May 28, 2010

260 years ago
1750

Died on this date
Sakuramachi, 30. Emperor of Japan, 1735-1747. Sakuramachi, born Teruhito, acceded to the throne upon the abdication of his father Nakamikado, but shoguns actually controlled the country. Emperor Sakuramachi abdicated in favour of his son Momozono.

200 years ago
1810

Died on this date
Carl August, 41. Crown Prince of Sweden, 1809-1810; Governor General of Norway, 1809-1810. Carl August, the son of Friedrich Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Princess Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, fought against the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Napoleonic Wars. He became Governor General of Norway in July 1809, and was soon thereafter adopted by King Carl XIII of Sweden in order to secure the succession to the throne. Carl August resigned as Governor General of Norway in order to go to Sweden; several months later, he fell off his horse and died during a military practice. The Crown Prince's death was attributed to a stroke, but supporters of the house of deposed King Gustav IV were accused of poisoning Carl August, and Marshal of the Realm Count Axel von Fersen was lynched at the Crown Prince's funeral procession on June 20, 1810.

180 years ago
1830

Law
U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, which denied Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocated them.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Tommy Ladnier. U.S. musician. Mr. Ladnier was a jazz trumpeter in the 1920s and '30s who performed with such artists as Lovie Austin, King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson, and Noble Sissle. He died of a heart attack on June 4, 1939, a week after his 39th birthday.

Died on this date
George Grove, 79. U.K. musicologist and historian. Sir George, a civil engineer by trade, was amusic enthusiast who was the first director of the Royal College of Music (1883-1894). He wrote program notes for concerts at the Crystal Palace in London, which served as the basis for Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, which was published in four volumes from 1879-1889. Sir George also had a scholarly knowledge of the Bible, producing a concordance in 1854 and about 1,000 pages of Sir William Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863).

War
A proclamation was issued annexing the Orange Free State to the British dominions under the title of Orange River Colony. Bloemfontein had been occupied by British troops under Field Marshal Lord Frederick Roberts since March 13, 1900.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
T-Bone Walker. U.S. musician. Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker was a prominent blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter in a career that lasted more than 40 years. His most famous song was Call it Stormy Monday (But Tuesday is Just as Bad) (1947). Mr. Walker died on March 16, 1975 at the age of 64.

Rachel Kempson. U.K. actress. Miss Kempson, the wife of Michael Redgrave, was best known as a stage actress, but appeared in such movies as The Captive Heart (1946); Tom Jones (1963); Georgy Girl (1966); and Out of Africa (1985). She died on May 24, 2013, four days before her 93rd birthday.

Transportation
A streetcar service was inaugurated in Longueuil, Quebec.

Auto racing
AAA
Championship Car Series
Ray Harroun won the 200-mile Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the second race there in as many days. Leigh Lynch finished second and Johnny Aitken third in the 19-car field.

80 years ago
1930

Died on this date
Hal Carlson, 38. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Carlson played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1917-1923); Philadelphia Phillies (1924-1927); and Chicago Cubs (1927-1930), compiling a record of 114-120 with an earned run average of 3.97 in 377 games, batting .223 with 5 home runs and 72 runs batted in in 385 games. He tied for the National League lead in shutouts in 1925 (4), and helped the Cubs win the NL pennant in 1929, going 11-5 with a 5.16 ERA, and 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA in 2 World Series games. Mr. Carlson was 4-2 with a 5.05 ERA in 8 games and was batting .250 with 3 RBIs in 1930 when he complained of stomach cramps at 3 P.M. on May 28, 11 days after his 38th birthday. He died of a stomach ulcer hemorrhage 35 minutes after the team's doctor was called.

Politics and government
Sir John Ward resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand; he was succeeded by George Forbes, who also took the post of Minister of Finance. As leader of the United Party, Sir John had been Prime Minister since 1928, but had suffered several heart attacks, and was under pressure from his family and colleagues to resign. Sir John had been a member of the Liberal Party before 1928, and served as Prime Minister from 1906-1912.

