March 28, 2010

260 years ago
1750

Born on this date
Francisco de Miranda. Supreme Chief of Venezuela, 1812. Generalissimo de Miranda fought in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolution and the Spanish American wars of independence. He liberated much of South America from Spanish rule in expeditions from 1804-1808, but parts of Venezuela remained in royalist hands. Gen. Miranda ruled as a dictator from April 25-June 26, 1812, but concluded that the Republican cause was lost, and signed an armistice with the royalists on July 25, 1812. Colonel Simon Bolívar and other revolutionary officers regarded Gen. Miranda's acts as treasonous; he was deported to Spain, where he died in prison on July 14, 1816 at the age of 66.

150 years ago
1860

War
The Battle of Waireka began in the First Taranaki War between Māori and the New Zealand Government.

130 years ago
1880

Born on this date
Louis Wolheim. U.S. actor. Mr. Wolheim appeared in plays such as The Hairy Ape (1922) and What Price Glory? (1924), but was best known for his performances in movies such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920); Two Arabian Knights (1927); The Racket (1928); and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He was preparing to act in the movie The Front Page (1931) when he died of apparent stomach cancer on February 18, 1931 at the age of 50.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Paul Whiteman. U.S. bandleader. Mr. Whiteman, nicknamed the "King of Jazz," was one of the most popular bandleaders of the 1920s, recruiting into his orchestra too many talented people to name here. Mr. Whiteman's orchestra recorded 32 singles that reached #1 in the United States, but Mr. Whteman was perhaps best known for commissioning George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue, first performed and recorded in 1924. Mr. Whiteman was musical director of the ABC radio network in the 1940s and '50s; he died on December 29, 1967 at the age of 77.

110 years ago
1900

Died on this date
Piet Joubert, 69. S.A. military officer and politician. Mr. Joubert was first elected to the Transvaalse Volksraad in 1860, representing Wakkerstroom. He was Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880-1900, leading Boer forces in the First Boer War (1880-1881). Com.-Gen. Joubert was a member of the Triumvirate, with Paul Kruger and M.W. Pretorius, who ran the provisional S.A. government from 1880-1883. He conducted four unsuccessful presidential campaigns, but served as Vice President from 1883-1888 and 1896 until his death from peritonitis.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Jimmie Dodd. U.S. actor. Mr. Dodd was best known as the host of the television program The Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959). He died of cancer on November 10, 1964 at the age of 54.

Ingrid. Queen consort of Denmark, 1947-1972. Ingrid, the daughter of King Gustav VI of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught, married the future King Frederick IX in 1935, and became queen consort when he succeeded his father Christian X on the throne. Queen Ingrid reformed traditions of Danish court life, abolishing old-fashioned customs, and creating a more relaxed atmosphere at official functions. When King Frederick died in 1972, he was succeeded by Margrethe II, the eldest of the couple's three daughters. Queen Mother Ingrid was appointed Rigsforstander (formal Regent) for occasions when Queen Margrethe was absent. Queen Mother Ingrid died on November 7, 2000 at the age of 90.

Died on this date
Édouard Colonne, 71. French musician and conductor. Mr. Colonne was first violinist at the Opéra in Paris (1858-1867). As a conductor, he championed the works of Berlioz, Wagner, Mahler, and Saint-Saëns. Mr. Colonne introduced descriptive notes into concert programs, and was the first conductor of note to make phonograph recordings, some of the later of which survive.

Aviation
Henri Fabre became the first person to fly a seaplane--the Fabre Hydravion--under its own power, after taking off from a water runway at the Étang de Berre, near Martigues, France.

90 years ago
1920

Married on this date
U.S. actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford were married; it was the second marriage for both.

Disasters
The Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affected the Great Lakes region and Deep South states in the U.S.A.

80 years ago
1930

Asiatica
The Turkish cities of Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara, respectively.

70 years ago
1940

War
The Allied War Council in London issued a communique indicating that France and Britain would not conclude a peace treaty without mutual consent. Secret plans to cut the supply of Swedish iron ore to Germany through Norwegian waters were adopted.

Diplomacy
U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles returned to Washington and reported to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his European fact-finding trip.

