June 2, 2013

250 years ago
1763

War
At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas captured Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.

220 years ago
1793

World events
François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrested 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.

140 years ago
1873

Abominations
24 people--23 of them Assiniboine (Nakota) Indians--were killed when American bison and wolf hunters, whiskey traders, and Métis freighters (cargo haulers) opened fire on the Indian camp in the Cypress Hills region of the Northwest Territories (now part of Saskatchewan). The Cypress Hills Massacre helped to prompt the creation of the Northwest Mounted Police (now the Royal Canadian Mounted Police).

130 years ago
1883

Baseball
At League Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the professional team from Quincy, Illinois defeated an amateur club of boys known as M.E. College 19-11 in a 7-inning game that was the first baseball game to be played at night. The field was illuminated by 17 lights of 4,000 candlepower each. 2,000 people witnessed the first of two night games between the teams.

70 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Nile Kinnick, 24. U.S. football player. Mr. Kinnick played halfback with the University of Iowa Hawkeyes from 1937-1939, and also played basketball with the Hawkeyes. His best season was his last, when he rushed for 374 yards and 5 touchdowns, passed for 638 yards and 11 touchdowns, and was involved in 16 of Iowa's touchdowns, while playing 402 of 420 minutes as the Hawkeyes posted a 6-1-1 record. Mr. Kinnick was named a first team All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Trophy, and the Walter Camp Trophy, and was named by Associated Press as the Male Athlete of the Year in the United States. He became a U.S. Navy aviator during World War II, and was killed when, on a training flight from the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, off the coast of Venezuela in the Gulf of Paria, his plane developed a severe oil leak, and he landed in he water, but died before rescue boats could reach him. Mr. Kinnock's body was never recovered; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 as a charter member.

War
Chinese troops captured Changyang and Chihkiang on the Yangtze River.

Economics and finance
U.S. Lend-Lease Administrator Edward Stettinius reported that Lend-Lease exports of food for the first four months of 1943 totalled 1,350,200 tons, nearly all of which went to the U.K. and U.S.S.R.

60 years ago
1953

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Queen's Ring, starring Mildred Dunnock, Scott Forbes, and Jack Livesey

Britannica
Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

50 years ago
1963

Space
The mission of the Soviet satellite Cosmos 18 ended, nine days after it had been launched.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: See My Baby Jive--Wizzard (3rd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
2 Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)--Deodato
3 Last Song--Edward Bear
4 Part of the Union--The Strawbs
5 Top of the World--Carpenters
6 Funny Face--Donna Fargo
7 Killing Me Softly with His Song--Roberta Flack
8 Goondiwindi Grey--Tex Morton
9 Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend--Lobo
10 Dead Skunk--Loudon Wainwright III

Singles entering the chart were Daisy a Day by Jud Strunk (#16); The Morning After by Maureen McGovern (#27); Heaven is My Woman's Love by Col Joye (#31); Hocus Pocus by Focus (#34); and I Don't Want to Play House by Barbara Ray (#40).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): My Love--Paul McCartney & Wings

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 My Love--Paul McCartney & Wings
2 Frankenstein--The Edgar Winter Group
3 Daniel--Elton John
4 Pillow Talk--Sylvia
5 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
6 Stuck in the Middle with You--Stealers Wheel
7 Hocus Pocus--Focus
8 I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby--Barry White
9 Wildflower--Skylark
10 Steamroller Blues--Elvis Presley

Singles entering the chart were Yesterday Once More by the Carpenters (#71); Plastic Man by the Temptations (#72); Touch Me in the Morning by Diana Ross (#81); Mother-in-Law by Clarence Carter (#87); I Can Make it Thru the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights) by Ray Charles (#92); Cum On Feel the Noize by Slade (#93); Bra by Cymande (#94); Don't Let it Get You Down by the Crusaders (#95); Uneasy Rider by Charlie Daniels (#96); Finder's Keepers by Chairmen of the Board (#97); Black Byrd by Donald Byrd (#98); You'll Never Walk Alone by Blue Haze (#99); and Bad, Bold and Beautiful Girl by the Persuaders (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Daniel--Elton John
2 I'm a Stranger Here--Five Man Electrical Band
3 Stuck in the Middle with You--Stealers Wheel
4 Little Willy--The Sweet
5 Close Your Eyes--Edward Bear
6 You are the Sunshine of My Life--Stevie Wonder
7 Frankenstein--The Edgar Winter Group
8 Daisy a Day--Jud Strunk
9 The First Cut is the Deepest--Keith Hampshire
10 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando

Singles entering the chart were You'll Never Get to Heaven by the Stylistics (#74); Moonshine (Friend of Mine) by John Kay (#77); Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple (#89); Back When My Hair was Short by Gunhill Road (#93); Music Everywhere by Tufano and Giammorese (#95); Swamp Witch by Jim Stafford (#96); Master of Pantomime by Lorence Hud (#97); Cry Your Eyes Out by Les Emmerson (#98); Warm Love by Van Morrison (#99); and Carry On by Cliff & Ann Edwards (#100).

Calgary’s Top 10
1 Daniel--Elton John (2nd week at #1)
2 I'm a Stranger Here--Five Man Electrical Band
3 Daisy a Day--Jud Strunk
4 My Love--Paul McCartney & Wings
5 Drift Away--Dobie Gray
6 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
7 I'm Doin' Fine Now--New York City
8 Stuck in the Middle with You--Stealers Wheel
9 Kodachrome--Paul Simon
10 Thank You--Abraham's Children
Pick hit of the week: Shambala--Three Dog Night

Boxing
Carlos Monzon (80-3-9) retained his WBA and WBC world middleweight titles with a 15-round unanimous decision over former world champion Emile Griffith (76-14-1) at Stade Louis II in Monte Carlo.

30 years ago
1983

Died on this date
Stan Rogers, 33. Canadian musician. A native of Hamilton, Mr. Rogers was known for singing about the Maritimes. His songs included The Mary Ellen Carter and Northwest Passage. He died in the Air Canada Flight 797 disaster mentioned below.

Disasters
An Air Canada flight on a DC-9 that was enroute to Toronto and Montreal from Dallas/Fort Worth was forced to make an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport when a fire developed behind a washroom. When the plane landed and the doors were opened, the rush of air coming in created a flashover, engulfing the cabin in flames and killing 23 passengers who had yet to be evacuated.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Gimme Hope Jo'anna--Eddy Grant

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Got to Be Certain--Kylie Minogue (2nd week at #1)

Basketball
NBA
Western Conference
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 103 @ Dallas 105 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Two Princes--Spin Doctors

Died on this date
Johnny Mize, 80. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Mize was a first baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals (1936-1941); New York Giants (1942, 1946-1949); and New York Yankees (1949-1953), batting .312 with 359 home runs and 1,337 runs batted in in 1,884 games. He won the National League batting title in 1939 and led the NL in home runs that year, while tying for the NL lead in home runs in 1940, 1947, and 1948. Mr. Mize was an effective part-time player with the Yankees as they won five straight World Series from 1949-1953. He hit 3 home runs in a game six times, which remains the major league record. Mr. Mize was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.

Basketball
NBA
Eastern Conference
Finals
Chicago 97 @ New York 94 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-2)

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Freddie Blassie, 85. U.S. wrestler. "Classy" Freddie Blassie was a popular villain in Geogia and Florida before moving to Los Angeles in 1960, where his notoriety led to guest appearances on television programs. In his later years Mr. Blassie was known as a manager of various famous professional wrestlers, including Jesse Ventura and Hulk Hogan.

Space
The European Space Agency launched the Mars Express probe from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.

War
United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix reported that inspectors prior to the recent U.S.-led invasion of Iraq had been unable to prove or disprove the existence of weapoons of mass destruction in Iraq. British Prime Minister and liar-in-chief "Tony the Phony" Blair said in the House of Commons that he remained "100% behind the evidence" of Iraq's weapons.