July 19, 2019

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Chris Walker and Chris Woods!

1,080 years ago
939

War
King Ramiro II of León defeated the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III in the Battle of Simancas in Spain.

475 years ago
1544

War
English troops began the first Siege of Boulogne, France.

250 years ago
1769

Politics and government
Walter Patterson was appointed the first Governor of St. John Island, which had separated from Nova Scotia on May 30, 1769. The island was renamed Prince Edward Island on June 3, 1799.

225 years ago
1794

Born on this date (?)
José Justo Corro. President of Mexico, 1836-1837. Mr. Corro was a lawyer who was a dedicated follower of General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Mr. Corro served in the cabinet of President Miguel Barragán as Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (1835-1836), and was named President by the Chamber of Deputies when Mr. Barragán resigned on February 27, 1836. President Corro was in office until April 19, 1837, during which Gen. Santa Anna was taken prisoner in Texas; Mexican troops retreated from Texas in order to save Gen. Santa Anna's life; Pope Gregory XVI recognized Mexico's indepencence; diplomatic relations with the United States were suspended; and Mexico's currency was debased, resulting in riots. Mr. Corro turned the government over to General Anastasio Bustamante, and retired to private life. He died on or near December 18, 1864 at the approximate age of 70.

200 years ago
1819

Born on this date
Gottfried Keller. Swiss author and poet. Mr. Keller was best known for 15 short stories, the novel Der grüne Heinrich (Green Henry) (1855/1880), and Gesammelte Gedichte (Collected Poetry) (1883). He died on July 15, 1890, four days before his 71st birthday.

175 years ago
1844

Health
New Brunswick's first lazaretto opened on Sheldrake Island in Miramichi Bay. With little support, the leper colony was a failure, and discontent became widespread. The facility was closed in 1849, and residents were moved to new accommodations at Tracadie.

150 years ago
1869

Literature
U.S. naturalist John Muir began recording his journals and sketches in the Yosemite Valley of California. His observations were published as My First Summer in the Sierra (1911).

125 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Khawaja Nazimuddin. Governor General of Pakistan, 1948-1951; Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1951-1953. Sir Khawaja was a member of the Muslim League who served as Prime Minister of Bengal (1943-1945) and Chief Minister of East Pakistan (1945-1948) before serving as Pakistan's first Bengali leader. He became Governor General upon the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and became Prime Minister following the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan. Sir Khawaja struggled to maintain law and order in Pakistan, and Governor General Sir Malik Ghulam forced him to resign in favour of diplomat Mohammad Ali Bogra. Sir Khawaja died after a brief illness on October 22, 1964 at the age of 70.

Percy Spencer. U.S. physicist. Mr. Spencer was largely self-taught in various subjects, and worked with the U.S. defense contract firm Raytheon during World War II. In 1945, he invented the microwave oven. Mr. Spencer died on September 8, 1970 at the age of 76.

110 years ago
1909

Baseball
Cleveland Naps’ shortstop Neal Ball executed the 20th century's first unassisted triple play in the top of the 2nd inning in the first game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox at League Park in Cleveland. With Heinie Wagner on second base and Jake Stahl on first base‚ Amby McConnell hit a line drive to Mr. Ball‚ who stepped on second base and tagged Mr. Stahl coming down from first. In the bottom of the 2nd‚ Mr. Ball hit his first American League home run‚ an inside-the-park shot‚ and added a double. Cleveland won 6-1 as Cy Young pitched an 8-hitter to improve his 1909 record to 14-7. Boston starting pitcher Charlie Chech allowed 6 hits and 4 runs in 3 innings to take the loss, dropping to 7-5, and batting 0 for 1 in the 94th and last game of his 4-year major league career. He was relieved by Ray Collins, who allowed 4 hits and 2 runs in 5 innings, while batting 1 for 2 and starting a double play in his first major league game. The Red Sox won the second game 8-2.

Ty Cobb batted 2 for 3 with his 4th home run of the season, 2 runs batted in, and a stolen base, but his Detroit Tigers lost 5-3 to the New York Highlanders at Bennett Park in Detroit. Pete Wilson pitched a 9-hit complete game to win the pitching matchup over Bill Lelivelt, who allowed 11 hits and 5 runs, with 2 bases on balls and 3 strikeouts in pitching a complete game in his major league debut.