Politics and government
Alexander Augustus Frederick, Earl of Athlone was approved by the cabinet as the next Governor General of Canada, replacing John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir, who had died in office on February 11, 1940.

The Standing Committee of the National Party in Chungking gave the title of "Father of the Chinese Republic" to Sun Yat-sen.

Crime
Three men pled guilty in New York to smuggling aliens into the United States from the liner Uruguay.

Education
The New York State Senate passed and sent to Governor Herbert Lehman the McCaffrey bill providing for a Bill of Rights Week in public schools.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a 24.4% decrease in total sales on all security exchanges for the month of February 1940.

60 years ago
1950

On the radio
Philo Vance, starring Jackson Beck
Tonight’s episode: The Ivory Murder Case

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Second Class Passenger, starring Monica Boyer, Leslie Nielsen, and Alfreda Wallace

Died on this date
Laurence Steinhardt, 57. U.S. diplomat. Mr. Steinhardt served as U.S. Ambassador to Sweden (1933-1937); Peru (1937-1939); the U.S.S.R. (1939-1941); Turkey (1942-1945); Czechoslovakia (1945-1948); and Canada (1948-1950). As Ambassador to Turkey, he was involved in rescuing Hungarian Jews from the Nazi concentration camp at Bergen Belsen. Mr. Steinhardt was killed in a plane crash near Ramsayville, Ontario, becoming the first U.S. Ambassador to be killed while in office.

Music
Country singer Hank Snow recorded the song I'm Moving On at Brown Radio Productions in Nashville.

Defense
Military staff chiefs of North Atlantic Treaty countries except Iceland (which had no army) agreed in The Hague on a secret integrated defense plan.

Politics and government
U.S. President Harry Truman again refused to open any Executive Department loyalty files to Congress, but ordered his own investigation of all officials cited by Senator Joseph McCarthy (Republican--Wisconsin) as security risks.

Oil
The U.S.S.R. reported an agreement with the People's Republic of China for joint expansion of oil and non-ferrous mineral deposits in Sinkiang Province for the next 30 years.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Economic Cooperation Administration permitted West Berlin to use $78 million in Marshall Plan funds to combat unemployment by launching public works and revitalizing industry.

Labour
The New York Times reported that two million jobless Americans had used up all of their unemployment benefits in 1949 and that 800,000 of them had ended the year still out of work.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Toronto 5 @ Detroit 0 (Toronto led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Joe Klukay's goal 10 seconds into the 2nd period proved sufficient for the defending champion Maple Leafs as they shut out the first-place Red Wings at Olympia Stadium. Mr. Klukay closed the scoring in the 3rd period, with Bill Barilko, John McCormack, and Cal Gardner scoring the other goals. Turk Broda posted the shutout in goal, outduelling Harry Lumley. With the score 3-0 in the 2nd period, Detroit right wing Gordie Howe was checked headfirst into the boards by Toronto captain Ted Kennedy; Mr. Howe suffered a severe concussion; broken nose; fractured cheekbone; and a badly-scraped eyeball. Bleeding in his brain caused pressure in his skull, but a 90-minute operation by neurosurgeon Dr. Frederick Schreiber was successful. Mr. Howe made a full recovery, but missed the rest of the playoffs.

Basketball
NCAA
Men's Championship
Final
City College of New York 71 Bradley 68

CCNY became the first team to win the National Invitation Tournament and National Collegiate Athletic Association titles in the same year; they had beaten Bradley 69-61 on March 18 to win the NIT.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ansiedad--Nat King Cole (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Mustapha--Bob Azzam (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 The Theme from "A Summer Place"--Percy Faith and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)
2 Wild One--Bobby Rydell
3 He'll Have to Go--Jim Reeves
4 Puppy Love--Paul Anka
5 Sweet Nothin's--Brenda Lee
6 Baby (You've Got What it Takes)--Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
7 Handy Man--Jimmy Jones
8 Harbor Lights--The Platters
9 Forever--The Little Dippers
10 O Dio Mio--Annette

