June 14, 2008

120 years ago
1888

Britannica
The Kingdom of Sarawak, on the northwestern part of the island of Borneo, was made a British protectorate.

100 years ago
1908

Died on this date
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, 67. U.K. politician. Mr. Stanley, a Conservative, held various cabinet posts before being appointed to the House of Lords, where as Lord Stanley of Preston he served as Governor General of Canada from 1888-1893 and donated the Stanley Cup for the championship of amateur hockey in Canada.

80 years ago
1928

Died on this date
Emmeline Pankhurst, 69. U.K. feminist. Ms. Pankhurst was one of Britain's leading feminists, who used terrorism in the cause of women's suffrage. She conducted hunger strikes while in prison, and was an enthusiastic supporter of the White Feather campaign during World War I, as well as eugenics.

Politics and government
The U.S. Republican National Convention elected U.S. Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover as the party's U.S. presidential candidate on the first ballot at Convention Hall in Kansas City.

Crime
Bandits raided the Home Trust Company in Kansas City, making off with $20,000-$30,000 while fatally shooting two patrolmen and two spectators, as scores more suffered from tear gas. Another spectator fell dead from excitement.

Scandal
Robert W. Stewart, Chairman of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, was acquitted by a District of Columbia Supreme Court jury of contempt of Congress charges arising from his refusal to answer questions at the Senate committee's oil inquiry. The questions concerned profits of the Continental Trading Company.

Religion
The British House of Commons voted 266-220 to reject the revision of the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer.

60 years ago
1948

World events
Soviet authorities in Germany halted shipment of coal from the British occupation zone to Berlin and closed the Elbe River bridge on the main Berlin-Helmstedt highway, allegedly for "repairs."

Politics and government
The Czechoslovakian Parliament elected Communist Party leader Klement Gottwald to succeed Eduard Benes as President of Czechoslovakia. Vice Premier Antonin Zapotocky, head of the General Confederation of Labour, succeeded Mr. Gottwald as Premier.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review the contempt of Congress convictions of 11 Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee leaders, while a U.S. federal court in Washington upheld the contempt of Congress conviction of German Communist and Soviet spy Gerhard Eisler.

50 years ago
1958

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): He's Got the Whole World (In His Hands)--Laurie London (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): March from the River Kwai and Colonel Bogey--Mitch Miller and his Orchestra (10th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Hello, le soleil brille--Annie Cordy (14th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Who's Sorry Now--Connie Francis (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Purple People Eater--Sheb Wooley
2 All I Have to Do is Dream--The Everly Brothers
3 Return to Me--Dean Martin
4 Jennie Lee--Jan & Arnie
5 Big Man--The Four Preps
6 Do You Want to Dance--Bobby Freeman
7 Secretly--Jimmie Rodgers
8 Witch Doctor--David Seville
9 Twilight Time--The Platters
10 Yakety-Yak--The Coasters

Singles entering the chart were Enchanted Island by the Four Lads (#34); You're Making a Mistake by the Platters (#41); When by the Kalin Twins (#47); Guess Things Happen That Way by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (#49); Ooh! My Soul by Little Richard (#52); Bewildered by Mickey and Sylvia (#53); How Will I Know My Love by Annette (#56); My True Love by Jack Scott (#59); Blue Blue Day by Don Gibson (#60); Patricia by Perez Prado and his Orchestra (also #60); and Dottie by Danny and the Juniors (also #60).

Defense
France informed Morocco that she would withdraw her troops from 11 military posts in Morocco, six of them along the Algerian frontier.

Politics and government
East German Communist Party First Secretary Walter Ulbricht ordered pressures against intellectuals eased in an effort to stem the growing flight of teachers and physicians to West Germany.

World events
The People's Republic of China released the last two Roman Catholic priests whom they were holding.

Golf
Tommy Bolt shot a 2-over-par 72 in the final round to finish with a 3-over total of 283, enough to win the U.S. Open at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa by 4 strokes over Gary Player, who was playing in his first U.S. Open. First prize money was $8,000.



Tennis
The U.K. defeated the U.S.A. 4 matches to 3 to win the Wightman Cup at Wimbledon, England for the first time since 1930.

40 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Young Girl--The Union Gap (3rd week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Yummy Yummy Yummy--Ohio Express
2 I Love You--People
3 Angel of the Morning--Merrilee Rush
4 Master Jack--Four Jacks and a Jill
5 Mony Mony--Tommy James and the Shondells
6 How'd We Ever Get This Way--Andy Kim
7 Mrs. Robinson--Simon and Garfunkel
8 Sleepy Joe--Herman's Hermits
9 Harlem Lady--The Witness, Inc.
10 Sky Pilot (Parts One and Two)--Eric Burdon and the Animals
Pick Hit of the Week: Safe in My Garden--The Mamas & the Papas
New this week: D.W. Washburn--The Monkees
Small Talk--Harpers Bizarre
She's My Woman, She's My Girl--Archie Bell & the Drells
Jumpin' Jack Flash--The Rolling Stones

Died on this date
Salvatore Quasimodo, 66. Italian author and poet. Mr. Quasimodo was awarded the 1959 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times."

Protest
Pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock, 65, Yale University Chaplain Rev. William Sloane Coffin, 43, author William Goodman, 44, and Yale University student Michael Ferber 23, were convicted in U.S. Federal District Court in Boston of conspiring to counsel young men to evade the military draft. A fifth defendant, Marcus Raskin, 34, was acquitted. The defendants' actions were a protest against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

30 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

At the movies
Go Tell the Spartans, directed by Ted Post and starring Burt Lancaster, opened in theatres.

Died on this date
Robert Fabian, 77. U.K. police officer. Mr. Fabian became renowned for his work as Detective Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police in London. His memoir Fabian of the Yard (1950) was made into a television series (1954-1956) of the same name.

Crime
Teamsters union leader Anthony Provenzano, 60, and Harold Konigsberg, 49, an alleged enforcer for organized crime, were convicted of the 1961 murder of Mr. Provenzano's union rival, Anthony Castellito. Mr. Provenzano had been charged with paying Mr. Konigsberg $15,000 to kill Mr. Castellito. Mr. Provenzano resigned from his union post in Secaucus, New Jersey after his conviction.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Ottawa (1-0) 24 @ Hamilton (0-1) 16
Saskatchewan (0-1) 14 @ Winnipeg (1-0) 23

20 years ago
1988

Music
Pianist Angela Cheng of Edmonton became the first Canadian to win first prize at the Montreal International Music Competition.

War
Iran acknowledged that the Iranian troops who had invaded southern Iraq the previous day had not been able to hold onto Iraqi territory.

Defense
Lieutenant General Henri Namphy of Haiti ordered the transfer or retirement of 10 top military officials.

Politics and government
Former U.S. Senator Howard Baker announced his resignation as White House Chief of Staff effective July 1, saying he intended to resign because of the illnesses of his wife and stepmother. His deputy, Kenneth Duberstein, was chosen as his successor.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 86 @ Detroit 111 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

10 years ago
1998

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Chicago 87 @ Utah 86 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Michael Jordan's final shot in a Chicago uniform--in the final seconds of the game--gave the Bulls their victory over the Jazz at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City and their sixth National Basketball Association championship in the last eight years. Mr. Jordan finished the game with 45 points. Karl Malone led Utah scorers with 31 points.