June 7, 2016

675 years ago
1341

Died on this date
Al-Nasir Muhammad, 55-56. Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1293-1294, 1299-1309, 1310-1341. Al-Nasir Muhammad first acceded to the throne upon the assassination of his brother al-Ashraf Khalil, but was under a regency and was deposed by Kitbugha. Al-Nasir Muhammad was restored to power in 1299, but was replaced while in Al Kark and after failing to remove Baibars al-Jashnakir and Salar, whom he feared would attempt to assassinate ore depose him. Baibars al-Jashnakir was forced to abdicate a year later, and Al-Nasir Muhammad was restored to the throne again. He increased his power, cracked down on corruption, and initiated public works. Al-Nasir Muhammad was succeeded by his son Saif ad-Din Abu-Bakr.

240 years ago
1776

Politics and government
Richard Henry Lee presented the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion was seconded by John Adams, and led to the United States Declaration of Independence.

150 years ago
1866

Died on this date
Seattle, 80 (?). U.S. Indian chief. Seattle (an anglicized spelling of Si'ahl), was a Dkhw'Duw'Absh (Duwamish) chief in what is now the state of Washington. He pursued peaceful accommodation of white settlers, and the city of Seattle is named after him.

War
Samuel Spiers led 1,800 Fenian raiders across the Canadian border; they looted around Pigeon Hill, Québec, plundered St-Armand and Frelighsburg, Québec, then retreated when the Canadian militia cavalry arrived and attacked them. U.S. troops later seized their supplies at St. Alban's, Vermont, and they retreated south.

130 years ago
1886

Religion
Pope Leo XIII appointed Quebec Archbishop Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau as Canada's first Roman Catholic cardinal.

120 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Imre Nagy. Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Hungary, 1953-1955, 1956. Mr. Nagy, a Communist, held various cabinet posts before serving as Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister for the second time during the Hungarian Revolution in October 1956, assuming the position on October 24. Mr. Nagy was deposed on November 4 when the revolution was crushed by invading Soviet force and was initially sheltered in the Yugoslavian embassy, but was arrested by Soviet forces on November 22, 1956 as he was leaving the embassy, and was sent to Romania, and eventually back to Budapest, where he was imprisoned and finally hanged for treason on June 16, 1958, nine days after his 62nd birthday.

Robert Mulliken. U.S. physicist and chemist. Dr. Mulliken was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize in chemistry "for his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method." He died on October 31, 1986 at the age of 90.

Douglas Campbell. U.S. military aviator. Captain Campbell served with the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I, recording six combat victories and becoming the first American flier to earn the title of ace. He suffered severe shrapnel wounds to his back in 1918, and the war ended before he could return to combat. Mr. Campbell became Vice-President of Pan American Airways in 1939, and general manager in 1948. He died on October 16, 1990 at the age of 94.

Died on this date
Pavlos Carrer, 67. Greek composer. Mr. Carrer was the first Greek composer to write national operas and national songs based on Greek plots, libretti, verses, and folk music.

110 years ago
1906

Transportation
Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania was launched from the John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland.

80 years ago
1936

Died on this date
Lischia Edwards, 70. U.S. murder victim. Ms. Edwards was raped and strangled by Rainey Bethea in her residence, an upper-floor room in a house in Owensboro, Kentucky owned and occupied by the family of Emmett Wells. Mr. Bethea was hanged on August 14, 1936 in the last public execution to take place in the United States.

Labour
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, a trade union, was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Philip Murray was elected its first president.

Baseball
George Selkirk’s home run with 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 16th inning gave the New York Yankees a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians before 35,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Winning pitcher Red Ruffing had 3 hits, including a home run. Both Mr. Ruffing and losing pitcher Oral Hildebrand pitched complete games, but neither recorded a strikeout.

Six different Detroit Tigers each had 2 hits as they outlasted the Washington Nationals 10-8 before 10,000 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington in a game that was completed in 1 hour 58 minutes.

The St. Louis Browns broke open a close game with 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning as they defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 9-5 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

With runners on first and second base and none out in the bottom of the 9th inning, Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher Tom Baker walked Chicago Cubs' center fielder Augie Galan intentionally; however, Mr. Baker then issued an unintentional base on balls to Ken O'Dea to force home Woody English with the winning run as the Cubs edged the Dodgers 4-3 before 11,076 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

75 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): My Sister and I--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra with Bob Eberly

Literature
The American Writers Congress chose Native Son by Richard Wright as the best American novel published since 1939.

