November 26, 2020

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Joyce Malombe!

125 years ago
1895

Born on this date
Bill Wilson. U.S. social reformer. Mr. Wilson, better known as Bill W., was a drunkard who co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bob Smith in 1935. Mr. Wilson and AA were enormously influential in changing the view of drunkenness from a sin to an illness. John Lanagan, in his blog The Word Like Fire, provides much useful information on the occult roots of AA. Mr. Wilson practiced necromancy and was a heavy smoker who died of emphysema complicated by pneumonia on January 24, 1971 at the age of 75.

110 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Cyril Cusack. S.A.-born Irish actor. Mr. Cusack appeared in numerous plays, films, and television programs in a career spanning more than 70 years. He died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on October 7, 1993 at the age of 82.

Football
CRU
Grey Cup @ Cricket Grounds, Hamilton
University of Toronto 16 Hamilton Tigers 7

Reddy Dixon scored a touchdown and 2 singles, while Jack Maynard scored a touchdown, convert, and single to lead the Varsity Blues to their second straight Grey Cup victory. Hugh Gall punted for 2 singles to complete the University of Toronto scoring. Kid Smith kicked a field goal and single for the Tigers, and Ben Simpson added 3 singles. It was the only game as Hamilton head coach for Seppi DuMoulin, who had played for the Tigers from 1894-1906 before moving west to Moose Jaw to pursue a banking career. The Tigers in 1910 had been led by captain Bob Isbister, and had hired Mr. DuMoulin, assisted by Chaucer Elliott of the Toronto Argonauts, to coach them in the Grey Cup game. Attendance was listed as 12,000, but this probably included several thousand fans who had come from Toronto and had crashed the fences. Postgame celebrations by the Toronto fans became so boisterous that the Hamilton police had to call for order.

NCAA
Navy 3 Army 0 @ Franklin Field, Philadelphia

100 years ago
1920

Born on this date
Daniel Petrie. Canadian-born U.S. film director. Mr. Petrie, a native of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Mr. Petrie, a native of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, had a career spanning more than 40 years and was best known for directing the movie A Raisin in the Sun (1961). He died on August 22, 2004 at the age of 83.

Died on this date
Eddie O'Donnell, 33. U.S. auto racing driver. Mr. O'Donnell participated in 36 races in the American Automobile Association Championship Series (1914-1916, 1919-1920), with three victories, all in 1915. He finished 5th in the 1915 Indianapolis 500 and 4th in the championship standings. Mr. O'Donnell died the day after being injured in a crash with Gaston Chevrolet on lap 146 of the 200-lap Thanksgiving Day race at Los Angeles Motor Speedway in Beverly Hills; Mr. Chevrolet and Mr. O'Donnell's riding mechanics had been killed instantly in the crash.

90 years ago
1930

Died on this date
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, 79. Ceylonese politician. Sir Ponnambalam was a lawyer who was an unofficial member (1879-1892, 1911-1924) and an official member (1924-1930) of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and Solicitor-General of Ceylon (1892-1906).

80 years ago
1940

Died on this date
Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, 72. U.K. newspaper magnate. Lord Rothermere and his brother Alfred, Lord Northcliffe, developed the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, among other papers. Lord Rothermere was known for his support of the German Nazi regime.

Allan A. Ryan, 60. U.S. financier. Mr. Ryan cornered the stock of Stutz Motor Company in 1920, and went bankrupt as a result.

Divorced on this date
Actress Elaine Barrie divorced actor John Barrymore in Los Angeles on ground of cruelty.

War
Pierre Ryckmans, Governor-General of the Belgian Congo, announced that Italy had committed hostile acts against the Congo, and that he considered the Congo at war against Italy.

Abominations
Members of the Romanian Iron Guard massacred 64 political prisoners at Jilava Penitentiary, near Bucharest.

Diplomacy
Japanese Ambassador-designate to the United States Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura said, "the fate of the world hangs on American actions just now. If the United States becomes involved in conflict either in Europe or in the Pacific, civilization will go up in flames..." He stated that there was no issue between Japan and the United States that could not be solved peacefully.

Defense
The New York Times' correspondent in London reported that Japan was making new demands for bases in Indochina, asking for control of Saigon, Tonkin, and Indochina's South China Sea coast.

The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies issued a statement calling for all-out aid for Britain; revision of American neutrality laws; and the use of American sea power to protect shipping in the Atlantic Ocean. Former Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Alf Landon told the Cooperative Club in Kansas City: "If we modify the Neutrality Act to permit our ships to enter the war, then it will be a case of 'Johnnie, get your gun'..."

Labour
The 12-day-old strike at the Vultee Aircraft plant in Downey, California ended when the company and the Congress of Industrial Organizations United Automobile Workers union negotiated a 16-month contract.

The American Federation of Labor convention in New Orleans adopted a resolution condemning racketeering in labour unions, and authorized the executive council to apply "all of its influence" to force action should unions evade their "responsibilities."

Politics and government
General Juan Almazan, self-styled President-elect of Mexico, returned by plane to Mexico City after a voluntary exile of four months in the United States.

Law
Panamanian President Arnulfo Arias decreed a referendum on December 15, 1940 to decide whether the new constitution approved recently by the National Assembly should become effective in 1941.

75 years ago
1945

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 It's Been a Long Long Time--Harry James and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)
--Bing Crosby with Les Paul and his Trio
--Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra
--Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
2 I'll Buy that Dream--Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes
--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Hal McIntyre and his Orchestra
3 Till the End of Time--Perry Como
--Dick Haymes
--Les Brown and his Orchestra
4 Chickery Chick--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra with Nancy Norman, Billy Williams and the Kaye Choir
5 That's for Me--Dick Haymes
--Jo Stafford
6 If I Loved You--Perry Como
--Bing Crosby
--Frank Sinatra
7 On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe--Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers
--Bing Crosby
--Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
--Judy Garland and the Merry Macs
8 I Can't Begin to Tell You--Bing Crosby with Carmen Cavallaro
--Andy Russell
--Harry James and his Orchestra
9 Hong Kong Blues--Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
10 It's Only a Paper Moon--Benny Goodman and his Orchestra
--Ella Fitzgerald and the Delta Rhythm Boys

Singles entering the chart were all three versions of I Can't Begin to Tell You; Fishin' for the Moon by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (#17); Just a Little Fond Affection by Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (#19); Buelah's Boogie by Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra (#21); Nancy (With the Laughing Face) (#25)/Cradle Song (#50) by Frank Sinatra; Cool Water by Sons of the Pioneers (#36); Clair de Lune (Moonlight) by Jose Iturbi (#37); Drip, Drip, Drip (Sloppy Lagoon) by Spike Jones and his City Slickers (#39); and Memphis in June by Harry James and his Orchestra (#40).

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Accidental Murderess

War
At least 9 Jews were killed and 75 injured in clashes with 10,000 British troops in the Sharon Valley in Palestine.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. proposed that the Arab-Jewish problem be submitted to the Big Five--U.S.S.R.; U.S.A.; U.K.; France; and China.

The United States Senate opened debate on the United Nations Participation Act, whereby the U.S. would become an active member.

Defense
U.S. Navy Secretary James Forrestal urged adoption of a universal military training bill.

Economics and finance
U.S. Representative Hugh De Lacy (Democrat--Washington) introduced a resolution asking President Harry Truman to recall all U.S. aid to China immediately.

Labour
The Retail Workers union's "national demonstration" against Montgomery Ward began in branches throughout the United States, and the union claimed 75%-80% effectiveness, while the company reported that 92% of its employees were at work.

70 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Hedwig Courths-Mahler, 83. German authoress. Mrs. Courths-Mahler wrote romantic novels under her own name and several pseudonyms. By the time of her death, 80 million copies of her books had been sold, making Mrs. Courths-Mahler the best-selling German female writer.

War
China entered the Korean War, launching a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces, breaking through South Korean lines at Tokchon and threatening to isolate American and South Korean forces above Pyongyang.

Politics and government
The Partido Colorado (Colorado Party), with 52.3% of the vote, captured the Uruguayan presidential election. The ticket of Andrés Martínez Trueba and Alfeo Brum led among Colorado Party tickets with 19.3%, making Mr. Martínez President-elect and Mr. Brum Vice President-elect. The Partido Colorado also won 53 of 99 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 17 of 30 seats in the Senate, and 12 of 19 departmental elections.

The National Lawyers Guild, responding to a U.S. House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee report which labelled the Guild as a "legal bulwark" of the Communist Party USA, denied that it had consistently followed the Communist line, and charged that the committee had made no attempt to discuss the merits of the issues.

30 veteran members of Sweden's Communist Party broke away to establish their own organization, following a stormy two-day meeting in Stockholm. Criticizing Communist leader Fritlof Lager and other members for giving party jobs to relatives, the rebels charged that the party had "abandoned its purely revolutionary course and degenerated into a family clique for the purpose of self-admiration."

Football
NFL
Philadelphia (6-4) 3 @ New York Giants (8-2) 7
Baltimore (1-9) 28 @ Washington (2-8) 38
San Francisco (2-9) 21 @ Green Bay (3-7) 25
Los Angeles (8-3) 14 @ Chicago Bears (8-2) 24

Baseball
Nippon Series
Shochiku Robins 5 @ Mainichi Orions 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Yoshiyuki Iwamoto hit a home run and Nobuo Oshima (1–1) pitched a complete game victory over Tadashi Wakabayashi (1–1) as the Robins withstood a 2-run 9th inning rally and defeated the Orions before 35,518 fans at Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium.