Patsy Dougherty and Doc White each scored 3 runs for the Chicago White Sox as they routed the Washington Nationals 12-2 at South Side Park in Chicago.

Harry Davis hit a solo home run as part of a 2-run 9th inning for the Philadelphia Athletics as they edged the St. Louis Browns 4-3 before 4,200 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Philadelphia catcher Ira Thomas drove in 3 runs with a pair of singles.

Harry Gaspar pitched a 3-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds, who scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning en route to a 5-0 win over the Boston Doves before 1,553 fans at South End Grounds in Boston.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored a run in the top of the 16th inning to break a 3-3 tie and defeat the New York Giants 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds in New York. Bob Harmon pitched a 10-hit complete game to win the pitchers' duel over Bugs Raymond, who allowed 9 hits. Red Ames pitched a 3-hitter and Al Bridwell batted 3 for 3 with 2 runs batted in as the Giants won 3-0 in the second game, which was called because of darkness after 6 1/2 innings.

Three Finger Brown pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Nap Rucker, who allowed 8 hits, as the Chicago Cubs shut out the Brooklyn Superbas 3-0 at Washington Park in Brooklyn.

The Pittsburg Pirates scored a run in the top of the 9th inning to break a 4-4 tie and defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 before 4,246 fans at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. Howie Camnitz allowed 2 hits and 2 runs in 5 innings of relief to get the win, improving his record for the season to 17-3.

100 years ago
1919

Born on this date
Patricia Medina. U.K.-born U.S. actress. Miss Medina, a native of Liverpool, moved to Hollywood in the mid-1940s. She was probably best know for her roles in the movies Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) and Mr. Arkadin (1955). Miss Medina died on April 28, 2012 at the age of 92.

80 years ago
1939

Baseball
Shortstop Arky Vaughan hit for the cycle and added another single in 5 trips to the plate to pace the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-3 win over the New York Giants before 3,331 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Tony Cuccinello singled to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning and came around to score on consecutive sacrifice bunts by Otto Huber, Al Lopez, and Rabbit Warstler to give the Boston Bees a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs before 3,048 fans at National League Park in Boston. Mr. Warstler bunted for a single with 2 strikes on him.

Willard Hershberger singled home Billy Werber and Lonnie Frey with 1 out in the top of the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2 before 27,665 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Barney McCosky batted 4 for 4 with a base on balls, double, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in as the Detroit Tigers routed the Washington Nationals 11-0 before 5,626 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Rudy York added 2 singles and 4 RBIS, while starting pitcher Schoolboy Rowe allowed 3 hits in 3 2/3 innings to get the win, improving his 1939 record to 3-8. He left the game after being hit on the knee by a line drive by Mickey Vernon.

Jack Knott and Johnny Rigney were the respecitve winning pitchers as the Chicago White Sox swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox 4-1 and 8-0 before 13,000 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

75 years ago
1944

Hit parade
Variety reported that the most popular songs in the U.S.A. were:
1 I'll Be Seeing You
2 Long Ago and Far Away
3 Amor

War
Canadian and British troops in France started Operation Goodwood/Atlantic, to secure Vaucelles and Colombelles, and prepare the breakthrough to Falaise. They advanced another 5 miles south of Caen and captured 12 towns and villages. U.S. troops captured the Italian west coast port of Livorno, while Polish forces took the east coast port of Ancona. Soviet forces advanced to within 8 1/2 miles of Lvov, Poland.

Politics and government
The British government announced the appointment of Field Marshal Viscount Gort as commander-in-chief for Palestine and high commissioner for Transjordan.

In his keynote address on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium, Oklahoma Governor Robert Kerr asked for continued support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. U.S. Senator Harry Truman was named chairman of the Missouri delegation.

Labour
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington upheld the National War Labor Board's contention that its directives were not subject to court review.

The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the Railway Mail Association was a labour union and could not bar Negroes from membership.

Business
Pullman, Inc. announced that its directors had voted to give up operation of its sleeping car business and to retain its manufacturing units.

70 years ago
1949

On the radio
Philo Vance, starring Jackson Beck
Tonight’s episode: The Racket Murder Case

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Edna Warren, starring Anita Anton, Phil Arthur, and Richard Barrows

Died on this date
Van Amberg Bittner, 64. U.S. labour leader. Mr. Bittner was vice president of the United Mine Workers of America.

