June 13, 2010

1,970 years ago
40

Born on this date
Gnaeus Julius Agricola. Roman military officer and politician. General Agricola held several positions, but was best known for his work in Britain. He served from 58-62, and again from 69-73, when he commanded the Legio XX Valeria Victrix. Gen. Agricola was appointed a patrician in 73 and governed Gallia Aquitania (73-76). He was appointed Governor of Britain in 77, and introduced Romanizing measures and reforms. Gov. Agricola achieved military victory over Caledonian forces in 83, but was recalled by Emperor Domitian in 85, and never held another military or civil post. Gen. Agricola died on August 23, 93 at the age of 53; unsubstantiated rumours attributed his death to poison administered by Emperor Domitian.

270 years ago
1740

War
Georgia Governor James Oglethorpe began the Siege of St. Augustine, an attempt to take Spanish Florida.

220 years ago
1790

Born on this date
José Antonio Páez. 1st President of Venezuela, 1830-1835; 9th President of Venezuela, 1839-1843; 19th President of Venezuela, 1861-1863. General Páez fought with Simon Bolivar for Venezuela's independence from Spain, and later led Venezuela's breakaway from Gran Colombia. He died in exile in New York on May 6, 1873 at the age of 82.

140 years ago
1870

Born on this date
Jules Bordet. Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. Dr. Bordet was awarded the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his discoveries relating to immunity." The bacterial genus Bordetella is named after him. Dr. Bordet died on April 6, 1961 at the age of 90.

Baseball
The Cincinnati Red Stockings opened their eastern tour with a 13-3 win over the New York Mutuals before 7,500 fans in New York.

125 years ago
1885

Baseball
The Chicago White Stockings beat the Detroit Wolverines 17-9. George Wood hit for the cycle for Detroit.

120 years ago
1890

Politics and government
The British Columbia provincial election resulted in the re-election of the government of Premier John Robson.

110 years ago
1900

War
The Boxer Rebellion began in China.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Mary Wickes. U.S. actress. Miss Wickes, born Mary Wickenhauser, was known for her comedic character roles in movies and television programs from the 1940s through the 1980s. She died on October 22, 1995 at the age of 85.

Mary Whitehouse. U.K. teacher and activist. Mrs. Whitehouse was an art teacher and activist who was the most prominent figure in the Clean-Up TV movement, protesting against increasing social liberalism in the mainstream media, particularly in the British Broadcasting Corporation. Mrs. Whitehouse was active from the 1960s through the early '90s, receiving much attention, but only occasional success. She died on November 23, 2001 at the age of 91.

Disasters
A fire in the Montreal Herald building killed 27 people and caused $175,000 in damage.

90 years ago
1920

Baseball
The New York Yankees scored 6 runs in the 1st inning on their way to a 14-0 rout of the Cleveland Indians at Dunn Field in Cleveland. Babe Ruth hit his 17th home run of the season and a double, while Wally Pipp hit 3 doubles. Bob Shawkey pitched a 12-hit shutout, batting 3 for 5 with 2 runs batted in.

The Detroit Tigers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the score 3-3 and scored a run in the bottom of the 10th to defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 at Navin Field in Detroit. Howard Ehmke (4-7) pitched a 6-hit complete game to outduel Scott Perry (5-10), who allowed 11 hits in a complete game.

Jake Daubert singled with 1 out in the 6th inning, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, and scored from there on a 2-out single by Edd Roush for the only run as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Brooklyn Robins 1-0 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Jimmy Ring (7-5) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Rube Marquard (3-2), who allowed 6 hits in 8 innings.

80 years ago
1930

Died on this date
Henry Segrave, 33. U.K. auto and speedboat racing driver. Sir Henry served with the British Army and Royal Flying Corps during World War I, rising to the rank of major. He began his automobile racing career after the war, and won two Grand Prix races in Europe before concentrating on land speed records. Sir Henry achieved his first world record in 1926 in England (152.33 miles per hour), and a year later became the first to break the 200-mph barrier, reaching 203.79 mph at Daytona Beach, Florida. On March 11, 1929, Sir Henry, driving the Golden Arrow, set another world record of 231.45 mph. Two days later, American driver Lee Bible was killed attempting to break the record at Ormond Beach, Florida; Sir Henry, who was scheduled to attempt to break his own record, witnessed the tragedy, and refused to try to break the land speed record again. He turned to speedboating, and drove his custom-built Miss England I to victory in the Harmsworth Trophy race at Miami, and returned home to receive a knighthood. Sir Henry drove Miss England II to a world water speed record of 98.76 mph over two runs on Lake Windermere in England, but the boat capsized on the third run, killing chief engineer Victor Halliwell, injuring mechanic Jack Willcocks, and knocking Sir Henry unconscious. He awoke briefly and asked about "his men," but died from acute lung hemorrhages after being told that he had broken the record. The Segrave Trophy was established soon after his death to recognize any British national who demonstrates the most outstanding accomplishments in the possibilities of transport by land, sea, air, or water.



