July 10, 2013

1,975 years ago
138

Died on this date
Hadrian, 62. Roman Emperor, 117-138. Hadrian succeeded to the throne upon the death of Trajan. He rebuilt the Pantheon and built the Temple of Venus and Roma, as well as Hadrian's Wall, marking the northern limit of Roman Britain. He was succeeded as emperor by Antoninus Pius.

1,025 years ago
988

Britannica
The Norse King Glun Iarainn recognized Máel Sechnaill II, High King of Ireland, and agreed to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law. The event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin.

910 years ago
1103

Died on this date
Eric I, 43. King of Denmark, 1095-1103. King Eric I, also known as Eric the Good, succeeded to the throne after the death of his brother Olaf I Hunger. Eric took ill and died in Cyprus while on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and was succeeded as king by his brother Niels.

460 years ago
1553

Britannica
Lady Jane Grey took the throne of England, four days after the death of her cousin, King Edward VI. The move was an attempt to ensure that the throne was held by a Protestant. Edward's older sister Mary, who also had a claim to the throne, was a Roman Catholic.

325 years ago
1688

World events
William, Prince of Orange, received the invitation from the Immortal Seven Englishmen to send a military force to England to force his uncle King James II to install William's wife Mary, a Protestant and daughter of King James II, as heiress.

170 years ago
1843

Technology
In Saint John, New Brunswick, John E. Turnbull patented a manual clothes washer with mounted wringer rolls. Activated by a gearing system, the washer was operated manually for 10 minutes to clean each load of laundry.

150 years ago
1863

Died on this date
Clement Clarke Moore, 83. U.S. theologian and author. Mr. Moore was an Episcopalian seminary professor in New York who was best known for his poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, which was first published anonymously in 1823. He died five days before his 84th birthday.

100 years ago
1913

Weather
Death Valley, California, hit 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States.

75 years ago
1938

Aviation
Howard Hughes, flying a Lockheed 14 Super Electra with a four-man crew, took off from New York City in an attempt to break Wiley Post's record, set in 1933, for the fastest fight around the world.

70 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer--The Song Spinners (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Frank Schlesinger, 72. U.S. astronomer. Dr. Schlesinger worked at Yerkes Observatory (1899-1903), and was director of Allegheny Observatory (1903-1920) and Yale University Observatory (1920-1941). He concentrated on astrometry (precise measurement of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies), using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies.

War
The Carleton & York Regiment landed in Italy as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. Just after dawn they went ashore near Pachino; pushing forward through choking dust and mine-filled roads, they distinguished themselves on the road to Regalbuto.

Business
The U.S. Senate committee--led by Sen. Harry Truman (Democrat--Missouri)--investigating wasteful defense spending charged Wright Aeronautical Corporation with delivery of defective airplane motors to the Army and Navy; the Justice Department filed suit against the company in Trenton, New Jersey.

Track and field
Gunder Haegg set an American record of 8:53.9 for the two-mile run, beating Gil Dodds in Los Angeles.

Baseball
Brooklyn Dodgers players, angered by manager Leo Durocher's suspension of pitcher Bobo Newsom, refused to take the field until they were pacified just before game time, but then took out their frustration on the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 10 runs in each of the 1st and 4th innings in a 23-6 rout before 14,631 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Brooklyn second baseman Billy Herman batted 3 for 4 with a double, a base on balls, 2 runs, and 7 runs batted in. The teams combined for 30 hits and 15 bases on balls, but the game was played in only 2 hours 10 minutes.

Howie Pollet pitched a 4-hitter to improve his record for the season to 8-4 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-0 win over the Boston Braves before 3,123 fans at Braves Field. It was Mr. Pollet's last game until 1946, as he spent the rest of World War II in the military. The shutout was Mr. Pollet's fifth in just 16 games in 1943, and he ended up leading the National League with an earned run average of 1.75.

The Chicago Cubs and New York Giants each hit 3 home runs as the Cubs won 10-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 10,964 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. The Giants scored all their runs in the first 3 innings as they won the second game 9-2. Rube Fischer pitched a 5-hit complete game victory, but walked 10 batters, while hitting his first major league home run in the 5-run 3rd inning.

The Cincinnati Reds scored all their runs in the 6th inning as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 before 3,808 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Elmer Riddle pitched an 8-hitter to improve his 1943 record to 11-4, but lost his bid for a shutout when Coaker Triplett hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the 9th.

The New York Yankees scored 7 runs in the top of the 7th inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 17,079 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The Yankees completed the sweep with an 8-3 win in the second game.

Early Wynn pitched a 4-hitter and singled and scored the winning run in the 3rd inning as the Washington Nationals shut out the Cleveland Indians 4-0 before 2,500 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.

Lum Harris pitched a 3-hitter and singled in a run to lead the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers 6-1 before 4,207 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

An error by third baseman Harlond Clift with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning led to 3 unearned runs as the Boston Red Sox broke a 3-3 tie and defeated the St. Louis Browns 6-3 before 1,526 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. The Red Sox led 3-0 before pinch hitter Milt Byrnes hit a 2-run home run with none out in the bottom of the 7th to get the Browns on the scoreboard. Mr. Clift had 2 singles and a double, scoring the first St. Louis run and driving in the third.

60 years ago
1953

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Believe--Frankie Laine (11th week at #1)

At the movies
Las Infieles (The Unfaithful), directed by Alejandro Galindo, and starring Irasema Dilián, Armando Calvo and María Douglas, opened in theatres in Mexico.



40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye--Demis Roussos (5th week at #1)

World events
The Bahamas gained their independence from Great Britain.

The National Assembly of Pakistan passed a resolution to recognize Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, which had become independent late in 1971 after a civil war.

Crime
John Paul Getty III, a grandson of U.S. oil magnate J. Paul Getty, was kidnapped in Rome.

Scandal
Testifying before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Campaign Activities, former U.S. Attorney General and director of the Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP) John Mitchell said that in order to safeguard Richard Nixon's bid for re-election in 1972 he had held back information from Mr. Nixon about the break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., the subsequent cover-up, and "White House horror stories." Mr. Mitchell denied that he had authorized the political intelligence scheme that had led to the break-in, but conceded that he had aided efforts to "limit the impact" of Watergate on the campaign. He labelled a "palpable, damnable lie" Jeb Stuart Magruder's testimony that Mr. Mitchell had approved the break-in plan and had given instructions to destroy related documents.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (1-1) 25 @ Winnipeg (0-1-1) 16
Hamilton (2-1) 35 @ British Columbia (1-1) 20

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara

Died on this date
Werner Egk, 82. German composer. Mr. Egk, born Werner Mayer, was a classical pianist who wrote operas, ballets, instrumental, and vocal works in a career spanning more than 50 years. He never joined the Nazi Party and was cleared by denazification tribunals, but achieved success during the Nazi regime in Germany in the 1930s and '40s.

Diplomacy
U.S. envoy Richard Stone met with government officials in El Salvador.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Blue Monday ‘88--New Order (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Im Nin'Alu--Ofra Haza (3rd week at #1)

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You--UB40

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): What is Love--Haddaway (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Encores--Dire Straits (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Cose della vita--Eros Ramazzotti (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Your Latest Trick--Dire Straits (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You--UB40 (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Dreams--Gabrielle (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Weak--SWV

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (8th week at #1)
2 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
3 Weak--SWV
4 Show Me Love--Robin S
5 (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You--UB40
6 Knockin' Da Boots--H-Town
7 Whoomp! (There it Is)--Tag Team
8 Come Undone--Duran Duran
9 I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)--Exposé
10 Dre Day--Dr. Dre

Singles entering the chart were Rain by Madonna (#44); Get it Up by TLC (#59); Creep by Radiohead (#65); Step it Up by Stereo MC's (#67); I Get Around by 2 Pac (#73); Do Da What by 1 of the Girls (#81); Break it Down Again by Tears for Fears (#83); and Killer/Papa was a Rollin' Stone by George Michael (#86).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (6th week at #1)
2 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
3 Come Undone--Duran Duran
4 I Don't Wanna Fight--Tina Turner
5 Fields of Gold--Sting
6 Regret--New Order
7 By the Time This Night is Over--Kenny G with Peabo Bryson
8 Love Don't Live Here Anymore--Sven Gali
9 Hero--David Crosby and Phil Collins
10 In These Arms--Bon Jovi

Singles entering the chart were 29 Palms by Robert Plant (#80); Run to You by Whitney Houston (#86); Oh Carolina by Shaggy (#88); I Should Be Laughing by Patty Smyth (#91); Numb by U2 (#93); Miss My Love by Sheree Jeacocke (#94); Little Love by Alexander Caplin (#95); and Cut Across Shorty by Rod Stewart (#96).

Died on this date
Ruth Krauss, 91. U. S. authoress. Miss Krauss wrote several collections of poetry, but was known for more than 40 books for children, most notably The Carrot Seed (1945). She died 15 days before her 92nd birthday.

Sam Rolfe, 69. U.S. screenwriter. Mr. Rolfe was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for The Naked Spur (1953) and co-created the television western series Have Gun, Will Travel in 1957, and the spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. in 1964.

Diplomacy
In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and U.S. President Bill Clinton reached a major accord on a "framework" for resolving trade disputes.

Football
CFL
Sacramento (0-2) 14 @ Hamilton (1-0) 30
Toronto (0-1) 8 @ Edmonton (1-0) 38

The Tiger-Cats made 3 interceptions, including Gary Wilkerson's 55-yard touchdown return, off Sacramento quarterback David Archer as they beat the Gold Miners before 20,307 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

Rickey Foggie threw 3 touchdown passes and Damon Allen added another as the Eskimos routed the Argonauts before 26,336 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. It was the first game since the teams had completed an 8-for-8 trade in the off-season, the biggest trade in CFL history. Toronto offensive tackle Chris Schultz suffered a season-ending knee injury.



10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Hartley Shawcross, 101. U.K. lawyer and politician. Baron Shawcross, a barrister, was Attorney General in the Labour Party government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee from 1945-1951 and was the leading British prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials after World War II.

Winston Graham, 95. U.K. author. Mr. Graham was best known for writing the series of 12 historical novels in the Poldark series that were published between 1945 and 2002. He also wrote Marnie (1961), which was made into a movie in 1964 directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Diplomacy
U.S. President George W. Bush met with President Festus Mogae in Botswana.

Religion
Spain opened its first mosque--in Granada--since the expulsion of the Moors in 1492.

Disasters
In the deadliest traffic accident in Hong Kong to date, a Neoplan bus, owned by Kowloon Motor Bus, collided with a truck, fell off a bridge on Tuen Mun Road, and plunged into the underlying valley, killing 21 people.

Football
CFL
Toronto (1-3) 32 @ Ottawa (2-2) 34
Saskatchewan (2-2) 27 @ Winnipeg (4-0) 29

Troy Westwood's 55-yard field goal on the last play of regulation time gave the Blue Bombers their win over the Roughriders at Canad Inns Stadium.