May 22, 2018

950 years ago
1068

Died on this date
Go-Reizei, 42. Emperor of Japan, 1045-1068. Go-Reizei, born Chikahito-shinnō, succeeded his father Go-Suzaku. Emperor Go-Reizei seems to have had a rather uneventful reign; he died without children and was succeeded by his half-brother Go-Sanjō.

180 years ago
1838

Died on this date
Henry Warde. Canadian military officer. Colonel Robert Sweeny killed Major Warde in a duel on the Montreal race track. Maj. Warde had sent a love letter to Col. Sweeny's wife. It was the last fatal duel in Canada.

170 years ago
1848

Exploration
A group of 105 survivors of the Sir John Franklin expedition abandoned the ships Erebus and Terror, 15 miles off Victory Point, northeast of King William Island in what is now Nunavut. They started a trek via the Back River toward the Hudson's Bay Company posts on Great Slave Lake.

Society
Slavery was abolished in Martinique.

Politics and government
The U.S. Democratic National Convention opened at the Universalist Church in Baltimore.

150 years ago
1868

Died on this date
Julius Plücker, 66. German mathematician and physicist. Dr. Plücker made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays (eventually leading to the discovery of the electron), and also vastly extended the study of Lamé curves.

Politics and government
The first session of the Canadian Parliament following Confederation ended with Governor General Lord Monck granting Royal Assent to bills creating a Canadian militia and Dominion Police; regulation of fishing and protection of fisheries; declaring the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Museum collection to be “a collection for the whole Dominion of Canada” and empowering the Senate to examine witnesses on oath at its Bar.

Crime
The Great Train Robbery took place near Marshfield, Indiana, as seven members of the Reno gang made off with $96,000 in cash, gold and bonds.

140 years ago
1878

Died on this date
Franz von Holstein, 52. German composer.

Politics and government
G.A. Walkem was returned to power as Premier of British Columia in the B.C. provincial election. There were no parties, and the terms "government" and "opposition" were loosely defined.

125 years ago
1893

Politics and government
John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, Lord Aberdeen, was appointed Governor General of Canada. He served from September 18,1893 to November 12,1898.

120 years ago
1898

Died on this date
Edward Bellamy, 48. U.S. author and political activist. Mr. Bellamy was a journalist who wrote six novels and more than a dozen short stories. He was best known for his utopian socialist novel Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (1888), which was so influential that more than 160 Nationalist Clubs, aka "Bellamy Clubs," were founded. In 1891, Mr. Bellamy founded the magazine The New Nation, and advocated united action between the Nationalist Clubs and the Populist Party. He died after suffering for tuberculosis for many years.

90 years ago
1928

Died on this date
E.J. Morrissey. U.S. aviator. Mr. Morrissey, an air mail pilot, was killed in a plane crash in fog at Richmond, Virginia.

Abominations
The British House of Lords passed the bill giving women the right to vote after reaching the age of 21.

Politics and government
The U.S. Senate Campaign Fund Committee was informed that the Anti-Hoover contest in Ohio cost over $50,000.

World events
At Bergen, Norway, King Haakon VII entertained the polar flyers Captain Sir George Herbert Wilkins and Lieutenant Carl Ben Eielson.

Edmontonia
The Revillon Building went up in flames, causing $400,000 damage and prompting a reform of the city's fire department.

Disasters
34 children drowned when a launch capsized on the River Kuban in Russia, and 19 children died when a steamer burned on the River Dnieper.

Seven men died in an explosion in a coal mine at Kenvin, Kentucky. Four died in a cave-in in a copper mine at Kimberly, Nevada; and 17 died in a coal mine explosion at Yukon, West Virginia.

Baseball
Chicago White Sox' center fielder Johnny Mostil handled 12 chances--11 putouts and an assist--against the Cleveland Indians, equalling Happy Felsch's American League record, also made against Cleveland as the White Sox won 4-3 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Mr. Mostil also legged it home from second base with the winning run on a wild pitch by George Uhle. Sam Langford had a home run and 2 doubles for Cleveland.

