Tuesday 11 November 2014

November 11, 2014

825 years ago
1189


Died on this date
William II, 35
. King of Sicily, 1166-1189. "William the Good" acceded to the throne at the age of 12 upon the death of his father William I, and spent the first five years of his reign under the regency of his mother Margaret of Navarre. His nickname was bestowed in the decades after his death, and referred less to his character than to the end of internal strife that had plagued the reign of his father. King William II made treaties with Genoa and Venice, while having less success in wars against Egypt and the Byzantine Empire. King William died without an heir, and was eventually succeeded by Tancred, Count of Lecce.

175 years ago
1839


Defense
The Virginia Military Institute was founded in Lexington.

150 years ago
1864


Born on this date
Alfred Hermann Fried
. Austrian journalist and activist. Mr. Fried spent much of his life in Germany, and co-founded Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft (German Peace Society) in 1892, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911, sharing the award with Tobias Asser of the Netherlands. Mr. Fried died on May 5, 1921 at the age of 56.

War
In the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by General William Tecumseh Sherman began burning Atlanta to the ground in preparation for their march southward.

125 years ago
1889


Americana
Washington entered the Union as the 42nd state.

120 years ago
1894


Born on this date
Beverly Bayne
. U.S. actress. Miss Bayne starred in silent films from 1910-1925; she and her first husband, Francis X. Bushman, appeared in 24 movies together, and were regarded as cinema's first romantic couple. Miss Bayne died of a heart attack on August 18, 1982 at the age of 87.

110 years ago
1904


Born on this date
Alger Hiss
. U.S. traitor. Mr. Hiss was a lawyer and an official with the U.S. State Department in the 1940s, and was involved with the founding of the United Nations. In 1948, Time magazine senior editor and former Communist Whittaker Chambers appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities and accused Mr. Hiss of involvement in an underground Communist cell in the 1930s. Mr. Hiss denied the charge it looked as though that would be the end of the investigation, but committee member Richard Nixon (Republican--California) insisted on pursuing the case. The statute of limitations had expired on the possibility of charging Mr. Hiss with espionage, but he was charged with two counts of perjury for his denial of having been a Communist and having met Mr. Chambers. The first trial, in 1949, ended in a hung jury, with an 8-4 vote in favour of conviction. The retrial resulted in a verdict on January 21, 1950 of guilty on both counts. Four days later, Mr. Hiss was sentenced to two five-year prison terms, to be served concurrently. He was released after three years and eight months and worked for a stationery company in New York City before being readmitted to the bar, after having been disbarred upon his conviction. Mr. Hiss always maintained his innocence despite the evidence of his guilt. In the words of Mr. Nixon, "If the American people understood the real character of Alger Hiss, they would boil him in oil." Mr. Hiss died on November 15, 1996, four days after his 92nd birthday.

100 years ago
1914


Born on this date
Taslim Olawale Elias
. Nigerian politician and jurist. Mr. Elias was Nigeria's Attorney-General and Justice Minister from 1960-1966 before becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1972-1975. He was a Judge on the International Court of Justice from 1976 until his death on August 14, 1991 at the age of 76.

Howard Fast. U.S. author. Mr. Fast wrote numerous novels, the best known of which were Freedom Road (1944) and Spartacus (1951). He joined the Communist Party USA in 1943 and was sentenced to three months in prison for contempt of Congress for refusing to name names before the Hous of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities. Mr. Fast was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize in 1953, but broke with the Communist Party later in the 1950s. He died on March 12, 2003 at the age of 88.

80 years ago
1934

On the radio

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Today’s episode: The Hebraic Breastplate

This was the first episode of the season, and the first for Louis Hector in the role of Sherlock Holmes. The story was adapted by Edith Meiser from A. Conan Doyle’s story The Jew’s Breast-Plate, one of his non-Sherlock Holmes stories.

Australiana
The Shrine of Remembrance was opened in Melbourne.

75 years ago
1939


Died on this date
Bob Marshall, 38
. U.S. wilderness advocate. Dr. Marshall, an official in the U.S. administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was one of the founders of the Wilderness Society, dedicated to preserving large areas of the United States as wilderness. He died of sudden heart failure.

