May 28, 2014

350 years ago
1664

Canadiana
The French West India Company was given a royal grant of all French colonies in North America, receiving a monopoly of trade in exchange for a royalty to the King.

130 years ago
1884

Politics and government
Verteran Nova Scotia Conservative Charles Tupper resigned from the House of Commons to become Canada's first High Commissioner to Great Britain.

80 years ago
1934

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Annette and Cécile Dionne!

The surviving Dionne quintuplets, along with sisters Yvonne, Émilie, and Marie, were born near Callander, Ontario, and were the first quints known to survive infancy. Émilie died of an epileptic seizure on August 6, 1954 at the age of 20; Marie died of a blood clot in the brain on February 27, 1970 at the age of 35; and Yvonne died of cancer on June 23, 2001 at the age of 67.

Boxing
Barney Ross (52-2-3) won a 15-round split decision over defending champion Jimmy McLarnin (52-9-3) to win the world welterweight title before 60,000 fans at Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York. It was Mr. McLarnin's first title defense since winning the belt from Young Corbett on May 29, 1933.

70 years ago
1944

War
British troops took Aprilia and Carreceto as pressure on the German line at Rome increased. Japanese troops in China began a drive down the Hankow rail route in northern Hunan Province from the area of Yochow.

Defense
The U.S. Army revealed plans to curtail air defense installations in the United States in order to obtain personnel and equipment for service overseas.

60 years ago
1954

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Secret Love--Doris Day (5th week at #1)

Boxing
Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson (16-2-1) scored a technical knockout of Charley Norkus (23-12) at 2:29 of the 5th round of a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.



50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: A World Without Love--Peter and Gordon

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)--Cilla Black

Space
The United States launched Saturn SA-6, a test of an unmanned Saturn I rocket.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Waterloo--ABBA (5th week at #1)

Politics and government
Northern Ireland's first power-sharing assembly collapsed when Prime Minister Brian Faulkner and several members resigned, leaving Northern Ireland facing direct rule by the British government.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Footloose--Kenny Loggins (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Street Dance--Break Machine

War
U.S. President Ronald Reagan led a state funeral at Arlington National Cemetery for an unidentified American soldier killed in the Vietnam War.

Law
The Ontario government of Premier William Davis brought in measures to allow it to censor, classify or ban commercially-distributed videotape.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): The Look--Roxette (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: The Look--Roxette

Scandal
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police charged Global Television reporter Doug Small and four others with possession of stolen goods, and two others with theft, after they accepted a leaked federal budget before the budget lock-up.

Auto racing
Emerson Fittipaldi won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time, at an average speed of 167.581 miles per hour. Mr. Fittipaldi had been passed by teammate Al Unser, Jr. on lap 196 of the 200-lap race. Two laps later, Mr. Unser slowed as he approached traffic, and Mr. Fittipaldi came up beside him. The cars touched wheels, and Mr. Unser spun out, handing the win to Mr. Fittipaldi.





Baseball
George Bell hit a 2-run home run off Bobby Thigpen with nobody out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox before 46,120 fans in the last game ever played at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.

Kirk McCaskill pitched a 4-hit shutout to improve his record for the season to 6-1 as the California Angels blanked the Boston Red Sox 3-0 before 34,311 fans at Fenway Park in Boston.

Felix Fermin drew a base on balls to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning and scored on a 2-out squeeze bunt single by Joe Carter, beating pitcher Mark Williamson's throw to catcher Bob Melvin, to give the Cleveland Indians a 1-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 33,918 fans at Cleveland Stadium. Greg Swindell pitched a 4-hit shutout to improve his 1989 record to 5-1.

Will Clark hit a grand slam in the 4th inning to help the San Francisco Giants defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 before 51,498 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Rick Reuschel started on the mound for San Francisco and allowed 7 hits and 4 runs--2 earned--in 5 1/3 innings, but was credited with the win, improving his 1989 record to 9-2. Philadelphia third baseman Mike Schmidt batted 0 for 3 with 2 bases on balls, and made an error on his only fielding chance in the 2,404th and last game of his 18-year Hall of Fame major league career.

Tim Raines hit a 3-run home run, drew 2 bases on balls, and scored 3 runs to help the Montreal Expos defeat the San Diego Padres 10-2 before 50,614 fans at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium in a game that was followed by a Beach Boys' concert.

Dave Anderson led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a base on balls, advanced to second base on a single by Willie Randolph, advanced to third on a throwing error by pitcher Roger McDowell, and scored when Mr. McDowell balked, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 4-3 win over the New York Mets before 46,060 fans at Dodger Stadium.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): The Most Beautiful Girl in the World--The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Love Symbol)

#1 single in Italy: Eins, Zwei, Polizei--Mo-Do (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Hooked on a Feeling--Tony Wilson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): The Most Beautiful Girl in the World--The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Love Symbol) (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Without You--Mariah Carey (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Je danse le mia--IAM (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): I Like to Move It--Reel 2 Real featuring the Mad Stuntman (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Come On You Reds--Manchester United F.C. (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Swear--All-4-One (2nd week at #1)
2 I'll Remember--Madonna
3 The Sign--Ace of Base
4 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World--The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Love Symbol)
5 Return to Innocence--Enigma
6 Baby I Love Your Way--Big Mountain
7 You Mean the World to Me--Toni Braxton
8 Bump n' Grind--R. Kelly
9 I'm Ready--Tevin Campbell
10 Back & Forth--Aaliyah

Singles entering the chart were Any Time, Any Place/And On and On by Janet Jackson (#30); Anytime You Need a Friend by Mariah Carey (#45); Back in the Day by Ahmad (#87); Wild Night by John Mellencamp with Me'Shell Ndegeocello (#88); 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters (#89); and Bucktown by Smif-N-Wessun (#97).

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Swear--All-4-One
2 I'll Remember--Madonna
3 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World--The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Love Symbol)
4 Baby, I Love Your Way--Big Mountain
5 I'm Ready--Tevin Campbell
6 You Mean the World to Me--Toni Braxton
7 The Sign--Ace of Base
8 Return to Innocence--Enigma
9 If You Go--Jon Secada
10 Bump N' Grind--R. Kelly

Singles entering the chart were American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#82); Night in My Veins by the Pretenders (#85); Cleopatra's Cat by Spin Doctors (#86); Your Body's Callin' by R. Kelly (#87); Doggy Dogg World by Snoop Doggy Dogg (#88); Backwater by Meat Puppets (#89); Possession by Sarah McLachlan (#90); Sending My Love by Zhane (#91); The Place Where You Belong by Shai (#92); and Rocks by Primal Scream (#93).