June 21, 2010

1,140 years ago
870

Died on this date
Al-Muhtadi. Muslim caliph. Abū Isḥāq Muḥammad ibn al-Wāṯiq was Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate from July 869-June 870, during the "Anarchy at Samarra," a period of instability in which violence resulted in the succession of four caliphs. He acceded to the throne after the assassination of his cousin al-Mu'tazz, and led an austere and pious life, presiding in person over the courts of grievances. Caliph Al-Muhtadi attracted the enmity of Turkish military leader Musa ibn Bugha, who marched with his army to Samarra. Musa ibn Bugha's troops defeated troops loyal to Caliph Al-Muhtadi, and then murdered the Caliph, who was succeeded by his cousin al-Mu'tamid.

160 years ago
1850

Born on this date
Dan Beard. U.S. outdoorsman. "Uncle Dan" was an engineer, surveyor and artist who founded the youth program Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, merging it into the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. He was involved with scouting in the United States until his death on June 11, 1941, 10 days before his 91st birthday.

140 years ago
1870

Born on this date
Clara Immerwahr. German chemist. Dr. Immerwahr became the fist woman in Germany to earn a doctorate in chemistry. She married future Nobel Laureate Fritz Haber in 1901, and often contributed to his work, without recognition. Dr. Immerwahr was a women's rights activist and a pacifist whose beliefs were very much at odds with those of her husband, who not only wanted her to be subservient, but who supported the German war effort to the extent of supervising the first deployment of poison gas on the battlefield. On April 22, 1915, Dr. Immerwahr spoke out against her husband's work; 10 days later, on May 2, 1915, she committed suicide by shooting herself at the age of 44. The day after her death, Dr. Haber left for the first gas attack against Russian troops on the Eastern Front.

Politics and government
Charles Tupper was appointed President of of the Privy Council of Canada.

130 years ago
1880

Born on this date
Arnold Gesell. U.S. psychologist and pediatrician. Dr. Gesell was a major figure in the field of child development, emphasizing the importance of both nature and nurture. He was known for Gesell’s Maturational Theory and Gesell Developmental Schedules. Dr. Gesell died on May 29, 1961, 23 days before his 81st birthday.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Frank S. Land. U.S. businessman. Mr. Land was a restaurateur in Kansas City, Missouri who became known as the founder, in 1919, of the Masonic youth organization Order of DeMolay. He died on November 8, 1959 at the age of 69.

Baseball
Silver King of the Chicago Pirates pitched 8 innings of no-hit ball but gave up a run on an error, and the Pirates lost 1-0 to the Brooklyn Wonders at South Side Park in Chicago. The Pirates batted first, and the Wonders didn’t come to bat in the bottom of the 9th inning. It was the only no-hitter pitched in the Players League, and the only no-hitter in major league history pitched with the mound 51 feet 6 inches from home plate. In the other major leagues, the pitcher’s mound was then 50 feet from home plate; the distance is now 60 feet, 6 inches.

Harvard University defeated Yale University 4-3 before more than 10,000--the largest ever at a collegiate game--in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

110 years ago
1900

War
China formally declared war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Politics and government
Canadian Governor General the Earl of Minto dismissed British Columbia Lieutenant Governor Thomas McInnes and replaced him with Quebec politician Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière. The party system hadn't yet taken hold in B.C., and Mr. McInnes had dismissed two premiers and replaced them with men who were unable to command the support of the Legislative Assembly.

The U.S. Republican National Convention concluded at Exposition Auditorium in Philadelphia with the unanimous renomination of President William McKinley and the nomination of New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt as the party's 1900 U.S. vice presidential candidate.

100 years ago
1910

Religion
Co-Operation and the Promotion of Unity was the theme of this day’s presentation to the World Missionary Conference in the Assembly Hall of United Free Church of Scotland in Edinburgh.

80 years ago
1930

Defense
One-year conscription went into force in France.

70 years ago
1940

At the movies
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise, starring Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Lionel Atwill, and Leo G. Carroll, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Smedley Butler, 58. U.S. military officer. Major General Butler served with the United States Marine Corps in the Spanish-American War, the Philippines, Mexico, Central America, Haiti, China, and in World War I. He won the Medal of Honor twice and was the most decorated Marine in history at the time of his death. Maj. Gen. Butler made headlines with accusations that prominent businessmen had tried to recruit him as part of a coup to topple U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. In his later years, Maj. Gen. Butler became a prominent critic of American military actions, with a speech later published as the booklet War is a Racket (1935). He died of cancer.

