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Move along little boy to a thread that piques your interest, or where you can make some silly prediction as you are prone to do.

Haha, has a single prediction I made been wrong? Not so silly were they?

Move along little boy, what a lame insult. You claim to be an academic, can't you come up with something a bit more witty?

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On 9 December 1933, the Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup, 4-3, over the Sarnia Imperials on an icy and snow covered field in Sarnia. Before they could play Sarnia, however, the Argos had to beat the Winnipeg Rugby Club 13-0. Sarnia outplayed the Boatmen for the majority of the game yet the Double Blue got the big plays when they needed them to secure the victory. For example, in the third quarter Sarnia had a punt blocked which led to a field goal by the Argos that gave them a 3-2 lead. The Imperials tied the score in the fourth quarter when Hugh 'Bummer' Stirling punted for a tying single. Toronto got a break with five minutes left as Sarnia fumbled a punt, and the Argos kicked a single for a 4-3 lead. On the second last play of the game Sarnia completed a pass to Toronto's 5-yard line where the Imperials could kick a winning field goal. However, the referee called the play back saying that the Sarnia receiver, Norm Perry, had stepped out of bounds on the Argo 45-yard line.

'Later Perry talked about that play, 'I don't know whether I stepped out or not. The officials said I did, and I was trying so hard to stay [inside the line] that I never noticed. Honestly, fellows, I don't know if I stepped out.'

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The Sarnia Imperials won their first Grey Cup with a 20-12 victory over the Regina Roughriders on 24 November 1934 at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. The Imperials were led by Ormond Beach, Bummer Stirling and Norm Perry, and were in a title run that lasted from 1931 to 1939 in the O.R.F.U. (Ontario Rugby Football Union).

Stirling kicked five singles in the game for Sarnia and fans saw the end of drop-kicking as the Imperial's Alex Hayes drop-kicked two converts and a field goal. It was also the last game for Norm Perry. 'The Galloping Ghost of the Gridiron' ended his 15-year career with a Grey Cup win.

In the second quarter, with Sarnia up 5-0 over Regina, Beach completed a 35-yard pass to Stirling deep in the 'Riders territory. Two plays later Sarnia scored on an extension play when the ball was lateralled to Perry and he did the same to Gord Patterson. Touchdown Imperials.

Subsequently, late in the third quarter, Sarnia scored a controversial touchdown that sealed their victory. On third down Bummer Stirling punted the ball and the receiver fumbled the ball into the end zone when he was hit by three Sarnia tacklers one of whom fell on the ball for a touchdown. Most of the reporters at the game said the play should not have counted as they believed the Regina receiver had not been given the required five yards by the rule book.

Regina came close in this game and scored two touchdowns, which was the most by any team from the west.

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In 42BC Marcus Junius Brutus, one of Julius Caesar’s assassins, killed himself after his defeat at the second Battle of Philippi. He impaled himself on his sword. Shakespeare’s final words for Brutus (Julius Caesar, act 5, scene 5): “Caesar, now be still: I killed not thee with half so good a will.”; in 1940 the Brazilian football star Pelé was born. In 1,363 games he scored 1,279 goals between 1956 and 1977 and won three World Cup winners medals; in 1958 Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, was announced to have won the Nobel prize for literature, an award he declined after pressure from the Soviet authorities, which described the book as a “malicious libel of the USSR”; in 1978 Sid Vicious, the former Sex Pistols bassist, attempted suicide at Riker’s detention centre in New York City, ten days after the death of Nancy Spungen, his girlfriend. He died of a drug overdose on February 2, 1979, aged 21; in 2002, Chechen militants stormed a theatre in Moscow, taking 912 hostages, about 130 of whom died when, three days later, Russian security services pumped a poisonous gas into the building to aid the rescue operation.

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The Canadian city of Toronto declared 23 October 1993 to be "Anita Mui Day". The Cantonese pop star died of cervical cancer at the age of 40 in 2003.

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On 7 December 1935 the West won their first Grey Cup as the Winnipeg 'Pegs downed the Hamilton Tigers, 18-12, in Hamilton. The 'Pegs had 7 U.S. imports in their lineup including the star of the game, Fritz Hanson, who ran back kicks for over 300 yards, scored a touchdown and kicked a convert.

The Grey Cup could not be found to present to Winnipeg. Consensus was that the Cup was probably somewhere in Sarnia.

The Canadian Rugby Union soon passed a new rule that stated that only U.S. residents prior to the 1st of January in any year would be eligible to play in games. Teams in the east were going professional too. The U.S. imports in the west got free room and board, and some were paid salaries. Eastern teams decided they better start paying their top Canadian players too, or they would move west, or to the U.S. where professional in football was widespread.

