July 10, 2018

1,980 years ago
138

Died on this date
Hadrian, 62. Roman Emperor, 117-138. Hadrian succeeded to the throne upon the death of Trajan. He rebuilt the Pantheon and built the Temple of Venus and Roma, as well as Hadrian's Wall, marking the northern limit of Roman Britain. He was succeeded as emperor by Antoninus Pius.

1,030 years ago
988

Britannica
The Norse King Glun Iarainn recognized Máel Sechnaill II, High King of Ireland, and agreed to pay taxes and accept Brehon Law. The event is considered to be the founding of the city of Dublin.

330 years ago
1688

World events
William, Prince of Orange, received the invitation from the Immortal Seven Englishmen to send a military force to England to force his uncle King James II to install William's wife Mary, a Protestant and daughter of King James II, as heiress.

240 years ago
1778

War
King Louis XVI of France declared war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.

175 years ago
1843

Technology
In Saint John, New Brunswick, John E. Turnbull patented a manual clothes washer with mounted wringer rolls. Activated by a gearing system, the washer was operated manually for 10 minutes to clean each load of laundry.

100 years ago
1918

Born on this date
Fred Wacker. U.S. socialite and auto racing driver. Mr. Driver was an engineer and socialite in Chicago who participated in five Formula One races from 1953-1954, with a best finish of sixth in the Italian Grand Prix in 1954. He died on June 16, 1998 at the age of 79.

Chuck Stevens. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Stevens was a first baseman with the St. Louis Browns (1941, 1946, 1948), batting .251 with 4 home runs and 55 runs batted in in 211 games. He played at least 2,005 games in the minor leagues from 1937-1957, and was a regular player in the Pacific Coast League from 1949-1955. Mr. Stevens was secretary-treasurer of the Association of Professional Ball Players of America from 1960-1998, and died on May 28, 2018 at the age of 99.

90 years ago
1928

Politics and government
On the advice of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek President Admiral Paul Kondouritis signed a decree changing the electoral system for the Senate and Chamber of Deputies and providing that in the future, each district was to elect its Deputy or Senator on the majority system. The present regulations were based on the total national vote, with each party being allotted seats on the basis of the proportion of the vote it polled.

Scandal
The U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating charges of Republican Party patronage heard testimony that Republican officials in Georgia had demanded $500 from a former postmaster for his wife's job, and revelations that a postmaster had given the party 5% of his salary--approximately $600--since taking office in 1923 because he didn't expect that a man could hold office unless he paid.

80 years ago
1938

Aviation
Howard Hughes, flying a Lockheed 14 Super Electra with a four-man crew, took off from New York City in an attempt to break Wiley Post's record, set in 1933, for the fastest fight around the world.

75 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer--The Song Spinners (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Frank Schlesinger, 72. U.S. astronomer. Dr. Schlesinger worked at Yerkes Observatory (1899-1903), and was director of Allegheny Observatory (1903-1920) and Yale University Observatory (1920-1941). He concentrated on astrometry (precise measurement of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies), using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies.

War
The Carleton & York Regiment landed in Italy as part of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. Just after dawn they went ashore near Pachino; pushing forward through choking dust and mine-filled roads, they distinguished themselves on the road to Regalbuto.

Business
The U.S. Senate committee--led by Sen. Harry Truman (Democrat--Missouri)--investigating wasteful defense spending charged Wright Aeronautical Corporation with delivery of defective airplane motors to the Army and Navy; the Justice Department filed suit against the company in Trenton, New Jersey.

Track and field
Gunder Haegg set an American record of 8:53.9 for the two-mile run, beating Gil Dodds in Los Angeles.

Baseball
Brooklyn Dodgers players, angered by manager Leo Durocher's suspension of pitcher Bobo Newsom, refused to take the field until they were pacified just before game time, but then took out their frustration on the Pittsburgh Pirates, scoring 10 runs in each of the 1st and 4th innings in a 23-6 rout before 14,631 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Brooklyn second baseman Billy Herman batted 3 for 4 with a double, a base on balls, 2 runs, and 7 runs batted in. The teams combined for 30 hits and 15 bases on balls, but the game was played in only 2 hours 10 minutes.