War
Italy began an unsuccessful invasion of France. New York City District Attorney Thomas Dewey, a candidate for the 1940 Republican Party nomination for President of the United States, charged in a nationwide radio broadcast that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was plotting U.S. entry into the European war in order to hide his own failures.

Politics and government
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone took office as Governor General of Canada; he succeeded John Buchan, Lord Tweedsmuir, who had died in office on February 11, 1940.

King Carol II of Romania assumed dictatorial powers.

For the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, opening three days hence, the Republican National Committee rejected the seating of a South Carolina delegation headed by Joseph Tolbert, that supported U.S. Senator Robert Taft (Ohio) as the party's candidate for President of the United States in the November 1940 election.

Associated Press reported that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had 707½ pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention, giving him a wide lead over Vice President John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner and Postmaster General James Farley in the contest for the 1940 Democratic Party presidential nomination.

Americana
The United States Senate passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill granting American citizenship to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Exploration
Henry Larsen set sail from Vancouver, British Columbia on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol vessel St. Roch, intending to reach Halifax via the Northwest Passage.

Defense
In separate statements, the U.S. National Editorial Association and the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce endorsed universal military training.

Disasters
Geologist Halbert Gillette told the American Association for the Advancement of Science convention in Seattle that the worst droughts in 2,000 years were about to start, based on his study of rock strata.

Baseball
Sid Hudson of the Washington Nationals came within 3 outs of a no-hitter, but gave up a bloop double to Rip Radcliff to begin the 9th inning. Mr. Hudson settled for a 1-hit 1-0 shutout over the St. Louis Browns before 12,804 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis in a game that was over in 1 hour and 47 minutes. Vern Kennedy pitched a complete game for the Browns, allowing 10 hits and 1 earned run.

Red Rolfe batted 5 for 6 and Charlie Keller was 4 for 6 as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 12-7 before 11,717 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

The Brooklyn Dodgers allowed 5 runs in the last 3 innings, but held on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-8 before 6,106 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

60 years ago
1950

Defense
The Arab League promised not to use arms obtained from the West or other countries for purposes of aggression.

Politics and government
Australia's Labour Party-dominated Senate rejected a government bill to outlaw the Communist Party.

The Alabama legislature adopted resolutions denouncing the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings against racial segregation and refusing to integrate public schools.

The U.S. Senate passed a measure easing penalties and restrictions on political activities of federal employees contained in the Hatch Act.

Oil
Oil industry sources reported that the U.S.A. was using gasoline at a record rate of more than three million gallons per day.

Economics and finance
French economist Jean Monnet proposed the creation of a six-nation assembly to supervise the European coal and steel pool.

Both houses of the U.S. Congress passed and sent to President Harry Truman a compromise bill extending federal rent control for six months.

50 years ago
1960

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Storm, starring Lee Bergere, Rebecca Welles, and Danny Bravo

This was the last episode of the season.



Diplomacy
In New York, Japanese Consul General in the United States presented, on behalf of Emperor Hirohito, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, the highest Japanese order which may be conferred on an individual who is not a head of state, to U.S. General of the Army (reitred) Douglas MacArthur.



Baseball
Mickey Mantle batted 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, 3 runs, and 3 runs batter in as the New York Yankees blanked the Detroit Tigers 6-0 before 39,311 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Whitey Ford (3-5) pitched a 4-hitter to outduel Frank Lary (6-7).



Ted Williams drove in 4 runs on 2 home runs and a single, but his Boston Red Sox lost 11-7 to the Kansas City Athletics before 6,258 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Bill Tuttle singled to lead off the bottom of the 1st inning and Jerry Lumpe followed with a home run to begin a 5-run inning that gave the Athletics a 5-0 lead. Bud Daley (10-2) allowed 10 hits and 7 earned runs in 7.2 innings, but still got the win.

Jim Landis hit a solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 22,881 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

Alvin Dark led off the bottom of the 13th inning with a single and scored from third base on a 2-out infield single by Tony Curry to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 7-6 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader before 26,233 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Philadelphia right fielder Ken Walters batted 4 for 5 with 2 home runs, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in, and was hit by a pitch, while Chicago shortstop Ernie Banks was 2 for 3 with 2 homers, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, and 3 bases on balls. The second game was suspended by a curfew after 8 innings with the Phillies leading 7-5; the game was resumed the next day, and the Phillies held on to win 7-6 to complete the sweep. Former Philadelphia center fielder Richie Ashburn batted 3 for 5 for Chicago in the second game, with a double, triple, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in.

Del Crandall, Hank Aaron, and Joe Adcock all hit home runs for the Milwaukee Braves as they beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,502 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Pinch hitter Al Spangler bunted for a single with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored from there on a single by Red Schoendienst to give the Braves a 2-1 win in the second game to complete the sweep. Bob Buhl (7-3) pitched 3 scoreless innings in relief of Juan Pizarro to get the win, while Sam Jones (9-6), who relieved Jack Sanford to begin the 12th, took the loss. Mr. Sanford allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in 11 innings.

Steve Dalkowski of the Stockton Ports struck out 19 batters in an 8-3 win over the visiting Reno Silver Sox in a California League game.

40 years ago
1970

Died on this date
Sukarno, 69. President of Indonesia, 1945-1967. After spending many years as Indonesia's best-known nationalist leader, Sukarno declared the country's independence from the Netherlands in August 1945, triggering a four-year guerrilla war from which he emerged triumphant. The high point of his reign was probably when he played host to the Afro-Asian Conference of emerging nations in Bandung in April 1955. Sukarno was toppled from power by the army, led by General Suharto, in March 1966 following an unsuccessful Communist coup and a military purge that resulted in the slaughter of 300,000 Indonesians.

Piers Courage, 28. U.K. auto racing driver. Mr. Courage participated in 29 Forumula One races from 1967-1970, with best finishes of second in the Monaco Grand Prix and U.S. Grand Prix in 1969. He was killed in a crash on lap 23 of the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort when the suspension or steering on his car broke, the car went up an embankment and burst into flames, and a front wheel came off the car and hit him in the head, tearing away his helmet and presumably killing him instantly.



Terrorism
Quebec provincial police raided a cottage in Prévost, arresting four men and two women for conspiracy to kidnap. They found 150 leaflets, dated July 4, announcing that Harrison Burgess, the United States Consul-General in Montreal, had been kidnapped. The ransom notes were very similar to those that were demanded for British Trade Commissioner James Cross during the October Crisis four months later. Charges in the Prévost incident were still pending that October.

World events
A Leningrad newspaper and dissident sources in Moscow told of the arrest of 12 people in Leningrad the previous week in what was called an attempt to hijack an airliner. The group had apparently booked passage to Petrozavodsk, on the Finnish border. It was also reported that eight Jews had been arrested in Leningrad.

Crime
Two days of coordinated raids by U.S. federal agents in 10 cities, including New York, Chicago, and Miami, concluded with more than 130 people, mostly Cuban refugees, arrested for allegedly being members of a narcotics ring. The U.S. Justice Department estimated that the ring controlled 75% of the cocaine and 30% of the heroin in the United States.

A court martial in Danang, South Vietnam sentenced U.S. Army Private Michael A. Schwartz to life imprisonment for premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of 12 Vietnamese civilians in Sonthang in February. In rejecting defense arguments that Pvt. Schwartz had acted under orders to fire at the victims in the belief that his five-man Marine patrol was under Viet Cong attack, the court held that the order should have been disobeyed because it was "patently unlawful."

Protest
Delegates to the annual convention of the American Medical Association in Chicago were forced into a closed meeting guarded by police after demonstrations by groups of Negroes, consumers, a and the poor, who said that doctors had failed "to be responsive to the health needs of the nation."

Business
A U.S. federal judge in Philadelphia approved a reorganization bankruptcy petition for Penn Central Transportation Company, operator of Penn Central Railroad, the largest railroad system in the U.S.A. The action came two days after officials of the U.S. administration of President Richard Nixon had decided not to guarantee loans of up to $200 million to the company and the system.

Disasters
Six liquid propane gas cars exploded in Crescent City, Illinois, wiping out 15 businesses, 25 houses, and damaging a church, a school, and 90 homes.

Soccer
FIFA
World Cup
Final @ Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Brazil 4 Italy 1

Pele scored 1 goal and set up 3 others to lead Brazil over Italy for their third World Cup championship.



Golf
Tony Jacklin shot a 2-under-par 70 in the final round to win the U.S. Open at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota with a 7-under-par total score of 281, 7 strokes ahead of Dave Hill. First prize money was $30,000.



Auto racing
Jochen Rindt of Austria won the Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort; Jackie Stewart of Scotland finished second, and Jacky Ickx of Belgium third in the 20-car field. It was Mr. Rindt’s second win of the year.





Baseball
Dick McAuliffe, Mickey Stanley, and Elliott Maddox each drove in 2 runs for the Detroit Tigers as they beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,904 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. In the second game, Mr. Stanley hit a solo home run with 1 out in the 12th inning to break an 8-8 tie as the Tigers came back from an early 5-1 deficit to win 9-8 and complete the sweep. Mr. Stanley's homer was followed by a single by Cesar Gutierrez, who tied a major league record by batting 7 for 7--6 singles and a double--with 3 runs and a run batted in. Cleveland first baseman Tony Horton was 4 for 5 in the second game with a home run, double, sacrifice fly, and 5 runs batted in. Rick Austin made his major league debut as Cleveland's starting pitcher in the second game, allowing 5 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 2.1 innings, walking 2 batters and striking out 3.

The New York Yankees scored 6 runs in the top of the 11th inning to break an 8-8 tie as they beat the Boston Red Sox 14-10 before 31,073 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Danny Cater led the New York attack, batting 5 for 6 with a sacrifice fly, double, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in. New York leadoff hitter Horace Clarke was 4 for 7 with a double, 3 runs and an RBI, while Boston leadoff hitter Mike Andrews was 4 for 6 with 3 doubles, a run, and 3 RBIs.

Jay Johnstone doubled home Jim Fregosi and Alex Johnson with none out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the California Angels a 6-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 14,450 fans at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels trailed 4-2 after 7 innings, but Mr. Fregosi led off the bottom of the 8th with a home run, and Jarvis Tatum scored on a 2-out single by Sandy Alomar to tie the score. Mike Hegan doubled with 1 out in the top of the 10th and scored on a single by pinch hitter Bob Burda to give the Brewers a 5-4 lead.

Adolfo Phillips led off the top of the 5th inning with a single and scored from second base on a 1-out single by John Bateman to break a 2-2 tie as the Montreal Expos edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 before 12,325 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The winning run was unearned, as an error by Pittsburgh shortstop Fred Patek on a ground ball by Coco Laboy preceded Mr. Bateman's hit. Rich Nye (1-0) pitched a 7-hit complete game for his first win since being acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals a month earlier. Losing pitcher Bob Veale (5-8) allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings.

Wes Parker and Jim Lefebvre each had 3 hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 33,775 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Don Sutton (9-5) pitched an 11-hit complete game victory, with Jim Merritt (11-6) taking the loss. Johnny Bench batted 4 for 5 with a home run, 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in for the Reds as they won the second game 9-3. Pete Rose and Hal McRae also homered for Cincinnati. Wayne Simpson (10-1) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory, with Claude Osteen (9-7) taking the loss.

Steve Carlton (4-8) pitched a 6-hit shutout and Bob Gibson (9-3) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory as the St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 3-0 and 3-2 before 36,583 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Joe Torre's solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 8th inning broke a 2-2 tie in the second game.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): L'ape Maia--Katia Svizzero

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Funkytown--Lipps Inc.

