June 8, 2014

225 years ago
1789

Politics and government
James Madison introduced in Congress 12 proposed amendments to the United States Constitution.

220 years ago
1794

Religion
The Cult of the Supreme Being went into effect as the new state religion in France, with large organized festivals all across the country, 32 days after being introduced in the National Convention by revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre.

160 years ago
1854

Born on this date
Douglas Cameron. Canadian politician. Sir Douglas, a native of Hawkesbury, Canada West, was a lumber contractor before entering politics as a councillor (1901) and mayor (1902) of Rat Portage (now Kenora, Ontario). A Liberal, he represented Fort William and Lake of the Woods in the Ontario Legislative Assembly (1902-1905), and moved to Winnipeg shortly aftre losing his seat in the 1905 provincial election. Sir Douglas was an unsuccessful candidate in Winnipeg in the 1908 federal election, but was appointed by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, serving from 1911-1916. He called a Royal Commission of Enquiry into an ongoing scandal involving the construction costs of the province's new legislative buildings; the Commission's findings led to the resignation of Sir Rodmond Roblin as Premier. Sir Douglas died on November 27, 1921 at the age of 67.

150 years ago
1864

Politics and government
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the Republican Party's 1864 presidential candidate at the party's convention in Baltimore.

125 years ago
1889

Died on this date
Gerard Manley Hopkins, 44. U.K. poet. Rev. Hopkins was a Jesuit priest who was known for his melancholy poems about nature and religion. He died of typhoid fever after several years of declining health.

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Erwin Schulhoff. Czech composer and musician. Mr. Schulhoff was a pianist who wrote eight symphonies, and works for piano and other instruments. He worked in Germany in the 1920s, but he was a Jew who, after the Nazis came to power in 1933, was barred from giving recitals and having his works performed. Mr. Schulfoff expressed Communist sympathies, which landed him in trouble in Czechoslovakia. He applied for citizenship in the U.S.S.R. in 1941, but was arrested before he could leave Czechoslovakia, and was deported to Wülzburg concentration camp in Bavaria, where he died of tuberculosis on August 18, 1942 at the age of 48.

80 years ago
1934

Died on this date
Dorothy Dell, 19. U.S. actress. Miss Dell, born Dorothy Dell Goff, acted in the Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway in New York before moving to Hollywood in 1932 to begin a movie career. She appeared in four films, the best-known of which was Little Miss Marker (1934), before she was killed in an accident while a passenger in a car being driven by Dr. Carl Wagner, 38, who died six hours later.

70 years ago
1944

War
Flight Officer K. O. Moore, piloting a Canadian Liberator bomber, destroyed two German U-Boats in 22 minutes. At Caen, France, Canadian forces moved inland from Juno beach; German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel ordered Kurt Meyer's 12th SS Panzer Grenadiers to attack the Canadian 7th Brigade at Putot-en-Basin, 8 kilometres west of Caen. They crossed the railway and outflank the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, destroying the three forward companies; the rest withdrew, leaving their wounded behind. The Canadian Scottish, Canscots and 1st Hussars then used an artillery barrage from the 12th and 13th field regiments to retake Putot, but Gen. Meyer counter-attacked with 22 Panther tanks as the Regina Rifles fought a night-long battle, and held. During these fights, the SS murdered several Canadian prisoners of war, including six Winnipeg Rifles and a Red Cross stretcher-bearer, who were ordered into a wood and shot in the temple. 13 more Canadians were executed within 100 yards of the Command post; the bodies of 7 more were found nearby, all shot in the head with small arms. Finally, 40 Winnipegs and Cameron Highlanders were marched into a field, ordered to sit together with the wounded at their centre, and machine-gunned; 5 escaped.Allied forces captured Bayeux, five miles inland from Normandy, and reported hand-to-hand combat on the Cherbourg Peninsula. American and Australian ships thwarted another Japanese effort to reinforce Biak Island.

Politics and government
James Farley, chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee since 1930, announced his resignation effective July 11.

Education
Representatives of 32 United Nations countries, meeting in Frederick, Maryland, adopted a resolution favouring higher standards of education, with the establishment of world school systems.

60 years ago
1954

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: North Side, starring Edward Binns

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): La Mamma--Charles Aznavour (4th week at #1)

Music
The Beach Boys were at Western Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, where they recorded the song She Knows Me Too Well.

Diplomacy
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard arrived in Ottawa for talks with Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson.

Track and field
At a meet in Compton, California, eight men ran the mile in under 4 minutes. Jim Ryun, a 17-year-old junior at East High School in Wichita, Kansas, finished eighth in a time of 3:59.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): De wilde boerndochtere--Ivan Heylen (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Sugar Baby Love--The Rubettes (4th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Seasons in the Sun--Terry Jacks (5th week at #1)
2 The Air That I Breathe--The Hollies
3 Hooked on a Feeling--Blue Swede
4 The Entertainer--Marvin Hamlisch
5 Devil Gate Drive--Suzi Quatro
6 She Didn't Remember My Name--Osmosis
7 The Way We Were--Barbra Streisand
8 You're Sixteen--Ringo Starr
9 Billy - Don't Be a Hero--Paper Lace
10 Ships in the Night--Vicki Lawrence

Singles entering the chart were Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield (#28); The Loco-Motion by Grand Funk (#32); Jealous Mind by Alvin Stardust (#37); and Everyday by Slade (#40).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Band on the Run--Paul McCartney & Wings

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Band on the Run--Paul McCartney & Wings
2 The Streak--Ray Stevens
3 The Entertainer--Marvin Hamlisch
4 You Make Me Feel Brand New--The Stylistics
5 Sundown--Gordon Lightfoot
6 Midnight at the Oasis--Maria Muldaur
7 Billy, Don't Be a Hero--Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
8 Help Me--Joni Mitchell
9 Be Thankful for What You Got--William DeVaughn
10 Oh Very Young--Cat Stevens

Singles entering the chart were Workin' at the Car Wash Blues by Jim Croce (#79); You and Me Against the World by Helen Reddy (#84); My Thang by James Brown (#85); Dancin' (On A Saturday Night) by Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids (#94); Mr. President by Dickie Goodman (#98); Too Late by Tavares (#99); and I've Been Born Again by Johnnie Taylor (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Band on the Run--Paul McCartney & Wings
2 Midnight at the Oasis--Maria Muldaur
3 The Streak--Ray Stevens
4 Sundown--Gordon Lightfoot
5 (I've Been) Searchin' So Long--Chicago
6 Help Me--Joni Mitchell
7 I Won't Last a Day Without You--Carpenters
8 You Make Me Feel Brand New--The Stylistics
9 The Entertainer--Marvin Hamlisch
10 Oh Very Young--Cat Stevens

Singles entering the chart were If You Go Away by Terry Jacks (#77); It Might as Well Rain Until September by Gary & Dave (#95); Don't You Worry by Randy Bishop (#97); There's Something I Like About That by Chilliwack (#98); Tell Laura I Love Her by Johnny T. Angel (#99); and Ballero by War (#100).

Calgary's Top 10
1 The Loco-Motion--Grand Funk (3rd week at #1)
2 Band on the Run--Paul McCartney & Wings
3 My Girl Bill--Jim Stafford
4 You Won't See Me--Anne Murray
5 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)--Olivia Newton-John
6 Rock Me Gently--Andy Kim
7 Werewolf--Five Man Electrical Band
8 Sundown--Gordon Lightfoot
9 Oh Very Young--Cat Stevens
10 (I've Been) Searchin' So Long--Chicago
Pick hit of the week: Another Park, Another Sunday--The Doobie Brothers

Horse racing
Three weeks after winning the Preakness Stakes, Little Current, with Miguel Rivera aboard, won the 106th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:29 1/5, 7 lengths ahead of runner-up Jolly Johu.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Footloose--Kenny Loggins (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Send Me an Angel--Real Life (4th week at #1)

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 103 @ Boston 121 (Boston led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Larry Bird scored 34 points and added 17 rebounds to lead the Celtics over the Lakers before 14,890 fans at Boston Garden in a game played in 97 F. heat, with no air conditioning. James Worthy led Los Angeles scorers with 22 points.