War
British press dispatches from Cairo stated that large German troop-carrying and supply planes were landing in Syria. The Vichy French government was reported to have decided not to fight the French colonies held by the Free French forces of General Charles de Gaulle.

Defense
Uruguayan President Alfredo Baldomir told a Chilean journalist in Montevideo that Uruguay was prepared to offer bases for the defense of the Western Hemisphere.

Scandal
Former Democratic Party boss of Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast and former Missouri insurance superintendent R. Ernest O'Malley were sentenced to two-year prison terms for contempt of court growing out of a bribe case.

Labour
The White House revealed that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was ready to commandeer the strike-bound North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, Califonria and use the Army to run it until the strike of 11,000 workers ended. The United Auto Workers of America's aviation division chief Richard Frankensteen said in a radio address that the walkout was a "wildcat strike" caused by Communists.

Disasters
The Prince Edward Island ferry Charlottetown sank off Liverpool, Nova Scotia after running aground in the fog.

Horse racing
Whirlaway, with Eddie Arcaro aboard, won the 73rd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:31 to become the fifth horse, and the fourth in the past 12 years, to win the Triple Crown. First prize money was $39,770. Robert Morris placed second.

Golf
Craig Wood won the U.S. Open at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas with a 4-over-par score of 284, 3 strokes ahead of Denny Shute. First prize money was $1,000.



70 years ago
1946

Television
The British Broadcasting Corporation resumed broadcasting after being off the air for seven years because of World War II.

Protest
50,000 people in Rangoon demanded Burmese independence, in demonstrations staged by General Aung Sang's Anti-Fascist League.

Politics and government
Soviet authorities in Berlin arrested Franz Neumann, chairman of the German Social Democratic Party and three of his aides for attempting to reorganize the party in the eastern sector of Berlin.

U.S. Army Lieutenant Hoyt Vandenberg was appointed by President Harry Truman to succeed Admiral Sidney Souers as director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

The U.S. House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee issued a report assailing the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee and the Army's wartime indoctrination course.

Labour
An eight-day strike of hard coal miners in the United States ended with an hourly wage increase of 18.5c and the creation of a health and welfare find for the miners, to be administered by one union and one management trustee.

The International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union rejected a 22c hourly wage increase offered by a government fact-finding board in San Francisco.

A majority of players with the Pittsburgh Pirates voted to strike for recognition of the American Baseball Guild, but the vote in favour was less than the two-thirds required for strike authorization.

Boxing
New York State Athletic Commission world featherweight champion Willie Pep (100-1-1) knocked out National Boxing Association world champion Sal Bartolo (72-18-6) at 2:41 of the 12th round at Madison Square Garden in New York to unify the world featherweight title.

60 years ago
1956

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Amour, Castagnettes et Tango--Lucienne Delyle (6th week at #1)

Disasters
Water seepage caused the southern two-thirds of the old Schoellkopf Power Station, built in 1895, to collapse into the Niagara River, about a kilometre below Niagara Falls, New York, killing one worker and knocking out six generators that produced more than 400,000 kilowatts of power; damage was estimated at $100 million. The station was replaced by the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, commissioned in 1961.

50 years ago
1966

Space
The United States launched the satellite OGO (Orbiting Geophysical Laboratory) 3, designed to study Earth's magnetosphere.

40 years ago
1976

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Fernando--ABBA (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Beautiful Sunday--Daniel Boone (12th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Save Your Kisses for Me--The Brotherhood of Man (3rd week at #1)

Music
The two-record compilation album Rock 'n' Roll Music by the Beatles was released on Capitol Records.

