June 18, 2013

410 years ago
1603

Exploration
Samuel de Champlain left Quebec with Grave du Pont to go up the "River of Canada" (St. Lawrence River).

380 years ago
1633

Britannica
Charles I was crowned King of Scots at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.

220 years ago
1793

Exploration
Alexander Mackenzie reached the Fraser River in British Columbia.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Sammy Cahn. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Cahn was nominated 23 times for the Academy Award for best song and won 4 times, for the lyrics to Three Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain, 1954); All the Way (The Joker is Wild, 1957); High Hopes (A Hole in the Head, 1959); and Call Me Irresponsible (Papa's Delicate Condition, 1963). He died on January 15, 1993 at the age of 79.

Sylvia Porter. U.S. economist and journalist. Mrs. Porter offered financial advice in colums with the New York Post, and later, New York Daily News, as well as American Banker and Ladies Home Journal. Her books included How To Make Money in Government Bonds (1939) and Sylvia Porter's Money Book (1975). Mrs. Porter died on June 5, 1991 at the age of 77.

90 years ago
1923

Transportation
Checker Taxi put its first taxi on the streets, in Chicago.

70 years ago
1943

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Dying Detective

Died on this date
Elias Degiannis, 30. Greek military officer and resistance leader. Mr. Degiannis was a naval officer who was forced to leave the Navy after participating in an obortive pro-republican coup attempt in 1935. After the German occupation of Greece during World War II, He was recruited by British intelligence as part of a resistance organization called Prometheus, which he later reorganized as Prometheus II. Mr. Degiannis was captured, tortured, and executed by the Germans.

War
U.S. planes attacked airfields and railroad installations in Sardinia. Allied planes bombed Madang, Hopoi, and Ceram, New Guinea; Cape Gloucester and Marien Harbour, New Britain; and Langgur in the Kai Islands. The British government announced the reopening of the Turkish-Syrian border, closed three days earlier to prevent military leaks to the Axis.

Politics and government
The Argentine government of President General Pablo Ramirez suspended the scheduled September 5 elections and decreed that any future elections "must be conditioned to fulfillment of the aims that motivated the military movement" in its successful revolt.

The British Foreign Office appointed Sir Archibald Wavell as Viceroy and Governor General of India, to succeed the Marquess of Linlithgow.

60 years ago
1953

World events
The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ended with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

Disasters
129 people were killed when a United States Air Force C-124 crashed and burned near Tokyo.

50 years ago
1963

Died on this date
Pedro Armendáriz, 51. Mexican-born U.S. actor. Mr. Armendáriz appeared in many Mexican films from 1935-1963, winning the Ariel Award for Best Actor for La perla (1947) and El Rebozo de Soledad (1952). His Hollywood movies included The Fugitive (1947); Fort Apache (1948); 3 Godfathers (1948); and From Russia with Love (1963). Mr. Armendáriz was one of 91 members of the cast and crew of The Conqueror (1956) who developed cancer. The movie was filmed in an area of Utah near the site of U.S. atomic weapons tests in Nevada. He was terminally ill when he shot himself with a gun that he had smuggled into hospital in Los Angeles.

Boxing
Cassius Clay (19-0) scored a technical knockout of British and Commonwealth champion Henry Cooper (27-9-1) at 2:15 of the 5th round of a heavyweight bout before 55,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. Mr. Cooper knocked Mr. Clay down in the 4th round, but referee Tommy Little stopped the fight because of cuts to Mr. Cooper's face. Mr. Clay had predicted that he would win in 5 rounds. On the undercard, Jimmy Ellis (13-2) knocked out Johnny Halafihi (31-12-50 in the 1st round of their middleweight bout.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France: La maladie d'amour--Michel Sardou (3rd week at #1)

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in France: L'Italiano--Toto Cutugno (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Comment ça va--The Shorts (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Every Breath You Take--The Police (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Every Breath You Take--The Police (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (4th week at #1)
2 Let's Dance--David Bowie
3 Beat It--Michael Jackson
4 Time (Clock of the Heart)--Culture Club
5 She Blinded Me with Science--Thomas Dolby
6 Little Red Corvette--Prince
7 Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant
8 Always Something There to Remind Me--Naked Eyes
9 My Love--Lionel Richie
10 Affair of the Heart--Rick Springfield

Singles entering the chart were Take Me to Heart by Quarterflash (#63); China by Red Rockers (#80); Space Age Whiz Kids by Joe Walsh (#83); Midnight Blue by Louise Tucker (#85); Europa and the Pirate Twins by Thomas Dolby (#87); Stand By by Roman Holliday (#89); and Drop the Pilot by Joan Armatrading (#90).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (3rd week at #1)
2 Puttin' on the Ritz--Taco
3 Let's Dance--David Bowie
4 Time (Clock of the Heart)--Culture Club
5 Beat It--Michael Jackson
6 Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant
7 Overkill--Men at Work
8 Every Breath You Take--The Police
9 Sign of the Times--Mens Room
10 Solitaire--Laura Branigan

Singles entering the chart were Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson (#40); She Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer (#43); Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran (#49); and Europa and the Pirate Twins by Thomas Dolby (#50).

Space
Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard the U.S. space shuttle Challenger as a member of the crew of mission STS-7. The mission was commanded by Robert Crippen, with the other crew members being Frederick Hauck, John Fabian, and Norman Thagard. The Canadian Anik C2 communications satellite was deployed to hover over the Pacific Ocean at an altitude of 22,000 miles.

Abominations
Mona Mahmudnizhad, 17, and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz, Iran because of their Bahá'í Faith.