Howie Pollet pitched a 4-hitter to improve his record for the season to 8-4 as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-0 win over the Boston Braves before 3,123 fans at Braves Field. It was Mr. Pollet's last game until 1946, as he spent the rest of World War II in the military. The shutout was Mr. Pollet's fifth in just 16 games in 1943, and he ended up leading the National League with an earned run average of 1.75.

The Chicago Cubs and New York Giants each hit 3 home runs as the Cubs won 10-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 10,964 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. The Giants scored all their runs in the first 3 innings as they won the second game 9-2. Rube Fischer pitched a 5-hit complete game victory, but walked 10 batters, while hitting his first major league home run in the 5-run 3rd inning.

The Cincinnati Reds scored all their runs in the 6th inning as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 before 3,808 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Elmer Riddle pitched an 8-hitter to improve his 1943 record to 11-4, but lost his bid for a shutout when Coaker Triplett hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the 9th.

The New York Yankees scored 7 runs in the top of the 7th inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit as they defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 17,079 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The Yankees completed the sweep with an 8-3 win in the second game.

Early Wynn pitched a 4-hitter and singled and scored the winning run in the 3rd inning as the Washington Nationals shut out the Cleveland Indians 4-0 before 2,500 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.

Lum Harris pitched a 3-hitter and singled in a run to lead the Philadelphia Athletics over the Detroit Tigers 6-1 before 4,207 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

An error by third baseman Harlond Clift with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning led to 3 unearned runs as the Boston Red Sox broke a 3-3 tie and defeated the St. Louis Browns 6-3 before 1,526 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. The Red Sox led 3-0 before pinch hitter Milt Byrnes hit a 2-run home run with none out in the bottom of the 7th to get the Browns on the scoreboard. Mr. Clift had 2 singles and a double, scoring the first St. Louis run and driving in the third.

70 years ago
1948

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): Woody Wood-Pecker--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 You Can't Be True, Dear--Ken Griffin
--Dick Haymes with the Song Spinners
--The Sportsmen
--Vera Lynn
--The Marlin Sisters with Eddie Fisher
--Dick James
2 Nature Boy--King Cole
--Dick Haymes with the Song Spinners
3 Woody Wood-Pecker--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
4 Little White Lies--Dick Haymes
--Dinah Shore
5 My Happiness--Jon and Sondra Steele
--The Pied Pipers
--Ella Fitzgerald
6 Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)--The Andrews Sisters
--The Sportsmen
7 The Dickey-Bird Song--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
8 Haunted Heart--Perry Como
--Jo Stafford
9 Love Somebody--Doris Day and Buddy Clark
10 St. Louis Blues March--Tex Beneke and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Maybe You'll Be There by Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra (#26) and Keen and Peachy by Woody Herman and his Orchestra (#40).

Theatre
Allegro, a musical written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, choreographed and directed by Agnes de Mille, and starring John Battles, Annamary Dickey, William Ching, Roberta Jonay, Lisa Kirk, and John Conte, closed at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway in New York after 315 performances.

War
Tanks appeared for the first time in Palestine fighting as an Israeli armoured force captured the Lydda airfield, the largest in Palestine.

Politics and government
The Turkish Parliament passed an election law guaranteeing a secret ballot and open vote-counting procedures.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas told supporters that he was not available for a draft to be the Democratic Party's candidate for President of the United States.

Boxing
Marcel Cerdan (107-3) regained the European middleweight title with a 15-round decision over Cyril Delannoit (48-8-3) at Palais des Sports in Brussels. Mr. Delannoit had won the title with a 15-round decision over Mr. Cerdan on May 23.

60 years ago
1958

Defense
Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an agreement in Ottawa to have Canada and the United States set up the cabinet-level Committee on Joint Defense to guide North American defenses in the event of enemy attack.

Delegates to the Geneva conference on nuclear test detection announced that they had "approved conclusions" on the use of "registering acoustical waves for the detection of nuclear explosions at considerable distances."

Politics and government
The Cambodian National Assembly approved Prince Norodom Sihanouk as Prime Minister of a Socialist cabinet.

The United Kingdom dismissed Sir Ali Abdul Karim al Abdali, Sultan of Lahej, Western Aden's dominant sheikdom, for alleged pro-U.A.R. sympathies.

Communist delegates from 46 nations met in East Berlin to attend the firth congress of the East German Socialist Unity Party.

Law
The U.S. Immigration Office dropped deportation proceedings against Iva Toguri d'Aquino, the Los Angeles-born Nisei who had served six years in prison for broadcasting on Japanese radio during World War II. She was singled out as "Tokyo Rose," although the nickname was actually a collective reference to Japanese women airing English-language broadcasts to Allied servicemen.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Baby, Come Back--The Equals (2nd week at #1)

Australia's top 10 (Go-Set)
1 The Unicorn--The Irish Rovers (5th week at #1)
2 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly--Hugo Montenegro, his Orchestra and Chorus
3 This Guy's in Love with You--Herb Alpert
4 Lazy Sunday--Small Faces
5 Jumpin' Jack Flash--The Rolling Stones
6 Honey--Bobby Goldsboro
7 A Man Without Love (Quando M'innamoro)--Engelbert Humperdinck
8 Angel of the Morning--Merrilee Rush
9 Mrs. Robinson--Simon and Garfunkel
10 Love Machine--Pastoral Symphony

Singles entering the chart were The Orange and the Green/(The Puppet Song) Whiskey on a Sunday by the Irish Rovers (#17); MacArthur Park by Richard Harris (#22); Indian Lake by the Cowsills (#24); and Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan (#36).

Diplomacy
U.A.R. President Gamal Nasser concluded his six-day visit to Moscow.

Politics and government
French President Charles de Gaulle named Finance Minister Maurice Jacques Couve de Murville to succeed Georges Pompidou as Prime Minister.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (0-2) 1 @ Toronto (1-0) 35
Saskatchewan (1-0) 9 @ British Columbia (0-1) 8

40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Rivers of Babylon--Boney M.

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Monster--Pink Lady

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Cara de Gitana--Daniel Magal (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
World News Tonight, on ABC

This was the first broadcast of the revamped newscast (formerly ABC Evening News). The new version featured anchors Frank Reynolds (Washington), Max Robinson (Chicago), and Peter Jennings (London).



Died on this date
John D. Rockefeller III, 72. U.S. philanthropist. Mr. Rockefeller, the eldest son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., devoted his efforts to philanthropy and to organizations involved in East Asian affairs. He was killed in a car accident.

World events
A military coup led by army chief of staff Colonel Mustapha Ould Salek overthrew Mauritanian President Moktar Ould Daddah

Medicine
A U.S. court of appeals in Denver ruled that terminally-ill cancer patients were legally entitled to use the drug Laetrile, ruling that "safety" and "effectiveness" in the federal law banning the drug had no meaning when applied to people who were terminally ill. Laetrile had been legzlized in 14 states, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had been fighting to retain the ban on its use.

Disasters
Floods had reportedly killed at least 122 people in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.

30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Blue Monday ‘88--New Order (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Im Nin'Alu--Ofra Haza (3rd week at #1)

25 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You--UB40

#1 single in Italy: What is Love?--Haddaway (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Encores--Dire Straits (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Cose della vita--Eros Ramazotti (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Your Latest Trick--Dire Straits (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You--UB40 (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Dreams--Gabrielle (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Weak--SWV

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (8th week at #1)
2 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
3 Weak--SWV
4 Show Me Love--Robin S
5 (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You--UB40
6 Knockin' Da Boots--H-Town
7 Whoomp! (There it Is)--Tag Team
8 Come Undone--Duran Duran
9 I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)--Exposé
10 Dre Day--Dr. Dre

Singles entering the chart were Rain by Madonna (#44); Get it Up by TLC (#59); Creep by Radiohead (#65); Step it Up by Stereo MC's (#67); I Get Around by 2 Pac (#73); Do Da What by 1 of the Girls (#81); Break it Down Again by Tears for Fears (#83); and Killer/Papa was a Rollin' Stone by George Michael (#86).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (6th week at #1)
2 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
3 Come Undone--Duran Duran
4 I Don't Wanna Fight--Tina Turner
5 Fields of Gold--Sting
6 Regret--New Order
7 By the Time This Night is Over--Kenny G with Peabo Bryson
8 Love Don't Live Here Anymore--Sven Gali
9 Hero--David Crosby and Phil Collins
10 In These Arms--Bon Jovi

