70
War
Titus, son of Roman Emperor Vespasian, opened a full-scale assault on Jerusalem, and attacked the city's Third Wall to the northwest.
180 years ago
1840
World events
Upper Canadian rebel politician William Lyon Mackenzie was released from jail in Canandaigua, New York; he had been arrested for violation of U.S. neutrality regulations.
160 years ago
1860
Politics and government
The U.S. Constitutional Union National Convention concluded in Baltimore with the nomination of former U.S. Senator John Bell (Tennessee) on the second ballot as the party's U.S. presidential candidate in the 1860 election. Former U.S. Secretary of State Edward Everett (Massachusetts) was nominated by voice vote as the Constitutional Union candidate for Vice President.
130 years ago
1890
Born on this date
Alfred Jodl. German military officer. General Jodl was Chief of the Operations Staff of the Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or OKW), and signed the German surrender to Allied forces on May 7, 1945. He was convicted of war crimes in the Nuremberg trials and was hanged on October 16, 1946 at the age of 56.
120 years ago
1900
Born on this date
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. U.K.-born U.S. astronomer and astrophysicist. Dr. Payne-Gaposchkin moved to the United States in 1923 to conduct graduate research at Harvard University. In her 1925 doctoral thesis, she proposed that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Her conclusion challenged the scientific orthodoxy of the time, but was eventually proved correct. Dr. Payne-Gaposchkin wrote several books on high-magnitude and variable stars, and helped pave the way for other women to enter the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. She died on December 7, 1979 at the age of 79.
110 years ago
1910
Horse racing
Donau, with Frederick Herbert up, won the 36th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:06 2/5, ½ length ahead of Joe Morris, with Fighting Bob third in the 7-horse field.
100 years ago
1920
At the movies
The Flapper, directed by Alan Crosland, and starring Olive Thomas and Warren Cook, opened in theatres.
Diplomacy
The government of Canada announced that it would send its own ambassador to Washington, not the British Ambassador, to represent Canada in the United States.
80 years ago
1940
War
German forces invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The government of the Netherlands East Indies interned Germans and imposed martial law upon receiving news of the German invasion of the Netherlands. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt condemned the German invasion of the Low Countries as unwarranted aggression. German fighter planes accidentally bombed the German city of Freiburg. German raids on British shipping convoys and military airfields began. In Operation Fork, British troops invaded neutral Iceland to "protect" the island.
Politics and government
Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of Great Britain.
A Gallup Poll reported that 66% of American voters would vote for a presidential candidate who would give all help necessary to the U.K. and France, except for U.S. troops.
World events
The United Kingdom announced plans to permit 1,600 Jewish refugee children to emigrate to Palestine by October 1940.
Economics and finance
The United States Senate passed and sent to the House of Representatives a bill providing that total soil conservation and allotment payments to individuals shall not exceed $10,000 annually.
75 years ago
1945
Died on this date
Richard Glücks, 56. German SS officer. SS-Gruppenführer Glücks was the highest-ranking Concentration Camps Inspector in Nazi Germany. he was directly responsible for the forced labour of the camp inmates, and was also the supervisor for the medical practices in the camps, ranging from human experimentation to the implementation of mass murder of inmates with Zyklon-B gas. Mr. Glücks reportedly committed suicide by swallowing a potassium cyanide capsule at the Mürwik naval base in Flensburg.
Konrad Henlein, 47. Czech SS officer. SS-Gruppenführer Henlein was a Sudeten German who joined the Nazi Party in 1939 and was named Reichsstatthalter and Gauleiter of the newly established Reichsgau Sudetenland, a position he held until the end of World War II. While in American captivity in the barracks of Plzeň, Mr. Henlein committed suicide by cutting his veins with his broken glasses, four days after his 47th birthday.
War
The United States War Department announced a system for determining soldier release based on a point system giving priority credit for service overseas and in combat. U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that conscription of men for the war against Japan must continue. U-249, the first German submarine to surrender after the Nazi capitulation, arrived at Plymouth, England under escort. The largest number of U.S. Superfortresses to date--400--was sent against Japan in a one-day strike at Kyushu, Honshu, and Shikoku.
