November 8, 2013

175 years ago
1838

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

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

160 years ago
1853

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

140 years ago
1873

Winnipegana
Winnipeg was incorporated as a city.

120 years ago
1893

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

100 years ago
1913

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

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

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

WCRFU
Final
Edmonton 7 @ Regina 19

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

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

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

75 years ago
1938

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

70 years ago
1943

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

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

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

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

50 years ago
1963

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

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

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

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

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

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



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



40 years ago
1973

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

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

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

30 years ago
1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 years ago
1988

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

20 years ago
1993

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

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

10 years ago
2003

Football
CIS
Hardy Cup
Alberta 18 @ Simon Fraser 28

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