Wednesday 28 September 2011

September 28, 2011

1,660 years ago
351


War
Eastern Roman armies under Constantius II defeated those of the usurper Magnentius in the Battle of Mursa Major in what is now Croatia.

230 years ago
1781


War
The final campaign of the American Revolutionary War began at Yorktown Heights, Virginia.

190 years ago
1821


Mexicana
The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain was drafted in the National Palace in Mexico City.

170 years ago
1841


Born on this date
Georges Clemenceau
. Prime Minister of France, 1906-1909, 1917-1920. Dr. Clemenceau, an Independent Radical, was a physician and journalist who held various political offices in a career that stretched for almost 50 years. He's perhaps best remembered for representing France in negotiations that produced the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. Dr. Clemenceau died on November 24, 1929 at the age of 88.

140 years ago
1871


Society
The Brazilian Parliament passed the Rio Branco Law, freeing all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.

130 years ago
1881


Born on this date
Pedro de Cordoba
. U.S. actor. Mr. Cordoba appeared in almost 50 Broadway plays from 1903-1935, and was a character actor in more than 120 movies from 1915-1951, often playing aristocratic Hispanic characters. He died on September 16, 1950, 12 days before his 69th birthday.

120 years ago
1891


Born on this date
Myrtle Gonzalez
. U.S. actress. Miss Gonzalez appeared in at least 78 films from 1913-1917 and was Hollywood's first star of Hispanic ancestry. She was a victim of the influenza epidemic and died on October 22, 1918 at the age of 27.

Died on this date
Herman Melville, 72
. U.S. author. Mr. Melville was best known for his novel Moby-Dick (1851), which was based on his experiences as a sailor on a whaling ship.

110 years ago
1901


Born on this date
Ed Sullivan
. U.S. journalist and broadcaster. Mr. Sullivan was a theatre and gossip columnist in New York newspapers for several decades who became internationally famous for hosting the television variety show Toast of the Town--renamed The Ed Sullivan Show in 1955--on CBS from 1948-1971, presenting acts such as Elvis Presley and the Beatles. He died on October 13, 1974, 15 days after his 73rd birthday.

William S. Paley. U.S. broadcaster. Mr. Paley took over the small network of radio stations that his father Samuel had purchased in 1927, and over the next several decades turned the Columbia Broadcasting System into a major media empire in radio, television, and recordings. He had a keen sense of popular taste, and a business model that emphasized the importance of advertisers and sponsors. Mr. Paley died of kidney failure on October 26, 1990, four weeks after his 89th birthday.

War
Filipino guerrillas killed more than 40 American soldiers while losing 28 of their own in the Battle of Balangiga.

Canadiana
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall--the future King George V and Queen Mary--continued their Canadian tour with a visit to Calgary. They were escorted by two troops of the North-West Mounted Police; it was one of the last occasions on which the old style full dress uniform was used.

Baseball
The Chicago Orphans scored 2 runs in each of the first 2 innings and coasted to a 5-2 win over the New York Giants before 3,200 fans at West Side Park in Chicago. Charlie Dexter and Fred Raymer each batted in 2 runs for the Orphans, while Jock Menefee (8-13) pitched a 9-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs, to outduel Bill Phyle (7-9), who allowed 11 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game. The game was played in 1 hour 30 minutes.

Pinch hitter Mike O'Neill singled home Bill Richardson and Otto Krueger with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 1,200 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Willie Sudhoff (16-10) pitched a 7-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs, to win over Red Donahue (20-13), who allowed 9 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game.

