July 25, 2010

820 years ago
1190

Died on this date
Sibylla, 30 (?). Queen of Jerusalem, 1186-1190. Sibylla, the eldest daughter of King Amalric I, married William Aleramici VI "The Longsword" de Montferrat, but he died before the birth of their son Baldwin. Her brother Baldwin IV acceded to the throne in 1774, but he died of leprosy in 1185, and was succeeded by Sibylla's son Baldwin V. However, Baldwin V soon died in infancey, and his mother acced to the throne, having remarried in 1180 to Sir Guy de Lusignan. Sir Guy was taken prisoner by the Muslim forces of Saladin in the Battle of Hattin in July 1187, but was released in December 1188. Queen Sibylla followed her husband to Acre to join forces of the third crusade, but died in an epidemic that was sweeping through the military camp; her succession was disputed, with Sir Guy claiming the throne.

260 years ago
1750

Born on this date
Henry Knox. U.S. military officer and politician. General Knox was chief artillery officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served as Secretary at War (1785-1789) and, after the adoption of the Constitution, Secretary of War (1789-1794). Gen. Knox used borrowed money to create a business empire in later years, but was bankrupt when he died on October 25, 1806 at the age of 56, three days after having a chicken bone lodge in his throat, resulting in an infection.

220 years ago
1790

Died on this date
William Livingston, 66. U.S. politician. Mr. Livingston was the 1st Governor of New Jersey from 1776-1790 and signed the United States Constitution. He was still Governor at the time of his death.

180 years ago
1830

Law
King Charles X of France issued the July Ordinances, dissolving the Chamber of Deputies, suspending the liberty of the press, excluding the commercial middle class from future elections, and calling for new elections. In reaction, the July Revolution began the next day.

140 years ago
1870

Born on this date
Maxfield Parrish. U.S. artist. Mr. Parrish was a painter and illustrator who was known for his distinctive saturated colours and idealized neo-classical imagery. His painting Daybreak (1922) is said to have been the most popular art print of the 20th century. Mr. Parrish died on March 30, 1966 at the age of 95.

110 years ago
1900

Baseball
The Boston Beaneaters scored 13 runs in the 1st inning and coasted to an 18-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at South End Grounds in Boston in a game that was called after 6 innings because of rain.

90 years ago
1920

War
Syrian forces surrendered to invading French forces in Damascus, ending the Franco-Syrian War and the short-lived Arab Kingdom of Syria. King Faisal I was expelled from Syria and a new pro-French government was declared, headed by 'Alaa al-Din al-Darubi.

Baseball
The Detroit Tigers scored 7 runs in the 1st inning, 5 in the 2nd, and 5 in the 3rd as they defeated the St. Louis Browns 21-8 at Navin Field in Detroit. Red Oldham (6-8) allowed 15 hits and 8 earned runs in a complete game victory, batting 3 for 5 with 2 runs and 3 runs batted in. St. Louis starter Urban Shocker (13-8) was rocked for 3 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 1/3 inning; Elam Vangilder pitched the last 7 innings for the Browns, allowing 16 hits and 14 runs--13 earned.

Walter Johnson singled as a pinch hitter and scored the first of 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning for the Washington Nationals as they came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 at American League Park in Washington in a game that was played in 1 hour 22 minutes.

70 years ago
1940

War
General Henri Guisan ordered the Swiss Army to resist German invasion, and made surrender illegal. Tokyo newspapers reported that Japanese troops were securing their positions along the Indochina border.

Science
The U.S. National Academy of Science announced that it would study the possibility of recovering manganese from low-grade ores.

Economics and finance
The U.S. State Department announced the prohibition of petroleum, petroleum products, and scrap metal exports from the United States without a specific license. The United Kingdom and the Americas would not be affected. The measure was seen as aimed directly at Japan, which relied heavily on U.S. oil exports.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau announced a plan whereby corporations engaged in defense contracts could accelerate depreciation tax write-offs.

Turkey signed a new trade agreement with Germany.

60 years ago
1950

War
Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Douglas MacArthur reported to the United Nations Security Council that Soviet backing was a decisive factor behind the North Korean attack on South Korea. N.K. forces drove back U.S. 1st Cavalry troops at Yongdong, south of Taejon. The South Korean government made the southeastern city of Tegu its provisional capital. Turkey offered the United Nations 4,500 men for the Korean campaign.

