June 3, 2020

880 years ago
1140

Religion
The French scholar Pierre Abélard was found guilty of heresy against the Roman Catholic Church.

250 years ago
1770

Born on this date
Manuel Belgrano. Argentine military officer and politician. General Belgrano was a lawyer and economist who was one of the leading supporters of the May Revolution in an attempt to secure Argentina's independence from Spain. He led several military campaigns--not all of them successful--toward this end, and is regarded as one of Argentina's Libertadores. Gen. Belgrano conducted diplomatic missions in Europe to win support for the revolution, and when Argentina declared its independence in 1816, the flag that was--and is--still used was one that he designed. Gen. Belgrano died of dropsy on June 20, 1820, 17 days after his 50th birthday.

Canadiana
Captain William Owen arrived at Harbour de L'Outre in the Island of Passamaquoddy, New Brunswick on the Snow Queen with 38 Lancashire indentured settlers and 15 crewmen. As Principal Proprietor, he named his island Campo Bello.

240 years ago
1780

Died on this date
Thomas Hutchinson, 68. American politician. Mr. Hutchinson was a merchant and historian, who wrote a three-volume History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1764-1798). He was first elected to the Massachusetts Bay General Court (legislative assembly) in 1738, and was defeated and elected in several subsequent campaigns. Mr. Hutchinson was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Bay in 1758, and served as acting governor from June 3-August 2, 1760, following the departure of Governor and adversary Thomas Pownall. Mr. Hutchinson opposed British measures to impose taxes on the American colonies, but remained loyal to the Crown, thus incurring the wrath of radicals. When Governor Francis Bernard was recalled to England in 1769, Mr. Hutchinson was appointed acting Governor again, serving from August 2, 1769 until March 14, 1771, when he was appointed to the office of Governor. He faced strong and mounting opposition from anti-British radicals, and resigned as Governor on May 17, 1774, departing for England two weeks later for what he thought was a temporary exile. Mr. Hutchinson's exile turned out to be permanent, and he worked on the third volume of his history of Massachusetts Bay, which was published posthumously. Mr. Hutchinson died after suffering a stroke.

140 years ago
1880

Communications
Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first wireless telephone message on his newly invented photophone from the top of the Franklin School in Washington, D.C. The device, which relied on electricity, allowed the transmission of sound on a beam of light.

130 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Baburao Painter. Indian filmmaker. Mr. Painter, born Baburao Krishnarao Mestry, directed more than 30 movies from 1920-1953, while also painting the sets and posters for the films. He died on January 16, 1954 at the age of 63.

125 years ago
1895

Born on this date
Zoltan Korda. Hungarian-born film director. Mr. Korda, born Zoltán Kellner, was the younger brother of film producer Alexander Korda. The two worked together in Hungary before moving to England, making their names with London Films in the 1930s, and then moving to Hollywood in 1940. Zoltan Korda directed movies such as Sanders of the River (1935); The Four Feathers (1939); and Cry, the Beloved Country (1951). He died on october 13, 1961 at the age of 66, after a long illness.

120 years ago
1900

Died on this date
Mary Kingsley, 37. U.K. explorer and ethnographer. Miss Kingsley, the daughter of traveller and writer Dr. George Kingsley, made two trips through West Africa from 1893-1895, resulting in the books Travels in West Africa (1897) and West African Studies (1899). She believed in Darwinian evolution and opposed the efforts of Christian missionaries in Africa. While arguing in favour of the protection and preservation of African cultures, Miss Kingsley supported British traders in West Africa. She volunteered as a nurse in the Boer War, and died of typhoid fever in Simon's Town, South Africa.

110 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Paulette Goddard. U.S. actress. Miss Goddard, born Marion Levy, was best known for her roles in such movies as Modern Times (1936); The Women (1939); The Great Dictator (1940); and So Proudly We Hail! (1943). She died on April 23, 1990 at the age of 77.

100 years ago
1920

Baseball
Ping Bodie hit a grand slam in the 6th inning to provide the winning margin for the New York Yankees in a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Athletics before 10,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Bob Shawkey (6-5) went the distance for the win despite giving up home runs to Tilly Walker and Jimmie Dykes among the 6 hits against him.

Bucky Harris doubled home Clyde Milan and Braggo Roth in the bottom of the 8th inning to enable the Washington Nationals to edge the Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Walter Johnson (5-6) pitched a 6-hitter, allowing no earned runs, to win the pitchers' duel over Allen Russell (3-3), who allowed 9 hits in a complete game.

80 years ago
1940

War
The Luftwaffe bombed Paris, claiming the bombs were intended for airports near the city. The Battle of Dunkirk ended with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat; the British Admiralt claimed that 335,000 servicemen had been rescued from Dunkirk.

Diplomacy
U.S. Senate and House of Representatives committees began consideration of a resolution warning that the U.S. would refuse to recognize or acquiesce in any transfer of territory in the Western Hemisphere from one non-American power to another non-American power.

Defense
General Motors granted its president, William Knudsen, an indefinite leave of absence so that he could give full attention to the National Defense Council. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau charged Mr. Knudsen with the task of coordinating the machine tool industry.

Politics and government
A New York Times survey indicated that unless there was a sudden shift, New York City District Attorney Thomas Dewey did not have enough votes to win the 1940 Republican Party nomination for President of the United States on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia three weeks hence.

U.S. House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee Chairman Martin Dies (Democrat--Texas) said that he had evidence of espionage activity in the Tennessee Valley Authority.

75 years ago
1945

War
Chinese troops claimed the capture of the important railroad junction town of Tsinkong, 30 miles south of Luchow. Lebanese Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Karamah and President of the Syrian Chamber of Deputies Saadullah el Gabry charged France with using Lend-Lease materials in her fight against rebels in Lebanon and Syria.

Diplomacy
Small and medium-sized nations described as "outrageous" the Soviet proposal that the Big Five powers--U.S.A.; U.S.S.R.; U.K.; France; and China--have veto right in the United Nations over discussion of international disputes.

Poland ordered that Germans not engaged in reconstruction work must leave the country along with those in the "newly liberated western territories."

Economics and finance
U.S. Director of War Mobilization Fred Vinson gave support to the "full employment bill" due for hearings soon in Congress.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said that a total of $76 million in refund cheques for overpayment of withholding taxes was being returned to taxpayers.

70 years ago
1950

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Hop Scotch Polka--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians; Art Mooney and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): "The Third Man" Theme--Anton Karas (Best Seller--6th week at #1); Hoop-Dee-Doo--Perry Como (Disc Jockey--1st week at #1); "The Third Man" Theme--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (Jukebox--5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 "The Third Man" Theme--Anton Karas (7th week at #1)
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
2 Bewitched--Bill Snyder and his Orchestra
--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Doris Day
--Larry Green and his Orchestra
--Jan August & Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats
3 My Foolish Heart--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Billy Eckstine
--Mindy Carson
4 Sentimental Me--The Ames Brothers
--Russ Morgan and his Orchestra
--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
5 It Isn’t Fair--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
6 Hoop-Dee-Doo--Perry Como
--Kay Starr
--Doris Day
7 If I Knew You Were Comin’ (I’d’ve Baked a Cake)--Eileen Barton with the New Yorkers
--Georgia Gibbs
8 The Old Piano Roll Blues--Hoagy Carmichael and Cass Daley
--Lawrence "Piano Roll" Cook
9 Daddy’s Little Girl--The Mills Brothers
--Dick Todd
10 Dearie--Ray Bolger and Ethel Merman
--Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians

Singles entering the chart were La Vie en Rose by Victor Young and his Orchestra (#32); American Beauty Rose, with versions by Frank Sinatra; and Eddy Howard and his Orchestra (#35); and The Answer She is "Yes," No? by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (#38).

Adventure
Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition reached the summit of Annapurna I in the Himalayas, becoming the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.

Academia
The first convocation of Memorial University of Newfoundland graduates took place in St. John's.

Society
U.S. President Harry Truman appointed a five-man commission, headed by University of North Carolina Professor Maurice Van Hecke, to study the social and economic problems of migrant workers.

Economics and finance
France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, announced that they would proceed immediately to work on a coal and steel production pool.

Disasters
A record 14.21 inches of rain flooded Galveston, Texas in 12 hours, causing an estimated $400,000 in damage.

Horse racing
Citation set a world record time of 1 minute 33.8 seconds for the mile in winning the $14,550 Golden Gate handicap in Albany, California, becoming the top money-winning horse in history, with career earnings of $924,630.

Baseball
Sid Gordon hit his third grand slam of the season and added another home run, driving in 7 runs for the Boston Braves as they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 before 5,737 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Wally Westlake hit a pair of 2-run homers for the Pirates. Johnny Sain (8-3) allowed 12 hits and 6 runs--all earned--in 5.1 innings, but still got the win.

The Boston Red Sox allowed 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning, but scored 6 in the bottom of the 1st en route to an 11-9 win over the Cleveland Indians before 23,612 fans at Fenway Park in Boston.

Phil Rizzuto doubled home Billy Johnson and Joe Collins with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 1-1 tie as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 29,990 fans at Yankee Stadium. Tommy Byrne (6-1) pitched a 9-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Bob Cain (2-4), who allowed 10 hits in a complete game. Joe DiMaggio singled in a run in the 4th inning and hit a 3-run home run in the 7th to help the Yankees win the second game 6-3 to complete the sweep.

60 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (6th week at #1)

On television tonight
The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Mr. Bevis, starring Orson Bean

At the movies
The Brides of Dracula, directed by Terence Fisher, and starring Peter Cushing, Freda Jackson, and Martita Hunt, received its premiere screening in Memphis.



Energy
Hydro-Québec issued 50 million bonds to finance part of a $724-million investment project from 1960-1964, providing $298 million for the development of facilities on the Manicouagan River that would produce 6 million horsepower.

Business
Quebec Premier Antonio Barrette succeeded in convincing a group of French Canadian financiers to invest in Quebec South Shore Corporation, a project to build a steel plant in Varennes. It would initially employ 250 people.

50 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Yellow River--Christie

At the movies
Pufnstuf, directed by Hollingsworth Morse, and starring Jack Wild, Billie Hayes, Martha Raye, and Mama Cass, received its premiere screening in San Antonio.





Died on this date
Hjalmar Schacht, 93. German financier and politician. Mr. Schacht helped to found the Deutsche Demokratische Partei (German Democratic Party) (DDP) in November 1918, but by 1926 was a supporter of the Nazi Party, although he never actually joined the party. He guided German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's economic policies in the 1930s as President of the National Bank (Reichsbank) (1933–1939) and Minister of Economics (August 1934 – November 1937). Mr. Schacht was dismissed as President of the Reichsbank in January 1939, but remained as a minister without portfolio until he was fully dismissed from the government in January 1943. After the July 20, 1944 assassination attempt against Mr. Hitler, Mr. Schacht was arrested by the Gestapo for allegedly having contact with the conspirators, and was interned at the concentration camps in Ravensbrück and later at Flossenbürg until the end of World War II. He was fully acquitted at the Nuremberg war crimes trials on charges of "conspiracy" and "crimes against peace," but was sentenced at a West German denazification trial to eight years' hard labour. Mr. Schacht was freed on appeal in 1948; he founded and led the bank Deutsche Außenhandelsbank Schacht & Co. from 1953-1963.

Adrian Conan Doyle, 59. U.K. author. Mr. Doyle, the youngest son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was the co-author (with John Dickson Carr) of The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes (1954) and the author of Tales of Love and Hate (1960). He also wrote two books of memoirs of his deep-sea fishing adventures, and a privately-published biography of his father. From what little I’ve read about Mr. Doyle, he seems to have been a man whom Will Rogers never met.

War
In a televised address, U.S. President Richard Nixon portrayed the U.S. invasion of Cambodia as "successful," and said that it had "insured the continuance and success of our withdrawal program" in Vietnam.



Diplomacy
Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme arrived in the United States for what was described as a nine-day "private visit," which included the reception of an honourary degree from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, as well as meetings with U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers and members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Science
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin announced the first complete synthesis of a gene.