60 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Save the Last Dance for Me--The Drifters

#1 single in Italy: Il cielo in una stanza--Mina (7th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ein Schiff wird kommen--Lale Andersen (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): It’s Now or Never--Elvis Presley (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Are You Lonesome To-night?--Elvis Presley
2 Poetry in Motion--Johnny Tillotson
3 You Talk Too Much--Joe Jones
4 Save the Last Dance for Me--The Drifters
5 Stay--Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
6 Georgia on My Mind--Ray Charles
7 Last Date--Floyd Cramer
8 New Orleans--U.S. Bonds
9 He Will Break Your Heart--Jerry Butler
10 Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go--Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

Singles entering the chart were Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme) by Mantovani & his Orchestra (#41, charting with the version by Ferrante and Teicher); I Gotta Know by Elvis Presley (#78); Come Rain or Come Shine by Ray Charles (#83); Doll House by Donnie Brooks (#85); Bumble Bee by LaVern Baker (#90); Hardhearted Hannah by Ray Charles (#92); The Bells by James Brown & the Famous Flames (#97); Jaguar and Thunderbird by Chuck Berry (#99); and Sweet Dreams by Don Gibson (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Are You Lonesome To-night?--Elvis Presley
2 A Thousand Stars--Kathy Young with the Innocents
3 The Hucklebuck--Chubby Checker
4 Billy, Billy Went a Walking--The Beau Marks
5 You're Sixteen--Johnny Burnette
6 Doll House--Donnie Brooks
7 And the Heavens Cried--Ronnie Savoy
8 The Sock--The Valentines
9 Like Strangers--The Everly Brothers
10 Perfidia--The Ventures

Singles entering the chart were Rubber Ball by Bobby Vee (#30); Lonely Teenager by Dion (#32); Happy, Happy Birthday Baby by Wanda Jackson (#37); Flamingo Express by the Royaltones (#40); My Southern Belle by Frankie Ford (#44); Gee by Jan & Dean (#46); He Will Break Your Heart by Jerry Butler (#47); Angel on My Shoulder by Shelby Flint (#48); Always, Always by Johnny Cymbal (#49); and The Mansion You Stole by Johnny Horton (#50). The Mansion You Stole was the B-side of North to Alaska, charting at #14.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Are You Lonesome To-night?--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)
2 North to Alaska--Johnny Horton
3 You're Sixteen--Johnny Burnette
4 A Thousand Stars--Kathy Young with the Innocents
5 And the Heavens Cried--Ronnie Savoy
6 Poetry in Motion--Johnny Tillotson
7 Perfidia--The Ventures
8 Dear John/Alabam--Pat Boone
9 The Sock--The Valentines
10 Am I Losing You--Jim Reeves

Singles entering the chart were Wonderland by Night, with versions by Louis Prima; Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra; and Anita Bryant (#19); Doll House by Donnie Brooks (#27); Sweet Molly Malone by Evan Kemp (#28); Rubber Ball by Bobby Vee (#32); Happy, Happy Birthday Baby by Wanda Jackson (#37); The Magnificent Seven by Al Caiola and his Orchestra (#39); and Lonely Teenager by Dion (#40).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Judge Seward's Secret

Died on this date
Ralph Anderson, 23-25. U.S. football player. Mr. Anderson played split end at California State University, Los Angeles before beginning his professional career with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in 1958, playing all 12 games and catching 11 passes for 177 yards and 1 touchdown. He played 1 game with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 1959, but lost out in a competition with Farrell Funston and Dave Kocourek for an import receiver position. Mr. Anderson joined the Los Angeles Chargers of the new American Football League, and led them with 44 pass receptions for 614 yards and 5 touchdowns in 10 games despite missing a game on November 4 because of diabetes. He went to a movie with his girlfriend Virginia Hunt and teammate Ron Botchan, and decided to spend the night in a spare bedroom of Miss Hunt's apartment. When she went to wake him up in the morning, Mr. Anderson was dead of an apparent diabetes attack.

Radio
CHAK began broadcasting in Inuvik, Northwest Territories at 860 on the AM dial as part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's northern service.

Boxing
Mike DeJohn (41-7-1) knocked out Billy Hunter (18-8-3) at 2:51 of the 9th round of a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ Empire Stadium, Vancouver
Ottawa 16 Edmonton 6

The Eskimos were the first western team to go into a Grey Cup game as favourites, but they had been beaten up in the course of playing 5 playoff games, and a flu bug was affecting a number of players, resulting in a poor showing. The Rough Riders recovered a fumble by Edmonton punt returner Rollie Miles early in the game inside the Eskimos’ 10-yard line, and Gary Schreider kicked a 15-yard field goal to give Ottawa a 3-0 lead. The Eskimos’ only scoring play came in the 2nd quarter on a 65-yard pass from Jackie Parker to Jim Letcavits. Tommy-Joe Coffey missed the convert and the Eskimos led 6-3. Ottawa promptly replied when Russ Jackson, who split the quarterbacking with Ron Lancaster, moved the team downfield and completed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Bill Sowalski. Mr. Schreider missed the convert, leaving the Rough Riders with a 9-6 lead. Mr. Parker returned the ensuing kickoff 74 yards--then a Grey Cup record--to the Ottawa 40-yard line, but were unable to capitalize on the opportunity. After a scoreless third quarter, the Eskimos mounted a couple of threats, but Joe Poirier and Doug Daigneault made interceptions. The Rough Riders put the game away when Joe-Bob Smith fumbled a punt on the Edmonton goal line, and Kaye Vaughan recovered in the end zone for the only touchdown of his Hall of Fame career. Mr. Schreider converted to give Ottawa a 10-point lead. The Rough Riders were in possession of the ball at their own 33 with a second down and 7 yards to go for a first down with 41 seconds remaining in regulation time when fans began invading the field. A youth ran off with the ball, and the Vancouver police did nothing as the mob swelled to 5,000. CFL Commissioner Sydney Halter finally ordered the game to be called. The Ottawa defense did such a good job of smothering the Edmonton attack that Johnny Bright was held to 15 yards on 5 rushing attempts, and Normie Kwong, playing the final game of a 13-year Hall of Fame career, gained just 7 yards on 7 carries. Backup Jim Shipka led the Eskimos with 5 carries for 22 yards. Mr. Parker completed 10 of 22 passes for 179 yards and an interception, and Don Getty was 2 for 3 for 18 yards and an interception. Mr. Letcavits was the only Eskimo to catch more than one pass, with 6 receptions for 132 yards. Mr. Coffey, playing in his first Grey Cup, caught 1 pass for 7 yards. Vic Chapman of the Eskimos was forced to punt 13 times for an average of 42.8 yards per punt. Official attendance at Empire Stadium was 38,102.





NCAA
Navy (9-1) 17 Army (6-3-1) 12 @ Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia





50 years ago
1970

Weather
In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 millimetres) of rain fell in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded.

Religion
Pope Paul VI began a 10-day, 30,000-mile tour of Asia with a visit to Tehran.

Football
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame added Ken Montgomery, Johnny Bright, and Gordon Perry. Mr. Montgomery was president of the Edmonton Eskimos for several years in the 1950s, and also served as president of the Canadian Rugby Union and Western Interprovincial Football Union. Mr. Bright was a fullback with the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos from 1952-1964, and was the CFL's career leader in yards rushing at the time of his selection. Mr. Perry played for the Montreal Winged Wheelers, and was a member of their unbeaten Grey Cup championship team of 1931.

NFL
Oakland (6-3-2) 14 @ Detroit (7-4) 28
Green Bay (5-6) 3 @ Dallas (7-4) 16

40 years ago
1980

Died on this date
Pete DePaolo, 82. U.S. auto racing driver. Mr. DePaolo drove in the Indianapolis 500 in 1922 and 1924-1930, winning the race in 1925 and finishing in the top ten in 1924 and 1926. He was a successful NASCAR owner (1955-1957), with his drivers winning 21 races. Mr. DePaolo was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1995.

Economics and finance
A new Bank Act went into effect in Canada, replacing the Bank Act 1967. The new act set up new operating rules for chartered banks, and let foreign banks open branches.

30 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Ihminen ei voi elää vetämättä--MC Nikke T (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Sadeness Part I--Enigma (3rd week at #1)

Space
The Delta II rocket made its maiden flight.

Politics and government
Polish Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki announced his resignation after finishing third in a field of six candidates in the previous day’s election for the office of president. He said that he and his cabinet would remain in office until a new premier was appointed by the next president.

Lee Kuan Yew announced that he would be stepping down after 31 years as Prime Minister of Singapore, to be replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Under Mr. Lee, Singapore had become economically powerful, but at the cost of freedom.

25 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Knockin'--Double Vision (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (4th week at #1)

20 years ago
2000

Politics and government
Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate George W. Bush as the winner of the November 7 election in her state by 537 votes, including over 100 votes from military absentee ballots that had previously been rejected. Palm Beach County failed to completed its manual recount by the 5 P.M. deadline. The result in Florida would determine whether Mr. Bush or Vice President and Democratic Party nominee Al Gore would be the next president of the United States.

Fanmi Lavalas candidate Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who had previously been elected President before being removed from office, regained the presidency with 92% of the vote in a national election that was boycotted by political opponents.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ McMahon Stadium, Calgary
British Columbia 28 Montreal 26

Lui Passaglia, playing the final game of a brilliant 25-year CFL career, kicked a 29-yard field goal with 1:35 remaining in regulation time that proved to be the winning margin as the Lions withstood a late Montreal rally to win their first Grey Cup in 6 years before 43,822 fans at McMahon Stadium. The Lions led 12-3 after an uneventful first half. Mr. Passaglia, who missed 3 of his first 4 field goal attempts, missed from 47 yards early in the 1st quarter, but managed to get a single point for the game’s first score. B.C. quarterback Damon Allen scored on a 1-yard rush and Mr. Passaglia converted to give the Lions an 8-0 lead. Terry Baker responded with a 19-yard field goal to cut the lead to 8-3 after the 1st quarter. Mr. Passaglia missed a 39-yard field goal on the first play of the 2nd quarter, but the resulting single made the score 9-3 in favour of B.C. He finally succeeded on a 23-yard field goal attempt with 3:50 remaining in the 2nd quarter to complete scoring in the 1st half. The Alouettes scored the only points of the 3rd quarter on a 1-yard pass from Anthony Calvillo to Jock Climie, converted by Mr. Baker, to make the score 12-10 in favour of the Lions. B.C. running back Robert Drummond then broke a 44-yard touchdown run, converted by Mr. Passaglia, to increase the Lions’ lead to 19-10 just 55 seconds into the 4th quarter. Mr. Baker connected on a 51-yard field goal at 4:30 to make the score 19-13, but Mr. Allen rushed 1 yard for his second touchdown of the game at 8:38. A 2-point convert attempt was unsuccessful, but the Lions had an apparently-secure 25-13 lead. Mr. Calvillo brought the Alouettes back, and Mike Pringle rushed 5 yards for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Baker, to cut the B.C. lead to 25-20 with 3:49 remaining. Mr. Allen then drove the Lions downfield for Mr. Passaglia’s second field goal to make the score 28-20. However, the Alouettes weren’t finished, and Mr. Calvillo connected with Ben Cahoon for a 59-yard touchdown with 44 seconds remaining. Mr. Calvillo looked for Mr. Cahoon in the B.C. end zone for a 2-point convert that would have tied the game, but B.C. defensive back Chuck Levy was covering Mr. Cahoon closely in a way that many thought should have been ruled pass interference, but no penalty was called, and the pass was incomplete. The Alouettes were unsuccessful in attempting to recover a short kickoff, and the Lions ran out the clock. Mr. Allen, who had quarterbacked the Edmonton Eskimos to Grey Cup wins in 1987 and 1993, completed 18 of 31 passes for 234 yards, and rushed 9 times for 39. Mr. Drummond, who was named the game’s most valuable player, rushed 10 times for 122 yards and added 41 yards on 3 pass receptions. His backfield mate Sean Millington rushed for 99 yards on 17 carries, caught 3 passes for 38, and was named the game’s outstanding Canadian player. Don Blair led the Lions’ receivers with 87 yards on 6 receptions. Mr. Pringle rushed for 115 yards on 20 carries and caught 1 pass for 7 yards. Jock Climie, playing in the only Grey Cup of his 12-year CFL career, led all receivers with 97 yards on 6 receptions. Mr. Cahoon caught 2 for 73. Mr. Calvillo completed 13 of 26 passes for 242 yards and 2 interceptions. Steve Buratto, who had assumed the position of head coach in mid-season, was the winning head coach over Charlie Taaffe, who departed the Montreal organization after this game for a U.S. university position.



