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In 1712 the Bandbox Plot attempt to kill Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford (the lord treasurer) was foiled by Gulliver’s Travels author Jonathan Swift – he spotted a thread in a hat-box that was connected to three loaded and cocked pistols (similar to a parcel-bomb); in 1796 the Treaty of Tripoli was signed by the US and Tripoli (Libya) to curb attacks on US merchant shipping and enslavement of its citizens by the Barbary states of north Africa. The US had to borrow money to pay the tribute, and increased demands led to the First Barbary War; in 1843 the 5.5-metre sandstone statue of Nelson was placed on the top of the granite column in Trafalgar Square, London. Before the scaffolding came down, 14 diners enjoyed a steak and champagne dinner at the top; in 1854 Florence Nightingale arrived in Turkey with 38 nurses from England, during the Crimean War. At the army base hospital at Scutari she found that conditions for the patients was poor; in 1918 Wilfred Owen, the English poet and soldier awarded the Military Cross, was killed in action aged 25, one week before the signing of the Armistice. Verses such as Dulce et Decorum est, Anthem for Doomed Youth and Strange Meeting describe the horrors of trench warfare during the First World War.

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In 1909 the first Woolworths store in Britain opened in Church Street, Liverpool, with the event marked by a full orchestra, circus acts and fireworks. On January 6, 2009 the last of the company’s UK stores had closed; in 1914 Britain declared war on Turkey and annexed Cyprus, which had been a British protectorate since 1878; in 1952 General Dwight D Eisenhower secured victory in the US presidential elections, with 55.2 per cent of the popular vote. He was elected for a second term on November 6 1956.

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Balmy Beach and the Ottawa Roughriders met for the 1940 Grey Cup final. It was unique in that the final was a two-game total point series. It was also the last time a team from the O.R.F.U. would play in the Dominion Championship although they kept competing until their last challenge for a Cup berth in 1954.

The first game was held 30 November at Varsity Stadium in Toronto during a blizzard in four feet of snow. Ottawa defeated Balmy Beach, 8-2. One week later at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, the 'Riders won 12-5 to take the series over Balmy Beach, 20-7.

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The 1941 Grey Cup was a real humdinger as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers bounced the Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16, before a packed house at Toronto's Varsity Stadium on 29 November. One of the great plays in Cup history took place when Tony Golab of Ottawa lofted a hig and short punt that bounced back to him. He grabbed the pigskin and ran 45 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Ottawa tried an eleven-yar field goal to tie the game, but the kick was wide and went for a single giving the Bombers the victory.

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In 1217 Henry III’s Charter of the Forest was issued, a companion document to Magna Carta (1215 version), especially relevant to those living in or near a royal forest. A final version was issued in 1225. Lincoln Castle has original copies of the 1217 charter and Magna Carta; in 1884 William Wells Brown, who was born into slavery, died. He wrote Clotel (1853), the first novel by an African-American, which was published in the UK, where he was a popular lecturer; in 1956 construction began of the Kariba Dam across the Zambezi river between Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). About 7,000 animals were saved as the dam began to fill; in 1986, 45 people died when a Chinook helicopter crashed into the North Sea off the coast of Scotland while carrying Brent oilfield workers. There were two survivors; in 2005 China asked the World Health Organisation to help test for avian influenza A (H5N1) after the death of a 12-year-old girl in Hunan province on October 17, 2005. She was the first confirmed human case on mainland China.

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In 1783 John Austin, a highwayman, was the last person to be hanged at Tyburn gallows (near where Marble Arch in London now stands) for “robbery with violence”; in 1875 the British explorer Verney Lovett Cameron became the first European to cross equatorial Africa. He also sought to eradicate the centuries-old east African slave trade by Arabs; in 1885 the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed, linking Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts. On June 28, 1886 the first transcontinental train left Montreal for the Pacific coast; in 1917 the Bolshevik party seized power in Petrograd (now St Petersburg), starting the communist October Revolution (October 25 by the Julian calendar) in Russia; in 1989 the 44-member communist-dominated government of East Germany resigned, under pressure from a protest movement. On October 3, 1990, East and West Germany unified.