Religion
Delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention's annual convention in Denver succeeded in passing a motion that the first volume of Broadman Bible Commentary be withdrawn until the section on Genesis could be rewritten by a different author. The book had appeared in 1969 with a section on Genesis written by an English Baptist named G. Henton Davies. Mr. Davies employed nonsensical German higher critical methods in examining Genesis, with the predictable result that he ended up rejecting the accuracy of its history. He accepted the equally nonsensical neo-orthodox view that one could still find religious "truth" in the Bible while denying its factual accuracy. Go here (especially pp. 4-5) for a detailed examination of this controversy.

Economics and finance
Canada granted up to $7.5 million in relief assistance to flood victims in Romania.

40 years ago
1980

Diplomacy
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who had defied President Jimmy Carter’s ban on travel to Iran in order to attend a conference in Tehran on U.S. "intervention in Iran," called on Iran to free the remaining 53 hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, and volunteered to take the place of any of them if it would resolve the crisis.

Terrorism
An explosive device is detonated at the Statue of Liberty in New York. The Federal Bureau of Investigation suspected Croatian nationalists.

Protest
West Bank shopkeepers began a general strike in protest against terrorist bombings the previous day, attributed to Jewish extremists, that had maimed the mayors of two West Bank communities.

Politics and government
On the final day of U.S. presidential primary voting, President Jimmy Carter won just three of eight primaries, but captured enough delegates to the Democratic National Convention to clinch the nomination. U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won five of the primaries, including California and New Jersey, and said that June 3 was "the first night of the rest of the campaign," arguing that the Democrats should nominate a candidate who was able to gain support in major industrial states. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan won all nine Republican Party primaries. His main challenger, George Bush, had already withdrawn from the campaign.

Defense
The U.S. defense computer system in Colorado Springs sent out a false signal that Soviet land-based and submarine-based nuclear missiles had been launched against the United States. At the alarm, the engines of 100 B-52 bombers were started, communications with U.S. missile crews were intensified, and President Jimmy Carter's "airborne command post" was prepared for takeoff. Within three minutes of the alarm, officers in Washington, Omaha, and Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado discovered that the warning was false by checking other sensors, and ended the alarms. Officials insisted that during the alarms the U.S. had not been close to launching a nuclear strike, which required a direct order from the president. They also pointed to the quick cancellation of the alarm as a demonstration that human judgement played a critical role in the Pentagon's alert system.

Disasters
The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hit Nebraska, causing five deaths and $300 million (equivalent to $931 million in 2019) worth of damage.

Baseball
18-year-old outfielder Darryl Strawberry of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles was taken by the New York Mets as the first pick in the major league free agent draft.

The Toronto Blue Jays traded pitcher Dave Lemanczyk to the California Angels for a player to be named later. Mr. Lemanczyk was 2-5 with a 5.40 earned run average in 10 games with Toronto in 1980. The Angels sent pitcher Ken Schrom to Toronto on June 10 to complete the deal.

The Minnesota Twins released utility infielder Bob Randall, ending his major league career. He was batting .200 (3 for 15) in 5 games with the Twins in 1980, with no home runs or runs batted in. He spent his entire major league career (1976-1980) with Minnesota, batting .257 with 1 homer and 91 RBIs in 460 games.

John Mayberry singled home Alfredo Griffin with 2 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to complete a comeback from a 6-0 deficit as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the California Angels 7-6 before 15,589 fans at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. The Blue Jays scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th to tie the score 6-6. Pat Kelly caught the last 3 innings for Toronto, batting 0 for 1 and making 3 putouts in his third and last major league game.

Dave Revering, Mitchell Page, and Tony Armas hit consecutive home runs to begin the 9th inning to tie the score, but Mike Hargrove singled with 2 out in the 10th inning and Cliff Johnson followed with a home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-4 win over the Oakland Athletics before 4,597 fans at Cleveland Stadium. Rick Langford (4-4) allowed 8 hits and 6 earned runs in a complete game loss.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 9th inning, Al Cowens singled and pinch hitter Richie Hebner hit a home run to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners before 13,942 fans at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers had tied the score with 2 runs in the 8th.

Pinch hitter Clint Hurdle singled home Pete LaCock with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Kansas City Royals a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees before 26,734 fans at Royals Stadium.

Ed Ott singled home Vance Law with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 22,141 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. The Pirates had tied the score on a home run by Willie Stargell leading off the 8th.

Pinch hitter Milt May doubled home Johnnie LeMaster and Mike Sadek with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to complete a 3-run rally as the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 before 9,294 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

30 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Vogue--Madonna (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Black Velvet--Alannah Myles

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen
2 Ding Dong--Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
3 Black Velvet--Alannah Myles
4 Hey, Wickie--Der Schreckliche Sven & die tollkühnen Plattenreiter
5 Hier kommt Kurt--Frank Zander
6 Infinity (1990's...Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh
7 The Power--Snap!
8 Vogue--Madonna
9 Das erste Mal tat's noch weh--Stefan Waggershausen & Viktor Lazlo
10 I Can't Stand It!--Twenty 4 Seven featuring Capt. Hollywood

Singles entering the chart were Miles Away by Thomas Forstner (#14); Lily was Here by David A. Stewart featuring Candy Dulfer (#18); and I Might by Shakin' Stevens (#26).

Died on this date
Robert Noyce, 62. U.S. physicist and businessman. Dr. Noyce, the "Father of Silicon Valley," founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and co-founded Intel Corporation in 1968. He was credited (with Jack Kilby) with the co-invention of the first integrated circuit, or microchip. Dr. Noyce died of a heart attack.

Diplomacy
U.S. President George Bush and U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev concluded their summit in Washington with a press conference, where they declared the summit a success while acknowledging that no agreement had been reached on German reunification. Mr. Gorbachev said that the U.S.S.R. might curb emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel unless Israel gave assurances that they would not settle in the occupied territories. Mr. Gorbachev then flew to Minnesota, where he met with Governor Rudy Perpich and visited the headquarters of Control Data Corporation, a leading computer technology firm.

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney met provincial premiers over dinner at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec to discuss the Meech Lake constitutional accord. The meeting stretched to a week-long closed-door conference.

Auto racing
CART
Al Unser, Jr. won the Miller Genuine Draft 200 at the Milwaukee Mile.



25 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Mouth--Merril Bainbridge (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Self Esteem--The Offspring

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Think Twice--Céline Dion (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Pour que tu m'aimes encore--Céline Dion (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Pour que tu m'aimes encore--Céline Dion (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Conquest of Paradise--Vangelis (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Unchained Melody/(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover--Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?--Bryan Adams
2 This is How We Do It--Montell Jordan
3 I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By--Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
4 Total Eclipse of the Heart--Nicki French
5 Water Runs Dry--Boyz II Men
6 Freak Like Me--Adina Howard
7 Don't Take it Personal (Just One of Dem Days)--Monica
8 I Know--Dionne Farris
9 I Believe--Blessid Union of Souls
10 Red Light Special--TLC

Singles entering the chart were Leave Virginia Alone by Rod Stewart (#59); Best Friend by Brandy (#64); So in Love with You by U.N.V. (#80); I Saw You Dancing by Yaki-Da (#82); I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are) by Grand Puba (#91); and As I Lay Me Down by Sophie B. Hawkins (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Water Runs Dry--Boyz II Men (2nd week at #1)
2 This is How We Do It--Montell Jordan
3 Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?--Bryan Adams
4 Total Eclipse of the Heart--Nikki French
5 I Believe--Blessid Union of Souls
6 I Know--Dionne Farris
7 I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By--Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
8 Freak Like Me--Adina Howard
9 Let Her Cry--Hootie & the Blowfish
10 Red Light Special--TLC

Singles entering the chart were Come and Get Your Love by Real McCoy (#51); You Bring Me Joy by Mary J. Blige (#75); Leave Virginia Alone by Rod Stewart (#77); Mama Say by Bloodhound Gang (#79); Somebody's Crying by Chris Isaak (#86); and Boombastic by Shaggy (#87).

At the movies
Party Girl, starring Parker Posey, received its premiere screening, being shown to several hundred viewers over the Internet from the Point of Presence Company (POPCO) offices in Seattle, becoming the first commercial fiction feature film to be shown in its entirety over the Internet. It opened in theatres six days later.





Died on this date
Estelle Brody, 94. U.S.-born actress. Miss Brody, a native of New York City, moved to London in the 1920s, performing in West End theatres and achieving popularity in silent movies from 1926-1929. She moved to Hollywood in the early 1930s, but acting opportunities were in short supply, and Miss Brody returned to England in the mid-1930s. She married agent Robert Fenn, and made occasional minor appearances in movies and television programs in the 1950s and '60s. In 1969, the couple moved to Malta, where Miss Brody died.

J. Presper Eckert, 76. U.S. electrical engineer. Mr. Eckert co-designed the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (ENIAC) in 1945 and the first commercial computer in the U.S.A., the UNIVAC in 1951. He was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1968 and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002.

Baseball
Pedro MartÌnez of the Montreal Expos took a perfect game into the 10th inning before 9,707 fans at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, but Bip Roberts of the Padres doubled to lead off the inning. The Expos had scored a run in the top of the inning, and Mr. MartÌnez, who was relieved by Mel Rojas after giving up Mr. Roberts' double, was credited with a 1-0 victory but not the perfect game or no-hitter.



20 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Jacob Ghermezian, 97. Iranian-born Canadian property magnate. Mr. Ghermezian moved his company, Triple Five Corporation, from Iran to Edmonton. Properties owned and developed by Mr. Ghermezian and his sons included West Edmonton Mall.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Bill Clinton ended his three-day visit to Berlin, and flew to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
New Jersey 2 @ Dallas 1 (New Jersey led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Petr Sykora's powerplay goal with 7:33 remaining in the 2nd period broke a 1-1 tie and closed the scoring as the Devils edged the Stars at Reunion Arena.



Baseball
In interleague action, the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Yankees 11-7 before 48,423 fans at Turner Field in Atlanta. The anticipated pitching duel of Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens was a dud: Mr. Maddux, starting for the Braves, gave up hits to the first 4 batters he faced, and left after 5.2 innings, having given up 13 hits, 3 bases on balls, and 7 earned runs. Mr. Clemens struck out 7 batters but left after 5 innings after giving up 6 hits, 4 bases on balls, and 6 runs (4 earned). Derek Jeter had 4 hits and 2 bases on balls for the Yankees, while Brian Jordan drove in 4 runs for the Braves.

Mike Sweeney batted 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted to help the Kansas City Royals rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 16-3 in an interleague game before 26,264 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. The Royals scored 7 runs in the 6th inning and 5 in the 9th. Jeff D'Amico, the fourth and last Kansas City pitcher, pitched a scoreless 9th inning, walking 1 batter and striking out 1 in his major league debut.

Mike Lowell and Kevin Millar hit consecutive solo home runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to enable the Florida Marlins to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 in an interleague game before 17,546 fans at Pro Player Stadium in Miami. Jose Cruz, Jr. homered in the 2nd inning for the Toronto run.

Edgardo Alfonzo led off the bottom of the 4th inning with a double and scored on a 2-out double by Todd Zeile for the game's only run as the New York Mets edged the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-0 in an interleague game before 33,694 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Al Leiter (6-1) allowed 4 hits in 6.2 innings to outduel Steve Trachsel (3-6), who allowed 6 hits in 7 innings.

Luis Lopez was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the 12th inning and scored from third base on a 1-out single by pinch hitter James Mouton to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rockies before 20,730 fans at County Stadium. The Brewers had tied the score with a run in the 9th. Santiago Perez, who entered the game as a pinch hitter for Milwaukee and remained in the game at shortstop, batted 0 for 2 and made 1 assist in his major league debut.

10 years ago
2010

Died on this date
Rue McClanahan, 76. U.S. actress. Miss McClanahan was best known for her roles in television comedy series: Vivian Harmon in Maude (1972-1978), and Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls (1985-1992), winning an Emmy Award in 1987 for her work in the latter. She supported the usual worthless politically correct causes that most people in Hollywood support, and died from a brain hemorrhage, several months after suffering a stroke.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Boston 89 @ Los Angeles Lakers 102 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Pau Gasol added 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers as they beat the Celtics before 18,997 fans at Staples Center. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 24 points and 9 rebounds.