a Rich Man; I Take it Back by Sandy Posey (#25); Up-Up and Away by the 5th Dimension (#34); Lady/Good Evening Girl by Johnny Young (#38); Come on Down to My Boat by Every Mother's Son (#39); and Woman You're Breaking Me by the Groop (#40).

At the movies
The Love-Ins, directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Richard Todd, James MacArthur, Susan Oliver, Mark Goddard, and Joe Pyne, opened in theatres.





Diplomacy
French President Charles de Gaulle ended his controversial Canadian tour and flew home to France, after a rebuke from Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson for his "Vive le Québec libre!" statement in Montreal two days earlier.

Religion
Pope Paul VI concluded his two-day peace pilgrimage to Turkey by celebrating eucharist at the Church of St Anthony in Istanbul before visiting Ephesus and Smyrna.
He addressed messages to Roman Catholic and Orthodox believers in Ephesus, and visited the Cathedral of St. John in Smyrna.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (1-2) 14 @ Hamilton (0-3) 8
Ottawa (0-2-1) 18 @ British Columbia (2-0-1) 18

Dave Raimey rushed 83 yards for a touchdown in the 1st quarter and Phil Minnick returned a fumble for a TD 28 seconds into the 3rd quarter as the Blue Bombers defeated the Tiger-Cats at Civic Stadium. Willie Bethea scored the Hamilton touchdown in the 4th quarter on a 24-yard pass from Joe Zuger.

Ted Gerela's 34-yard field goal on the last play of the game gave the Lions their tie against the Rough Riders at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Jim Young and Sonny Homer scored B.C. touchdowns, while Rick Black and Ron Stewart scored Ottawa TDs.

40 years ago
1977

Died on this date
Gena Branscombe, 95. Canadian-born U.S. composer. Miss Branscombe, a native of Picton, Ontario, was best known for her vocal and choral works, including Pilgrims of Destiny (1919).

Politics and government
The National Assembly of Quebec imposed the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.

Disasters
A brush fire destroyed more than 185 homes--each valued at upward of more than $100,000--in Santa Barbara, California. The fire started in the affluent residential community of Montecito when a box kite became entangled in high-voltage power lines.

Hockey
NHL
The Toronto Maple Leafs named Roger Neilson as their new head coach, replacing Red Kelly.

Football
CFL
Calgary (1-2) 6 @ Montreal (3-0) 17
Saskatchewan (1-2) 24 @ British Columbia (2-1) 5

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Respectable--Mel and Kim

#1 single in Switzerland: It's a Sin--Pet Shop Boys

#1 single in France: La Isla Bonita--Madonna (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Jim Bishop, 79. U.S. journalist and author. Mr. Bishop was known for books such as The Day Lincoln was Shot (1955); The Day Christ Died (1957); A Day in the Life of President Kennedy (1964); The Day Kennedy was Shot (1968); and FDR's Last Year: April 1944-April 1945 (1974).

World events
The government of Panama shut down three newspapers.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (2-3) 28 @ Saskatchewan (1-2-1) 25

Alvin Bailey returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter and Jim Rockford returned a fumble 69 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter as the Tiger-Cats edged the Roughriders before 24,830 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Earl Winfield scored the other Hamilton touchdown on a 71-yard punt return with 1:13 remaining in the 1st half. The Rough Riders also scored a defensive touchdown, as defensive end Nick Hebeler returned a fumble 47 yards in the 3rd quarter. Walter Bender rushed for 2 Saskatchewan TDs, the second coming with 2:47 remaining in regulation time. Mr. Winfield led all receivers with 99 yards on 7 receptions.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): I'll Be There--Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): ABBA-esque--Erasure

#1 single in Switzerland: Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Mary Wells, 49. U.S. singer. Miss Wells was the first of the Motown corporation's female artists to achieve success. Her biggest hit was My Guy, which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1964, and reached #5 in the U.K. A contract dispute soon led to her departure from Motown, and personal and professional hardship followed. She died after battling cancer for several years.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Everybody (Backstreet's Back)--Backstreet Boys

#1 single in France (SNEP): Alane--Wes (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): MMMBop--Hanson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Alane--Wes (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 (7th week at #1)

Football
CFL
Calgary (1-4) 19 @ Saskatchewan (3-2) 21

NFL
New York Giants' owner Wellington Mara, whose father invested $500 to buy the team in 1925, and Don Shula, who coached the Miami Dolphins to a perfect season in 1972 and won a record 328 regular-season NFL games with the Baltimore Colts and Miami, were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

10 years ago
2007

Football
CFL
Montreal (2-3) 26 @ Toronto (2-3) 13

July 30, 2016

150 years ago
1866

Protest
Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans rioted against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people--44 of them Negroes--and injuring another 100.

130 years ago
1886

Transportation
The first Canadian Pacific Railway "tea train" left Vancouver for Montreal with goods brought from the Far East by steamship.

125 years ago
1891

Law
The right of Canadians to appeal to Her Majesty in Privy Council was granted, from a decision of the Supreme Court of the North West Territories.

110 years ago
1906

Winnipegana
The Canadian Census commissioner reported that Winnipeg's population was 90,216.

100 years ago
1916

Terrorism
7 people were killed and $20 million in damage caused by an explosion at Black Tom Island off Jersey City, New Jersey. The explosion was an act of sabotage of German agents in an attempt to destroy American-made munitions that were to be sent to the Allies during World War I.







80 years ago
1936

Baseball
Bill Harris of the Buffalo Bisons threw his second International League no-hitter, this one a victory over the Newark Bears.

At the funeral of International League president Charles Knapp, Warren Giles, president of the Rochester Red Wings, was named interim IL president.

75 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Mickey Welch, 82. U.S. baseball pitcher. "Smiling Mickey," born Michael Walsh, pitched with the Troy Trojans (1880-1882) and New York Gothams and Giants (1883-1892), compiling a record of 307-210 with an earned run average of 2.71. He appeared in 565 games as a pitcher and 59 games as an outfielder. Mr. Welch had nine seasons of 20 or more wins, and was the third pitcher in major league history to record 300 career wins. He batted .224 with 12 home runs and 202 runs batted in in 607 games. Mr. Welch was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Hugo Celmiņš, 67. Prime Minister of Latvia, 1924-1925, 1928-1931. Mr. Celmiņš, a member of the Latvian Farmers' Union, was an agronomist and agrarian reformer who became Mayor of Riga in 1931 after the defeat of his government. He was arrested and deported to the U.S.S.R. after the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, and was shot and buried in the mass graves of Kommunarka shooting ground in Moscow Oblast.

War
Soviet Ambassador to Poland Ivan Maisky and Polish Prime Miniser General Wladyslaw Sikorksy signed an agreement in London ending the state of war betweeen the U.S.S.R. and Poland. 14 Japanese transports carrying 13,000 soldiers landed at Saigon, French Indochina. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands said in London that her country would defend the Netherlands East Indies.

Diplomacy
The United States protested to Japan over the bombing of the U.S. gunboat Tutuila and American embassy property near the Chinese capital of Chungking.

U.S. special envoy Harry Hopkins arrived in Moscow and met with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to discuss U.S. Lend-Lease aid for the U.S.S.R.

Politics and government
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Dr. Rexford Tugwell as Governor of Puerto Rico.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Treasury Department granted a license permitting the Japanese liner Tatuta Maru to withdraw funds to refuel; the vessel then docked in San Francisco with 100 American passengers.

U.S. President Roosevelt asked Congress in a special message for power to establish ceilings for prices and rents to prevent "the disaster of unchecked inflation."