Tommy Dowd hit a home run to lead off a 5-run 3rd inning for the Boston Americans as they beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,388 fans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston. Hobe Ferris tripled home 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th as the Americans came back from a 6-1 deficit to win the second game 10-9, as umpire Tommy Connolly called the game after 7 innings because of darkness. Boston third baseman Jimmy Collins hit 2 homers and drove in 4 runs in the second game. Mr. Dowd batted 1 for 5 in the first game and was 2 for 3 with a base on balls in the second game, the 1,321st and last of his 10-year major league career. Boston catcher Jack Slattery batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls, run and run batted in in the first game, making 3 putouts and 2 assists in his first major league game. Milwaukee catcher John Butler batted 0 for 3 and made 2 putouts in the second game, his first in the major leagues. Milwaukee shortstop George Bone batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls and a run batted in in the second game, making 2 putouts, 3 assists, and an error, and starting a double play in his 12th and last major league game. George Winter (16-12) and Jake Volz (1-0) were the repective winning pitchers, with Mr. Volz allowing 6 hits and 7 earned runs in a complete game, walking 9 batters and striking out 5, batting 0 for 4 and making 2 errors in his first major league game. Bert Husting (9-15) and Bill Reidy (16-20) were the respective winning pitcher. These were the last games for the Brewers, as they moved to St. Louis to become the Browns after the season.

The Philadelphia Athletics (6) and Cleveland Blues (5) combined for 11 errors as the Athletics won 12-9 in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,761 fans at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. Socks Seybold led the Philadelphia attack, batting 3 for 4 with a sacrifice, double, triple, and 4 runs batted in. Cleveland right fielder Tom Donovan batted 1 for 5 with a double and no fielding chances in the first game, his 18th and last in the major leagues. Bill Bernhard (17-10) pitched a 13-hit complete game victory, allowing 5 earned runs, and batting 2 for 3 with a sacrifice, double, run, and 2 RBIs. Bill Cristall (1-5) allowed 14 hits and 10 earned runs, walking 3 batters and striking out 1, while batting 4 for 4 with a triple, making 2 assists in his sixth and last major league game. The Athletics scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and held on to defeat the Blues 3-1 in the second game, which was called because of darkness after 5½ innings. Hooks Wiltse (13-5) allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in a complete game as he outduelled Pete Dowling (12-25), who allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run, walking 2 batters, hitting another, and striking out none, batting 0 for 2 with a run, and handling no fielding chances in the 118th and last game of his 4-year major league caree. Cleveland shortstop Jim McGuire was 0 for 2, making a putout, an assist, and an error in the second game, his 18th and last in the major leagues. Philadelphia third baseman Joe Dolan batted 0 for 1 with a base on balls, making 2 putouts and 3 assists, and participating in a double play in the 323rd and last game of his 5-year major league career.

Roscoe Miller (23-13) pitched a 4-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs, and batted 1 for 3 with a run and a run batted in for the Detroit Tigers as they beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 before 1,363 fans at Oriole Park in a game that was called after 7 innings. Losing pitcher Joe McGinnity (26-20) allowed 10 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game. Baltimore first baseman Slats Jordan batted 0 for 3, making 13 putouts and 2 errors, in his first major league game, while Detroit left fielder Kid Nance was 0 for 3 with a base on balls, handling no fielding chances, in the 189th and last game of his 3-year major league career.

The American League's first season as a major league ended with the idle Chicago White Stockings winning the pennant with a record of 83-53-1, 4 games ahead of the second-place Americans.

70 years ago
1941


War
An uprising by the residents of the northern Greek city of Drama against Bulgarian occupation began.

World events
German authorities in Prague arrested Alois Elias, Prmier of the Nazi-created Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia, on a charge of "preparation for high treason."

Defense
The largest war games in the history of the United States, involving 400,000 troops, ended after 10 days of mock battle in northern Louisiana.

Diplomacy
U.S. representative Averell Harriman and U.K. representative Lord Beaverbrook arrived in Moscow for aid talks and were received by U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin.

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (1-0) 25 @ Green Bay (2-1) 17
New York (2-0) 17 @ Washington (0-1) 10

Baseball
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, who entered the day's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park in Philadelphia with a batting average of .401, batted 4 for 5 in the first game and 2 for 3 in the second game to finish the season at .406. The Red Sox won the opener 12-11 and the Athletics won 7-1 in the second game, which was called after 8 innings because of darkness. Lefty Grove (7-7), whose best years were with the Athletics, was the starting pitcher for the Red Sox in the second game, and left the game--the 619th and final appearance of his 17-year major league career--after giving up 4 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in the 1st inning. Rookie Fred Caligiuri (2-2) was the winning pitcher for the Athletics, allowing 6 hits and 1 earned run while pitching a complete game, which was over in 1 hour 21 minutes.