Singles entering the chart were Cradle of Love by Johnny Preston (#76); Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Part II) by Jessie Hill (#81); It Could Happen to You by Dinah Washington (#83); Teen-Ex by the Browns (#84); House of Bamboo by Earl Grant (#88); What am I Living For by Conway Twitty (#93); Why I'm Walkin' by Stonewall Jackson (#96); I Need You Now by 100 Strings and Joni James (#98); and Stairway to Heaven by Neil Sedaka (#99).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Wild One/Little Bitty Girl--Bobby Rydell (2nd week at #1)
2 Puppy Love--Paul Anka
3 The Theme from "A Summer Place"--Percy Faith and his Orchestra
4 He'll Have to Go--Jim Reeves
5 Handy Man--Jimmy Jones
6 Mama/Teddy--Connie Francis
7 Sink the Bismarck--Johnny Horton
8 O Dio Mio--Annette
9 Harbor Lights--The Platters
10 Sweet Nothin's--Brenda Lee

Singles entering the chart were Money (That's All I Want) by Barrett Strong (#18); Opportunity by Jule and Eddie (#39); Stuck on You/Fame and Fortune by Elvis Presley (#51); Apple Green by June Valli (#53); Mr. Lucky by Henry Mancini and his Orchestra (#54); Cherry Pie by Skip & Flip (#55); You Don't Know Me by Lenny Welch (#59); and Don't Deceive Me by Ruth Brown (#60).

Academia
The government of Ontario chartered Laurentian University in Sudbury as a bilingual institution.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head--B.J. Thomas

#1 single in France: Mourir de plaisir--Michel Sardou

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): La prima cosa bella--Nicola Di Bari

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Whole Lotta Love--Led Zeppelin (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Venus--Shocking Blue (2nd week at #1)
2 Whole Lotta Love--Led Zeppelin
3 I Thank You--Lionel Rose
4 Don't Cry Daddy/Rubberneckin'--Elvis Presley
5 All I Have to Do is Dream--Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
6 Honey Come Back--Glen Campbell
7 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)--Edison Lighthouse
8 Smiley--Ronnie Burns
9 Two Little Boys--Rolf Harris
10 Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head--Johnny Farnham

Singles entering the chart were Shilo by Neil Diamond (#31); Instant Karma (We All Shine On) by the Plastic Ono Band (#35); and Nobody's Child by Karen Young (#38).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Lay Down--Melanie en the Edwin Hawkins Singers
2 Let it Be--The Beatles
3 Dear Ann--George Baker Selection
4 Who'll Stop the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel
6 No Dogs Allowed--José Feliciano
7 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
8 El Condor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel (Instrumental track by Los Incas)
9 Instant Karma!--Lennon
10 Mijn Gebed--D.C. Lewis

Singles entering the chart were El Condor Pasa; Groupy Girl by Tony Joe White (#21); Barbara's Boy by the Four Tops (#27); As je mekaar niet meer vertrouwen kan... by Adèle Bloemendaal, Leen Jongewaard, Piet Romer en Koor (#30); Finally in Love Again by Tee-Set (#34); and Who Do You Love by Juicy Lucy (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel (5th week at #1)
2 Let it Be--The Beatles
3 Instant Karma (We All Shine On)--John Ono Lennon (with the Plastic Ono Band)
4 The Rapper--The Jaggerz
5 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)--Edison Lighthouse
6 ABC--The Jackson 5
7 He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother--Hollies
8 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
9 Give Me Just a Little More Time--The Chairmen of the Board
10 Come and Get It--Badfinger

Singles entering the chart were Woodstock by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#68); Everybody's Out of Town by B.J. Thomas (#74); The Funniest Thing by Dennis Yost and the Classics IV (#85); Brown Paper Bag by Syndicate of Sound (#86); But for Love by Jerry Naylor (#87); Capture the Moment by Jay and the Americans (#90); July 12, 1939 by Charlie Rich (#94); If Only I Had My Mind on Something Else by the Bee Gees (#97); Vehicle by the Ides of March (#98); and Which Way You Goin' Billy by the Poppy Family (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Let it Be--The Beatles
2 ABC--The Jackson 5
3 Instant Karma (We All Shine On)--John Ono Lennon (with the Plastic Ono Band)
4 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel
5 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)--Edison Lighthouse
6 The Rapper--The Jaggerz
7 House of the Rising Sun--Frijid Pink
8 He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother--Hollies
9 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
10 Evil Ways--Santana