Business
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ordered United Gas Improvement Company to drop 13 non-utility subsidiaries.

70 years ago
1946

Diplomacy
The Paris Peace Conference released draft peace treaties for Italy, Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary without reaching agreement on Danube River navigation rights.

U.S. President Harry Truman signed a joint congressional resolution authorizing the United States to join the United Nations Educational, Scientidic and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Terrorism
Tel Aviv was placed under a 22-hour-per-day curfew as British troops began a house-to-house search for terrorists.

Politics and government
The Workers' League captured all five seats on the Legislative Council in the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election.

Crime
U.S. Attorney General Tom Clark reported that President Harry Truman had ordered a Justice Department investigation of the July 25 murder of four Negroes in Georgia. Mississippi authorities arrested six white men on the charges of flogging Leon McTatie, a Negro, to death on July 22.

60 years ago
1956

Defense
The United Kingdom halted all arms shipments to Egypt.

Americana
A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God we trust as the national motto.

Economics and finance
Egypt revoked its embargo on sterling-area exports.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank granted Brazil $151.4 million in loans for development of raliway, power, and harbour projects.

Protest
36 convicts at Rock Quarry State Prison in Georgia were ordered to serve another year in the quarry after breaking their own legs with sledgehammers to protest working conditions.

50 years ago
1966

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Wild Thing--The Troggs

#1 single in France: Ton Nom--Salvatore Adamo (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Tema--I Giganti (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Paperback Writer--The Beatles (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Sunny Afternoon--The Kinks (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Out of Time--Chris Farlowe (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Wild Thing--The Troggs

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!--Napoleon XIV
2 Wild Thing--The Troggs
3 Lil' Red Riding Hood--Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
4 The Pied Piper--Crispian St. Peters
5 Hanky Panky--Tommy James and the Shondells
6 I Saw Her Again--The Mamas and the Papas
7 Mother's Little Helper--The Rolling Stones
8 You Don't Have to Say You Love Me--Dusty Springfield
9 Summer in the City--The Lovin' Spoonful
10 Hungry--Paul Revere & the Raiders

Singles entering the chart were Land of 1000 Dances by Wilson Pickett (#60); My Heart's Symphony by Gary Lewis and the Playboys (#62); Money Won't Change You (Part 1) by James Brown and the Famous Flames (#64); How Sweet it Is (To Be Loved by You) by Jr. Walker and the All Stars (#78); Alfie by Cher (#79); Who-Dun-It? by Monk Higgins (#82); To Show I Love You by Peter and Gordon (#92); (You Make Me Feel) So Good by the McCoys (#97); Suspicions by the Sidekicks (#98); Drive My Car by Bob Kuban and the In-Men (#99); Georgia Rose by Tony Bennett (#100); and El Pito (I'll Never Go Back to Georgia) by the Joe Cuba Sextet (also #100).

At the movies
Batman, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, received its premiere screening at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas.



War
U.S. forces bombed the Vietnam demilitarized zone--long used by North Vietnam--for the first time.

Soccer
World Cup @ Wembley Stadium, London
Final
West Germany 2 @ England 4 (ET)
Geoff Hurst scored 3 goals to lead England to its only World Cup championship.



40 years ago
1976

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Shannon--Henry Gross

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ein Bett im Kornfeld--Jürgen Drews

#1 single in Switzerland: Die kleine Kneipe--Peter Alexander

At the movies
Mohammad, Messenger of God, directed and co-produced by Moustapha Akkad, and starring Anthony Quinn, received its world premiere screening in the West End of London. Protests from Muslims over the use of the prophet's name in the title led to a change in the title to The Message, "out of respect for the Muslim community in Britain."





Olympics
Bruce Jenner of the United States won the gold medal in the decathlon in Montreal with 8,618 points, breaking the world record of 8,454 points set by Nikolai Avilov of the U.S.S.R. in Munich in 1972.



30 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Touch Me (I Want Your Body)--Samantha Fox (4th week at #1)

Politics and government
Bill Vander Zalm was chosen leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party, replacing retiring Premier Bill Bennett.

Labour
An arbitrator ruled against major league baseball owners for including--without negotiating with the players' union--clauses in the contracts of several hundred players that allowed random testing for drugs.

25 years ago
1991

Music
Luciano Pavarotti gave a free concert in London's Hyde Park to celebrate his 30 years in opera.



20 years ago
1996

Died on this date
Claudette Colbert, 92. French-born U.S. actress. Miss Colbert, born Emilie Chauchoin, won the Academy Award as Best Actress for It Happened One Night (1934), and was nominated for Oscars for her starring performances in Private Worlds (1935) and Since You Went Away (1944).

Magda Schneider, 87. German actress. Miss Schneider acted in movies from the 1930s through the 1950s, and was German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's favourite actress. She was the mother of actress Romy Schneider.

Crime
Statistics Canada reported that the violent crime rate in Canada had dropped for the third straight year to 995 incidents per 100,000 population.

Business
Montreal-based retailer Consumers Distributing went bankrupt.

Olympics
Alison Sydor of Canada won the silver medal in the women's mountain bike event, a 9-kilometre cross-country course at the Georgia International Horse Park near Atlanta.

10 years ago
2006

On television tonight
Top of the Pops, the world's longest running music program, was broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42½ years.



Died on this date
Murray Bookchin, 85. U.S. philosopher. Mr. Bookchin was an anarchist who later described himself as a communalist, seeking to reconcile Marxist and anarchist thought. He was a pioneer in the environmental movement, and developed the theory of social ecology and urban planning. Mr. Bookchin's books included Our Synthetic Environment (1962); Post-Scarcity Anarchism (1971); The Ecology of Freedom (1982); and Urbanization Without Cities (1987). He died of congestive heart failure.

Al Balding, 82. Canadian golfer. Mr. Balding, a native of Toronto, won 18 professional tournaments, including 4 on the PGA Tour. When he won the first Mayfair Inn Open in Sanford, Florida in 1955, he became the first Canadian to win a professional tournament in the United States. Mr. Balding was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1968 and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1984.

March 8, 2016

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Linda Woodhams!

180 years ago
1836

Transportation
The New Brunswick & Canada Railroad Company was chartered, running from St. Andrews, New Brunswick across northern Maine to Québec. A boundary dispute with the United States delayed construction.

175 years ago
1841

Born on this date
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. U.S. jurist. Mr. Holmes was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902-1932. Many of Justice Holmes' opinions were dissents, but he remains one of the most frequently cited legal scholars in history. Justice Holmes rejected the idea of "natural law," or God as the source of law, in favour of the idea that law is whatever judges say it is. Justice Holmes, therefore, was and is popular among "progressives." He died on March 6, 1935, two days before his 94th birthday.

140 years ago
1876

Winnipegana
Winnipeg City Hall opened; it was the city's first building to serve as a municipal office.

125 years ago
1891

Died on this date
Antonio Ciseri, 69. Swiss-born Italian artist. Mr. Ciseri moved to Florence in 1833. He was a painter of religious subjects; his works included The Transport of Christ to the Sepulcher (1864-1870) and Ecce Homo (1871).

110 years ago
1906

Hockey
Stanley Cup challenge
Smiths Falls 2 @ Ottawa Silver Seven 8 (Ottawa won 2-game, total goals series 14-7)

This was the Silver Seven's second recent successful defense of the Cup, after defeating Queen's University just over a week earlier.

100 years ago
1916

War
A British force unsuccessfully attempted to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.

90 years ago
1926

At the movies
The Black Pirate, produced by and starring Douglas Fairbanks, opened in theatres.