10 years ago
2010

Terrorism
Somali native Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested by U.S. federal agents during a sting in Portland, Oregon, accused of planning to detonate a van of explosives during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.

November 25, 2020

900 years ago
1120

Died on this date
William Adelin, 17. English royal family member. Prince William, the only legitimate son of King Henry I and Queen Matilda and heir apparent to the throne, perished in the sinking of the White Ship. His death without issue caused a succession crisis, known as the Anarchy. In addition to Prince William, his half-sister Matilda FitzRoy, half-brother Richard of Lincoln, and royal justice Geoffrey Ridel were also among the casualties of the disaster.

Disasters
The English White Ship struck a submerged rock off Barfleur, Normandy in the English Channel and sank, with the loss of all but one life of the approximately 300 people aboard.

510 years ago
1510

War
Portuguese naval forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, and local mercenaries working for privateer Timoji, seized Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, resulting in 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule.

320 years ago
1700

Died on this date
Stephanus van Cortlandt, 57. American politician. Mr. van Cortlandt was the first Mayor of New York to have been born in the city, holding the office from 1677-1678 and 1686-1688. He was a member of the Governor's Executive Council from 1691-1700.

225 years ago
1795

Europeana
Stanisław August Poniatowski signed his abdication as King of Poland and the last monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

140 years ago
1880

Died on this date
Mary Dobie, 29. U.K.-born artist. Miss Dobie travelled to the south seas and moved to New Zealand in 1878, painting scenes of her travels. She was confronted in Opunake by a local Maori named Tuhiata, and thought he was going to rob her. When she threatened to report him to the English authorities, he stabbed her in the throat, 27 days before her 30th birthday. Tuhiata was hanged for the murder on December 29, 1880.

125 years ago
1895

Born on this date
Wilhelm Kempff. German musician and composer. Mr. Kempff was a classical pianist who was particularly known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Schubert in a performing and recording career spanning more than 60 years. Mr. Kempff wrote two symphonies and numerous orchestral, vocal, chamber, and keyboard works. He died on May 23, 1991 at the age of 95.

120 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Helen Gahagan Douglas. U.S. actress and politician. Mrs. Douglas, the wife of actor Melvyn Douglas, achieved success on Broadway and then in opera in the 1920s and '30s. She went to Hollywood in 1935, starring in the movie She (1935). A Democrat, Mrs. Douglas represented California's 14th District in the U.S. House of Representatives (1945-1951). She was the Democratic Party nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in California in 1950, but lost to Republican candidate and Congressman Richard Nixon, who borrowed a line from Mrs. Douglas's Democratic primary opponent Manchester Boddy and said that she was "pink down to her underwear." Mrs. Douglas never ran for office again, but continued to support Democratic party campiagns until her death from breast and lung cancer on June 28, 1980 at the age of 79.

100 years ago
1920

Born on this date
Ricardo Montalbán. Mexican-born U.S. actor. Mr. Montalbán appeared in numerous movies and television programs in a career spanning more than 65 years, but was probably best known for his starring role as Mr. Roarke in the television series Fantasy Island (1977-1984). He played the villain Khan Noonien Singh in the Star Trek episode Space Seed (1967), and reprised the role in the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). Mr. Montalbán died of congestive heart failure on January 14, 2009 at the age of 88.

Noel Neill. U.S. actress. Miss Neill was best known for playing Lois Lane in the movie serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) and the television series Adventures of Superman (1952-1958). She died on July 3, 2016 at the age of 95, following surgery to repair a fractured hip.

Died on this date
Gaston Chevrolet, 28. French-born U.S. auto racing driver and executive. Mr. Chevrolet, the younger brother of drivers Louis and Arthur Chevrolet, moved to the United States in the 1910s, and became a partner with his brothers in the Frontenac Motor Corporation in 1916. He finished 10th in the 1919 Indianapolis 500, and won the race in 1920. Mr. Chevrolet was killed in a crash on lap 146 of the final race of the American Automobile Association Championship Car Series of 1920, but had accumulated enough points in the five races to win the championship, after finishing third in the series in 1919.

Auto racing
AAA
Roscoe Sarles led 199 of 200 laps and won the 250-mile Thanksgiving Day race on a board track at Los Angeles Motor Speedway in Beverly Hills, California. Gaston Chevrolet and Eddie O'Donnell were involved in a crash on lap 146; Mr. Chevrolet and Mr. O'Donnell's riding mechanics were killed instantly, and Mr. O'Donnell died the next day. It was the last race of the season, with 11 cars in the field.

Football
APFA
Canton (6-2-1) 0 @ Akron (7-0-1) 7
Detroit (2-3-1) 0 @ Dayton (5-1-2) 28
Decatur (9-0-1) 6 @ Chicago Tigers (1-5-1) 0
Tonawanda 14 @ Rochester (5-3-1) 3
Columbus (1-6-2) 0 @ Elyria 0
Hammond (2-5) 0 @ Chicago Boosters 27

Wisconsin professional
Stambaugh Miners 0 @ Green Bay (8-1-1) 14

80 years ago
1940

Abominations
Reports from Warsaw said that effective the following day, approximately 500,000 Warsaw Jews would be forced to live in a ghetto surrounded by an eight-foot concrete wall built by the Germans as a "health measure."

Defense
The U.S.S.R. informed Germany that the Soviet Union was ready to join the Tripartite Pact only if German troops withdrew from Finland; if Germany conceded that Bulgaria was within the Soviet sphere of influence; and if Japan made concessions in Sakhalin. Informed Nazi sources in Berlin said that Bulgaria would not join the Axis "at present." Geoffrey de Havilland took the British combat plane de Havilland Mosquito for its first flight in England. In the United States, Ken Ebel took the bomber Martin B-26 Marauder for its first flight.

Terrorism
The French-built ocean liner SS Patria was sunk in Haifa harbour by a bomb placed by Munya Mardor of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, killing 267 people and injuring 172. There were 1,800 Jewish refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe aboard, who were about to be sent to Mauritius because they lacked entry permits to Palestine. The bomb was apparently intended just to prevent the ship from leaving Haifa, and not to kill people, but Haganah claimed to have miscalculated the effects of the bomb.

Diplomacy
The first Inter-Maritime Conference opened in Washington for the purpose of promoting shipping and trade facilities in the Western Hemisphere.

The Marquess of Lothian, the United Kingdom's new Ambassador to the United States, conferred with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull, later telling reporters that Britain expected substantial aid from the U.S. in the next year in the form of credits, warplanes, ships, and munitions.

Politics and government
Paraguayan President Higinio Moríñigo tightened his rule by ousting several opponents from his cabinet and key army positions.

Crime
Rufo Romero, leader of the Philippine Boy Scouts, was convicted by a general court martial in Manila of conspiring to sell military information, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Law
The Supreme Court of the United States unanimously ruled that exclusion of Negroes from a Texas grand jury violated the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.

15 Democratic U.S. Senators joined 19 Republicans in a vote to take up the Logan-Walter Bill, which would increase the authority of the courts to review and set aside the decisions of government boards and agencies.

Labour
American Federation of Labor President William Green said at the AFL convention in New Orleans that no strike "for any reason" should be permitted to interrupt the production of war materials for national defense or for the United Kingdom.

75 years ago
1945

War
After a 35-mile advance, Nationalist Chinese troops claimed the capture of the Communist strongpoint of Chinhsien in the province of Jehol.

Politics and government
In the Austrian general election, the rightist Catholic People's Party, led by Leopold Figi, captured at least 85 seats in the National Assembly, with the Social Democrats winning 77 and the Communists 3.

The Azerbaijani "National Congress" demanded autonomy for the province, but denied any intention of dividing Iran.

Abominations
Women were allowed to vote in Ecuadorean municipal elections for the first time; conservatives captured the most posts.

Football
NFL
Green Bay (6-3) 23 @ New York (2-5-1) 14
Washington (6-2) 0 @ Philadelphia (6-2) 16
Pittsburgh (2-7) 7 @ Chicago Bears (2-7) 28

70 years ago
1950

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Mona Lisa--Dennis Day; Nat "King" Cole (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Harbor Lights--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra with Tony Alamo and the Kaydets (Best Seller--2nd week at #1; Jukebox--2nd week at #1); All My Love (Bolero)--Patti Page (Disc Jockey--5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Harbor Lights--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra with Tony Alamo and the Kaydets (3rd week at #1)
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
--Bing Crosby
2 All My Love (Bolero)--Patti Page
--Percy Faith and his Orchestra
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
--Bing Crosby
3 Nevertheless (I’m in Love with You)--Paul Weston and his Orchestra
--The Mills Brothers
--Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra
--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
4 Thinking of You--Don Cherry
--Eddie Fisher
5 Goodnight Irene--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and the Weavers
--Frank Sinatra
6 Mona Lisa--Nat "King" Cole
--Victor Young and his Orchestra (Don Cherry, vocal)
--Art Lund
7 A Bushel and a Peck--Perry Como and Betty Hutton
--Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely
8 Can Anyone Explain? (No, No, No!)--The Ames Brothers
9 La Vie en Rose--Tony Martin
--Bing Crosby
--Edith Piaf
10 Our Lady of Fatima--Richard Hayes and Kitty Kallen
--Red Foley

Singles entering the chart were Oh, Babe!, with versions by Kay Starr; and Louis Prima and Keely Smith (#21); The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page (#29); and To Think You've Chosen Me by Eddy Howard and his Orchestra (#36).

Died on this date
Johannes V. Jensen, 77. Danish author. Mr. Jensen wrote novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and non-fiction, and was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style." He was an atheist and a believer in Darwinian evolution, and expressed his views on the subject in the six-novel cycle Den lange rejse (The Long Journey) (1908–22).

War
United Nations forces in northwestern Korea encountered strong Communist Chinese forces near Taechon and Unsan.

Politics and government
The new Libyan state authorized by the United Nations General Assembly established an appointive National Constituent Assembly in Tripoli.

Disasters
The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 impacted 22 American states, killing 353 people, injuring over 160, and causing $66.7 million in damages (1950 dollars).

Football
CRU
Grey Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Toronto 13 Winnipeg 0

The Canadian Rugby Union neglected to cover the field at Varsity Stadium with a tarpaulin, and a snowfall followed by a thaw turned the field into a quagmire. The resulting game became known as the "Mud Bowl," and was one of the most notorious games in Canadian football history. The field conditions nullified the high-powered passing attack of the Blue Bombers, and Winnipeg quarterback Jack Jacobs completed just 2 of 11 passes for 21 yards before backup Pete Petrow managed slightly more success. All of the scoring took place in the first half. Joe Krol scored the only point of the 1st quarter when he punted into the Winnipeg end zone and Tom Casey was rouged. Mr. Jacobs lost 2 fumbles, and Nick Volpe kicked 2 field goals. A pass interception led to another single by Mr. Krol to make the score 8-0. Jake Dunlap then blocked a punt by Mr. Jacobs to give the Argonauts possession of the ball at the Winnipeg 20-yard line. Quarterback Al Dekdebrun moved the Argonauts to the 1-yard line, from which he sneaked over for the game’s only touchdown. Mr. Volpe’s convert attempt was unsuccessful. Mr. Dekdebrun, who completed 1 of 3 passes for 7 yards early in the game and then refrained from passing, was able to handle the ball in the first half because he’d taped thumb tacks to his fingers. Referee Hec Crighton ordered Mr. Dekdebrun to remove the tacks for the second half. Mr. Crighton also pulled Winnipeg tackle Buddy Tinsley out of a puddle where he had fallen face-first, but Mr. Tinsley always denied that he had been at risk of drowning. 27,101 fans showed up for the spectacle. Frank Clair, in his first year in Canadian football, was the winning head coach, while Frank "Butch" Larson was fired by the Blue Bombers, becoming the first of four consecutive head coaches of western teams to be fired after losing the Grey Cup.



Baseball
Nippon Series
Mainichi Orions 6 @ Shochiku Robins 7 (Mainichi led best-of-seven series 2-1)

The Robins scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Orions before 19,399 fans at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya. Shigeo Sanada (1–0) pitched a complete game victory over Atsushi Aramaki (0–1). Yasuji Hondo and Atsushi Aramaki hit home runs for Mainichi.

60 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Patria Mirabal Reyes, 36; Minerva Mirabal Reyes, 34; María Teresa Mirabal Reyes, 25. Dominican political activists. The Mirabal sisters, with their sister Dedé, were opponents of the dictatorial regime of Dominican Republic President Rafael Trujillo in the 1950s, and were involved in clandestine activities against the regime. Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa were on their way home from visiting the incarcerated husbands of two of the sisters when they and their driver, Rufino de la Cruz, were stopped by Mr. Trujillo's secret police henchmen. The four were separated, strangled, clubbed to death, and put back in their Jeep, which was run off the road in an attempt to make the crime look like an accident. The assassinations turned the sisters into symbols of popular resistance, and helped pave the way for Mr. Trujillo's own assassination six months later.

50 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Voodoo Chile--Jimi Hendrix Experience

Died on this date
Yukio Mishima, 45. Japanese author, playwright, and political activist. Mr. Mishima, whose real name was Kimitake Hiraoka, took four members of his Tatenokai (Shield Society)--an 80-man private army he had founded to protect the emperor--to Ichigaya Camp, the Tokyo headquarters of the Eastern Command of Japan's Self-Defense Forces. They tied up the commandant, and Mr. Mishima stepped out on the balcony to deliver a speech to 1,000 soldiers below. Mr. Mishima denounced the "disgrace" of losing World War II, and urged them to support him in a coup d’etat. The soldiers mocked and jeered Mr. Mishima, and Mr. Mishima returned to the commandant’s office and committed the traditional Japanese suicide ritual of seppuku (hara-kiri). A Tatenokai member named Hirosayu Koga ritually beheaded Mr. Mishima. Mr. Mishima’s literary output included 40 novels, 18 plays, 20 books of short stories, and at least 20 books of essays.

Edmontonia
56.4% of 130,000 eligible ratepayers braved below-zero (Fahrenheit) weather to vote on the approval of Omniplex, a proposed domed stadium/arena complex. The proposed bylaws were: 1/to authorize city council to borrow $26.4 million for the building, equipment, and site; 2/to authorize city council to borrow $1.2 million for parking--garage or facility; 3/to authorize a rapid transit pedestrian passageway. Bylaw 1 was defeated by about 54%-46%; bylaw 2 was defeated 57%-43%; and bylaw 3 was defeated 60%-40%.

Politics and government
Julian Kinisky was easily elected to Edmonton’s city council to take the seat that had been held by his mother Julia before her death the previous fall. Mr. Kinisky became the last Edmonton alderman to be elected by the city at large; the ward system was implemented for the 1971 election and all elections thereafter. Future alderman and provincial legislator Percy Wickman finished seventh of nine candidates in the voting.

U.S. President Richard Nixon fired Interior Secretary Walter Hickel because "essential elements of mutual confidence" did not exist between the two, according to the White House. The former Governor of Alaska had been opposed by conservationists upon his nomination to the cabinet post, but he turned out to be a supporter of protection of the environment. Republican National Committee chairman Rogers Morton, a Maryland Congressman, was designated to replace Mr. Hickel.

40 years ago
1980

World events
Upper Voltan President Sangoule Lamizana was overthrown by a group called the Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress, led by Colonel Saye Zerbo. Col. Zerbo said that the coup had been necessary because of the political and economic situation of the country, and he guaranteed all individual and group freedoms except that of political activity.

Three more members of the group accused of plotting to assassinate China’s Chairman Mao Zedong in 1976 testified that they had participated in the plot, but Zhang Chunqiao, a member of the "Gang of Four," refused to confess.

Economics and finance
The U.S. government announced that a surge in mortgage rates had pushed consumer prices up 1% in October, and that those prices were 12.6% higher than in October 1979. The average worker was able to buy 6% fewer goods than had been possible a year earlier.

Labour
Miners in Poland struck for two hours, and the trade union movement Solidarity threatened a general strike.

Disasters
The death toll from the previous two days’ earthquakes in southern Italy had risen to more than 1,000, and the estimate of the number of quakes had risen from 7 to 32. Rescue operations continued.

Boxing
Sugar Ray Leonard regained the World Boxing Council world welterweight title in New Orleans with a technical knockout when champion Roberto Duran quit 2:44 into the 8th round, saying "No mas, no mas. No more box."



30 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): To Sir with Love--Ngaire (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: I've Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat (4th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 I've Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat (3rd week at #1)
2 Cult of Snap--Snap!
3 Ich hab' geträumt von dir--Matthias Reim
4 I'm Your Baby Tonight--Whitney Houston
5 Crazy for You--David Hasselhoff
6 The Invisible Man--Dance with a Stranger
7 Tom's Diner--DNA featuring Suzanne Vega
8 Keep on Running--Milli Vanilli
9 The Joker--Steve Miller Band
10 The Anniversary Waltz (Part One)--Status Quo

Singles entering the chart were Keep on Running; Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice (#12); Sadeness Part I by Enigma (#15); and You Gotta Love Someone by Elton John (#25).

Politics and government
In the first round of voting to elect a President of Poland, Lech Walesa, leader of the Solidarity trade union movement, led with 40%. Stanislaw Tyminski, a businessman who had emigrated to Canada in 1969, was second with 23%. Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki was third of six candidates with 18%. The winner needed to draw more than 50% of the vote, and only the top two candidates were allowed to move on to the second round of voting.

Football
CFL
Grey Cup @ B.C. Place Stadium, Vancouver
Winnipeg 50 Edmonton 11

The Blue Bombers recovered 4 Eskimo fumbles and made 3 interceptions and a turnover on downs to win their second Grey Cup in 3 years before 46,968 fans. Winnipeg led 10-0 after the 1st quarter on a 13-yard Trevor Kennerd field goal and an 11-yard touchdown pass from Tom Burgess to Lee Hull, converted by Mr. Kennerd. Ray Macoritti got the Eskimos on the scoreboard with a 56-yard punt single in the 2nd quarter, and kicked a 37-yard field goal with 1 second remaining to reduce Winnipeg’s lead to 10-4 at halftime. The key play of the game occurred at 5:16 of the 3rd quarter when Winnipeg linebacker Greg Battle made a great play for an interception and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Kennerd. The Blue Bombers quickly turned the game into a rout, as Mr. Burgess completed touchdown passes of 5 yards to Perry Tuttle and 18 yards to Warren Hudson, and handed off to Mr. Hudson for a 2-yard touchdown rush on the last play of the 3rd quarter. All were converted by Mr. Kennerd, and Winnipeg led 38-4 after 3 quarters. The only Edmonton touchdown came on a 20-yard pass from Tracy Ham to Larry Willis at 2:34 of the 4th quarter, converted by Mr. Macoritti. James West sacked Mr. Ham in the Edmonton end zone for a safety touch, Mr. Kennerd added a 14-yard field goal, and backup quarterback Danny McManus completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Rick House, converted by Mr. Kennerd. Mr. Burgess completed 18 of 31 passes for 286 yards, while Mr. McManus was 2 for 2 for 66 yards and Sammy Garza was 1 for 4 for 15 yards and an interception. Mr. Ham completed 20 of 37 passes for 253 yards and led all rushers with 84 yards on 11 carries. Robert Mimbs led the Blue Bombers with 11 carries for 55 yards. Edmonton’s Craig Ellis led all receivers with 8 receptions for 131 yards; Mr. House led the Blue Bombers with 107 yards on 6 receptions. Eight different Eskimos caught at least one pass, while seven different Blue Bombers made at least one reception. Mr. Burgess was named the game’s outstanding offensive player; Mr. Battle was the outstanding defensive player; Mr. Hudson was the outstanding Canadian. The game was the last as a CFL head coach for Winnipeg’s Mike Riley, and was the end of the line for Joe Faragalli with the Eskimos; he was retired a few days later.



