Lanny McDonald (born 1953) is a former professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played over 1,100 games during a 16-year career, scoring exactly 500 goals and over 1,000 points. His total of 66 goals in 1982–83 remains the Flames' franchise record. McDonald established himself as an offensive forward with three consecutive 40-goal seasons in Toronto in the mid-1970s. He played parts of three seasons in Denver before he was sent to Calgary in 1981 where he spent the remainder of his career. He co-captained the Flames to a Stanley Cup championship in his final season of 1988–89. McDonald won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for dedication and sportsmanship in 1983 and in 1988 was named the inaugural winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his leadership and humanitarian presence, in particular through his long association with the Special Olympics. Internationally, he represented Team Canada as a player on two occasions and in a management role three times. McDonald was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. The Flames retired his uniform number 9 in 1990.

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757:

An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang dynasty and emperor of Yan, was murdered by his own son, An Qingxu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan

904:

Sergius III, whose pontificate was marked with feudal violence and disorder in central Italy, came out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sergius_III

1845:

American poet Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" (illustrated) appeared in the New York Evening Mirror, its first publication attributed to Poe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raven

1944:

World War II: At least 38 people were killed and about a dozen injured when the Polish village of Koniuchy (present-day Kaniūkai, Lithuania) was attacked by Soviet partisan units. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koniuchy_massacre

1967:

The Mantra-Rock Dance, called the "ultimate high" of the hippie era, took place in San Francisco, featuring Swami Bhaktivedanta, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra-Rock_Dance

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obviate: (transitive) To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obviate

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

It is necessary to the happiness of man, that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.   --Thomas Paine https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine