May 15, 2021

1,800 years ago
221

Chinatica
Warlord Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty.

560 years ago
1461

Died on this date
Domenico Veneziano, 51 (?). Mr. Veneziano worked in Rome, Perugia, and Tuscany, and was known for frescoes such as Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) (1439-1441).

230 years ago
1791

Politics and government
French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre proposed the Self-denying Ordinance, barring any member of the Constituent Assembly from sitting in its successor, the Legislative Assembly.

170 years ago
1851

Economics and finance
The first Australian gold rush was proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier.

120 years ago
1901

Crime
Nicholas Oates was fined £1 (equivalent to $190 in 2020) plus costs at Christchurch Magistrate’s Court in Christchurch, New Zealand for driving "a motor car within the city at a speed greater than four miles an hour" on Lincoln Road, Christchurch.

Baseball
Watty Lee (3-1) pitched a 4-hitter for the American League’s first shutout since becoming a major league as the Washington Senators blanked the Boston Americans 4-0 before 3,285 fans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston. Mr. Lee batted 2 for 4 with a run batted in.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Howie Storie. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Storie was a catcher with the Boston Red Sox (1931-1932), batting .200 with no home runs or runs batted in in 12 games. He played five seasons in the minor leagues (1931-1935) before returning to his home town of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he died of a heart attack while tending bar on July 27, 1968 at the age of 57.

Herta Oberheuser. German physician. Dr. Oberheuser specialized in dermatology after obtaining her medical degree in Bonn in 1937. She served as doctor for the League of German Girls before working at Ravensbrück women's concentration camp during World War II, where she performed atrocities on the prsioners. Dr. Oberheuser was the only female defendant in the Nuremberg "Doctors' trial" (1946-1947), where she was convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to 20 years in prison. She was released after five years, and was a family doctor in Stocksee, West Germany before losing her job and her medical license after being recognized in 1958 by a Ravensbruck survivor. Dr. Oberheuser never practiced medicine again, and died on January 24, 1978 at the age of 66.

Abominations
More than 300 Chinese immigrants were massacred in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero took the city from the Federales.

Politics and government
The Canadian Parliament approved the Indian Act; under paragraph 49A of the Act, the Government of Canada now had the power to expropriate any Indian reserve located near the town of 8,000 residents or more, regardless of any treaty or agreement prior to the reservation.

Business
In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declared Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the company to be broken up.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies amassed 43 total bases on 22 hits as they routed the Cincinnati Reds 21-5 at National League Park in Philadelphia. The Phillies scored 6 runs in each of the 2nd and 6th innings. Barney Schreiber, the last of three Cincinnati pitchers, allowed 8 hits and 7 runs in 3 innings, striking out 3 batters and walking none, striking out in his only plate appearance in his major league debut. Danny Mahoney appeared as a pinch runner for the Reds in his only major league game; he was replaced by catcher Hank Severeid, who batted 0 for 1 and made 2 putouts in his first major league game.

The Boston Rustlers scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning, but still lost 12-10 to the Pittsburgh Pirates at South End Grounds in Boston. Pittsburgh shortstop Honus Wagner batted 3 for 5 with a home run, double, 3 runs, and 4 runs batted in, while catcher Mike Simon was 5 for 5 with a run and an RBI. Claude Hendrix made his major league debut as a pinch runner for the Pirates.

80 years ago
1941

War
U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that French authorities were allowing German aircraft to use Syrian airports as staging posts for flights to Iraq.

Diplomacy
Vichy French Prime Minister Marshal Philippe Pétain said in a radio address that he had approved Vice Premier François Darlan's May 12 meeting with German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden "in principle;" the Vichy cabinet had reportedly approved a policy of submitting to German demands.

Defense
Following Marshal Pétain's speech on collaboration, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt warned the Vichy regime against any "voluntary alliance" to "deliver up France and its colonial empire...with the menace which that involves to the peace and safety of the Western Hemisphere." The U.S. Coast Guard placed guards on 11 French ships in U.S. ports, including the liner Normandie. The U.S. Senate voted 59-20 in favour of the alien ship seizure bill, and sent it to conference with minor amendments. The Gloster E.28/39--the first British and Allied jet aircraft--made its first flight. Gloster's Chief Test Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Gerry Sayer, flew the aircraft under jet power for the first time from RAF Cranwell, near Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England, in a flight lasting 17 minutes.

Europeana
A communique from Rome announced that the restoration of the Kingdom of Croatia under the Crown of Zvonimir had been proclaimed in Zagreb on May 14.

Politics and government
Elie Lescot was inaugurated in Port-au-Prince as the 30th President of the Republic of Haiti.

Medicine
Dr. Henry Poncher of the University of Illinois reported that the discovery of Vitamin K was proving to be of great value in preventing hemorrhages in babies during the first week of life.

Business
The Bolivian government expropriated the German-owned airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, which held an exclusive franchise for service within the country.

Labour
The U.S. National Labor Relations Board reported that employees of Bethlehem Steel's plant in Lackawanna, New York had voted overwhelmingly to be represented by the Congress of Industrial Organizations' Steel Workers Organizing Committee.

Baseball
The Chicago White Sox, behind the pitching of Eddie Smith (3-1), whipped the New York Yankees 13-1 before 9,040 fans at Yankee Stadium, but Yankees’ center fielder Joe DiMaggio had a single in 4 at bats to begin his major league record 56-game hitting streak. Chicago leadoff hitter Bill Knickerbocker, a former Yankee, batted 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in.

The Philadelphia Phillies rallied for 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning to overcome a 3-1 deficit and defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 before 18,814 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.

75 years ago
1946

Diplomacy
The Council of Foreign Ministers voted to adjouorn their conference in Paris until June 15, 1946 after failing to agree on major issues in the Italian and Balkan peace treaties.

The Arab High Commission demanded dissolution of the Jewish Agency, which it held responsible for illegal immigration to Palestine.

Politics and government
Chinese leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek shuffled his cabinet in an effort to gain leftist support, but the ruling Kuomintang party remained in control.

German Social Democratic Party leader Kurt Schumacher charged that most of the police in the British zone of occupation were former Nazi Party members.

South Carolina lowered the voting age in the coming primaries from 21 to 18.

Labour
British Columbia District 1 of the International Woodworkers of America went on strike after coast-wide bargaining rights were won in 1943; 27,000 workers went off the job at coastal and interior industries, with Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL) affiliates. The strike was settled on June 20, 1946.

The American Baseball Guild informed the Pittsburgh Pirates that a majority of their players were union members and wished to discuss collective bargaining.

U.S. soft coal operators "unequivocally" rejected United Mine Workers of America President John L. Lewis's demand for a 7% payroll levy to finance a miners' health and welfare fund.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: Too Hot to Live, starring Olive Deering and William Redfield

Died on this date
Charles Bayard Lister, 52. U.S. lobbyist. Mr. Lister, executive director of the National Rifle Association, died in Washington.

Married on this date
Acting East German Premier Walter Ulbricht and Communist Party official Lotte Kuehn were married.

Divorced on this date
U.S. comedian Groucho Marx and his wife Kay were divorced in Hollywood.

Politics and government
The Panamanian Congress voted to sit as a court and try recently-ousted President Arnulfo Arias on charges that he had abused his powers in attempting to set aside the 1946 constitution.

Defense
The U.S.A. announced that it was sounding out other NATO members on the admission of Greece and Turkey to the North Atlantic pact.

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff head General Omar Bradley testified before the Senate Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees, claiming that Gen. Douglas MacArthur's plan for an expanded Far Eastern conflict would weaken the ability of the U.S.A. to defend itself against the U.S.S.R., its primary enemy.

Energy
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission announced the awarding of contacts to Dow Chemical and three power companies for studies in the industrial use of atomic energy.

Baseball
The Detroit Tigers traded pitcher Saul Rogovin to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Bob Cain. Mr. Rogovin was 1-1 with an earned run average of 5.25 in 5 games with Detroit in 1951, batting .286 (2 for 7) with 2 runs batted in . Mr. Cain was 1-2 with a 3.76 ERA in 4 games with Detroit in 1951, batting .333 (3 for 9).

Bud Stewart led off the 11th inning with a base on balls and Nellie Fox followed with his first major league home run to break a 7-7 tie as the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 9-7 before 8,923 fans at Fenway Park on a day that celebrated the 50th anniversary of American League baseball in Boston. Ted Williams of the Red Sox hit his 300th career major league homer in the 4th inning.