80 years ago
1936

Auto racing
Daytona Beach and Road Course in Florida held its first oval stock car race.

75 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Frenesi--Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (12th week at #1)

Died on this date
Sherwood Anderson, 64. U.S. author. Mr. Anderson, a native of Camden, Ohio, wrote about Midwestern life in such works as the short story collection Winesburg, Ohio (1919) and the novel Dark Laughter (1925). He died of peritonitis while on a cruise after accidentally swallowing a toothpick.

War
London underwent its heaviest Nazi bombing in weeks, suffering great damage and many casualties. The Greek government spurned any armistice with the Axis. Turkish sources said that Turkey may not fight if Germany attacked Greece.

Defense
Yugoslavia was reported to have reached agreement with Germany on a non-aggression pact.

The United States Senate voted 60-31 to pass the Lend-Lease bill, after voting 56-33 to defeat the Walsh amendment to prohibit the transfer of any U.S. Navy ships without congressional authorization.

Weather
The worst snowstorm in the United States in six years swept the eastern states from Virginia north, depositing 11.6 inches of snow in New York in 24 hours and 17 inches in other areas.

Labour
American Federation of Labor President William Green appealed to AFL members to vote for the expulsion of three locals charged with undemocratic practices.

70 years ago
1946

War
Former Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering, on trial at Nuremberg for war crimes, began his defense by claiming that he loved peace, befriended Jews, and regarded Allied airmen as brother fliers.

Diplomacy
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, President of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, presented the Zionist case before the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry, urging the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine.

Defense
Greek Foreign Minister Constantine Rendis asked the world powers to help Greece protect its frontiers against Bulgaria, Albania, and Italy.

The United States Army barred Communists and personnel judged "subversive or disaffected" from sensitive assignments, including radar, cryptography, and atomic research.

Politics and government
The U.S.S.R. rejected an American request that the Bulgarian cabinet include two ministers "who would really represent the opposition parties."

Scandal
The government of Venezuela confiscated the fortune of Julio Medina Angarita for misusing public funds while his brother had been President.

Religion
In a letter to U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin, the Uniate Church Assembly of the Western Ukraine announced its decision to abolish the 1596 Brest Union with the Vatican and return to the Russian Orthodox Church. The letter thanked Mr. Stalin for "reuniting" the Ukrainians.

Technology
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University revealed the development of an infrared "eye" known as a super-conducting bolometer which could "see" 10-15 miles in the dark.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of Price Administration authorized increases in cotton textile prices, some as high as 15%.

Labour
The 65-day strike of 17,500 Westinghouse Electric workers in New York and New Jersey ended with an agreement on a pay raise of 18.2%.

60 years ago
1956

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Chanson pour l'Auvergnat--Georges Brassens (2nd week at #1)

50 years ago
1966

On television tonight
The Fugitive, starring David Janssen, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Ill Wind, with guest stars John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Tim McIntire, and Bonnie Beecher

Terrorism
A bomb planted by Irish Republican Army terrorists destroyed Nelson's Pillar in Dublin.

40 years ago
1976

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Convoy--C.W. McCall (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun--Masato Shimon (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti--Miguel Gallardo (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Moviestar--Harpo (4th week at #1)

Canadiana
Shelley Lynn Homick, representing Windsor, Ontario, was named Miss Teen Canada 1976. The pageant took place in Toronto, and was televised on CTV.

30 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Adesso Tu--Eros Ramazzotti (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Burning Heart--Survivor

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going--Billy Ocean (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Chain Reaction--Diana Ross (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going--Billy Ocean (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Kyrie--Mr. Mister (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Kyrie--Mr. Mister (2nd week at #1)
2 Sara--Starship
3 How Will I Know--Whitney Houston
4 These Dreams--Heart
5 Silent Running--Mike & the Mechanics
6 Life in a Northern Town--The Dream Academy
7 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr
8 The Sweetest Taboo-Sade
9 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going--Billy Ocean
10 King for a Day--Thompson Twins

Singles entering the chart were I Do What I Do...(Theme for 9½ Weeks) (#68); Bad Boy by Miami Sound Machine (#76); If You Leave by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (#83); I Can't Wait by Nu Shooz (#84); Feel it Again by Honeymoon Suite (#85); and Great Gosh A’Mighty! (It's a Matter of Time) by Little Richard (#86). I Do What I Do...(Theme for 9½ Weeks) was from the movie 9½ Weeks (1986). Great Gosh A’Mighty! (It's a Matter of Time), written by Little Richard and Billy Preston, was the theme song from the movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Kyrie--Mr. Mister
2 How Will I Know--Whitney Houston
3 Conga--Miami Sound Machine
4 When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going--Billy Ocean
5 Living in America--James Brown
6 Sara--Starship
7 That’s What Friends are For--Dionne and Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)
8 Life in a Northern Town--The Dream Academy
9 Rock Me Amadeus--Falco
10 I Miss You--Klymaxx

Singles entering the chart were Harlem Shuffle by the Rolling Stones (#49); I Can’t Wait by Stevie Nicks (#73); I Think it’s Love by Jermaine Jackson (#78); American Storm by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (#81); Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder (#83); West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys (#88); Hounds of Love by Kate Bush (#91); and Up and Down by Opus (#96).

Space
A Japanese vehicle came within 94,000 miles of Halley’s Comet.

Disasters
John Young, chief of NASA’s astronaut office--in a memo to NASA that was made public--charged that astronauts had been exposed to many potentially "catastrophic" hazards because of pressures to maintain a tight launching schedule. The memo was written in the midst of a presidential commission investigating the January 28 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, that had killed all seven astronauts aboard.

Hockey
NHL
Boston 3 @ Montreal 8

25 years ago
1991

Politics and government
Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells suggested giving Québec a limited constitutional veto, but not recognizing Québec as a distinct society, calling it a lesser status.

Law
The British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in Delgamuukw et al v The Queen that according to treaties, the Gitksan did not have Aboriginal title to their land, but they did have the right to use it for subsistence. The case clarified the clause of the treaties setting aside Crown land for the use and benefit of First Nations people.

War
U.S. troops began arriving home from the Gulf War.

Health
The number of deaths from a cholera epidemic that had struck Peru since January stood at 55,000.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate in February was 6.5%, the highest in four years. The number of payroll jobs had declined by 184,000 in February.

20 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Spaceman--Babylon Zoo (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): How Deep is Your Love--Take That (2nd week at #1)

At the movies
Fargo, one of the most overrated movies of the 1990s, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Jack Churchill, 89. U.K. military officer. Lieutenant-Colonel Churchill, no relation to Sir Winston, was nicknamed "Mad Jack," in part because he fought throughout the Second World War armed with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword. During the Battle of France in 1940, Lt.-Col. Churchill became the only British soldier known to have killed an enemy with a longbow and arrow during World War II.

October 16, 2015

1,325 years ago
690

Politics and government
Empress Wu Zetian ascended to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaimed herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.

325 years ago
1690

War
William Phips arrived at Quebec with 37 ships and 2,200 men, and asked for French forces to surrender; Count Frontenac, with a garrison of 3,000, refused.

200 years ago
1815

Born on this date
Francis Lubbock. U.S. politician. Mr. Lubbock, a Democrat, was Lieutenant Governor of Texas from 1857-1859 and Governor of texas from 1861-1863. The city of Lubbock, Texas is named after him. Mr. Lubbock died on June 22, 1905 at the age of 89.

175 years ago
1840

Born on this date
Kuroda Kiyotaka. Prime Minister of Japan, 1888-1889. Count Kuroda held several cabinet posts before and after serving as Prime Minister. He died of a brain hemorrhage on August 23, 1900 at the age of 59.