25 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Het is een Nacht... (Levensecht)--Guus Meeuwis & Vagant (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): You are Not Alone--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Je sais pas--Céline Dion (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): I Believe/Up on the Roof--Robson & Jerome (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Exhale (Shoop Shoop)--Whitney Houston
2 Fantasy--Mariah Carey
3 Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V.
4 You Remind Me of Something--R. Kelly
5 Hey Lover--LL Cool J
6 Runaway--Janet Jackson
7 Tell Me--Groove Theory
8 Back for Good--Take That
9 Name--Goo Goo Dolls
10 Diggin' on You--TLC

Singles entering the chart were Exhale (Shoop Shoop); Rock Steady by Bonnie Raitt with Bryan Adams (#82); Rosealia by Better than Ezra (#94); and Funny How Time Flies by Intro (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Fantasy--Mariah Carey (8th week at #1)
2 Runaway--Janet Jackson
3 Tell Me--Groove Theory
4 Exhale (Shoop Shoop)--Whitney Houston
5 Diggin' on You--TLC
6 One Sweet Day--Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
7 Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V.
8 Who Can I Run To?--Xscape
9 Back for Good--Take That
10 Name--Goo Goo Dolls

Singles entering the chart were Diggin' on You; Rock Steady by Bonnie Raitt with Bryan Adams (#55); Blessed by Elton John (#58); The World I Know by Collective Soul (#71); Throw Your Hands Up/Gangsta's Paradise by L.V. (#84); and Ridin' Low by L.A.D. featuring Darvy Traylor (#85).

Scandal
Former Osler Inc. Chairman Len Gaudet was sentenced in Toronto to eight years in jail for his role in the costliest brokerage failure in Bay Street history.

Football
CIS
Vanier Cup @ SkyDome, Toronto
Calgary 54 Western Ontario 24

Don Blair caught 4 passes for 74 yards and 3 touchdowns, and returned a blocked punt for another TD, as the Dinosaurs routed the Mustangs before 29,178 fans. Mr. Blair's 4 touchdowns set a Vanier Cup record, and earned him the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game's Most Valuable Player. His teammate Tarek Jayoussi led all receivers with 8 receptions for 188 yards and a touchdown, while Calgary's Chris Lewis rushed 18 times for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. Brian Mlachak added 6 converts and 2 field goals, with his first FG coming from 50 yards, a Vanier Cup record. Jason Assen started at quarterback and left with an injury after throwing the first TD pass to Mr. Blair. Sasha Blaskovich replaced Mr. Assen and completed 15 of 22 passes for 294 yards and 3 touchdowns. Western Ontario quarterback Warren Goldie completed just 11 of 25 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown to Tom McConnell to open the scoring. Mr. Goldie also rushed 1 yard for a touchdown early in the 4th quarter and handed off to Sean Reade for a 1-yard TD with 7:40 remaining. Garrick MacBride added 3 converts and a field goal.



20 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Hugh Alexander, 83. U.S. baseball player and scout. Mr. Alexander was an outfielder who batted .348 with 28 home runs in 122 games with the Fargo-Moorhead Twins of the Class D Northern League in 1936 and .344 with 29 home runs in 79 games with the Springfield Indians of the Class C Middle Atlantic League in 1937. He played in 7 games with the Cleveland Indians in 1937, batting .091 (1 for 11) with no home runs or runs batted in. Mr. Alexander lost his left hand in an oil-drilling accident after that season and promptly became a scout for the Indians. In a 64-year career with five major league teams, he signed such players as Allie Reynolds, Dale Mitchell, Steve Garvey, Frank Howard, Dave Lopes, and Don Sutton. Mr. Alexander was still active when he died.

Disasters
An earthquake with a Richter magnitude of 7.0 left 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and became the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.

10 years ago
2010

Died on this date
Alfred Balk, 80. U.S. journalist. Mr. Balk wrote several books, but was best known as a freelance writer of more than 100 magazine articles, often dealing with social and political issues. His refusal to disclose a confidential source for an article in 1962 led to a U.S. District Court decision in Baker v. F&F Investment, which the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review in 1972, upholding a journalist's right to confidentiality. Mr. Balk died of colon cancer.

Politics and government
Danny Williams announced that he was resigning as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and leaving politics.

November 24, 2020

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Hilary Wharf and Fermina Martinez!

830 years ago
1190

Married on this date
Italian nobleman Conrad of Montferrat married Queen Isabella I of Jerusalem; Conrad thus became de facto King of Jerusalem.

330 years ago
1690

Born on this date
Charles Theodore Pachelbel. German-born American composer. Mr. Pachelbel, the son of composer Johann Pachelbel, was an organist and harpsichordist. He emigrated to New England in 1733 before eventually moving to Charleston, South Carolina, where he lived until his death at the age of 59 on September 15, 1750. His Magnificat for double choir is among Mr. Pachelbel's few surviving compositions.

270 years ago
1750

World events
Tarabai, the former regent of the Maratha Empire, had Rajaram II, whom she had previously claimed to be her grandson, arrested as an impostor for refusing to remove Balaji Baji Rao from the post of Peshwa (Prime Minister).

170 years ago
1850

War
Danish troops defeated a Schleswig-Holstein force in the Battle of Lottorf in Schleswig-Holstein.

130 years ago
1890

Died on this date
August Belmont, 76. German-born U.S. politician. Mr. Belmont was chairman of the Democratic National Committee in the 1860s. He established Belmont Park horse racing course on Long Island in New York, and the Belmont Stakes is named after him. Mr. Belmont died two weeks before his 77th birthday.

120 years ago
1900

Football
CRU
Dominion Final
Ottawa Rough Riders 17 Brockville Football Club 10 @ Toronto

110 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Larry Siemering. U.S. football player and coach. Mr. Siemering was a center with the University of San Francisco (1933-1934) and the Boston Redskins (1935-1936). He coached high school football and then moved on to the University of the Pacific as an assistant coach (1941-1946) and head coach (1947-1950), leading the Tigers to wins in the Grape Bowl and Raisin Bowl in 1947, and producing an 11-0 record in 1949. Mr. Siemering served as head coach at Arizona State University (1951) and offensive line coach with the Washington Redskins (1953), and became head coach of the Calgary Stampeders in 1954, leading the team to three straight shutout victories early in the season--a Canadian football record that still stands--before the team faded and finished with a record of 8-8, fourth in the Western Interprovincial Football Union and out of the playoffs, resulting in his departure. After three more years as a high school coach, he was head coach at Cabrillo College in California (1959-1965). Mr. Siemering died after a fall at his home on July 27, 2009 at the age of 98.

90 years ago
1930

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Man with the Twisted Lip

Weather
Winds of up to about 60 miles per hour wreaked havoc in Edmonton.

80 years ago
1940

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Three Students

Died on this date
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, 69. Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, 1921-1940. Mr. Craig, a member of the Ulster Unionist Party, represented East Down (1906-1918) and Mid Down (1918-1921) in the British House of Commons. He was created a baronet in 1918, and was raised to the peerage as Viscount Craigavon in 1927. Mr. Craig also sat in the Northern Ireland Parliament, representing Down (1921-1929) and North Down (1929-1940). He became leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland on June 7, 1921, and held the office until his death. Despite his experience in British politics, Viscount Craigavon had little influence over British policy toward the Republic of Ireland. He was succeeded as Prime Minister by John Miller Andrews.

War
The first Canadian graduates of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) reached Britain.

Defense
The First Slovak Republic became a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. The U.S. Maritime Commission announced that it had awarded contracts for 179 ships as of November 1, 1940 in its 10-year program to rehabilitate the U.S. merchant marine with 500 new vessels.

Law
25,000 Cuban workers demanded that President Fulgencio Batista accord the Confederation of Cuban Workers legal status in the new constitution.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division announced a nationwide investigation into the control of food prices.

Disasters
Record rains flooded east central Texas, while ice destroyed communication lines in the isolated Texas Panhandle.

Football
CRU
The Canadian Rugby Union announced that the 1940 Grey Cup would be a 2-game total points series between the Ottawa Rough Riders, champions of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, and Toronto Balmy Beach, champions of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. The defending Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers had repeated as champions of the Western Interprovincial Football Union, but the WIFU refused to abandon its rule on interference, which was not approved by the CRU. The WIFU allowed players to block for a teammate up to 10 yards downfield, while the CRU allowed interference for only 3 yards downfield. The first game of the 1940 Grey Cup would take place at Varsity Stadium on November 30, and the second game at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa on December 7. 20% of the net receipts were to be given to charity, split between the Canadian Red Cross and the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Needless to say, the Blue Bombers weren’t happy with the CRU’s ruling, nor were most Canadian football fans or writers.

NFL
Washington (8-2) 7 @ New York (6-3-1) 21
Chicago Cardinals (2-6-2) 9 @ Brooklyn (7-3) 14
Green Bay (6-4) 50 @ Detroit (5-5-1) 7
Cleveland (4-6) 25 @ Chicago Bears (7-3) 47

AFL
Buffalo (2-8) 1 @ Cincinnati (1-7) 0

The Bengals had suffered so many injuries that they were unable to field a team for their scheduled game against the Indians at Corcoran Stadium, and the officials ruled a forfeit in favour of Buffalo, the most recent forfeit in major professional football in the United States.

75 years ago
1945

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): It's Been a Long, Long Time--Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen (Best Seller--1st week at #1; Airplay--1st week at #1); It's Been a Long, Long Time--Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen; Bing Crosby with Les Paul and his Trio (Honor Roll of Hits--2nd week at #1); Till the End of Time--Perry Como with Russ Case and his Orchestra (Juke Box--9th week at #1)

War
Nationalist Chinese forces captured Hulutao, their first Manchurian port. U.S. Army General Albert Wedemeyer reported that American troops who were in Manchuria to aid the Nationalists had with withdrawn at the request of the U.S.S.R.

Diplomacy
The 51-nation United Nations Preparatory Commission met in London to arrange the first sessions of the General Assembly; Security Council; Economic and Social Council; Trusteeship Council; Secretariat; and International Court of Justice.

The U.S.A. and U.K. sent a note to the U.S.S.R. pointing out that it had violated the Tehran Declaration by not permitting Iranian forces into Azerbaijan.

Politics and government
Italian Prime Minister Ferruccio Parri resigned after three rightist parties--Christian Democrat, Democratic Labour, and Liberal--withdrew from his cabinet.

Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) in Japan General Douglas MacArthur ordered the Japanese government to abolish the military's pension system and to impose a 100% war profits tax on all war industries, taxes of up to 100% in other industries, and a graduated capital tax of up to 70%.

Provisional Korean President Kim Koo arrived in Seoul "as a private citizen to cooperate" with American military authorities in establishing order in Korea.

Abominations
Supporters of Argentine President Juan Peron raided Jewish quarters of Buenos Aires, assaulting several residents and smashing shop signs without police interference.

Medicine
The U.S. Navy reported a "complete cure" for cholera through the proper use of blood plasma and sulfadiazine and saline solution.

70 years ago
1950

Theatre
Guys and Dolls, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, directed by George S. Kaufman, and starring Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine, and Sam Levene, opened at the 46th Street Theatre on Broadway in New York City.

War
United Nations forces launched an offensive on Korea's western front in an effort to knock out the main Communist Chinese forces south of Manchuria. Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Douglas MacArthur said that the new drive "if successful, should for all practical purposes end the war."

Fearing that UN intervention in Tibet would increase the danger of a global war in the Far East, the United Nations General Assembly's Political and Security Committee rejected Tibet's appeal for UN aid against the Chinese Communist invasion.

The U.S.A. said that it intended to give $300 million-$400 million in the next two years to help French forces fight the Viet Minh in Indochina.

Defense
The wartime U.S. 7th Army was reactivated in West Germany, with headquarters in Stuttgart.

Economics and finance
Nelson Rockefeller took office as chairman of the International Development Advisory Board, planning unit for the Point Four program of the administration of U.S. President Harry Truman.

Labour
The Congress of Industrial Organizations ended a five-day national convention in Chicago after passing a resolution defending the Truman administration's foreign policy against the "irresponsible and unsubstantiated attacks of McCarthyism."

60 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley (4th week at #1)

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: A Seat on the Fence

Football
NFL
Green Bay (5-4) 10 @ Detroit (4-5) 23

50 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Black Night--Deep Purple (3rd week at #1)

World events
Guinean President Sekou Toure charged that "Portuguese mercenaries" had invaded his country, but had been repulsed. He demanded a United Nations investigation. Foreign correspondents were barred from Guinea, but according to some civilian reports, the raiders could have been there to attack leaders of a nationalist movement, with headquarters in Conakry, revolting against Portuguese rule in neighbouring Portuguese Guinea.

Football
NCAA
Stanford quarterback Jim Plunkett was awarded the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding player in U.S. college football for 1970. Among the other contenders was Notre Dame quarterback Joe Theismann.

40 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): I'm In the Mood for Dancing (Dancing Sister) (ダンシング・シスター)--The Nolans (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Xanadu--Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Santa Maria--Roland Kaiser (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Herbert Agar, 83. U.S.-born journalist and historian. Dr. Agar was an editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal who wrote 13 books from 1928-1972, including The People's Choice: From Washington to Harding — A Study in Democracy (1933), which won the Pulitzer Prize for History. His book The Price of Union: The Influence of the American Temper on the Course of History (1950) was a favourite of John F. Kennedy's, and helped inspire Mr. Kennedy's own book Profiles in Courage (1956). Dr. Agar moved to England after World War II, and died there.

George Raft, 79. U.S. actor. Mr. Raft starred or co-starred in dozens of movies in a career spanning 50 years, including Souls at Sea (1937); They Drive by Night (1940); and Nocturne (1946). He associated with gangsters in real life, and often played them on screen. Mr. Raft died of emphysema.

Molly Reilly, 58. Canadian aviatrix. Miss Reilly, a native of Lindsay, Ontario, had a career of more than 30 years and 10,000 hours as a pilot-in-command, without a single accident. She was the first female Canadian pilot to reach the rank of captain, the first female Canadian corporate pilot, and the first woman to fly to the Arctic professionally, which led to her induction into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1974.

World events
At the trial of China’s "Gang of Four," Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan, two who were accused of plotting an armed uprising in Shanghai in 1976, confessed that they had tried to persuade Chairman Mao Zedong not to name Deng Xiaoping as senior Deputy Prime Minister in 1974.

Labour
Polish railway workers staged a 2-hour strike for wage increases.

Disasters
A series of eight earthquakes in southern Italy that had begun the previous evening--measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale--concluded, killing at least 350 people and injuring hundreds more. Reports of damage came from 29 cities and towns where buildings of up to five storeys had been reduced to rubble. The epicentre of the quake was at Eboli, 30 miles southwest of Naples. Rescue teams were hampered by road and rail damage, and many electricity lines were down.

30 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Unchained Melody--The Righteous Brothers

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): I'm Your Baby Tonight--Whitney Houston (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Cult of Snap--Snap! (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Verdammt - Ich Lieb' Dich--Matthias Reim (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Une femme avec une femme--Mecano (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Unchained Melody--The Righteous Brothers (4th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Show Me Heaven--Maria McKee (2nd week at #1)
2 I'm Your Baby Tonight--Whitney Houston
3 The Joker--Steve Miller Band
4 Born to Be Wild--Steppenwolf
5 Candy--Iggy Pop
6 Thunderstruck--AC/DC
7 Unchained Melody--The Righteous Brothers
8 Freedom!--George Michael
9 Doin' the Do--Betty Boo
10 The Anniversary Waltz--Status Quo

Singles entering the chart were I'll Be Your Baby Tonight by Robert Palmer and UB40 (#26); It Takes Two by Rod Stewart & Tina Turner (#28); Sadeness Part I by Enigma (#29); Don't Stop by M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy featuring Sunday (#32); Met Hart en Ziel by Tröckener Kecks (#35); Soultrain by B.B. Queen (#36); and Freedom by Anita Meyer (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Love Takes Time--Mariah Carey (3rd week at #1)
2 More than Words Can Say--Alias
3 I'm Your Baby Tonight--Whitney Houston
4 Groove is in the Heart--Deee-Lite
5 Because I Love You (The Postman Song)--Stevie B
6 Something to Believe In--Poison
7 From a Distance--Bette Midler
8 Pray--M.C. Hammer
9 Feels Good--Tony! Toni! Tone!
10 Knockin' Boots--Candyman

Singles entering the chart were World in My Eyes by Depeche Mode (#71); The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) by Cher (#84); You Gotta Love Someone by Elton John (#85); Disappear by INXS (#89); and Candy by Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Love Takes Time--Mariah Carey (2nd week at #1)
2 More Than Words Can Say--Alias
3 Groove is in the Heart--Deee-Lite
4 I’m Your Baby Tonight--Whitney Houston
5 Something to Believe In--Poison
6 Because I Love You (The Postman Song)--Stevie B
7 From a Distance--Bette Midler
8 Pray--M.C. Hammer
9 Feels Good--Tony! Toni! Tone!
10 Ice Ice Baby--Vanilla Ice

Singles entering the chart that week were Love Will Never Do (Without You) by Janet Jackson (#64); Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C & C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams (#67); Disappear by INXS (#68); I Saw Red by Warrant (#72); You Gotta Love Someone by Elton John (#74); World in My Eyes by Depeche Mode (#75); I'm Free by Soup Dragons (#85); and The Ghetto by Too Short (#87).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 More than Words Can Say--Alias
2 Love Takes Time--Mariah Carey
3 Stranded--Heart
4 Suicide Blonde--INXS
5 So Close--Daryl Hall John Oates
6 Black Cat--Janet Jackson
7 Impulsive--Wilson Phillips
8 Something to Believe In--Poison
9 From a Distance--Bette Midler
10 Say a Prayer--Breathe

Singles entering the chart were Til I am Myself Again by Blue Rodeo (#48); Hang in Long Enough by Phil Collins (#66); Because I Love You (The Postman Song) by Stevie B (#75); Where Loneliness Lives by Mae Moore (#85); Life Could Be Worse by Barney Bentall (#87); Love that Never Dies by the Byrds (#88); Disappear by INXS (#90); The Road by the Alarm (#91); Hold Me Tender by Paul Janz (#94); and Miles Away by Winger (#95).

Died on this date
Fred Shero, 65. Canadian-born U.S. hockey player and coach. "Freddy the Fog" was a defenceman in various professional leagues from 1942-58; he played with the New York Rangers from 1947-50, scoring 6 goals and 14 assists in 145 regular season games and 2 assists in 13 playoff games. Mr. Shero then embarked on a coaching career, reaching the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1971-78 and New York Rangers from 1978-80, compiling a regular season record of 390-225-119 and a playoff record of 62-47, leading the Flyers to Stanley Cup championships in 1973-74 and 1974-75. Mr. Shero was the first NHL coach to hire an assistant coach; employ systems for use against specific teams; use film in preparation; and adopt the practice of a morning skate. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013.