Dave Koslo (1-2) pitched a 6-hit complete game to get his first major league win as the New York Giants edged the Boston Braves 2-1 before 2,310 fans at Braves Field.

Bob Chipman (1-0) pitched 5 scoreless innings in relief of Larry French to earn a win in his major league debut as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 before 12,870 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Bill Clemensen (1-0) pitched a 5-hit complete game for his only major league win, allowing 1 earned run as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 before 4,137 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Pirates spoiled Bucky Walters' (19-15) bid for a 20-win season; the Cincinnati ace allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in pitching a complete game loss. Pittsburgh first baseman Ripper Collins batted 0 for 2 with a run batted in in the 1,084th and last game of his 9-year major league career. The game was played in 1 hour 39 minutes.

Johnny Beazley of the St. Louis Cardinals and Russ Meers of the Chicago Cubs made their major league debuts against each other as starting pitchers before 4,470 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Beazley (1-0) won the duel, pitching a 10-hit complete game as the Cardinals won 3-1. Mr. Meers (0-1) allowed 5 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 8 innings.

60 years ago
1951


On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Dark Angel, starring Sidney Blackmer, Meg Mundy, Donald Briggs, and Mel Ruick



Reported dead on this date
Guillermo Capadocia, 41-42
. Filipino politician and labour leader. Mr. Capadocia was part of the Central Committee of the Communist Party in the Philippines when it was founded in 1930, and became its general secretary in 1938, the same year he became executive secretary of the Collective Labor Movement. He was interned by occupying Japanese forces during World War II, but was released after several years and became the vice president of the Congress of Labor Organizations when it was founded in July 1945. Mr. Capadocia went underground in 1949 to lead the Hukbalahap guerrilla rebellion against the government on the island of Panay. He and several of his fighters were killed by government forces in an attack on their hide-out in the mountains of Panay in September 1951.

Television
CBS made the first colour television sets available for sale to the general public, but the product was discontinued less than a month later.

Space
Astronomer Seth Nicholson, working at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, discovered the moon of Jupiter then known as Jupiter XII, later named Ananke.

Abominations
Chinese Communist authorities announced th execution of 22 more "counter-revolutionaries" and the imprisonment of 621 others in Canton.

World events
The Argentine government reported the suppression of an attempted military revolt as 40 airmen flew to asylum in Uruguay.

Politics and government
A special United Nations General Assembly commission assigned to negotiate with South Africa on a UN trusteeship over South-West Africa reported that it had been unable to reach an agreement with the South African government.

U.S. Senator William Benton (Democrat--Connecticut) provided 30,000 words of testimony before a Privileges and Elections subcommittee in support of Senate Resolution 187, urging the expulsion or censure of Sen. Joseph McCarthy (Republican--Wisconsin), charging that Sen. McCarthy was "an amoral man who uses the lie as an instrument of policy" and followed "a pattern of distortion and deceit."

Agriculture
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas ordered the free distribution of 24,700 acres of uncultivated government-owned land in Rio de Janeiro State to farm families.

Economics and finance
The International Monetary Fund decided to abandon its four-year effort to limit the price of gold to $35 per ounce, permitting member states to establish their own prices.

Football
NFL
New York Yanks (0-1) 14 @ Los Angeles (1-0) 54

Baseball
Allie Reynolds (17-9) pitched his second no-hitter and seventh shutout of the season for the New York Yankees as they beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 39,038 fans at Yankee Stadium to clinch their third straight American League pennant. Joe Collins and Gene Woodling hit home runs. Boston catcher Aaron Robinson batted 0 for 3 and made 3 putouts in the 610th and last game of his 8-year major league career. The Yankees scored 7 runs in the 2nd inning to overcome a 3-0 deficit as they coasted to an 11-3 win in the second game, with Vic Raschi (21-10) pitching a 6-hit complete game. Joe DiMaggio hit a 3-run homer in the 6th. Mel Parnell (18-11) and Bill Wight (7-7) were the respective losing pitchers.

