April 10, 2014

220 years ago
1794

Born on this date
Matthew Perry. U.S. military officer. Commodore Perry served with the United States Navy in the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), but was best known for his role as Commander of the East India Squadron (1852-1854), leading an expedition with the purpose of opening Japanese ports to American trade. Heavy drinking led to Commodore Perry's death from cirrhosis of the liver on March 4, 1858 at the age of 63.

140 years ago
1874

Golf
Mungo Park won the British Open at Musselburgh Links in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland with a 1-day, 2-round score of 159, 2 strokes ahead of Tom Morris, Jr. First prize money was £8.

110 years ago
1904

Died on this date
Isabell II, 73. Queen of Spain, 1833-1868. Isabell II succeeded her father King Ferdinand VII on the throne, and became Queen Regnant in 1843. She was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1868, and formally abdicated in 1870. Her son Alfonso XII became King of Spain in 1874.

80 years ago
1934

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Detroit 0 @ Chicago 1 (2 OT) (Chicago won best-of-five series 3-1)

Mush March scored at 10:05 of the 2nd overtime period at Chicago Stadium to give the Black Hawks their first Stanley Cup championship. Chicago goalie Chuck Gardiner was the star, earning the shutout for his seventh win in eight playoff games. Sadly, it proved to be the last game for Mr. Gardiner; two months later he was dead of a brain hemmorhage brought on by a tonsillar infection at the age of 29.

70 years ago
1944

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Man Who was Hanged

Literature
D.H. Lawrence's novel The First Lady Chatterly was published in New York.

War
Soviet forces captured Odessa, which had been under Nazi control since October 1941. Two small Nazi thrusts were repulsed on the British beachhead south of Rome and by the Italians holding Mount Marrone. The government of Canada announced that Canadian forces would be increased by 98,000 in the next 12 months.

World events
10 army officers were executed as ringleaders of the previous week's abortive revolt in El Salvador.

Diplomacy
Liberia became the 35th member of the proposed United Nations.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Florida's "peonage" law was unconstitutional, holding that "involuntary servitude" could not be enforced "even if voluntarily contracted for."

Labour
The U.S. Supreme Court sustained a National War Labor Board decision finding the Medo Supply Company of New York guilty of unfair practices in dealing individually with employees who abandoned membership in a union.

Medicine
The annual report of the U.S. Foundation for Infantile Paralysis expressed regret at the pubilicity given to the Kenny method for treating polio.

60 years ago
1954

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Ebb Tide--Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Wanted--Perry Como (Best Seller--1st week at #1); Make Love to Me--Jo Stafford (Disc Jockey--2nd week at #1; Jukebox--5th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Wanted--Perry Como
2 Make Love to Me--Jo Stafford
3 Secret Love--Doris Day
4 Young at Heart--Frank Sinatra
5 I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)--The Four Knights
6 Cross Over the Bridge--Patti Page
7 Answer Me, My Love--Nat "King" Cole
8 Stranger in Paradise--Tony Bennett
--The Four Aces
--Tony Martin
9 From the Vine Came the Grape--The Gaylords
--The Hilltoppers
10 Here--Tony Martin

Singles entering the chart were The Man Upstairs by Kay Starr (#22); Easter Parade by Liberace (#44); and I Speak to the Stars by Doris Day (#45).

Died on this date
Auguste Lumière, 91. French director and producer. Mr. Lumière and his brother Louis (1864-1948) have been credited as the world's first filmmakers. They patented the cinematograph in 1895, which allowed more than one person at a time to view motion pictures.

Boxing
Ed Sanders (3-0) knocked out Henry Anderson (0-5) at 1:45 of the 2nd round of their heavyweight bout at the Mechanics Building in Boston.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Detroit 2 @ Montreal 0 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Terry Sawchuk posted the shutout in winning the goaltending duel over Jacques Plante as the Red Wings blanked the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Minneapolis 84 @ Syracuse 73 (Minneapolis led best-of-seven series 3-2)

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I Love You Because--Jim Reeves (3rd week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 All My Loving--The Beatles (5th week at #1)
2 Bits and Pieces--The Dave Clark Five
3 Twist and Shout--The Beatles
4 Kissin' Cousins--Elvis Presley
5 This Boy--The Beatles
6 Can't Buy Me Love--The Beatles
7 She Loves You--The Beatles
8 Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)--The Serendipity Singers
9 One Minute to One--Rick Nelson
10 Glad All Over--The Dave Clark Five
Pick hit of the week: The Baby Beatle Walk--Al Martin Six
New this week: I'm the Lonely One--Cliff Richard
Murphy the Surfie--The Surfaris
Gonna' Get Along Without You Now--Skeeter Davis
Not Fade Away--The Rolling Stones
Beans, Bacon and Gravy--The Travellers
I Rise, I Fall--Johnny Tillotson

On television tonight
Twilight Zone, hosted by Rod Serling, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Caesar and Me, starring Jackie Cooper and Suzanne Cupito

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Gentleman Caller, starring Roddy McDowall and Ruth McDevitt

