June 10, 2018

225 years ago
1793

Franciana
The Jardin des Plantes museum opened in Paris; a year later, it became the first public zoo.

Politics and government
Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gained control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.

180 years ago
1838

War
James Morreau led a rebel raiding party across the Niagara River in Upper Canada. They attacked St. Johns in Pelham Township on June 11, and got as far as Short Hills by June 21.

Abominations
10 Europeans and an African massacred as many as 30 unarmed Aborigines at Myall Creek, near Bingara, Murchison County, in northern New South Wales.

175 years ago
1843

Born on this date
Heinrich von Herzogenberg. Austrian composer. Mr. Herzogenberg was a champion of the music of Johannes Brahms, and wrote choral, vocal, orchestral, and chamber works of his own, as well as works for piano and organ. He died on October 9, 1900 at the age of 57.

150 years ago
1868

Died on this date
Mihailo Obrenović III, 44. Prince of Serbia, 1839-1842, 1860-1868. Prince Mihailo succeeded his elder brother Milan Obrenović II, but was deposed after three years by a coup that installed Aleksandar Karađorđević on the throne. After years in exile, Prince Mihailo was restored to power, where he governed as an absolute but benevolent monarch. He was travelling through the park of Košutnjak in a carriage, near his country residence on the outskirts of Belgrade, with his mistress Katarina Konstantinović and her mother Princess Anka Obrenović, 47, when they were all shot by Kosta Karađorđević. Prince Mihailo and Princess Anka were killed, while Katarina survived. Prince Mihailo was succeeded on the throne by his cousin Milan IV.

140 years ago
1878

Politics and government
The League of Prizren was officially founded "to struggle in arms to defend the wholeness of the territories of Albania." It was established to oppose the decisions of the Congress of Berlin and the Treaty of San Stefano, as a consequence of which the Albanian lands in Balkans were being partitioned and given to the neighbor states of Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Greece.

120 years ago
1898

War
U.S. Marines landed at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to begin combat in the Spanish-American War.

110 years ago
1908

Born on this date
Robert Eddison. Japanese-born U.K. actor. Mr. Eddison was a character actor on stage, screen, and television for more than 60 years, known for his mellifluously resonant, baritone voice. He played Grail Knight in the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Mr. Eddison died on December 14, 1991 at the age of 83.

100 years ago
1918

Born on this date
Barry Morse. U.K.-born actor. Mr. Morse was born and died in London, but moved to Canada in 1951, appearing in radio and television programs with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was best known for his work in television series in the United States, playing police Lieutenant Philip Gerard in The Fugitive (1963-1967) and Professor Victor Bergman in Space: 1999 (1975-1976). Mr. Morse died on February 2, 2008 at the age of 89.

Patachou. French singer and actress. Patachou, whose real name was Henriette Ragon, was a cabaret singer in Paris who had a string of hit recordings from 1952 through the 1970s, and appeared in several movies. She died on April 30, 2015 at the age of 96.

Died on this date
Arrigo Boito, 76. Italian writer and composer. Mr. Boito was best known for his libretti for Giuseppe Verdi's operas Otello and Falstaff, and his own opera Mefistofele (1868/1875).

War
The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sank off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat.



75 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Abdelaziz, 65. Sultan of Morocco, 1894-1908. Abdelaziz succeeded his father Hassan I. Abdelaziz was regarded by many of his subjects as a weak ruler in the face of European influence, and was deposed by his brother Abdelhafid on January 4, 1908. Abdelhaziz was unsuccessful in an attempt to recapture power later in 1908, and spent the rest of his life in exile in Tangier.

Diplomacy
Paraguayan President Higinio Morinigo addressed a joint session of the United States Congress, saying that his country "will continue to keep faithfully...all international agreements."

Scandal
Film actor and director Charlie Chaplin agreed to pay Joan Barry, who was suing him on paternity charges in Los Angeles, $2,500 immediately, $100 weekly, and $4,600 for medical attention. He denied that he was the father of her expected child, and agreed to take a blood test when the child was four months old.

70 years ago
1948

Died on this date
Lewis Schwellenbach, 53. U.S. politician. Mr. Schwellenbach, a Democrat, represented Washington in the U.S. Senate from 1935-1940. He served as a district court judge in Washington from 1940-1945 before returning to politics as U.S. Secretary of Labor in the administration of President Harry Truman from 1945 until his death from a sudden illness. The Labor Department became more active under Mr. Schwellenbach than it had been under his predecessors, and he tried to use his judicial temperament to negotiate agreements.