Jan Opletal, 24. Czechoslovakian student. Mr. Opletal was a medical student at Charles University in Prague. He died 14 days after being shot in the stomach by Nazi forces during anti-Nazi demonstrations in Prague on the anniversary of the independence of the Czechoslovak Republic.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (4-1-1) 6 @ Montreal (0-5-1) 6
Ottawa (5-1) 25 @ Hamilton (2-4) 7

WIFU
Finals
Calgary 13 @ Winnipeg 7 (First game of 2-game, total points series)

ORFU
Peterborough (0-6) 1 @ Montreal (4-1-1) 20
Toronto (3-2-1) 3 @ Sarnia (3-1-2) 7

The Royals' tie with the Argonauts at Molson Stadium was the last game for Ted Reeve after one season as Montreal's head coach. He returned to his job as a sportswriter with the Toronto Telegram.

Paul Rowe rushed for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter and Hal Harrison completed a 14-yard touchdown pass to Wolfie Hughes with less than 3 minutes remaining in regulation time as the Bronks defeated the Blue Bombers before 6,000 fans at Osborne Stadium.

Canadian university
Western Ontario (6-0) 13 @ Queen's (3-3) 8
McGill (1-5) 7 @ Toronto (2-4) 19

The Mustangs scored 12 points in the 4th quarter to defeat the Tricolor at Richardson Stadium in Kingston.

8,000 fans at Varsity Stadium saw the Varsity Blues defeat the Redmen.

70 years ago
1944


Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'll Walk Alone--Dinah Shore (Best Seller--3rd week at #1); (There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and his Orchestra (Jukebox--5th week at #1)

War
U.S. forces in France cut enemy communications with Metz, as infantrymen came within 5 miles of the city.

Diplomacy
The U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. invited the French provisional government led by General Charles de Gaulle to participate in the European Advisory Commission in London.

The U.S. State Department announced that civilian travel without military approval was now possible in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Cyprus, and that part of France not involved in fighting.

Labour
The U.S. National War Labor Board ruled that no wartime strike was legal even though the employees involved had observed the 30-day notice and election provisions of the War Labor Disputes Act. An opinion rendered by public member Edwin Witte said that whether the act was "wise or unwise legislation, it is clear that Congress did not place its stamp of approval on strikes in wartime."

RCA and CBS signed a contract with American Federation of Musicians President James Petrillo calling for payment to the union treasury of royalties for recordings.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Finals
Toronto 4 @ Hamilton 13 (First game of 2-game, total points series)

Canadian Navy
Semi-Final
(Halifax) HMCS Stadacona 0 @ (Montreal) HMCS St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona 13

OASFL
Final
Hagersville RCAF 1 @ (Toronto) HMCS York 20

MASSFL
Finals
Central Navigation School (Rivers) 5 @ Wireless School (Winnipeg) 15 (Wireless won 2-game, total points series 26-12)

Mel Lawson scored a touchdown in the 2nd quarter and Paul Miocinovich added a TD in the 4th quarter as the Wildcats defeated Toronto before 11,000 fans at Civic Stadium.

Steve Levantis blocked a punt and recovered in the Stadacona end zone less than 5 minutes into the game to give the "Combines" all the points they needed against Stadacona before 5,000 fans at Molson Stadium. Dutch Davey converted and added a single in the 2nd quarter for a 7-0 halftime lead. Roy Kirbyson scored the final St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona touchdown in the 3rd quarter, converted by Mr. Davey.

Dave Greenberg scored a touchdown and single and Cliff McFayden also scored a touchdown as the Bombers defeated the Pathfinders at Osborne Stadium to win the Manitoba series. Dave Berry converted both Wireless touchdowns. Gordy Clemens scored a touchdown for CNS.