Six different New York Yankees each had 3 hits as the Yankees amassed 22 hits in defeating the Boston Red Sox 14-4 before 4,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Stan Coveleski pitched a complete game to improve his 1928 record to 3-0.

Sammy Hale doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning and scored on a 2-out single by Eddie Collins to give the Philadelphia Athletics a 7-6 win over the Washington Nationals at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The Nationals broke a 2-2 tie with 4 runs in the top of the 9th, but the Athletics responded with 2 in the bottom of the 9th.

Ethan Allen doubled to lead off the bottom of the 8th inning and scored on a 1-out double by Val Picinich to break a 4-4 tie as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 before 3,373 fans at Redland Field. Carl Mays pitched an 8-hit complete game to win the pitching matchup with Ray Kremer, who also went the distance.

Wally Roettger singled home Frankie Frisch with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Chicago Cubs 3-2 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Art Reinhart pitched a 10-hit complete game to win the pitchers' duel over Percy Jones, who allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run in pitching a complete game. Hack Wilson hit a home run for the Cubs.

80 years ago
1938

Died on this date
Harry Lumley, 57. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Lumley was an outfielder with the Brooklyn Superbas from 1904-1910. Mr. Lumley had an outstanding rookie season; he led the National League in triples and home runs, was in the top ten in doubles, and his .279 batting average was highest on the Brooklyn team, which hit .232. He was second in the league in runs batted in, and his runs scored were highest on his team. 1906 was Mr. Lumley’s best year, as his .324 average was nearly 100 points higher than the team average. It was third in the league, and his slugging average was tops in the league. He was second in the league in homers, third in the league in triples, and his 35 stolen bases were in the top ten in the league. Leg injuries slowed him down after that, and shortened his career. Mr. Lumley ran a cafe until 1937.

Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field. The first night game was scheduled for June 15th.

Chicago White Sox' pitcher Ted Lyons recorded his 200th career major league win, beating the Washington Nationals 9-2 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored 3 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 5-5 tie and beat the St. Louis Browns 8-5 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Milt Shoffner singled home Debs Garms with 2 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Boston Bees a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs before 20,181 fans at National League Park in Boston. Mr. Shoffner pitched a 7-hit complete game to win the pitchers' duel over Clay Bryant, who pitched a 9-hit complete game.

Chuck Klein tripled home Bucky Walters with the trying run and then scored the winning run on a fly ball to right field by Emmett Mueller as the Philadelphia Phillies scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The Cardinals broke a 0-0 tie with a run in the top of the 9th when Jimmy Brown led off with a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a single by Enos Slaughter. Pete Sivess pitched a 5-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Bill McGee, who also pitched a 5-hit complete game. Mr. Walters entered the game as a pinch runner for pinch hitter Earl Browne, who doubled to lead off the 9th inning in the 143rd and last game of his 4-year major league career.

Harry Danning drove in 6 runs with a grand slam and a triple as the New York Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-2 before 30,343 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Carl Hubbell pitched a 10-hit complete game victory to improve his 1938 record to 5-1.

75 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I've Heard That Song Before--Harry James and his Music Makers with Helen Forrest (12th week at #1)

War
German Admiral Karl Doenitz withdrew his U-boats from the North Atlantic Ocean after mounting losses. U.K. Royal Air Force planes bombed Berlin for the third straight night and attacked railroad installations in northern France. U.S. planes bombed Sardinia, Sicily, and Italy, destroying 93 Axis planes, including 66 on the ground. The U.S. Navy announced that the battle for Attu was in its final phase, with the Japanese forces split into three separate groups on the eastern peninsula.

Politics and government
Bolivian Left Revolutionary Party chairman Dr. Jose Antonio Arze disclosed that he had reached a political truce with President Enrique Penaranda del Castillo.