Baseball
Socks Seibold (7-2) pitched a 6-hitter for the Boston Braves as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 at Braves Field. Randy Moore drove in 3 runs for Braves. Phil Collins (2-1) allowed 6 hits and 3 runs--all earned in 6 innings to take the loss, while Grover Cleveland Alexander, in his 20th season in the major leagues, pitched his 696th and final major league game, giving up 2 hits and 2 runs--both unearned--in relief of Mr. Collins. Including other appearance, it was his 703rd career major league game. Mr. Alexander, who had pitched with the Phillies from 1911-1917, had returned to the team in 1930, but had compiled a 0-3 record with an earned run average of 9.14, giving up 40 hits in 21 2/3 innings. He pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 1918-1926 and the St. Louis Cardinals from 1926-1929. Mr. Alexander’s 373 wins (he lost 208) are tied for third on the career major league list; he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.

75 years ago
1935

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Braves 13-4 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Babe Ruth batted 0 for 3 for the Braves with a run scored.

70 years ago
1940

War
A Gallup Poll revealed that Americans opposed entry into the European war by a 13-1 margin. Belgian King Leopold III unconditionally surrendered his troops to Germany at 3 A.M., ending the Battle of Belgium. The Belgian government-in-exile in Paris, led by Prime Minister Habort Pierlot, declared the King's surrender illegal and unconstitutional, and resolved to continue the war. Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recaptured Narvik, Norway for the first allied infantry victory of the war. Japanese bombers again inflicted heavy damage on Chungking.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt named a seven-member National Defense Advisory Commission headed by William Knudsen and Edward Stettinius.

The U.S. administration of President Roosevelt and congressional leaders were reportedly in agreement on a $700-million defense tax measure.

Politics and government
New Jersey delegates to the Republican National Convention were reportedly split in their support for New York City District Attorney Thomas Dewey as the Republican Party's candidate for President of the United States in the November 1940 election.

Law
The United States Senate passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill authorizing the U.S. attorney general to appoint a five-member commission to prepare a new code of law for the District of Columbia.

Economics and finance
The sale of a seat on the New York Stock Exchange fell to the lowest price since 1915: $38,000.

60 years ago
1950

Diplomacy
Israel formally rejected the United Nations plan for the internationalization of Jerusalem, proposing instead that the UN control all religious shrines and other religious matters of universal concern in the city.

U.S.S.R. General Kuzma Derevyanko and 48 top members of the Soviet mission in Japan left for Moscow in a surprise move.

Defense
U.S. Senator Robert Taft (Republican--Ohio) expressed his opposition to U.S. military aid to anti-Communist governments, claiming that it put the U.S. in the position of an aggressor.

Protest
500,000 members of Free German Youth paraded through East Berlin to climax a week-long rally of the East German youth organization. A Communist attempt to "invade" West Berlin, feared by Western authorities, did not happen.

Economics and finance
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Subcommittee on Economic Development proposed the creation of an international fund to make grants and loans to developing (i.e., backward) countries for economic projects.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): My Old Man's a Dustman--Lonnie Donegan and his Group

#1 single in Italy: Scandalo al sole (The Theme from "A Summer Place")--Percy Faith and his Orchestra (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn--Heidi Brühl (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (2nd week at #1)
2 Stuck on You--Elvis Presley
3 Night--Jackie Wilson
4 Good Timin'--Jimmy Jones
5 He'll Have to Stay--Jeanne Black
6 Stairway to Heaven--Neil Sedaka
7 Cradle of Love--Johnny Preston
8 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
9 Greenfields--The Brothers Four
10 Burning Bridges--Jack Scott

Singles entering the chart were Train of Love by Annette with the Afterbeats (#82); Alley-Oop by the Hollywood Argyles (#83); River, Stay 'Way from My Door by Frank Sinatra (#87); Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey by Bobby Darin (#89); Strollin' in the Springtime by Fabian (#90); La Montana (If She Should Come To You), with versions by Frank DeVol and his Rainbow Strings; and Roger Williams (#97); Exclusively Yours by Carl Dobkins, Jr. (#98); Three Steps to Heaven by Eddie Cochran (#99); Something Happened by Paul Anka (#100); and It Ain't Gonna Be that Way by Marv Johnson (also #100). Something Happened was the B-side of My Home Town, charting at #36.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers
2 Stuck on You--Elvis Presley
3 Happy-Go-Lucky-Me--Paul Evans
4 Good Timin'--Jimmy Jones
5 Jump Over--Freddy Cannon
6 Got a Girl--The Four Preps
7 Because They're Young--Duane Eddy and the Rebels
8 Swingin' School--Bobby Rydell
9 Young Emotions--Ricky Nelson
10 Cradle of Love--Johnny Preston