Defense
The North Atlantic Treaty Council of Deputies held its first meeting in London, electing U.S. representative Charles Spofford as chairman. French Prime Minister René Pleven proposed that all Atlantic pact countries create a common defense fund and pool their war production resources.

Politics and government
Representative A.S. Monroney defeated Senator Elmer Thomas in Oklahoma's Democratic primary.

Science
South African anthropologist Robert Broom asserted, after uncovering a cave in Transvaal with two pre-human skulls, that man originated in Africa.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Harry Truman asked as "an interim revenue measure" that individual income tax rates be raised back to the 1945 level--a boost of 10%-20% effective October 1, 1950. He requested a 21%-25% increase in corporate income taxes.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 7-0 and 1-0 before 32,726 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia to move into first place in the National League, with Bubba Church (4-0) and Robin Roberts (12-5) pitching the respective shutouts. In the second game, Chicago pitcher Bob Rush (9-11) walked Mr. Roberts with 1 out. Putsy Caballero ran for Mr. Roberts, advanced to second base on a ground out by Eddie Waitkus, and scored on a single by Richie Ashburn.

Eddie Stanky drew a base on balls with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning, stole second base as Whitey Lockman struck out, and scored when center fielder Bob Usher dropped a fly ball by Don Mueller, giving the New York Giants a 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 8,838 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Locamente Te Amaré--Dalida (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Les enfants du Pirée--Dalida (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee (2nd week at #1)
2 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
3 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
4 Everybody's Somebody's Fool--Connie Francis
5 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
6 Mule Skinner Blues--The Fendermen
7 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band
8 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
9 Please Help Me, I'm Falling--Hank Locklin
10 That's All You Gotta Do--Brenda Lee

Singles entering the chart were A Mess of Blues by Elvis Presley (#53); I Know One by Jim Reeves (#82); Dreamin' by Johnny Burnette (#86); Lisa by Jeanne Black (#89); Whip it on Me by Jessie Hill (#91); Honky-Tonk Girl by Johnny Cash (#92); Happy Shades of Blue by Freddy Cannon (#95); Theme from The Apartment by Ferrante and Teicher with their Orchestra & Chorus (#96); She's Just a Whole Lot Like You by Hank Thompson (#99); and Cool Water by Jack Scott (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee (2nd week at #1)
2 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
3 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
4 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
--Dante and the Evergreens
5 Mule Skinner Blues--The Fendermen
--Rusty Draper
6 Please Help Me, I'm Falling--Hank Locklin
--Rusty Draper
7 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
8 Josephine--Bill Black's Combo
9 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band
10 Walking to New Orleans--Fats Domino

Singles entering the chart were Hello Young Lovers by Paul Anka (#65); The Tip of My Fingers by Nick Noble (#81); Sons and Lovers by Percy Faith and his Orchestra (#90); Nice 'n' Easy by Frank Sinatra (#91); I Shot Mr. Lee by the Bobettes (#92); You Mean Everything to Me by Neil Sedaka (#93); A Broken Vow by the Chordettes (#96); I Need You So by Ted Taylor (#97); We Know by Joni James (#98); Anymore by Teresa Brewer (#99); and Theme from Adventures in Paradise by Jerry Byrd (#100). Sons and Lovers was a version of the title theme of the movie.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
2 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
3 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
4 Walk - Don't Run--The Ventures
5 Feel So Fine--Johnny Preston
6 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
7 Walking to New Orleans/Don't Come Knockin'--Fats Domino
8 I'm Sorry/That's All You Gotta Do--Brenda Lee
9 The Blamers--Les Vogt
10 Look for a Star--Garry Miles
--Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were the version of Look for a Star by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra; The Twist by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (#30, charting with the version by Chubby Checker); Yogi by the Ivy Three (#35); Have Some Popcorn by Janet and Jay (#50); Ta Ta by Clyde McPhatter (#52); Down the Street to 301 by Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (#54); Strawberry Kisses by Gini Hayes (#55); The Wreck of the "John B"/Four Little Girls in Boston by Jimmie Rodgers (#56); You Mean Everything to Me by Neil Sedaka (#57); It Only Happened Yesterday by Jack Scott (#59); and If the World Don't End Tomorrow (I'm Comin' After You) by Doug Warren and the Rays (#60).