Football
CIAU
Vanier Cup @ SkyDome, Toronto
Saskatchewan 24 St. Mary’s 21

In a battle of Huskies, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies held on to win their first national championship before 26,846 fans. Saskatchewan quarterback David Earl completed 16 of 25 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown and rushed 11 times for 44 yards and a touchdown, earning the Ted Morris Memorial Trophy as the game’s most valuable player. St. Mary’s quarterback Chris Flynn, winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy as the outstanding player in Canadian university football for 1990, completed 20 passes, 8 to Matt Nealon. Saskatchewan’s Duane Dmytryshyn set a Vanier Cup record with 105 yards on kickoff returns.



25 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio feauring L.V. (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio feauring L.V. (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Jeffrey Lynn, 86. U.S. actor. Mr. Lynn, born Ragnar Godfrey Lind, played a romantic love interest in Warner Brothers movies such as Four Daughters (1938) and several sequels, and had supporting roles in films such as The Roaring Twenties (1939). He interrupted his career to serve with the U.S. Army in World War II in Italy and Austria, winning a Bronze Star. Mr. Lynn worked mainly in television and on stage in his later years.

10 years ago
2010

Died on this date
Huang Hua, 97. Chinese politician. Mr. Huang, born Wang Rumei, joined the Communist Party of China in 1936. His ability to speak English made him an effective diplomat, and enabled him to serve as the People's Republic of China's Foreign Minister (1976-1982) and Vice Premier (1980-1982). He was dismissed from office in November 1982, after attending the funeral of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and expressed hope for normalized relations with the U.S.S.R.

Scandal
A jury in Austin convicted former U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay (Republican--Texas) on charges that he'd illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.

November 23, 2020

1,150 years ago
870

Born on this date
Alexander. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 912-913. Alexander, the third son of Emperor Basil I, was crowned co-Emperor with his father circa 879, and acceded to the throne as senior Emperor upon the death of his brother Leo VI in May 912. Alexander dismissed Leo's advisers and appointees, provoked a war with Bulgaria, and was attacked by Abbasid Caliphate forces. He died of exhaustion after a game of polo on June 6, 913 at the age of 62, allegedly fulfilling his brother's prophecy that he would reign for 13 months.

830 years ago
1190

Born on this date
Clement IV. Roman Catholic Pope, 1265-1268. Clement IV, born Gui Foucois in France, was Bishop of Le Puy (1257–1260); Archbishop of Narbonne (1259–1261): and Cardinal of Sabina (1261–1265) before succeeding Urban IV as Pope. Clement IV was a patron of both Thomas Aquinas and Roger Bacon. Pope Clement IV died on November 29, 1268, six days after his 78th birthday; because of irreconcilable differences among the cardinals, the papal throne remained vacant for nearly three years before being occupied by Gregory X.

160 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Hjalmar Branting. Prime Minister of Sweden, 1920; 1921-1923; 1924-1925. Mr. Branting led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1907 until his death. He was awarded a share of the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize "for his work in the League of Nations." Upon Mr. Branting's death on February 24, 1925 at the age of 64, he was succeeded as Prime Minister by Rickard Sandler.

130 years ago
1890

Died on this date
Willem III, 73. King of the Netherlands, 1849-1890. Willem III succeeded his father Willem II on the throne. He died without a male heir, and the Dutch parliament had to pass a law to allow his 10-year-old daughter Wilhelmina to inherit the throne.

120 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Robert McClure. U.S.-born Canadian physician. Dr. McClure, a native of Portland, Oregon, was raised in China by missionary parents before moving to Canada. He obtained a medical degree from the University of Toronto in 1922, and served as a medical missionary in Henan, China from 1923-1948. Dr. McClure became the first lay moderator of the United Church of Canada, holding the position from 1968-1971. He died on November 10, 1991, 13 days short of his 91st birthday.

110 years ago
1910

Died on this date
Hawley Harvey Crippen, 48. U.S. homeopath and murderer. Dr. Crippen began his practice in the United States, but moved to England in 1897 with his wife Cora, an aspiring music hall singer who used the name Belle Elmore and openly had affairs. Dr. Crippen lacked the qualifications to practice medicine in Britain, so he sold patent medicines, and later managed Drouet's Institution for the Deaf, where he hired and later began an affair with typist Ethel Le Neve. Mrs. Crippen disappeared after a party at the Crippens' home on January 31, 1910; Dr. Crippen claimed that she had returned to the United States, and later claimed that she had died in California and had been cremated. Miss Le Neve, meanwhile, moved into Dr. Crippen's home and began wearing Mrs. Crippen's clothes. When he was questioned by police, Dr. Crippen admitted to making up the story about Mrs. Crippen's death, claiming that she had actually left him. An initial search of the house revealed nothing, but Dr. Crippen and Miss Le Neve fled to Belgium and boarded the Canadian Pacific liner SS Montrose, bound for Quebec. Mrs. Crippen's remains were discovered upon the fourth search of the house, while Dr. Crippen and Miss Le Neve, disguised as a boy, were on their way to Canada. H.G. Kendall, captain of the Montrose, recognized the fugitives and sent a wireless telegram to U.K. authorities. Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Walter Dew boarded the White Star liner SS Laurentic, which was faster than the Montrose, and arrived in Quebec earlier. Dr. Crippen was arrested on July 31, returned to England, and tried and convicted in October after a four-day trial. He was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London.

Alfred Ander, 36. Swedish murderer. Mr. Ander was reportedly experiencing financial problems when he robbed an exchange agency in Stockholm on January 5, 1910 and fatally beat clerk Victoria Hellsten. He was convicted of murder in May, and guillotined at Långholmen Prison in Stockholm four days before his 37th birthday, becoming the last person to be executed in Sweden, and the only one ever executed by guillotine, which had been adopted in 1907 to replace manual beheading.

100 years ago
1920

Football
CRU
Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association’s protest of their 7-6 loss to Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup Semi-Final on November 20 was upheld. A replay of the second half was ordered for November 27, with the Argonauts leading 2-0 at halftime.

90 years ago
1930

Football
NFL
Green Bay (8-2) 6 @ New York (11-2) 13
Staten Island (4-4-2) 6 @ Brooklyn (5-3-1) 0
Minneapolis (1-6-1) 0 @ Providence (6-3-1) 10

80 years ago
1940

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Only Forever--Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Stanley Argyle, 76. Australian politician. Sir Stanley was a pioneering radiologist who was first elected to the Victoria Legislative Assembly as an independent Nationalist in 1920, representing Toorak. He held various cabinet posts and eventually became leader of the Nationalist Party, which was renamed the United Australia Party in 1931. Sir Stanley formed a coalition majority government with the Country Party after the May 1932 state election, serving as Premier of Victoria and pursuing a policy of fiscal conservatism. He led the coalition to another victory in the March 1935 election, but the Country Party suddenly withdrew from the coalition and formed a minority Country Party government, with Labour Party support. Sir Stanley served as Leader of the Opposition in Victoria until his death, 11 days before his 77th birthday.

War
Chinese dispatches claimed that 20,000 Japanese troops were moving out of the Yangtze River valley to Shanghai, allegedly for transportation to Formosa, while Japan ordered mobilization of her naval reservists.

Defense
Romania became a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Brooklyn Navy Yard officials disclosed that six of the U.S. Navy's 72-mile-per-hour PT boats had been successfully tested off the New Jersey coast.

Diplomacy
The new British Ambassador to the United States, the Marquess of Lothian, said that the United Kingdom was near the end of her fiscal resources and would need financial aid in 1941, but said that Britain "does not need men." U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish (Republican--New York) urged the United States to take possession of the British and French islands off the East coast and in the Caribbean region in payment of their war debts.

Politics and government
The United States Senate Steering Committee chose Sen. Walter George (Democrat--Georgia) as head of the Foreign Relations Committee.

Labour
U.S. Attorney General Robert Jackson stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had investigated the Vultee Aircraft strike in Downey, California, and that the investigation showed that Communist influenced had caused, and was prolonging, the strike.

The resolutions committee at the American Federation of Labor convention in New Orleans agreed to a proposal to curb union racketeers. Meanwhile, Congress of Industrial Organizations President Philip Murray announced plans for an intensive organization drive aimed especially at national defense industries.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Finals
Ottawa 8 @ Toronto 1 (Ottawa won 2-game total points series 20-2)

18,000 fans at Varsity Stadium saw the Argonauts score first on a single in the 1st quarter by Earl Selkirk, only to have the Rough Riders reply with a single by Sammy Sward. A bad snap by Cal Moore in the 2nd quarter went over the head of punter Jim Follwell into the Toronto end zone, where Mr. Sward recovered for an Ottawa touchdown. The convert attempt was unsuccessful. The only scoring of the 2nd half came on a single by Mr. Sward in the 3rd quarter.

ORFU
Finals
Toronto 12 @ Sarnia 0 (Toronto won 2-game total points series 24-0)

Johnny Manson scored the game’s only touchdown on a 25-yard pass from Art Walker. Hugh Tunnicliffe converted and added a field goal, while Don Crowe also kicked a field goal. The win at Athletic Park marked the first time in 10 years that Balmy Beach had won the ORFU title. Sarnia Imperials won 9 straight championships from 1931-1939 before disbanding for the duration of World War II. Sarnia was represented in 1940 by the 2-26th Battery.

WIFU
Exhibition
Calgary Bronks 35 @ Vancouver Bulldogs 11

AFL
Boston (5-4-1) 20 @ New York (4-5) 7

NCAA
University of Michigan halfback Tom Harmon scored 3 touchdowns against the Ohio State University Buckeyes to increase his three-year scoring record to 33 touchdowns, breaking the record of 31 set by Red Grange of the University of Illinois in the 1920s.

75 years ago
1945

War
In their drive on Mukden, Nationalist Chinese troops advanced 35 miles, and surrounded Communist-held Chinhsien in Manchuria.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull told the U.S. Senate committee investigating the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that on November 7, 1941 he had warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt that the nation should be prepared for a Japanese attack anytime and anyplace.

Diplomacy
The U.S. State Department obtained confidential correspondence among Spanish Caudillo Generalissimo Francisco Franco, German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, and Italian Duce Benito Mussolini revealing Spain's close collaboration with the Axis.

The U.S. State Department revealed that Uruguay had proposed collective intervention by American nations to curb "violation by any republic of the elementary rights of man."

