June 23, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Sherry Holden!

200 years ago
1811

Died on this date
Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, 70. Portuguese poet. Mr. Tolentino de Almeida was Portugal's foremost satirical poet of the 18th century.

150 years ago
1861

Canadiana
Prince Alfred continued his royal tour, arriving at Niagara Falls by rail; he travelled on to Hamilton and Toronto.

130 years ago
1881

Died on this date
Matthias Jakob Schleiden, 77. German botanist. Professor Schleiden, with Theodor Schwann and Rudolf Virchow, co-founded cell theory.

120 years ago
1891

Died on this date
Wilhelm Eduard Weber, 86. German physicist. Dr. Weber and Carl Friedrich Gauss invented the electromagnetic telegraph in 1833.

Samuel Newitt Wood, 65. U.S. politician. Mr. Wood, a member of the Liberty Party, and later the Republican Party, held various offices in state politics in Kansas. He advocated that his hometown of Woodsdale be made the seat of Stevens County instead of rival Hugoton, and the dispute led to his assassination by James Brennen outside the courthouse in Hugoton. Mr. Brennen was never prosecuted.

80 years ago
1931

Aviation
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.

70 years ago
1941

War
German forces captured Brest-Litovsk as well as the towns of Kovno and Lomza in Soviet-annexed Poland. U.S. Senator Harry Truman (Democrat--Missouri) urged the United States to help whichever side seemed to be losing in the war between Germany and the U.S.S.R., and thus "let them kill as many as possible." U.S. Representative Martin Dies (Democrat--Texas) predicted that the U.S.S.R. would be defeated within 30 days.

World events
The Lithuanian Activist Front declared independence from the U.S.S.R. and formed the Provisional Government of Lithuania.

Diplomacy
Polish Prime Minister Wladyslaw Sikorski, in a broadcast from London, offered to resume friendly relations with the U.S.S.R. if the Soviets reinstated the Treaty of Riga boundary.

Defense
The U.S. War Department modified the property seizure bill, limiting the President's requisitioning authority to military or naval equipment and material and machinery needed for their manufacture.

Labour
In an effort to end the San Francisco shipyards strike, the United States navy ordered striking Congress of Industrial Organizations and American Federation of Labor machinists to be signed on civil service rolls.

60 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Aba Daba Honeymoon--Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Too Young--Nat "King" Cole (Best Seller--1st week at #1); How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford (Disc Jockey--9th week at #1; Jukebox--8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford (2nd week at #1)
2 On Top of Old Smoky--The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
3 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
4 Jezebel--Frankie Laine
5 Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
6 Mister and Mississippi—Patti Page
–Dennis Day
7 Mockin’ Bird Hill--Les Paul and Mary Ford
8 Rose, Rose, I Love You--Frankie Laine
9 My Truly, Truly Fair—Guy Mitchell
--Vic Damone
10 Unless--Eddie Fisher
--Guy Mitchell

Singles entering the chart were Tom’s Tune by Georgia Gibbs (#30) and Gone Fishin’ by Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong (#40).

Space
Astronomers at an American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington reported that outbursts of radiation from the edge of the Sun may be the cause of ionospheric disturbances in Earth's atmosphere.

Adventure
Clyde Deal of Red Bank, New Jersey docked his Norwegian-built sloop in New York harbor after completing a 4,400-mile trip from the Canary Islands in 54 days.

Transportation
SS United States, the biggest and fastest ocean liner constructed entirely in the U.S.A., was christened and launched at Newport News, Virginia.

Education
A three-judge U.S. federal court in Charleston, South Carolina upheld racial segregation in the state's public schools, but ordered equal facilities for Negroes.

Business
The U.S. Senate Small Business Committee charged that 10 large companies led by General Motors received 27% of the government's defense business during the first nine months of fighting in Korea.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Runaway--Del Shannon (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Lawless Years, starring James Gregory, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Louy K: Part 5 The Disintegration



Diplomacy
The Antarctic Treaty System, which set aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and limits military activity on the continent, its islands and ice shelves, came into force, agreed to by 12 participating states. The treaty originated in a conference in Washington in 1959.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies, trailing the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 after 5 innings, scored 2 runs in the 6th inning, 4 in the 8th, and 6 in the 9th as they came back to win 12-11 before 16,170 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Jim Woods singled as a pinch hitter for the Phillies in the 5th inning in the 36th and last game of his 3-year major league career.

Gene Freese led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a double and scored on a bases-loaded single by Eddie Kasko with 1 out to give the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 27,868 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.

Stan Musial drove in 7 runs with a 3-run home run in the 3rd inning and a grand slam in the 7th to help the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the San Francisco Giants 10-5 before 15,444 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Craig Anderson (1-0), the third and last St. Louis pitcher, allowed 3 hits in 3.2 scoreless innings to get the win, striking out 1 and walking none in his major league debut.

The Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians combined for 9 home runs in a 15-7 win for the Tigers before 24,037 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Detroit center fielder Bill Bruton and Cleveland left fielder Chuck Essegian each hit a pair of homers.

Jim Gentile batted 2 for 2 with a home run, 3 bases on balls, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 before 6,554 fans at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Steve Barber (8-6) allowed 7 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 6.2 innings, but got the win, and helped his own cause by hitting his first major league home run in the 4th inning.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road

Politics and government
Allan Blakeney led his New Democratic Party to victory in the Saskatchewan provincial election, ending seven years of Liberal Party government. The NDP took 45 of 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly, with the remaining 15 seats going to Premier Ross Thatcher's Liberals.