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Oooppss ! ! Strange Things going on in Pattaya......Pattaya, Thailand –
A 23-year-old Russian man was arrested last night for acting erratically while in his birthday suit, roaming public streets in North Pattaya and attacking random Thais unprovoked.
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The suspect, identified by police as a 23-year-old Russian man whose full name was withheld pending mental evaluation and treatment, was arrested on Soi Naklua 16 around 8:00 P.M. yesterday, November 7th, 2023.

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Rum lot in Naklua. No place for draft dodgers.

In other news, some seats have been installed at some dockyard somewhere.

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In 1519 Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, entered the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán unopposed. Aztec ruler Montezuma II initially believed the Spaniards were divine envoys. Cortés was assisted by La Malinche, a slave who became his consort, and gave birth to his first son, Martin, one of the first people of mixed European and indigenous American ancestry; in 1793 part of the Louvre Palace was opened to the public as a museum, with the collection rapidly expanding with art plundered during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; in 1895 the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered x-rays. He was awarded the first Nobel prize in physics in 1901. For ethical reasons he did not patent his discoveries, and died nearly bankrupt in 1923; in 1920 Rupert Bear, the comic strip character created by Mary Tourtel, first appeared in the Daily Express. Tourtel continued until 1935, when Alfred Bestall took over as illustrator; in 1939 Adolf Hitler escaped an assassination attempt in Munich when a bomb exploded 13 minutes after he had given a speech and left the building; in 1974 a police hunt was launched for Lord Lucan, after the murder of his children’s nanny in the family home and an attack on his estranged wife. (Lord Lucan obituary, February 4, 2016); in 1990 Mary Robinson was elected as the first female president of the Republic of Ireland, and inaugurated on December 3, 1990. In 1997 she became the UN commissioner on human rights.

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On 5 December 1942, two service teams played in the Grey Cup at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. The Toronto R.C.A.F. Hurricanes defeated the Winnipeg R.C.A.F. Bombers, 8-5, on a field that was covered with patches of ice. One of the Toronto players noted that they got $15, two pounds of butter and a pound of tea as a reward for their victory.

On 27 November 1943, the Hamilton Flying Wildcats led by Quarterback Joe Krol, arguably the greatest player in Canadian football history, beat the Winnipeg R.C.A.F. Bombers, 23-14 for the Grey Cup in front of 16,423 at Varsity. Krol threw a touchdown pass, kicked a field goal, 3 converts and a single. He also made a number of important tackles and punt returns. His 40-yard run set up the second touchdown by Hamilton.

On 25 November 1944, St. Hyacinthe-Donnacona Navy Combines won the Grey Cup 7-6 in Hamilton over the Hamilton Wildcats. St. Hyacinthe won the game on a punt into the Hamilton zone that went for a rouge and the winning point.

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In 1620 the 102 passengers (known as the Pilgrims) and about 30 crew of the Mayflower landed in Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts, from Plymouth, Devon; in 1918 the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German emperor since 1888, was announced, before he had given his consent. From November 10 he lived in the Netherlands, where he died on June 4, 1941, aged 82; in 1961 the music entrepreneur Brian Epstein met the Beatles for the first time, when the band was performing a lunchtime concert at the Cavern Club, Liverpool. In his autobiography Epstein wrote: “I was immediately struck by their music, their beat, and their sense of humour on stage – and, even afterwards, when I met them, I was struck again by their personal charm. And it was there that, really, it all started.” A management contract was signed on January 24, 1962; in 1976 the UN general assembly adopted a “programme of action against apartheid” in South Africa; in 1985 Garry Kasparov of the Soviet Union became the youngest world chess champion at the age of 22, after defeating Anatoly Karpov. He defended the title five times.

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In 1674 the Dutch colony of New Netherland was formally ceded to England, and reverted to its original name, New York. In exchange, Suriname became an official Dutch possession; in 1793 churches across France became Temples of Reason, during the French Revolution’s dechristianisation phase. The Fête de la Raison included the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris; in 1820 the Bill of Pains and Penalties (by which individual George IV hoped to deprive Queen Caroline of her titles and dissolve their marriage) was withdrawn by the government; in 1871, after an eight-month journey, the journalist Henry Morton Stanley met the explorer Dr Livingstone at Ujiji village, Lake Tanganyika, with the greeting: “Dr Livingstone, I presume?”; in 1908 the Reichstag debated comments by Kaiser Wilhelm II about anti-British feeling in Germany. Remarks by the kaiser, quoted in The Daily Telegraph, included that the “English are mad, mad, mad as March hares”; in 1928 Hirohito was enthroned as the 124th emperor of Japan, in an imperial line dating to 660BC. He reigned until his death in 1989, aged 87.