NCAA
"Mr. Inside" and "Mr. Outside," Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis, led undefeated Army over Notre Dame 59-0 at Yankee Stadium in New York, cementing its position as a national powerhouse. It was the worst loss in Fighting Irish history, and afterward Notre Dame Coach Ed McKeever sent a telegram: "Have just seen Superman in the flesh. He wears No. 35 on his Army jersey. His name is Felix 'Doc' Blanchard."

60 years ago
1954


Protest
Thousands of old people took part in a rally in London to demand an increase in their pensions.

Society
As reported by Reuters, November 12, 1954:
The House of Commons laughed and cheered yesterday when Prime Minister [Winston] Churchill--winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature--admitted he wants to read some "horror" comic books.

He told the chuckling members that he asked to see some of the comics several weeks ago but has not yet had a chance to examine them. The house is debating what can be done to cut off the flow to newsstands of the widely-attacked comic books--most of them imported from the U.S.

Churchill's admission, came while Home Secretary Gwilym Lloyd George was being bombarded with questions about the comics, which critics called "sexy," "vicious" and "sadistic." Labour member Barnelt Stross asked Lloyd George if it were not true that he was supplying Churchill with "horror" comics.
Football
CRU
WIFU
Finals
Edmonton 6 @ Winnipeg 12 (Best-of-three series tied 1-1)

ORFU
Finals
Kitchener-Waterloo 16 @ Sarnia 8 (Kitchener-Waterloo won best-of-three series 2-0)

Byron Townsend rushed 11 times for 117 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown, to help the Blue Bombers defeat the Eskimos before 20,393 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Tom Casey rushed for 65 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown, and Gerry James rushed for 42 yards. The Blue Bombers rushed for 245 yards, as quarterback Jack Jacobs completed 6 of 12 passes. Buck Rogers converted Mr. Casey's touchdown and added a single on a missed field goal. Edmonton quarterback, who Bernie Faloney completed just 2 of 15 passes, scored the Eskimos' touchdown, converted by Bob Dean. Winnipeg was in possession of the ball on the Edmonton 2-yard line when the game ended.

Kitchener-Waterloo quarterback Bob Celeri finished a 4-play drive with a touchdown pass to Gerry MacTaggart as the Dutchmen broke an 8-8 tie in the 4th quarter and defeated the Imperials to sweep the series and advance to the Grey Cup semi-final against the WIFU champions. The winning touchdown was set up by Alfie Crooker's interception of a pass from Jim Lambert at the Sarnia 37-yard line. Paul Amodio converted Mr. MacTaggart's touchdown and punted for 2 singles later in the 4th quarter. Sarnia opened the scoring in the 1st quarter with a 22-yard field goal by Mr. Lambert. Mr. Amodio rushed 3 yards for a touchdown which he converted in the 2nd quarter to give Kitchener-Waterloo a 6-3 lead. Cookie Gilchrist rushed 2 yards for a touchdown to give Sarnia an 8-6 lead, but the Dutchmen tied the game when Mr. Crooker tackled Mr. Gilchrist in the Sarnia end zone for a safety touch. Mr. Celeri completed 8 of 18 passes, while Mr. Lambert was 6 for 14. It was the last game for Mr. Gilchrist in a Sarnia uniform; he joined the Dutchmen the following season.

40 years ago
1974


Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Night Chicago Died--Paper Lace (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Rock Your Baby--George McCrae (3rd week at #1)

Football
Minnesota (7-2) 28 @ St. Louis (7-2) 24

30 years ago
1984


Hit parade
#1 single in France (SNEP): Besoin de rien, envie de toi--Peter and Sloane (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Martin Luther King, Sr., 84
. U.S. clergyman. Rev. King, born Michael King, was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta for 40 years, and an early leader in the Negro civil rights movement in the United States. He was best known as the father of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968).