Don Lenhardt batted 3 for 5 with a home run and 5 runs batted in to help the St. Louis Browns defeat the Philadelphia Athletics 11-8 before 4,574 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Gus Zernial drove in 3 Philadelphia runs with a pair of home runs. Tod Davis grounded out as a pinch hitter for the Athletics in the 3rd inning in the 42nd and last game of his 2-year major league career.

Johnny Pramesa's home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th inning, which landed on the roof of the laundromat behind the left field fence, proved to be the only run as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Boston Braves 1-0 before 12,176 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Ewell Blackwell (5-2) pitched a 1-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Vern Bickford (5-2), who allowed just 2 hits. Bob Elliott doubled to lead off the 5th inning for the only Boston hit, while Connie Ryan doubled with 1 out in the 6th for the first Cincinnati hit.

Pinch hitter Bill Nicholson singled home Willie Jones and Granny Hamner with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the Philadelphia Phillies held on to edge the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 before 13,837 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Enos Slaughter doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th and scored on a wild pitch by Jack Meyer (2-1) with 2 out. Robin Roberts relieved Mr. Meyer with the potential tying run on second base, and retired Joe Garagiola on a ground ball to shortstop to end the game.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quince Años Tiene Mi Amor--Dúo Dinámico (9th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Et maintenant--Gilbert Bécaud (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Runaway--Del Shannon (4th week at #1)
2 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe
3 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
4 I've Told Every Little Star--Linda Scott
5 Daddy's Home--Shep and the Limelites
6 You Can Depend on Me--Brenda Lee
7 Blue Moon--The Marcels
8 Travelin' Man--Ricky Nelson
9 Mama Said--The Shirelles
10 Take Good Care of Her--Adam Wade

Singles entering the chart were I Feel So Bad by Elvis Presley (#43); Barbara-Ann by the Regents (#59); You Always Hurt the One You Love by Clarence Henry (#76); The Writing on the Wall by Adam Wade (#77); (I've Got) Spring Fever by Little Willie John (#78); Every Beat of My Heart by the Pips (#81); Every Beat of My Heart by Gladys Knight and the Pips (#83); I Don't Mind by James Brown and the Famous Flames (#85); Miss Fine by the New Yorkers (#87); The Boll Weevil Song by Brook Benton (#90); I Can't Do it by Myself by Anita Bryant (#91); It Keeps Rainin' by Fats Domino (#94); For Your Love by the Wanderers (#95); Brother-in-Law (He's a Moocher) by Paul Peek (#98); The Girl's a Devil by the Dukays (#99); and Here's My Confession by Wyatt (Earp) McPherson (#100). The version of Every Beat of My Heart by the Pips had originally been recorded for Huntom Records, who then sold the master recording to Vee-Jay Records, and it was released on that label. The group re-recorded the song under the name Gladys Knight and the Pips for Fury Records. Brother-in-Law (He's a Moocher) was an "answer" to Mother-in-Law.

Protest
U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy telephoned Alabama officials to urge protection for the Freedom Riders who were travelling from Washington, D.C. to promote civil rights for Negroes in southern states. Alabama Governor John Patterson issued a statement saying, "The citizens of the state are so enraged I cannot guarantee protection for this bunch of rabble-rousers."

Health
An outbreak of measles killed 20 people in a private institution for the mentally disabled in Austin, near Magog, Quebec; victims succumbed to complications or encephalitis.

Economics and finance
Pope John XXIII issued a 25,000-word encyclical titled Mater et Magistra (Mother and Teacher), calling on productive nations to aid backward nations without attaching political strings which would create "a new form of colonialism." The pope noted "the immeasurably sorrowful spectacle of vast numbers of workers in many lands and entire continents who are paid wages which condemn them and their families to subhuman conditions of life," and said that wages must "be determined according to justice and equity." He also restated the Roman Catholic opposition to birth control. On taxation the pope wrote: "The fundamental principle in a system of taxation based on justice and equity is that burdens be proportioned to the capacity of people to contribute." He advocated social and actions, including price protection, to improve farm conditions and halt the exodus from agriculture. He defended the ownership of private property as "a natural right which the state cannot suppress," and said, "History and experience testify that in those political regimes which do not recognize the rights of private ownership of goods, the fundamental manifestations of freedom are suppressed or stifled."

Boxing
Joey Giardello (86-21-6) scored a technical knockout over Edmonton’s Wilf Greaves (33-18-1) at 1:39 of the 9th round of a middleweight bout at Alhambra Athletic Club in Philadelphia. Referee Joe Sweeney stopped the bout because Mr. Greaves’ left eye was swollen shut.

Baseball
Felipe Alou hit his first major league grand slam and younger brother Matty hit his first major league home run, while teammate Orlando Cepeda drove in 5 runs with 2 home runs and a double as the San Francisco Giants routed the Chicago Cubs 14-1 before 8,013 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Mike McCormick (4-1) pitched an 8-hitter and was the winning pitcher over Dick Ellsworth (0-3), who gave up 5 runs in the 1st inning without retiring a batter.

The Cleveland Indians scored 6 runs in the 2nd inning and 5 in the 9th as they routed the Boston Red Sox 13-2 before 3,130 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Jimmy Piersall had 4 of Cleveland's 21 hits, while Mudcat Grant (2-0) pitched a 3-hit complete game victory and batted 2 for 4 with a base on balls and a run. Tom Brewer started on the mound for Boston, but left after just one pitch when he felt a twinge in his shoulder; he was relieved by Ted Wills (1-2), who allowed 7 hits and 6 runs--all earned--in 1.1 innings to take the loss.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Morning--Steve Montgomery (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Theme from Love Story--Francis Lai

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Un banc, un arbre, une rue--Séverine (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Knock Three Times--Dawn

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 What is Life/Apple Scruffs--George Harrison (2nd week at #1)
2 Me and Bobby McGee--Janis Joplin
3 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road
--Lally Stott
4 I'll Be Gone--Spectrum
5 She's a Lady--Tom Jones
6 Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson
7 Another Day--Paul McCartney
8 Armstrong--Reg Lindsay
9 Amazing Grace--Judy Collins
10 The Pushbike Song--The Mixtures

Singles entering the chart were Hot Love by T. Rex (#30); (Where Do I Begin) Love Story by Andy Williams (#46); Man in Black by Johnny Cash (#48); Blue Money by Van Morrison (#49); The Freak/Evil Child by Zoot (#54); I Am...I Said by Neil Diamond (#55); and If Not for You by Olivia Newton-John (#59).

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Butterfly--Danyel Gérard
2 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road
3 My Sweet Lord--George Harrison
4 Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson
5 What is Life--George Harrison
6 Have You Ever Seen the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Me and Bobby McGee--Janis Joplin
8 Hot Love--T. Rex
9 Hey Tonight--Creedence Clearwater Revival
10 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones

Singles entering the chart were Hot Love by T. Rex (#30); (Where Do I Begin) Love Story by Andy Williams (#46); Man in Black by Johnny Cash (#48); Blue Money by Van Morrison (#49); The Freak/Evil Child by Zoot (#54); I Am...I Said by Neil Diamond (#55); and If Not for You by Olivia Newton-John (#59).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Underneath the Blanket Go--Gilbert O'Sullivan
2 Funny, Funny--The Sweet
3 Loop di Love--J. Bastós
4 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
5 Soldiers Prayer--Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars
6 Proud Mary--Ike & Tina Turner
7 Mozart - First Movement Symphony No. 40--Waldo De Los Rios
8 Waarheen, Waarvoor...--Mieke Telkamp en De Hi-Five
9 It Don't Come Easy--Ringo Starr
10 Rosetta--Georgie Fame & Alan Price

Singles entering the chart were Never Leave Me Lonely by Road (#22); Poetas Andaluces by Aguaviva (#28); Paint it Black by Eric Burdon and War (#31); I'm on My Own Again by Bintang (#37); You're My Man by Lynn Anderson (#39); and Angel/Freedom by Jimi Hendrix (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (5th week at #1)
2 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
3 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
4 If--Bread
5 Me and a You and a Dog Named Boo--Lobo
6 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
7 Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me--Aretha Franklin
8 Stay Awhile--The Bells
9 I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon--Neil Diamond
10 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop

Singles entering the chart were Rainy Days and Mondays by the Carpenters (#46); Cry Baby by Janis Joplin (#68); She's Not Just Another Woman by the 8th Day (#69); Your Love (Means Everything to Me) by Charles Wright and the 103rd Street Band (#81); You're My Man by Lynn Anderson (#85); Life/Only Believe by Elvis Presley (#87); Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling Again by the Fortunes (#89); Double Lovin' by the Osmonds (#90); Never Can Say Goodbye by Isaac Hayes (#91); Flim Flam Man by Barbra Streisand (#92); Help Me Make it Through the Night by Joe Simon (#95); Tarkio Road by Brewer and Shipley (#96); Ooh Poo Pah Doo by Ike & Tina Turner (#97); California Earthquake by Norman Greenbaum (#99); and Wholesale Love by Buddy Miles (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (5th week at #1)
2 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
3 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
4 Stay Awhile--The Bells
5 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Aretha Franklin
6 If--Bread
7 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
8 Love Her Madly--The Doors
9 Brown Sugar--Rolling Stones
10 We Can Work it Out--Stevie Wonder

Singles entering the chart were Double Lovin’ by the Osmonds (#56); Light Sings by the 5th Dimension (#59); Life by Elvis Presley (#60); Ooh Poo Pah Doo by Ike & Tina Turner (#67); It’s So Hard for Me to Say Goodbye by Eddie Kendricks (#74); High Time We Went by Joe Cocker (#78); Tarkio Road by Brewer and Shipley (#79); Flim Flam Man by Barbra Streisand (#82); Mr. and Mrs. Untrue by Candi Staton (#83); It’s Too Late by Carole King (#84); Don’t Pull Your Love by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#85); And I Love You So by Bobby Goldsboro (#93); Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling Again by the Fortunes (#97); Signs by Five Man Electrical Band (#98); Be Good to Me Baby by Luther Ingram (#99); and There's So Much Love All Around Me by the Three Degrees (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (5th week at #1)
2 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Aretha Franklin
4 Stay Awhile--The Bells
5 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
6 If--Bread
7 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
8 Want Ads--The Honey Cone
9 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
10 Love Her Madly--The Doors

Singles entering the chart were Rainy Days and Mondays by the Carpenters (#58); Double Lovin' by the Osmonds (#72); The Court Room by Clarence Carter (#74); Funky Nassau - Part I by the Beginning of the End (#75); Sometimes it's Got to Rain by Jackie Moore with the Dixie Flyers (#85); Never Can Say Goodbye by Isaac Hayes (#88); Life by Elvis Presley (#90); It's Too Late by Carole King (#92); You're My Man by Lynn Anderson (#94); High Time We Went by Joe Cocker (#97); Sea Cruise by Johnny Rivers (#99); and There's So Much Love All Around Me by the Three Degrees (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (4th week at #1)
2 Brown Sugar--Rolling Stones
3 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
4 Power to the People--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Love Her Madly--The Doors
6 Woodstock--Matthews’ Southern Comfort
7 Jodie--Joey Gregorash
8 Another Day--Paul McCartney
9 Timothy--The Buoys
10 If--Bread

Singles entering the chart were Superstar by Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers (#57); Cry Baby by Janis Joplin (#59); I Don’t Know How to Love Him by Yvonne Elliman (#62); I’ll Meet You Halfway by the Partridge Family (#73); Hot Love by T. Rex (#76); Reach Out I’ll Be There by Diana Ross (#77); Ajax Liquor Store by Hudson and Landry (#78); Rainy Days and Mondays by the Carpenters (#79); Treat Her Like a Lady by the Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#80); I Don’t Know How to Love Him by Helen Reddy (#82); Nathan Jones by the Supremes (#84); Indian Reservation by the Raiders (#85); Who Do You Love by Tom Rush (#87); That’s the Way by Carly Simon (#89); Lowdown by Chicago (#93); A Mama and A Papa by Ray Stevens (#94); Try Some, Buy Some by Ronnie Spector (#95); Lord Bless You, Lord Bless Me by the Stratus Singers (#96); L.A. International Airport by Susan Raye (#97); If Not for You by Olivia Newton-John (#98); Mr. Sunlight by Edward and Harding (#99); and Rosie's Dream by Cutty Sark (#100).

Calgary’s Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders
2 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
3 Garden of Ursh--Karen Young
4 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
5 Timothy--The Buoys
6 Eighteen--Alice Cooper
7 Gotta See Jane--R. Dean Taylor
8 Albert Flasher--The Guess Who
9 If--Bread
10 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
Pick hit of the week: Hello Mom--The Mercey Brothers

Died on this date
Tyrone Guthrie, 70. U.K. theatre director. Sir Tyrone joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1924, and was one of the first people to write and direct plays specifically for radio. He helped to found the Stratford Festival in Canada in 1952 and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis in 1963. Sir Tyrone died of a heart attack.