Baseball
The Washington Nationals traded veteran outfielder Goose Goslin to the St. Louis Browns for outfielder Heinie Manush and pitcher General Crowder. Two years earlier, Mr. Goslin had hit safely in his last at bat of the season to edge out Mr. Manush for the American League batting title, but in 1930 he was batting just .271 with 7 home runs and 38 runs batted in in 47 games with Washington, while Mr. Manush was batting .328 with 2 homers and 29 RBIs in 49 games with St. Louis in 1930, and Mr. Crowder was 3-7 with an earned run average of 4.66 and was batting .160 with no homers and 2 RBIS in 13 games with the Browns.

The New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers each scored 2 runs in the 1st inning and 5 in the 5th as the Yankees won 10-9 before 8,000 fans at Navin Field in Detroit. New York right fielder Sam Byrd batted 3 for 4 with a 3-run home run, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in.

The Cleveland Indians scored 7 runs in the 6th inning as they whipped the Philadelphia Athletics 15-2 at League Park in Cleveland to move ahead of the Athletics into first place in the American League. Wes Ferrell (10-4) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory and batted 2 for 4 with 2 runs and a run batted in, winning over Rube Walberg (7-4).

Rip Collins led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a base on balls and scored from third base on a 2-out single by Red Kress to give the St. Louis Browns a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis in a game that was played in 1 hour 19 minutes. Mr. Collins (4-1) pitched a 4-hit shutout, while losing pitcher Milt Gaston (4-7) allowed 7 hits. Heinie Manush, in his final game as a Brown, batted 2 for 4, and was intentionally walked immediately prior to the game-winning hit.

Jimmy Welsh singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning, advanced to third base on a single by Rabbit Maranville, and scored when he beat the throw to home plate on a ground ball by Johnny Neun, giving the Boston Braves a 9-8 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Braves Field. The Cardinals led 7-0 after 1½ innings, but the Braves scored single runs in each of the last 4 innings.

75 years ago
1935

Boxing
Jim Braddock (45-23-4), the "Cinderella Man," won a 15-round decision over Max Baer (40-8) at Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York to win the world heavyweight title.



70 years ago
1940

On the radio



War
The Canadian brigade left England for France to form a defense line across the Brittany peninsula. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill again flew to Tours, where French officials asked if the U.K. would release them from the pledge not to seek a separate peace with Germany. Mr. Churchill said that he could not, but added that he understood France's predicament.

Diplomacy
U.K. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. Sir Stafford Cripps arrived in Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders.

U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull condemned "ruthless bombings of civilian population" in a comment on Japanese attacks on Chungking.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a $1.308-billion Navy appropriations bill, providing for construction of 22 warships.

Public and private air raid shelters were under construction in Jerusalem.

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King named J. L. Ralston as Defence Minister, three days after the death of Norman Rogers in a plane crash.

In a response to threatened government action, German Minister to Uruguay Otto Longmann said that the Nazi Party there had been dissolved.

Baseball
The Cleveland Indians petitioned owner Alva Bradley to remove Ossie Vitt as manager. Mr. Bradley declined, with the team 2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox. The Indians then beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings at League Park in Cleveland, as winning pitcher Al Smith pitched a complete game, allowing 13 hits.

The Chicago Cubs hit 4 home runs and edged the Boston Red Sox 10-9 in a 7-inning Hall of Fame exhibition game in Cooperstown. Ted Williams hit 2 home runs for the Red Sox.

60 years ago
1950

On the radio
Philo Vance, starring Jackson Beck
Tonight's episode: The Full Dress Murder Case

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: I'm No Hero, starring Hume Cronyn, Mark Roberts, Cara Williams, and Arthur O'Connell



War
Egypt withdrew its delegation from the United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission in Geneva after refusing to enter direct peace talks with Israel.