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In 1919 the first anniversary of Armistice Day was commemorated with the first two-minute silence. After the Second World War, Commonwealth countries changed the name to Remembrance Day; in 1940 the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm launched a devastating attack on a more powerful Italian naval fleet at Taranto, southern Italy; in 1965 Ian Smith, the prime minister of Rhodesia, issued his country’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the UK; in 1992 the General Synod of the Church of England voted to allow women to become priests, by a margin of two votes. Ordination began in March 1994.

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In 1595 Admiral Sir John Hawkins, a key player in expanding England’s maritime power but who also paved the way for the Atlantic slave trade, died at sea while on a mission to rescue his son who had been captured by the Spanish in the South Atlantic; in 1846 a patent was granted to US dentists William Morton and Charles Jackson for the surgical anaesthetic Letheon (ether). Its subsequent widespread use meant he was unable to enforce the patent and he died in poverty on July 15, 1868, aged 49. However, in 1871 he was officially recognised as the “inventor and revealer of anaesthetic inhalation”; in 1912 a search party discovered the bodies of Captain Robert Scott and two of his fellow explorers. They had died eight months previously while returning from the South Pole; in 1944 RAF Lancaster bomber squadrons sank the German battleship Tirpitz in Tromso fjord, Norway, with as many as 1,204 seamen killed.

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In 1789 Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the US, wrote in a letter to a friend: “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”; in 1887, 10,000 people took part in a protest in Trafalgar Square, London, about repression in Ireland and unemployment. Police action to contain a riot led to the day becoming known as “Bloody Sunday”; in 1940 Fantasia, Walt Disney’s pioneering third animated feature film, had its gala premiere at the Broadway Theatre in New York City; in 1952 the US cardiologist Paul Zoll reported that external electrical stimulation had been used for the first time to successfully treat cardiac arrest by two patients. Some considered his work “against the will of God”; in 1979 The Times was published for the first time in nearly a year after talks broke down between management and unions. It was the first break in production since the newspaper was founded in 1788.

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In 1608 an entry was made in the Stationers’ Register for George Chapman’s “Seven Bookes of Homer’s Iliades”. The complete version appeared in 1611; in 1896 a speed limit for “light” horseless-carriages of 14mph came into force in the UK. The Locomotives Act 1865 raised previous restrictions on speed, but some authorities insisted on an optional 12mph limit. Also on this day, the London-Brighton Run began, in celebration of the new motoring freedoms; in 1973 the marriage of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips took place at Westminster Abbey, watched by a TV audience of 500 million. The couple divorced on April 23, 1992; in 2021 a car bomb blast outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital occurred before the start of the Remembrance Sunday two-minutes’ silence at a civic service being held at nearby Liverpool Cathedral. The next day, the UK terror threat level was raised to severe.

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On 1 December 1945, the Toronto Argonauts blanked the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 35-0, to win the Grey Cup at Varsity Stadium in Toronto before a crowd of 18,660 fans. The Argos were one of the few remaining teams that had an All-Canadian lineup.

Earlier, the Double Blue had won the Eastern semi-final with a 14-2 victory over Balmy Beach before a crowd of 18,600 at Varsity. Ted Reeve was back this time as coach of Balmy Beach. Reeve had been hit by what he called a 'flying rock' by the Germans near Caen, France. His sore elbow turned out to be fractured and he was sent back to Canada with his arm in a sling.

Joe Krol was the outstanding player for the Boatmen. One observer wrote,

Playing in his third Grey Cup Krol took charge of Toronto's forces. In all aspects of the game he led by example. Krol's running, passing, kicking, tackling, and blocking were outstanding. One of his best plays occurred on an extension run with Smylie and Myers. Krol was supposed to be the third man, but when Smylie found himself blanketed by a Winnipeg tackler, Krol rushed up and delivered a tremendous block which nearly lifted the defender out of the stadium. Former Argonaut Annis Stukus stated after the game: 'Krol did everything except play the National Athem on a piccolo.' Krol finished the game throwing for two touchdowns and a convert, plus scoring seven points.

