June 3, 2011

390 years ago
1621

Business
The Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherlands (present-day New York City).

230 years ago
1781

War
Virginia militia Mjaor Jack Jouett began his midnight ride from Louisa County to Charlottesville, Virginia to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by British forces commanded by Colonel Banastre Tarleton.

150 years ago
1861

Died on this date
Stephen A. Douglas, 48. U.S. politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Mr. Douglas was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois from 1843-1847 and the U.S. Senate from 1847 until his death. He defeated Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln in 1858 after a campaign that featured several long and memorable debates between the two over the issue of slavery. A split developed between Democrats in the northern and southern states over slavery, and two Democratic candidates were nominated for President of the United States in 1860: Mr. Douglas by the Northern Democratic Party and Vice President John C. Breckinridge by the Southern Democratic Party. Mr. Lincoln was the Republican candidate, and this time he won. Mr. Douglas held Mr. Lincoln's hat while he took the oath of office as President on March 4, 1861. Three months later, Mr. Douglas was dead of typhoid fever.

War
Union forces routed Confederate troops in the Battle of Philippi in Barbour County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Bill McTigue. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. McTigue played with the Boston Rustlers/Braves (1911-1912) and Detroit Tigers (1916), compiling a record of 2-5 with an earned run average of 6.19 in 27 games, batting .077 wit no home runs and 1 run batted in in 28 games. He played at least 111 games in at least 6 seasons in the minor leagues from 1911-1918, winning at least 48 and losing at least 37. Mr. McTigue fell ill with a lung disease in 1918, and died on May 6, 1920, four weeks before his 29th birthday.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Maurice Evans. U.K. actor. Mr. Evans was known for his starring roles in plays by William Shakespeare on stage in the U.K. and U.S.A. from the 1930s through the 1950s, and on television in the United States in the 1950s. He died on March 12, 1989 at the age of 87.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Ellen Corby. U.S. actress. Mrs. Corby was a character actress in various movies and television programs, and was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in I Remember Mama (1948). She was best known for playing Grandma in the television series The Waltons (1972-1981), for which she won three Emmy Awards. Mrs. Corby suffered a stroke in November 1976; she recovered, but appeared only occasionally on the program after that, including several reunion made-for-television movies through 1997. She died on April 14, 1999 at the age of 87.

90 years ago
1921

At the movies
Heedless Moths, written and directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Jane Thomas, Holmes Herbert, Hedda Hopper, and Audrey Munson, opened in theatres.



Crime
At his trial for the March 15, 1921 assassination of former Ottoman grand vizier Talat Pasha, viewed as the main orchestrator of the Armenian genocide, Soghomon Tehlirian was acquitted after arguing: "I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer."
Disasters An afternoon cloudburst in Pueblo, Colorado resulted in a flood that killed as many as 1,500 people, destroyed more than 600 homes as well as the city's downtown, and caused $25 million in damage.



Baseball
Playing under the name Lou Lewis, 17-year-old Lou Gehrig made his professional debut, batting 0 for 3 as a first baseman for the Hartford Senators as they lost 2-1 to the Pittsfield Hillies in an Eastern League game.

70 years ago
1941

Abominations
The German Wehrmacht razed the Cretan village of Kandanos to the ground, killing 180 of its inhabitants.

War
Reports from Ankara stated that General Henri Dentz, French High Commissioner for Syria, had declared a state of siege in the eastern part of the territory.

Politics and government
Iraqi Regent Emir Abdul Illah appointed former Prime Minister Jamil al-Midfai as the new Prime Minister.

Law
New Zealand began training women for police work, with 10 recruits.

60 years ago
1951

On the radio
Mr. Moto, starring James Monks, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: Blackmail

Died on this date
Émile-Auguste Chartier, 83. French philosopher and journalist. Mr. Chartier, who wrote under the name Alain and was the author of more than 50 books, was a leading theorist of radicalism who stressed the rights of individuals against the state, and warned against all forms of power. Privately, Mr. Chartier expressed right-wing views in his diary during World War II.

Religion
Pope Pius X was beatified in Rome after Roman Catholic Church investigators concluded that two recoveries from tumours were miraculous.

Economics and finance
Brazil suspended a two-year-old ban on the export and import of many goods, imposed to build up the country's dollar reserves.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Runaway--Del Shannon (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Where the Boys Are--Connie Francis (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Wheels (Vier Schimmel, ein Wagen)--Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Wheels--The String-A-Longs (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Surrender--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
2 Travelin’ Man--Ricky Nelson
3 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
4 Daddy’s Home--Shep and the Limelites
5 Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart--Connie Francis
6 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe
7 Mama Said--The Shirelles
8 I Feel So Bad--Elvis Presley
9 Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson
10 Runaway--Del Shannon

Singles entering the chart were Temptation by the Everly Brothers (#64); Tell Me Why by the Belmonts (#79); Dream (#88)/Fool that I Am (#95) by Etta James; I Like it Like That (Part 1) by Chris Kenner (#89); Better Tell Him No by the Starlets (#93); Jimmy Martinez (#94)/Ghost Train (#100) by Marty Robbins; Tonight (Could Be the Night) by the Velvets (#96); Jura (I Swear I Love You) by Les Paul and Mary Ford (#97); Blue Tomorrow by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (#99); and I Fall to Pieces by Patsy Cline (also #100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door--Eddie Hodges
2 Moody River--Pat Boone
3 Barbara-Ann--The Regents
4 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
5 Everyday--Bobby Lee
6 What a Surprise--Johnny Maestro
7 Raindrops--Dee Clark
8 Hello Walls--Faron Young
9 Indian Giver--Annette
10 Ring of Fire--Duane Eddy

Singles entering the chart were Heart and Soul by Jan and Dean (#32); Sea of Heartbreak by Don Gibson (#36); Jimmy Love by Cathy Carroll (#42); Nature Boy by Bobby Rydell (#44); Fallen Idol by Ken Lyon (#45); I Like it Like That (Part 1) by Chris Kenner (#46); Exodus by Eddie Harris (#48); The Writing on the Wall by Adam Wade (#49); and That's the Way with Love by Pierro Soffici (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Moody River--Pat Boone (2nd week at #1)
2 Barbara-Ann--The Regents
3 Everyday--Bobby Lee
4 Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson
5 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
6 Louisiana Mama--Gene Pitney
7 Ring of Fire--Duane Eddy
8 Raindrops--Dee Clark
9 Hello Walls--Faron Young
10 Indian Giver--Annette

Singles entering the chart were Wishbone by Donnie Brooks (#34); Fallen Idol by Ken Lyon (#35); Time by Jerry Jackson (#36); You Always Hurt the One You Love by Clarence Henry (#37); and Nature Boy by Bobby Rydell (#38).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Royal Tour

This was the last episode of the season.

Weather
Temperatures soared above 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Regina to start a 10-day Prairie heat wave.

Boxing
Emile Griffith (24-2) retained his world welterweight title with a technical knockout 48 seconds into the 12th round over Gaspar Ortega (58-22-2) at Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.



40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Pour un flirt--Michel Delpech

Died on this date
Vern Spencer, 77. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Spencer was an outfielder with the New York Giants (1920), batting .200 with no home runs and 19 runs batted in in 45 games. He played at least 1,154 games in at least 13 seasons in the minor leagues (1913-1927), hitting at least 25 home runs.

Politics and government
A controversial bill that could eliminate opposition to South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu in the presidential election scheduled for October 3 was approved by the lower chamber of the S.V. National Assembly.

Transportation
The Ontario government stopped work on the controversial Spadina Expressway in Toronto, after strong civic opposition; construction had started in 1964.

Labour
James Hoffa, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters since 1957, announced from prison--where he was serving a sentence for jury tampering--that he was not a candidate for re-election.

Baseball
Ken Holtzman (4-6) pitched his second career major league no-hitter and scored the game's only run as the Chicago Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 before 11,751 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Mr. Holtzman's run, which was unearned, was scored against losing pitcher Gary Nolan (3-6). Mr. Holtzman reached first base on an error by third baseman Tony Perez to lead off the 3rd inning, advanced to second base on a ground out by Don Kessinger, and scored on a single by Glenn Beckert. Mr. Nolan allowed just 5 hits in 8 innings.



30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Medley--Stars on 45
2 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
3 I Love You--Climax Blues Band
4 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
5 All Those Years Ago--George Harrison
6 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
7 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
8 Sweetheart--Franke & the Knockouts
9 This Little Girl--Gary U.S. Bonds
10 Nobody Wins--Elton John

Singles entering the chart were All Those Years Ago; Nobody Wins; I Missed Again by Phil Collins (#16); and Winning by Santana (#20).

Died on this date
Joe Santollo, 37. U.S. singer. Mr. Santollo was a founding member of the Duprees, a doo-wop vocal group who had several hit singles in the early 1960s, and were still performing at the time of his death from a heart attack. The Duprees, including Mr. Santollo, were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (1-0) 19 @ Winnipeg (0-1) 10

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Love Train--TMN

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Sweet Soul Music--London Boys (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Wind of Change--Scorpions

Terrorism
Irish Republican Army terrorists Peter Ryan, Lawrence McNally, and Anthony Dorris were ambushed by British soldiers in Coagh in County Tyrone.

Disasters
Mount Unzen erupted in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists.

Baseball
Lefthanded pitcher Brien Taylor of East Carteret High School in Beaufort, North Carolina was selected by the New York Yankees as the first pick in the major league amateur draft.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Anthony Quinn, 86. Mexican-born U.S. actor. Mr. Quinn, born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca, was an actor known for playing "ethnic" characters. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Viva Zapata! (1952) and Lust for Life (1956).

Niño Valdés, 76. Cuban boxer. Mr. Valdés was a heavyweight who compiled a record of 48-18-3-1 in a professional career from 1941-1959. He defeated former world champion Ezzard Charles in 1953, and was ranked as the #2 contender by The Ring in 1958, but his uneven record against other contenders prevented him from getting a title fight. Mr. Valdés was scheduled to fight Canadian heavyweight champion George Chuvalo in 1960, but a medical examination revealed a cataract in Mr. Valdés' left eye, forcing him into retirement. He worked as a security guard and bouncer after his boxing career.

Theatre
The Tony Awards for 2000-2001 were presented at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Producers won a record 12 Tonys, including Best Musical. Proof by David Auburn was named Best Play.

Died on this date
Anthony Quinn, 86. Mexican-born U.S. actor. Mr. Quinn, born Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca, was an actor known for playing "ethnic" characters. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Viva Zapata! (1952) and Lust for Life (1956).