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Crying--Don McLean

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Cara Mia--Jay & the Americans
2 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
3 Working My Way Back to You--Spinners
4 Lost in Love--Demis Roussos
5 Sri-Lanka...My Shangri-La--Jack Jersey
6 Buzz Buzz a Diddle It--Matchbox
7 Pierrot--Bonnie St. Claire
8 Runnin' with the Devil--Van Halen
9 Relight My Fire--Dan Hartman
10 What's Another Year--Johnny Logan

Singles entering the chart were Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra (#31); Sjooh Sjooh Sugar by Champagne (#34); Alles is Anders by Ben Cramer m.m.v. Trio Thessaloniki (#35); Un Sentimental by Julio Iglesias (#37); Let's Get Serious by Jermaine Jackson (#38); and Bedankt Piraten by Vader Abraham (#39). Xanadu was the title song of the movie.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (4th week at #1)
2 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
3 Biggest Part of Me--Ambrosia
4 The Rose--Bette Midler
5 Against the Wind--Bob Seger
6 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
7 Little Jeannie--Elton John
8 Steal Away--Robbie Dupree
9 Cars--Gary Numan
10 She's Out of My Life--Michael Jackson

Singles entering the chart were Love the World Away by Kenny Rogers (#44); Make a Little Magic by the Dirt Band (#71); Tulsa Time/Cocaine by Eric Clapton and his Band (#74); Let's Go 'round Again by Average White Band (#76); Stop Your Sobbing by the Pretenders (#83); Alabama Getaway by the Grateful Dead (#86); Someone that I Used to Love by Natalie Cole (#87); Shandi by Kiss (#88); Old-Fashion Love by the Commodores (#89); Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt (#90); and Dancing with the Mountains by John Denver (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (4th week at #1)
2 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
3 The Rose--Bette Midler
4 Cars--Gary Numan
5 Biggest Part of Me--Ambrosia
6 Little Jeannie--Elton John
7 Steal Away--Robbie Dupree
8 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
9 Against the Wind--Bob Seger
10 Call Me--Blondie

Singles entering the chart were Cocaine by Eric Clapton and his Band (#75, charting with it's A-side, Tulsa Time); Old-Fashion Love by the Commodores (#80); Shandi by Kiss (#85); That Lovin' You Feelin' Again by Roy Orbison & Emmylou Harris (#86); Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt (#87); The Blue Side by Crystal Gayle (#95); and On the Rebound by Russ Ballard (#96). That Lovin' You Feelin' Again was from the movie Roadie (1980).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (4th week at #1)
2 The Rose--Bette Midler
3 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
4 Little Jeannie--Elton John
5 Steal Away--Robbie Dupree
6 Cars--Gary Numan
7 She's Out of My Life--Michael Jackson
8 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
9 Against the Wind--Bob Seger
10 Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer--Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes

Singles entering the chart were Shandi by Kiss (#77); Let's Go 'round Again by Average White Band (#83); Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt (#85); One in a Million You by Larry Graham (#86); I Get Off on It by Tony Joe White (#87); Old-Fashion Love by the Commodores (#88); Dancin' in the Streets by Teri DeSario with KC (#89); We're Goin' Out Tonight by Cameo (#98); Beyond by Herb Alpert (#99); and On the Rebound by Russ Ballard (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Cars--Gary Numan
2 Call Me--Blondie
3 Pilot of the Airwaves-Charlie Dore
4 Lost in Love--Air Supply
5 Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer--Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes
6 Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)--Pretenders
7 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
8 Breakdown Dead Ahead--Boz Scaggs
9 With You I'm Born Again--Billy Preston & Syreeta
10 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.

Singles entering the chart were Should've Never Let You Go by Neil Sedaka and Dara Sedaka (#90); Gimme Some Lovin' by the Blues Brothers (#92); Answering Machine by Rupert Holmes (#94); Atomic by Blondie (#99); and More Love by Kim Carnes (#100).

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): 19--Paul Hardcastle (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Live is Life--Opus (4th week at #1)

At the movies
Cocoon, directed by Ron Howard, and starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, and Hume Cronyn, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Hector Boyardee, 87. Italian-born American chef. Mr. Boyardee, born Ettore Boiardi, founded the Chef Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti products company in 1928.

