May 10, 2011

720 years ago
1291

Politics and government
Scottish nobles recognized the authority of Edward I of England, pending the selection of a king.

490 years ago
1521

Died on this date
Sebastian Brant, 62-64 (?). French-born German author. Mr. Brant, a native of Strasbourg, was a law professor at the University of Basel and a German cultural nationalist who believed in the necessity of moral reform. He was known for his satires, especially Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools) (1494).

210 years ago
1801

War
The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declared war on the United States of America.

170 years ago
1841

Born on this date
James Gordon Bennett, Jr.. U.S. journalist and sportsman. Mr. Bennett, son of the founder of the New York Herald, founded the New York Evening Telegram in 1867, the same year he took over control of his father's paper. Mr. Bennett, who went by his middle name in order to distinguish him from his father, organized the first polo and tennis matches in the United States, and won the first transoceanic yacht race. He donated sports trophies and sponsored exploration, including Henry Stanley's trip to Africa to search for David Livingstone. Mr. Bennett died on May 14, 1918, four days after his 77th birthday.

Canadiana
Halifax was incorporated as a city.

130 years ago
1881

Europeana
Carol I was crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom.

125 years ago
1886

Born on this date
Karl Barth. Swiss theologian. Professor Barth was a Reformed Protestant pastor who served as a pastor in Switzerland and then in Germany. He opposed the Nazis, and was largely responsible for the Barmen declaration (1934), which proclaimed that the church's allegiance to Jesus Christ took precedence over loyalty to any human ruler. Prof. Barth was forced to resign his position at the University of Bonn in 1935 and return to Switzerland after refusing to take an oath of loyalty to German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. Although Prof. Barth opposed Nazism, he promoted socialism. He rejected mush of the religious liberalism that he was exposed to in his early years and claimed that God reveals himself to us through Jesus Christ, but denied biblical inerrancy. Prof. Barth rejected the assertion that he was the father of "neo-orthodoxy"--one of whose doctrines is that the Bible isn't the word of God objectively, but becomes the word of God as it interacts with the reader--but he has been hugely influential upon numerous prominent religious liberals. Prof. Barth's best-known books were The Epistle to the Romans (1919/1922) and his multi-volume Church Dogmatics (1932-1967). He died on December 10, 1968 at the age of 82.

Politics and government
The Nova Scotia legislature passed a resolution asking the federal government to release the province from Confederation, arguing that the federal government's transportation and tariff policies and its failure to recognize Nova Scotia's claims for better terms had left the province with no other option than secession.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Bel Kaufman. German-born U.S. teacher and authoress. Miss Kaufman, a native of Berlin, moved to Newark, New Jersey with her parents at the age of 12. She taught in various New York City high schools, which served as the basis for her novel Up the Down Staircase (1964). Miss Kaufman died on July 25, 2014 at the age of 103.

90 years ago
1921

Economics and finance
Canada and the British West Indies came to a tariff arrangement.

70 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)--Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell (7th week at #1)

War
The chamber of the British House of Commons in London and other buildings were destroyed in an air raid by 300 German Luftwaffe planes on the night of May 10-11. German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachuted into Scotland--landing near Glasgow--to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany; the German government claimed that Mr. Hess had become the "victim of hallucinations." Chinese Nationalist leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek said in Chungking that China could defeat Japan alone and could prevent a major Pacific war if the United States furnished her with arms and money.



Defense
Argentine Marine Minister Rear Admiral Mario Fincati announced that the government was planning to take over all available ships now lying idle in Argentine ports as the first step in the creation of a merchant fleet.

Diplomacy
The United States Interior Department announced that final steps were being taken to settle with Canada a 158-year-old dispute regarding the border between Minnesota and Canada.

Transportation
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) started its first trans-border service with a flight from Toronto-Malton to New York City.

Labour
San Francisco shipyards were struck by 1,200 American Federation of Labor and 700 Congress of Industrial Organizations members, tying up $500 million worth of government contracts.

60 years ago
1951

War
United Nations forces re-entered Munsan, Chunchon, and Inje near the 38th Parallel as Communist forces retreated following their spring offensive. U.S. Defense Secretary George Marshall concluded four days of testimony befoere the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, defending President Harry Truman's administration's performance in Korea.

World events
The Panamanian National Police under Colonel Jose Remon stormed the presidential palace in Panama City and arrested Arnulfo Arias in a battle that cost 16 lives. Mr. Arias had been ousted the day before by the Congress, a day after attempting to assume dictatorial powers.

Politics and government
A U.S. Republican National Committee meeting in Tulsa selected Chicago as the site of the 1952 Republican National Convention.

Agriculture
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru set off cheers in the Lok Sabha when he announced that 50,000 tons of Soviet wheat purchased on a "cash basis" was en route to India.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Senate voted to ban economic aid to any nation that sent war materials to the U.S.S.R. or its satellites.

50 years ago
1961

Defense
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Council of Ministers closed three days of meetings in Oslo with determination to maintain the freedom of West Berlin.