Football
CFL
Eastern Final
Hamilton 14 @ Toronto 13 (OT)

Western Final
Winnipeg 31 @ British Columbia 14

Dieter Brock’s 28-yard touchdown pass to Ron Johnson at 8:29 of the 1st overtime period gave the Tiger-Cats a 14-9 lead, and they held on for the win in the CFL’s first overtime game in exactly 11 years. The game was tied 8-8 at the end of regulation time. A punt by Hank Ilesic of the Argonauts, who had his placekicking shoe on instead of his punting shoe, fell short of the goal line on the last play of the 4th quarter. Toronto took an early 8-0 lead on a punt single by Mr. Ilesic and a 2-yard touchdown run by Lester Brown, converted by Mr. Ilesic. The Tiger-Cats came back with a 48-yard field goal by Bernie Ruoff in the 2nd quarter, a 75-yard punt single and playoff record 56-yard field goal by Mr. Ruoff in the 3rd quarter, and a 62-yard punt single by Mr. Ruoff early in the 4th quarter. Mr. Ilesic kicked a single early in the 1st 10-minute overtime period to give the Argonauts the lead, but the Tiger-Cats finally struck for their touchdown. A 2-point convert attempt was unsuccessful, and Mr. Ilesic punted for a single on the last play of the period to reduce the lead to 14-10. A 40-yard field goal by Mr. Ilesic with 2:50 remaining in the 2nd overtime period cut the lead to 14-13, but that’s as close as Toronto got. The game was played in a downpour in front of an Exhibition Stadium crowd of 48,414. Toronto quarterbacks Condredge Holloway and Joe Barnes combined to complete 28 of 50 passes for 293 yards, but also gave up 4 interceptions, all of them made by Felix Wright. Mr. Wright’s total fell one short of the single-game playoff record set by Winnipeg’s Bud Grant in 1953. Mr. Brock completed 23 of 49 passes for just 180 yards. Mr. Ruoff had a magnificent game punting, averaging 50.2 yards on a modern-day record 21 punts. Mr. Ilesic averaged 43.3 yards on 19 punts. Each team made 6 quarterback sacks. Toronto’s Terry Greer led all offensive players with 9 receptions for 127 yards. Among those whose careers ended with this game was Toronto defensive end David Boone, a big part of the Edmonton Eskimos’ five straight Grey Cup champion teams from 1978-1982.



Winnipeg quarterback Tom Clements completed 17 of 24 passes for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Blue Bombers to their first Western championship in 19 years before a disappointed sellout crowd of 59,421 at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. James Murphy, who finished with 4 receptions for 104 yards, had 2 of the touchdowns. Jeff Boyd, who caught 4 for 113 yards, scored the other Winnipeg touchdown. Trevor Kennerd converted all 3 and added 3 field goals and a single off a missed field goal. Mr. Clements left the game with bruised ribs in the 3rd quarter, but veteran John Hufnagel did a fine job in his place, completing 6 of 9 passes for 97 yards. Tim Cowan, who had taken over as the Lions’ starting quarterback late in the season when Roy Dewalt suffered a season-ending injury, completed just 11 of 35 passes for 132 yards. He produced the only B.C. touchdown on the last play of the 3rd quarter, passing 9 yards to Ned Armour. Lui Passaglia converted and added 2 field goals and a single off a missed field goal. Willard Reaves, a finalist for the CFL’s outstanding player, carried 20 times for 86 yards and caught 3 passes for 7. B.C.’s star receiver Merv Fernandez, driving to the stadium with Mr. Dewalt, got stuck in traffic, arrived too late for the pre-game warmup, and managed just 16 yards on 4 receptions.



25 years ago
1989


Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Lambada--Kaoma (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): If Only I Could--Sydney Youngblood (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Swing the Mood--Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): All Around the World--Lisa Stansfield

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 When I See You Smile--Bad English
2 Listen to Your Heart--Roxette
3 Cover Girl--New Kids on the Block
4 Blame it on the Rain--Milli Vanilli
5 (It's Just) The Way that You Love Me--Paula Abdul
6 Love Shack--The B-52's
7 Miss You Much--Janet Jackson
8 Sowing the Seeds of Love--Tears for Fears
9 Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)--New Kids on the Block
10 Rock Wit'cha--Bobby Brown