130 years ago
1885

Baseball
World Series
Chicago White Stockings 4 @ St. Louis Browns 7 (Seven-game series tied 1-1-1)

The Browns scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning as they defeated the White Stockings before 3,000 fans at Sportsman’s Park. The White Stockings didn’t help their own cause, making 12 errors. Bob Caruthers of the Browns and John Clarkson of the White Stockings each pitched complete games.

125 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Maria Goretti. Italian Roman Catholic saint. Miss Goretti was murdered at the age of 11 on July 6, 1902 after refusing the sexual advances of Alessandro Serenelli, who lived in the same house. Mr. Serenelli eventually repented and became a lay brother in a monastery. Miss Goretti was canonized by Pope Pius XII on June 24, 1950.

Michael Collins. Irish politician. Mr. Collins was a leader of the Irish revolution for independence from the United Kingdom. He held various positions with the Irish Republican Army and government. He was Chairman of the Provisional Government from January 1922 until his assassination at the age of 31 in an ambush on August 22, 1922.

120 years ago
1895

Born on this date
Max Kögel. German war criminal. SS-Obersturmbannführer Kögel joined the Nazi Party in May 1932 and the Schutzstaffel (SS) a month later. He was deputy director of Lichtenburg concentration camp (1938-1939) and commandant of the concentration camps of Ravensbrück (1939-1942); Majdanek (August-November 1942); and Flossenbürg (1943-1945). SS-Obersturmbannführer Kögel escaped arrest by Allied authorities until June 1946; he committed suicide by hanging himself in his prison cell in Schwabach at the age of 50 on June 25, 1946, the day after his arrest.

110 years ago
1905

Asiatica
The Partition of Bengal in India took place.

100 years ago
1915

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (2-0) 17 @ Toronto (0-2) 5
Ottawa (2-0) 20 @ Montreal (0-2) 5

ORFU
Toronto (2-0) 10 @ Hamilton (0-2) 8

75 years ago
1940

Abominations
The Warsaw Ghetto was established.

Football
AFL
Boston (3-1) 10 @ Buffalo (1-3) 0
Milwaukee (3-1) 3 @ Columbus (4-1) 7

70 years ago
1945

Agriculture
The first United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization conference of 29 countries opened in Quebec City, meeting until November 1. About 100 delegates from 30 countries participated in the signing of the initial document, including Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.A. Lester Pearson, Quebec Lieutenant Governor Eugène Fiset, and Quebec Mayor Lucien Borne.

Football
Canadian university-junior
Exhibition
University of Alberta 19 (Edmonton) Canadian Athletic Club 5

Bob Freeze rushed 60 yards for a touchdown and Mickey Hajash rushed for a pair of TDs to help the Golden Bears defeat CAC.

60 years ago
1955

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Triggers in Leash, starring Gene Barry, Darren McGavin, and Ellen Corby

Died on this date
Bobby Peterson, 13; Tony Schuessler, 13; John Schuessler, 11. U.S. murder victims. The three boys from Chicago were picked up by a stranger, who then strangled them and dumped their naked bodies in a ditch on the city's northwest side, where they were discovered two days later. It wasn't until 1995 that a stable owner named Ken Hanson was convicted of the murders. The story of the murders and trial was told in the book Shattered Sense of Innocence: The 1955 Murders of Three Chicago Children by Richard C. Lindberg and Gloria Jean Sykes (2006).

Winnipegana
Winnipeg Arena opened, at a cost of $2 million. It had 9,116 seats, with 2,100 standing room spaces and room for 3,200 seats on the floor. Speakers at the opening ceremony were Manitoba Premier Douglas Campbell; Toronto Maple Leafs' president Conn Smythe; Montreal Canadiens' president Frank Selke; Western Hockey League president Al Leader; and Winnipeg Enterprises president Culver Riley. The Arena replaced Winnipeg Amphitheatre, which had opened in 1908.

50 years ago
1965

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)/Shakin' All Over--Normie Rowe (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Mes Mains Sur Tes Hanches--Salvatore Adamo (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): La danza di Zorba--Mikis Theodorakis (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Wooly Bully--Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction--The Rolling Stones (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Tears--Ken Dodd (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Yesterday--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Yesterday--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)
2 Hang on Sloopy--The McCoys
3 Treat Her Right--Roy Head and the Traits
4 The "In" Crowd--The Ramsey Lewis Trio
5 A Lover's Concerto--The Toys
6 Get Off My Cloud--The Rolling Stones
7 You've Got Your Troubles--The Fortunes
8 Do You Believe in Magic?--Lovin' Spoonful
9 I'm Yours--Elvis Presley
10 Just a Little Bit Better--Herman's Hermits

Singles entering the chart were My Girl has Gone by the Miracles (#72); Where Do You Go by Cher (#82); Sinner Man by Trini Lopez (#86); I Believe I'll Love On by Jackie Wilson (#88); Don't Talk to Strangers by the Beau Brummels (#91); Looking with My Eyes by Dionne Warwick (#92); I Have Dreamed by Chad & Jeremy (#97); So Long Babe by Nancy Sinatra (#99); If You Gotta Go, Go Now by Manfed Mann (#100); The Organ Grinder's Swing by Jimmy Smith with Kenny Burrell and Grady Tate (also #100); and Pied Piper by Changin' Times (also #100). Sinner Man was from the movie Marriage on the Rocks (1965).

Music
The Beatles were at EMI Studios in London, where they recorded the songs Day Tripper and If I Needed Someone.

Diplomacy
The Commonwealth of Nations admitted Singapore as its 22nd member.

Protest
Three days of street fighting began in the Dominican Republic's capital of Santo Domingo.

Football
CFL
Montreal (4-8) 21 @ Toronto (2-10) 24
Edmonton (5-9) 19 @ Calgary (11-3) 28

On Dick Shatto day before 18,693 fans at CNE Stadium, the Toronto halfback, playing the last home game of his 12-year Hall of Fame career, rushed for 110 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run, and caught 2 passes as the Argonauts defeated the Alouettes.

Lovell Coleman rushed 17 times for 96 yards, while Herm Harrison, Bobby Taylor, and Ted Woods scored touchdowns for the Stampeders as they beat the Eskimos before 21,476 fans at McMahon Stadium. Jim Fauver scored the lone Edmonton touchdown; Tommy-Joe Coffey converted and kicked 4 field goals.

40 years ago
1975

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Hold Me Close--David Essex (2nd week at #1)

Abominations
The Balibo Five, a group of Australian-based television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), were killed by Indonesian troops.

Diplomacy
Arab League foreign ministers concluded two days of talks in Cairo in an attempt to stop fighting between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon. More than 400 people had already been killed in Beirut.

World events
The International Court of Justice ruled that there were historical legal ties of allegiance between "some, but only some" Sahrawi tribes in Spanish Sahara and the Sultan of Morocco, as well as ties including some rights relating to the land between Mauritania and other Sahrawi tribes. However, the ICJ stated also that there were no ties of territorial sovereignty between the territory and Morocco, or Mauritania, at the time of Spanish colonization, and that these contacts were not extensive enough to support either country's demand for annexation of the Spanish Sahara. Instead, the court argued, the indigenous population (the Sahrawis) were the owners of the land, and thus possessed the right of self-determination. King Hassan II of Morocco then called for a peaceful mass march of 350,000 people into Spanish Sahara.

Politics and government
The Australian coalition opposition parties, using their Senate majority, voted to defer the decision to grant supply of funds for the government of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's annual budget, sparking the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.

