May 28, 2018

430 years ago
1588

War
The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, set sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. It took until May 30 for all ships to leave port.

210 years ago
1808

Died on this date
Richard Hurd, 88. U.K. clergyman and writer. The Bishop of Worcester from 1781-1808, Rev. Hurd’s books included Letters on Chivalry and Romance (1762) and An Introduction to the Study of the Prophecies concerning the Christian Church (1772).

Exploration
Simon Fraser left Fort George, British Columbia to travel down the river which is now named for him, on his way to the Pacific Ocean.

200 years ago
1818

Born on this date
P.G.T. Beauregard, 74. U.S. and C.S. military officer. Mr. Beauregard achieved the rank of Brevet Major in the United States Army, and was named a Brigadier General in the army of the Confederate States of America in 1861. He led the C.S.A. to victory in the First Battle of Bull Run in Virginia in 1861, saved Charleston, South Carolina from Union attacks in 1863, and did the same for Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Mr. Beauregard died on February 20, 1893 at the age of 74.

175 years ago
1843

Died on this date
Noah Webster, 84. U.S. writer and lexicographer. Mr. Webster was best known for An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828), which has been continued in the modern Merriam-Webster dictionaries. More than anyone else, Mr. Webster was responsible for the American spelling of words as distinct from the English spelling. His spelling books were standard school texts for several generations.

160 years ago
1858

Transportation
The Great Western Railway opened from Goderich to Fort Erie, Ontario.

130 years ago
1888

Born on this date
Kaarel Eenpalu. Prime Minister of Estonia, 1938-1939. Born Karl August Einbund, Mr. Eenpalu was an editor of several newspapers, and held numerous political offices beginning in 1920. He was Stae Elder of Estonia' (head of state) from July 19-November 1, 1932, and became the country's first prime minister. When the U.S.S.R. occupied the Baltic republics in June 1940, Mr. Eenpalu was one of a number of polticians who were arrested and deported to Russia. He died in a Soviet prison camp in Vyatka, Kirov Oblast on January 27 or 28, 1942 at the age of 53.

120 years ago
1898

Transportation
Construction began on the 110-mile-long White Pass & Yukon Railway.

100 years ago
1918

Born on this date
Johnny Wayne. Canadian comedian. Mr. Wayne was half of the comedy team Wayne and Shuster, who initially achieved popularity performing for troops during World War II and then made several specials per year on CBC television. They appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show a record 67 times. Wayne and Shuster’s most popular skits included takeoffs on Julius Caesar (Rinse the Blood Off My Toga) and The Scarlet Pimpernel (The Brown Pumpernickel). They’d have a tough time succeeding in today’s culture of declining literacy. During the 1977-78 season, Mr. Wayne’s Confessions of a Hockey Nut appeared as a first period intermission feature on Hockey Night in Canada. He died on July 18, 1990 at the age of 72.

Bob Malloy. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Malloy played with the Cincinnati Reds (1943-1944, 1946-1947) and St. Louis Browns (1949), compiling a record of 4-7 with an earned run average of 3.26 and 2 saves in 48 games. He was 80-67 in 11 seasons in the minor leagues from 1941-1953, with his best season being 1948, when he was 21-7 with the Indianapolis Indians of the AA American Association. Mr. Malloy died on February 20, 2007 at the age of 88.

World events
The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declared their independence.

Baseball
Joe Bush pitched a 1-hitter and drove in the lone run for the Boston Red Sox to improve his record for the season to 7-2 as they edged the Chicago White Sox 1-0 at Fenway Park in Boston. The lone Chicago hit was a "flying single" (Harry Casey‚ in the Boston Evening Record) by Happy Felsch‚ which occurred when he threw his bat at the ball on a hit-and-run. Eddie Cicotte allowed 5 hits‚ 3 by Fred Thomas‚ in the loss, not allowing an earned run as his 1918 record fell to 0-7.