Québec Premier Robert Bourassa rejected the proposed constitutional charter drafted a week earlier at the first ministers conference in Victoria; he wanted provincial legislative primacy in income security.

Economics and finance
The United Kingdom and the European Economic Community reached a final settlement of major obstacles that had obstructed British membership in the EEC.

Baseball
Catcher Frank Fernandez, who had been traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Washington Senators in a five-player deal on May 8, was sold by the Senators back to the Athletics. He was batting .100 with no home runs and 4 runs batted in in 18 games with Washington.

Rick Wise (8-4) had one of the greatest games a pitcher has ever had, hitting 2 home runs while pitching a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies as they blanked the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 before 13,329 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Mr. Wise’s home runs were his 3rd and 4th of the season. For the defending National League champion Reds, it was the second time in three weeks that they had gone hitless in a game, both at home.







Ken Henderson led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a home run to break a 2-2 tie and Juan Marichal hit a 2-run homer with 2 out as the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 before 12,418 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Mr. Marichal (10-4) pitched a 10-hitter to outduel Milt Pappas (7-7), who pitched an 8-hit complete game. Mr. Marichal's home run was his second of the season, and the fourth and last of his major league career.

Boots Day, Stan Swanson, and Rusty Staub--the top third of the order--batted a combined 7 for 14 with 4 doubles, 4 runs, and 3 runs batted in to help the Montreal Expos defeat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 before 5,262 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Mr. Swanson, playing his first major league game, played left field, doubling and scoring in his first plate appearance, and finishing the game 2 for 5 with 2 doubles and a run, with 1 putout. Tom House, the second of three Atlanta pitchers, also made his major league debut, pitching the 7th inning and allowing 2 hits and 1 run--earned--in 1 inning, striking out 2 batters and walking none.

Lou Brock and Joe Torre hit run-scoring singles in the top of the 10th inning for the St. Louis Cardinals as they broke a 1-1 tie and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 before 19,910 fans at Dodger Stadium.

Enzo Hernandez singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Norm Miller, and scored on a single by Tommy Dean to give the San Diego Padres a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,936 fans at San Diego Stadium. Pinch hitter Larry Stahl singled home Nate Colbert from second base in the 8th inning to tie the score, and pinch hitter Angel Bravo doubled home Dave Campbell from first base with 2 out in the 9th inning to give the Padres a 4-3 win in the second game to complete the sweep. Mr. Campbell had forced Bob Barton out at second base after Mr. Barton had reached first on an error by Houston third baseman Doug Rader, making the winning run unearned. Relief pitcher Bob Miller won both games, improving his 1971 record to 5-2.

The Chicago White Sox scored all their runs from the 2nd through 6th innings as they routed the Kansas City Royals 12-3 before 5,910 fans at White Sox Park. Wilbur Wood (6-3) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory.

Gene Michael hit a solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the New York Yankees a 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers before 11,949 fans at Yankee Stadium. New York starting pitcher Fritz Peterson took a 5-0 lead into the 9th, but the Tigers rallied for 5 runs, with pinch hitter Gates Brown's 3-run home run tying the score.

Boog Powell drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Washington Senators 7-5 before 7,867 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. Jim Palmer (10-3) took a 7-1 lead into the 9th inning, but the Senators rallied for 4 runs, with Frank Howard hitting a 2-run home run and three consecutive pinch hitters reaching base and producing 2 more runs. Washington had the potential tying run at bat when relief pitcher Pete Richert retired Del Unser on a popup to second base to end the game.

30 years ago
1981

Baseball
In the International League, Dave Koza singled in Marty Barrett with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 33rd inning to give the Pawtucket Red Sox a 3-2 win over the Rochester Red Wings at Pawtucket to end the longest game in professional baseball history. The game had been suspended on April 19 with the score tied 2-2 after 32 innings and 8 hous 7 minutes of play. The 33rd inning toook 18 minutes. Bob Ojeda pitched the top of the 33rd and picked up the win for the Red Sox.

25 years ago
1986

Baseball
Mike LaCoss pitched a 3-hitter and hit his first major league home run as the San Francisco Giants routed the San Diego Padres 18-1. Mr. LaCoss hit his home run off infielder Dane Iorg, who had been brought in to pitch with the game out of reach for the Padres.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): I'll Do 4 U--Father MC featuring Mary J. Blige (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Wind of Change--Scorpions (3rd week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher (2nd week at #1)
2 Bobby Brown--Frank Zappa
3 The One and Only--Chesney Hawkes
4 Wind of Change--Scorpions
5 Jesus Loves You--Bow Down Mister
6 Last Train to Trancentral--The KLF
7 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
8 Secret Love--Bee Gees
9 Blue System--Lucifer
10 How to Dance--Bingoboys featuring Princessa

Singles entering the chart were Sailing on the Seven Seas by OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) (#23); Baby Baby by Amy Grant (#25); Illusion (Ilusion) by Luisa Fernandez & Peter Kent (#29); and Strike it Up by Black Box (#30).

Died on this date
Lea Padovani, 70. Italian actress. Miss Padovani appeared in 60 movies, including Black Dossier (1955) and The Intruder (1956).