Diplomacy
The U.S. State Department opened travel to Bermuda under limited conditions.
Economics and finance
U.S. War Production Board Chairman Julius Krug announced the immediate revocation of 73 orders prohibiting or limiting manufacture of civilian goods.
Labour
The U.S. National War Labor Board announced a system for setting up new wage rates without the board's approval for plants shifting to consumer goods production.
70 years ago
1950
On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Ben Wright and Eric Snowden, on ABC
The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Martin Gabel, on ABC
Married on this date
Princess Fatima of Iran, 21, and Vincent Lee Hillyer, a writer from California, were wed in a Muslim ceremony in Paris.
War
The U.S.A. demanded before the Allied Control Council in Tokyo that the U.S.S.R. account for 300,000 Japanese war prisoners allegedly missing in the Soviet Union.
Diplomacy
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which, according to him, was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration," is considered by some people to have been the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
The United Nations Secretariat reported that the Republic of China owed $10 million in assessments since 1948 to the United Nations and its specialized agencies.
Speaking before the Pilgrim Society in London, U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson called for the acceptance of West Germany into "the family of Western civilization" to unify Western democracy in the event of a confrontation with Communism.
Politics and government
A political crisis in Haiti ended with the resignation of President Dumarasais Estime and the assumption of executive powers by a three-man military junta which ruled the country in 1946.
The South African House of Assembly narrowly rejected a government-sponsored measure to set up an official registry of all members of racial minorities.
U.S. Representative Richard Nixon (Republican--California) defended physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer's loyalty before the California State Senate Committee on Un-American Activities.
Crime
U.S. Vice President Alben Barkley appointed a five-man Senate Crime Investigating Committee to probe organized crime and its influence on politics.
Journalism
Life magazine was permanently banned in Egypt for printing a critical story about King Farouk.
Labour
A strike of 18,000 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen disrupted railroad traffic in 27 states.
60 years ago
1960
On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Visitor, starring Joan Fontaine and Warren Beatty
Defense
The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS Triton returned to the United States, surfacing off the coast of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 15 days after completing Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.
50 years ago
1970
Canadiana
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau took part in Expo 70's Canada Day ceremonies in Osaka, Japan during three-week visit to Asia.
Auto racing
Jochen Rindt of Austria won the Grand Prix of Monaco at Monte Carlo when Jack Brabham of Australia, who was leading, locked his wheels and skidded across the track on the last turn of the 80th and last lap. Mr. Brabham finished second, and Henri Pescarolo of France was third. Bruce McLaren of New Zealand was 14th in what turned out to be his last Formula One race, while Ronnie Peterson of Sweden was 7th in his first Formula One race.
Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
St. Louis 3 @ Boston 4 (OT) (Boston won best-of-seven series 4-0)
Derek Sanderson passed the puck to Bobby Orr, who put it past Glenn Hall 40 seconds into overtime to give the Bruins their first Stanley Cup in 29 years. Mr. Orr was tripped by Blues’ defenseman Noel Picard as he shot the puck, and the photograph of him raising his stick in celebration as he was flying through the air is one of the most famous in hockey history. Mr. Orr was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs.
