May 2, 2011

400 years ago
1611

Literature
The English-language version of the Bible authorized by King James I of England--popularly known as the King James version--began publication over a period of five days.

110 years ago
1901

Baseball
The Boston Americans scored 9 runs in the 2nd inning and added 10 in the 3rd as they beat the Philadelphia Athletics 23-12 before 2,841 fans at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. Every man in the Boston lineup had at least 1 hit and 2 runs. Parson Lewis (1-0) pitched a complete game victory, allowing 19 hits and 11 earned runs, while Pete Loos (0-1) started and took the loss in his only major league appearance, giving up 2 hits, 4 bases on balls, and 3 earned runs in 1+ inning.

Algie McBride batted 4 for 6 with 2 doubles, 4 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 16-12 before 3,000 fans at Robison Field in St. Louis. Bill Phillips (2-0) pitched a 17-hit complete game victory, allowing 10 earned runs, while batting 2 for 4 with 3 runs and a run batted in.

75 years ago
1936

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Harry West, on MBS
Tonight’s episode: The Blanched Soldier

Baseball
Leroy Herrmann of the Toronto Maple Leafs pitched a 10-inning no-hitter as he shut out the Newark Bears in an International League game.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Penelope Delta, 66 or 67. Greek authoress. Miss Delta wrote historical novels for teenagers, which have influenced popular perceptions of Greek culture and history. She died five days after taking poison on the day that German troops entered Athens.

Television
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission authorized the full commercialization of television broadcasting beginning July 1, 1941.

War
Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier in the year, the United Kingdom launched the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.

Defense
The American Legion's executive committee urged U.S. convoys to deliver war materials to Britain. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt urged in a letter to Office of Production Management chiefs William Knudsen and Sidney Hillman that the machine tool industry go on a 24-hour day, 7-day workweek. In a letter to House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Robert Doughton (Democrat--North Carolina), President Roosevelt urged a "minimum" $3.5-billion tax increase to cover defense costs.

Science
Dr. Rubby Sherr and Professor Kenneth Bainbridge of Harvard University reported the transmutation of mercury into radioactive gold and platinum.

Economics and finance
U.S. Price Administrator Leon Henderson said that the government was prepared to fix prices for staple commodities, food, and clothing to prevent unwarranted price inflation.

Business
General Mills began shipping a new cereal called "Cheerioats" to six test markets; the cereal was later renamed "Cheerios."

60 years ago
1951

At the movies
I was a Communist for the F.B.I., directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring Frank Lovejoy, opened in theatres in New York City.



War
Israeli-Syrian fighting broke out again in the demilitarized border zone between the Huleh swamp and the Sea of Galilee. 20 Syrians and 4 Israelis died as a result of Syrian attempts to keep the Israelis from drainnig the swamp.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees released a summary of the October 1950 conference on Wake Island between President Harry Truman and Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Douglas MacArthur which confirmed earlier reports that Gen. MacArthur had misled President Truman on the possibility of Chinese intervention in Korea.

Diplomacy
Japanese Emperor Hirohito paid his first visit to Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Matthew Ridgway in Tokyo.

Crime
A U.S. federal jury in Newark, New Jersey convicted Dr. John Jones, veterinarian and former Army meat inspector, of taking part in a conspiracy which had defrauded the government of $1 million by passing inferior-grade meat bought by the Army in 1947-1948 as top-grade beef.

Boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Joe Louis (63-2) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Omelio Agramonte (42-12) at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. It was the Brown Bomber's second decision over Mr. Agramonte within three months.



50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Are You Sure--The Allisons

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Prisoner, starring Anton Diffring, Faith Brook, and Catherine Feller



Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Pearl Necklace, starring Hazel Court, Ernest Truex, and Jack Cassidy

Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: A Good Imagination, starring Edward Andrews, Patricia Barry, and Ed Nelson



Space
The liftoff of Mercury-Redstone 3 with Alan Shepard aboard, scheduled to be the U.S.A.’s entry into the manned space race, was scrubbed and postponed until May 4 because of bad weather at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Transportation
The Canadian Pacific Ocean liner RMS Empress of Canada, the new flagship of the Canadian Pacific fleet, arrived at Montréal on her maiden voyage, eight days after departing Liverpool.

Agriculture
The government of Canada announced that it had negotiated an agreement to sell 6 million tons of wheat, barley, and flour, with a total value of about $362 million, to the People's Republic of China in one of the biggest grain sales in Canadian history. The agreement between the Canadian Wheat Board and China Resources Company, covering a period from June 1, 1961 to December 1963, was negotiated in Hong Kong from the Canadian side by Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton. The terms of the sale were 25% cash and the balance in 270 days. Canada guaranteed credit up to $50 million.

Baseball
Mickey Mantle hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins before 16,669 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. It was the Yankees’ first game in Minnesota.

