July 3, 2012

100 years ago
1912

Baseball
The New York Giants edged the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1 at Washington Park in Brooklyn, as Giants' pitcher Rube Marquard earned his 19th straight win in 1912, a major league record for a single season that still stands.

50 years ago
1962

World events
Algeria received her independence from France.

Baseball
Jackie Robinson became the first Negro player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was voted in in his first year of eligibility.

40 years ago
1972

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (1-0) 43 @ Montreal (0-1) 10

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: Happy Talk--Captain Sensible

#1 single in the U.S.A.: (Billboard): Don't You Want Me--The Human League

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't You Want Me--The Human League (2nd week at #1)
2 Ebony and Ivory--Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
3 Rosanna--Toto
4 Always on My Mind--Willie Nelson
5 Hurts So Good--John Cougar
6 Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me--Juice Newton
7 The Other Woman--Ray Parker, Jr.
8 Crimson and Clover--Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
9 Heat of the Moment--Asia
10 Eye of the Tiger--Survivor

Singles entering the chart were Vacation by the Go-Go's (#62); Love Will Turn You Around by Kenny Rogers (#66); And I am Telling You I'm Not Going by Jennifer Holliday (#86); Megaforce by 707 (#88); Words by Missing Persons (#89); Too Good to Turn Back Now by Rick Bowles (#90); and Gloria by Laura Branigan (#95). Megaforce was the title song from the movie that had opened in theatres on June 25, and was one of the year's biggest critical and commercial flops.

Canada’s top 10 (RPM)
1 I've Never Been to Me--Charlene (2nd week at #1)
2 Ebony and Ivory--Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
3 Body Language--Queen
4 Crimson and Clover--Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
5 Rosanna--Toto
6 Homosapien--Pete Shelly
7 The Other Woman--Ray Parker, Jr.
8 Hurts So Good--John Cougar
9 867-5309/Jenny--Tommy Tutone
10 Always on My Mind--Willie Nelson

Singles entering the chart were Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac (#43); Love is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) by Donna Summer (#49); and Making Love by Roberta Flack (#50).

War
Israeli armoured troops sealed off the Muslim section of west Beirut.

Politics and government
About 70% of Mexico’s 31.5 million eligible voters cast ballots in the country’s presidential election. Results weren’t made public for two days.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston (4th week at #1)

Crime
A court in Lyon, France sentenced former Lyon Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie to life in prison for crimes against humanity.

Protest
Panamanian business leaders seeking the ouster of dictator General Manuel Antonio Noriega called for a general strike lasting from July 3-5.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (1-1) 24 @ Winnipeg (2-0) 51

Willard Reaves led the Blue Bombers’ attack with 26 rushes for over 180 yards and touchdowns of 3 and 41 yards. James Murphy added to the Winnipeg offense with 8 pass receptions for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns, each covering 32 yards. Running back Cedric Minter rushed 16 times for 58 yards for the Rough Riders and returned 8 kickoffs—tying the league record for a single game—for 148 yards.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (7th week at #1)

Space
The Canadian Space Agency announced that astronauts Marc Garneau and Chris Hadfield would begin a four-year training period in August in preparation for a space flight planned to assist in the construction of the space station Freedom.

World events
Iraq’s official news agency denied that a military coup had been attempted against President Saddam Hussein.

Politics and government
Czechoslovakian President Vaclav Havel, running unopposed by any candidate for re-election, failed to get a majority of votes in one of the houses of the Federal Assembly. The opposition to Mr. Havel’s re-election came mainly from Slovak representatives.

10 years ago
2002

Football
CFL
Montreal (2-0) 28 @ Toronto (0-2) 12