Diplomacy
Salvadoran President Alvaro Magana cocluded two days of talks in Washington with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and congressional leaders. Mr. Magana asked for more military aid, but said he had no authority to negotiate with rebels on sharing power, a condition desired by some in Congress.

Pope John Paul II continued his visit to Poland with a stop at Jasna Gora monastery, home of the Black Madonna, the nation's holiest Roman Catholic icon. The pope praised the courage of the Polish workers who had stood up against the Communist government in August 1980.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Edmonton (0-2) 9 @ Saskatchewan (1-1) 20

Cliff Olander played the 1st half at quarterback for the Eskimos in their loss to the Roughriders at Taylor Field in Regina, but was ineffective in what turned out to be his last CFL game. Mike Williams took over at quarterback in the 3rd quarter, but left with an injury. Rookie quarterback Matt Dunigan completed a pass to Mike Levenseller in teh last minute of the game for the only Edmonton touchdown.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Gimme Five--Jovanotti (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Everywhere--Fleetwood Mac

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You--Glenn Medeiros (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): N'importe quoi--Florent Pagny (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Boys in Green--Republic of Ireland Soccer Squad (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Doctorin' the Tardis--The Timelords

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Together Forever--Rick Astley

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Together Forever--Rick Astley
2 One More Try--George Michael
3 Foolish Beat--Debbie Gibson
4 Make it Real--The Jets
5 Everything Your Heart Desires--Daryl Hall John Oates
6 Dirty Diana--Michael Jackson
7 Circle in the Sand--Belinda Carlisle
8 The Valley Road--Bruce Hornsby and the Range
9 Alphabet St.--Prince
10 Shattered Dreams--Johnny Hates Jazz

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That by Elton John (#56); The Twist (Yo, Twist!) by the Fat Boys with Stupid Def Vocals by Chubby Checker (#83); Fast Car by Tracy Chapman (#86); Say it's Gonna Rain by Will to Power (#88); and Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make it Right) by Denise Lopez (#89).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 One More Try--George Michael (2nd week at #1)
2 Together Forever--Rick Astley
3 Beds are Burning--Midnight Oil
4 Pink Cadillac--Natalie Cole
5 Circle in the Sand--Belinda Carlisle
6 I'm Still Searching--Glass Tiger
7 The Valley Road--Bruce Hornsby and the Range
8 Everything Your Heart Desires--Daryl Hall John Oates
9 Dirty Diana--Michael Jackson
10 Shattered Dreams--Johnny Hates Jazz

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That by Elton John (#72); Fat by "Weird Al" Yankovic (#82); Hold on to the Nights by Richard Marx (#84); Under the Milky Way by the Church (#87); Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin (#92); and Make Me Lose Control by Eric Carmen (#95). Fat was a spoof of Bad, Michael Jackson's hit from the fall of 1987.

20 years ago
1993

Politics and government
Rebels in the party of Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa joined the opposition in a non-confidence vote in the Diet, defeating the government. Mr. Miyazawa, who had been accused of failing to deliver on promises to clean up corruption, dissolved the Diet and called for new elections.

Defense
U.S. Air Force Major General Harold Campbell was fined $7,000 and forced tor retire for referring to President Bill Clinton as a "dope-smoking," "draft-dodging" Commander in Chief--which was, of course, true.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution permitted government funding for a sign-language interpreter to accompany a deaf child in a parochial school

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (0-1) 11 @ Calgary (1-0) 21

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Phoenix 108 @ Chicago 98 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-2)



Baseball
Dennis Martinez allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 8+ innings to get his 200th career major league win as the Montreal Expos edged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 before 19,519 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Larry Walker doubled home both Montreal runs with 2 out in the 6th inning. Losing pitcher John Smoltz allowed 3 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings.

Dan Wilson singled to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning and scored on a 1-out single by Barry Larkin to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 37,273 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

The Oakland Athletics came back from an 8-0 2nd-inning deficit to defeat the Kansas City Royals 10-9 before 27,903 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. George Brett had 2 doubles and a single for the Royals.

Chili Davis hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the California Angels a 9-8 win over the Chicago White Sox before 24,845 fans at Anaheim Stadium.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Larry Doby, 79. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Doby became the first Negro player in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947. He played 13 seasons in the major leagues, with the Indians (1947-1955, 1958); Chicago White Sox (1956-1957, 1959); and Detroit Tigers (1959), batting .283 with 253 home runs and 970 runs batted in in 1,533 games. He had earlier played with the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League from 1942-1943 and 1946-1947. Mr. Doby led the American League in on-base percentage in 1950; runs, home runs, and slugging percentage in 1952; and home runs and RBIs in 1954. Mr. Doby finished his playing career with the Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League in 1962. Mr. Doby was the second Negro to be a major league manager, compiling a 37-50 record with the White Sox in 1978 after being promoted to the position in mid-season. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. In addition to his baseball exploits, Mr. Doby played the Paterson Crescents of the American Basketball League in 1947-48, and was in the front office of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association from 1980-1990.

Ernest Martin, 42. U.S. criminal. Mr. Martin was executed by lethal injection for the January 21, 1983 aggravated robbery and aggravated murder of 70-year-old Robert Robinson, a Cleveland drugstore owner. Mr. Martin had also been convicted of the aggravated robbery of security guard Ernel Foster, which took place on December 20, 1982.

War
A raid by U.S. forces near Tikrit, Iraq turned up 50 of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's security personnel and $8.5 million in cash.

Scandal
The Italian parliament passed legislation protecting five senior politicians, including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, from prosecution while in office. Mr. Berlusconi was on trial on charges of corruption; the trial was suspended.