Baseball
The Chicago White Sox bought veteran outfielder Wes Covington from the Milwaukee Braves. Mr. Covington, who had joined the Braves in 1956, was hitting .190 in 9 games with them in 1961.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Me and Bobby McGee--Janis Joplin (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Naomi no Yume--Hedva & David (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): My Sweet Lord--George Harrison (8th week at #1)

Boxing
Former World Boxing Association world heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis (30-6) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Canadian heavyweight champion George Chuvalo (63-17-2) at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.



30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Counting the Beat--The Swingers (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins

Hockey
The Cornwall Royals, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, won the Memorial Cup for the second consecutive year by defeating the Ontario Hockey Association champion Kitchener Rangers by a score of 5-2.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Boston 86 @ Houston 91 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Mike Dunleavy scored 28 points and Moses Malone added 24 points and 22 rebounds to help the Rockets defeat the Celtics before 16,121 fans at the Summit. Cedric Maxwell led Boston scorers with 24 points, as the Houston defense, led by Robert Reid, held Larry Bird to 8 points for the second straight game.



Baseball
Charlie Lea (1-1) pitched a no-hitter for the Montreal Expos as they shut out the San Francisco Giants 4-0 in the second game of a doubleheader before 25,343 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. It was the Expos’ first no-hitter since Bill Stoneman threw one in 1972, and the first ever at Olympic Stadium. The Expos scored all their runs in the 7th inning against San Francisco starting pitcher Ed Whitson (0-4), with Tim Wallach leading off the inning with a home run. Enos Cabell led off the first game with a home run and Darrell Evans led off the 6th with a homer as the Giants won the first game 5-1, as Tom Griffin (3-2) pitched a 4-hitter to win over Bill Lee (1-1).





Joe Rudi's 3-run home run with 2 out--his first homer in a Boston uniform--climaxed a 4-run 10th inning as the Red Sox broke a 5-5 tie and defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 before 17,411 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Dan Whitmer caught the first 5 innings for Toronto, drawing a base on balls in his only plate appearance, making 3 putouts and no assists in the 55th and last game of his 2-year major league career.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): You Can Leave Your Hat On--Joe Cocker (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Living Doll--Cliff Richard and the Young Ones (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Living Doll--Cliff Richard and the Young Ones (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Make It Work--Christy Moore, Paul Doran and the Self Aid Band

#1 single in the U.K.: A Different Corner--George Michael (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
2 Why Can’t This Be Love--Van Halen
3 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
4 Kiss--Prince and the Revolution
5 Harlem Shuffle--Rolling Stones
6 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
7 Take Me Home--Phil Collins
8 Bad Boy--Miami Sound Machine
9 What Have You Done for Me Lately--Janet Jackson
10 Your Love--Outfield

Singles entering the chart were When the Heart Rules the Mind by GTR (#71); If She Knew What She Wants by the Bangles (#78); Digging Your Scene by the Blow Monkeys (#84); Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins (#85); Listen Like Thieves by INXS (#86); Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (#87); Innocent Eyes by Graham Nash (#88); Say It, Say It by E.G. Daily (#89); and I Want You by Animotion (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Let’s Go All the Way--Sly Fox
2 The Power of Love--Jennifer Rush
3 Manic Monday--Bangles
4 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
5 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
6 Kiss--Prince and the Revolution
7 Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)--Glass Tiger
8 Harlem Shuffle--Rolling Stones
9 Nikita--Elton John
10 Bop--Dan Seals

Singles entering the chart were How Many (Rivers to Cross) by Luba (#74); Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (#92); We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off by Jermaine Stewart (#94); Mother’s Talk by Tears for Fears (#97); and Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy (#98).

Soccer
English FA Cup Final @ Wembley Stadium, London
Liverpool 3 Everton 1

Ian Rush scored 2 goals and Craig Johnston scored another as Liverpool overcame a goal by Everton's Gary Lineker to win before 98,000 fans.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
St. Louis 2 @ Calgary 4 (Calgary led best-of-seven series 3-2)

20 years ago
1991

Terrorism
Inderjit Singh Reyat was convicted of the bombing death of two baggage handlers at Narita Airport in Tokyo on June 23, 1985, to protest Indian government's treatment of Sikhs. He was later sentenced to 10 years in prison.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Sudhakarrao Naik, 66. Indian politician. Mr. Naik, a member of the Indian National Congress Party, represented Pusad in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1978-1993) and was Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1991-1993); was Governor of Himachal Pradesh (1994-1995); and represented Washim in the Lok Sabha (1998-1999). His time as Chief Minister of Maharashtra was characterized by his failure to control the Bombay riots (1992-1993) and his attempt to destroy organized crime.

Baseball
The Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays combined to hit 7 home runs as the Athletics won 14-8 before 16,130 fans at SkyDome in Toronto, scoring 7 runs in the 6th inning.

The San Francisco Giants scored 8 runs in the 6th inning as they whipped the Montreal Expos 13-0 before 41,059 fans at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco. Kirk Rueter (4-3) allowed 6 hits in 8 innings to get the win for the Giants, batting 1 for 2 with 2 bases on balls, a sacrifice, a run, and 2 runs batted in.

Jeromy Burnitz hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 runs and Devon White hit a grand slam as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Chicago Cubs 11-1 before 36,149 fans at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Sammy Sosa’s 398th career major league homer accounted for the Cubs’ only run.