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In 1644 an act was passed by parliament for treaties to be negotiated for the relief of thousands of Britons enslaved by the Barbary states of north Africa. More than a million Europeans are believed to have been captured and enslaved in pirate raids between 1530 and 1780; in 1851 William Lassell, an English merchant and astronomer, discovered Ariel and Umbriel, two moons of Uranus; in 1901 Annie Taylor, a 63-year-old school teacher, became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive. It was her birthday. Her only injury was a cut on her head on exiting the barrel; in 1945 the United Nations was formally established, with its charter having been signed on June 26, 1945 by representatives of 50 countries. Poland signed later, being one of the original member states; in 1973 John Lennon sued the FBI, alleging that an illegal wiretap had been placed on his New York City phone to monitor for anti-war activities. The US government agency issued a denial.

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In 1911 the Everleigh Club, one of the most famous US brothels, was forced to close. The high-end Chicago club is claimed to be the origin of drinking champagne from a woman’s shoe. According to one of the two sisters who owned the club: “If it weren’t for the married men we couldn’t have carried on at all, and if it weren’t for the cheating married women we would have earned another million”; in 1916 German fighter pilot Rudolf von Eschwege claimed his first combat success. He had 20 confirmed victories. He died on November 21, 1917, aged 22, after a booby-trapped British observation balloon exploded. His coffin was carried by six British aviators and buried with full military honours; in 1943 the formal opening ceremony was held by the Japanese of the 258-mile “Death Railway” between Thailand and Burma. An estimated 16,000 allied POWs and 100,000 Asian labourers died while constructing the railway; in 1944 the USS Samuel B Roberts, known as “the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship”, sank during the Battle off Samar in the Philippine Sea, in the North Pacific,, while faced with a much larger Japanese navy. On June 22, 2022, the ship was discovered largely intact in 6,895m (22,621ft) of water – the deepest shipwreck ever identified. The battle was part of the broader Battle of Leyte Gulf, in which a handful of lightweight US ships prevailed over the imperial Japanese navy’s powerful Centre Force — in the face of overwhelming odds.

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In 899 Alfred the Great, an individual of the Anglo-Saxons, died, aged about 50. In addition to quelling raids by the Vikings of Denmark, he improved education and established a legal code. Of Alfred, Charles Dickens wrote in his A Child’s History of England (1851-53): “The noble individual ... in his single person, possessed all the Saxon virtues. Whom misfortune could not subdue, whom prosperity could not spoil, whose perseverance, nothing could shake. Who was hopeful in defeat, and generous in success. Who loved justice, freedom, truth and knowledge.”; in 1951 Rocky Marciano defeated Joe Louis in a heavyweight boxing bout at Madison Square Garden, New York City, with an eighth-round knockout. Marciano later said “I’m sorry, Joe. I’m sorry it had to be me” to his ageing boxing hero; in 1984 Stephanie Fae Beauclair (Baby Fae) became the first infant to receive the heart of another species (a baboon), replacing her defective heart. She died on November 15 1984, aged 32 days; in 1994 Yitzhak Rabin, the prime minister of Israel, and Abdelsalam al-Majali, the prime minister of Jordan, signed a peace treaty at the border crossing of Arabah, witnessed by Bill Clinton, the US president; in 2000 Lord Phillips issued his report into the spread of BSE (mad cow disease) and variant CJD, criticising scientists and government ministers. On the same day, a compensation scheme was announced.

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On 4 December 1936, the Sarnia Imperials won their second Grey Cup with a thrilling 26-20 defeat of the Ottawa Rough Riders. This was quite an accomplishment for a town of 18,000 people. Ormond Beach got the Imperials first touchdown on an eleven yard run. Shortly afterwards, Sarnia got their second touchdown of the day on a 42-yard extension run. Ottawa knotted the score at 12-12, but Sarnia scored two more touchdowns before the end of the half to go up 24-12 at the break. Beach got his second touchdown of the game. The Riders made it 26-20 in the fourth quarter, and almost tied it up when on a third down gamble from the Imperial's eleven yard line Sarnia knocked away a touchdown pass. This would be the last Grey Cup appearance for the Sarnia Imperials.

Hugh 'Bummer' Stirling was the hero of the game for Sarnia.

Stirling was everywhere from start to finish for Sarnia. Stirling kicked, broke-up passes, tackled, ran, and threw passes. Stirling's kicking was particularly important to Sarnia's victory. He once kicked the ball 80 yards, and rarely did he punt the ball under 45 yards. Stirling's great performances in this game and throughout his career were honoured when he was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1966.