Singles entering the chart were The Girls' Song by the 5th Dimension (#72); Cole, Cooke and Redding by Wilson Pickett (#81); Make Me Smile by Chicago (#84); Everything is Beautiful by Ray Stevens (#88); Come Running by Van Morrison (#91); Airport Love Theme by Vincent Bell (#94); Love Land by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#95); Slow Down by Crow (#97); Holly Go Softly by Cornerstone (#98); and Will You Love Me Tomorrow? by Linda Ronstadt (#100). Cole, Cooke and Redding was a tribute to Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke, and Otis Redding, with new lyrics to the tune of the 1968 hit Abraham, Martin and John. On the label of the Canadian single, Sam Cooke's name was misspelled "Cook." Airport Love Theme was a version of the theme from the movie.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 The Rapper--The Jaggerz (2nd week at #1)
2 ABC--The Jackson 5
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel
4 Instant Karma (We All Shine On)--John Ono Lennon (with the Plastic Ono Band)
5 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)--Edison Lighthouse
6 Let it Be--The Beatles
7 House of the Rising Sun--Frijid Pink
8 Rainy Night in Georgia--Brook Benton
9 He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother--Hollies
10 Didn't I (Blow Your Mind this Time)--The Delfonics

Singles entering the chart were Woodstock by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#63); Funky Drummer by James Brown (#64); Everybody's Out of Town by B.J. Thomas (#67); Cryin' in the Streets by George Perkins (#77); July 12, 1939 by Charlie Rich (#80); Vehicle by the Ides of March (#83); Deeper in Love with You by the O'Jays (#84); Hang on Sloopy by the Lettermen (#87); Chicken Strut by the Meters (#91); Angelica by Oliver (#92); The Girls' Song by the 5th Dimension (#93); Everything is Beautiful by Ray Stevens (#95); Cole, Cooke and Redding by Wilson Pickett (#96); Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone by Charley Pride (#97); and Come Into My Life by Jimmy Cliff (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel (3rd week at #1)
2 Instant Karma (We All Shine On)--John Ono Lennon (with the Plastic Ono Band)
3 The Rapper--The Jaggerz
4 House of the Rising Sun--Frijid Pink
5 Ma Belle Amie--The Tee Set
6 Travelin' Band--Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Evil Ways--Santana
8 Rainy Night in Georgia--Brook Benton
9 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)--Edison Lighthouse
10 Celebrate--Three Dog Night

Singles entering the chart were No Sugar Tonight by the Guess Who (#41, charting with its A-side, American Woman); If I Never Knew Your Name by Vic Dana (#58); You're the One by Little Sister (#85); Cat Walk by Village Soul (#87); Funky Drummer by James Brown (#88); Buffalo Soldier by the Flamingos (#92); As Feelings Go by Spring (#93); You Keep Tightening Up on Me by the Box Tops (#94); If You're Lookin' by Tranquillity Base (#95); Living on a Wishbone by Bobby G. Griffith (#96); Woodstock by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#97); Now that it's Over by Sebastian (#98); Bitter Green by Ronnie Hawkins (#99); and But for Love by Jerry Naylor (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Let it Be--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)
2 Instant Karma (We All Shine On)--John Ono Lennon (with the Plastic Ono Band)
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel
4 Come and Get It--Badfinger
5 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
6 Arizona--Mark Lindsay
7 Give Me Just a Little More Time--The Chairmen of the Board
8 Sparkle and Shine--The Clique
9 Ma Belle Amie--The Tee Set
10 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)--Edison Lighthouse
Pick hit of the week: Every Man Hears Different Music--Gainsborough Gallery

War
The death toll for the week in Vietnam was 79 U.S., 326 South Vietnamese, and 2,133 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.

Terrorism
A bomb shattered an apartment on the lower east side of Manhattan, killing one Negro man and critically injuring another. Police found several live bombs and quantities of bomb-making material. The New York Police Department said that 14 "bomb devices" had been found since the March 12 bombings of three downtown skyscrapers, and that there had been 2,264 "bomb scares" during the same period.

Defense
The last British troops left Libya, ending a 25-year presence in that country, and leaving North Africa without British troops for the first time since 1882.

It was reported that "surplus" U.S. Defense Department fighter and cargo planes; destroyers; anti-aircraft missiles; tanks; and rifles--worth a total of $157 million--were secretly given to Taiwan in 1969. Taiwan paid only $1 million for four destroyers.

