June 6, 2012

100 years ago
1912

Born on this date
María Montez. Dominican-born actress. Miss Montez, born María África Gracia Vidal, was spotted by a talent scout while visitin New York in the late 1930s. She appeared in 26 movies from 1940-1951, and was known for playing seductresses in Technicolor costume adventure films such as Arabian Nights (1942); Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944); and Cobra Woman (1944). Miss Montez married French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont in 1943, and the couple moved to France in the late 1940s and formed their own production company, Christina Productions. Miss Montez starred in five movies in France before her death on September 7, 1951 at the age of 39, apparently suffering a heart attack and drowning while taking a hot bath.

70 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Tangerine--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (5th week at #1)

At the movies
Spy Ship, directed by B. Reeves Eason, and starring Craig Stevens, Irene Manning, Maris Wrixon, and Tod Andrews, opened in theatres.

War
The Battle of Midway continued, as U.S. Navy dive bombers sank the Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese carriers, and damaged 11 or 12 other Japanese warships. Japanese forces in Chekiang Province, China capturted the airfield of the walled city of Chuhsien, while heavy fighting continued in the centre of the city.

Economics and finance
In an anti-inflation decree, the Cuban Office of Price and Supply Control froze all prices of foodstuffs, clothing, and other commodities, and limited profits.

Horse racing
Shut Out, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, with Eddie Arcaro up, won the 74th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:29 1/5. Alsab, the Kentucky Derby runner-up and Preakness Stakes winner, placed second.



60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Exile, starring John Boruff, Robert Herrman, and Chester Morris

40 years ago
1972

Protest
South African justice minister Petrus Pelser ordered a month-long ban on marches and outdoor meetings. Students had spent weeks protesting apartheid.

Politics and government
U.S. Senator George McGovern moved further ahead of his competitors in the contest for the 1972 Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States when he won primaries in California, New Jersey, New Mexico, and his home state of South Dakota. The California primary gave the winner all 271 delegates to the party’s nominating convention.

Disasters
At least 427 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in Wankie, Rhodesia.

War
The Israeli army invaded southern Lebanon by land, sea, and air, with the aim of destroying Palestine Liberation Organization strongholds in the area. More than 250 tanks and armoured personnel carriers, plus thousands of infantry troops fanned out across the frontier into southern Lebanon, stretching from the city of Tyre to the foothills of Mount Hermon, and captured several Palestinian strongholds.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Let it Be--Ferry Aid (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Multimix--The Communards (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Hold Me Now--Johnny Logan

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): You Want Love (Maria Maria)--Mixed Emotions

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Hold Me Now--Johnny Logan (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): You Keep Me Hangin' On--Kim Wilde

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Always--Atlantic Starr
2 You Keep Me Hangin' On--Kim Wilde
3 The Lady in Red--Chris DeBurgh
4 Head to Toe--Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
5 With or Without You--U2
6 In Too Deep--Genesis
7 Wanted Dead or Alive--Bon Jovi
8 Looking for a New Love--Jody Watley
9 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston
10 Diamonds--Herb Alpert (vocals by Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson)

Singles entering the chart included I Want Your Sex by George Michael (#50); Cross My Broken Heart by the Jets (#60); Moonlighting (Theme) by Al Jarreau (#75); One for the Mockingbird by Cutting Crew (#83); Luka by Suzanne Vega (#88); and Boy Blue by Cyndi Lauper (#90). Cross My Broken Heart was from the movie Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). Moonlighting (Theme) was from the television series.

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 La Isla Bonita--Madonna
2 (I Just) Died in Your Arms--Cutting Crew
3 Looking for a New Love--Jody Watley
4 Boom Boom--Paul Lekakis
5 With or Without You--U2
6 Lean on Me--Club Nouveau
7 Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You--Glenn Medeiros
8 You Keep Me Hangin' On--Kim Wilde
9 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston
10 Talk Dirty to Me--Poison

Singles entering the chart included Flames of Paradise by Jennifer Rush (with Elton John (#82); Rhythm is Gonna Get You by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine (#84); The Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson (#87); Point of No Return by Expose (#90); Waiting for a Miracle by Bruce Cockburn (#93); Together (The New Wedding Song) by Joey Gregorash (#95); and Walk to the Rhythm by Parachute Club (#97).

Horse racing
Bet Twice won the 119th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in New York, ruining Alysheba’s bid for a Triple Crown.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Hamilton (1-0) 14 Montreal (0-1) 13 @ Saint John
Winnipeg (0-1) 14 @ Saskatchewan (1-0) 27
Calgary (0-1) 33 @ Edmonton (1-0) 39

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): One in a Million--Euphoria

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kimi ga iru dakede--Kome Club (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Please Don't Go--Double You (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Please Don't Go--Double You (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Joy--François Feldman (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap!

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Please Don't Go/Game Boy--KWS (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Jump--Kris Kross (7th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)--En Vogue (3rd week at #1)
2 Jump--Kris Kross
3 Under the Bridge--Red Hot Chili Peppers
4 Baby Got Back--Sir Mix-a-Lot
5 Live and Learn--Joe Public
6 Damn I Wish I was Your Lover--Sophie B. Hawkins
7 In the Closet--Michael Jackson
8 Bohemian Rhapsody--Queen
9 If You Asked Me To--Celine Dion
10 Just Take My Heart--Mr. Big

Singles entering the chart included I'll Be There by Mariah Carey (#39) and The Best Things in Life are Free by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson (#52); and Wishing on a Star by Cover Girls (#58).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 If You Asked Me To--Celine Dion
2 Sinking Like a Sunset--Tom Cochrane
3 One--U2
4 Under the Bridge--Red Hot Chili Peppers
5 Hold on My Heart--Genesis
6 Lift Me Up--Howard Jones
7 Damn I Wish I was Your Lover--Sophie B. Hawkins
8 Constant Craving--k.d. lang
9 You Won't See Me Cry--Wilson Phillips
10 Let's Get Rocked--Def Leppard

Singles entering the chart included I'll Be There by Mariah Carey (#46); When the Stars Fall by Sue Medley (#65); T.L.C. by Linear (#78); Some Other World by Elton John (#84); and Come a Long Way by Michelle Shocked (#85). Some Other World was from the movie Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992).

Horse racing
A.P. Indy won the 124th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in New York.

Tennis
Monica Seles defeated Steffi Graf 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 to win the women's final of the French Open in Paris.

10 years ago
2002

Politics and government
In a nationally-televised address, U.S. President George W. Bush proposed the creation of a new cabinet post, the Department of Homeland Security, under which would fall the Customs Service, the Secret Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Coast Guard, but not the FBI or CIA.