25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Finnish Singles Chart): Minä olen muistanut--Kim Lönnholm (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Heart & Soul--No Sweat (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Bibb Falk, 90. U.S. baseball player and coach. Mr. Falk played left field with the Chicago White Sox (1920-1928) and Cleveland Indians (1929-1931), batting .314 with 69 home runs and 784 runs batted in in 1,353 games. He replaced Shoeless Joe Jackson as the White Sox' regular left fielder after Mr. Jackson was banned for life as the result fo the "Black Sox" scandal. Mr. Falk's best season was 1926, when he batted .345 with 43 doubles, 8 home runs, and 108 runs batted in. He coached with the Indians (1933) and Boston Red Sox (1934), and managed the Indians to a win in his only game as a manager in 1933. Mr. Falk coached at the University of Texas (1940-1942, 1946-1967), leading the Longhorns to consecutive College World Series championships in 1949 and 1950.

Glenn McQuillen, 74. U.S. baseball player. Mr. McQuillen was an outfielder with the St. Louis Browns (1938, 1941-1942, 1946-1947), batting .274 with 4 home runs and 75 runs batted in in 210 games. He played at least 1,538 games in 13 seasons in the minor leagues from 1939-1956, and managed in the minors from 1954-1956.

Emil Verban, 73. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Verban was a second baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals (1944-1946); Philadelphia Phillies (1946-1948); Chicago Cubs (1948-1950); and Boston Braves (1950), batting .272 with 1 home run and 241 runs batted in in 853 games. He helped the Cardinals win the World Series in his rookie year, batting .412 as the Cardinals beat the St. Louis Browns in 6 games, and driving in the deciding run in the final game.

Music
Rod Stewart played before a sell-out crowd of 26,000 at SkyDome in Toronto, becoming the first performer to play there.

Health
At the fifth International Conference on AIDS in Montreal, Dr. Jonas Salk and others reported that the injection of an experimental vaccine had eliminated HIV from two chimpanzees. Another report said that the experimental drug CD4 had reduced the level of the virus in 8 of 9 patients.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 105 @ Detroit 108 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 2-0)

With the Pistons leading 106-104 in the final seconds of regulation time, James Worthy of the Lakers made just 1 of 2 free throws, and Isiah Thomas made 2 free throws with 1 second remaining to clinch victory for Detroit before 21,454 fans at the Palace at Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Detroit's Joe Dumars led all scorers with 33 points, while Mr. Worthy and Michael Cooper each scored 19 for Los Angeles. A major turning point came when Magic Johnson of the Lakers left the game with a pulled hamstring with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, with his team leading 75-73.



Baseball
Before 18,511 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the top of the 1st inning, prompting Pirates' broadcaster Jim Rooker to announce that he would walk back to Pittsburgh if the Pirates lost. The Phillies came back to win 15-11; Mr. Rooker didn't walk back to Pittsburgh after that game, but he did do a charity walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh after the season. Steve Jeltz, who entered the game at second base in the 2nd inning for the Phillies, drove in 5 runs with a pair of home runs, and Von Hayes added a pair of 2-run homers for Philadelphia. Roger Samuels, the last of five Pittsburgh pitchers, allowed 3 hits and 1 run--earned--in 2/3 inning in the 20th and last game of his 2-year major league career.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 2-2 tie as they beat the Montreal Expos 7-2 before 12,402 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Glenn Davis's 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the Houston Astros a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres before 13,518 fans at the Astrodome. The Astros had scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie the score 5-5, but the Padres had taken the lead with a run in the top of the 10th.

Steve Sax singled home Don Slaught with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees an 8-7 win over the Boston Red Sox before 28,329 fans at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox had come back from a 7-2 deficit with 2 runs in the 7th and 3 with 2 out in the 9th to tie the score.

20 years ago
1994

Basketball
NBA
Finals
New York 78 @ Houston 85 (Houston led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Hakeem Olajuwon scored 28 points to lead the Rockets over the Knickerbockers before 16,611 fans at the Summit. Patrick Ewing led New York with 23 points.



10 years ago
2004

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Detroit 91 @ Los Angeles Lakers 99 (OT) (Best of seven series tied 1-1)

The Pistons, leading 89-86 with 10.9 seconds remaining in regulation time, allowed the Lakers to send the game into overtime on a 3-point field goal by Kobe Bryant with 2.1 seconds left in the 4th quarter, and were outscored 10-2 in overtime before 18,997 fans at Staples Center. Mr. Bryant led all scorers with 33 points; Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 27 points.