70 years ago
1948

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): Nature Boy--King Cole (2nd week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Sabre Dance--Woody Herman and his Orchestra (3rd week at #1)
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
2 Now is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)--Bing Crosby
--Gracie Fields
--Margaret Whiting
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
--Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra
3 Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)--Peggy Lee
4 Little White Lies--Dick Haymes
--Dinah Shore
5 Because--Perry Como
6 Baby Face--Art Mooney and his Orchestra
--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Jack Smith and the Clark Sisters
7 Nature Boy--King Cole
--Frank Sinatra
8 Haunted Heart--Perry Como
--Jo Stafford
9 Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)--The Andrews Sisters
--Vaughn Horton and the Polka Debs
--The Sportsmen
10 You Can't Be True, Dear--Ken Griffin
--Vera Lynn
--Dick Haymes with the Song Spinners
--The Sportsmen

Singles entering the chart were the version of Little White Lies by Dinah Shore; the version of Nature Boy by Frank Sinatra; all the versions of You Can't Be True, Dear; Fiddle Faddle by the Boston "Pops" Orchestra (#34); It's Magic by Doris Day (#38); and Love Somebody by Doris Day and Buddy Clark (#39). The version of You Can't Be True, Dear by the Sportsmen was the other side of Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka). It's Magic was from the movie Romance on the High Seas (1948).

Theatre
Tit-Coq, a comedy about Canadian participation in World War II written by and starring Gratien Gélinas, opened at Monument National in Montreal.

Died on this date
Claude McKay, 58. Jamaican-born U.S. author. Mr. McKay moved to the United States in 1912, and eventually became part of the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote poetry, non-fiction, and novels such as Home to Harlem (1928) and Banjo (1929). Mr. McKay had close associations with Communists, but eventually became disillusioned with Communism and became a Roman Catholic. He died of a heart attack.

War
Egyptian forces continued their advance in Palestine, taking Bethlehem and moving beyond Gaza on the Mediterranean coast.

Diplomacy
U.K. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin discussed Middle Eastern policy with U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Lewis Douglas, urging the U.S. not to lift its embargo on the shipemt of arms to the area.

Defense
The U.S. Defense and Commerce Departments announced plans for development of a nationwide aircraft navigation system, including a radar network, for military and civilian use.

Politics and government
Finnish President Juho Paasikivi dismissed Interior Minister Yrjo Leino, a Communist, who had recently been censured by Parliament for surrendering 20 internees to the U.S.S.R. in 1945 without formal extradition proceedings.

Labour
Communists and socialists split in Berlin's Federation of Free Trade Unions, with the socialists announcing plans to establish a rival labour group.

The American Federation of Labor United Hatters Cap and Military Workers International Union ended a six-day convention in New York after voting to "do everything possible" to defeat former U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace in his third-party U.S. presidential campaign, while the Congress of Industrial Organizations International Fur and Leather Workers Union convention in Atlantic City endorsed Mr. Wallace's candidacy.

60 years ago
1958

On television today
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the opening of Washington, D.C. station WRC in a demonstration of colour telecasting and the use of videotape.



At the movies
Ten North Frederick, directed by Philip Dunne, and starring Gary Cooper, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Diane Varsi, and Suzy Parker, opened in theatres.

War
Morocco protested French occupation of Saf-Saf security posts.

Diplomacy
The U.S. State Department offered to open 41 U.S. cities and areas of travel to Soviet citizens in return for the opening of similar U.S.S.R. areas to visits by Americans.

Politics and government
Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi's Liberal Democratic Party maintained its majority in the House of Representatives in the Japanese general election, taking 298 of 467 seats. The Socialist Party, led by Mosaburō Suzuki, won 167 seats; one Communist and one independent candidate were elected.

The Honourable Joseph Leonard O’Brien of Nelson (Miramichi), was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

The Argentine Chamber of Deputies granted a general amnesty for all political, trade union, and related common crimes covering 41,291 Peronists.

Canadiana
Signal Hill was declared the first National Historic Park in Newfoundland.

Aviation
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered Air Coordinating Committee chairman General Elwood Quesada to put into effect a five-point program to avert collisions between commercial planes and military aircraft.