Nellie Fox tripled home 2 runs and scored on a double by Eddie Robinson in a 4-run 2nd inning, and Mr. Robinson hit a solo home run in the 5th for the Chicago White Sox as they beat the St. Louis Browns 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 1,787 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Ken Holcombe (11-12) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory and batted 3 for 3 with a sacrifice and 2 runs. Irv Medlinger, the last of three St. Louis pitchers, pitched 2 perfect innnigs with no walks or strikeouts in the 9th and last game of his 2-year major league career. Bud Stewart homered with 1 out in the top of the 10th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the White Sox won the second game 4-3 to complete the sweep, with Howie Judson (5-6) pitching a 9-hit complete game victory. St. Louis shortstop and leadoff hitter Billy DeMars batted 1 for 4 with a run, making 1 putout and 4 assists, and starting a double play in the 80th and last game of his 3-year major league career, while Bob Dillinger played the last 3 innings at third base for Chicago, singling after Mr. Stewart's home run and being stranded at second base, handling no fielding chances in the 753rd and last game of his 6-year major league career. Bob Mahoney (2-5) and Satchel Paige (3-4) were the respective losing pitchers.

Richie Ashburn led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a single, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Dick Sisler, and after an intentional walk to Bill Nicholson, scored from second base on a single by Willie Jones to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-3 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers before 18,895 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The Phillies trailed 3-0 after 5½ innings, but scored a run in the 6th and tied the game in the 8th on Andy Seminick's 2-run home run with 1 out. Andy Hansen (3-1) pitched 3 innings in relief of Karl Drews to get the win over Carl Erskine (16-12), who allowed 10 hits in a complete game. The loss dropped the Dodgers into a tie with the New York Giants for first place in the National League with 2 regular season games remaining for both clubs.

The Cincinnati Reds scored all their runs in the 2nd inning and held on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 before 4,250 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Herm Wehmeier (7-10) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory over Len Yochim (1-1), and singled and scored one of the Cincinnati runs. Pittsburgh second baseman Jack Merson hit his first major league home run, a 2-run blast in the 5th.

50 years ago
1961


Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Michael--The Highwaymen (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Johnny Remember Me--John Leyton (4th week at #1)

On television tonight
Dr. Kildare, starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Twenty-Four Hours

This was the first episode of the series.

At the movies
Los jóvenes (Young People), written and directed by Luis Alcoriza, and starring Teresa Velázquez, Julio Alemán, and Adriana Roel, received its premiere screening in Mexico.



World events
A coup d'état by disgruntled Syrian Army officers in Damascus effectively ended the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria that had been in place since 1958.

Politics and government
Prince Ludoviko Rwagasore took office as Prime Minister of Burundi, 20 days after leading his Union for National Progress (UPRONA) to an overwhelming victory in the Burundian general election.

40 years ago
1971


Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Co-Co--The Sweet (5th week at #1)

Diplomacy
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty arrived at the Vatican, marking the end of a 15-year exile in the U.S. embassy in Budapest.

Politics and government
Margaret Birch was appointed a minister without portfolio in the Progressive Conservative government of Premier William Davis, becoming the first woman named to an Ontario cabinet.

Labour
Arbitrator Lewis Gill ruled that California Angels' outfielder Alex Johnson, who had been suspended by the baseball team in late June for "failing to give his best," had been "emotionally incapacitated" during events leading to his suspension, and that he should be treated the same as a player with a physical injury. Mr. Johnson won nearly $30,000 in back pay from the Angels.