Frank Murphy, 59. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1940-1949. Mr. Murphy, a Democrat, was Mayor of Detroit (1930-1933); Governor General of the Philippines (1933-1935); U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines (1935-1936); Governor of Michigan (1937-1939); and U.S. Attorney General (1939-1940) before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was known for supporting civil liberties, especially those of unpopular minorities. Mr. Murphy died of a heart attack in his sleep.

Space
The Mount Palomar Observatory in California announced the discovery of a minor planet within Mercury's orbit, 22 million miles from the Sun.

Defense
The Dutch Chamber of Deputies voted for ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Politics and government
France signed an agreement recognizing Laos as an independent member of the French Commonwealth within the Indochinese federation.

Americans for Democratic Action, meeting in Washington, adopted a program calling for higher wages, greater unemployment compensation, and creation of another Fair Employment Practices Commission.

Protest
U.S. National Guard troops restored order in Groveland, Florida after four days of anti-Negro rioting following reports that Negroes had raped a local white woman.

Law
The New York State Court of Appeals upheld the right of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to bar Negroes from it Stuyvesant Town housing project in New York.

Baseball
The New York Giants used a 20-hit attack to score in every inning as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-3 before 17,379 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Whitey Lockman and Willard Marshall each had 4 hits for the Giants. In the next day's 5-1 win against the Reds‚ the Giants scored in each of the first 3 innings; combined with the July 18 effort of scoring in the last 3 frames against the St.Louis Cardinals‚ the Giants matched the 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates (July 31-August 2) and topped the 20th century mark of 12 set by the 1922 Giants.

Bruce Edwards singled home Duke Snider with none out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Brooklyn Dodgers a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 16,387 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Andy Seminick singled home Willie Jones from second base with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning for the game's only run as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 before 7,076 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Ken Heintzelman pitched a 9-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Doyle Lade, who allowed 6 hits.

Jim Hegan led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 win over the New York Yankees before 52,800 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Bob Lemon pitched a 7-hit complete game victory and hit a 2-run homer in the 4th--his 4th home run of the season--to improve his 1949 record to 11-4. Duane Pillette, who entered the game in relief of Allie Reynolds to begin the 7th inning, allowed 3 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 2+ innings to take the loss in his major league debut.

Johnny Lipon drove in Vic Wertz with an outfield fly in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 6-6 tie as the Detroit Tigers edged the Washington Nationals 7-6 before 28,010 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Nationals had runners on first and second bases with 2 out in the 9th, but Bud Stewart flied out to center field to end the game.

The Boston Red Sox scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 3-3 tie and held on to defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 before 22,998 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The White Sox had runners on first and third bases with 1 out in the 9th, but Walt Masterson relieved Ellis Kinder and induced Fred Hancock to ground into a double play to end the game.

60 years ago
1959

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Oui, oui, oui, oui--Jean Phillipe (6th week at #1)

Defense
A special Israeli cabinet committee recommended relaxation of military restrictions on Israel's 213,000 Arabs.

Politics and government
Antonio Nunez Jiminez, executive director of Cuba's Land Reform Institute, charged in New York that Manuel Urrutia lleo, who had resigned as Cuba's President two days earlier, had tried to "blackmail" the Cuban government with false charges that it was Communist-dominated.

Economics and finance
The International Voluntary Service Institute concluded that U.S. foreign aid had achieved "tangible, worthy results" in South Vietnam, serving as "a major stimulant to the Vietnamese government and people."

Baseball
Before 53,014 fans at Yankee Stadium‚ the New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the visiting Chicago White Sox‚ winning the second game 6-4 on Mickey Mantle's home run off Turk Lown. 43-year-old outfielder Enos Slaughter hit 2 home runs for the Yankees as they won the first game 6-2.

Frank Malzone doubled home 3 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader before 27,753 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Tito Francona drove in 3 runs for the Indians as they won 5-3 in the second game, which was called after a 45-minute delay in the bottom of the 9th, with the game reverting to the end of the 8th, according to the rules then in place.

Bob Allison hit home runs for the Washington Senators in both games of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Athletics before 13,420 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Camilo Pascual pitched a 5-hitter for the Senators as they won the first game 7-0. Hal Smith homered to lead off the top of the 10th inning to break a 5-5 tie as the Athletics won the second game 6-5. The Senators had a runner on second base with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th, but Mr. Allison grounded out to shortstop and Faye Throneberry struck out to end the game.

Gus Triandos singled home Albie Pearson and Gene Woodling in the bottom of the 1st inning, and the Baltimore Orioles held on to defeat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 before 8,856 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Charlie Maxwell hit a home run in the 4th for the Detroit run. Billy O'Dell allowed 2 hits in 6 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Jim Bunning, who allowed 7 hits in 7 innings.

Duke Snider and Gil Hodges hit home runs to help the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 25,114 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Philadelphia second baseman Sparky Anderson, in what may have been the best game of his major league career, batted 3 for 4 with 2 runs batted in, and participated in 2 double plays. Mr. Anderson batted 1 for 2 with an RBI and participated in another double play as the Phillies won 3-2 in the second game, which was called because of rain with none out and a runner on third base in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Bill Virdon led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a home run to break a 2-2 tie as the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the San Francisco Giants 3-2 before 27,992 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Vernon Law pitched an 8-hit complete game to improve his 1959 record to 11-5, winning the pitchers' duel over Stu Miller, who allowed 6 hits in 8 innings.

Don Blasingame had 4 singles and Curt Flood had a single, double, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in to help the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Milwaukee Braves 9-5 before 27,559 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Johnny O'Brien drew a base on balls and scored as a pinch hitter for the Braves in the 5th in the 339th and last game of his 6-year major league career.

50 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Ballad of John and Yoko--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Oh Happy Day--The Edwin Hawkins Singers (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Lisa dagli occhi blu--Mario Tessuto (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): The Ballad of John and Yoko--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Something in the Air--Thunderclap Newman (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Hair--The Cowsills (2nd week at #1)
2 The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe--The Beatles
3 Bad Moon Rising/Lodi--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Get Back/Don't Let Me Down--The Beatles with Billy Preston
5 Love Me Tonight--Tom Jones
6 My Sentimental Friend--Herman's Hermits
7 Dear Prudence--Doug Parkinson in Focus
8 The Real Thing--Russell Morris
9 Israelites--Desmond Dekker and the Aces
10 Heather Honey--Tommy Roe

Singles entering the chart were In the Ghetto by Elvis Presley (#26); Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat & Tears (#27); Big Ship by Cliff Richard (#34); Come Back and Shake Me by Strawberry Fair (#37); Baby, I Love You by Andy Kim (#38); and Running Bear by Sonny James (#39).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 I Want to Live--Aphrodite's Child
2 The Ballad of John and Yoko--The Beatles
3 Je t'aime...mon non plus--Jane Birkin avec Serge Gainsbourg
4 In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley
5 A Salty Dog--Procol Harum
6 Venus--Shocking Blue
7 Where Will I Be--Golden Earrings
8 Tomorrow Tomorrow--The Bee Gees
9 Big Bamboo--The Merrymen
10 Give Peace a Chance--Plastic Ono Band

Singles entering the chart were Give Peace a Chance; Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones (#11); Saved by the Bell by Robin Gibb (#23); Something in the Air by Thunderclap Newman (#32); It Miek by Desmond Dekker & the Aces (#36); and Make Me an Island by Joe Dolan (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager & Evans (2nd week at #1)
2 Spinning Wheel--Blood, Sweat & Tears
3 Good Morning Starshine--Oliver
4 Crystal Blue Persuasion--Tommy James and the Shondells
5 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)--Jr. Walker & the All Stars
6 One--Three Dog Night
7 Color Him Father--The Winstons
8 The Ballad of John and Yoko--The Beatles
9 My Cherie Amour--Stevie Wonder
10 Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet--Henry Mancini, his Orchestra and Chorus

Singles entering the chart were Workin' on a Groovy Thing by the 5th Dimension (#70); Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones (#79); Marrakesh Express by Crosby, Stills & Nash (#86); Your Good Thing (Is About to End) by Lou Rawls (#87); The Nitty Gritty by Gladys Knight and the Pips (#88); I'm Free by the Who (#90); Till You Get Enough by the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#94); That's the Way by Joe Tex (#95); Your Husband - My Wife by Brooklyn Bridge (#97); Jack and Jill by Tommy Roe (#99); and Birthday by Underground Sunshine (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager & Evans
2 One--Three Dog Night
3 Spinning Wheel--Blood, Sweat & Tears
4 Good Morning Starshine--Oliver
5 Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet--Henry Mancini, his Orchestra and Chorus
6 Crystal Blue Persuasion--Tommy James and the Shondells
7 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)--Jr. Walker & the All Stars
8 Love Me Tonight--Tom Jones
9 Color Him Father--The Winstons
10 Black Pearl--Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd.