Protest
Ethnic rioting broke out in Ceylon, targeted mostly at the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, resulting in up to 300 deaths over the next five days. The riots became a watershed in the race relations of various ethnic communities of Sri Lanka.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_riots_in_Ceylon

Economics and finance
The British government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan authorized a reduction of the Bank of England's rediscount rate from 6% to 5 1/2%; it was considered to be an indication of confidence in government anti-inflation policies.

Disasters
Six U.S. Army servicemen and four civilians were killed when eight Nike Ajax guided missiles with non-atomic warheads exploded at a base in Leonardo, New Jersey.

Baseball
Ted Williams hit his 16th career major league grand slam to provide the Boston Red Sox with the winning margin in an 8-5 decision over the Kansas City Athletics before 9,759 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Mr. Williams’ 4th inning blast, off Jack Urban, tied him with Babe Ruth for second place on the career grand slam list. Mike Fornieles pitched 5 scoreless innings to get the win in relief of Tom Brewer.

Marv Throneberry led off the 9th inning with a home run to break a 4-4 tie as the New York Yankees edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 before 8,059 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Tigers had tied the game with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th on a solo homer by pinch hitter Gus Zernial.

The Milwaukee Braves scored 3 runs in each of the 1st, 2nd, and 4th innings to beat the San Francisco Giants 9-3 before 15,424 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. First baseman Frank Torre led the Milwaukee attack with 5 runs batted in on a 3-run home run, a sacrifice fly, and a bases-loaded walk.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Young Girl--The Union Gap

Australia's top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Honey--Bobby Goldsboro (2nd week at #1)
2 Young Girl--The Union Gap
3 Lady Madonna/The Inner Light--The Beatles
4 Delilah--Tom Jones
5 Valleri/Tapioca Tundra--The Monkees
6 Congratulations--Cliff Richard
7 The Legend of Xanadu--Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
8 If I Only Had Time--John Rowles
9 The Unicorn--The Irish Rovers
10 Jennifer Eccles--The Hollies

Singles entering the chart were U.S. Male/Stay Away by Elvis Presley (#25); The Unicorn by the Bachelors (#34); If I were a Carpenter by the Four Tops (#35); Goin' Away by the Fireballs (#38); and Hide and Seek by Somebody's Image (#40).

Protest
200 Negro youth gang members from Chicago and Detroit were sent home from the "poor people’s march" in Washington, D.C. for "beating whites."

Crime
H. Rap Brown, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC), was convicted in New Orleans Federal Court for violating the Federal Firearms Act, and sentenced to 5 years in prison and fined $2,000. A jury of 9 whites and 3 Negroes found him guilty of carrying a .30 calibre carbine on a plane trip from New Orleans to New York on August 18, 1967. Mr. Brown was released o $15,000 bond.

Politics and government
The French government of Prime Minister Georges Pompidou survived a parliamentary effort to overthrow it with 11 votes to spare after a censure motion was introduced by Francois Mitterand, leader of the Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left.

Disasters
The nuclear-powered U.S. Navy submarine USS Scorpion sank with 99 men aboard, 400 miles southwest of the Azores.

A chartered helicopter on its way from Disneyland to Los Angeles crashed in Paramount, California, killing 23.

Seven schoolchildren and a teacher drowned when their canoe capsized in the Tamaya River near Pucallpa, Peru.

Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates' slugger Willie Stargell hit 3 home runs and just missed a fourth in a 13-6 win over the Chicago Cubs before 5,075 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. He also hit a single, and a double which bounced off the railing on the left field fence back onto the playing field, and drove in 7 runs.

Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched his third straight shutout, a 2-0 5-hitter over the St. Louis Cardinals before 9,560 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Losing pitcher Bob Gibson allowed just 1 hit in 8 innings, but it came in the 3rd inning, when Paul Popovich drew a base on balls with 1 out and Wes Parker doubled him home with 2 out to score the winning run.

Woodie Fryman pitched a 3-hitter and Dick Allen drove in the first 4 runs with a pair of 2-run home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies shut out the New York Mets 8-0 before 5,717 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.