Politics and government
Italian Prime Minister-designate Mariano Rumor and his new four-party coalition government were sworn in, ending a long political crisis that followed the resignation of his previous coalition government of February 7.

President of Cameroon Ahmadou Ahido was re-elected to a third five year term, running unopposed.

Disasters
An earthquake struck western Turkey, killing 1,086, injuring 1,260, and leaving 90,000 homeless.

Sport
Dan Gable, probably the most famous figure in United States amateur wrestling, lost his only collegiate match after 98 victories while seeking his final NCAA title in the national championships at Evanston, Illinois. Mr. Gable competed at Iowa State, became a gold medalist in the 1972 Olympics and then coached at the University of Iowa, winning 12 national titles between 1976 and 1993.

Auto racing
USAC
The United States Auto Club championship series began with the Phoenix 150. Al Unser won, Bobby Unser was second, and Lloyd Ruby finished third.



Hockey
CHL
Adams Cup
Semi-Finals
Fort Worth 1 @ Omaha 5 (Fort Worth led best-of-seven series 2-1)
Tulsa 1 @ Iowa 2 (OT) (Iowa led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Norm Gratton scored 3 goals for the Knights in their win over the Wings.

Joey Johnston scored at 6:30 of the 1st overtime period to give the Stars their win over the Oilers in Waterloo.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)--Pink Floyd (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Vis ta Vie--Jeane Manson

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Please Don't Go--KC and the Sunshine Band (2nd week at #1)
2 Do That to Me One More Time--Captain & Tennille
3 Tired of Toein' the Line--Rocky Burnette
4 Ballad of Lucy Jordan--Marianne Faithfull
5 Rapper's Delight--Sugarhill Gang
6 Babe--Styx
7 Gloria--Umberto Tozzi
8 You're Only Lonely--J.D. Souther
9 Carrie--Cliff Richard
10 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)--Pink Floyd

Singles entering the chart were Don't Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra (#14); and Shake Your Body by Plastic Mak (#19).

Died on this date
Dick Haymes, 61. Argentine-born U.S. singer and actor. Mr. Haymes, born in Buenos Aires to American parents, was one of the most popular singers in the United States from 1941-1951, reaching the top 10 on the Billboard pop singles chart 30 times, and reaching #1 with It Can't Be Wrong (1943); You'll Never Know (1943); and I'll Get By (1944, with Harry James and the Melody Makers). He hosted the radio program The Dick Haymes Show (1944-1948), and appeared in movies, usually musicals such as State Fair (1945) and Words and Music (1948). Mr. Haymes died of lung cancer.

World events
In Cairo, U.S. surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey removed the spleen of the deposed Shah of Iran. University students in Asyut demonstrated against the shah's presence in their country.

Crime
Jean Harris pled not guilty to a three-count indictment charging that she had planned to kill prominent physician Herman Tarnower, who was shot and killed at his Purchase, New York home on March 10. Ms. Harris claimed that she had gone to see the doctor with the intention of having him kill her, but that she had had an argument with the cardiologist and he began to push her, saying, "Get out of here, you're crazy." She had visible bruises around her mouth after the incident.

25 years ago
1985

Hockey
NHL
Edmonton 3 @ Boston 6

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Nothing Compares 2 U--Sinéad O'Connor (6th week at #1)

Americana
U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Jesse Owens. Mr. Owens, a Negro, had won four gold medals in track and field in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, thus damaging German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's ideas of German racial superiority. The award came 10 years almost to the day after Mr. Owens' death; he died on March 31, 1980 at the age of 66.

Diplomacy
Vytautas Landsbergis, President of the breakaway republic of Lithuania, called for talks with the Soviet government.

Protest
Two days of fighting among Negro factions in South Africa concluded with 25 fatalities.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Anthony Powell, 94. U.K. author. Mr. Powell was best known for his 12-volume series of novels A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975), an examination of English cultural, political, and military life in the mid-20th century.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an anonymous tip did not justify a stop-and-frisk action against a person.

Literature
Trustees of the Charles Taylor Prize announced in Toronto the establishment of a new literary prize for non-fiction to be awarded on May 8 at a literary breakfast.