Singles entering the chart were Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson (#49); Oh Father by Madonna (#55); Two to Make it Right by Seduction (#78); This One's for the Children by New Kids on the Block (#82); I'm Not the Man I Used to Be by Fine Young Cannibals (#85); Over and Over by Pajama Party (#88); and Back to the Bullet by Saraya (#91).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Listen to Your Heart--Roxette
2 Sowing the Seeds of Love--Tears for Fears
3 When I See You Smile--Bad English
4 Cover Girl--New Kids on the Block
5 (It's Just) The Way that You Love Me--Paula Abdul
6 Love in an Elevator--Aerosmith
7 Rock Wit'cha--Bobby Brown
8 Love Shack--The B-52's
9 Angelia--Richard Marx
10 Blame it on the Rain--Milli Vanilli

Singles entering the chart were Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson (#68); Pretending by Eric Clapton (#79); Big Talk by Warrant (#86); You are My Everything by Surface (#90); and Back to the Bullet by Saraya (#93).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Sowing the Seeds of Love--Tears for Fears (2nd week at #1)
2 Miss You Much--Janet Jackson
3 Listen to Your Heart--Roxette
4 Cover Girl--New Kids on the Block
5 Mixed Emotions--Rolling Stones
6 Healing Hands--Elton John
7 Cherish--Madonna
8 No Souvenirs--Melissa Etheridge
9 When I See You Smile--Bad English
10 The Best--Tina Turner

Singles entering the chart were Still Lovin' You by Honeymoon Suite (#76); Just Between You and Me by Lou Gramm (#78); With Every Beat of My Heart by Taylor Dayne (#80); Fool for Your Love by Whitesnake (#82); Oh Father by Madonna (#84); Dancing on a Wing by the Works (#86); Still Got this Thing by Alannah Myles (#88); Arms of Orion by Prince and Sheena Easton (#89); House of Love by Veronique Beliveau (#92); and The Maker by Daniel Lanois (#94). Arms of Orion was from the movie Batman (1989).

War
FMLN rebels in El Salvador began an offensive against the Salvadoran government with attacks in San Salvador and other cities.

Hockey
NHL
Detroit 2 @ Toronto 4

Football
CIAU
Atlantic Bowl
Western Ontario 38 @ St. Mary’s 33

Churchill Bowl
Queen’s 10 @ Saskatchewan 40

Duane Forde rushed 22 times for 219 yards at Huskies Stadium in Halifax to lead the Mustangs over the Huskies and into the Vanier Cup. The defeat was the first of the year for St. Mary’s.

Ken Zaparinuk and Jason Huel both returned interceptions for touchdowns in the 3rd quarter to help the Huskies defeat the Golden Gaels at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. Terry Eisler rushed for 2 Saskatchewan touchdowns while Phil Guebert kicked 4 converts, 3 field goals, and a single. Mike Lazecki added 2 singles. Paul Beresford rushed 6 yards for the only Queen’s touchdown in the last minute of the 3rd quarter. Jamie Galloway converted and added a field goal 3 minutes later.



20 years ago
1994


Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): This is the Way--E-type (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Always--Bon Jovi (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
John A. Volpe, 85
. U.S. politician. Mr. Volpe, a Republican, was Governor of Massachusetts from 1961-1963 and 1965-1969. He served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation in the Administration of President Richard Nixon from 1969-1973 and as U.S. Ambassador to Italy from 1973-1977.

10 years ago
2004


Died on this date
Yasser Arafat, 75
. 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, 1994-2004. Mr. Arafat, whose birth name is too long to repeat here, was a career terrorist who was best known for his leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 until just before his death. In 1993 he signed the Oslo Accords with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, under which Israel recognized the PLO and agreed to gradual removal of Israeli settlements in portions of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with implementation of Palestinian self-government over a five-year period. Mr. Arafat, Mr. Rabin, and Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994. After being effectively confined by the Israeli army in his compound in Ramallah, Mr. Arafat was allowed to travel to France in late October 2004 for emergency medical treatment. Officially he died of a stroke, but no autopsy was permitted, and the actual cause of his death is still disputed.

Terrorism
A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed three Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip.

World events
New Zealand's Tomb of the Unknown Warrior was dedicated at the National War Memorial in Wellington.

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