40 years ago
1971

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
New York 2 @ Chicago 4 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Bobby Hull scored the series-winning goal at 4:24 of the 3rd period, and Chico Maki put the game and series away with an empty-net goal as the Black Hawks eliminated the Rangers at Chicago Stadium.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Sarà perché ti amo--Ricchi e Poveri (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Vienna--Ultravox (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Chi Mai (Theme from The Life and Times of David Lloyd George)--Ennio Morricone

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Angel of Mine--Frank Duval & Orchestra
2 Vienna--Ultravox
3 Without Your Love--Roger Daltrey
4 Can You Feel It--The Jacksons
5 One Night Affair--Spargo
6 Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz
7 Jealous Guy--Roxy Music
8 Chanson D'Amour--BZN
9 You Better You Bet--The Who
10 9 to 5--Dolly

Singles entering the chart were Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith (#21); Fantastic Voyage by Lakeside (#27); Just the Two of Us by Grover Washington, Jr. (#32); Dancing Dynamo by Sugar and the Lollipops (#35); and People Alone by Randy Crawford (#37). People Alone was from the movie The Competition (1980).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
2 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
3 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
4 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
5 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
8 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
9 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli
10 I Can't Stand It--Eric Clapton and his Band

Singles entering the chart were The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#61); You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#82); Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke/George Duke (#83); Can You Feel It by the Jacksons (#89); Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by Phoebe Snow (#90); and Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (3rd week at #1)
2 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
4 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
5 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
8 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
9 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
10 Somebody’s Knockin’--Terri Gibbs

Singles entering the chart were The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#59); You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#85); Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke/George Duke (#87); and You’re So Easy to Love by Tommy James (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
3 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
4 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
5 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
8 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
9 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
10 Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs

Singles entering the chart were The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#72); Give a Little Bit More by Cliff Richard (#76); Fool in Love with You by Jim Photoglo (#82); Is it You by Lee Ritenour (#84); Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke/George Duke (#86); You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#87); Say What by Jesse Winchester (#88); Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce (#89); I Can Take Care of Myself by Billy and the Beaters (#90); and Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash (#94).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
2 Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce
3 9 to 5--Dolly Parton
4 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
5 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
6 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
7 Wasn’t That a Party--The Rovers
8 Celebration--Kool & the Gang
9 I Missed Again--Phil Collins
10 You Better You Bet--The Who

Singles entering the chart were Medley by Stars on 45 (#41); Hold on Loosely by .38 Special (#46); Find Your Way Back by Jefferson Starship (#47); Winning by Santana (#48); and Sukiyaki by A Taste of Honey (#50). The Stars on 45 single was a medley, mainly of songs from the late 1960s and early ‘70s, performed by anonymous studio musicians and singers. It was not only the worst single of its time, but the worst idea for a single.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 You Better You Bet--The Who
2 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
3 Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs
4 Time Out of Mind--Steely Dan
5 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
6 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
7 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
8 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
9 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx
10 High School Confidential--Rough Trade

Singles entering the chart were Say You'll Be Mine by Christopher Cross (#23); A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) by Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (#24); and This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#29).

Horse racing
Pleasant Colony, with Jorge Velasquez up, won the 107th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02. Woodchopper placed second and Partez finished third in the 21-horse field. First prize money was $317,200.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
New York Islanders 5 @ New York Rangers 1 (Islanders led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Baseball
PCL
Vancouver 6 @ Edmonton 7

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Midnight Lady--Chris Norman

Died on this date
Sergio Cresto, 30. U.S. auto racing driver; Henri Toivonen, 29. Finnish auto racing driver. Messrs. Cresto and Toivonen were co-drivers in the World Rally Championship Tour de Corse in Corsica, and were killed in a crash during the 18th stage of the event.

At the movies
The Disney film Portraits of Canada/Images du Canada, produced in conjunction with Telecom Canada, received its premiere screening at the opening of Expo 86 in Vancouver. The Circle-Vision film, viewed in the round, was directed by Jeff Blyth.

Canadiana
Expo 86, a world's fair with participation from 54 nations, was opened in Vancouver by Prince Charles and Princess Diana, with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The exposition, which emphasized themes of transportation and communication, ran until October 13.

Politics and government
Joe Ghiz was sworn in as Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James Lee.

Medicine
Dr. Wilbert Keon performed Canada's first artificial heart transplant at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, fittting patient Noella Leclair, 42, with a Jarvik 7- 70 until a human heart was found several days later.

Disasters
The Ukraininan city of Chernobyl was evacuated, six days after the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, nine miles away.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
St. Louis 3 @ Calgary 2 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 1-0)

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher

Law
Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Bertha Wilson was named to head a Canadian Bar Association task force to improve the status of women in the legal profession; she retired in November 1990 after 8 years on the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down 190-year-old law that let the Crown jail people found not guilty by reason of insanity, or commit them to a mental institution indefinitely.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Minnesota 3 @ Edmonton 1 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 1-0)

10 years ago
2001

Scandal
A U.S. federal grand jury indicted the former chairmen of the world’s two largest auction houses--Sotheby’s and Christie’s--for overcharging their customers.

Baseball
Johnny Oates resigned as manager of the Texas Rangers, with the team off to an 11-17 start to the season. Mr. Oates had been the team’s manager since 1995, and had led them to American League West Division titles in 1996, 1998, and 1999. Interim manager Jerry Narron avoided defeat in his first game when the game at The Ballpark in Arlington was called because of rain after 3 innings, with the Rangers trailing the Chicago White Sox 6-0.