Krol intercepted a Bomber pass and returned it 60 yards for his touchdown.

Western fans thought their U.S. brand of football with accurate short passes and line plunges was superior to the wide-open play in the east with its extension plays and laterals.

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In 1889 Brazil was proclaimed a republic after a military coup d’état, ending imperial rule after independence from Portugal in 1822; in 1920 Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite The Planets had its first complete public performance, with Albert Coates conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. On September 29, 1918, an invited audience of 250 people attended its premiere; in 1969 the US submarine USS Gato and the Soviet submarine K-19 collided in the Barents Sea, at a depth of 200ft. The “unlucky” Russian vessel was portrayed in the 2002 film K-19: The Widowmaker, starring Harrison Ford; in 1985 the Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed by the prime minister Margaret Thatcher and taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, aimed at ending the Troubles. It led to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998; in 2021 the Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow ended. A last-minute move by India and China diluted a key pledge to phase out coal power, with wording switched to “phase out”. According to the United Nations, the worst-polluting countries were China, the US, then India.

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On 30 November in the memorable year of 1946 the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers met for the second straight year in the Grey Cup at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. A crowd of 18,960 witnessed the contest. A week earlier the Scullers had bounced Balmy Beach 22-12 to qualify for the final.

There were a few new rule changes in 1946. Linemen were permitted to block 10 yards from the line of scrimmage, and teams were permitted to have five imports. The Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes were the only teams to take advantage of the new import rule to bring in plyers from the U.S.A.. The Argos remained an all-Canadian team..

Toronto won the game handily, 28-6. Krol was again the star for the Boatmen by throwing three touchdown passes, catching a touchdown pass himself, kicking three converts, and kicking an onside kick that the Argos recovered on the Bomber 3-yard line.

We are in luck because there is some footage from the 1946 Grey Cup available for our viewing. One word of caution, however, the video is a bit confusing as the first part consists of viewing a few touchdowns. Next up seems to be from the start of the game with players coming onto the field. Also, it is a bit difficult to hear the audio. Both teams are wearing blue sweaters. The Argos are wearing white helmets. Joe 'individual' Krol is wearing #55 for the Boatmen.

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In the 1947 Grey Cup the Toronto Argonauts and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers met for the third consecutive time before a crowd of 18,885 at Varsity. The Scullers made the final by beating the Ottawa Trojans, 22-1. And, they won their third straight Grey Cup by edging Winnipeg, 10-9. The star of the game was again Joe 'individual' Krol. Krol tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass, kicked a convert and punted for four singles as well as returning three punts in the fourth quarter for 70 yards. How many quarterbacks these days, punt, kick converts, play defence and return punts?

But, the Argos could just as easily have lost this game. The Boatmen fell behind Winnipeg 9-1 at the half. In the second quarter, the Blue Bombers had a touchdown called back on an illegal pass, and on third down with less than a minute to play and the score knotted at 9-9, Winnipeg failed on a third down gamble. On the next and final play of the game, Joe Krol punted the ball from the Winnipeg 35-yard line into Winnipeg's end zone for a single and the winning point.

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In 1558 Mary I, England’s first queen regnant, died from ill health, aged 42. Her reputation as “Bloody Mary” was fuelled by the burning of 280 Protestants at the stake for heresy; in 1869 the 100-mile Suez Canal was opened to navigation. Forced labourers began construction by hand in 1859. Work on the first canal to connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, via the Nile and its branches, began in 1874BC; in 1922 Mehmed VI, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, abdicated and left Turkey in a British warship to exile in Malta; in 1970 Doug Engelbart was granted a US patent for his invention of the computer mouse (filed as “x,y position indicator for a display system”). He later said: “No one can remember who started calling it a mouse. I’m surprised the name stuck”; in 1997, 62 people died when six gunmen from an Islamic militant group attacked a tourist group visiting the Hatshepsut temple at Luxor, Egypt.