Singles entering the chart were Counting Sheep Over You by Linda Glover (#41); That's All You Gotta Do (#46)/I'm Sorry (#53) by Brenda Lee; No If's--No And's by Lloyd Price and his Orchestra (#48, charting with its other side, For Love); Ruby Baby by Ronnie Hawkins (#49); Big Boy by Bill Doggett (#51); Mission Bell by Donnie Brooks (#52); Down Yonder by Johnny and the Hurricanes (#55); One Last Kiss by Bobby Vee (#56); The Breeze and I by Santo & Johnny (#57); Wonderful World by Sam Cooke (#59); and City Lights by Debbie Reynolds (#60).

Baseball
The Pittsburgh Pirates, trailing the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in the bottom of the 8th inning before 9,476 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, scored the tying run on a bonehead play by Phillies’ pitcher Jim Owens and won the game 4-2 in the 13th on a 2-run home run by third baseman Don Hoak. Bill Mazeroski of the Pirates swung and missed at a third strike that bounced in front of home plate and hit umpire Al Barlick with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th while Roberto Clemente was on third base and Hal Smith at first. Mr. Mazeroski stood at the plate, Mr. Smith jogged to second, and Mr. Clemente ran in from third and stopped short of home. Mr. Owens fielded the ball, and instead of throwing to first to retire Mr. Mazeroski for the third out, trapped Mr. Clemente in a rundown. Mr. Clemente kicked the ball out of the glove of Phillies’ catcher Jim Coker and scored to tie the game 2-2.

Ed Bouchee walked to lead off the bottom of the 14th inning and eventually scored on a 1-out single by Don Zimmer to give the Chicago Cubs a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 13,605 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Don Elston (3-3) pitched 4 scoreless innings of relief to get the win over Sandy Koufax (1-5), who allowed 3 hits and 4 runs--3 earned--in 13+ innings, striking out 15 batters and walking 9.

Mickey Mantle and and Roger Maris led off the 6th and 7th innings, respectively, with home runs to help the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 5-1 before 27,508 fans at Yankee Stadium. Jim Coates (5-0) pitched an 8-hitter to win over Jim Kaat (1-4). It was the first time that Mr. Mantle and Mr. Maris had hit home runs in the same game.

Charlie Maxwell led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians before 12,399 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

40 years ago
1970

War
Two U.S. Army officers were charged with attempted murder for allegedly ordering their troops in Vietnam in 1969 to fire at some huts for "target practice." A woman inside one of the huts was killed and her nephew was wounded, according to Pentagon sources.

Diplomacy
Indonesian President Suharto had his second and last meeting with U.S. President Richard Nixon in Washington during his six-day visit to the United States. Cambodia was the main subject of discussion.

Protest
South Vietnamese Buddhists and students held demonstrations in Saigon protesting the Vietnam War and repression by the South Vietnamese government.

Several hundred young people were arrested in Paris as student riots swept the Latin Quarter and police invaded a university science building. Students and other young people were protesting the banning of a Maoist splinter group and the prison terms given two of its leaders.

Scandal
A special grand jury in Baltimore investigating government corruption strongly criticized U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell for refusing to authorize more indictments based on the jury’s findings.

Business
Proprietors and directors of the Hudson's Bay Company (the oldest continuing incorporated company in the world), meeting in London, voted to transfer the head office to Winnipeg. The company had celebrated the 300th anniversary of its charter on May 2.

30 years ago
1980

Canadiana
The new provincial flag of Newfoundland was adopted by the House of Assembly; it was given royal assent June 6, and flown for the first time on June 24 (Discovery Day).

Scandal
Special prosecutor Arthur Christy announced that a special grand jury had concluded that there was "insufficient evidence" to indict White House chief of staff Hamilton Jordan for possession of cocaine. Mr. Jordan had been accused of cocaine use during a 1978 visit to Studio 54 discotheque in New York City. Steve Rubell, co-owner of Studio 54, said that he had seen Mr. Jordan use cocaine at the club. Mr. Christy’s report noted that Mr. Rubell’s accusations against Mr. Jordan were made after Mr. Rubell and another Studio 54 owner were indicted for tax evasion. Mr. Christy also said that there was " no evidence whatsoever" that Mr. Jordan had used cocaine on a 1977 visit to Los Angeles.

Baseball
Joe Charboneau led off the 5th inning with a home run and drove in a run later in the inning with a bases-loaded walk as the Cleveland Indians scored 8 runs en route to a 10-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 12,178 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

Dwayne Murphy and Rickey Henderson both stole home plate in the first inning to spark the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals before 4,094 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Athletics stole 7 bases in the game. Rick Langford (4-3) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory.

Elliott Maddox's 3-run double was the big hit of a 6-run 8th inning as the New York Mets came back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 before 12,161 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Jose Cruz singled to lead off the bottom of the 2nd inning, stole second base, advanced to third on a ground out, and scored on a single by Enos Cabell for the game's only run as the Houston Astros edged the San Diego Padres 1-0 before 19,697 fans at the Astrodome. Nolan Ryan (3-4) pitched a 2-hitter, striking out 7 batters, to win the pitchers' duel over Rick Wise (2-3), who allowed 6 hits in 7 innings and doubled in the 3rd for the first San Diego hit.

25 years ago
1985

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Philadelphia 3 @ Edmonton 5 (Edmonton led best-of-five series 3-1)

Wayne Gretzky scored 2 goals as the Oilers came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Flyers at Northlands Coliseum.



20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Jealousy o nemura sete (ＪＥＡＬＯＵＳＹを眠らせて)--Kyosuke Himuro

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Verdammt, Ich Lieb' Dich--Matthias Reim (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Julius Eastman, 49. U.S. musician. Mr. Eastman was a minimalist classical and jazz pianist, composer, and singer whose works included Stay On It (1973) and Evil Nigger (1979). He was a sodomite and drug addict who died of cardiac arrest.

Diplomacy
United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, on a visit to Ottawa, thanked Canada for her support of the United Nations. He discussed security issues with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

10 years ago
2000

Politics and government
Alberto Fujimori was re-elected President of Peru, six days after his main challenger, Alejandro Toledo, had withdrawn while charging that the vote would be rigged. The official results showed Mr. Fujimori with 51% of the vote; Mr. Toledo had 18%, and the rest of the ballots were blank or defaced. 80,000 people in Lima took to the streets to protest Mr. Fujimori’s re-election.

Venezuela’s Supreme Court suspended the country’s national elections scheduled for that day, citing problems with the voting machine software, and calling for rescheduled elections for late June.

Terrorism
Rebels in Sierra Leone released the last of the United Nations peacekeepers they had been holding hostage since May 5.

Popular culture
The comic strip Bringing Up Father, created by George McManus and first published on January 12, 1913, was published for the last time.

Business
Forbes magazine reported that the New York Yankees were worth $540 million, making them the most valuable team in baseball for the third straight year.

Auto racing
Juan Montoya of Colombia won the Indianapolis 500 at an average speed of 167.207 miles per hour and became the first rookie to win the race since Graham Hill in 1966. It was the first Indianapolis 500 in which drivers and teams from Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) had participated since the Indy Racing League, which retained control of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500, had split from CART in 1996. Chip Ganassi was the only CART owner to enter the race; his drivers were Mr. Montoya and Jimmy Vasser, who finished 7th. This was also the first Indianapolis 500 to include two female drivers: Lyn St. James and Sarah Fisher, who crashed into each other on the 71st lap.



Baseball
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored 11 runs in the 8th inning to defeat the Seattle Mariners 14-4 before 16,194 fans at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 9th inning, Jeff Frye singled and Trot Nixon followed with a home run to provide the only scoring as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 2-0 before 55,339 fans at Yankee Stadium. Pedro Martinez (8-2) pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Roger Clemens (4-5), who pitched a 5-hitter. New York shortstop Derek Jeter batted 3 for 4 with a double. There were only 10 baserunners in the entire game, but it still took 2 hours 59 minutes to play.

Carlos Delgado drove in 5 runs with a pair of home runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays come back from a 4-0 1st-inning deficit and defeat the Detroit Tigers 12-7 before 29,105 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit.

The Anaheim Angels hit 4 home runs in a 6-run 5th inning to defeat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 before 23,645 fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Darin Erstad hit the first home run of the 5th for the Angels; after 1 out, Mo Vaughn, Tim Salmon, and Garret Anderson followed with consecutive homers.