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In 1913 Woodrow Wilson, the US president, declared that “. . . the United States will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest.” The First World War forced him into becoming a wartime president in 1917, to “make the world safe for democracy”. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1919 “for his role as founder of the League of Nations”; in 1914 six members of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANYs) crossed the Channel to Calais, France, where they assisted the Belgian and French armies by driving ambulances and providing other essential support. On January 1, 1916, a previously reluctant British War Office let FANYs become the first women to officially drive for the British Army. In 1999 FANY was renamed the Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps – FANY (PRVC), “the longest standing and one of the most highly decorated all-female volunteer units”; in 1925 the US inventor Fred Waller patented the first water skis, called Dolphin Akwa-Skees. In 1952 his ultrawide-screen film system, Cinerama, opened on Broadway, New York City; in 1950 MI5 joined the hunt for Bruno Pontecorvo, a scientist at Harwell atomic research station, Oxfordshire. In 1955 he appeared at a press conference in Moscow, having defected to the Soviet Union.

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The Toronto Argonauts qualified for the 1937 Grey Cup by edging out the Sarnia Imperials, 10-6, in the eastern semi-final. Out west, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers got a 19-14 victory over the Calgary Bronks in a two game total points tussle. Like in 1933, when the Argos were lucky to win the Grey Cup over Sarnia, they were fortunate to beat the Blue Bombers, 4-3 at varsity Stadium on 11 December. How did they do it?

In the first quarter the Argo punt returner fumbled the ball and a pile-up of players ensued. The official on the scene didn't know who gained possession. The referee signalled Toronto ball. Still in the first quarter, the Argos fumbled another punt that was picked up by Winnipeg and run in for a touchdown. But wait! The official, who was from Winnipeg, said that the Bombers had failed to give the receiver 5-yards. Argo ball. A few plays later, the Winnipeg punt returned fumbled at his own 20 and the Argos got the ball. From there Toronto kicked a field goal and were up 3-l. Bob Ibister of Toronto set a Grey Cup record by averaging 52.3 yards a punt. He also made a game saving tackle to prevent a Winnipeg touchdown.

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In 1939 the first German aircraft (a Heinkel He 111H-2 bomber) to be shot down onto British soil during the Second World War crash-landed over Humbie, near Edinburgh, after being intercepted by Spitfires from 603 (City of Edinburgh) and 602 (City of Glasgow) squadrons; in 1957 the Today news and current affairs programme was first broadcast on the BBC Home Service. It was presented in two 20-minute segments; in 1958 the state opening of parliament and the Queen’s Speech was televised for the first time; in 1962 the Cuban missile crisis ended with Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev’s agreement to remove all Russian missiles from Cuba; in 1965 Pope Paul VI issued the Nostra Aetate declaration that exonerated the Jewish people of collective blame for the death of Jesus.

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In 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh, aged 54, was beheaded after being found guilty of treason. His head was embalmed and kept in a red leather bag by his widow until her death c1647. A favourite of Elizabeth I, the explorer and scholar had fallen out of favour with James I, her successor; in 1787 Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni was premiered in Prague, with one critic reporting that: “Connoisseurs and musicians say that Prague has never heard the like”; in 1901 the Aero Club of the United Kingdom was formed, a club for aviators and aero-enthusiasts, with ballooning as its primary interest for its first eight years. In 1910 it became the Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom; in 1929 a selling panic started on the New York stock exchange, known as Black Tuesday, precipitating the Depression. More than 16 million shares were traded in a single day.

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In 1485 the Yeomen of the Guard, more commonly known as the Beefeaters, made their first official appearance at the coronation of their founder, individual Henry VII; in 1888 John J Loud was granted the first patent for a ballpoint pen. He invented the device to enable him to mark up leather. The modern ballpoint pen was patented in 1938 by László Bíró; in 1892 Angelo Siciliano was born. A bullied “scrawny weakling”, he transformed himself into the influential bodybuilder Charles Atlas. Among his successful advertising slogans was: “Let Me Give You a Body that Men Respect and Women Admire!”. He died on December 24, 1972; in 1918, defeated in the First World War, the Ottoman Turks signed the Armistice of Mudros, aboard the British battleship Agamemnon.

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On the 10th of December 1938, the Toronto Argonauts met the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Grey Cup. The Bombers led 7-6 at the end of three quarters, but the fourth quarter was a different Storey...Red Storey, that is. The perennial bench warmer for the Argos changed the game by scoring three touch downs and set up another, as the Argonauts emerged as 30-7 victors. The red-head from Barrie, Ontario had played for the local Tiffin Street Terrors where his sister was the star quarterback and punter.

For his first touchdown Red took a lateral on an extension play from the quarterback and ran 28 yards for the score. Shortly after, Storey intercepted a pass that he ran to the Winnipeg four. He scored his next touchdown on the following play. Next Storey took a lateral on a punt return from his own 3-yard line for more than a hundred yards before getting tackled deep in Winnipeg territory. His final touchdown was on a 12-yard yard run.