Health
Rahima Banu, a 2-year-old girl from the village of Kuralia in Bangladesh, became the last known person to be infected with naturally occurring smallpox.

Baseball
World Series
Boston Red Sox 2 @ Cincinnati Reds 6 (Cincinnati led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Tony Perez hit 2 home runs to lead the Reds over the Red Sox before 56,393 fans at Riverfront Stadium. Don Gullett (1-1) allowed 5 hits in 8.2 innings to get the win over Reggie Cleveland (0-1), who allowed 7 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 5+ innings. Mr. Cleveland, a native of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, became the first Canadian starting pitcher in a World Series game.



30 years ago
1985

Politics and government
The Republican Party, led by defense Minister Giovanni Spadolini, withdrew from Italy’s governing coalition. Mr. Spadolini objected to the fact that Muhammad Abbas, suspected of being the mastermind behind the recent hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, had been permitted by Prime Minister Bettino Craxi to fly from Italy to Yugoslavia.

Diplomacy
U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt (Republican--Nevada), a close friend and adviser to President Ronald Reagan, arrived in the Philippines at Mr. Reagan’s behest to urge Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos to institute some political and economic reforms.

Defense
A report issued by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee recommended the abolition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asserting that interservice rivalries forced the secretary of defense to deal with competing pressures from services when preparing budgets and planning military actions. The report proposed that the joint chiefs be replaced by a Joint Military Advisory Council consisting of military officers near retirement age who would not command their individual services.

Labour
United Automobile Workers in the U.S.A. and Canada began a strike against Chrysler Corporation. 70,000 workers in the U.S. and 10,000 in Canada walked off the job. Negotiations on a new contract had been under way for two months.

Economics and finance
The National and Mercantile Banks merged into the National Bank of Canada.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board reported that industrial production had fallen a seasonally-adjusted 0.1% in September, and had risen only 1.1% in the previous 12 months.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
St. Louis 7 @ Los Angeles 5 (St. Louis won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Jack Clark’s 3-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning gave the Cardinals their win over the Dodgers before 55,208 fans at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers led 4-1 after 6 innings, but the Cardinals scored 3 in the 7th to tie the game and knock Los Angeles starting pitcher Orel Hershiser out of the box. Mike Marshall hit a solo home run in the bottom of the 8th off Todd Worrell to give the Dodgers a 5-4 lead, but when the Cardinals put runners on second and third bases with 2 out in the 9th, Dodger manager Tom Lasorda elected to have Tom Niedenfuer pitch to Mr. Clark. Ken Dayley retired the Dodgers in the bottom of the 9th for his second save of the Series. Bill Madlock hit a home run for the Dodgers, his third in as many games. Joaquin Andujar started on the mound for the Cardinals and left after 6 innings.



American League Championship Series
Kansas City 6 @ Toronto 2 (Kansas City won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Jim Sundberg’s wind-blown triple in the 6th inning broke open a 2-1 game and helped the Royals defeat the Blue Jays before 32,084 fans at Exhibition Stadium, coming back to win the last 3 games (see video). Bret Saberhagen was the starting pitcher for the Royals, but lasted just 3 innings. Charlie Leibrandt pitched 5.1 innings to get his first win of the series after 2 losses. Toronto starter Dave Steib pitched 5.2 innings and took the loss. Pat Sheridan of the Royals hit the game’s only home run, his 2nd of the Series.

25 years ago
1990

Died on this date
Art Blakey, 71. U.S. musician. Mr. Blakey was a jazz drummer who became known for his work with the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine before leading his own band known as the Jazz Messengers. He became a Muslim and eventually changed his name to Abdullah Ibn Buhaina. Mr. Blakey was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1982. He died of lung cancer five days after his 71st birthday.

Economics and finance
U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev presented his proposals for economic reforms to the Duma. The proposals included the selling of state property to private individuals; the lifting of price controls; and the transfer of many economic decisions to the 15 republics. Some sectors, including transportation, communications, defense industries, energy, banking, and foreign trade would remain under the control of the central government. Mr. Gorbachev dropped the 500-day timetable for accomplishing the goals of the plan.

Baseball
World Series
Oakland Athletics 0 @ Cincinnati Reds 7 (Cincinnati led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Eric Davis hit a 2-run home run off Dave Stewart in the bottom of the 1st inning, and that proved to be enough as the Reds shocked the Athletics before 55,830 fans at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds scored 2 more runs off Mr. Stewart (0-1) in the 3rd inning and added 3 runs in the 5th. Winning pitcher Jose Rijo (1-0) pitched 7 innings, relieved by Rob Dibble and Randy Myers.



20 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Shut Up (And Sleep with Me)--Sin With Sebastian (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V.

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Sie ist Weg--Die Fantastischen Vier (2nd week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Until I Hear it from You--Gin Blossoms (4th week at #1)
2 I Wish You Well--Tom Cochrane
3 Only Wanna Be with You--Hootie & the Blowfish
4 Kiss from a Rose--Seal
5 This--Rod Stewart
6 You Oughta Know--Alanis Morissette
7 Roll to Me--Del Amitri
8 Not Enough--Van Halen
9 Saviour--Colin James
10 I Will Remember You--Sarah McLachlan

Singles entering the chart were A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins (#97); My Friends by Red Hot Chili Peppers (#98); If I were You by k.d. lang (#99); and Cry Love by John Hiatt (#100).

Politics and government
Bill Smith, who had suffered a narrow defeat in 1992, won the Edmonton mayoral election, unseating incumbent Jan Reimer, who had been in office since 1989. The result wasn't confirmed until the wee hours of the following day. Another high-profile candidate, businessman Jack Ramsey, finished a distant third. 18-year-old Brad Checknita captured 4.75% of the vote, more than that of alderman Lance White.

Protest
At least 400,000 Negro men gathered in Washington for the "Million Man March" led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. At the same time, Negro women organized a National Day of Absence for those who were unable to attend the event in Washington.

Transportation
The Skye Bridge opened in Scotland, connecting the Isle of Skye to the island of Eilean Bàn.

Football
CFL
The Edmonton Eskimos signed running back Gerry Collins, several weeks after he had been released by the Ottawa Rough Riders. Mr. Collins had rushed for 526 yards in 9 games with Ottawa in 1994, including a 123-yard game in Edmonton. In 6 games with the Rough Riders in 1995, Mr. Collins had rushed for 123 yards, caught 11 passes for 80 yards, and returned 14 kickoffs for 251 yards.

10 years ago
2005

Died on this date
Ursula Howells, 83. U.K. actress. Miss Howells, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, appeared in numerous movies and television programs.

Len Dresslar, 80. U.S. actor and singer. Mr. Dresslar was best known for providing the voice of the Jolly Green Giant in television commercials. He was a jazz singer who recorded with the group Singers Unlimited.

Eugene Gordon Lee, 71. U.S. actor. Mr. Lee played Porky in 42 Our Gang short films from 1935-1939. He originated the catchphrase "O-tay!" He died nine days before his 72nd birthday.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (11-4) 44 @ Montreal (9-6) 46

Anthony Calvillo's touchdown pass to Dave Stala on the last play of regulation time gave the Alouettes their win over the Lions in an exciting game before 20,002 fans at Molson Stadium.



Toronto (9-6) 35 @ Winnipeg (5-11) 32



Baseball
National League Championship Series
St. Louis 1 @ Houston 2 (Houston led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Morgan Ensberg's sacrifice fly scored Rafael Palmeiro in the bottom of the 7th inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Astros edged the Cardinals before 43,010 fans at Minute Maid Park. Mr. Ensberg was preceded at bat by Lance Berkman, who drew a base on balls with 1 out to load the bases. St. Louis manager Tony LaRussa came out of the dugout to argue with home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi, and was ejected.



