April 27, 2018

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Rod Crossley!

500 years ago
1518

Diplomacy
The Treaty of St. Truiden, an anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant, was signed.

425 years ago
1593

Born on this date
Mumtaz Mahal. Empress consort of the Mughal Empire, 1628-1631. Mumtaz Mahal, born Arjumand Banu Begum, married the future Emperor Shah Jahan in 1612, and became Empress consort upon his accession to the throne in 1628. The couple had 14 children, but Empress Mumtaz Mahal died on June 17, 1631 at the age of 38 while giving birth to Princess Gauhar Ara. A grieving Emperor Shah Jahan had the Taj Mahal built in Agra as a tomb for Empress Mumtaz Mahal.

260 years ago
1758

Died on this date
Jan Francisci, 66.. Slovak musician and composer. Mr. Francisci was a church organist in Pressburg (now Bratislava) and Neusohl in what is now Slovakia. He wrote works for organ and harpsichord, most of which have been lost.

190 years ago
1828

Britannica
The Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park London opened.

180 years ago
1838

Politics and government
Lower Canada Governor Lord Gosford revoked martial law in Montréal, invoked the previous year because of the Lower Canada Rebellion. 501 people in the city were in jail for treasonous activities.

Disasters
Fire destroyed half of Charleston, South Carolina.

125 years ago
1893

Born on this date
Allen Sothoron. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Sothoron played with the St. Louis Browns (1914-1915, 1917-1921); Boston Red Sox (1921); Cleveland Indians (1921-1922); and St. Louis Cardinals (1924-1926), compiling a record of 91-99 with a 3.31 earned run average in 265 games, and batted .207 with no home runs and 41 runs batted in in 266 games. His best season was 1919, when he was 20-12 with a 2.20 ERA. Mr. Sothoron coached in the major leagues and managed in the minors; he was the Browns' interim manager for 8 games in 1933, compiling a record of 2-6. Mr. Sothoron died on June 17, 1939 at the age of 46 after a series of illnesses.

Draža Mihailović. Serbian military officer. General Mihailović served in the Royal Serbian Army and Royal Yugoslavian Army during World War II, leading bands of guerrillas known as Chetniks who resisted the German occupying forces. He later turned against the Communists and collaborated with Axis forces. General Mihailović was convicted of high treason in a trial of questionable fairness, and, with nine other officers, was executed on July 17, 1946 at the age of 53. He was officially rehabilitated by Serbia's highest appellate court in 2015.

Died on this date
John Ballance, 54. Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1891-1893. Mr. Ballance was born in Ireland and moved to New Zealand in 1866. He served in the N.Z. Parliament as an independent from 1875-1890, becoming Leader of the Opposition in 1889. Mr. Ballance joined a loose coalition of Liberals in 1890, and they won the general election late that year, becoming the government in January 1891. Prime Minister Ballance supported women's suffrage and progressive land and income taxes. He died, a month after his 54th birthday, of an intestinal disease after a major operation, and was succeeded as Prime Minister by Richard Seddon.

Edmontonia
Three men were injured and two carts were smashed in one of Edmonton's first traffic accidents, on the corner of Jasper Avenue and 101 Street.

110 years ago
1908

Olympics
The 4th modern Olympic games opened in London, with 22 nations and a total of 2056 competitors.

100 years ago
1918

Born on this date
John Rice. U.S. baseball umpire. Mr. Rice umpired in the American League from 1955-1973, working in 2,990 regular season games, 8 AL Championship Series games, 21 World Series games, and 3 All-Star Games. He died on January 1, 2011 at the age of 92.

Baseball
The New York Giants' 9-0 start to the season and the Brooklyn Robins' 0-9 losing streak were both stopped, as the Robins beat the Giants 5-3 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, behind Larry Cheney's strong pitching.

Lena Blackburne's 2-run triple climaxed a 4-run 9th inning as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

The Chicago Cubs scored a run in the bottom of the 12th inning to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 at Weeghman Park in Chicago.

Bing Miller drove in the winning run--his second RBI of the game--in the bottom of the 9th inning as the New York Yankees edged the Washington Nationals 2-1 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Howie Shanks hit a home run for the Nationals in the 4th.

Ray Chapman led off the 12th inning with his first home run of the season, and the Cleveland Indians held on to edge the Detroit Tigers 3-2 at Navin Field in Detroit. Stan Coveleski pitched an 8-hit complete game victory to improve his 1918 record to 3-0, winning the pitchers' duel over Bill James.

90 years ago
1928

Aviation
The Ford relief plane sent to aid the German Junker Bremen, which had been stranded on Greenly Island, near Newfoundland, since April 13, left Lake St. Agnes at 6:55 A.M. with the Bremen’s crew, as well as Miss Herta Junkers and C.J.V. Murphy of the New York World. The plane refuelled at Hartford, Connecticut, and landed at Curtiss Field, Long Island at 1:51 P.M. The passengers and crew then went to Washington by train. The body of Floyd Bennett, who had taken ill with pneumonia on the relief flight, arrived at New York from Quebec, and was taken by train to Washington, to be interred with military honours at Arlington National Cemetery.

Canadiana
Prince Edward Island changed to driving on the right-hand side of the road.

75 years ago
1943

War
Allied troops continued to advance along the entire Tunisian front, while Allied planes blasted Axis forces with little opposition. Japanese troops in China captured Linhsien and reached Chenchiaotsun and Yukiakwan in their offensive in Honan and Shansi Provinces.

Diplomacy
U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, and U.S. Ambassadors Francis Biddle and John G. Winant conferred with Polish Prime Minister-in-exile Wladyslaw Sikorski and Foreign Minister Count Raczynski in London in an effort to heal the Polish-Soviet breach.

70 years ago
1948

On the radio
The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Elliott Lewis, on MBS

Died on this date
William Knudsen, 69. Danish-born U.S. automobile executive. Mr. Knudsen immigrated to the United States shortly before his 21st birthday. He worked with Ford Motor Company from 1911-1921 and General Motors from 1921-1940, serving as president of the Chevrolet Division (1924-1937) before taking over as President of General Motors (1937-1940). His experience as a manager dealing with mass production led to his appointment by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Chairman of the Office of Production Management and a member of the National Defense Advisory Commission, becoming a "dollar-a-year" man. On January 15, 1942, Mr. Knudsen was commissioned as a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army--the only civilian ever to be appointed at such a high rank--and was appointed Director of Production, Office of the Under Secretary of War, working with the War Department during World War II as a consultant and troubleshooter. Lt. Gen. Knudsen resigned from the Army on June 1, 1945.

War
An Arab legion attacked the Gesher bridge on the Jordan River. The Zionist organizations Haganah and Irgun Zvai Leumi agreed to operate jointly in the future under the Haganah command and to avoid conflicting fund-raising drives.

Chinese Communist forces advanced along the Shantung Peninsula, capturing the rail centre of Weihsien.

Politics and government
In the contest for the major party nominations for the 1948 U.S. presidential election, Minnesota Governor narrowly defeated New York Governor Thomas Dewey in the Pennsylvania Republican Party primary, while President Harry Truman won the state's Democratic Party primary.

60 years ago
1958

On the radio
The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 4, starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley, on BBC Light Programme

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents on CBS
Tonight's episode: Death Sentence, starring James Best, Katharine Bard, and Steve Brodie

Space
A U.S. House of Representatives military appropriations subcommittee released testimony of General Frank Bogart, indicating that the Air Force could "successfully impact a payload on the moon" this year at a cost of $16-20 million.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea adopted an article forbidding "suspension of innocent passage of foreign ships through straits" connecting national or international waters with the high seas.

Politics and government
Leaders of Tunisia's Neo-Destour Party, Morocco's Itiqfal Party, and Algeria's FLN issued a communique following talks in Tangier proposing the formation of an Algerian government-in-exile and eventual establishment of a North African federation.