Communist Chinese Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong) reported that one million Nationalists had been rounded up or killed since Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek's armies had abandoned the mainland. According to Peking radio, 400,000 Nationalist guerrillas were still active.

Speaking in Dallas, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson ruled out preventive war against the U.S.S.R. as a means of ensuring "peace and security for the U.S."

Diplomacy
Yugoslavia charged in a note to the U.S.S.R. that Soviet authorities were using their control of the Danube River to block Yugoslavian trade with Austria.

Politics and government
The South African House of Assembly passed a bill setting aside sections of the country for non-whites to "prevent the bastardization of the white race."

21 Republican U.S. Senators demanded that the Senate Judiciary Committee opened a new probe of the Amerasia case.

Health
Food experts told a United Nations conference in Petropolis, Brazil that hunger was a chronic problem for 70% of the people in Latin America, who lacked the production and financial means to obtain enough animal proteins.

Economics and finance
Finnish President Urho Kekkonen signed a five year U.S.S.R.-Finnish trade agreement in Moscow.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox opened a road trip with an 8-1 win over the Cleveland Indians before 25,496 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Boston second baseman Bobby Doerr batted 4 for 4 with a base on balls, 2 home runs, a triple, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in. Winning pitcher Chuck Stobbs (5-1) gave up just 2 hits and had a hit himself to win the pitching matchup over Bob Feller (5-5).

Hoot Evers led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run to give the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Athletics before 31,894 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Art Houtteman (7-5) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory.

Chico Carrasquel led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a single, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt, and scored from there on a single by Phil Masi to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees before 42,970 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Bob Cain (3-4) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory.

Bill Serena was hit by a pitch to lead off the 11th inning, Roy Smalley followed with a home run, and the Chicago Cubs scored another run later in the inning as they broke a 3-3 tie and defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-3 before 22,631 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Tom Pillibi--Jacqueline Boyer

#1 single in France (IFOP): Mustapha--Bob Azzam (12th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (4th week at #1)
2 Everybody's Somebody's Fool--Connie Francis
3 Burning Bridges--Jack Scott
4 Good Timin'--Jimmy Jones
5 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
6 He'll Have to Stay--Jeanne Black
7 Love You So--Ron Holden with the Thunderbirds
8 Stuck on You--Elvis Presley
9 Swingin' School--Bobby Rydell
10 Happy-Go-Lucky-Me--Paul Evans

Singles entering the chart were Mister Lonely by the Videls (#76); Tuxedo Junction (#82)/Where are You (#89) by Frankie Avalon; Mission Bell by Donnie Brooks (#31); Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson (#86); All the Love I've Got by Marv Johnson (#87); Banjo Boy by Dorothy Collins (#88); Trouble in Paradise by the Crests (#90); Is a Bird Blue by Conway Twitty (#93); There's Something on Your Mind (Part 2) by Bobby Marchan (#99); and Banjo Boy by Art Mooney and his Orchestra (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 Everybody's Somebody's Fool--Connie Francis
2 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers
3 Burning Bridges--Jack Scott
4 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
5 Good Timin'--Jimmy Jones
6 He'll Have to Stay--Jeanne Black
--C. Minatta
7 Swingin' School--Bobby Rydell
8 Happy-Go-Lucky-Me--Paul Evans
9 My Home Town--Paul Anka
10 Because They're Young--Duane Eddy and the Rebels

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 My Old Man's a Dustman--Lonnie Donegan (3rd week at #1)
2 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
3 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
--Dante and the Evergreens
4 Everybody's Somebody's Fool/Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia)--Connie Francis
5 Because They're Young--Duane Eddy and the Rebels
6 Ding-A-Ling/Swingin' School--Bobby Rydell
7 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers
8 Burning Bridges/Oh, Little One--Jack Scott
9 My Home Town/Something Happened--Paul Anka
10 I'm Sorry/That's All You Gotta Do--Brenda Lee

Singles entering the chart were Image of a Girl by the Safaris with the Phantom's Band (#42); When Will I Be Loved by the Everly Brothers (#46); Please Don't Eat the Daisies by Doris Day (#47); One of Us (Will Weep Tonight) by Patti Page (#58); and Kids by the Kirby Stone Four (#60). Please Don't Eat the Daisies was the title song of the movie. Kids was a version of a song from the musical Bye Bye Birdie (1960).