Died on this date
Dennis Hoey, 67. U.K.-born U.S. actor. Mr. Hoey, born Samuel David Hyams, began acting on stage in his native Britain in 1918. He moved to Hollywood in 1931, becoming a character actor in movies until 1952. Mr. Hoey was best known for playing Inspector Lestrade in six Sherlock Holmes movies (1942-1946). He played Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the episode of the television series Omnibus titled The Fine Art of Murder (December 9, 1956). Mr. Hoey died of kidney disease.

Politics and government
The U.S. Republican National Convention opened at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago.

Economics and finance
A Canadian federal-provincial conference on taxation was held in Ottawa.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Yellow River--Christie (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Lady Barbara--Renato (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): El Condor Pasa (If I Could)--Simon & Garfunkel (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (7th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Cottonfields--The Beach Boys
2 Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle--Creedence Clearwater Revival
3 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
4 Knock Knock Who's There--Mary Hopkin
5 Airport Love Theme--Vincent Bell
6 Tennessee Bird Walk--Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
7 Knock Knock Who's There--Liv Maesson
8 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
9 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
10 Boom-Sha-La-La-Lo--Hans Poulsen

Singles entering the chart were Vehicle by the Ides of March (#36); and Make Me Smile by Chicago (#39).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (3rd week at #1)
2 I Don't Believe in If Anymore--Roger Whittaker
3 Lady D'Arbanville--Cat Stevens
4 Never Marry a Railroad Man--Shocking Blue
5 Back Home--Golden Earring
6 Try a Little Love--Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars
7 Magical Mystery Morning--Cats
8 Groovin' with Mr. Bloe--Mr. Bloe
9 All Right Now--Free
10 Teach Your Children--Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Singles entering the chart were White Rabbit/Somebody to Love by Jefferson Airplane (#22); Take to the Mountains by Richard Barnes (#25); De Fles by Jan Boezeroen (#32); De Meiden Van de Kermis by Ciska Peters (#34); and Love Like a Man by Ten Years After (#35).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
2 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
3 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
4 The Love You Save/I Found That Girl--The Jackson 5
5 Make it with You--Bread
6 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
7 Ride Captain Ride--Blues Image
8 O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence--The Five Stairsteps
9 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
10 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers

Singles entering the chart were 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago (#50); America, Communicate with Me by Ray Stevens (#71); Wigwam by Bob Dylan (#74); Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys by the Isley Brothers (#76); Glory Glory by the Rascals (#77); Black Fox by Freddy Robinson (#84); Something by Booker T. & the M.G.'s (#87); Hummingbird by B.B. King (#88); Sing a Song for Freedom by Frijid Pink (#90); It's Your Life by Andy Kim (#92); Candida by Dawn (#97); Morning Much Better by Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (#98); It's a Shame by the Spinners (#99); and Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
2 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
3 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
4 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
5 Make it with You--Bread
6 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
7 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
8 Ride Captain Ride--Blues Image
9 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
10 The Love You Save--The Jackson 5

Singles entering the chart were Julie, Do Ya Love Me by Bobby Sherman (#69); Sing a Song for Freedom by Frijid Pink (#76); Yours Love by Joe Simon (#86); Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys by the Isley Brothers (#87); We're All Playing in the Same Band by Bert Sommer (#91); Some Thing's a Man's Gotta Do by Shango (#93); It's Your Life by Andy Kim (#94); Down by the River by Buddy Miles (#95); I Can't Be You (You Can’t Be Me) by Glass House (#96); I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine) by the Chi-Lites (#97); Stay Away from Me (I Love You Too Much) by Major Lance (#98); and Baby, Is There Something on Your Mind by McKinley Travis (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
2 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
3 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
4 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
5 Make it with You--Bread
6 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
7 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
8 Gimme Dat Ding--The Pipkins
9 Ride Captain Ride--Blues Image
10 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios

Singles entering the chart were My Girl by Eddie Floyd (#81); I Found That Girl by the Jackson 5 (#83); Wigwam by Bob Dylan (#86); I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine) by the Chi-Lites (#87); Julie, Do Ya Love Me by Bobby Sherman (#88); We're All Playing in the Same Band by Bert Sommer (#89); Ball and Chain by Tommy James (#90); Rainbow by the Marmalade (#91); America, Communicate with Me by Ray Stevens (#92); Down by the River by Buddy Miles (#93); I Can't Be You (You Can’t Be Me) by Glass House (#96); I Can Remember by Oliver (#97); Mongoose by Elephant's Memory (#98); It's Your Life by Andy Kim (#99); and I Understand by Fred Hughes (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
2 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
3 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
4 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
5 Mississippi Queen--Mountain
6 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
7 Gimme Dat Ding--The Pipkins
8 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
9 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
10 Teach Your Children--Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Singles entering the chart were Hand Me Down World by the Guess Who (#66); Snowbird by Anne Murray (#95); America, Communicate with Me by Ray Stevens (#97); Patches by Clarence Carter (#98); When We Get Married by the Intruders (#99); and 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor
2 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
3 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
4 Gimme Dat Ding--The Pipkins
5 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
6 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
7 The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles
8 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
9 Higher & Higher--Canada Goose
10 Are You Ready?--Pacific Gas & Electric
Pick hit of the week: Coochy Coo--Canada