Singles entering the chart were Workin' on a Groovy Thing by the 5th Dimension (#57); Honky Tonk Women by the Rolling Stones (#68); The Nitty Gritty by Gladys Knight and the Pips (#83); Sugar, Sugar by the Archies (#87); Ease Back by the Meters (#89); By the Time I Get to Phoenix by the Mad Lads (#97); Your Good Thing (Is About to End) by Lou Rawls (#99); and In the Time of Our Lives by Iron Butterfly (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 The Ballad of John and Yoko--The Beatles (4th week at #1)
2 Baby, I Love You--Andy Kim
3 In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley
4 In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager and Evans
5 Let Me--Paul Revere and the Raiders
6 Hey, Little Man--The Happy Feeling
7 Bad Moon Rising--Creedence Clearwater Revival
8 One--Three Dog Night
9 Spring--John Tipton
10 Medicine Man (Part I)--Buchanan Brothers
Pick hit of the week: Crystal Blue Persuasion--Tommy James and the Shondells

Winnipeg's Top 25 (CKRC)
1 In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager and Evans
2 Baby, I Love You--Andy Kim
3 Crystal Blue Persuasion--Tommy James and the Shondells
4 Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
5 Along Came Jones--Ray Stevens
6 My Pledge of Love--The Joe Jeffrey Group
7 Good Old Rock 'n Roll--Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys
8 Laughing--The Guess Who
9 Spinning Wheel--Blood, Sweat & Tears
10 What Does it Take (To Win Your Love)--Jr. Walker & the All Stars
11 Moonflight--Vik Venus alias: Your Main Moon Man
12 Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)--Neil Diamond
13 Moody Woman--Jerry Butler
14 Israelites--Desmond Dekker and the Aces
15 With Pen in Hand--Vikki Carr
16 Quentin’s Theme--The Charles Randolph Greane Sounde
17 In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley
18 Good Morning Starshine--Oliver
19 Put a Little Love in Your Heart--Jackie DeShannon
20 Color Him Father--The Winstons
21 My Sentimental Friend--Herman’s Hermits
22 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
23 Polk Salad Annie--Tony Joe White
24 The Girl I’ll Never Know (Angels Never Fly this Low)--Frankie Valli
25 But it’s Alright--J.J. Jackson
Pick of the Week: Marrakesh Express--Crosby, Stills & Nash

Space
The Apollo 11 spacecraft entered lunar orbit in preparation for a manned landing the next day. To follow the Apollo 11 mission in real time, go to Apollo 11 in Real Time.

The Soviet unmanned probe Luna 15 corrected its orbit to 59 miles from the moon’s surface.

For more on this date, see The Days of Apollo 11.

40 years ago
1979

World events
Sandanista National Liberation Front rebels took over the Nicaraguan capital of Managua after defeating the National Guard in a 7-week civil war. The war left an estimated 10,000 dead and 500,000 homeless, and ended the 46-year family dynasty of the Somozas as rulers of Nicaragua.

Politics and government
U.S. President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignations of Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph Califano; Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal; and Attorney General Griffin Bell. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Patricia Harris was tapped to replace Mr. Califano; Federal Reserve Chairman G. William Miller was named to replace Mr. Blumenthal; and Mr. Bell, who had announced his intention to step down the previous year, was succeeded by his deputy, Benjamin Civilletti.

Disasters
Two supertankers--the Greek-registered Atlantic Empress and the Liberian-registered Aegean Captain--collided 18 miles off the coast of Tobago and burst into flames, spilling huge amounts of oil into the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Empress had flames raging over 2/3 of her hull and was allowed to burn in order to help contain the huge spill. Aegean Captain, less severely damaged, continued on its own power to an anchorage 10 miles off the coast of Trinidad. The two ships counted 27 of 70 crew members missing and presumed dead.

Baseball
Third baseman Ray Knight drove in 6 runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 16-4 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals before 27,228 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Dave Roberts and Bruce Kison were the respective winning pitchers as the Pittsburgh Pirates swept a doubleheader from the Houston Astros 9-5 and 4-2 before 33,464 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

John Curtis pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Dickie Noles as the San Francisco Giants edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 before 20,732 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Joe Strain led off the bottom of the 4th inning with a single and eventually scored the game's only run on a double by Darrell Evans.

Dan Ford singled home Rick Miller with none out in the top of the 11th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the California Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 33,603 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Mike Flanagan pitched a 6-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Dave Frost as the Orioles won the second game 3-0.

Sixto Lezcano hit a home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 21,152 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee.

The Cleveland Indians scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning and held on to defeat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 before 24,046 fans at Royals Stadium. The Royals scored a run in the 9th and had the bases loaded with none out, but relief pitcher Sid Monge entered the game and retired John Wathan on a popup to second base, George Scott on a line drive to shortstop, and U.L. Washington on a strikeout. Rick Wise allowed 6 hits in 8+ innings to win the pitchers' duel over Dennis Leonard, who pitched a 5-hit complete game.

Ralph Garr hit home runs in both games to help the Chicago White Sox sweep a doubleheader from the Texas Rangers 9-6 and 5-4 before 26,687 fans at Arlington Stadium.



30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Minä olen muistanut--Kim Lönnholm (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Eternal Flame--Bangles (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Kazimierz Sabbat, 76. Polish politician. Mr. Sabbat was Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile in 1976 and President of the government-in-exile from 1986 until his death.

Politics and government
General Wojciech Jaruzelski was elected President of Poland by the country’s new parliament. The vote was 270-233, with 34 abstentions.

Labour
The Siberian mine strikes were settled after workers won promises from the government for better pay, better living and working conditions, and "full economic and legal independence."

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported an increase in consumer prices in June of 0.2%, the smallest increase in 16 months.

Disasters
United Airlines Flight 232, a DC-10 jetliner en route from Denver to Chicago, crashed during an arranged emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa municipal airport. 112 were killed, while 184 survived. While the plane was at 37,000 feet, an engine in the tail exploded and heavily damaged the plane’s hydraulic system. For the next 41 minutes the pilot, Al Haynes, struggled to control the craft as he brought it into Sioux City for the emergency landing. Just before touchdown, the right wingtip touched the ground; the plane flipped over and crashed in a fireball. Because the plane broke up--the forward coach section landed in a cornfield--many passengers had easy means of fleeing the wreckage. A 700-person rescue team was prepared for the landing. The cause of the engine explosion was not immediately determined.

Football
CFL
Toronto (1-1) 21 @ Ottawa (0-2) 17

This was the final game for Ottawa receiver Eugene Goodlow, who had led the CFL in receptions and yards receiving with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1981 and had played with the New Orleans Saints of the NFL from 1983-1987 before attempting a comeback in the CFL in 1989.



Baseball
Joe Carter hit 3 home runs in a game for the second time this season to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-1 win over the Minnesota Twins before 22,504 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. It was Mr. Carter’s fourth career 3-home run game‚ tying Lou Gehrig's American League record‚ and also gave him a major league record-tying 5 homers in 2 games. Mr. Carter drove 6 runs in the game, while teammate Albert Belle hit his first major league home run.

25 years ago
1994

Law
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved federal judge Stephen Breyer, a nominee of President Bill Clinton, as the latest member of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the trade deficit had increased slightly in May to $9.17 billion.

20 years ago
1999

Weather
The midwestern and eastern United States began experiencing a heat wave that would, by August 1, claim at least 200 lives, at least 80 in Illinois.

10 years ago
2009

Died on this date
Frank McCourt, 78. U.S. teacher and author. Mr. McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York, but spent most of his youth in Ireland. He returned to the United States at the age of 19, and became a schoolteacher in New York City. Mr. McCourt was best known for his book Angela's Ashes (1996), which won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Mr. McCourt died after a long battle with cancer, a month before his 79th birthday.

Henry Surtees, 18. U.K. auto racing driver. Mr. Surtees, the son of legendary driver John Surtees, began competitive driving in 2006. He was killed in a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, Kent, England when he was hit in the head by a wheel that had come loose from driver Jack Clarke's car after Mr. Clarke had spun into a wall. Mr. Surtees suffered severe head trauma, and his car crashed into a barrier.