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Carol OK--Chris Andrews (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France: L'Amérique--Joe Dassin

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): It's Five O'Clock--Aphrodite's Child (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum (2nd week at #1)
2 Let it Be--The Beatles
3 Tennessee Bird Walk--Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
4 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
5 Knock Knock Who's There--Mary Hopkin
6 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel
7 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
8 Turn Up Your Radio--Masters Apprentices
9 Airport Love Theme--Vincent Bell
10 Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival

Singles entering the chart were My Baby Loves Lovin' by Joe Jeffrey (#36); One Tin Soldier/Mr. Monday by the Original Caste (#37); and Little Green Bag by George Baker Selection (#39).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Question--Moody Blues
2 Never Marry a Railroad Man--Shocking Blue
3 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Cecilia--Simon and Garfunkel
5 American Woman--The Guess Who
6 El Condor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel (Instrumental track by Los Incas)
7 Kitsch--Barry Ryan
8 Ruby is the One--Earth and Fire
9 Yellow River--Christie
10 Gedeelten Uit Het Radio Wedstrijdverslag Feyenoord Celtic - Finale...--Theo Koomen & Wim Hoogendoorn

Singles entering the chart were Soul Calypso by the Merrymen (#24); Lucy, Lucy by Amsterdam (#25); Sunshine & Rain (The Name of the Game) by Alan Price (#35); Freedom Blues by Little Richard (#38); and Wild Sensation by Mr. Albert Show (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue--The Beatles
2 Which Way You Goin' Billy?--The Poppy Family
3 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
4 Get Ready--Rare Earth
5 Love on a Two-Way Street--The Moments
6 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
7 The Letter--Joe Cocker with Leon Russell and the Shelter People
8 Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle--Creedence Clearwater Revival
9 Make Me Smile--Chicago
10 The Love You Save/I Found That Girl--The Jackson 5

Singles entering the chart were A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria) by Miguel Rios (#49); Song from M*A*S*H by Al DeLory (#79); Canned Ham by Norman Greenbaum (#84); The End of Our Road by Marvin Gaye (#85); Save the Country by the 5th Dimension (#90); Silver Bird by Mark Lindsay (#95); Make it with You by Bread (#96); Good Morning Freedom by Daybreak (#97); Move Me, O Wondrous Music by the Ray Charles Singers (#99); and He Loves Me All the Way by Tammy Wynette (#100). Song from M*A*S*H, as the title indicates, was a version of the the theme from the movie.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles
2 Which Way You Goin' Billy?--The Poppy Family
3 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
4 Get Ready--Rare Earth
5 The Letter--Joe Cocker with Leon Russell and the Shelter People
6 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Hitchin' a Ride--Vanity Fare
8 Love on a Two-Way Street--The Moments
9 The Love You Save--The Jackson 5
10 Daughter of Darkness--Tom Jones

Singles entering the chart were Silver Bird by Mark Lindsay (#67); (They Long to Be) Close to You by the Carpenters (#81); Long and Lonesome Road by Shocking Blue (#87); Make it with You by Bread (#89); Maybe by the Three Degrees (#92); I Got Love by Melba Moore (#93); Let the Music Take Your Mind by Kool & The Gang (#95); Dear Ann by the George Baker Selection (#96); Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera) by the Assembled Multitude (#97); (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? by Ronnie Dyson (#98); Them Changes by Buddy Miles and the Freedom Express (#99); and Stealing in the Name of the Lord by Paul Kelly (#100). (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You? was originally from the rock musical Salvation (1969).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue--The Beatles
2 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
3 Love on a Two-Way Street--The Moments
4 Which Way You Goin' Billy?--The Poppy Family
5 Get Ready--Rare Earth
6 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
7 The Letter--Joe Cocker with Leon Russell and the Shelter People
8 The Love You Save--The Jackson 5
9 Hitchin' a Ride--Vanity Fare
10 Daughter of Darkness--Tom Jones

Singles entering the chart were Save the Country by the 5th Dimension (#70); Long and Lonesome Road by Shocking Blue (#73); I Just Can't Help Believing by B. J. Thomas (#78); Maybe by the Three Degrees (#80); Spill the Wine by Eric Burdon and War (#84); Canned Ham by Norman Greenbaum (#85); A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria) by Miguel Rios (#86); One Day of Your Life by Andy Williams (#88); Silver Bird by Mark Lindsay (#89); (They Long to Be) Close to You by the Carpenters (#93); Just a Little Bit More by the Intrigues (#94); Go Away by the 1910 Fruitgum Company (#95); Let the Music Take Your Mind by Kool & The Gang (#98); She Cried by the Lettermen (#99); and Some Beautiful by Jack Wild (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
2 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
3 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
4 The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles
5 Hitchin' a Ride--Vanity Fare
6 My Baby Loves Lovin'--White Plains
7 Soolaimón (African Trilogy II)--Neil Diamond
8 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
9 For the Love of Him--Bobbi Martin
10 Get Ready--Rare Earth

