May 7, 2012

330 years ago
1682

Died on this date
Fyodor III, 20. Czar of Russia, 1676-1682. Fyodor III acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Alexis I. Czar Fyodor was disabled from birth by a disease that may have been scurvy. He initiated Orthodox Church and penal law reforms. Fyodor III's first consort, Agaphia, died in childbirth in 1681, and their son Ilya died at the age of 10 days. Czar Fyodor remarried in February 1682, but he was too weak to stand at the wedding. He died without issue, and was succeeded by his brothers Peter I and Ivan V.

120 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Archibald MacLeish. U.S. poet. Mr. MacLeish won three Pulitzer Prizes, and was Librarian of Congress from 1939-1944. He died on April 20, 1982, 17 days before his 90th birthday.

90 years ago
1922

Baseball
Jesse Barnes pitched a no-hitter to lead the New York Giants to a 7-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at the Polo Grounds in New York.

60 years ago
1952

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight’s episode: Little Red Schoolhouse

On television tonight
The Unexpected, hosted by Herbert Marshall, on NBC
Tonight's episode: House of Shadows, starring Phyllis Avry, Raymond Bond, Donald Kerr, and Mira McKinney

South Americana
Argentinian first lady Eva Peron was given the official title "Spiritual Leader of the Nation of Argentina."

40 years ago
1972

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Boston 3 @ New York 2 (Boston led best-of-seven series 3-1)

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
Yellowknife’s Top 13 (CJCD)
1 Make a Move on Me—Olivia Newton-John
2 Don’t Talk to Strangers—Rick Springfield
3 We Got the Beat—Go-Go’s
4 Key Largo—Bertie Higgins
5 I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll—Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
6 Do You Believe in Love—Huey Lewis and the News
7 Tainted Love—Soft Cell
8 Pac-Man Fever—Buckner & Garcia
9 Freeze Frame—J. Geils Band
10 Did it in a Minute—Daryl Hall & John Oates
11 Edge of Seventeen—Stevie Nicks
12 Find Another Fool—Quarterflash
13 That Girl—Stevie Wonder

Winnipeg’s Top 10 (CKY)
1 Don’t Talk to Strangers—Rick Springfield
2 ’65 Love Affair—Paul Davis
3 Titles—Vangelis
4 Did it in a Minute—Daryl Hall & John Oates
5 Ebony and Ivory—Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
6 I’ve Never Been to Me—Charlene
7 Don’t You Want Me—The Human League
8 Freeze Frame—J. Geils Band
9 Goin’ Down—Greg Guidry
10 Make a Move on Me—Olivia Newton-John

Winnipeg’s Top 10 (CFRW)
1 Pioneer/Six Months in a Leaky Boat—Split Enz
2 Senses Working Overtime—XTC
3 Ball & Chain (album track)—Aldo Nova
4 Ebony and Ivory—Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5 Cat People—David Bowie
6 Who Can it Be Now?—Men at Work
7 Only Time Will Tell (album track)—Asia
8 Town Called Malice—The Jam
9 Fantasy—Aldo Nova
10 One More Time--Streetheart

Winnipeg’s Top 10 (CHIQ)
1 Ebony and Ivory—Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
2 Don’t Talk to Strangers—Rick Springfield
3 Freeze Frame—J. Geils Band
4 I’ve Never Been to Me—Charlene
5 Titles—Vangelis
6 What Kind of Love is This?—Streetheart
7 Make a Move on Me—Olivia Newton-John
8 Did it in a Minute—Daryl Hall & John Oates
9 ’65 Love Affair—Paul Davis
10 Don’t You Want Me—The Human League

War
Iran claimed that its forces had broken through Iraqi lines and occupied a 22-mile strip on the southern border between Iran and Iraq.

25 years ago
1987

On television tonight
Our World, hosted by Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Duels in the Sun: Summer 1952



Died on this date
Colin Blakely, 56. U.K. actor. Mr. Blakely was a character actor in various plays, television programs, and movies. He played Dr. Watson in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his supporting performance in Equus (1977). Mr. Blakely died of leukemia.

Stewart McKinney, 56. U.S. politician. A member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut from 1971 until his death, Mr. McKinney, a Republican, apparently led a private homosexual life, which came to light when he died of AIDS.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Detroit 1 @ Edmonton 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

20 years ago
1992

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Endeavor, with a crew of seven, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Protest
100,000 people in Thailand demonstrated and demonstrated the resignation of General Suchinda Kraprayoon, who had seized power in a coup in 1991 and had become Premier in April 1992.

Law
Michigan became the 38th state to approve the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution, reading:

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.

The approval of the Michigan legislature fulfilled the condition for ratification requiring approval by ¾ of the states, and the amendment was deemed to have taken effect from that point.

10 years ago
2002

Terrorism
15 people were killed and 58 injured when a suicide bomber exploded his bomb in a gambling and billiards club outside Tel Aviv.