American League Championship Series
Chicago 6 @ Anaheim 3 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-1)

The White Sox scored 4 runs in the last 3 innings to defeat the Angels before 44,712 fans at Angel Stadium to win their first AL pennant since 1959. The winning run scored with 2 out in the 8th after A.J. Pierzynski was tagged by pitcher Kelvin Escobar for the apparent third out. Mr. Escobar had tagged Mr. Pierzynski with his glove while holding the ball in his other hand, and the umpires reversed the original out call. Aaron Rowand, who had drawn a base on balls, was on second base, with Mr. Pierzynski on first. Francisco Rodriguez then relieved Mr. Escobar and gave up a single to Joe Crede to give Chicago a 4-3 lead. In the 9th, Tadahito Iguchi walked and was caught stealing second base, but Anaheim second baseman Adam Kennedy tagged him without having the ball in his glove, and second base umpire Jerry Crawford reversed his original out call when he saw the ball on the ground. The White Sox then scored 2 runs as a result of the error. Jose Contreras pitched a 5-hitter, allowing 3 earned runs in pitching the fourth straight complete game victory for Chicago.

November 8, 2013

175 years ago
1838

Politics and government
George-Etienne Cartier and seven other exiled Patriotes who had participated in the Lower Canada rebellion of 1837 returned to Montreal from Vermont on the promise of good behaviour.

War
Cyrille Côté marched from Lacolle, Lower Canada toward Odelltown with 600 Frères Chasseurs (Hunters Lodges), as martial law was declared in the province. Traitors in the ranks tried to capture Robert Nelson at Lacolle, but failed.

160 years ago
1853

Born on this date
Orville W. Mosher. U.S. politician. Mr. Mosher, a Republican, was a high school principal and school board president before sitting in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1899-1901) and representing the 10th District in the Wisconsin State Senate (1901-1905). He died on October 6, 1933 at the age of 79.

140 years ago
1873

Winnipegana
Winnipeg was incorporated as a city.

120 years ago
1893

Born on this date
Rama VII (Prajadhipok). King of Siam, 1925-1935. Rama VII succeeded his brother Rama VI (Vajiravudh) on the throne, becoming the last absolute monarch of Siam. He inherited severe financial problems, and acknowledged the need for change. King Prajadhipok accepted the demands of revolutionaries in 1932, and began ruling as a constitutional monarch. His relations with the government soured, and he abdicated in 1935, succeeded on the throne by his nephew Ananda Mahidol. King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambhai Barni went into exile in England, where he died of heart failure on May 30, 1941 at the age of 47.

100 years ago
1913

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (1-3) 7 @ Hamilton (4-1) 21

ORFU
Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association (2-1) 39 @ Hamilton Rowing Club (0-3) 7

MRU
Final
Winnipeg Rowing Club 13 Winnipeg St. John's 2

WCRFU
Final
Edmonton 7 @ Regina 19

Canadian university
Royal Military College 12 @ McGill 48
Toronto 29 @ Queen's 9

Mr. Cormack returned a fumbled punt 60 yards for a touchown for the Eskimos in their loss to the Tigers in Regina. Edmonton punter Percy Hardisty was trapped for 3 safety touches and lost a fumble that led to a Regina touchdown.

Baseball
The New York Giants and Chicago White Sox continued their post-season exhibition tour, with the White Sox winning 5-3 in Los Angeles.

75 years ago
1938

Politics and government
Democrats lost 7 seats to Republicans in U.S. Senate elections, but still won 22 of 32 seats up for electio. The Republican gain reduced the Democrats' lead to 68-23, with 2 Farmer-Labor, 1 Progressive, and 1 independent. In the House of Representatives, Republicans gained 81 seats, while Democrats lost 72, but still led the Republicans 262-169. The Progressive Party was reduced from 8 seats to 2; Farmer-Labor dropped from 4 to 1; and newcomer Vito Marcontonio was elected in New York as the candidate of the American Labor Party.

70 years ago
1943

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Shocking Affair of the S.S. Friesland

War
U.K. forces in Italy crossed the Sinello River above Vasto on he Adriatic coast and captured Casalbordino and Scerni near the coast. The Soviet Red Army advanced northwest and southwest of Kiev, capturing 70 villages, including Fastov and Nemeshayevo. Yugoslavian General Draja Mihailovich's forces reported the destruction of a large section of the Belgrade-Skopje-Salonika railroad between Presevo and Bujanovac. A large U.S. Army force landed at Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville, New Guinea, to reinforce Marines there.

Academia
Dr. Francis E. McMahon, associate professor pf philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, said that he had been fired for refusing to submit manuscripts of speeches to university authorities.

Labour
A strike by metal workers ended at the Aluminum Company in Shawinigan Falls, Québec.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): You'll Never Walk Alone--Gerry and the Pacemakers

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 It's All in the Game--Cliff Richard (2nd week at #1)
2 Bossa Nova Baby--Elvis Presley
3 Sugar Shack--Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
4 Four Strong Winds--The Brothers Four
5 She's a Fool--Lesley Gore
6 Three Rows Over--Bobby Curtola
7 Blue Bayou--Roy Orbison
8 Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa--Gene Pitney
9 I'm the Same Old Me--Lorne Greene
10 Deep Purple--Nino Tempo & April Stevens
New this week: Popsicles and Icicles--The Murmaids
Washington Square--The Ames Brothers
No More Foolish Stories--Vicky Baker
Ally Ally Oxen Free--The Kingston Trio
Push a Little Harder--The Avons
I'll Sail My Ship Alone--Patsy Cline

On television tonight
Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Old Man in the Cave, starring James Coburn and John Anderson

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Nothing Ever happens in Linvale, starring Gary Merrill, Phyllis Thaxter, and Fess Parker

Music
The single Drag City/Schlock Rod (Part 1) by Jan & Dean was released on Liberty Records.

Politics and government
U.S. President John F. Kennedy travelled from Washington to New York City, where he addressed the dinner of the Protestant Council of the City of New York, emphasizing the Family of Man and the importance of foreign aid. Mr. Kennedy was there to receive the Protestant Council's Family of Man Award.



Boxing
George Chuvalo (25-7-2) and Tony Alongi (31-2-1) fought to a 10-round draw at Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida. The original decision favoured Mr. Alongi, but a recheck showed an error in referee Cy Gottfried's card, and the commission ruled the fight a draw.



40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): For the Good Times--Perry Como

Energy
U.S. President Richard Nixon requested a bi-partisan move from Congress to enact emergency energy legislation before Congress recessed at the end of December.

Crime
Two fugitives--Douglas Gretzler, 22, of New York City, and Willie Luther Steelman, 28, of Lodi, California--were apprehended by police in connection with the previous day's murders of nine people in the Lodi home of grocery store owner Walter Parkin. Both fugitives were wanted on a two-count murder charge in Phoenix, Arizona.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Moonlight Shadow--Mike Oldfield (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Mordecai Kaplan, 102. Lithuanian-born U.S. clergyman. Rabbi Kaplan moved to the New York in 1889 with his mother and sisters. He and his son-in-law Ira Eisentstein founded Reconstructionist Judaism as a movement within Conservative Judaism in the late 1920s, and it became a separate stream of Judaism in 1955.

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau met with French President Francois Mitterand in Paris. Mr. Trudeau proposed that the five nuclear powers--U.S.A., U.S.S.R., U.K., France, and China--meet at a disarmament summit.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan began a visit to Japan and South Korea.