At the movies
Jack Johnson, a documentary directed by William Cayton and narrated by Kevin Kennedy, starring Brock Peters as the voice of Jack Johnson, received its premiere screening in Detroit.



Personal
This blogger, on vacation with his parents, visited Calgary and Banff for the first time.

World events
Sultan Said bin Taimur of Muscat and Oman, deposed by his son two days earlier in a palace coup, arrived in London on a Royal Air Force transport, reportedly with a slight bullet wound.

War
U.S. casualties for the week in Vietnam were 77 dead and 510 wounded.

Politics and government
Moroccan voters approved a new constitution creating a unicameral 240-member parliament, and in effect ending a state of emergency imposed by King Hassan II in 1965.

Anthony Barber, who had been the U.K.’s chief negotiator with the European Common Market, was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Conservative cabinet of Prime Minister Edward Heath, succeeding Iain Macleod, who had died on July 21.

Communications
Statements by officials of Western Union and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission pointed to the demise of the familiar yellow telegram, as the company found demand declining, and its business services more profitable.

Tennis
The United States Tennis Association announced a revolutionary scoring change for the U.S. Open: a nine-point tie-breaker (at 4-4 the next point wins) would be used in all future matches. In 1974 the U.S.T.A. switched to the 12-point breaker (the winner must have at least 7 points with a margin of 2).

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): One More Reggae for the Road--Bill Lovelady (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Il jouait du piano debout--France Gall (6th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Take that Look Off Your Face--Marti Webb (4th week at #1)
2 Brass in Pocket--Pretenders
3 Paradise Road--Joy
4 It Hurts Too Much--Eric Carmen
5 Crying--Don McLean
6 Together We are Beautiful--Fern Kinney
7 Day-O/Island in the Sun--Richard Jon Smith
8 More than I Can Say--Leo Sayer
9 Call Me--Blondie
10 It's My House--Diana Ross

Singles entering the chart were Alaska by Malie Kelly (#18); and Don't Make Waves by the Nolans (#19).

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed failed to reach agreement on oil-pricing and revenue-sharing, after two days of intense negotiations. Mr. Trudeau refused to drop a federal proposal for a tax on natural gas exported to the United States which would have transferred revenue from Alberta to the federal treasury. Mr. Lougheed said, "The tax is a serious encroachment on our ownership rights." According to the Constitution, natural resources belonged to the provinces, but the Kissing Flower Boy in the Prime Minister’s office was never one to go according to the Constitution.

Scandal
U.S. Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti admitted that on June 17 he and President Jimmy Carter had discussed the President’s brother Billy’s actions on behalf of Libya, but that he had not discussed the details of the investigation with the President. Previously, Mr. Civiletti had denied that he had had any contact with the White House on the case.

Protest
Calm was restored in Chattanooga, Tennessee after three days of race riots sparked by the acquittal of three Ku Klux Klansmen on charges of shooting and wounding four Negro women. The violence stopped after police were withdrawn from troubled neighbourhoods and replaced by volunteer "peace patrols" of Negro leaders. More than 50 people had been arrested.

Baseball
The Chicago Cubs, last in the National League East Division with a record of 38-52, fired manager Preston Gomez and replaced him with Joey Amalfitano.