Smoky Joe Wood hit a 2-run home run and Steve O'Neill added a solo homer two batters later as the Cleveland Indians scored all their runs in the top of the 7th inning to overcome a 2-0 deficit and edge the New York Yankees 3-2 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Jim Bagby pitched a 7-hit complete game to win the pitchers' duel over Allen Russell.

Joe Gedeon batted 2 for 2 with a double, base on balls, sacrifice, and 2 runs batted in to help the St. Louis Browns edge the Philadelpha Athletics 3-2 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Grover Lowdermilk pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Scott Perry.

90 years ago
1928

World events
Russian writer Maxim Gorky returned from Italy after an absence of many years, and was received in Moscow by a Nikolai Bukharin, a high Soviet government official, along with thousands of workmen, students, writers, and actors, Communist youth and units of the Red Army, bearing streamers and banners instead of arms.

Religion
The Presbyterian General Assembly at Tulsa, Oklahoma refused to consider union with the Christian, Universalist, and Congregational churches, but authorized a committee to meet the Methodists and consider a union with them.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Athletics bought pitcher George Earnshaw from the Baltimore Orioles of the International League for $50‚000 and 2 players. Mr. Earshaw was in his fifth season with the Orioles and had compiled a record of 78-48, with a 29-11 record in 1925, but was only 3-5 with an earned run average of 6.15 in 13 games with Baltimore in 1928.

75 years ago
1943

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Red-Headed League

War
German forces claimed to have repulsed U.S.S.R. forces attacking in the lower Kuban Valley. U.S. forces continued their advance along the ridges southeast and northwest of Chichagof Harbor on Attu Island and drove Japanese troops from the Lake Cories area. Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho marked the first anniversary of Mexico's declaration of war against the Axis by declaring that Mexico was ready to send troops abroad.

Politics and government
The Executive Committee of the British Labour Party announced in London that it would oppose affiliation with the British Communist Party at the annual convention on June 14 despite the Comintern's dissolution.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order naming James F. Byrnes director of the Office of War Mobilization, to unify the work of all war agencies.

70 years ago
1948

Died on this date
Lewis Allen, 75. U.S. physician. Dr. Allen was a nationally-known radiologist.

War
The Arab Legion forced the surrender of 2,500 Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem after a 10-day siege. Surrender terms provided for the imprisonment of 500 Jewish fighters outside Palestine and the evacuation of other Jewish inhabitants. Jews remained in control of Jerusalem's New City.

Diplomacy
The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled that the U.S.S.R. had acted illegally in vetoing the United Nations membership requests of five countries. The ruling was advisory and not binding on the UN.

Politics and government
Two days after the Herenigde Nasionale Party (Reunited National Party), led by Daniel François Malan, had combined with the Afrikaner Party to defeat the governing Union Party of Prime Minister Jan Smuts in the South African general election, Mr. Smuts resigned as Prime Minister and was succeeded by Mr. Malan.

24 exiled members of the Czechoslovakian parliament, meeting in London, denounced upcoming legislative elections in Czechoslovakia, and resolved to fight for the restoration of political freedom.

The U.S. President's Loyalty Review Board released a list of 32 organizations described as subversive, including the Young Communist League; Civil Rights Congress (Michigan and Milwaukee chapters); German-American Republican League; and United Harlem Tenants and Consumers Organization.

Economics and finance
Romania established state monopolies for oil exports and all imports, completing nationalization of the country's commerce.

The U.S. Treasury ended a seven-year freeze on $60 million in Spanish assets in the United States.

Labour
Chrysler Corporation workers ended their 17-day strike after accepting a 13c hourly wage increase in a contract with no cost-of-living escalator.

60 years ago
1958

War
Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelmed a Cuban Army post in El Uvero.

Morocco banned French troop movements in Algerian border areas.

World events
Schools were closed and censorship imposed in Ceylon.

Diplomacy
Theodor Heuss, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, started a one-week state visit to Canada, beoming the first German head of state to do so.

Politics and government
Pierre Pflimlin, faced with growing military and civilian insurrection, resigned as Prime Minister of France in a move seen as paving the way for the legal return to power of General Charles de Gaulle.