After his 7-year career ended with the Argos, Red was a referee for 12 years in football and 9 years in the National Hockey League.

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In 1541 The Last Judgment by Michelangelo was officially unveiled on the Sistine Chapel’s altar wall. On its completion the papal master of ceremonies deemed it more suitable for “public baths or taverns”. In response, the artist depicted the official in the painting, with donkey ears; in 1860 Juliette Low, the founder of the Girl Scouts of the US, was born. A US citizen, she met Sir Robert Baden-Powell while she was living in the UK, and was inspired by his scouting movement. She set up the first two patrols, of 18 girls, in Georgia on March 12, 1912; in 1955 it was announced that Princess Margaret had decided not to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend. In her statement the princess said: “I have reached this decision entirely alone, and in doing so I have been strengthened by the unfailing support and devotion of Group Captain Townsend”; in 1993 the 23-year-old actor River Phoenix collapsed and died outside the Viper Room nightclub in Los Angeles after a drug binge. Among his films are Stand by Me (1986), Running on Empty (1988, for which he received an Oscar nomination) and My Own Private Idaho (1991); in 1998 a DNA study was released suggesting the strong likelihood that Thomas Jefferson, the third US president, fathered at least one of the mixed-race slave Sally Hemings’ six children. Of her four children that survived to adulthood, they were his only slaves of more than 600 granted freedom.

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In 1604 William Shakespeare’s play Othello was performed by an individual’s Men at the court of individual James I. According to the Accounts Book of Master of the Revels: “an individual’s Majesty’s players . . . [acted] a play in the Banqueting House at Whitehall called The Moor of Venice [by] Shaxberd”; in 1870 the printed signature of the chief cashier of the Bank of England became the only signature to appear on banknotes. Previously, it had been one of three cashiers; in 1952 the United States detonated the first hydrogen bomb (called Mike) at Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The island, Elugelab, on which the detonation took place, vaporised; in 1994 World Vegan Day was established to celebrate the founding of the Vegan Society in November 1944 when Donald Watson held a meeting with five other non-dairy vegetarians.

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In 1917 a letter (the Balfour Declaration) by Lord Balfour, the foreign secretary, declared UK support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people”; in 1930 Tafari Makonnen was proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia, taking the name Haile Selassie (Might of the Trinity). After being deposed in 1974 he remained under house arrest in his palace until his death on August 27 1975; in 1953 the first phone call to the Samaritans was answered by Chad Varah, a vicar and writer-cartoonist in London who founded the helpline for anyone contemplating suicide. Varah said: “In an emergency the citizen turns to the telephone and dials 999. There ought to be an emergency number for suicidal people, I thought.” In December 1953 the Daily Mirror coined the phrase “Telephone Good Samaritan”. Varah died on November 8, 2007, aged 95, having said the organisation was “no longer what I founded”, becoming “an emotional support group for the whole bloody population whether they wanted it or not”. There are about 22,000 volunteers and more than 200 branches and locations across the UK and Ireland — responding to a call for help every ten seconds; in 1976 Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th US president, defeating Gerald Ford. Carter’s was the only Democratic victory in a presidential election between 1968 and 1992.

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In 1534 parliament passed an Act of Supremacy making individual Henry VIII the supreme head of the Church in England, replacing the Pope; in 1704 the Queen Anne’s Bounty was established to support poor clergy, with modern-day investigations revealing investments in the slave-trading South Sea Company. On June 16, 2022, the Most Rev Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, said he was “deeply sorry for the links” to the Church’s £10.1 billion fund; in 1936 Franklin D Roosevelt was re-elected US president, with the highest share of the popular and electoral vote since 1820; in 1957 Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, was sent into space in Sputnik II, becoming the first animal to orbit the Earth. The satellite was not designed to return safely to Earth; in 1975 Queen Elizabeth inaugurated the pipeline at the British Petroleum control centre in Dyce, near Aberdeen, of North Sea oil from the Forties oilfield.

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The 1939 Grey Cup saw the Winnipeg Blue Bombers down the Ottawa Rough Riders at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa on 9 December. The teams were tied 6-6 heading into the fourth quarter. With the score knotted at 7-7 and less than a minute left, Ottawa kicked a shanked punt that went out of bounds on their own 8-yard line. The Bombers punted the ball into the endzone crowd for an 8-7 victory.

Field condition for the game were not the best. The field was rock solid and to loosen the turf,400 gallons of gasoline was poured on the field and set on fire the day before the game. It worked, however, freezing temperatures that night, and a heavy snowfall the day of the game turned the field hard as a rock again.