25 years ago
1985

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (2-2) 23 @ Edmonton (2-2) 25

With the Eskimos trailing 17-11 in the 4th quarter, Edmonton quarterback Matt Dunigan completed a 26-yard pass to former Blue Bomber Rick House, who made a diving catch for his first touchdown as an Eskimo, and Tom Dixon’s convert gave the Eskimos an 18-17 lead. With 1:06 remaining, the Eskimos were second down, 10 yards to go on their own 21-yard line. Mr. Dunigan completed a short pass to Chris Woods, who broke the play for an 89-yard touchdown to make the score 25-17 after the convert. John Hufnagel, who had come into the game in relief of starting quarterback Tom Clements, quickly drove the Blue Bombers downfield and connected with Joe Poplawski for a touchdown on the last play of the game. The 2-point convert attempt was unsuccessful, but the Blue Bombers were penalized on the play, anyway. It was the first CFL game for Winnipeg rookie wide receiver James Hood, who ended up playing with a different team every year before his career ended in the pre-season of 1989; he caught 6 passes for 105 yards. James Murphy led the Winnipeg receivers with 11 catches for 134 yards, while Mr. Poplawski caught 8 for 112. It was the last game for 10-year veteran Edmonton cornerback Joe Hollimon, who collided with teammate Marco Cyncar on a kickoff return in the 2nd quarter and suffered a career-ending knee injury. 41,173 were in attendance at Commonwealth Stadium.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen (4th week at #1)

Politics and government
A group of Quebec separatist members of the Canadian House of Commons who had recently left the Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties after the failure of the Meech Lake constitutional accord announced that they were forming their own party, the Bloc Quebecois. Lucien Bouchard, who had been environment minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney until his resignation in May, was presented as the Bloc’s leader. Mr. Bouchard told a press conference that the Bloc would use its influence in Parliament to act in the interests of a sovereign Quebec. The Bloc was composed of five former PCs and two former Liberals.

Diplomacy
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said that Iraqi president Saddam Hussein had assured him that he had no intention of invading Kuwait.

Scandal
The United States Senate voted 96-0 to denounce Sen. David Durenberger (Republican--Minnesota) for ethical violations that included accepting improper reimbursement from the Senate for travel and housing, and conspiring to evade limits on speaking fees.

Bob Engel resigned after 25 years as a major league baseball umpire after pleading no contest on charges of shoplifting baseball cards in California.

Abominations
Roseanne Barr screeched The Star-Spangled Banner before the San Diego Padres-Cincinnati Reds baseball game at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium. Her atrocious performance drew boos from the crowd, and Ms. Barr responded by grabbing her crotch.



Baseball
The St. Louis Cardinals released relief pitcher Ricky Horton. In 32 games with St. Louis in 1990, Mr. Horton had a record of 1-1 with 1 save and an earned run average of 4.93.

George Brett hit for the cycle for the second time in his career to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 6-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 49,855 fans at SkyDome in Toronto.

Trailing 7-4 with 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 9th inning, the Texas Rangers rallied with a 3-run home run by Pete Incaviglia to tie the game, and Rafael Palmeiro hit a 2-run homer with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th to beat the New York Yankees 9-7 before 41,954 fans at Arlington Stadium.

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the top of the 10th inning, but the Montreal Expos came back with 4 in the bottom of the inning--the last 3 on a home run by Marquis Grissom--to defeat the Pirates 8-7 before 21,669 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The Expos led 3-2 after 8 innings, but the Pirates scored 2 in the top of the 9th to take the lead, only to have the Expos score the tying run in the bottom of the 9th.

The New York Mets took a 9-0 lead after 6 inning and withstood a 6-run 9th inning rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-9 before 40,079 fans at Veterans Stadium. The Phillies had the potential tying run on third base when Tommy Herr lined out to shortstop Mario Diaz to end the game.

The San Diego Padres swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 and 10-4 before 27,285 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium. In the first game, which was preceded by Roseanne Barr's infamous version of The Star-Spangled Banner, Ed Whitson, with relief help from Craig Lefferts, won the pitchers' duel over Norm Charlton. The Padres outhit the Cincinnati Reds 20-9 in the second game. Winning pitcher Calvin Schiraldi hit his first home run of the season and the second and last of his major league career.

10 years ago
2000

Disasters
Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde bound for New York crashed into a hotel near Gonesse, France shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. The crash killed all 109 people aboard and 4 more in the hotel. It was later determined that a 16-inch piece of metal that had fallen off a plane that had taken off a few minutes earlier had punctured one of the Concorde’s tires, causing debris to be flung into the fuel tank and starting a catastrophic fire. Concordes had boasted a perfect safety record since their first flights in 1976.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Bill Clinton announced that the summit at Camp David, Maryland between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, which had been going on for two weeks, had concluded without an agreement. The status of Jerusalem was a prominent sticking point.

Politics and government
Texas Governor and presumptive Republican Party U.S. presidential nominee George W. Bush announced that former U.S. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney was his choice to be the vice-presidential candidate.