Singles entering the chart were 29 Palms by Robert Plant (#80); Run to You by Whitney Houston (#86); Oh Carolina by Shaggy (#88); I Should Be Laughing by Patty Smyth (#91); Numb by U2 (#93); Miss My Love by Sheree Jeacocke (#94); Little Love by Alexander Caplin (#95); and Cut Across Shorty by Rod Stewart (#96).

Died on this date
Ruth Krauss, 91. U. S. authoress. Miss Krauss wrote several collections of poetry, but was known for more than 40 books for children, most notably The Carrot Seed (1945). She died 15 days before her 92nd birthday.

Sam Rolfe, 69. U.S. screenwriter. Mr. Rolfe was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for The Naked Spur (1953) and co-created the television western series Have Gun, Will Travel in 1957, and the spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. in 1964.

Diplomacy
In Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and U.S. President Bill Clinton reached a major accord on a "framework" for resolving trade disputes.

Football
CFL
Sacramento (0-2) 14 @ Hamilton (1-0) 30
Toronto (0-1) 8 @ Edmonton (1-0) 38

The Tiger-Cats made 3 interceptions, including Gary Wilkerson's 55-yard touchdown return, off Sacramento quarterback David Archer as they beat the Gold Miners before 20,307 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

Rickey Foggie threw 3 touchdown passes and Damon Allen added another as the Eskimos routed the Argonauts before 26,336 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. It was the first game since the teams had completed an 8-for-8 trade in the off-season, the biggest trade in CFL history. Toronto offensive tackle Chris Schultz suffered a season-ending knee injury.



20 years ago
1998

Abominations
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas agreed to pay $23.4 million to nine former altar boys who claimed to have been sexually abused by former priest Rudolph Kos.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (0-2) 10 @ Edmonton (2-0) 15

Running back C.J. Williams threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Don Blair with 4:53 remaining in the 3rd quarter to help the Eskimos defeat the Lions before 31,582 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. Jimmy Cunningham scored the only B.C. touchdown on an 89-yard punt return late in the game. Edmonton defensive back Malikia Griffin played his first Canadian Football League game, and played so well that he was named the CFL's Defensive Star of the Week.

10 years ago
2008

Died on this date
Mike Souchak, 81. U.S. golfer. Mr. Souchak was an end and placekicker with the Duke University Blue Devils as well as a golfer. He played on the PGA tour from 1953-1976, winning 18 professional tournaments, with all of his wins coming from 1955-1964. Mr. Souchak's first win came in the 1955 Texas Open, and he shot 60 in the first round, which remained the lowest score for a round in PGA history until Al Geiberger shot a 59 in 1977. Mr. Souchak finished tied for third in the U.S. Open in both 1959 and 1960, and was leading the latter after the second round, but shot a triple-bogey on the final hole of the third round, and was unable to regain his form. He died of complications from a heart attack.

Steve Mingori, 64. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Mingori was a relief pitcher with the Cleveland Indians (1970-1973) and Kansas City Royals (1973-1979), compiling a record of 18-33 with an earned run average of 3.03 and 42 saves in 385 games. He was 0-0 with a 4.32 ERA in 7 American League Championship Series games from 1976-1978.

War
Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski was acquitted by a United Nations Tribunal of all war-crimes charges.

Football
CFL
Calgary (2-1) 23 @ Montreal (2-1) 19
Toronto (1-2) 28 @ Edmonton (2-1) 47

Tristan Jackson returned an interception 89 yards for a touchdown and followed with a 61-yard touchdown on a punt return within a span of 1 minute 36 seconds in the 3rd quarter to help the Eskimos defeat the Argonauts before 31,707 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. A.J. Harris led the Edmonton ground game with 14 carries for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns. Toronto starting quarterback Kerry Joseph completed 2 touchdown passes to Arland Bruce.