Willie Mays singled home Ron Hunt with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 1-1 tie as teh San Francisco Giants edged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 before 15,097 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Mike McCormick pitched a 3-hitter and drove in the first San Francisco run with a sacrifice fly, winning the pitchers' duel over Pat Jarvis, who allowed just 5 hits.

Dave Giusti pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Jim Maloney as the Houston Astros edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 before 3,490 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Rusty Staub singled home Ron Davis with 2 out in the top of the 6th inning to score the only run. Vada Pinson doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th and advanced to third base on a ground out, but Lee May grounded out to end the game.

Frank Bertaina pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Gary Peters as the Washington Senators shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0 before 6,493 fans at District of Columbia Stadium. Sam Bowens provided the scoring with a 2-run home run in the 6th inning.

Pinch hitter Don Buford hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 9th inning to enable the Baltimore Orioles to defeat the New York Yankees 4-3 before 10,821 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Tony Oliva led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a single and Harmon Killebrew followed with a single to drive him home, breaking a 3-3 tie as the Minnesota Twins edged the Detroit Tigers 4-3 before 13,972 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. The first 3 Minnesota runs came on a home run by starting pitcher Jim Perry with 2 out in the bottom of the 2nd. Don Wert hit 2 solo homers for Detroit.

Jim Nash pitched a 5-hitter and hit a home run to win the pitchers' duel over Stan Williams as the Oakland Athletics blanked the Cleveland Indians 2-0 before 4,246 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mr. Nash's homer led off the 5th inning and was the second run off Mr. Williams, who allowed 3 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings.

Gary Bell pitched a 4-hit shutout and Joe Foy hit a 2-run home run as the Boston Red Sox beat the California Angels 4-0 before 13,267 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Bobby Trevino made his major league debut with the Angels, grounding out as a pinch hitter in the 6th inning.

40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Wuthering Heights--Kate Bush

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Southpaw--Pink Lady (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Stayin' Alive--Bee Gees (2nd week at #1)

Diplomacy
Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev concluded his three-day visit to China.

Protest
Clashes between police and demonstrators began in 28 cities in Peru.

World events
The Soviet Union condemned the rescue of 2,500 Europeans from the Zairian town of Kolwezi by French and Belgian troops two days earlier. The Europeans were trapped as a result of fighting between Zairian troops and secessionist rebels.

Religion
The United Presbyterian Church voted against the ordination of practicing homosexuals, in spite of the recommendation in favour of ordination by a 19-member church task force that had spent 15 months studying the question.

Golf
Nancy Lopez won her second straight tournament and third of the year, winning the LPGA Classic in Jamesburg, New Jersey in a playoff after posting a three-round score of 210. First prize money was $15,000.

Hockey
WHA
Avco World Trophy
Finals
Winnipeg 5 @ New England 3 (Winnipeg won best-of-seven series 4-0)

30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Breakaway--Big Pig

#1 single in Switzerland: Heart--Pet Shop Boys (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Giorgio Almirante, 73. Italian politician. A cabinet minister in the Fascist government of Benito Mussolini, Mr. Almirante was a cabinet minister in the government of the Italian Social Republic, the Nazi-supported administration in northern Italy after the fall of Mr. Mussolini. Mr. Almirante was one of the founders of (in 1946), and the most important figure in the Italian Social Movement (MSI). Mr. Almirante was elected to parliament in 1948, and remained in the chamber until his death.

Politics and government
Janos Kadar, who had ruled Hungary since 1956, was removed from power. Mr. Kadar, general secretary of the Socialist Workers (Communist) Party, lost his position during the party’s first national conference in three decades. Mr. Kadar and seven allies lost their seats on the Politburo, delegates also replaced about 40% of the Central Committee. Mr. Kadar was succeeded by Karoly Grosz, an apparatchik who had served as Premier since 1987.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Edmonton 6 @ Boston 3 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Basketball
NBA
Eastern Conference
Semi-Finals
Atlanta 116 @ Boston 118 (Boston won best-of-seven series 4-3)

25 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Easy--Faith No More (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Sei un Mito--883 (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Encores--Dire Straits