Turkish Cypriots meeting in Nicosia agreed to form separate Turkish municipalities in Cyprus's major towns and to withhold taxes from Greek Cypriot-led local councils.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Lady Madonna/The Inner Light--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Delilah--Tom Jones (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Gimme Little Sign--Brenton Wood (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Mama--Heintje

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Congratulations--Cliff Richard

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Congratulations--Cliff Richard

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Honey--Bobby Goldsboro (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Congratulations--Cliff Richard
2 Delilah--Tom Jones
3 Cinderella Rockefella--Esther and Abi Ofarim
4 If I were a Carpenter--The Four Tops
5 Kom Uit De Bedstee Mijn Liefste--Egbert Douwe
6 Lady Madonna--The Beatles
7 Rosie--Don Partridge
8 I've Just Lost Somebody--Golden Earrings
9 Jumbo/The Singer Sang His Song--The Bee Gees
10 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay--Otis Redding

Singles entering the chart were La La La by Massiel (#23); Wonder Boy by the Kinks (#26); Take Time to Know Her by Percy Sledge (#35); Il est Cinq Heures, Paris S'éveille by Jacques Dutronc (#37); Quite Rightly So by Procol Harum (#39); and Ups and Downs by the Eddysons (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Honey--Bobby Goldsboro (2nd week at #1)
2 Lady Madonna--The Beatles
3 Young Girl--The Union Gap
4 Cry Like a Baby--The Box Tops
5 The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)--Manfred Mann
6 The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde--Georgie Fame
7 A Beautiful Morning--The Rascals
8 Dance to the Music--Sly and the Family Stone
9 The Unicorn--The Irish Rovers
10 Valleri--The Monkees

Singles entering the chart were Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel (#47); The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) by Otis Redding (#70); I Wish I Knew (How it Would Feel to Be Free) by Solomon Burke (#84); I Can Remember by James & Bobby Purify (#87); You Ain't Going Nowhere by the Byrds (#89); Impossible Mission (Mission Impossible) by the Soul Survivors (#93); Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express (#94); Friends by the Beach Boys (#96); Lili Marlene by Al Martino (#97); Cabaret by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (#98); A Dime a Dozen by Carla Thomas (#99); and Love Machine by the Roosters (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Honey--Bobby Goldsboro
2 Lady Madonna--The Beatles
3 Young Girl--The Union Gap
4 Cry Like a Baby--The Box Tops
5 Scarborough Fair (/Canticle)--Simon & Garfunkel
6 Cinderella Rockefella--Esther and Abi Ofarim
7 Valleri--The Monkees
8 Playboy--Gene and Debbe
9 Summertime Blues--Blue Cheer
10 The Legend of Xanadu--Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

Singles entering the chart were Sleepy Joe by Herman's Hermits (#80); You'll Never Walk Alone by Elvis Presley (#81); If I were a Carpenter by the Four Tops (#82); Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel (#83); Let's Get Together by 3's a Crowd (#85); I Promise to Wait My Love by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (#88); Soul Train by the Classics IV (#89); I am the Man for You Baby by Edwin Starr (#91); Chain Gang by Jackie Wilson and Count Basie (#92); Can I Carry Your Balloon by the Swampseeds (#93); May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart) by the 1910 Fruitgum Company (#94); Here's to You by Hamilton Camp (#95); Harlem Lady by the Witness, Inc. (#96); Holy Man by Scott McKenzie (#97); and Love in Them There Hills by the Vibrations (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Honey--Bobby Goldsboro (2nd week at #1)
2 Young Girl--The Union Gap
3 The Unknown Soldier--The Doors
4 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly--Hugo Montenegro, his Orchestra and Chorus
5 Call Me Lightning--The Who
6 The Unicorn--The Irish Rovers
7 Black Day in July--Gordon Lightfoot
8 Love is All Around--The Troggs
9 Playboy--Gene and Debbe
10 Lady Madonna/The Inner Light--The Beatles

Singles entering the chart were Angel of the Morning by Merrilee Rush (#28); Louisiana Man by Bobbie Gentry (#29); and Here's to You by Hamilton Camp (#30).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 A Question of Temperature--Balloon Farm
2 Love is All Around--The Troggs
3 Young Girl--The Union Gap
4 I Love You--People
5 Lady Madonna--The Beatles
6 I Can't Make it Anymore--The Original Caste
7 Forever Came Today--Diana Ross and the Supremes
8 Goin' Away--The Fireballs
9 Cry Like a Baby--The Box Tops
10 Valleri--The Monkees
Pick hit of the week: Look to Your Soul--Johnny Rivers

Theatre
The musical I'm Solomon, with music by Ernest Gold, and starring Dick Shawn and Carmen Mathews, closed at the Mark Hellinger Theater on Broadway in New York City after 9 previews and 7 performances, four days after its opening.

Died on this date
Paul Kardow, 52. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Kardow appeared in 2 games with the Cleveland Indians in 1936, posting a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 4.50 in 2 innings. He played 13 seasons in the minor leagues from 1934-1948, compiling a record of 133-135 in 373 games. Mr. Kardow was 20-9 with a 3.51 ERA in 43 games with the Marshall Comets of the Class C Lone Star League in 1947.

Space
The United States launched the spacecraft Reentry 6 atop a Scout rocket on a suborbital mission, designed to support the advancement of atmospheric entry technology. The spacecraft's performance was nominal.

War
In a bid to foment new fighting, North Korean troops attacked United Nations troops near the Demilitarized Zone, killing two South Korean soldiers and wounding two Americans.

Seven days of Nigerian government bombing raids against Ibo refugees in secessionist Biafra concluded, with about 300 killed. The pilots, believed to be Egyptian and Sudanese, flew Russian MiG and Czechoslovakian Delfin jets.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Security Council urged the cancellation of a military parade in Jerusalem scheduled for May 2 to mark Israel's 20th anniversary.

Politics and government
U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey officially declared that he was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. Mr. Humphrey, who made the announcement on a nationally-televised program before 1,700 friends and supporters since it was too late to enter the primary races, called for "a new American patriotism."

The Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) was formed in the Netherlands.

Disasters
A biplane in an air show near San Luis Obispo, California crashed, killing four people.

Boxing
Jimmy Ellis (26-5) won a 15-round majority decision over Jerry Quarry (26-2-4) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena to win the World Boxing Association world heavyweight title, which had been vacant since Muhammad Ali had been stripped of the belt a year earlier for refusing induction into the U.S. Army. On the undercard, Henry Clark (15-3-2) won a 10-round majority decision over Leotis Martin (25-4) in another heavyweight bout.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Minnesota 3 @ St. Louis 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Gary Sabourin scored at 1:32 of the 1st overtime period to give the Blues their win over the North Stars at St. Louis Arena.

CPHL
Adams Cup
Finals
Tulsa 5 @ Fort Worth 4 (Tulsa won best-of-seven series 4-0)

Basketball
ABA
Finals
New Orleans 111 @ Pittsburgh 108 (New Orleans led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Baseball
Tom Phoebus of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a no-hitter against the visiting Boston Red Sox before 3,147 fans at Memorial Stadium in a game whose start was delayed by rain for 1 hour 23 minutes. Third baseman Brooks Robinson drove in 3 runs and made a great catch to rob Rico Petrocelli of a hit in the 8th inning as the Orioles won 6-0.

Denny McLain pitched a 5-hitter to improve his 1968 record to 2-0 as the Detroit Tigers shut out the New York Yankees 7-0 before 11,078 fans at Yankee Stadium. Dick McAuliffe drove in 3 runs with a home run and a single, and shortstop Ray Oyler had 2 singles and a double in what was probably his best game of the season.

Camilo Pascual allowed 3 hits and 1 earned run in 7 2/3 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Sam McDowell as the Washington Senators edged the Cleveland Indians 2-1 before 2,284 fans at District of Columbia Stadium in a game that was called because of rain with 2 out in the top of the 8th inning. The Indians had runners on 1st and 3rd bases, and Dave Baldwin had been announced as a relief pitcher for Washington when the game was called. Mr. Baldwin was credited with a save despite not facing a batter or retiring a baserunner.

40 years ago
1978

World events
A pro-Soviet military junta overthrew the government of President Mohmmad Daud Khan of Afghanistan. President Daud, who himself had come to power in a coup in 1973, was killed resisting the coup against him.

Diplomacy
Cuban dictator Fidel Castro concluded a week of meetings with Ethiopian dictator Lieutenant Cololnel Mengistu Haile Mariam. The two main secessionist guerrilla groups in the Ethiopian province of Eritrea, the Eritrean Liberation Front and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front, agreed to merge forces.

Politics and government
Jean-Pierre Côté installed as Lieutenant-Governor of Québec.

Scandal
John D. Ehrlichman, former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, was released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for crimes related to the 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.

Disasters
Scaffolding inside a cooling tower being built for a utility company in West Virginia collapsed, throwing 51 workers 170 feet to their deaths.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
New York Islanders 2 @ Toronto 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

The Maple Leafs scored 4 goals in the 1st period and coasted to victory over the Islanders at Maple Leaf Gardens.