Americana
The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate a bill to admit Alaska to the Union as a state and to give the state 102 million acres of federally-owned land, much of it rich in mineral resources.

Religion
The merger of the United Presbyterian Church of North America and the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. was finalized in ceremonies in Pittsburgh, forming the three-million-member United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Delilah--Tom Jones (6th week at #1)

At the movies
The Detective, directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, and Tony Musante, opened in theatres.



War
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson accused North Vietnam of obstructing the Paris peace talks.

Politics and government
In the contest for the U.S. presidential nominations, Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota won the Oregon Democratic Party primary. Sen. McCarthy took 45% of the vote, with Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York receiving 39%. Sen. Kennedy had come out on top in a pre-primary poll by NBC. Former Vice President Richard Nixon won the Republican Party primary with 73% of the vote. California Governor Ronald Reagan received 23% and New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller took 4% on write-ins.

Boxing
Leotis Martin (26-4) scored a technical knockout of Thad Spencer (32-7) at 2:29 of the 9th round of a heavyweight bout at Royal Albert Hall in London.

Baseball
The American League owners agreed to divide the league into two divisions and reduce its schedule to 156 games. The following divisional alignment was set for the 1969 season: Eastern: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; New York Yankees; Washington Senators. Western: California Angels; Chicago White Sox; Kansas City Royals; Minnesota Twins; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Pilots.

Suffering his fourth straight defeat‚ Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals (3-5) dropped a 3-1 decision to Gaylord Perry and the San Francisco Giants before 19,392 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis in a game that was called after 8 innings because of rain. The Cardinals scored a run in the 1st inning, but Dick Dietz hit a solo home run in the 6th inning to tie the game, and Willie Mays hit a 2-run homer in the 7th to give the Giants the lead.

Jim Maloney fired a 1-hitter to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 before 4,475 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. A single by Zoilo Versalles with 2 out in the 5th inning was the only Dodger hit. Pete Rose led the Cincinnati attack with 2 singles, a double, triple, base on balls, and 4 runs, while Alex Johnson had 3 singles and 4 runs batted in.

Paul Blair led off the top of the 10th inning with a home run to break a 2-2 tie as the Baltimore Orioles edged the Chicago White Sox 3-2 before 18,748 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

All the runs were scored in the 1st inning when the Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-1 before 10,109 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, with Jim Perry winning the pitchers' duel over Sonny Siebert.

Bill Freehan doubled home 2 runs with 1 out in the top of the 1st inning and Willie Horton followed with a 2-run home run as the Detroit Tigers beat the California Angels 4-1 before 19,601 fans at Anaheim Stadium in another game where all the scoring came in the 1st inning. Les Cain started on the mound for Detroit, but John Hiller relieved him in the 3rd and allowed 3 hits in 6 2/3 innings to get the win.

40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Wuthering Heights--Kate Bush (4th week at #1)

World events
The Vietnamese government denied that Chinese residents in that country had been mistreated.

Politics and government
U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski agreed that President Jimmy Carter faced too many limits from Congress on giving aid to friendly African nations.

Auto racing
Al Unser won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time, with an average speed of 161.363 miles per hour. His earlier wins came in 1970 and 1971.



Golf
Jerry Heard won the Atlanta Classic with a score of 269. First prize money was $40,000.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Seattle 93 @ Washington 92 (Seattle led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Dennis Johnson blocked 7 shots as part of a brilliant defensive performance for the SuperSonics as they edged the Bullets before 19,035 fans at Capital Center in Landover, Maryland. Elvin Hayes led the Bullets with 29 points and 20 rebounds.