Tage Erlander, 84. Prime Minister of Sweden, 1946-1969. Mr. Erlander, a Social Democrat, was first elected to Parliament in 1932, and held several cabinet posts until succeeding Per Albin Hansson as party leader and Prime Minister upon Mr. Hansson's death in 1946. Mr. Erlander implemented welfare state policies while managing to keep taxes low. He built a strong armed forces while maintaning a defense policy of neutrality. Mr. Erlander resigned in October 1969, and was succeeded as Prime Minister by Olaf Palme. Mr. Erlander died of pneumonia and heart failure, eight days after his 84th birthday.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Hamilton (0-3) 13 @ Montreal (3-0) 32
Saskatchewan (2-1) 28 @ Calgary (2-1) 31
Winnipeg (1-2) 28 @ British Columbia (2-1) 18

Baseball
The Minnesota Twins, in last place in the American League West Division with a record of 27-35, fired manager Billy Gardner and replaced him with Baltimore Orioles’ pitching coach Ray Miller.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Put 'em Under Pressure--The Republic of Ireland Football Squad (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
June Christy, 64. U.S. singer. Miss Christy, born Shirley Luster, achieved success with the Stan Kenton Orchestra from 1945 through the 1950s, and had success as a solo artist in the 1950s.

Abominations
South African terrorist Nelson Mandela continued his visit to New York City as he was feted by rallies in Harlem and at Yankee Stadium.

Diplomacy
The Palestine Liberation Organization’s executive committee reacted against U.S. President’s decision to break off diplomatic dialogue with the PLO by complaining that the U.S. had not responded in a similar way to "Israeli crimes against Palestinians."

Politics and government
The United States House of Representatives voted 254-177 in favour of a constitutional amendment to ban desecration of the American flag, but this fell far short of the 2/3 required for the approval of an amendment.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the estimate of the growth of the gross national product, on an annual basis, for the first quarter of 1990 had been revised upward from 1.3% to 1.9%, the second-lowest growth rate reported in the last 30 months.

Disasters
An earthquake recorded as high as 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Iran, destroying or damaging more than 100 communities. Within six days an estimated 40,000 people had been killed and 60,000 injured.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Alan Hovhaness, 89. U.S. composer. Mr. Hovhnaness, born Alan Vaness Chakmakjian, was of Armenian ancestry, and many of his compositions reflected that, but he also borrowed from other cultures. He was one of the 20th century's most prolific composers, with 67 numbered symphonies among more than 500 surviving works. Mr. Hovhaness destroyed 500-1,000 of his early works from the 1930s and '40s, mainly in response to criticism from fellow composer Roger Sessions.

Bud Stewart, 84. U.S. baseball player. Edward Perry Stewart was an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1941-1942); New York Yankees (1948); Washington Nationals (1948-1950); and Chicago White Sox (1950-1954), batting .268 with 32 home runs and 260 runs batted in in 773 games. He played 760 games in 9 seasons in the minor leagues (1938-1941, 1945-1947, 1954). Mr. Stewart led the National League with 10 pinch hits in 1941, but enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 1942, remaining through the end of 1945. He was second in the American League in triples (13) in 1948. Mr. Stewart died five days after his 84th birthday.

War
U.S. President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.

Abominations
Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, outlawing the "promotion" of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, was repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.

Politics and government
Kanesatake Mohawks in Quebec signed a tentative agreement with the government of Canada to give them control over hundreds of hectares.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (0-0-1) 27 @ Hamilton (0-0-1) 27
Saskatchewan (0-1) 14 @ Calgary (1-0) 28
British Columbia (1-0) 26 @ Edmonton (0-1) 21 (overtime demonstration: B.C. 0 Edmonton 7)

Willie Pless started at middle linebacker for the Eskimos, made the tackle on the game’s first play from scrimmage, and then walked off the Commonwealth Stadium field for good a few plays later. He had signed with the Eskimos the previous day in order to end his career with the team for whom he had starred from 1991-1998 before being released and joining the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1999. Jason Hutchins, a local player from the University of Alberta, started at safety for the Eskimos despite already having been cut from the team. Edmonton head coach Don Matthews wanted Mr. Hutchins to get a chance to play for the Eskimos in front of his family and friends.

Baseball
Pat Burrell's grand slam climaxed a 5-run 9th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies broke a 5-5 tie and defeated the New York Mets 10-5 before 22,524 fans at Shea Stadium in New York.

Eric Chavez became the first member of the Athletics to hit for the cycle at home since the team’s move to Oakland in 1968 as they defeated the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 before 25,287 fans at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland for their 8th straight win.