May 5, 2016

150 years ago
1866

Americana
Memorial Day was first observed, in Waterloo, New York.

130 years ago
1886

Labour
Seven people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed when 250 Wisconsin National Guardsmen fired upon a crowd of striking labourers and others in Bay View Wisconsin, which became part of Milwaukee a year later.

125 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Jack McCandless. U.S. baseball player. Mr. McCandless was an outfielder with the Baltimore Terrapins (1914-1915), batting .217 with 5 home runs and 35 runs batted in in 128 games. He played 188 games in 3 seasons in the minor leagues (1916-1917, 1920), hitting .264 with 5 home runs. Mr. McCandless died on August 17, 1961 at the age of 70.

Americana
Carnegie Hall, then known as Music Hall, opened in New York City, with Pyotr Tchaikovsky the guest conductor.

100 years ago
1916

Born on this date
Zail Singh. 7th President of India, 1982-1987. Mr. Singh, a member of the Indian National Congress party, held several cabinet posts before being unanimously nominated to the presidency, where he served with Prime Ministers Indira and Rajiv Gandhi. Mr. Singh died on December 25, 1994 at the age of 78, several weeks after suffering serious injuries in a car accident.

Aleksey Maresyev. U.S.S.R. military aviator. Colonel Maresyev joined the Soviet Air Force in 1937 and had shot down four German aircraft in World War II before being shot down in April 1942, and having both his legs amputated above the knee. He eventually mastered the use of prostheses, and returned to active duty a year later, and shot down three German planes in a dogfight in August 1943. Col. Maresyev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in August 1943, joined the Communist Party in 1944, and retired from the Air Force in 1946. He obtained a doctorate in history in 1956, and eventually became a member of the Supreme Soviet. Dr. Maresyev died of a heart attack on May 19, 2001, two weeks after his 85th birthday.

80 years ago
1936

Abominations
Italian troops occupied the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.

75 years ago
1941

Theatre
There Shall Be No Night by Robert E. Sherwood was awarded the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Journalism
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was awarded the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service by a newspaper; Westbrook Pegler of the New York World-Telegram won in the category of General Reporting, and Reuben Maury of the New York Daily News won for Editorial Writing. A group award was given in the category of General Correspondence to American news reporters in the war zones of Europe, Asia, and Africa since the beginning of World War II.

War
The U.K. Royal Air Force claimed that its bombers had scored direct hits on the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in a raid on Brest. Reports from London stated that the United Kingdom had rejected an offer from Turkey to mediate the Anglo-Iraqi War.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered "a substantial increase in heavy bomber construction." The U.S. House of Representatives debate on seizure of alien ships precipitated a dispute over the prospect of convoying supplies to Britain.

Politics and government
General Isaias Medina Angarita took office as President of Venezuela.

Medicine
Dr. Martin H. Dawson of Columbia University, addressing a medical meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, described a new chemical substance known as penicillin. He said the substance, developed from a special strain of mold in bread and Roquefort cheese, may prove more useful than the sulfanilamides.

Oil
British and American companies in the Netherlands East Indies renewed their contracts to supply Japan with 1.8 million tons per year.

Business
Sheffield Farms Company Inc., Borden Company, and four of their affiliates were indicted on charges of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by selling milk at higher prices than those charged by their affiliates.

70 years ago
1946

War
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East began trials in Tokyo, with 28 Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Nationalist Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek proclaimed Nanking the capital of China, as Nationalist-Communist clashes were reported in Manchuria and the provinces of Shansi and Hupeh.

Diplomacy
Arab opposition to the Anglo-American report urging increased Jewish migration to Palestine heightened with a call by Arab Higher Committee Chairman Jamal el Husseini urging Palestinian Arabs to resist "external enemies."

Politics and government
Mariano Ospina Pérez was elected President of Colombia, the first conservative to win the office since 1930. He took 41.4% of the vote, while the Liberal Party was split, with Gabriel Turbay receiving 32.3% of the vote and Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala receiving 26.3%.

In a national referendum in France, voters rejected, by a small margin, a proposed constitution that was supported by Communists and Socialists.

World events
Jose Antonio Bonilla, former dean of the Dominican University Law Department, sought sanctuary in the Mexican embassy as Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo cracked down on "subversive" elements.

Agriculture
Argentine President Juan Peron notified the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration that Argentina would ship 500,000 tons of wheat and corn to Europe before June.

60 years ago
1956

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Memories are Made of This--Dean Martin (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Tiritomba--Margot Eskens (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): The Poor People of Paris--Winifred Atwell (5th week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Heartbreak Hotel--Elvis Presley (Best Seller--3rd week at #1; Jukebox--1st week at #1; Top 100--1st week at #1); Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)--Perry Como (Disc Jockey--1st week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Heartbreak Hotel--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)
2 Blue Suede Shoes--Carl Perkins
3 Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)--Perry Como
4 Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic"--Morris Stoloff and the Columbia Pictures Orchestra
--George Cates and his Orchestra
5 The Poor People of Paris--Les Baxter, his Chorus and Orchestra
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--The Teenagers
--Gale Storm
--The Diamonds
7 (You've Got) The Magic Touch--The Platters
8 Rock Island Line--Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
9 Long Tall Sally--Little Richard
--Pat Boone
10 Ivory Tower--Cathy Carr
--Otis Williams and the Charms

Singles entering the chart were Walk Hand in Hand by Andy Williams (#35, charting with the version by Tony Martin); I Woke Up Crying by Joni James (#37); My Blue Heaven (#38)/I'm in Love Again (#47) by Fats Domino; Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo, with versions by the Dick Hyman Trio and Roger Williams (#41); and I Could Have Danced All Night, with versions by Sylvia Syms; and Rosemary Clooney (#45). I Could Have Danced All Night was originally from the musical My Fair Lady.