30 years ago
1981


Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): You Drive Me Crazy--Shakin' Stevens (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): High School Lullaby--Imo-kin Trio (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Dance Little Bird (Chicken Dance)--Electronica's (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Rómulo Betancourt, 73
. President of Venezuela, 1945-1948, 1959-1964. Mr. Betancourt was a Communist as a young man, but eventually rejected Communism, and in 1941 founded Acción Democrática (AD). He became President in 1945 as the result of a military coup, and achieved social and economic reforms, especially in the oil industry. Mr. Betancourt was deposed by a military coup in 1948, and spent the next decade in exile in the United States and other countries. He was returned to the presidency in the 1958 election, and his government participated in the founding of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 1960. Mr. Betancourt's foreign policy included the Betancourt Doctrine, by which Venezuela refused diplomatic recognition to any regime that came to power by military force. He survived an assassination attempt by agents of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1960, and oversaw the 1963 election, in which Raúl Leoni was elected President, marking the first time in Venezuela that the presidency had passed from one democratically-elected President to another. Mr. Betancourt was awarded a lifetime seat in the Senate in 1964, and died in New York City.

Politics and government
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 7-2 that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's constitutional plan was strictly legal; Parliament could act alone to patriate the British North America Act, but a "convention" required substantial provincial consent, in that the plan did not follow normal constitutional procedures. The ruling suggested that unilateral action might breach the spirit of federalism, and it was the duty of the federal government to try and forge provincial consent.

Olympics
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 1988 Winter Olympics to Calgary.

25 years ago
1986


Music Chuck Berry and the Four Tops were each scheduled to perform for half an hour following the Pittsburgh Pirates' game on Fan Appreciation Day at Three Rivers Stadium, but Mr. Berry's contract stipulated that he had to begin before 5 P.M. With the game going 11 innings, it ended too late to meet Mr. Berry's requirements, and he refused to perform. The Four Tops then performed for an extra half-hour for the 30,606 fans.

Politics and government
The Democratic Progressive Party was established, becoming the first opposition party in Taiwan.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (8-5) 26 @ Toronto (7-5) 16
Calgary (7-6) 39 @ Saskatchewan (5-7-1) 24

The Blue Bombers took advantage of mistakes to defeat the Argonauts before 23,500 fans at Exhibition Stadium.



The Stampeders amassed 78 yards rushing and 462 yards passing in defeating the Roughriders before 25,078 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. The Saskatchewan offense produced 153 yards rushing and 284 yards passing.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning and coasted to a 12-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 32,929 fans at Fenway Park in Boston, clinching the American League East Division pennant for the first time in 11 years. Oil Can Boyd (16-10) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory over Duane Ward (0-1), who allowed 2 hits, 3 bases on balls, and 4 runs--3 earned--in 1+ innings in his first major league start.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 12th inning, Joe Carter reached second base on an error by third baseman Jim Presley and scored on a single by Cory Snyder to break a 4-4 tie as the Cleveland Indians edged the Seattle Mariners 5-4 before 6,654 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 11th inning, Lenny Dykstra and Gary Carter singled, and Darryl Strawberry followed with a home run to break a 3-3 tie as the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 before 30,606 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 16th inning, Greg Minton doubled, Will Clark was intentionally walked, and Bob Brenly singled home Mr. Minton to give the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 28,603 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The Dodgers scored 2 runs in the top of the 14th to take a 5-3 lead, but Harry Spilman's 2-run single in the bottom of the inning tied the score. Mr. Minton (4-4) allowed 2 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--to get the win, and batted 2 for 3.

20 years ago
1991


Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Asi Me Gusta--Chimo Bayo (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): La Zoubida--Lagaf' (10th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (12th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
2 Crucified--Army of Lovers
3 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
4 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
5 Lekker Op De Trekker/'n Boerinnen-Wervingslied--Mannenkoor Karrespoor
6 Gett Off--Prince and the New Power Generation
7 No Deeper Meaning--Culture Beat
8 It Happened 25 Years Ago--BZN
9 Always There--Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
10 Don't Cry--Guns N' Roses