40 years ago
1980
Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Video Killed the Radio Star--The Buggles (9th week at #1)
#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Sun of Jamaica--Goombay Dance Band
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Geno--Dexys Midnight Runners
#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Geno--Dexys Midnight Runners (2nd week at #1)
Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Sun of Jamaica--Goombay Dance Band
2 You and Me--Spargo
3 American Dream--The Dirt Band
4 I'm in the Mood for Dancing--Nolan Sisters
5 The End of the Show--The Cats
6 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
7 Song for the Children--Oscar Harris
8 Special Lady--Ray, Goodman & Brown
9 Working My Way Back to You--Spinners
10 We Believe in Love--Dolly Dots
Singles entering the chart were Call Me by Blondie (#26); Seasons by Grace Slick (#29); Crazy Guitar by Hank the Knife & the Crazy Cats (#34); I Don't Need You by Herman Brood & his Wild Romance (#36); and January - February by Barbara Dickson (#37).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Call Me--Blondie (4th week at #1)
2 Ride Like The Wind--Christopher Cross
3 Lost in Love--Air Supply
4 With You I’m Born Again--Billy Preston & Syreeta
5 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)--Pink Floyd
6 Fire Lake--Bob Seger
7 You May Be Right--Billy Joel
8 Sexy Eyes--Dr. Hook
9 Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer--Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes
10 Hold on to My Love--Jimmy Ruffin
Singles entering the chart were Tired of Toein' the Line by Rocky Burnette (#71); Power by the Temptations (#73); Run Like Hell by Pink Floyd (#80); Let Me Love You Tonight by Pure Prairie League (#81); Inside of You by Ray, Goodman & Brown (#84); Happy Together (A Fantasy) by Captain & Tennille (#85); King of the Hill by Rick Pinette and Oak (#88); and Ashes by Now by Rodney Crowell (#90).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Call Me--Blondie (5th week at #1)
2 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)--Pink Floyd
3 Lost in Love--Air Supply
4 Ride Like the Wind--Christopher Cross
5 With You I’m Born Again--Billy Preston & Syreeta
6 Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer--Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes
7 Sexy Eyes--Dr. Hook
8 Fire Lake--Bob Seger
9 You May Be Right--Billy Joel
10 Biggest Part of Me--Ambrosia
Singles entering the chart were Tired of Toein' the Line by Rocky Burnette (#76); Power by the Temptations (#79); Let Me Love You Tonight by Pure Prairie League (#82); Answering Machine by Rupert Holmes (#84); Is This Love by the Pat Travers Band (#87); Inside of You by Ray, Goodman & Brown (#89); Happy Together (A Fantasy) by Captain & Tennille (#90); Clones (We're All) by Alice Cooper (#93); and Take You Tonight by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils (#95).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Call Me--Blondie (4th week at #1)
2 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)--Pink Floyd
3 Lost in Love--Air Supply
4 Sexy Eyes--Dr. Hook
5 With You I’m Born Again--Billy Preston & Syreeta
6 Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer--Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes
7 You May Be Right--Billy Joel
8 Biggest Part of Me--Ambrosia
9 Ride Like The Wind--Christopher Cross
10 Special Lady--Ray, Goodman & Brown
Singles entering the chart were Let Me Love You Tonight by Pure Prairie League (#71); Tired of Toein' the Line by Rocky Burnette (#77); Inside of You by Ray, Goodman & Brown (#78); Is This Love by the Pat Travers Band (#79); It's Not a Wonder by Little River Band (#80); Answering Machine by Rupert Holmes (#84); Happy Together (A Fantasy) by Captain & Tennille (#87); Back of My Hand (I've Got Your Number) by the Jags (#88); I Only Want to Be with You by the Tourists (#96); Love and Loneliness by the Motors (#97); and Sweet Sensation by Stephanie Mills (#98).
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Call Me--Blondie (2nd week at #1)
2 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)--Pink Floyd
3 Fire Lake--Bob Seger
4 Cars--Gary Numan
5 Ride Like the Wind--Christopher Cross
6 You May Be Right--Billy Joel
7 An American Dream--The Dirt Band
8 Rock Lobster--The B-52's
9 I Can't Tell You Why--Eagles
10 Working My Way to You/Forgive Me, Girl--Spinners
Singles entering the chart were We Live for Love by Pat Benatar (#83); Steal Away by Robbie Dupree (#84); Stomp! by the Brothers Johnson (#88); Draggin' You Down by Streetheart (#91); What's Your Hurry Darlin' by Ironhorse (#99); and Automobile by Hansie (#100).
Business
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau gave financially-strapped Chrysler Corporation of Canada $20 million in loan guarantees, and the Ontario government provided a $10-million grant. The U.S. government also provided $1.5 billion in loans and subsidies to bail out Chrysler Corporation, the parent company.
Soccer
English FA Cup Final @ Wembley Stadium, London
West Ham United 1 Arsenal 0
Trevor Brooking's goal in the 13th minute provided all the scoring before 100,000 fans.
Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Buffalo 2 @ New York Islanders 5 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)
Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles 111 @ Philadelphia 101 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 2-1)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 33 points and added 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 blocked shots to lead the Lakers over the 76ers before 18,726 fans at the Spectrum. Julius Erving led Philadelphia with 24 points, including the first 3-point field goal in Finals history.
30 years ago
1990
Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Raptori--Raptori
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Give It A Lash Jack--Liam Harrison and the GOAL Celebrities
Died on this date
Walker Percy, 73. U.S. author. Mr. Percy was based in Covington, Louisiana, and was known for writing novels set in and around New Orleans. His first novel, The Moviegoer (1961), won the National Book Award for Fiction. Mr. Percy joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1947 and his works of fiction and non-fiction reflected his Catholic faith. His best-known work of non-fiction was probably Lost in the Cosmos (1983). Mr. Percy died 18 days short of his 74th birthday.
Space
The Canadian Parliament passed the Canadian Space Agency Act, creating an agency to coordinate all Canada's space-related activities. The act came into force December 14, 1990, under first president Larkin Kerwin.
Diplomacy
The United States temporarily withdrew its Ambassador to Romania as the U.S. State Department said it was concerned about "irregularities...which raise questions about whether those elections will be free and fair."
25 years ago
1995
Diplomacy
U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin met in Moscow, but the summit produced few concrete results. Mr. Clinton restated concerns about civilian casualties in the rebel province of Chechnya, against whom Russia was waging a war.
Terrorism
Terry Nichols was charged with "malicious damage and destruction" of a federal building for the April 19 bombing of the James P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that had killed 169 people.
Abominations
An Ontario Court judge's ruling gave lesbian couples the right to legally adopt children.
Health
Scientists with the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found evidence that a mystery disease in Kikwit, Zaire was caused by the Ebola virus.
Economics and finance
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said that the pace of economic growth had slowed somewhat during 1995 and that the seven interest-rate increases that it had imposed had kept inflationary pressures under control.
20 years ago
2000
Died on this date
Jules Deschênes, 76. Canadian judge. Mr. Deschênes, a native of Montreal, practiced law for 36 years before being appointed to the Quebec Court of Appeal in 1972, and serving as a Justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1973-1983. He was a member of the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities (1984-1987); headed the Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada (1985-1986); was President of the Royal Society of Canada(1990-1992); and sat on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (1993-1997). Mr. Deschênes died in Laval, Quebec.
Society
90 Chinese
Crime
Canadian Member of Parliament Jack Ramsay (Canadian Alliance--Crowfoot) walked out of a courtroom in Melfort, Saskatchewan after being cleared of an allegation that while he was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer there he had ordered a teenage girl to take down her underwear and threatened to shoot her in the back. A week earlier, Mr. Ramsay was convicted of attempted rape for an incident that happened in Melfort in 1969.
Scandal
Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, who had escaped conviction in two earlier criminal trials, was convicted in U.S. Federal District Court in Baton Rouge on 17 counts that included racketeering, conspiracy, and extortion. Four other defendants, including his son Stephen, wee also convicted.
Business
Microsoft Corporation, facing a proposal from the United States government that it be split into two companies, countered with a proposal that it be forbidden to enter deals that would bar its distributors from distributing products of other companies; that it allow computer manufacturers to include the software of other companies on computers that ran on Microsoft’s Windows system; and that it let manufacturers install web browsers other than Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the default browser on their computers.
10 years ago
2010
Died on this date
Frank Frazetta, 82. U.S. artist. Mr. Frazetta was nicknamed the "Godfather of Fantasy Art" for his work as an illustrator of science fiction and fantasy paperbacks and comic books, as well as record album covers, posters, and other media. He died of a stroke.
Terrorism
Toronto 18 ringleader Fahim Ahmad pled guilty to a charge that he had led a terror cell plotting to attack the Canadian Parliament and nuclear targets.
Law
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Business
Canwest Global Communications approved the $1.1-billion sale of its newspapers to Postmedia Network Canada Corporation, a group led by National Post President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Godfrey.
.jpg){kind=link}
No comments:
Post a Comment