Economics and finance
An international loan of $5.3 billion was approved to bolster the sinking British pound.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Live to Tell--Madonna (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): J'aimie Le Vie--Sandra Kim (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Wonderful World--Sam Cooke (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Holding Back the Years--Simply Red

#1 single in the U.K.: Spirit in the Sky--Doctor and the Medics

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Live to Tell--Madonna

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Live to Tell--Madonna
2 On My Own--Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
3 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
4 I Can’t Wait--Nu Shooz
5 Why Can’t This Be Love--Van Halen
6 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
7 There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)—Billy Ocean
8 Something About You—Level 42
9 All I Need is a Miracle--Mike & the Mechanics
10 Be Good to Yourself--Journey

Singles entering the chart were Modern Woman by Billy Joel (#47); Glory of Love by Peter Cetera (#59); Hyperactive by Robert Palmer (#79); All the Love in the World by the Outfield (#80); School's Out by Krokus (#86); I Stiil Want You by the Del Fuegos (#87); Feel the Heat by Jean Beauvoir (#89); and The Best of Me by David Foster and Olivia Newton-John (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
2 Live to Tell--Madonna
3 A Different Corner—George Michael
4 The Power of Love--Jennifer Rush
5 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
6 If You Leave--Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
7 What Have You Done for Me Lately--Janet Jackson
8 On My Own—Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
9 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
10 Let’s Go All the Way--Sly Fox

Singles entering the chart were Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins (#90); Underground by David Bowie (#92); What Does it Take by Honeymoon Suite (#94); Has Anyone Ever Written for You by Stevie Nicks (#95); Tuff Enuff by the Fabulous Thunderbirds (#96); Ain’t Nobody Ever Loved You by Aretha Franklin (#97); and Like No Other Night by 38 Special (#99).

Because of a change in format, Toronto radio station CHUM scrapped its top 50 weekly singles chart, which had been a tradition since May 27, 1957. The final #1 single on the CHUM chart was Live to Tell by Madonna.

Horse racing
Danzig Connection, with Chris McCarron aboard, won the 118th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York, in a time of 2:29 4/5, finishing 1¼ lengths ahead of Johns Treasure. First prize money was $338,640. For trainer Woody Stephens, it was his fifth straight win in the Belmont Stakes, a record.



Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (1-0) 35 Montreal (0-1) 10 @ Saint John
British Columbia (1-0) 41 @ Saskatchewan (0-1) 21

The game in Saint John was the first CFL game to be played in Atlantic Canada. Montreal tight end Nick Arakgi broke his neck and was out for the rest of the season.

Baseball
University of Arkansas third baseman Jeff King was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the first choice in the major league amateur draft. Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson was chosen in the 4th round by the Kansas City Royals.

25 years ago
1991

Environment
The Philippine volcano Mount Pinatubo erupted, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) high.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Chicago 104 Los Angeles Lakers 96 (OT) (Chicago led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Michael Jordan scored 29 points--6 in overtime--as the Bulls overcame a 13-point 4th-quarter deficit to defeat the Lakers before 17,506 fans at Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.



20 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Until it Sleeps--Metallica (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Nobody Knows--The Tony Rich Project

Died on this date
Max Factor, Jr., 91. U.S. businessman. Mr. Factor, born Francis Factor, began working in the family cosmetics firm in 1908, and became president of the company and legally changed his name after his father's death in 1938. Max Factor Cosmetics achieved initial success in providing make-up for motion picture actors, but eventually manufactured make-up for the public.

Boxing
Oscar De La Hoya (22-0) scored a technical knockout of Julio Cesar Chavez (97-2-1) at 2:37 of the 4th round to win the World Boxing Council super lightweight (junior welterweight) title at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.



Basketball
NBA
Finals
Seattle 88 @ Chicago 92 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Michael Jordan scored 29 points and Dennis Rodman grabbed 20 rebounds--including a finals record 11 offensive rebounds--as the Bulls beat the SuperSonics before 24,544 fans at United Center. Shawn Kemp led Seattle with 29 points and 13 rebounds.



10 years ago
2006

Died on this date
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, 39. Jordanian terrorist. Mr. Zarqawi, born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh, formed the terrorist organization al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in the 1990s, and was responsible for various terrorist acts against U.S. forces during the Iraq War. He was killed in a targeted killing by U.S. bombers while he was attending a meeting in an isolated safehouse approximately five miles north of Baqubah, Iraq.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Edmonton 0 @ Carolina 5 (Carolina led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Cam Ward picked up the shutout in goal and five different players scored for the Hurricanes as they blanked the Oilers at RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.