Defense
U.S. Vice President George Bush broke a tie by casting the deciding vote in favour of legislation to renew production of nerve gas.

Politics and government
Democratic Party candidate Martha Layne Collins became the first woman to be elected Governor of Kentucky. Bill Allain, a Democrat, was elected Governor of Mississippi. Winning 55% of the vote against two white candidates, Wilson Goode, a Democrat, became the first Negro to be elected mayor of Philadelphia. Kathy Whitmire and Dianne Feinstein, both Democrats, were re-elected as mayors of Houston and San Francisco, respectively. Richard Hatcher, a Negro and Democrat, won a fifth term as mayor of Gary, Indiana. A woman was elected mayor of Toledo, Ohio, while Negroes won similar positions in Charlotte, North Carolina and Flint, Michigan. Daniel Evans, a Republican who had been appointed to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy in Washington caused by the death of Henry Jackson, a Democrat, on September 1, won the election to fill the remainder of Mr. Jackson's term.

Disasters
All 126 people aboard an Angolan Being 737 jet were killed when it crashed on takeoff from Lubango Airport.

25 years ago
1988

Politics and government
Vice President George Bush, running for the Republican Party, was elected President of the United States of America, capturing 40 states and 426 electoral votes to 10 states and 111 electoral votes for Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, the Democratic Party candidate. One elector in West Virginia eventually voted for U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen (Texas), Mr. Dukakis's vice-presidential candidate. Mr. Bush and his vice presidential running mate, U.S. Senator Dan Quayle (Indiana) won 48,881,221 popular votes (54%) to 41,805,422 (46%) for Mr. Dukakis. In Congressional elections, the Democrats gained one seat in the Senate, giving them a 55-45 majority. The Democrats gained two seats in the House of Representatives, giving them a majority of 260-175. Democrats also posted a gain of one in state gubernatorial elections, giving them an edge of 28-22.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Go West--Pet Shop Boys (2nd week at #1)

Abominations
"Dr." Jack Kevorkian, who had begun a hunger strike after being imprisoned in Wayne County Jail in Detroit three days earlier on charges of assisting in the suicides of two men in August and September, was freed when a lawyer who didn't know him paid $2,000 bail.

10 years ago
2003

Football
CIS
Hardy Cup
Alberta 18 @ Simon Fraser 28

Running back Marty Kipps was the biggest star for the Clan as they defeated the Golden Bears at Swangarde Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia.

September 26, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Korchinski!

520 years ago
1493

World events
Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Dudum siquidem, the last of the Bulls of Donation, marking the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

125 years ago
1888

Born on this date
J. Frank Dobie. U.S. writer. Mr. Dobie wrote articles and books about Texas in the days of the open range, and helped to save Texas Longhorn cattle from extinction. He died on September 18, 1964, eight days before his 76th birthday.

T. S. Eliot. U.S.-born U.K. writer. Mr. Eliot was known for poems such as The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915); The Waste Land (1922); and The Hollow Men (1925), and for plays such as Murder in the Cathedral (1935). He also wrote short stories and non-fiction, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry." Mr. Eliot died on January 4, 1965 at the age of 76.

110 years ago
1903

Literature
The Adventure of the Empty House, the first Sherlock Holmes short story by A. Conan Doyle in almost 10 years and first in a series titled The Return of Sherlock Holmes, was published in this date's issue of Collier's Weekly in the United States and in the October 1903 issue of The Strand Magazine in the U.K.

Football
CRU
ORFU
(Hamilton) West End Pleasure Club (0-1) 11 @ Hamilton Tigers (1-0) 37

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Frank Brimsek. U.S. hockey goaltender. Mr. Brimsek, nicknamed "Mr. Zero," was a native of Eveleth, Minnesota, and one of the first American-born stars in the National Hockey League, playing with the Boston Bruins (1938-1943, 1945-1949) and Chicago Black Hawks (1949-1950). He earned his nickname by posting 10 shutouts in his rookie year, winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year and leading the Bruins to the Stanley Cup championship. Mr. Brimsek led the Bruins to another Stanley Cup triumph in 1941. In 10 seasons he made the NHL's first all-star team twice and the second all-star team six times, posting 40 shutouts in 514 games. Mr. Brimsek won the Vezina Trophy for allowing the fewest goals in a season twice (1938-39, 1941-42), and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966. Mr. Brimsek died on November 11, 1998 at the age of 85.

70 years ago
1943

War
Soviet forces in Ukraine were reported at or near the east bank of the Dnieper River along a 300-mile line from Kiev in the south to Dniepropetrovsk.

60 years ago
1953

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)--Percy Faith and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)--Les Paul and Mary Ford (Best seller--8th week at #1; Jukebox--6th week at #1) ; You, You, You--The Ames Brothers (Disc Jockey--1st week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Crying in the Chapel--June Valli (3rd week at #1)
--Darrell Glenn
--Rex Allen
--The Orioles
2 You, You, You--The Ames Brothers
3 Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)--Les Paul and Mary Ford
4 Dragnet--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
5 No Other Love--Perry Como
6 P.S. I Love You--The Hilltoppers
7 Eh, Cumpari--Julius LaRosa
8 Oh!--Pee Wee Hunt and his Orchestra
9 Ebb Tide--Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra
10 Hey Joe!--Frankie Laine

Singles entering the chart were The Velvet Glove by Henri Rene and Hugo Winterhalter (#20); Rags to Riches by Tony Bennett (#26); Caribbean by Tony Martin (#30); Many Times by Eddie Fisher (#32); and My Love, My Life, My Happiness by the Ames Brothers (#33).

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (3-4) 18 @ Ottawa (3-3) 17
Montreal (3-4) 15 @ Hamilton (4-2) 20

WIFU
Calgary (2-6) 6 @ Edmonton (7-1) 15

ORFU
Brantford (0-5) 0 @ Sarnia (3-2) 32

Canadian university
McMaster (0-1) 12 @ McGill (1-0) 13
Western Ontario 1 @ Toronto 11 (exhibition)

ORFU-university (exhibition)
Toronto Balmy Beach 10 @ Queen's University 20

Canadian intermediate-U.S. university (exhibition)
Vancouver Cubs (1-1) 1 @ University of British Columbia 11

Al Bruno scored 2 touchdowns and Ulysses Curtis added another as the Argonauts edged the Rough Riders before 15,000 fans at Lansdowne Park. Bob Shaw, recently released by the Calgary Stampeders, kicked 2 converts in his first game for Toronto. Bernie Flowers and Avatus Stone scored Ottawa touchdowns. Mr. Stone scored on a 45-yard interception return and also punted for a single. It was the last game for Toronto lineman Donn Moomaw, who was returning to the United States to train for the Preesbyterian ministry.

Montreal tackle Tex Coulter, playing his first season of Canadian football after several seasons in the NFL, pulled one of the biggest boners in Canadian football history as the Alouettes lost to the Tiger-Cats before 17,000 fans at Civic Stadium. Montreal led 15-14 with time for just one more play, and Hamilton's Cam Fraser punted the ball into the Montreal end zone. Mr. Coulter stood there watching the ball as the Hamilton players backed away in order not to get penalized for no yards. Mr. Coulter was unaware that in Canadian football the punter is allowed to go downfield and recover his own punt, and was shocked when Mr. Fraser suddenly appeared and fell on the ball for the winning touchdown. Ralph Toohy and Lou Kusserow scored the other Tiger-Cat touchdowns, with Mr. Kusserow scoring on a 10-yard pass from Butch Songin. Montreal scored 2 touchdowns after recovering punts by Hamilton's Ray Truant; Tom Hugo recovered the first and returned it 3 yards for his first career touchdown, and the second led to a 19-yard touchdown pass from Sam Etcheverry to Joey Pal.