Protest
Anti-British riots in Calcutta entered their third day in protest against the trial of Indian Army officers organized by the late Subhas Chandra Bose to help the Japanese during World War II.

Economics and finance
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clinton Anderson announced the end of rationing of meats, fats and oils, canned fish, and other red-point foods, but said that sugar would probably have to remain under control into 1946.

70 years ago
1950

Diplomacy
The People's Republic of China delivered a "stern protest" to France against alleged French ground and air attacks on Chinese territory near the Vietnamese border.

Energy
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission announced a joint U.S.-U.K.-Canadian agreement to release secret information on the design, construction, and operation of "low power" nuclear reactors.

Football
NFL
Pittsburgh (5-5) 28 @ Chicago Cardinals (4-6) 17
New York Yanks (6-4) 14 @ Detroit (5-5) 49

Baseball
Nippon Series
Shochiku Robins 1 @ Mainichi Orions 5 (Mainichi led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Takeshi Nomura (1–0) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory over Koichi Eda (0–1) as the Orions defeated the Robins before 35,541 fans at Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo. Shosei Go of Mainichi hit the first home run in Nippon Series history.

60 years ago
1960

Space
The United States launched TIROS 2, a weather satellite whose mission was to study cloud cover and infrared radiation. It sent back television pictures of clouds.



Boxing
George Chuvalo (18-5-1) won a 12-round unanimous decision over Bob Cléroux (24-2-1) at the Montreal Forum to regain the Canadian heavyweight championship, which he had lost to Mr. Cléroux three months earlier.

50 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Lookin' Out My Back Door/Long as I Can See the Light--Creedence Clearwater Revival (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kyōto no Koi--Yūko Nagisa (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): N'A Veiriña Do Mar--María Ostiz (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Yusof Ishak, 60. 1st President of Singapore, 1965-1970. Mr. Ishak was a journalist, who began working with the Malay newspaper company Warta Malaya in 1929, and left in 1938 to found the Malay-language newspaper Utusan Melayu in 1938. He served in the police and then the military, rising to the rank of colonel. Mr. Ishak was Yang di-Pertuan Negara (head of state) of Singapore (1959-1963) and Yang di-Pertuan Negara (head of state) of the short-lived state of Singapura (1963-1965). He became the first President of Singapore after the country was expelled from Malysia on August 9, 1965. Mr. Ishak promoted multiculturalism and a national identity, and was in his third term as President when he died in office.

World events
A Lithuanian sailor, later identified as Simas Kudirka, 32, chief radio operator of the Russian trawler Sovietskaya, jumped aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Vigilant in a desperate bid for U.S. asylum. The two ships were tied alongside each other off Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, for a fishing conference. It was later disclosed that Soviet sailors had been allowed to board the Vigilant and to beat, tie up, and drag Mr. Kudirka back to the Sovietskaya. U.S. President Richard Nixon was described as "furious" when he learned of the incident, and ordered an investigation.

Disasters
The fishing boat Lady Dorianne, with a crew of seven men, left Shippagan, New Brunswick, and was lost in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with no survivors.

Football
NFL
New York Giants (6-4) 20 @ Philadelphia (2-7-1) 23



40 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Master Blaster (Jammin')--Stevie Wonder (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Woman in Love--Barbra Streisand (2nd week at #1)

World events
At the trial of three members of China’s "Gang of Four," Wu Faxian, former deputy chief of staff of the armed forces, testified that he had damaged China’s Air Force by giving Lin Liguo, a leader of the 1976 plot to assassinate Chairman Mao Zedong, the command of the Air Force.

Disasters
The first of a series of earthquakes, centred in southern Italy, struck the Irpania area near Naples, killing at least 2,483 people, injuring more than 7,700 and leaving 250,000 homeless.

Football
CFL Grey Cup @ Exhibition Stadium, Toronto
Edmonton 48 Hamilton 10

Tom Scott caught 12 passes for 174 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Eskimos routed the Tiger-Cats before 54,661 fans for their third straight Grey Cup win, equalling the achievement of the Eskimos of 1954-1956. Edmonton quarterback Warren Moon completed 21 of 33 passes for 398 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushed 7 times for 71 yards, and was named the game’s outstanding offensive player. Eskimo linebacker Dale Potter was named the outstanding defensive player and also won the Dick Suderman Trophy as the outstanding Canadian player. The game was close for the first 25 minutes, but the Eskimos began to pull away in the last 5 minutes of the 2nd quarter. A 25-yard field goal by Dave Cutler and a 1-yard touchdown run by Jim Germany, converted by Mr. Cutler, gave the Eskimos a 10-0 lead, but Bernie Ruoff got Hamilton on the scoreboard with a 48-yard field goal in the last minute of the 1st quarter and kicked a 37-yard field goal in the 2nd quarter to reduce Edmonton’s lead to 10-6. Mr. Moon connected with Danny Buggs for a 55-yard completion, setting up Mr. Germany’s second 1-yard touchdown run, converted by Mr. Cutler, and the Eskimos led 17-6 with 4:47 remaining until halftime. With 2:19 remaining in the half, Mr. Moon threw to Brian Kelly for a 75-yard touchdown. Mr. Cutler’s convert made the score 24-6. Mr. Ruoff kicked a 42-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to make the halftime score 24-9, and added a single on a missed field goal early in the 3rd quarter for the last Hamilton point. A short snap to running back Neil Lumsden on a fake punt resulted in a 48-yard gain--the longest rush by an Eskimo in a Grey Cup game--and led to a 19-yard touchdown pass from Mr. Moon to Mr. Scott. Mr. Cutler converted and added a 9-yard field goal to give the Eskimos a 34-10 lead after 3 quarters. Mr. Moon completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Mr. Scott, and then veteran Tom Wilkinson, who replaced Mr. Moon late in the game, completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Mr. Scott with 1:40 remaining in the game. Mr. Cutler converted both touchdowns. Mr. Lumsden led all rushers with 85 yards on 8 carries, and the Eskimos as a team rushed for 205 yards. Obie Graves, who had boasted before the game that he would rush for 200 yards, led the Tiger-Cats with 67 yards on 12 carries, while quarterback Dave Marler rushed 4 times for 45 yards. Mr. Graves also returned 7 kickoffs for 132 yards and 1 punt for 8. Mr. Kelly, playing his first game since breaking an ankle six weeks earlier, caught 4 passes for 104 yards. Brian Fryer helped the Eskimo cause with 4 catches for 77, and Mr. Buggs caught 3 for 73. Leif Pettersen led the Tiger-Cats with 47 yards on 4 receptions. Mr. Wilkinson completed 2 of 6 passes for 30 yards. Mr. Marler completed just 9 of 22 passes for 151 yards and 3 interceptions, while backup Tom Rozantz was 0 for 5 with an interception. Joe Hollimon made 2 interceptions for the Eskimos, with the others coming from Larry Highbaugh and Mike McLeod. The Eskimos racked up the big score despite turning the ball over half a dozen times; Mr. Moon gave up an interception to Daid Shaw, the Eskimos lost 3 fumbles, and they turned it over twice on downs while attempting to use up the clock in the 4th quarter. Edmonton Journal football writer Ray Turchansky had predicted a score of 50-10 in favour of the Eskimos, and they had the ball in field goal range when fans began pouring on the field and referee Don Barker called the game with a few seconds remaining.



30 years ago
1990

At the movies
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, directed by James Ivory and starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Roald Dahl, 74. U.K. author. Mr. Dahl was known for works of fiction for both children and adults. His books included James and the Giant Peach (1961); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964); and Tales of the Unexpected (1979).

Bo Díaz, 37. Venezuelan baseball player. Mr. Díaz was a catcher with the Boston Red Sox (1977); Cleveland Indians (1978-1981); Philadelphia Phillies (1982-1985); and Cincinnati Reds (1985-1989), batting .255 with 87 home runs and 452 runs batted in in 993 games. He was killed at his home in Caracas when the satellite dish that he was adjusting on the roof fell on him and crushed him. Mr. Díaz was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Politics and government
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, at a press conference, gave more details of the union treaty that would replace the treaty adopted in 1922 that created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The U.S.S.R. would be renamed the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics, with the word Socialist dropped from the title. In a powerful executive branch, the president and vice-president would be elected directly by the people. The central government would be given complete control over such key areas as the military and security forces, foreign policy, and foreign economic activity. The office of premier would be retained. The republics were declared to be "sovereign states" with "full authority" over their own territory, and each would be permitted to determine its own government and forms of property and economic system. The treaty declared, however, that the central government’s laws would take precedence over resolutions passed in individual republics proclaiming the supremacy of their own laws. The treaty made no provision for secession by republics. The three Baltic republics and Georgia had already said they would not sign the treaty and would seek independence unilaterally.

The government of Bulgarian Premier Andrei Lukanov survived a non-confidence vote in parliament.

25 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Gangsta's Paradise--Coolio featuring L.V. (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Beatles Anthology: Part III, on ABC

Died on this date
Junior Walker, 64. U.S. musician. Mr. Walker, born Autry DeWalt Mixon, Jr., was a saxophonist and singer who achieved success as the leader of Jr. Walker & the All Stars, one of the stable of artist with Motown Corporation in the 1960s and '70s. Their biggest hit singles were Shotgun (1965) and What Does it Take (To Win Your Love) (1969), both of which reached #1 on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart and #4 on the Hot 100 chart.

Louis Malle, 63. French film director. Mr. Malle was known for movies such as Le Monde du silence (The Silent World) (1956); Lacombe Lucien (1974); Pretty Baby (1978); Atlantic City (1980); My Dinner with Andre (1981); and Au revoir les enfants (1987).

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien unveiled a unity plan that included giving Ontario, Quebec, the Atlantic region, and the West each a veto over constitutional change. It also contained a resolution recognizing Quebec as a distinct society with a distinct culture, language, and civil law tradition.

20 years ago
2000

Protest
Half of Argentina’s 14 million workers began a 36-hour general strike to protest austerity measures designed to win an aid package from the International Monetary Fund.

10 years ago
2010

Died on this date
Joyce Howard, 88. U.K.-born U.S. actress and writer. Miss Howard appeared in plays and several movies in the 1940s before writing several novels and plays. She moved to the United States in 1964, and worked as a story analyst, editor, and writer for network television.

War
A North Korean artillery attack killed two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.