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): What is Love?--Haddaway

#1 single in France (SNEP): No Limit--2 Unlimited (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): What is Love?--Haddaway (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): All that She Wants--Ace of Base

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson
2 Looking Through Patient Eyes--PM Dawn
3 Love Is--Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight
4 Freak Me--Silk
5 Who is It--Michael Jackson
6 I Have Nothing--Whitney Houston
7 I'm So Into You--SWV
8 Informer--Snow
9 Don't Walk Away--Jade
10 Livin' on the Edge--Aerosmith

Singles entering the chart were Passin' Me By by Pharcyde (#57); By the Time This Night is Over by Kenny G with Peabo Bryson (#61); Girl, I've Been Hurt by Snow (#66); (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You by UB40 (#78); Deeper by Boss (#84); and Every Little Thing U Do by Christopher Williams (#87).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 The Crying Game--Boy George
2 I Have Nothing--Whitney Houston
3 Love Is--Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight
4 Looking Through Patient Eyes--PM Dawn
5 Lost in Your Eyes--The Jeff Healey Band
6 Who is It--Michael Jackson
7 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson
8 Come Undone--Duran Duran
9 Water from the Moon--Celine Dion
10 Two Princes--Spin Doctors

Singles entering the chart were Row Row Row by the Bara Macneils (#78); Fields of Gold by Sting (#83); Even a Fool Can See by Peter Cetera (#84); Off the Ground by Paul McCartney (#85); That's the Way Love Is by Bobby Brown (#86); Calling to You by Robert Plant (#89); Wanna Girl by Jeremy Jordan (#92); and In the Meantime by the Waltons (#96).

War
The United States and her allies, at a conference in Washington, approved a plan for containing fighting and guarding enclaves of Muslim civilians in Bosnia besieged by Serbian nationalists. The U.S. would use airpower to protect United Nations peacekeeping forces guarding six towns.

Terrorism
A military tribunal in Egypt sentenced six Muslim terrorists to death and sentenced two others to life in prison for attacks against tourists and plotting to assassinate the country's information minister.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Finals
Montreal 1 @ New York Islanders 4 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Basketball
Western Conference
Semi-Finals
Houston 100 @ Seattle 103 (Seattle won best-of-seven series 4-3)

20 years ago
1998

Died on this date
Fred Hatfield, 73. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Hatfield, an infielder, played for five major league teams in nine seasons from 1950-1958. He hit .242 for his career, with 25 home runs and 165 runs batted in in 722 games. His main "contribution" as a player was taunting Jimmy Piersall with "nuthouse" insults from the dugout when the formerly-institutionalized Mr. Piersall came to bat. After his playing career, Mr. Hatfield spent a number of years as a manager in the minor leagues, sandwiched around five years as head coach at Florida State University (1964-1968). He managed the Montgomery Rebels to the AA Southern League championship in 1973.

John Derek, 71. U.S. actor. Mr. Derek was known for his roles in Knock on Any Door (1949); All the King’s Men (1949); and Saturday’s Hero (1951). He was better known for his succession of wives, who included Ursula Andress, Linda Evans, and finally, Bo Derek.

Scandal
In a victory for independent counsel Kenneth Starr, a U.S. judge ruled that Secret Service agents could be forced to testify about President Bill Clinton’s relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Politics and government
98 Republicans in the United States House of Representatives joined Democrats to block a conservative move to reform welfare law.

Basketball
NBA
Western Conference
Finals
Utah 109 @ Los Angeles Lakers 98 (Utah led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Baseball
The New York Mets acquired catcher Mike Piazza from the Florida Marlins in exchange for outfielder Preston Wilson, minor league pitcher Ed Yarnall, and a player to be named later. Mr. Piazza spent a week with Florida after being traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers, and batted .278 with no home runs and 5 runs batted in in 5 games with the Marlins. Mr. Wilson was batting .300 with no homers and 2 RBIs in 8 games with the Mets in 1998.

10 years ago
2008

Basketball
NBA
Eastern Conference
Finals
Detroit 103 @ Boston 97 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)