Normie Kwong rushed for 133 of his team's 275 yards, and Steve Mendryk and Don Simon scored touchdowns as the Eskimos beat the Stampeders at Clarke Stadium. Ed Crowder went the distance at quarterback for the Eskimos, completing 4 of 8 passes and rushing 6 times for 63 yards. It was the fourth and last game for Mr. Crowder; because of a limit on the number of imports from October 1 that was then in force, he was released several days later despite the fact that he had led the Eskimos to victory in all 4 of his games. Pete Thodos scored the Calgary touchdown.

Messrs. Lee and McKeever each scored 2 touchdowns as the Imperials blanked the Redskins.

McGill quarterback Joe Kosakowski threw touchdown passes to Lorne Wrigglesworth and Max Woolley iin the 4th quarter as the Redmen edged the Marauders before 14,000 fans at Molson Stadium in Montreal.

5,000 fans at Varsity Stadium saw the Varsity Blues beat the Mustangs, while 3,000 were in attendance at Richardson Stadium in Kingston to see the Golden Gaels defeat Balmy Beach.

More than 3,000 fans at Howie McPhee Memorial Stadium in Vancouver saw the Thunderbirds, who played in an American league, defeat the Cubs, who were playing as an intermediate team before joining the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1954 as the British Columbia Lions. The 1st half was played under Canadian rules and the 2nd half under U.S. rules. Vic Chapman punted for a single for the Cubs' only point. Don Coryell won the match of head coaches over Annis Stukus.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): She Loves You--The Beatles (3rd week at #1)

Music
Gene Pitney performed in the first concert ever held at the Jasper Place Sports Centre in Jasper Place, Alberta. Neighbourhood residents were unhappy with the noise and excitement on the part of the teenage audience.

Albertana
Three stores unofficially opened at the new Meadowlark Shopping Centre in Jasper Place: Zellers, Simpsons-Sears, and Safeway.

Winnipegana
Winnipeg investor and builder H.G. Winter announced plans for a 25-storey apartment building to be known as Hargrave Towers, for career girls only. The building, with capacity for 400 suites, was to be built between February and August 1964 in the Hargrave Street and York area. There was no age limit for the tenants, with rent for the 1-room apartments ranging from $57-$67 per month.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Can the Can--Suzi Quatro (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Samuel Flagg Bemis, 81. U.S. historian. Dr. Bemis, a specialist in American diplomatic history, began teaching in 1917, and taught at Yale University from 1935 until his retirement in 1960. He served as President of the American Historical Association in 1961. Dr. Bemis won the Pulitzer Prize for History for Pinckney's Treaty: America's Advantage from Europe's Distress, 1783–1800 (1926), and the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy (1949), the first in a two-volume biography. He also wrote The American Secretaries of State and their Diplomacy, which appeared in 18 volumes (1927-1972). Dr. Bemis died 24 days before his 82nd birthday.

Anna Magnani, 65. Italian actress. Miss Magnani won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Rose Tattoo (1955). Her other notable films included Roma, città aperta (Rome, Open City) (1945); Wild is the Wind (1957); and The Fugitive Kind (1959).

Ralph Earnhardt, 50. U.S. auto racing driver. Mr. Earnhardt drove in the NASCAR circuit from 1956-1964. He never won a race, but finished in the top ten 16 times in 51 races. Mr. Earnhardt died of a heart attack, reportedly in his garage. He was the father of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

Transportation
The supersonic jet plane Concorde made its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in record-breaking time.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Australiana--Austen Tayshus (5th week at #1)

World events
Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averted a likely worldwide nuclear war by correctly identifying a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike.

Diplomacy
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Ronald Reagan chastised the Soviet Union for the September 1 downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over Soviet air space with the loss of all 269 people aboard, but also made a new proposal to break the deadlock between the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. on intermediate-range missiles in Europe. Mr. Reagan said that the door to an agreement was open and "It is time for the Soviet Union to walk through it," and he offered to reduce the number of missiles scheduled for deployment in Europe, and said some missiles could be deployed outside Europe.

Baseball
Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched his second career major league no-hitter, blanking the Montreal Expos 3-0 at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. His first no-hitter was a 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the same stadium on April 16, 1978.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Simply Irresistible--Robert Palmer (2nd week at #1)

Diplomacy
In his last address to the United Nations while he was President of the United States, Ronald Reagan was complimentary toward the body and called for greater efforts to stop any use of chemical weapons.

Olympics
Ben Johnson of Canada was stripped of the gold medal he had won three days earlier in the men's 100-metre run and was sent back to Toronto from Seoul in disgrace after testing positive for a banned drug. He instantly went from being a Canadian hero to "that Jamaican." Also embarrassed was the Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's, which had just published its latest issue with a photo of Mr. Johnson on the cover and the headline King of Seoul.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)--Meat Loaf

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): What's Up?--4 Non Blondes (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: What's Up?--4 Non Blondes (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Mr. Vain--Culture Beat (5th week at #1)

Adventure
Daredevil diesel mechanic Dave Munday, 53, of Caistor Centre, Ontario, took his second plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel, becoming the first person to make two trips over the Falls; his previous was trip in 1985.

Education
Ontario's Royal Commission on Learning began holding hearings in Thunder Bay as the province prepared to evaluate the quality of education in the face of widespread complaints.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (9-4) 52 @ Edmonton (7-6) 14

Matt Dunigan completed 26 of 43 passes for 429 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Blue Bombers handed the Eskimos their worst defeat ever at Commonwealth Stadium. There were 30,972 fans in attendance for at least part of the game, but most left long before it was over. Gerald Wilcox, David Williams, and Allan Boyko caught TD passes for Winnipeg. Chris Johnstone rushed for a touchdown, Nathaniel Bolton returned a punt 71 yards for another, and Greg Battle returned a fumble 42 yards for another Winnipeg TD. Lucius Floyd and Gary Morris scored Edmonton touchdowns. Mr. Floyd scored on a 1-yard rush with 3 seconds remaining in the 1st half and the Eskimos trailing 28-0.



10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Robert Palmer, 54. U.K. musician. Mr. Palmer was an overrated singer and songwriter whose hit singles included Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) (1979); Addicted to Love (1986); and Simply Irresistible (1988). He died of a heart attack while on vacation in Paris.

Labour
About 6,000 workers in more than 300 day care centres in Quebec held walkouts, claiming that the contract they had signed with the former Parti Quebecois government was not being respected by the new Liberal government of Premier Jean Charest.

Disasters
At least 164 people were injured but no deaths were reported when an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale struck northern Japan, causing power failures and setting fires.

Football
CFL
Calgary (4-10) 21 @ Ottawa (6-9) 26
British Columbia (8-6) 7 @ Edmonton (11-4) 27

Ricky Ray completed 25 of 34 passes for 303 yards and touchdowns to Terry Vaughn and Jason Tucker as the Eskimos easily beat the Lions before 44,432 fans at Commonwealth Stadium to clinch a playoff spot for the 32nd straight season. Winston October and Mike Pringle rushed for Edmonton touchdowns to help the Eskimos to a 21-0 halftime lead. The Lions broke the shutout with 49 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter on a 7-yard pass from Dave Dickenson to Jason Clermont. Mr. Vaughn caught 11 passes for 142 yards. A B.C. player was caught with a sticky substance on his jersey and was sent off the field until he had it removed, but for some reason, the Lions wren't penalized, even though the rule book called for a 10-yard penalty for the infraction.