Mickey Marcus, 47. U.S. military officer. Colonel Marcus, a former member of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate's Office who had participated in the Tehran, Yalta, and Potsdam conferences during World War II, was killed while fighting on the side of Israeli forces in Palestine shortly before the cease-fire went into effect. His death was reportedly accidental, at the hands of an Israeli sentry after failing to give the proper password.

Aviation
U.S. Air Force Secretary Stuart Symington announced that Captain Charles Yeager had repeatedly broken the sound barrier in a rocket-powerd bell X-1 at an altitude of 35,000 feet.

Politics and government
Turkish Prime Minister Hasan Saka reorganized his cabinet, following parliamentary criticism of the government for food shortages and other economic difficulties. The new cabinet included more politicians from the "progressive" wing of the governing Republican People's Party.

Labour
U.S. Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough signed a preliminary injunction against a nationwide railroad strike by three unions, replacing a temporary restraining order which was due to expire the next day.

United Steel Workers of America President Philip Murray filed a petition in U.S. federal court in Chicago challenging the consitutionality of the Taft-Hartley Act provision requiring union officials to file affidavits certifying that they were not Communists.

Boxing
Tony Zale (67-17-2) knocked out Rocky Graziano (47-8-5) at 1:08 of the 3rd round to regain the world middleweight title at Ruppert Stadium in Newark.



Baseball
Monty Kennedy of the Minneapolis Millers pitched a no-hitter against the Louisville Colonels in an American Association game.

60 years ago
1958

At the movies
A Movie, a short collage of found footage assembled by Bruce Conner, received its premiere screening at the East and West Gallery in San Francisco as part of a reception for Mr. Conner's first solo art show.

Died on this date
Angelina Weld Grimké, 78. U.S. writer. Miss Grimké was partly of Negro ancestry and came to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance. She achieved success with her anti-lynching play Rachel (1916), which was performed with an all-Negro cast.

Space
General Samuel Anderson, director of the U.S. Air Research and Development Command, said that the Air Force would tray to shoot a rocket to the Moon in August and would attempt two more lunar probes in the autumn of 1958.

War
Druze tribesmen led by Kamal Jumblatt attacked the Barduk area southeast of Beirut in an attempt to cut the Beirut-Damascus highway.

Defense
Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker informed Parliament that the U.S. Strategic Air Command had been given permission to base tanker aircraft in Canada.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council met in Paris for discussions of the Cyprus problem, but refused to take any stand on the Greek-Turkish dispute.

British Defense Minister Duncan Sandys proposed that a World Security Authority be created under the United Nations to supervise disarmament, prevent rearmament, and deal with any future aggression.

Politics and government
The All-Algeria Committee of Public Safety demanded that French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle suppress the French political party system and form a "real government of public safety" in France.

Scandal
Staff workers with the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight reported that industrialist Bernard Goldfine had paid about $2,000 in bills for White House chief of staff Sherman Adams at a Boston hotel and that Mr. Adams had interceded with federal agencies on Mr. Goldfine's behalf.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Hoshikage no Waltz--Masao Sen (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Delilah--Tom Jones

On the radio
De fires tegn (The Sign of Four), starring Jorgen Reenberg as Sherlock Holmes and Keld Markuslund as Dr. Watson, on Danmarks Radio

War
General William Westmoreland turned over command of U.S. forces in Vietnam to his former deputy, Gen. Creighton Abrams. Gen. Westmoreland left the next day to assume his new duties as U.S. Army Chief of Staff.

40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Stayin' Alive--Bee Gees (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Rivers of Babylon--Boney M. (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Rivers of Babylon--Boney M. (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Rivers of Babylon--Boney M. (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring--Boney M. (7th week at #1)
2 Lady McCorey--BZN
3 Ça Plane pour Moi--Plastic Bertrand
4 Eagle/Thank You for the Music--ABBA
5 Substitute--Clout
6 Met de Vlam in de Pijp--Henk Wijngaard
7 If You Can't Give Me Love--Suzi Quatro
8 Night Fever--Bee Gees
9 Golden Years of Rock 'n Roll--Long Tall Ernie and the Shakers
10 I'm Always Touched by Your Presence, Dear--Blondie