On television tonight
The Honeymooners, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Opportunity Knocks But



Horse racing
Needles, with David Erb up, won the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:03 2/5. Fabius placed second and Come On Red finished third in the 17-horse field.



50 years ago
1966

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Pretty Flamingo--Manfred Mann

At the movies
Arabesque, starring Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren, opened in theatres.



Religion
Eight Protestant denominations in the United States announced principles of unity for an eventual merger. The denominations were: Presbyterian; Protestant Episcopal; United Presbyterian; Evangelical United Brethren; Methodist; Disciples of Christ; African Methodist Episcopal; and United Christian.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Montreal 3 @ Detroit 2 (OT) (Montreal won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Montreal forward Dave Balon passed the puck from the corner in front of the Detroit net, and it went in off centre Henri Richard's knee as he was sliding on his knees into Detroit goalie Roger Crozier at 2:20 of the 1st overtime period at Olympia Stadium to give the Canadiens their second straight Stanley Cup championship. The Red Wings argued that Mr. Richard had swept the puck into the net with his hand. Mr. Crozier was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs.





40 years ago
1976

Economics and finance
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development opened in Nairobi. U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called for better economic relations between rich and poor countries.

Hockey
WHA
Avco World Trophy
U.S. Championship Semi-Finals
New England 4 @ Houston 2 (New England led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Baseball
Doug Rader's 3-run home run was the key hit as the San Diego Padres scored 4 runs after there were 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 6th inning and defeated the Montreal Expos 6-4 before 6,085 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal in the Wednesday night Expos Baseball telecast on CBC.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs combined for 26 runs, 37 hits, 7 errors, and 9 home runs as the Dodgers won 14-12 before 6,126 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Henry Cruz hit 2 of the Dodgers' 7 homers, while Rick Monday hit both Chicago home runs. Don Sutton pitched the first 5 innings for Los Angeles; he allowed 14 hits; 2 bases on balls; 7 runs--6 earned--and was the winning pitcher.

George Foster and Ken Griffey hit consecutive run-scoring singles with 1 out in the top of the 11th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 2-0 win over the New York Mets before 19,121 fans at Shea Stadium in New York.

The Baltimore Orioles scored 2 unearned runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 before 6,570 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Jim Palmer pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Goose Gossage, who allowed just 5 hits. The game was played in 1 hour 59 minutes.

The New York Yankees broke a 4-4 tie with 6 runs in the top of the 8th inning to defeat the California Angels 10-4 before 25,790 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Catfish Hunter allowed 6 hits and 4 earned runs in pitching a complete game to win the pitchers' duel over Nolan Ryan.

Alan Ashby singled home Ron Pruitt and George Hendrick with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 1-1 tie and give the Cleveland Indians a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics before 2,100 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Pat Dobson allowed 7 hits and no earned runs in pitching a complete game victory. Stan Bahnsen started on the mound for Oakland and allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run in 7 1/3 innings; he was relieved by Paul Lindblad, who was in turn relieved by Rollie Fingers, who took the loss.

30 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Chain Reaction--Diana Ross (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Si Tú Eres Mi Hombre y Yo Tu Mujer (The Power of Love)--Jennifer Rush (5th week at #1)

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference Finals
Montreal 4 @ New York Rangers 3 (OT) (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-0)

25 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Trippin'--Push Push (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Joyride--Roxette (5th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Joyride--Roxette (6th week at #1)
2 No Coke--Dr. Alban
3 Secret Love--Bee Gees
4 How to Dance--Bingoboys featuring Princessa
5 Blue Hotel--Chris Isaak
6 Sister Soul & Mr. Beat--Beat 4 Feet featuring Kim Cooper
7 Should I Stay or Should I Go--The Clash
8 Kränk di net--Jazz Gitti & Her Disco Killers
9 Crazy--Seal
10 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart

Singles entering the chart were Lucifer by Blue System (#17); It's Too Late by Quartz introducing Dina Carroll (#21); and Mega Mix by Snap! (#29).

Baseball
The Reno Silver Sox scored 15 runs in one inning on their way to a 20-8 win over the High Desert Mavericks in a California League game. Reno first baseman Dodd Johnson drove in 5 runs with a home run, double, and single in the big inning.

20 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): California Love--2Pac featuring Dr. Dre (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Macarena--Los Del Rio (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Children--Robert Miles (12th week at #1)

#1 single in Scotland (OCC): Ooh Aah...Just a Little Bit--Gina G (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Beryl Burton, 58. U.K. cyclist. Mrs. Burton overcame childhood rheumatic fever to win more than 90 British championships and 7 world titles from the late 1950s through the early '80s. She died of heart failure while riding to deliver invitations to a party to celebrate her 59th birthday, which was a week hence.

Hockey
IIHF Men's World Championship @ Vienna
Final @ Wiener Stadthalle
Czech Republic 4 Canada 2

Martin Procházka scored the winning goal with 19 seconds left in regulation time and the Jiří Kučera added an empty net goal with 6 seconds remaining before 9,500 fans. Robert Lang scored the first 2 Czech goals, while Steve Thomas scored both Canadian goals.



NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
New York Rangers 6 @ Pittsburgh 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Western Conference Semi-Finals
St. Louis 3 @ Detroit 8 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 2-0)

10 years ago
2006

War
The government of Sudan and a faction of the Sudan Liberation Army led by Minni Minnawi signed the Darfur Peace Agreement.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Buffalo 7 @ Ottawa 6 (OT) (Buffalo led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Western Conference Semi-Finals
Colorado 0 @ Anaheim 5 (Anaheim led best-of-seven series 1-0)