30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): I'm Not Scared--Eighth Wonder (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Yé ké yé ké--Mory Kante

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You--Glenn Medeiros

#1 single in France (SNEP): N'importe quoi--Florent Pagny (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): With a Little Help from My Friends--Wet Wet Wet/She's Leaving Home--Billy Bragg featuring Cara Tivey (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): With a Little Help from My Friends--Wet Wet Wet/She's Leaving Home--Billy Bragg featuring Cara Tivey (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): One More Try--George Michael

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 One More Try--George Michael
2 Anything for You--Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
3 Shattered Dreams--Johnny Hates Jazz
4 Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)--Samantha Fox
5 Wishing Well--Terence Trent D'Arby
6 Angel--Aerosmith
7 Everything Your Heart Desires--Daryl Hall John Oates
8 I Don't Want to Live Without You--Foreigner
9 Together Forever--Rick Astley
10 Wait--White Lion

Singles entering the chart were Sign Your Name by Terence Trent D'Arby (#74); The Colour of Love by Billy Ocean (#80); Darlin' Danielle Don't by Henry Lee Summer (#84); You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart by Eurythmics (#85); Wishing I was Lucky by Wet Wet Wet (#86); Fat by "Weird Al" Yankovic (#89); and Little Walter by Tony! Toni! Tone! (#90). Fat was a spoof of Michael Jackson's 1987 hit Bad.

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Always on My Mind--Pet Shop Boys (2nd week at #1)
2 Beds are Burning--Midnight Oil
3 I'm Still Searching--Glass Tiger
4 Wishing Well--Terence Trent D'Arby
5 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car--Billy Ocean
6 One More Try--George Michael
7 Together Forever--Rick Astley
8 Pink Cadillac--Natalie Cole
9 Shattered Dreams--Johnny Hates Jazz
10 What a Wonderful World--Louis Armstrong

Singles entering the chart were The Flame by Cheap Trick (#71); Lost in You by Rod Stewart (#73); Foolish Beat by Debbie Gibson (#76); Black & Blue by Van Halen (#82); Send Me a Miracle by Paul Janz (#87); and New Sensation by INXS (#95).

Died on this date
Sy Oliver, 77. U.S. musician, composer, and bandleader. Mr. Oliver was a trumpeter and arranger with the band of Jimmie Lunceford in the mid-1930s, and joined Tommy Dorsey's orchestra in 1939 as an arranger. He led his own band in later years. Mr. Oliver co-wrote the song T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way that You Do It).

Defense
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet unanimously approved the intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF) treaty.

Environment
The Canadian aerosol industry said that it would ban ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from spray cans.

Basketball
NBA
Eastern Conference
Finals
Boston 94 @ Detroit 98 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 2-1)

25 years ago
1993

Diplomacy
Eritrea and Monaco joined the United Nations.

Crime
William Lozano, 33, a Miami police officer of Hispanic ethnicity, was acquitted by a jury in his second trial of the killings of two young Negro men. The case had aroused racial tensions in Florida.

Basketball
NBA
Western Conference
Finals
Phoenix 104 @ Seattle 97 (Phoenix led best-of-seven series 2-1)

20 years ago
1998

Died on this date
Phil Hartman, 49. Canadian-born U.S. actor. A native of Brantford, Ontario, Mr. Hartman was a member of the cast of the NBC series Saturday Night Live from 1986-1994 (winning an Emmy Award in 1989 for writing), and provided the voices for a number of characters on The Simpsons from 1991-1998. At the time of his death, Mr. Hartman was a member of the cast of the NBC comedy series NewsRadio, and was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award. He was asleep when he was shot to death by his wife Brynn, who fatally shot herself shortly after notifying a friend of the murder.

Defense
Pakistan conducted five underground nuclear tests, responding to India’s tests earlier in the month.

Protest
Students in Indonesia resumed demonstrations, opposing the government’s timetable for holding elections the following year.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference
Finals
Washington 4 @ Buffalo 3 (OT) (Washington led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Peter Bondra and Richard Zednik each scored 2 goals for the Capitals, with Mr. Bondra's second coming at 9:37 of the 1st overtime period as they edged the Sabres at Marine Midland Arena.

10 years ago
2008

Asiatica
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declared Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Detroit 2 @ Pittsburgh 3 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 2-1)



Basketball
NBA
Eastern Conference
Finals
Detroit 102 @ Boston 106 (Boston led best-of-seven series 3-2)