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#22); Emotions by Mariah Carey (#31); Stand by Love by Simple Minds (#34); Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway (#35); Everybody Everybody by Black Box (#38); and Straight to Your Heart by Bad English (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd (2nd week at #1)
2 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
3 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
4 Emotions--Mariah Carey
5 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
6 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
7 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
8 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
9 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
10 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#46); That's What Love is For by Amy Grant (#67); Lies by EMF (#80); Something Got Me Started by Simply Red (#82); Groovy Train by the Farm (#88); A Day in My Life (Without You) by Lisette Melendez (#91); Ballad of Youth by Richie Sambora (#92); Whispers by Corina (#93); and Finally by CeCe Peniston (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
2 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
3 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
4 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
5 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
6 Emotions--Mariah Carey
7 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
8 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
9 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
10 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#68); That's What Love is For by Amy Grant (#70); With You by Tony Terry (#87); Rush by Big Audio Dynamite II (#88); Save Me by the Rembrandts (#89); You're the Story of My Life by Desmond Child (#90); and Good Time by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (#91).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (9th week at #1)
2 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
3 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
4 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
5 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
6 Hole Hearted--Extreme
7 The Real Love--Bob Seger
8 I am Here--The Grapes of Wrath
9 It Hit Me Like a Hammer--Huey Lewis and the News
10 Too Many Walls--Cathy Dennis

Singles entering the chart were Don't Want to Be a Fool by Luther Vandross (#63); Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses (#73); Walk Through Fire by Bad Company (#75); Sunrise by the Triplets (#84); Into the Great Wide Open by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#87); For You by Michael W. Smith (#88); Sex with Love by Lee Aaron (#90); Something Got Me Started by Simply Red (#92); and Send Me an Angel by the Scorpions (#96).

Died on this date
Miles Davis, 65
. U.S. jazz trumpeter. Mr. Davis was one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz, figuring prominently in bebop and cool jazz. His 1959 album Kind of Blue is said to be the biggest-selling album in jazz history.

Defense
The United States Air Force Strategic Air Command stood down from alert all intercontinental ballistic missiles scheduled for deactivation under the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) I treaty, as well as its strategic bomber force.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (8-5) 37 @ Hamilton (1-12) 27

13,626 fans were in attendance at Ivor Wynne Stadium to see the Lions defeat the Tiger-Cats.

CIAU
Mount Allison 45 Acadia 14
St. Mary's 27 St. Francis Xavier 1
Bishop's 41 McGill 7
Queen's 49 Concordia 22
Carleton 9 Ottawa 0
Waterloo 44 York 1
Toronto 16 Guelph 11
Wilfrid Laurier 63 Windsor 7
Western Ontario 32 McMaster 7
Saskatchewan (3-1) 17 @ Alberta (1-3) 31
Manitoba (2-2) 20 @ British Columbia (3-1) 32

The Golden Bears earned their first win under head coach Tom Wilkinson with a strong performance as they pulled a tremendous upset over the previously-undefeated defending national champion Huskies before 1,408 fans at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton.

Brad Yamaoka entered the game in the 2nd quarter and rushed 21 times for 201 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Vince Danielsen rushed for a pair of TDs and completed a 47-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Sharpe to help the Thunderbirds defeat the Bisons before 1,114 fans at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver.

Baseball
The New York Mets lost 6-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies before 16,967 fans at Shea Stadium in New York and then fired manager Bud Harrelson. The Mets had a record of 74-80, third in the National League East Division. Mr. Harrelson was replaced by coach Mike Cubbage.

Jeff Blauser's solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning provided the winning margin as the Atlanta Braves held on to edge the Houston Astros 5-4 before 8,647 fans at the Astrodome. The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 9th and had runners on first and third bases with 2 out, but Jeff Bagwell was called out on strikes to end the game.

Jack Morris (18-12) pitched a 6-hit shutout and the Minnesota Twins scored 4 runs in the 5th inning as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 before 50,319 fans at SkyDome in Toronto in a preview of the upcoming American League Championship Series.

The Baltimore Orioles scored 2 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie, but Lou Whitaker doubled home 3 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 win over the Orioles before 22,541 fans at Tiger Stadium.

Dean Palmer's 3-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Texas Rangers a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics before 33,338 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

10 years ago
2001


Football
CFL
Calgary (5-8-0-1) 31 @ Toronto (4-9) 33
British Columbia (6-6) 22 @ Winnipeg (11-2) 33

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