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Tchip Tchip--Cash & Carry (4th week at #1)

Politics and government
Golda Meir resigned as Prime Minister of Israel, bringing down her one-month coalition government. Deep divisions within her Labour Party had come to a head over the April 2 report of an official commission investigating the Yom Kippur war against Egypt and Syria in October 1973, which had blamed Israel's lack of preparedness on the military command and not the government. There was a deadlock within the Labour Party over whether Moshe Dayan should resign as Defense Minister because of setbacks in the early stages of the war, and the deadlock prompted Mrs. Meir to resign. She was succeeded by Shimon Peres.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
East Division
Toronto 0 @ Boston 1 (Boston led best-of-seven series 1-0)
New York Rangers 4 @ Montreal 1 (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

West Division
Los Angeles 1 @ Chicago 3 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Gregg Sheppard's goal at 4:22 of the 2nd period was the only score as the Bruins edged the Maple Leafs before 15,003 fans at Boston Garden. Gilles Gilbert made 35 saves to win the goaltending duel over Doug Favell, who made 32 saves.

Steve Vickers and Bruce MacGregor scored in the 1st period, and Dale Rolfe and Brad Park scored in each of the last 2 periods as the Rangers defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Canadiens before 16,581 fans at the Montreal Forum. Steve Shutt scored for the Canadiens. Ed Giacomin won the goaltending duel over rookie Bunny Larocque, who was playing his first Stanley Cup game.

Gene Carr scored in the 1st period to give the Kings an early lead before 16,666 fans at Chicago Stadium, but Darcy Rota and Dennis Hull scored in the 2nd period, and Stan Mikita scored in the 3rd period, as the Black Hawks defeated the Kings. Tony Esposito won the goaltending duel over Rogie Vachon.

WHA
Avco World Trophy
Quarter-Finals
East Division
New England 1 @ Chicago 2 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

West Division
Houston 3 @ Winnipeg 2 (Houston led best-of-seven series 2-0)
Minnesota 6 @ Edmonton 2 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Jan Popiel scored the tying goal with 25 seconds remaining in regulation time and Ralph Backstrom scored the winner at 17:45 of the 1st overtime period as the Cougars edged the Whalers before 3,452 fans at Chicago International Amphitheatre. Tim Sheehy had given New England a 1-0 lead at 9:36 of the 3rd period. Cam Newton won the goaltending duel over Al Smith.

Mark Howe and Andre Hinse scored in the 3rd period to break a 1-1 tie as the Aeros edged the Jets before 8,692 fans at Winnipeg Arena. Norm Beaudin gave the Jets a 1-0 lead after the 1st period, and Marty Howe tied it for the Aeros in the 2nd period. Milt Black scored for Winnipeg with 8:21 remaining in regulation time to make the score 3-2. Don McLeod won the goaltending duel over Joe Daley.

Bob MacMillan and Bill Klatt each scored twice, and George Morrison and Wayne Connelly each scored once as the Fighting Saints defeated the Oilers before 4,606 fans in the first Avco World Trophy playoff game ever played at Edmonton Gardens. Al Hamilton and Ross Perkins scored for the Oilers, who outshot the Fighting Saints 41-29. John Garrett was the winning goalie, while Ian Wilkie started for Edmonton before being replaced by Jack Norris.

Basketball
NBA
Quarter-Finals
New York 92 @ Capital 109 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

ABA
Quarter-Finals
Western Conference
Indiana 86 @ San Antonio 102 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): 99 Luftballons--Nena (2nd week at #1)

Politics and government
Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale won the Pennsylvania primary in the contest for the Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States in the November 1984 election, taking 47% of the vote to 35% for U.S. Senator Gary Hart (Colorado) and 17% for Rev. Jesse Jackson, who captured the majority of votes in Philadelphia.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): She Drives Me Crazy--Fine Young Cannibals (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Like a Prayer--Madonna (5th week at #1)

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Without You--Mariah Carey

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Streets of Philadelphia--Bruce Springsteen

#1 single in Switzerland: It's Alright--East 17 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Everything Changes--Take That (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Sam B. Hall, Jr., 70. U.S. politician and judge. Mr. Hall, a Democrat, represented Texas' 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1976-1985, and sat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from 1985 until his death.

War
North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces began attacking Serb forces in Bosnia when two U.S. aircraft bombed and destroyed a Serb command post in the first-ever NATO air attack against ground targets.

World events
France reported that its paratroopers had evacuated 525 French expatriates from Rwanda. 800 Belgian paratroopers arrived to evacuate the estimated 1,500 Belgian citizens who had lived there.

Golf
Jose Maria Olazabal won the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, finishing 2 strokes ahead of Tom Lehman. First prize money was $360,000.

10 years ago
2004

Terrorism
The U.S. administration of President George W. Bush released a top secret document, the President's Daily Briefing from August 6, 2001, titled Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States, which said that members of al-Qaeda had been in the U.S. for several years and were thought to have been conducting surveilance of federal buildings in New York.