Baseball
In the 14th annual Mayor's Trophy Game, the New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4-3 in 11 innings.

30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Maybe We're About to Fall in Love--Tommy Nilsson

Londonia
This blogger was one of those in attendance as the London chapter (now the Southwestern Ontario Chapter) of the Ontario Association of Archivists (now the Archives Association of Ontario) was formed at a meeting on the campus of the University of Western Ontario.

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney arrived in Washington for his fourth and final summit conference with U.S. President Ronald Reagan. In an address to Congress, Mr. Mulroney urged approval of a bilateral agreement on control of acid rain, and he called on Congress to ratify the U.S.-Canada free trade agreement. At his meeting with Mr. Reagan, the Prime Minister asked the President to set a timetable for banning sulfurous emissions in the United States that many experts--though not those in the Reagan administration--believed were the cause of acid rain. President Reagan said that the United States would not oppose the transfer of nuclear reactor technology, clearing the way for Canada to purchase British nuclear submarines.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Division Finals
St. Louis 3 @ Detroit 4 (Detroit won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Tim Higgins scored with 2:25 remaining in regulation time to break a 3-3 tie as the Red Wings eliminated the Blues at Joe Louis Arena.

25 years ago
1993

Africana
Eritrea declared itself independent from Ethiopia.

Defense
U.S. Defense Secretary Les Aspin announced an order to the military to drop most restrictions on women in combat roles in aerial and naval warfare.

Economics and finance
The Canadian Bond Rating Service slightly reduced the Canadian government's credit rating.

Disasters
All members of the Zambian national football team were among the 30 people killed in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Division Semi-Finals
Toronto 5 @ Detroit 4 (OT) (Toronto led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Winnipeg 4 @ Vancouver 3 (OT) (Vancouver led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Los Angeles 9 @ Calgary 4 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Mike Foligno scored at 2:05 of the 1st overtime period to give the Maple Leafs their win over the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit led 4-1 in the 2nd period, but Toronto scored 2 goals in the 2nd period, and Wendel Clark scored the tying goal with 8:22 remaining in regulation time.

Teemu Selanne scored at 6:18 of the 1st overtime period to give the Jets their win over the Canucks at Pacific Coliseum. Vancouver led 3-1 after the 1st period, but Keith Tkachuk scored in the 2nd period, and Darrin Shannon scored the tying goal with 10:55 remaining in regulation time.

20 years ago
1998

Died on this date
John Bassett, 82. Canadian media and sports magnate. Mr. Bassett, a native of Ottawa and the son of a newspaper owner, owned the Sherbrooke Daily Record and Toronto Telegram, and founded Baton Broadcasting and later the CTV television network. He owned the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 1957-1974 and as co-owner, with Harold Ballard and Stafford Smythe, of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1961-1970.

Carlos Castaneda, 72. Peruvian-born U.S. anthropologist. Dr. Castaneda became popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s for books in which he detailed his encounters with a Yaqui Indian shaman from Mexico named don Juan Matus. As a graduate student in anthropology at University of California at Los Angeles, Mr. Castaneda published The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge in 1968. Subsequent books included A Separate Reality (1971); Journey to Ixtlan (1972); and Tales of Power (1974). Since Dr. Castaneda’s writings resulted from the use of psychotropic plants, there’s always been some dispute as to whether his stories were fact or fiction. Was don Juan Matus an actual shaman, or was he just a demon that appeared to Dr. Castaneda when he went on his drug trips? In his later years, Dr. Castaneda promoted Tensegrity, a variety of body movements that he said had been passed down through 25 generations of Toltec shamans. Some have called Carlos Castaneda "The Godfather of the New Age."

Law
An appeals court in Cincinnati ruled that restrictions on political campaign spending were an unconstitutional limitation on freedom of speech.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference
Quarter-Finals
Pittsburgh 1 @ Montreal 3 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-1)
Philadelphia 1 @ Buffalo 6 (Buffalo led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Western Conference
Quarter-Finals
St. Louis 4 @ Los Angeles 3 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Indiana 77 @ Cleveland 86 (Indiana led best-of-five series 2-1)

Western Conference
First Round
Phoenix 88 @ San Antonio 100 (San Antonio led best-of-five series 2-1)

10 years ago
2008

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference
Semi-Finals
New York Rangers 0 @ Pittsburgh 2 (Pittsburgh led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Western Conference
Semi-Finals
Dallas 5 @ San Jose 2 (Dallas led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Cleveland 100 @ Washington 97 (Cleveland led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Detroit 93 @ Philadelphia 84 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Western Conference
First Round
New Orleans 97 @ Dallas 84 (New Orleans led best-of-seven series 3-1)
San Antonio 86 @ Phoenix 105 (San Antonio led best-of-seven series 3-1)

July 28, 2017

1,075 years ago
942

Died on this date
Shi Jingtang, 50. Emperor of China, 936-942. Shi Jingtang was the first Emperor of the Later Jin; he died of an illness and was succeeded by his son Shi Chonggui.

170 years ago
1847

Londonia
London, Canada West was incorporated as a city.

Canadiana
Brantford, Canada West was incorporated as a city.

150 years ago
1867

Born on this date
Charles Dillon Perrine. U.S.-born astronomer. Mr. Perrine worked at Lick Obervatory (1893-1909), discovering a dozen comets and the sixth and seventh moons of Jupiter, while participating in four solar eclipse expeditions. He served as Director of the Argentine National Observatory (1909-1936), leading observations of solar eclipses in 1912 and 1914 in attempts to confirm Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Unfortunately, weather prevented conclusive results from being obtained. Mr. Perrine remained in Argentina after his retirement, and died on June 21, 1951 at the age of 83.

120 years ago
1897

Economics and finance
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier imposed a new 2% royalty on minerals from Canadian mines; it was primarily a tax on Klondike gold to pay for law enforcement.

75 years ago
1942

War
U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin issued Order No. 227:
In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution.

The Soviet government announced that German forces had crossed the Don River to the south bank of Tsimlyansk, 120 miles northeast of Rostov, despite heavy losses. Allied patrols reportedly drove Japanese forces back halfway along a 120-mile road to the Allied base at Port Moresby, New Guinea. Chinese troops routed Japanese forces near Kiangshan in Chekiang Province and widened their hold to 50 miles on the Hangchow-Nanchang railway.

Diplomacy
The Swedish ocean liner Gripsholm left Portuguese East Africa with American nationals bound for the United States.

Politics and government
Virtually all Negroes were turned away from the polls in the Arkansas Democratic Party primary.

Labour
Officials of the U.S. War, Navy, Commerce, and Labor Departments; Maritime Commission; War Manpower Commission; War Production Board; and Public Health Service signed a statement in Washington recommending an 8-hour day, 48-hour workweek industry schedule.

U.S. Office of War Information director Elmer Davis urged American Federation of Musicians President James Petrillo to withdraw his order barring musicians from making recordings for radio or commercial use after July 31.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Peg o' My Heart--The Harmonicats (5th week at #1)
--Three Suns
--Art Lund
--Buddy Clark
--Clark Dennis
2 Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)--Perry Como and the Satisfiers
3 I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
4 That's My Desire--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Frankie Laine and Mannie Klein's All-Stars
5 Across the Alley from the Alamo--The Mills Brothers
6 Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)--Red Ingles and his Natural Seven
7 Ivy--Jo Stafford
--Woody Herman with the Four Chips
8 Tallahassee--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
9 Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)--Tex Williams and his Western Caravan
--Phil Harris and his Orchestra
10 Mam'selle--Art Lund
--Dick Haymes
--Frank Sinatra
--Dennis Day
--Pied Pipers

The only single entering the chart was Old Devil Moon, with versions by Margaret Whiting; and Gene Krupa and his Orchestra (#22).

Died on this date
Joseph Brodsky, 57. U.S. lawyer. Mr. Brodsky, a Communist, represented the "Scottsboro Boys"--Negro youths who had been accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931.

War
Worldwide protests against the Dutch campaign in Indonesia grew as Dutch troops continued to advance in Java and Sumatra. All-India Congress Party leader Jawaharlal Nehru called the attack a threat to world peace, while 10 unions and political parties in Singapore agreed to organize a volunteer force to fight the Dutch.

Politics and government
The Romanian government dissolved the conservative Peasant Party for allegedly conspiring with foreign interests against Romanian sovereignty.

U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Charles Halleck (Republican--Indiana) said that the Republican-controlled House wanted to be recognized by President Harry Truman as a "full-fledged partner" in conducting foreign affairs.

Society
The New York State Supreme Court confirmed Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's right to bar Negroes from its Stuyvesant Town development in Manhattan, New York City.

Scandal
A U.S. Senate War Investigating subcommittee opened hearings on two government contracts with the Howard Hughes aircraft firm for planes that never saw wartime service.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Agriculture Department ended industrial sugar rationing and insituted inventory controls to prevent "a mad scramble for sugar."

60 years ago
1957

At the movies
The Cyclops, written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon, and starring James Craig, Gloria Talbott, Lon Chaney, Jr., and Tom Drake; and Daughter of Dr. Jekyll, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, and starring John Agar, Gloria Talbott, and Arthur Shields, opened in theatres as a double feature.







Died on this date
Mike O'Dowd, 62. U.S. boxer. Mr. O'Dowd compiled a record of 93-39-6-1 in a professional career from 1913-1923; he was world middleweight champion from 1917-1920 and held New York State Athletic Commission from 1922-1923. Mr. O'Dowd was the only current world champion to serve in the armed forces in World War I, and retired after being knocked out in his last fight by Jock Malone--the only knockout defeat of his career.

War
Sir Bernard Burrows, British political resident for the Persian Gulf, said that Oman rebellion had been "very much exaggerated" by outsiders, claiming that the revolt actually consisted of a few hundred men led by Talib bin Ali, the Imam's brother.

The North Korean-People's Republic of China Command accused the U.S. Command of violating the Korean armistice, and demanded that the Allies "remove for Korea all combat material illegally introduced."

Politics and government
Eight million Argentine voters--a 90.1% turnout of eligible voters--cast ballots for a Constituent Assembly in the first national elections to be held since the 1955 ouster of the regime of President Juan Peron. The Unión Cívica Radical Intransigente (UCRI) (Intransigent Radical Civic Union) won 77 seats in the 205-seat Assembly, while the Unión Cívica Radical (UCR) (Radical Civic Union) took 75 seats.

Economics and finance
United Business Service predicted that the long-term economic outlook for the United States was "inflationary."

Disasters
Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan killed 992.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Silence is Golden--The Tremeloes (2nd week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Windy--The Association
2 I Take it Back--Sandy Posey
3 Silence is Golden--The Tremeloes
4 Let's Live for Today--The Grass Roots
5 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie
6 Laborer--The 49th Parallel
7 Little Bit o' Soul--The Music Explosion
8 Come on Down to My Boat--Every Mother's Son
9 My Friend--Willie & the Walkers
10 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy--The Buckinghams
Pick hit of the week: Blue--The Lords
New this week: Agnes English--John Fred and his Playboy Band
Bittersweet--Lennie Richards and the Nomads
Lady Friend--The Byrds
Heroes and Villains--The Beach Boys
Jill--Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Things I Should Have Said--The Grass Roots

Music
The Monkees performed at Cincinnati Gardens.

Space
The United States launched the satellite Orbiting Geophysical Laboratory (OGO) 4 into a polar orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Torontonia
The Caribana Festival was founded by Torontonians with a common West Indian heritage.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (2-1) 26 @ Toronto (2-1) 24

Jim Cambridge returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in the 4th quarter to provide the winning margin for the Roughriders as they edged the Argonauts before 24,156 fans at CNE Stadium. Hugh Campbell and Bob Kosid scored the other Saskatchewan touchdowns, while Wally Gabler, Jim Greth, and Jerry Bradley scored the Toronto TDs.

40 years ago
1977

Economics and finance
The British government of Prime Minister James Callaghan nationalized the steel industry; the new British Steel Corporation took over 13 major companies.

30 years ago
1987

Died on this date
James Burnham, 81. U.S. political activist and journalist. Mr. Burnham was a Trotskyist who helped to organize the American Workers Party in 1933. In 1940 he broke with Marxism; he later joined the conservative movement and helped William F. Buckley found the magazine National Review in 1955. Mr. Burnham's books included The Managerial Revolution (1941) and Suicide of the West (1964).

Jack Renshaw, 77. Australian politician. Mr. Renshaw, a member of the Labour Party, held various offices before succeeding the retiring Bob Heffron as Premier of New South Wales on April 30, 1964. The Labour Party had been in power since 1941 and was voted out of office on May 1, 1965; Mr. Renshaw officially left office on May 13 and was succeeded by Liberal Party leader Bob Askin. Mr. Renshaw retired as Labour Party leader after another unsuccessful state election in 1968; he died 11 days before his 78th birthday.

Protest
A two-day general strike that had paralyzed major cities in Panama concluded.

25 years ago
1992

Crime
Sheik Kamal Adham, former head of the Saudi Arabian intelligence agency, pled guilty to conspiring with Bank of Credit & Commerce International officials to illegally purchase First American Bankshares Inc., the largest bank in Washington, D.C., in 1982. Sheik Adham agreed to co-operate with U.S. investigators.

Popular culture
Time Warner Inc. announced that it would delete the song Cop Killer from Body Count, the latest album of rap artist Ice-T. Police associations had objected to the lyrics, and police officers had demonstrated against Time Warner and organized boycotts. Actor Charlton Heston had also publicly denounced the song.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 MMMBop--Hanson (3rd week at #1)
2 Bitch--Meredith Brooks
3 A Change Will Do You Good--Sheryl Crow
4 Semi-Charmed Life--Third Eye Blind
5 Building a Mystery--Sarah McLachlan
6 2 Become 1--Spice Girls
7 All for You--Sister Hazel
8 Sunny Came Home--Shawn Colvin
9 Whatever--En Vogue
10 Sitting on Top of the World--Amanda Marshall

Singles entering the chart were Everybody by Backstreet Boys (#49); It Could Happen to You by Blue Rodeo (#85); Get in the Car by Moxy Fruvous (#87); Say What You Want by Texas (#88); Break My Stride by Unique II (#90); D'You Know What I Mean by Oasis (#92); and Sick and Beautiful by Artificial Joy Club (#93).

Died on this date
Seni Pramoj, 92. Prime Minister of Thailand, 1945-1946; 1975; 1976. Mr. Pramoj, a great-grandson of King Rama II, was a leader of the Free Thai Movement during World War II. He was a longtime member of the Democrat Party and served three brief terms as Prime Minister: September 17, 1945-January 31, 1946; February 15-March 13, 1975; and April 20-October 6, 1976.

Hockey
NHL
Centre Mark Messier, most recently with the New York Rangers, signed a 3-year, $20-million contract with the Vancouver Canucks.

10 years ago
2007

Football
CFL
Edmonton (2-2-1) 14 @ Saskatchewan (3-2) 54
British Columbia (5-0) 32 @ Calgary (2-3) 27

Kerry Joseph threw 2 touchdown passes to Matt Dominguez and rushed for a touchdown of his own as the Roughriders took a 34-8 halftime lead and routed the Eskimos before 26,840 fans at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Kyle Mitchell returned a blocked punt 16 yards for another Saskatchewan touchdown in the 2nd quarter, offensive lineman Jermese Jones recovered a teammate's fumble in the Edmonton end zone for a Roughrider touchdown in the 3rd quarter, and Mr. Joseph rushed 2 yards for his second TD of the game in the 4th quarter. Trevor Gaylor scored the only Edmonton touchdown on a 52-yard pass from Ricky Ray in the 2nd quarter.

June 21, 2017

125 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Reinhold Niebuhr. U.S. theologian. Mr. Niebuhr, one of the most influential American theologians of the 20th century, taught at the liberal Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years. He denied fundamental Christian doctrines and originally was just as liberal in his political views, but eventually, as a "Christian realist," opposed Communism and pacifism, and supported U.S. involvement in World War II and the development of nuclear weapons. Mr. Niebuhr's books included Moral Man and Immoral Society (1932); The Nature and Destiny of Man (1943); and The Irony of American History (1952). Mr. Niebuhr died on June 1, 1971, 20 days before his 79th birthday.

110 years ago
1907

Golf
Arnaud Massy of France became the first non-Briton to win the British Open, with a total score of 312, 2 strokes ahead of J.H. Taylor at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.

Alec Ross shot a 3-over-par 76 to win the U.S. Open at Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania with a 10-over-par total of 302, 2 strokes ahead of Gilbert Nicholls. First prize money was $300.

100 years ago
1917

Politics and government
Aubin-Edmond Arsenault was sworn in as Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing John Mathieson. Mr. Arsenault had been Attorney General in Mr. Mathieson's Conservative government since 1912. Mr. Mathiseon had left politics to accept a judicial appointment.

Economics and finance
William Hanna was appointed Food Controller of Canada to control wartime supplies.

75 years ago
1942

War
Tobruk, Libya fell to Italian and German forces after a 26-hour assault, with the Germans claiming 25,000 prisoners. A Japanese submarine surfaced near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at nearby Fort Stevens in one of a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland. U.K. Minister for Aircraft Production Lodrd Beaverbrook said in Birmingham that the British government was now committed to a second front. German forces drove a wedge in Soviet defenses at Sevastopol. The U.S. Navy Department announced that, despite bad weather, long-range bombers had sunk a Japanese transport and hit a Japanese cruiser at Kiska in the western Aleutian Islands, 650 miles west of Dutch Harbor.

Diplomacy
King Peter II of Yugoslavia arrived in Washington to discuss anti-Axis opposition and Lend-Lease aid for Yugoslavian guerrillas.

Golf
Ben Hogan won the Hale America tournament in Chicago with a record low four-round score of 271.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Peg o' My Heart--The Harmonicats

Married on this date
This blogger's parents were married in Edmonton.

Economics and finance
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State in charge of American republic affairs Nelson Rockefeller signed an agreement in Caracas providing capital for Venezuelan agricultural and industrial development.

Medicine
The U.S. War Department announced plans to build a $40-million medical research centre--reportedly the world's largest--at Forest Glen, Maryland.

Horse racing
Assault, with Eddie Arcaro up, won the $38,000 Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, becoming the career money-winning leader.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Bambino--Dalida (12th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Yes Tonight, Josephine--Johnnie Ray (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Johannes Stark, 83. German physicist. Dr. Stark was awarded the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields." He was a strong supporter of the Nazis, and supported the Deutsche Physik movement.

War
The United Nations Command for Korea informed North Korea and the People's Republic of China that it would no longer be bound by the 1953 Korean armistice provisions controlling importation of military equipment into Korea.

Defense
Following three days of talks in Washington, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi issued a communique promising the "prompt withdrawal" from Japan of all U.S. "ground combat forces."

Diplomacy
Polish Communist Party First Secretary Wladyslaw Gomulka and East German Communist Party First Secretary Walther Ulbricht signed a declaration in East Berlin affirming the independent development and equality of all Communist states.

Politics and government
Progressive Conservative Party leader John Diefenbaker was sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada, succeeding Louis St. Laurent and ending 22 consecutive years of Liberal Party rule. Ellen Fairclough was sworn in as Secretary of State, becoming Canada's first female cabinet minister.

Cambodian Prime Minister Price Norodom Sihanouk resigned in protest against graft in his administration.

Track and field
Glenn Davis of Ohio State University set a world record of 50.9 seconds in the men's 440-yard hurdles competition at the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union championships in Dayton, Ohio.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 This is My Song--Petula Clark (3rd week at #1)
2 When I was Young--Eric Burdon & the Animals
3 Puppet on a String--Sandie Shaw
4 Somethin' Stupid--Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
5 The Girls in Paris--Lee Hazlewood
6 New York Mining Disaster 1941--Bee Gees
7 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You--The Monkees
8 You Made Me What I Am--Cheryl Gray
9 The Happening--The Supremes
10 Ha! Ha! Said the Clown--Manfred Mann

Singles entering the chart were Silence is Golden by the Tremeloes (#32); Exit Stage Right by Ronnie Burns (#33); Do it Again a Little Bit Slower by Jon & Robin and the In Crowd (#37); and But I Know/Sunshine Secret by Normie Rowe (#40).

Londonia
Centennial Hall, a concert and entertainment auditorium, opened in London, Ontario with a performance by the London Symphony Orchestra; the hall was the city's project for Canada's centennial year.

40 years ago
1977

Politics and government
A coalition of Likud Party, National Religious Party, and Agudat Israel members led by Likud leader Menechem Begin received the approval of 63 of the Knesset's 120 members to form Israel's new government. Former Labour Party Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, now with Likud, became Foreign Minister. Three of the 15 ministerial posts were left vacant in the hope that the Democratic Movement for Change would join the coalition.

A new government took office in Turkey, led by Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit of the Republican People's Party (CHP).

Scandal
H.R. Haldeman, former chief of staff to U.S. President Richard Nixon, entered a federal minimum security prison at Lompoc, California to begin a 30-month to 8-year sentence for his role in the cover-up of the 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Mr. Haldeman had been convicted in 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.

Disasters
A flash fire killed 21 prisoners and injured 7 more, as well as 6 police officers and a fireman, in police lockup at City Hall in Saint John, New Brunswick. The fire started in the detention area, in a padded maximum security cell; surviving prisoner John Kenney was later convicted of arson and sentenced to five years in prison.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Real Wild Child (Wild One)--Iggy Pop

#1 single in Switzerland: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison--License IV (11th week at #1)

Died on this date
Earl "Madman" Muntz, 73. U.S. engineer and businessman. Mr. Muntz designed consumer electronics and sold them and cars from the 1930s until his death from lung cancer. He based his business in the Los Angeles area starting in the 1940s, and was a pioneer in the use of entertaining television commercials to promote himself and his business. He founded the Muntz Car Company, which manufactured sports cars from 1951-1953.

Politics and government
Multi-party elections in the U.S.S.R. became a reality when contests were permitted for 76 of 52,000 Communist party soviets around the nation.

Golf
Scott Simpson won the U.S. Open at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco with a 3-under-par total of 277, 1 stroke ahead of Tom Watson. First prize money was $150,000.



Football
CFL
Calgary (1-0) 29 @ Saskatchewan (0-1) 28

Rick Worman, seeing his first regular season game action after spending his rookie season of 1986 standing on the sidelines, completed a touchdown pass to Emanuel Tolbert in the last minute, and J.T. Hay’s convert gave the Stampeders the win over the Roughriders at Taylor Field in Regina in the earliest Canadian Football League regular season opener to date. The Roughriders blew an early 16-0 lead, and their kicker, former Stampeder Mike McTague, missed a convert on the CFL’s first touchdown of the regular season. Not only did the miss prove costly in the game, but it was the only convert missed by a kicker all season. It was the first regular season game for John Gregory as head coach of the Roughriders, and the first game ever televised on the Canadian Football Network, which included various stations across the country.



25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Jump--Kris Kross (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): It's My Life--Dr. Alban (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Jump--Kris Kross

Died on this date
Li Xiannian, 82. 3rd President of the People's Republic of China, 1983-1988. Li Xiannian joined the Communist Party of China in 1927, and became a member of the Politburo in 1956. He was Minister of Finance from 1954-1970, and first-ranking Vice Premier from 1976-1977, and was regarded as one of the most influential architects of China's economic policy from the mid-1970s through the 1980s. Li succeeded Ye Jianying as President, an office that was mainly ceremonial. He retired to take the position of Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which he held until his death, two days before his 83rd birthday.

Weather
At 3 C. (37.4 F.), it was the coldest June 21 in Toronto in 72 years, and this blogger was there to experience it.

Humour
96-year-old George Burns performed at O’Keefe Centre in Toronto: “First time I played Toronto was 1927; they must have enjoyed it, because only 65 years later, they invited me back.” This blogger paid $21 for his ticket.

Politics and government
Czechoslovakian President Vaclav Havel urged that the issue of the possible division of Czechoslovakia into two separate countries be decided in a national referendum.

Golf
Tom Kite won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California with a 3-under-par total of 285, 2 strokes ahead of Jeff Sluman; it was Mr. Kite's only win in a major tournament. First prize money was $275,000.



Football
CFL
Pre-season
Calgary (0-1) 18 @ Hamilton (1-0) 20

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Around the World--Daft Punk (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Midnight in Chelsea--Bon Jovi (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Alane--Wes (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Ecuador--Sash! (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): María--Ricky Martin (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): MMMBop--Hanson (2nd week at #1)

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

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Arthur Prysock, 68 or 73. U.S. singer. Mr. Prysock ws a jazz and rhythm and blues singer whose deep baritone voice was influenced by Billy Eckstine. Mr. Prysock was the vocalist with Buddy Johnson's band before going solo in 1952. He specialized in ballads, recording more than 30 albums through 1988. Mr. Prysock's hit singles included I Didn't Sleep a Wink Last Night (1952); It's Too Late, Baby, Too Late (1965); and When Love is New (1976). His brother Red played saxophone on many of Arthur's later records. Arthur Prysock died of an aneurysm after years of declining health.

Abominations
The Women's National Basketball Association made its debut.

10 years ago
2007

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (1-1) 26 @ Montreal (1-1) 34
British Columbia (0-2) 12 @ Edmonton (1-1) 18

April 26, 2015

150 years ago
1865

Died on this date
John Wilkes Booth, 26. U.S. actor and assassin. Mr. Booth, the son of actor Junius Booth and brother of actors Junius Booth, Jr. and Edwin Booth, became a popular actor in his own right in the late 1850s and 1860s. His sympathies with the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War eventually led to his involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He fled Washington for Maryland and then Virginia after fatally shooting Mr. Lincoln on April 14, 1865, where he was cornered in a barn and shot to death by Union soldier Boston Corbett. Mr. Booth died two weeks before his 27th birthday.

War
In the U.S. Civil War, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his army to Union General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina.

100 years ago
1915

Diplomacy
China rejected Japan's Twenty-One Demands.

90 years ago
1925

Politics and government
Paul von Hindenburg defeated Wilhelm Marx in the second round of the German presidential election to become the first directly elected head of state of the Weimar Republic.

80 years ago
1935

Hockey
NHL
Frank Boucher of the New York Rangers was given permanent possession of the Lady Byng Trophy for the most sportsmanlike player in the National Hockey League, having won it for 7 of its 11-year history. The NHL purchased a new trophy to be awarded the following year.

75 years ago
1940

Died on this date
Carl Bosch, 65. German chemist. Dr. Bosch shared the 1931 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Friedrich Bergius for their contributions to the invention and development of chemical high pressure methods." Dr. Bosch helped to found the chemical company IG Farben in 1925. IG Farben became infamous for making the poison gas used in Nazi death camps during World War II, but Dr. Bosch was an opponent of the Nazis, and reportedly turned to drink after he was relieved of various positions after the Nazis came to power in Germany.

Literature
Dodd, Mead & Company and Redbook magazine named Hildreth--Her Story by Mrs. Harlow Estes as the winner of the $10,000 prize as the best first novel by any author in 1939.

War
German forces broke Allied defenses at Roeros, Norway. British sources in Hong Kong reported that Japan had taken full control of Lappa Island, a Portuguese possession.

Diplomacy
The United Kingdom and France acceded to U.S. pressure to keep the inconveniences of their blockade to a minimum.

The Allies and Switzerland agreed that the latter could obtain supplies for her own use under a guarantee that they would not go to Germany.

Terrorism
Terrorists bombed the office of the American-owned Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury.

World events
64 people received prison sentences in Brazil for being Communist propagandists.

70 years ago
1945

At the movies
Blood on the Sun, starring James Cagney and Sylvia Sidney, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Pavlo Skoropadskyi, 71. Hetman of Ukraine, 1918. General Skoropadskyi became Hetman (head of state) of Ukraine on April 29, 1918 as the result of a coup. he was removed from power in November 1918 in a subsequent uprising. General Skoropadskyi died a week before his 72nd birthday.

Sigmund Rascher, 36. German physician. Dr. Rascher was a member of the SS who conducted inhumane medical experiments at Dachau concentration camp during World War II. When a claim that his wife had become pregnant after the age of 48 was proven false, SS leader Heinrich Himmler felt betrayed, and had Dr. Rascher and his wife imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. When Buchenwald was evacuated in April 1945, Dr. Rascher was moved with other prisoners to Dachau, where he was executed by firing squad, three days before the camp was liberated by Allied forces.

War
U.K. forces in Germany captured Bremen, while to the south Allied forces advanced toward the German redoubt in Bavaria. Allied forces in Italy captured Verona and Parma. German forces recaptured the German city of Bautzen from Soviet and Polish forces in the last noteworthy success of the Wehrmacht. Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army, were liberated in Baguio City and fought against Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita.

World events
French Marshal Henri-Philippe Petain was arrested at the Franco-Swiss border and taken to Paris to await trial on charges of treason.

Diplomacy
At the first plenary session of the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, U.S. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius said that the world body should work out only a charter. U.S.S.R. Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov said that the lessons of the League of Nations must be remembered. U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden asked that a charter be drafted my May 24, 1945.

Politics and government
Communist Luis Prestes said that he would be a candidate in the forthcoming Brazilian presidential election.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Harry Truman asked Commerce Secretary Henry Wallace to investigate alege misuse of patents to support monopolies.

Labour
U.S. Stabilization Director William Davis granted the National War Labor Board discretionary authorization to set rigid standards on "fringe" wage adjustments.

50 years ago
1965

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): La Luna y el Toro--Mikaela

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Ticket to Ride--The Beatles

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Second Wife, starring June Lockhart, John Anderson, and Alice Backes

Londonia
A concert by the Rolling Stones at London Gardens in London, Ontario was shut down by police after 15 minutes due to rioting. It remains the group's only appearance in London.

Economics and finance
The Canadian federal budget of Finance Minister Walter Gordon included a 10% cut in personal income tax.

40 years ago
1975

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Piange il telefono--Domenico Modugno

#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Paloma Blanca--George Baker Selection (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Bye Bye Baby--Bay City Rollers (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song--B.J. Thomas

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song--B.J. Thomas
2 Philadelphia Freedom--The Elton John Band
3 He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)--Tony Orlando and Dawn
4 Jackie Blue--The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
5 Chevy Van--Sammy Johns
6 Emma--Hot Chocolate
7 Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)--Leo Sayer
8 What am I Gonna Do with You--Barry White
9 Supernatural Thing (Part I)--Ben E. King
10 L-O-V-E (Love)--Al Green

Singles entering the chart were Old Days by Chicago (#72); The Way We Were/Try to Remember by Gladys Knight and the Pips (#73); Give the People What They Want by the O'Jays (#78); Thank You Baby by the Stylistics (#79); Baby That's Backatcha by Smokey Robinson (#82); The Hustle by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony (#91); Let There Be Music by Orleans (#92); One More Tomorrow by Henry Gross (#94); Anytime (I'll Be There) by Frank Sinatra (#96); (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet by Sha Na Na (#97); Love Will Keep Us Together by the Captain & Tennille (#98); Dynomite (Part 1) by Bazuka (#99); and Me and Mrs. Jones by Ron Banks and the Dramatics (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Philadelphia Freedom--The Elton John Band (2nd week at #1)
2 I Don't Like to Sleep Alone--Paul Anka
3 Lady Marmalade--LaBelle
4 Lovin' You--Minnie Riperton
5 Poetry Man--Phoebe Snow
6 It's a Miracle--Barry Manilow
7 (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song--B.J. Thomas
8 Emma--Hot Chocolate
9 Chevy Van--Sammy Johns
10 He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)--Tony Orlando and Dawn

Singles entering the chart were Anytime (I'll Be There) by Frank Sinatra (#84); Where is the Love by Betty Wright (#85); Watching the World Go By by Les Emmerson (#86); Julie by Ian Thomas (#87); Rescue Me by Cher (#88); Bloody Well Right by Supertramp (#90); Touch Me Baby by Tamiko Jones (#91); Remember What I Told You by Tavares (#92); Come on Over by Chilliwack (#93); Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) by Johnny Wakelin and the Kinshasa Band (#94); Misty by Ray Stevens (#95); A Hurricane is Coming Tonight by Carol Douglas (#96); Spirit of the Boogie by Kool & The Gang (#97); Love Won't Let Me Wait by Major Harris (#98); Sandy by the Hollies (#99); and Magic by Pilot (#100).

Winnipeg's Top 30 (CFRW)
1 I Don't Like to Sleep Alone--Paul Anka (2nd week at #1)
2 Lovin' You--Minnie Riperton
3 Philadelphia Freedom--The Elton John Band
4 Shame, Shame, Shame--Shirley (And Company)
5 No No Song--Ringo Starr
6 You are So Beautiful--Joe Cocker
7 Chevy Van--Sammy Johns
8 (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song--B.J. Thomas
9 Don't Call Us, We'll Call You--Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta
10 Jackie Blue--The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
11 Stand by Me--John Lennon
12 Lady Marmalade--LaBelle
13 Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)--Leo Sayer
14 In the Mood--Rush
15 The Immigrant--Neil Sedaka
16 Black Water--The Doobie Brothers
17 How Long--Ace
18 Autobahn--Kraftwerk
19 Loves Me Like a Brother--The Guess Who
20 Have You Never Been Mellow--Olivia Newton-John
21 Poetry Man--Phoebe Snow
22 Pinball Wizard--Elton John (LP track)
23 Essence of Joan--Andy Kim
24 (Make Me Do) Anything You Want--A Foot in Coldwater
25 Roll on Down the Highway--Bachman-Turner Overdrive
26 It's a Miracle--Barry Manilow
27 Sister Golden Hair--America
28 Julie--Ian Thomas
29 Killer Queen--Queen
30 Lady--Styx

Winnipeg's Top 30 (CKRC)
1 I Don't Like to Sleep Alone--Paul Anka
2 Philadelphia Freedom--The Elton John Band
3 Jackie Blue--The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
4 (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song--B.J. Thomas
5 Lovin' You--Minnie Riperton
6 Emma--Hot Chocolate
7 He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)--Tony Orlando and Dawn
8 Shame, Shame, Shame--Shirley (And Company)
9 I Can Dance--Shooter
10 You are So Beautiful--Joe Cocker
11 Stand by Me--John Lennon
12 No No Song--Ringo Starr
13 Killer Queen--Queen
14 Lady Marmalade--LaBelle
15 Bad Time--Grand Funk
16 Black Water--The Doobie Brothers
17 What am I Gonna Do with You--Barry White
18 Pinball Wizard--Elton John (LP track)
19 Have You Never Been Mellow--Olivia Newton-John
20 In the Mood--Rush
21 Back Up (Against Your Persuasion)--Black & Ward
22 Let the Phone Ring--Jim Mancel
23 Misty--Ray Stevens
24 Don't Call Us, We'll Call You--Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta
25 Rainy Day People--Gordon Lightfoot
26 Sail on Sailor--The Beach Boys
27 Only Yesterday--Carpenters
28 Poetry Man--Phoebe Snow
29 How Long--Ace
30 Cum Hear the Band--April Wine

Died on this date
Cedric J. Lowe, 45. U.K.-born Canadian historian. Professor Lowe was chairman of the history department at the University of Alberta. He was killed in a car accident near Sherwood Park, Alberta, when his car was hit by a Fire Department station wagon that was on its way to a fire. The station wagon, driven by Wayne Stanyer, had its siren and lights on.

Music
9,000 people paid $8-$10 for tickets to attend the Kinsmen Club's Night of Solid Gold at Edmonton Coliseum, with the Diamonds, the Angels, the Shirelles, the Drifters, the Original Coasters, Chubby Checker, and Chuck Berry as the artists. According to Joe Sornberger of the Edmonton Journal, the calibre of entertainment was rather mediocre until Mr. Berry closed the show, and he was easily the best performer on the bill.

Politics and government
A one-day conference held by the British Labour Party to debate Britain's membership in the European Economic Community resulted in a vote by almost a 2-1 margin to leave the EEC. A national referendum on the issue was scheduled for June 5, 1975.

Diplomacy
North Korean dictator Kim Il-sung concluded his week-long visit to China.

Boxing
Clyde Gray (49-3-1) scored a technical knockout of Sammy Rookard (13-12) at 2:16 of the 3rd round of a scheduled 10-round welterweight bout at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. On the undercard, Larry Holmes (13-0) knocked out Robert Yarborough (8-8-3) at 2:58 of the 4th round of a heavyweight bout.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
New York Islanders 1 @ Pittsburgh 0 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Ed Westfall scored the game's only goal with 4:17 remaining in regulation time at Pittsburgh Civic Arena as the Islanders became only the second team to lose the first three games of a Stanley Cup series and win the next four (the Toronto Maple Leafs accomplished the feat against the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 finals). Glenn Resch won the goaltending duel over Gary Inness in a game that was broadcast across Canada on CBC radio. This blogger was rooting for the Penguins.

WHA
Avco World Trophy
Semi-Finals
Quebec 6 @ Minnesota 1 (Quebec led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Baseball
Frank Tanana and Don Kirkwood combined to pitch a 1-hit shutout as the California Angels edged the Oakland Athletics 1-0 before 26,188 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Mr. Tanana pitched 6 1/3 innings for the win and allowed the only Oakland hit, a single by Ray Fosse in the 6th inning. Mickey Rivers singled home Orlando Ramirez in the 3rd inning for the game' only run. Losing pitcher Ken Holtzman allowed just 6 hits in pitching a complete game.

The Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles split a twi-night doubleheader before 18,603 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. In the first game, Gaylord Perry pitched a 5-hit shutout as the Indians won 3-0. In the second game, the Indians scored a run in the top of the 9th inning to take a 2-1 lead, and Cleveland starting pitcher Dick Bosman retired the first two Baltimore batters in the bottom of the 9th, but when Ken Singleton singled and went to third base on a single by Elrod Hendricks, Tom Buskey came in to relieve Mr. Bosman. Pinch hitter Jim Northrup then singled home Mr. Singleton, with Mr. Hendricks stopping at second base. Designated hitter Al Bumbry then singled home Mr. Hendricks to give the Orioles a 3-2 win. Mike Torrez allowed 7 hits in pitching a complete game for the win.

30 years ago
1985

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Live is Life--Opus (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): We are the World--USA For Africa (4th week at #1)

25 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Oi beibi/Tuhansien sulojen maa--Raptori (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The By-road to Glenroe--Mick Lally (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Carlos Pizarro Leongómez, 38. Colombian politician. Mr. Pizarro, a candidate for the presidency of Colombia who was affiliated with the leftist movement M-19, was shot while travelling aboard an Avianca Airlines flight that had just left Bogota. The gunman was immediately shot by Mr. Pizarro's bodyguards. Mr. Pizarro was the third presidential candidate to be killed during the current campaign. Colombian drug lords issued a statement the next day condemning the killing, which they had been suspected of.

Politics and government
British Columbia Premier Bill Vander Zalm told a Canadian House of Commons committee that the best solution to the impasse over the Meech Lake constitutional accord might be to start the discussions again from scratch.

Disasters
An earthquake in the central Chinese province of Qinghai killed 115 people.

Hockey
IIHF
Men’s World Championship
Canada 3 U.S.S.R. 3

NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Chicago 3 @ St. Louis 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

20 years ago
1995

Crime
It was learned that the Unabomber (Ted Kaczynski) had sent four letters from the Oakland, California area. One was to The New York Times, in which the writer claimed to be an anarchist and said, "The people we are out to get are the scientists and engineers," adding that his goal was the destruction of the "worldwide industrial system."

10 years ago
2005

Died on this date
Mason Adams, 86. U.S. actor. Mr. Adams was a prolific actor in radio programs and as the voice-over on television commercials, but was perhaps best known for portraying managing editor Charlie Hume in the television series Lou Grant (1977-1982).

Maria Schell, 79. Austrian actress. Miss Schell appeared in such movies as Gervaise (1956); The Brothers Karamazov (1958); The Hanging Tree (1959); The Mark (1961); and The Odessa File (1974).

World events
Under international pressure, Syria withdrew the last of its 14,000-man military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military occupation of that country.

June 5, 2014

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet. Canadian-born U.K. newspaper magnate. Lord Thomson, a native of Toronto, began acquiring newspapers in Ontario in the 1930s, and eventually moved to the United Kingdom, where his holdings included The Scotsman, The Sunday Times, and The Times. He died on August 4, 1976 at the age of 82.

160 years ago
1854

Economics and finance
James Bruce, Lord Elgin, representing Canada, signed the Reciprocity Treaty in Washington with U.S. negotiator William Marcy. The treaty, which was to take effect October 15, 1854, opened the U.S. to natural produce only in return for freedom of operation on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.

130 years ago
1884

Politics and government
Retired U.S. Army General William T. Sherman, a hero of the Civil War, refused the 1884 Republican party nomination for President of the United States with the words, “I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.”

Baseball
Frank Mountain pitched a no-hitter as the Columbus Colts routed the Washington Nationals 12-0 in an American Association game at Athletic Park in Washington. The game was played just a week after Ed Morris of the Colts had pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.

100 years ago
1914

Londonia
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made his only visit to London, Ontario, briefly leaving his train during a stop at the Grand Trunk depot while travelling westward to Jasper National Park in Alberta. The creator of Sherlock Holmes was accompanied by his wife Jean and Mr. Charlton of the Grand Trunk Railway publicity department. Sir Arthur granted a 10-minute interview to a reporter from the London Evening Free Press, expressing the opinion that British suffragettes would be unsuccessful in obtaining voting rights for women, referring to their demonstrations as "mosquito attacks." He predicted that there would soon be a general election in Great Britain, and that there would be a compromise on the issue of home rule in the Irish province of Ulster.

Transportation
The Cunard liner RMS Aquitania arrived in New York to complete her maiden voyage, six days after departing Liverpool.

Scandal
In London, England, an unnamed member of King George V's household was accused of cheating at poker.

80 years ago
1934

Died on this date
William Holman, 62. U.K.-born Australian politician. Mr. Holman represented Grenfell (1898-1904) and Cootamundra (1904-1920) in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, serving as Attorney General (1910-1914) and Premier (1913-1920). He was a member of the Labour Party until 1916, when he was expelled because of his support for overseas conscription of Australian forces. Mr. Holman became the leader of the N.S.W. Nationalist Party, which won a large majority in the 1917 state election, but was overwhelmingly defeated in the 1920 election, in which Mr. Holman lost his seat. He was with the United Australia Party when he was elected to the Australian Parliament in 1931, representing the riding of Martin, but was in poor health.

70 years ago
1944

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Skull and Bones

War
The people of Rome took to the streets to welcome Allied troops who had liberated them from Nazi occupation. Soldiers of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, part of the British 6th Airborne Division's 3rd brigade, make an advance overnight, landing before D-Day. "C" company landed in the most easterly drop-zone near Varville, blowing up a bridge across the Divette River, destroying a German strong-point and then moving back four miles to the village of le Mesnil.

Diplomacy
Polish Prime Minister Stanislaw Mikolajczyk arrived in Washington at the invitation of the United States for conversations with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and State Secretary Cordell Hull concerning Poland's boundary dispute with the U.S.S.R.

Politics and government
King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy transferred most of his powers to his son Crown Prince Umberto.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Senate approved a bill extending wartime price, wage, and rent controls through 1945.

Business
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that insurance companies were engaged in interstate commerce and subject to the Sherman Antitrust Act and federal regulation.

60 years ago
1954

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Answer Me, My Love--Nat "King" Cole; Answer Me, Lord Above--Frankie Laine

The two are the same song, but with different lyrics.

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Little Things Mean a Lot--Kitty Kallen (Best Seller--1st week at #1); Wanted--Perry Como (Disc Jockey--6th week at #1; Jukebox--5th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Little Things Mean a Lot--Kitty Kallen
2 Wanted--Perry Como
3 Three Coins in the Fountain--The Four Aces
4 The Happy Wanderer--Frank Weir and his Orchestra
--Henri Rene's Musette
5 Young at Heart--Frank Sinatra
6 I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)--The Four Knights
7 Here--Tony Martin
8 If You Love Me (Really Love Me)--Kay Starr
--Vera Lynn
9 Hernando's Hideaway--Archie Bleyer
10 Answer Me, My Love--Nat "King" Cole

Singles entering the chart were Green Years by Eddie Fisher (#27); Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight by Sunny Gale (#29); River of No Return by Marilyn Monroe (#37); Brave Man by Burl Ives (#43); Buttons Bounce by Red Buttons (#44); If I Loved You by Roy Hamilton (#45); and Thank You for Calling by Jo Stafford (#46). River of No Return was the title song of the movie, which starred Miss Monroe.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): My Boy Lollipop--Millie Small

Edmonton's top 10 (CJCA)
1 A World Without Love--Peter and Gordon
2 All My Loving--The Beatles
3 Do You Love Me--The Dave Clark Five
4 Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying--Gerry and the Pacemakers
5 Viva Las Vegas--Elvis Presley
6 Little Children--Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas
7 Bits and Pieces--The Dave Clark Five
8 My Boy Lollipop--Millie Small
9 Sidewinder--Wes Dakus and the CJCA Rebels
10 Twist and Shout--The Beatles
Pick hit of the week: Hickory, Dick and Doc--Bobby Vee
New this week: Give Me Your Love--Andy Kim
True, True Lovin'--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
Farmer John--The Premiers
Once in a While--The Brooks
Always--Jerry Jackson
Fireball Mail--Don Gibson

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Isabel, starring Bradford Dillman, Barbara Barrie, Edmon Ryan, Les Tremayne, and Dabney Coleman

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Waterloo--ABBA (7th week at #1)

Baseball
Oakland Athletics' catcher Ray Fosse suffered a slipped disc and pinched nerve in his neck while attempting to break up a fight between teammates Reggie Jackson and Billy North in the team's dressing room at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Mr. Fosse was on the disabled list from June 6-August 22.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Big in Japan--Alphaville (2nd week at #1)

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Hamilton (1-0) 13 @ Toronto (0-1) 6
British Columbia (1-0) 55 @ Calgary (0-1) 17

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Now You're in Heaven--Julian Lennon

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mas y mas--La Union

Canada's top 10 (RPM):
1 Forever Your Girl--Paula Abdul (2nd week at #1)
2 Rock On--Michael Damian
3 Everlasting Love--Howard Jones
4 Real Love--Jody Watley
5 Pop Singer--John Mellencamp
6 After All--Cher and Peter Cetera
7 Like a Prayer--Madonna
8 Soldier of Love--Donny Osmond
9 I Won't Back Down--Tom Petty
10 Satisfied--Richard Marx

Singles entering the chart were So Alive by Love and Rockets (#75); Lay Your Hands on Me by Bon Jovi (#77); Crazy About Her by Rod Stewart (#79); What You Don't Know by Expose (#86); Waiting Game by Swing Out Sister (#87); Praying to A New God by Wang Chung (#89); Brother of Mine by Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (#93); Pop Song '89 by R.E.M. (#97); and Do You Believe by One 2 One (#99).

Protest
The Tank Man halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing.



Politics and government
Results of the first round of voting in Poland's parliamentary elections showed the trade union movement Solidarity taking 70-80% of the vote.

Transportation
The Canadian government announced sweeping cuts to VIA Rail.

Economics and finance
Leading United States banks cut their prime interest rate by ½ percentage point, to 11%.

Baseball
The Baltimore Orioles selected Louisiana State University pitcher Ben McDonald with the first pick in the annual major league amateur draft.

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 before 48,378 fans in the first game ever played at SkyDome in Toronto. Toronto first baseman Fred McGriff hit the first home run in the new stadium, connecting off winning pitcher Don August with a man on base in the 2nd inning. Jimmy Key pitched a complete game in taking the loss.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World--The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Love Symbol)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Without You--Mariah Carey (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World--The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Love Symbol)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (2nd week at #1)

Religion
The Presbyterian Church in Canada's General Assembly adopted Canada's Residential Schools Apology.

10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
Ronald Reagan, 93. 40th President of the United States of America, 1981-1989. Mr. Reagan was a well-known actor in movies such as Knute Rockne, All American (1940) and Kings Row (1942), and served seven terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild. Originally a member of the Democratic Party, he switched to the Republicans, and was Governor of California from 1967-1975. After two unsuccessful attempts at winning the Republican nomination for President of the United States, Mr. Reagan was successful in 1980, and handily defeated incumbent President Jimmy Carter in that year's election. Mr. Reagan survived an assassination attempt early in his presidency, and went on to successfully prosecute the Cold War with the U.S.S.R., while adopting policies that led to an improvement in the American economy. When Mr. Reagan left the White House in 1989, he left the world a more peaceful place than when he became President--exactly the opposite of the prediction of many of his critics. Mr. Reagan died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mister, we could use a man like Ronald Reagan again.

Horse racing
Birdstone, with Edgar Prado aboard, won the 136th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York by 1 length in a time of 2:27.50, preventing runner-up Smarty Jones from winning the Triple Crown.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Tampa Bay 3 @ Calgary 2 (2 OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Martin St. Louis scored 33 seconds into the 2nd overtime period to give the Lightning the win over the Flames at Pengrowth Saddledome.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Hamilton (0-2) 23 @ Toronto (2-0) 31
Winnipeg (1-0) 29 @ Calgary (0-1) 14
Saskatchewan (2-0) 24 @ British Columbia (0-1) 14