Singles entering the chart were Mr. Pride by the Pepper Tree (#51); Lookin' Round by the Poor Souls (#80); Canned Ham by Norman Greenbaum (#82); Starting a New Day by Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck (#90); Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell (#91); Primrose Lane by O.C. Smith (#93); Lawdy Mama by Cream (#94); Freedom Blues by Little Richard (#95); Check Out Your Mind by the Impressions (#96); Jean by Bobby Curtola (#97); Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera) by the Assembled Multitude (#98); Trying to Make a Fool of Me by the Delfonics (#99); and Move Me, O Wondrous Music by the Ray Charles Singers (#100). Mr. Pride replaced its A-side, Everywhere, on the chart; Everywhere had entered the chart on May 23, and reached #75 on June 6.

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles
2 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
3 Little Green Bag--George Baker Selection
4 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
5 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
6 Daughter of Darkness--Tom Jones
7 My Baby Loves Lovin'--White Plains
8 Hey, Mister Sun--Bobby Sherman
9 Hitchin' a Ride--Vanity Fare
10 I'm Gonna Capture You--Terry Jacks

Protest
U.S. President Richard Nixon chose graduation day at Kent State University, scene of the fatal shooting of four students on May 4, to name a nine-man commission, headed by former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton, to explore campus violence and to come up with suggestions for peacefully resolving student grievances. Speaking from the Florida White House, Mr. Nixon asked the panel to report back to him in the fall and to "help us avoid future incidents."

Labour
The Federation of Building and Wood, affiliated with the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CSN), announced the expulsion of the Syndicat de la construction de Montréal and its president, Michel Chartrand.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): What's Another Year--Johnny Logan (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): One Step Beyond--Madness (8th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Sun of Jamaica--Goombay Dance Band (4th week at #1)
2 Brass in Pocket--Pretenders
3 Computer Games--MS
4 Fly Too High--Janis Ian
5 Take that Look Off Your Face--Marti Webb
6 Please Don't Go--KC and the Sunshine Band
7 American Dream--The Dirt Band
8 Together We are Beautiful--Fern Kinney
9 Crying--Don McLean
10 I'm in the Mood for Dancing--The Nolans

The only single entering the chart was January, February by Barbara Dickson (#18).

Diplomacy
The European Economic Community backed the self-determination of the Palestinian people and suggested that the Palestine Liberation Organization be "associated with" negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The U.S.A. and Israel had refused to accept the PLO as a negotiating partner in talks on the future of the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies began the game with 7 straight hits--5 off starting and losing pitcher Randy Jones (4-6)--and defeated the San Diego Padres 9-6 before 37,873 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Pete Rose batted 4 for 5 to move past Honus Wagner into 5th place on the major league career hits list with 3,431. Dick Ruthven (6-5) allowed 9 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 6.2 innings, but was the winning pitcher.

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
Canada's Top 30
1 Everybody Wants to Rule the World--Tears for Fears
2 Things Can Only Get Better--Howard Jones
3 Angel--Madonna
4 A View to a Kill--Duran Duran
5 Walking on Sunshine--Katrina and the Waves
6 Would I Lie to You?--Eurythmics
7 In My House--Mary Jane Girls
8 Axel F--Harold Faltermeyer
9 Black Cars--Gino Vannelli
10 Suddenly--Billy Ocean
11 The Search is Over--Survivor
12 Raspberry Beret--Prince and the Revolution
13 Everythng She Wants--Wham!
14 Sussudio--Phil Collins
15 The Goonies 'R Good Enough--Cyndi Lauper
16 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free--Sting
17 Never Surrender--Corey Hart
18 Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody--David Lee Roth
19 Strange Animal--Gowan
20 Tokyo Rose--Idle Eyes
21 Crazy in the Night--Kim Carnes
22 Tough All Over--John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
23 Smooth Operator--Sade
24 Everytime You Go Away--Paul Young
25 Say You're Wrong--Julian Lennon
26 Invisible--Alison Moyet
27 Walk of Life--Dire Straits
28 Go to Pieces--Paul Janz
29 Smuggler's Blues--Glenn Frey
30 Sentimental Street--Night Ranger

At the movies
Prizzi's Honor, directed by John Huston, and starring Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, and Anjelica Huston, opened in theatres.