Singles entering the chart were Miss You by the Rolling Stones (#16); Piece of the Rock by Mother's Finest (#22); Joost Mag het Weten by Het Nederlands Artiestenkoor (#24); Mary Rose by Vader Abraham (#28); Oh Carol by Smokie (#32); and If I Can't Have You by Yvonne Elliman (#35).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Shadow Dancing--Andy Gibb (2nd week at #1)
2 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late--Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
3 You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
4 Baker Street--Gerry Rafferty
5 Baby Hold On--Eddie Money
6 Feels So Good--Chuck Mangione
7 It's a Heartache--Bonnie Tyler
8 With a Little Luck--Wings
9 The Closer I Get to You--Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
10 Love is Like Oxygen--Sweet

Singles entering the chart were Copacabana (At the Copa) by Barry Manilow (#65); I'm Not Gonna Let it Bother Me Tonight by Atlanta Rhythm Section (#69); Songbird by Barbra Streisand (#86); You Can't Dance by England Dan & John Ford Coley (#87); So Hard Livin' Without You by Airwaves (#88); Stay by Jackson Browne (#89); You're a Part of Me by Gene Cotton with Kim Carnes (#90); Rivers of Babylon by Boney M. (#92); This Magic Moment by Richie Furay (#97); and Midnight Light by LeBlanc & Carr (#98).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 With a Little Luck--Wings (3rd week at #1)
2 You're the One that I Want--John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
3 Too Much, Too Little, Too Late--Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
4 Shadow Dancing--Andy Gibb
5 The Closer I Get to You--Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
6 Disco Inferno--The Trammps
7 Baby Hold On--Eddie Money
8 Feels So Good--Chuck Mangione
9 Imaginary Lover--Atlanta Rhythm Section
10 Night Fever--Bee Gees

Singles entering the chart were Darlin' by Paul Davis (#90); Miss You by the Rolling Stones (#91); Grease by Frankie Valli (#96); Survival by Marc Jordan (#97); Take Me to the Next Phase by the Isley Brothers (#99); and Runaway by Jefferson Starship (#100).

War
22 black civilians were killed in a clash between Rhodesian government troops and Communist guerrillas.

Horse racing
Affirmed, with Steve Cauthen up, narrowly finished ahead of Alydar for the third straight race, winning the 110th running of the Belmont Stakes before 65,417 fans at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:26 4/5 to win the Triple Crown, becoming the third horse to accomplish the feat in the past six years.



30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ella, Elle L'a--France Gall (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Louis L'Amour, 80. U.S. author. Mr. L'Amour, born Louis LaMoore, wrote about 100 novels, as well as short stories and non-fiction. He was mainly known for Western novels, but also wrote historical fiction and science fiction.

25 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Tribal Dance--2 Unlimited (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Les Dawson, 62. U.K. entertainer. Mr. Dawson played piano and wrote novels, but was best known as a comedian, who had several television programs. He was known for his deadpan style, curmudgeonly persona, and jokes about his mother-in-law and wife. Mr. Dawson died of a heart attack.

Abominations
The Nunavut Act became law, with Nunavut to become a third Canadian territory in 1999.

Albertana
Vulcan unveiled its Star Ship FX6-1995-A, a monument overlooking highway 23; inspired by the original USS Enterprise of the television series Star Trek, it was built built by the Vulcan Association of Science and Trek (V.A.S.T).

20 years ago
1998

Died on this date
Hammond Innes, 83. U.K. author. Mr. Innes was known for thriller novels, often set at sea. His novels included The Trojan Horse (1940) and The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1956).

Jim Hearn, 77. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Hearn played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1947-1950); New York Giants (1950-1956); and Philadelphia Phillies (1957-1959), compiling a record of 109-89 with an earned run average of 3.81 in 396 games, and batting .141 with 9 home runs and 36 runs batted in in 403 games. He led the National League in earned run average in 1950 (2.49), and was a member of the Giants' National League championship (1951) and World Series championship (1954) teams. Mr. Hearn managed the unusual feat of hitting two inside-the-park home runs in his major league career, including one in a game on July 9, 1955 in which he also hit a home run outside the park.

Environment
Researchers found that arsenic contamination in the soil around the Sydney Tar Ponds in Nova Scotia was 18 times higher than the Canadian average.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Utah 82 @ Chicago 86 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-1)



10 years ago
2008

War
An air strike by the United States resulted in the deaths of 11 paramilitary troops of the Pakistan Army Frontier Corps and 8 Taliban fighters in Pakistan's tribal areas.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Boston 81 @ Los Angeles Lakers 87 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 2-1)