July 3, 2013

190 years ago
1823

Born on this date
Ahmed Vefik Pasha. Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, 1878, 1882. Vefik Pasha held various positions, and was Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) under Sultan Abdul Hamid II from February 4-April 18, 1878 and December 1-3, 1882. He died on April 2, 1891 at the age of 67.

175 years ago
1838

Journalism
Francis Hincks founded the Toronto Examiner newspaper.

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg in southern Pennsylvania culminated with Pickett's Charge, an attempt by Army of Northern Virginia troops commanded by Major General George Pickett to penetrate the centre of Union Army forces on Cemetery Ridge. The attack was repelled, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee was forced to retreat and abandon his plans to reach Washington, D.C. via Pennsylvania. The battle was a turning point in the war.

120 years ago
1893

Canadiana
Kamloops, British Columbia was incorporated as a city.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Dorothy Kilgallen. U.S. journalist. Miss Kilgallen began writing a newspaper gossip column titled The Voice of Broadway in 1938. In later years she became a television game show panelist and began writing about events such as UFOs and the murder trial of Dr. Sam Sheppard. She questioned the official story of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and claimed to have interviewed Jack Ruby, the killer of assassin Lee Oswald. Miss Kilgallen died at her home on November 8, 1965 at the age of 52 of undetermined causes, leading to an abundance of conspiracy theories.

80 years ago
1933

Died on this dae
Hipólito Yrigoyen, 80. President of Argentina, 1916-1922; 1928-1930. Mr. Yrigoyen, leader of the Radical Civic Union was the main activist behind the establishment of universal compulsory male suffrage in Argentina. Two years into his second term as president, he was deposed by a military coup and placed under house arrest. He died in Buenoa Aires 9 days before his 81st birthday.

75 years ago
1938

Americana
On the 75th anniversary of the conclusion of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lit the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.

Transportation
The world speed record for a steam railway locomotive was set in England by the Mallard, which reached a speed of 126 miles per hour (203 kmh).

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

On the radio
Saturday-Night Theatre, on BBC Home Service
Tonight's episode: The Boscombe Valley Mystery, starring Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes and Carleton Hobbs as Dr. Watson

This marked the only radio appearance as Sherlock Holmes for Mr. Wontner, who had played the role in five movies from 1931-1937. Mr. Hobbs played Sherlock Holmes in BBC radio adaptations from 1952-1969, with Norman Shelley as Dr. Watson.

War
Allied troops extended their control in the Nassau Bay-Bitol River area of New Guinea. U.S. warships drove off three Japanese light cruisers and four destroyers attempting to attack U.S. positions on Rendova Island.

Politics and government
The French Committee of National Liberation appointed Henri-Etienne Hoppenot as an envoy to negotiate with French Vice Admiral Georges Robert in Martinique about the proposal to end Vichy authority there.

Law
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a law abolishing the state's poll tax was unconstitutional.

Horse racing
Chop Chop, with Johnny Longden up, won the Empire State Handicap in Jamaica, New York, setting a track record of 1:57.2 for the run of 1 3/16 miles.

60 years ago
1953

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Believe--Frankie Laine (10th week at #1)

50 years ago
1963

Music
The Fourmost were at Abbey Road studios in London, where they recorded the songs Hello Little Girl and Just in Case. Hello Little Girl was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon--and credited in that order. Just in Case was written by Boudleaux Bryant.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye--Demis Roussos (4th week at #1)

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Montreal (1-0) 24 @ Saskatchewan (0-1) 10

Baseball
Greg Luzinski batted 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in, and Mike Schmidt added a home run for the Philadelphia Phillies as they scored all their runs in the first 4 innings of an 8-2 win over the Chicago Cubs before 18,849 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Jim Lonborg (7-6) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory and doubled home a run. Milt Pappas (5-6) took the loss, lasting just 1.2 innings. Rick Monday accounted for the Chicago scoring with a pair of home runs, including one to lead off the bottom of the 1st inning.

The Montreal Expos set a team record for runs in a game as they beat the New York Mets 19-8 before 12,279 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Bob Bailey led the Montreal attack, batting 4 for 6 with a grand slam, a solo home run, a double, and 7 runs batted in.



Dusty Baker led off the bottom of the 2nd inning with a single, advanced to third base on a single by Dave Johnson, and scored the game's only run on a ground out by Mike Lum as the Atlanta Braves edged the Houston Astros 1-0 before 22,894 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Carl Morton (7-6) pitched a 10-hitter to outduel Dave Roberts (7-6), who allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings.

Johnny Bench drove in 2 runs with a double in the 1st inning, while Bobby Tolan and Tony Perez added home runs for the Cincinnati Reds as they beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 before 26,269 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Bobby Bonds led off the game with a home run for San Francisco, and staring pitcher Juan Marichal singled home another run. Jack Billingham (11-5) allowed 8 hits and 3 earned runs in 6+ innings to get the win over Jim Willoughby (4-5), the second of three San Francisco pitchers.

Rick Wise (10-4) pitched a 7-hitter to outduel Dock Ellis (7-8) as the St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Pittsburg Pirates 4-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 28,449 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Tim McCarver drove in 2 runs with a triple in the 6th inning. Ken Reitz drove in 3 runs with a bases-loaded triple to climax a 5-run 3rd inning as the Cardinals took a 6-0 lead in the second game. They led 7-1 with 2 out in the 9th, but the Pirates rallied for 5 runs--the last 4 coming on a grand slam by pinch hitter Willie Stargell--before Gene Clines grounded out to shortstop as the Cardinals won 7-6 to complete the sweep. Rich Folkers (2-0) was the winning pitcher over Steve Blass (3-6).

Nate Colbert drove in 3 runs with a bases-loaded double to open the scoring in the top of the 6th inning and Randy Jones (1-2) pitched a 4-hitter without allowing an earned run to get his first major league win as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 before 18,551 fans at Dodger Stadium in a game that was played in 1 hour 54 minutes. Mr. Jones batted 2 for 3 with a base on balls. Tommy John (8-4) allowed 6 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 6 innings to take the loss.

The Baltimore Orioles rallied to score 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to overcome a 7-3 deficit and defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-7 in the first game of a doubleheader before 10,326 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Baltimore second baseman Bobby Grich drove in 3 runs with a pair of home runs. The second game was suspended after 7 innings because of a city curfew, with the Brewers leading 4-1; the game was resumed the following night. When the game did resume, the Orioles rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the score, and won 6-4 when Terry Crowley singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th and Ellie Hendricks hit a 2-run home run to end the game.

After the first two batters were retired in the bottom of the 1st inning, Matty Alou singled, Bobby Murcer drew a base on balls, and Ron Blomberg followed with a 3-run home run to provide the necessary scoring as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 before 14,499 fans at Yankee Stadium. Sam McDowell (3-1) allowed 3 hits and 1 earned run in 6 innings, walking 7 batters and striking out 6, to outduel Marty Pattin (8-10), who allowed 4 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game.

Norm Cash hit a 2-run home run in the 1st inning and led off the 7th with a home run to begin a 3-run rally for the Detroit Tigers as they overcame a 4-2 deficit to defeat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 before 9,064 fans at Cleveland Stadium. Alan Ashby made his major league debut with the Indians, catching the 9th inning and making 1 putout, with no plate appearances.

Paul Schaal led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a home run to give the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins before 23,126 fans at Royals Stadium. Minnesota designated hitter Tony Oliva's third solo home run of the game, with 2 out in the top of the 9th, had tied the score 6-6.

The Chicago White Sox took a 10-0 lead after 4 innings and added 5 runs in the 8th as they routed the Texas Rangers 15-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 7,641 fans at Arlington Stadium. Chicago third baseman Bill Melton batted in 3 runs with a double, single, and sacrifice fly, while first baseman Tony Muser hit a single in his only at bat, drew 5 bases on balls, and scored 4 runs. Wilbur Wood (15-11) pitched a 4-hitter, alllowing 1 unearned run. Pete Mackanin had a disastrous major league debut at shortstop for the Rangers, batting 0 for 4 with 1 assist and 2 errors, leading to 3 unearned runs. He played better in the second game, batting 1 for 3, singling and scoring the winning run on Ken Suarez's 2-run single with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th as the Rangers won 2-1. Mr. Mackanin made 4 putouts and 3 assists in the second game and started a pair of double plays. Winning pitcher Jim Bibby (2-2) allowed 4 hits and 1 unearned run in a complete game, while Stan Bahnsen (10-7) allowed 7 hits and 2 earned runs in 6.2 innings to take the loss.

Joe Rudi's 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 5th inning provided the necessary scoring for the Oakland Athletics as they shut out the California Angels 3-0 before 7,104 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Ken Holtzman (12-8) pitched a 5-hitter, walking 1 batter and striking out 12, to outduel Nolan Ryan (9-10), who allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs, walking 2 batters and striking out 10.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Juliet--Robin Gibb (3rd week at #1)

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Im Nin'Alu--Ofra Haza (2nd week at #1)

War
About half an hour after Iranian gunboats had fired on a reconnaissance helicopter from the cruiser USS Vincennes in the Persian Gulf, the Vincennes and the U.S. frigate Elmer Montgomery attacked the boats and sank three of them. A few minutes later, Iran Air Flight 655 took off from Bandar Abbas, Iran, toward Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. When warnings were ignored, the Vincennes fired a missile that destroyed the airliner, killing all 290 people aboard. The U.S. Navy's initial account of the event turned out to be full of lies.

Transportation
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey was completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus.

Baseball
Jose Canseco hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 runs, but it was Mark McGwire's solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 16th inning that broke an 8-8 tie and gave the Oakland Athletics a 9-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 32,329 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. Mr. Canseco's third homer of the game gave the Athletics an 8-6 lead in the top of ther 12th, but Tony Fernandez responded with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 12th. Gene Nelson, normally a pitcher, entered the game as a pinch runner for Oakland in the 12th and stole second base just before Mr. Canseco's homer, becoming the first American League pitcher to steal a base since the introduction of the designated hitter in 1973. The game took 5 hours 2 minutes to play.



Chili Davis drove in 4 runs with a home run and a double, and Johnny Ran and Wally Joyner each had 3 hits to help the California Angels defeat the Detroit Tigers 10-4 before 32,176 fans at Tiger Stadium.

Dan Pasqua's 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees before 20,509 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The Yankees had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the 10th when Dave Winfield singled home Claudell Washington to break a 2-2 tie.

Jeff Reardon intentionally walked Billy Jo Robidoux to load the bases with 2 out and then walked Dale Sveum to force in the eventual winning run as the Milwaukee Brewers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning and defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 before 42,645 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

Willie Wilson singled home pinch runner Bill Pecota with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Kansas City Royals edged the Boston Red Sox 3-2 before 36,220 fans at Royals Stadium. The Red Sox had the potential tying run on second base with 2 out in the 9th, but Rich Gedman flied out to end the game.

Mario Diaz drove in 3 runs with a single, double, and sacrifice fly to help the Seattle Mariners edge the Cleveland Indians 7-6 before 19,397 fans at Cleveland Stadium. Ron Kittle hit a 2-run home run for the Indians, and Joe Carter doubled and tripled, scoring 2 runs and driving in 1.

The Texas Rangers scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning and 6 in the 7th as they routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-1 before 17,722 fans at Arlington Stadium. Texas left fielder Bob Brower hit a grand slam in the 7th and drove in 6 runs for the game.

The Montreal Expos scored 6 runs in the 3rd inning as they beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 before 25,753 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Montreal left fielder Otis Nixon hit a single, double, and triple, with a stolen base and 2 runs.

Sid Fernandez pitched a 2-hitter and struck out 12 batters to win the pitchers' duel over Nolan Ryan as the New York Mets shut out the Houston Astros 5-0 before 40,973 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Mr. Fernandez also hit 2 singles, scored the winning run, and drove in a run.

Danny Jackson pitched a 3-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Kevin Gross as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 before 41,899 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Kelly Downs pitched a 3-hitter for the San Francisco Giants as they shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 before 25,463 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Rick Sutcliffe allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run in 7 1/3 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Shawn Hillegas as the Chicago Cubs edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 before 43,209 fans at Dodger Stadium in a game that took 2 hours 44 minutes to play despite a combined total of only 13 baserunners.

Tom Brunansky's 2-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning enabled the St. Louis Cardinals to defeat the San Diego Padres 5-4 before 15,467 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium. The Padres had taken a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th on a 2-run homer by Garry Templeton off Todd Worrell, who ended up as the winning pitcher despite failing in a save opportunity.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Informer--Snow (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): What is Love--Haddaway (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Encores--Dire Straits (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Cose della vita--Eros Ramazzotti (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Your Latest Trick--Dire Straits (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You--UB40 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Dreams--Gabrielle (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (7th week at #1)
2 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
3 Weak--SWV
4 Come Undone--Duran Duran
5 Knockin' Da Boots--H-Town
6 Show Me Love--Robin S
7 Freak Me--Silk
8 Dre Day--Dr. Dre
9 I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)--Exposé
10 Whoomp! (There it Is)--Tag Team

Singles entering the chart were A Bad Goodbye by Clint Black (with Wynonna) (#54); Back Seat (Of My Jeep)/Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag by LL Cool J (#67); It's On by Naughty by Nature (#79); and I'm Free by Jon Secada (#83).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (5th week at #1)
2 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
3 Come Undone--Duran Duran
4 Fields of Gold--Sting
5 I Don't Wanna Fight--Tina Turner
6 Regret--New Order
7 Hero--David Crosby and Phil Collins
8 Love Don't Live Here Anymore--Sven Gali
9 In These Arms--Bon Jovi
10 Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)--Chris Isaak

Singles entering the chart were I'm Free by Jon Secada (#60); Wide River by the Steve Miller Band (#63); It's All Right by Huey Lewis and the News (#64); Gloria by Van Morrison (#66); I Can See Clearly Now by the Holly Cole Trio (#75); Big Gun by AC/DC (#78); Long May You Run by Neil Young (#81); I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers (#83); Shock to the System by Billy Idol (#84); English Boy by Pete Townshend (#89); Killer/Papa was a Rolling Stone by George Michael (#95); and Step it Up by Stereo MC's (#96). Gloria had originally been a hit in 1965 by Them, with Mr. Morrison as lead singer. Long May You Run was originally a hit in 1976 by the Stills-Young Band. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) had originally been released as a single in Canada in the fall of 1989, but had failed to chart; it charted in 1993 after being included on the soundtrack of the movie Benny & Joon (1993). Killer/Papa was a Rolling Stone were from the EP Five Live by George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield.

Died on this date
Joe DeRita, 83. U.S. actor and comedian. Mr. DeRita, born Joseph Wardell, was best known as "Curly Joe," who joined the Three Stooges comedy team in 1958 and appeared with them in several feature films through the 1960s. He died 9 days before his 84th birthday.

Don Drysdale, 56. U.S. baseball pitcher and broadcaster. Mr. Drysdale played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1956-1969, compiling a record of 209 wins and 166 losses. His best season was 1962, when he was 25-9 and won the Cy Young Award as the major leagues' most outstanding pitcher. In 1968 Mr. Drysdale pitched 58 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, a major league record that stood for 20 years until broken by the Dodgers' Orel Hershiser. The streak included 6 consecutive shutouts, a major league record that still stands. Mr. Drysdale also hit 29 home runs during his career, and was occasionally used as a pinch hitter. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. Mr. Drysdale began a career as a baseball broadcaster in 1970, and was active in that capacity at the time of his death, which occurred in Montreal when he died of a heart attack while accompanying the Dodgers on a road trip. This blogger had the privilege of working in the same press box as Don Drysdale for several days in July 1981. While the major leagues were on strike, several major league teams decided to carry broadcasts of the AAA farm teams. The Salt Lake Gulls of the Pacific Coast League affiliate of the California Angels at the time, and for their lone trip to Edmonton, they were accompanied by their own broadcaster--future Angels' broadcaster Rory Markas--and the Angels' crew of Bob Starr and Don Drysdale. I was playing tapes of the national anthems and trumpet blasts for the Edmonton Trappers in their initial season, and Messrs. Starr and Drysdale occupied the space usually reserved for the visiting broadcaster, with Mr. Markas sitting next to me. Mr. Drysdale was a fine gentleman, and kindly autographed a few items for me.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Vince Lloyd, 86. U.S. sportscaster. Vince Lloyd Skaff broadcast Chicago Cubs' games on radio and television for more than 30 years, beginning in the 1950s. He became the first radio voice of the Chicago Bulls in 1966-67, and also called games of the Chicago Bears, Chicago Fire, and Big Ten college football, as well as professional wrestling. Mr. Lloyd died of stomach cancer.

War
U.S. President George W. Bush announced that he was considering U.S. intervention in Liberia, saying that Liberian President Charles Taylor must resign before the U.S. sent peacekeeping forces to oversee a fragile cease-fire between rebels and government.

U.S. officials announced a bounty of $25 million for the capture of deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein or evidence confirming his death.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that unemployment in June had reached 6.4%, the highest rate in nine years.