Law
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that almost all laws in Manitoba were constitutionally invalid because they were written in English only.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Montreal (2-0) 37 @ Ottawa (0-2) 22

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Black Velvet--Alannah Myles (4th week at #1)

Protest
Riot police in Bucharest attacked a downtown tent city that had become the headquarters of anti-government protesters, most of them students, and drove out 200 people. Thousands of students then rioted, burning the central police headquarters. Security forces killed 4 people, and more than 200 were injured. Romanian President-elect Ion Iliescu appealed to the working class to save the country from a "fascist rebellion."

Tass reported that the death toll in fighting between ethnic Kirghiz and Uzbeks in Kirghizia that had begun on June 4 now stood at 148.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, testifying before a House of representatives committee, expressed his irritation with a statement by Israeli officials that the U.S. Middle East peace plan was irrelevant. In a remark directed at the Israelis, he said, "When you’re serious about peace, call us," and gave the White House phone number.

Politics and government
Marion Barry, currently on trial on various drug charges, announced that he would not seek a fourth term as mayor of Washington, D.C.

Baseball
Steve Avery, in his major league debut, gave up 8 runs in 2 1/3 innings as the Atlanta Braves fell 13-4 to the Cincinnati Reds before 23,567 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Winning pitcher Tom Browning pitched an 8-hit complete game.

Trevor Wilson of the San Francisco Giants had a no-hitter for 8 innings, giving up just a single to Mike Pagliarulo to lead off the 9th as the Giants blanked the San Diego Padres 6-0 before 31,455 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium for their 14th win in their last 15 games.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Bobby Tiefenauer, 79. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Tiefenauer played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1952, 1955, 1961); Cleveland Indians (1960, 1965, 1967); Houston Colt .45s (1962); Milwaukee Braves (1963-1965); New York Yankees (1965); and Chicago Cubs (1968), compiling a record of 9-25 with a 3.84 earned run average in 179 games--all in relief--with 23 saves. He won 162 games in 19 seasons in the minor leagues (1948-1969). Mr. Tiefenauer spent 10 season in the International League, and was inducted into the IL Hall of Fame in 2008. He spent the 1970s as a coach in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Mr. Tiefenauer died of cancer.

Diplomacy
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and South Korean President Kim Dae Jung met for the first time, beginning a three-day summit in Pyongyang.

Crime
Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who had shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, was pardoned by Italian President Carlo Ciampi. The pope had asked that clemency be granted. Mr. Agca was immediately sent to Turkey, where he began serving a prison term for killing a journalist in 1978.

Ken Murray, former lawyer for serial killer Paul Bernardo, was acquitted of obstruction of justice. Ontario Superior Court Justice Patrick Gravely said that there was a reasonable doubt that Mr. Murray had intended to impede the course of justice by forever keeping Mr. Bernardo’s gruesome sex-and-torture videotapes from those trying to convict him.

Defense
The United States Energy Department put six Los Alamos National Laboratory workers on a paid leave of absence for failing to promptly report the disappearance of two top-secret hard drives, containing data on how to disarm and dismantle nuclear weapons. The drives had been discovered missing on May 7, but employees didn’t report the drives’ absence until May 31.

Society
Canadian Human Resources Minister Jane Stewart announced that the "Big Brother" database, a set of e-files cross-referencing up to 2,000 bits of information about each Canadian, would be dismantled, citing the potential for invasion of privacy.

Baseball
Bobby Higginson had 2 home runs and 2 singles and drove in 7 runs as the Detroit Tigers whipped the Toronto Blue Jays 16-3 before 23,314 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit. Josh Phelps made his major league debut with Toronto, catching the last 3 innings, making 1 putout, and striking out in his only plate appearance. Toronto starting pitcher Clayton Andrews (1-2) allowed 8 hits and 6 runs--all earned--in 1.1 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out 1 in his 8th and last major league game.

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the score 6-6, and Wil Cordero led off the bottom of the 10th with a home run to give the Pirates a 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves before 17,971 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent hit consecutive run-scoring singles with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 40,930 fans at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco.