April 13, 2014

1,200 years ago
814

Died on this date
Krum. Khan of Bulgaria, 803-814. Krum the Fearsome succeeded Kardam as Khan. Krum instituted the first known written Bulgarian law code, which protected the poor and punished drinking, slander, and robbery. Krum was succeeded as Khan by Omurtag.

810 years ago
1204

World events
Constantinople fell to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.

220 years ago
1794

Died on this date
Nicolas Chamfort, 53. French author and playwright. Mr. Chamfort, born Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, was known for his epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to his cousin the Prince de Condé in the late 1770s, but supported the French Revolution and was one of the first to enter the Bastille when it was stormed in 1789. Mr. Chamfort eventually turned against the excesses of the revolution, and attempted suicide in September 1793; he was unsuccessful, but suffered greatly until his death, a week after his 53rd birthday.

125 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Herbert Yardley. U.S. cryptographer. Mr. Yardley founded and led the American Black Chamber, a cryptographic organization, breaking Japanese codes during the Washington Naval Conference of 1921-1922. He helped the Chinese Nationalists from 1938-1940 in breaking Japanese codes, and worked briefly for the Canadian government in 1941. Mr. Yardley died on August 7, 1958 at the age of 69, after suffering a stroke.

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Arthur Fadden. Prime Minister of Australia, 1941. Sir Arthur, a member of the Country Party, served in the federal House of Representatives from 1936-1958. On August 29, 1941, he became Prime Minister when he was chosen to lead the United Australia Party, a coalition between the Country Party and the National Party that formed the government. Mr. Fadden's budget was defeated on a vote in the House of Representatives on October 3, and Mr. Fadden submitted his government's resignation to Governor General Lord Gowrie that day. Opposition leader John Curtin was officially sworn in as Prime Minister on October 7, ending Mr. Fadden's brief time in office. Sir Arthur died on April 21, 1973, eight days after his 79th birthday.

Joie Ray. U.S. runner. Mr. Ray was a distance runner who set world records for 1 mile and 2 miles. He represented the United States in the Summer Olympic Games in 1920, 1924, and 1928, winning a bronze medal in the 3,000-metre team run in 1924. Mr. Ray died on May 13, 1978, a month after his 84th birthday.

100 years ago
1914

Baseball
On the first day of regular season play in the new Federal League, Jack Quinn was the winning pitcher as the Baltimore Terrapins edged the Buffalo Blues 3-2 before 27,140 fans at Terrapin Park.

75 years ago
1939

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

Roy Conacher scored in the 1st and 3rd period, and Frank Brimsek posted a shutout in goal as the Bruins blanked the Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Baseball
The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 13-5 in a spring training game in Norfolk, Virginia. New York first baseman Lou Gehrig, who had had a poor spring, had 4 hits in 5 at bats, including 2 home runs. They were the last home runs he ever hit.

70 years ago
1944

Died on this date
Cécile Chaminade, 76. French musician and composer. Miss Chaminade was a popular concert pianist from the 1870s through the 1910s. She composed Romantic piano works and songs; her works were popular in their time, but became forgotten after her death, although they've received some radio airplay in recent years.

War
Soviet forces captured the Crimean capital of Simferopol and the ports of Feodosia and Yevpatoria. Australian forces occupied Bogadjim on the north coast of New Guinea and made contact with enemy patrols along the road to the larger base of Madang.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. and New Zealand agreed to establish diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors.

Politics and government
Judge Delbert Metzger rejected the testimony of U.S. Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz and U.S. Army Lieutenant General Robert Richardson that martial law was still necessary, and ruled that military government in Hawaii was invalid.

U.S. Senator Burnet Maybank (Democrat--South Carolina) said that southern states would resist the U.S. Supreme Court ruling opening primary elections to Negroes.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Chicago 4 @ Montreal 5 (OT) (Montreal won best-of-seven series 4-0)

Toe Blake scored at 9:12 of the 1st overtime period at the Montreal Forum to give the Canadiens their first Stanley Cup championship since 1931. The Black Hawks led 4-1 halfway through the 3rd period, but Elmer Lach scored his second goal of the game at 10:02 to make it 4-2, and Rocket Richard scored at 16:05 and 17:20 to tie the score. George Allen scored twice for Chicago.

60 years ago
1954

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Operation: Barracuda, starring Frank Marth, Otto Preminger, and Dana Wynter

Died on this date
Angus L. Macdonald, 63. Canadian politician. Mr. Macdonald, a Liberal, was Premier of Nova Scotia from 1933-1940 and 1945-1954. He served as Minister of National Defence for Naval Services from 1940-1945 in the government of Prime Minister Mackenzie King, overseeing the growth of the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. Mr. Macdonald returned to provincial politics in 1945, and, while still Premier, died two days after suffering a heart attack.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Detroit 1 @ Montreal 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Floyd Curry scored twice and Maurice "Rocket" Richard and Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion also scored as the Canadiens defeated the Red Wings at the Montreal Forum. Gerry McNeil won the goaltending duel over Terry Sawchuk.

Baseball
Steve Gromek won the pitchers' duel over Don Larsen as the Detroit Tigers opened the season with a 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 46,994 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit in the Orioles' first game since the former St. Louis Browns moved after the 1953 season. Ray Boone, Walt Dropo, and Frank Bolling hit solo home runs for Detroit.

Jim Greengrass hit 4 doubles to lead the Cincinnati Redlegs to a 9-8 win over the Milwaukee Braves before 33,185 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Hank Aaron, playing his first major league game for the Braves, batted 0 for 5 while playing left field.

Spook Jacobs had 4 hits in his first major league game and Bill Renna and Gus Zernial hit home runs as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 before 16,331 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Bobby Shantz was the winning pitcher, but pulled a muscle in his arm that ended his season. Mel Parnell took the loss. It was also the first major league game for Ed Runge, umpiring at third base.

U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower threw out the first ball and stayed until the end as the Washington Nationals upset the defending World Series champion New York Yankees 5-3 on Mickey Vernon's 2-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning off Allie Reynolds before 27,160 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Sonny Dixon was the winning pitcher in relief of Chuck Stobbs. Whitey Ford started on the mound for New York. Hank Bauer drove in all 3 New York runs with 2 singles.

Wally Moon of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a home run off Paul Minner of the Chicago Cubs in his first major league at bat, but Mr. Minner hit a home run of his own and was the winning pitcher as the Cubs won 13-4 before 17,127 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. First baseman Tom Alston became the first Negro to play with the Cardinals, batting 0 for 4 and making an error when he dropped a foul fly ball hit by the game's first batter.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Non Ho L'Etá (Per Amarti)--Gigliola Cinquetti

On television tonight
The Outer Limits, on ABC
Tonight's episode: A Feasibility Study, starring Sam Wanamaker, Phyllis Love, David Opatoshu, and Joyce Van Patten

Movies
The Academy Awards for 1963 were presented. Tom Jones was named Best Picture, with its director, Tony Richardson, also winning. Sidney Poitier became the first Negro to win the award for Best Actor for his performance in Lilies of the Field. Patricia Neal was named Best Actress for her performance in Hud, and Melvyn Douglas won for his supporting performance in the same movie. Margaret Rutherford won for her supporting performance in The V.I.P.s. The best original song was Call Me Irresponsible from Papa's Delicate Condition.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Tiger Feet--Mud (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Seasons in the Sun--Terry Jacks (2nd week at #1)

Australia's top 10 (Go-Set)
1 My Coo Ca Choo--Alvin Stardust (3rd week at #1)
2 Farewell Aunty Jack--Grahame Bond
3 The Lord's Prayer--Sister Janet Mead
4 Sorrow--David Bowie
5 I Love You Love Me Love--Gary Glitter
6 Daytona Demon--Suzi Quatro
7 The Joker--Steve Miller Band
8 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road--Elton John
9 Eye Level--Simon Park Orchestra
10 Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat--DeFranco Family

Singles entering the chart were Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks (#19); Ships in the Night by Vicki Lawrence (#27); and Teenage Rampage by Sweet (#32).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Bennie and the Jets--Elton John

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Bennie and the Jets--Elton John
2 Hooked on a Feeling--Blue Swede
3 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)--MFSB featuring the Three Degrees
4 Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me--Gladys Knight and the Pips
5 The Lord's Prayer--Sister Janet Mead
6 Sunshine on My Shoulders--John Denver
7 Come and Get Your Love--Redbone
8 A Very Special Love Song--Charlie Rich
9 Oh My My--Ringo Starr
10 Lookin' for a Love--Bobby Womack

Singles entering the chart were Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings (#76); My Girl Bill by Jim Stafford (#80); The Streak by Ray Stevens (#85); Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot (#89); Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back) by Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes (#92); La Grange by ZZ Top (#93); Billy, Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (#95); The Same Love that Made Me Laugh by Bill Withers (#96); Can You Handle It? by Graham Central Station (#97); Hollywood Swinging by Kool & The Gang (#99); and Be Thankful for What You Got by William DeVaughn (#100).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Bennie and the Jets--Elton John
2 Hooked on a Feeling--Blue Swede
3 Mockingbird--Carly Simon and James Taylor
4 The Lord's Prayer--Sister Janet Mead
5 Dark Lady--Cher
6 Sunshine on My Shoulders--John Denver
7 I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song--Jim Croce
8 A Very Special Love Song--Charlie Rich
9 Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)--Mocedades
10 Star Baby--Guess Who

Singles entering the chart were Loving Arms by Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge (#83); One Hell of a Woman by Mac Davis (#86); Daybreak by Nilsson (#88); I'm in Love by Aretha Franklin (#90); Traveling Boy by Garfunkel (#92); Another Park, Another Sunday by the Doobie Brothers (#93); Mighty Mighty by Earth, Wind & Fire (#94); Lady by Danny McBride (#97); Keep it in the Family by Leon Heywood (#98); and Put a Little Love Away by the Emotions (#99).

Calgary's top 10
1 Hooked on a Feeling--Blue Swede
2 The Lord's Prayer--Sister Janet Mead
3 Jet--Paul McCartney & Wings
4 Bennie and the Jets--Elton John
5 Let it Ride--Bachman-Turner Overdrive
6 Keep on Singing--Helen Reddy
7 Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo--Rick Derringer
8 The Show Must Go On--Three Dog Night
9 Sunshine on My Shoulders--John Denver
10 Jungle Boogie--Kool & The Gang
Pick hit of the week: I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song--Jim Croce

Space
Western Union (in cooperation with NASA and Hughes Aircraft) launched Westar 1, the U.S.A.'s first commercial geosynchronous communications satellite.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
East Division
Boston 6 @ Toronto 3 (Boston led best-of-seven series 3-0)
Montreal 4 @ New York Rangers 2 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-1)

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

Gregg Sheppard scored 2 goals and an assist in the 2nd period as the Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs before 16,485 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens. Andre Savard, Johnny Bucyk, Wayne Cashman, and Bobby Schmautz also scored for Boston. Bob Neely, Darryl Sittler, and Eddie Shack scored for Toronto. Boston goalie Gilles Gilbert stopped 45 of 48 shots, while Ed Johnston, playing his first playoff game of the season, gave up 6 goals on 30 shots.

Pete Mahovlich, Steve Shutt, and Yvan Cournoyer scored in the 1st period and Mr. Cournoyer scored another goal in the 2nd period as the Canadiens took a 4-0 lead and held on to defeat the Rangers before 17,500 fans at Madison Square Garden. Pete Stemkowski and Jean Ratelle scored for New York in the 3rd period. Bunny Larocque won the goaltending duel over Ed Giacomin and assisted on the first goal of the game.

Germain Gagnon's goal just 40 seconds into the game was the only score as the Black Hawks edged the Kings before 15,505 fans at the Forum in Inglewood, California in the Kings' first home playoff game in six years. Chicago goalie Tony Esposito stopped all 32 shots that he faced, while the Black Hawks had an unbelievably low total of just 10 shots--just 1 in the 2nd period and 2 in the 3rd--on Los Angeles goalie Rogie Vachon.

WHA
Avco World Trophy
Quarter-Finals
East Division
Toronto 2 @ Cleveland 3 (OT) (Toronto led best-of-seven series 3-1)

West Division
Winnipeg 1 @ Houston 10 (Houston led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Wayne Muloin's goal at 4:17 of the 1st overtime period enabled the Crusaders to avert elimination as they edged the Toros before 8,212 fans at Cleveland Arena. Russ Walker and Ron Ward scored for Cleveland in the 2nd period, while Brian Gibbons scored for Toronto in the 1st period and Tom Martin scored with 4:55 remaining in regulation time to tie the game. Gerry Cheevers won the goaltending duel over Gilles Gratton.

Larry Lund scored 2 goals in each of the 1st and 3rd periods and added 2 assists as the Aeros routed the Jets before 9,462 fans at Sam Houston Arena. Frank Hughes added 2 goals, while Gordie Howe, Gord Labossiere, Ted Taylor, and Don Grierson also scored for Houston. Chris Bordeleau scored the only Winnipeg goal in the 2nd period. Don McLeod made 30 saves in goal for the Aeros. Regular Winnipeg goalies Ernie Wakely and Joe Daley were both incapacitated by pneumonia, so the Toronto Toros lent their third-string goalie Frank Blum to the Jets on an emergency basis. Mr. Blum arrived in Houston expecting to dress as a backup, and was surprised to find out that he would be playing that night. He played the entire game, facing 44 shots.

Basketball
NBA
Quarter-Finals
Western Conference
Detroit 94 @ Chicago 96 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-3)

ABA
Semi-Finals
Eastern Division
Kentucky 106 @ New York 119 (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Western Division
Indiana 96 @ Utah 105 (Utah led best-of-seven series 1-0)

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): 99 Luftballons--Nena

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Big in Japan--Alphaville (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Richard Hurndall, 73. U.K. actor. Mr. Hurndall appeared in numerous British radio and television programs. He played Sherlock Holmes in a five-part adaptation of The Sign of Four that aired on BBC from May 17-June 14, 1959.

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Challenger and its five-man crew landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California to conclude mission STS-41-C (STS-13).

World events
India moved into Siachen Glacier, thus annexing more territory from the Line of Control (the military control line between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled parts of Jammu and Kashmir).

Crime
Six members of the Ku Klux Klan and three members of the American Nazi Party were acquitted by an all-white jury in a U.S. federal district court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina of federal civil rights charges arising from the deaths of five people--four white men and a Negro woman, all members of the Communist Workers Party--in Greensboro, N.C. on November 3, 1979. The five had been killed at a "Death to the Klan" rally. Five of the defendants had also been acquitted of state murder and rioting charges in 1980. The government claimed that the defendants had gone to the rally to provoke a fight and that they had fired the first 11 shots in the subsequent outburst of violence. Defense lawyers argued that the defendants had gone to the rally because of their patriotic, anti-Communist feelings and that they had been provoked by the other side. The prosecution was required to prove that the defendants had been motivated by racial hatred.

Defense
U.S. President Ronald Reagan invoked emergency powers under the Arms Expert Control Act to give El Salvador an additional $332 million in military aid.

Economics and finance
The United States Senate approved a three-year $47 billion tax bill, slightly smaller than the $49.2 billion in new taxes previously approved by the House of Representatives. The Senate bill would reduce spending by $14.8 billion.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heckler announced that the administration of President Ronald Reagan was dropping its controversial program of reviewing Social Security disability rolls to verify that recipients were eligible, and that the suspension would remain in effect until new disability legislation was enacted.

Baseball
Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos doubled to right field against Jerry Koosman of the Philadelphia Phillies at Olympic Stadium in Montreal for the 4,000th hit of his major league career, joining Ty Cobb as the only players to accomplish the feat.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Finnish Singles Chart): Like a Prayer--Madonna (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): When Love Comes to Town--U2 featuring BB King

War
At least 6 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on the West Bank village of Nahalin.

Scandal
The Wall Street securities firm Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. settled civil charges brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the settlement, DBL would be under probation for three years; would pay a fine of $15 million; would put $350 million in a fund for those injured by its violations; would dismiss junk-bond "king" Michael Milken; and would appoint or elect leaders acceptable to the SEC. DBL had previously pleaded guilty to criminal charges.

20 years ago
1994

Terrorism
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated explosives in a bus station in Hadera, Israel, killing 5 Israelis and wounding about 30 others.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the index of consumer prices had risen 0.3% in March.

10 years ago
2004

Diplomacy
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived in the United States.

Terrorism
Thomas Kean, chairman of the commission investigating the September 11, 2001 attacksa against the United States, said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation "is an agency that does not work." Former FBI acting Director Thomas Pickard testified that Attorney General John Ashcroft failed to make counterterrorism a priority for the FBI and that Mr. Ashcroft had told him that he did not want to hear briefings about terrorist threats. Mr. Ashcroft denied making such statements.

Defense
Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani scientist who had confessed to selling nuclear technology to North Korea in February, reported that North Korea possessed nuclear weapons, and that he had personally seen three such devices in a North Korean nuclaer plant five years earlier.

Baseball
Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 661st home run, passing Willie Mays to move into third place on the major league career list behind Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714).