Goose Goslin, 70. U.S. baseball player. Leon Allen Goslin was an outfielder with the Washington Nationals (1921-1930, 1933, 1938); St. Louis Browns (1930-1932); and Detroit Tigers (1934-1937), batting .316 with 248 home runs and 1,612 runs batted in in 2,287 games. He hit .379 to win the American League batting title in 1928--hitting a single in his final at bat to edge Heinie Manush of the Detroit Tigers for the crown--and had 11 seasons with at least 100 runs batted in, leading the AL in 1924 with 129. Mr. Goslin played with five pennant-winning teams and two World Series championship clubs (1924, 1935), batting .287 with 7 homers and 19 RBIs in 32 World Series games. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968, and died after a period of declining health.

Horse racing
Canonero II, winner of the Kentucky Derby, won the 96th running of the Preakness Stakes before 47,221 fans at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, with Gustavo Avila up, in a record time of 1:54. Jim French finished third in the 11-horse field.



Basketball
ABA
Finals
Utah 102 @ Kentucky 105 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

The Colonels outscored the Stars 24-19 in the 4th quarter to win before 11,793 fans at Freedom Hall in Louisville. Cincinnatus Powell led Kentucky with 31 points and 17 rebounds, while Willie Wise scored 34 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Utah.

Baseball
The Atlanta Braves released pitcher Luis Tiant. Mr. Tiant had signed with the Braves on April 16, after being released by the Minnesota Twins, and pitched 5 games with the Richmond Braves of the AAA International League.

Ferguson Jenkins (7-2) hit a 2-run home run and pitched his seventh complete game in eight starts for the Chicago Cubs as they beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 before 23,845 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Chicago catcher Randy Hundley batted 3 for 3 with a double and 2 runs batted in. Tom Phoebus started on the mound for San Diego, but lasted just 1/3 inning, allowing 3 hits and 3 runs--all earned--before being relieved by Dick Kelley (0-3), who allowed 3 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 3.2 innings to take the loss.

Willie Mays singled to lead off the bottom of the 7th inning and scored on a 1-out single by Dick Dietz for the game's only run as the San Francisco Giants edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 before 33,370 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The hits were the only ones given up by Bill Singer (2-7), who pitched 7 innings in losing the pitchers' duel against Juan Marichal (6-2), who pitched a 6-hitter.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade #1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Köppäbävisan--Bengt Pegefelt (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 I am the Beat--Look (2nd week at #1)
2 Antmusic--Adam & the Ants
3 Here is My Love--Tommy Dee
4 Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre
5 Twilight Café--Susan Fassbender
6 This Ole House--Shakin' Stevens
7 Spend the Night in Love--The Four Seasons
8 Woman--John Lennon
9 Gypsy Girl--David Scobie
10 9 to 5--Dolly Parton

Singles entering the chart were Vienna by Ultravox (#19); and Making Your Mind Up by Bucks Fizz (#20).

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz
2 In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins
3 Fade to Grey--Visage
4 Shaddup You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre
5 9 to 5--Dolly Parton
6 Jealous Guy--Roxy Music
7 Per Elisa--Alice
8 Woman--John Lennon
9 Vienna--Ultravox
10 Amoureux solitaires--Lio

Singles entering the chart were Per Elisa; Stars on 45 by Stars on 45 (#11); and Johnny Blue by Lena Valaitis (#14).

On the radio
Nightfall, on CBC
Tonight's episode: All Nighter

Baseball
Len Barker became the first man since Catfish Hunter in 1968 to pitch a perfect game in the major leagues as the Cleveland Indians blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 before 7,290 fans on a rainy night at Cleveland Stadium. Mr. Barker (3-1), whose wildness several years earlier had landed him on sports blooper highlight videos, struck out 11. Losing pitcher Luis Leal (2-4) allowed 7 hits and 1 earned run in a complete game.



30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Wind of Change--Scorpions (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight’s episode: The Wonder Years

This was the last episode of the season, consisting of clips from earlier episodes.

Died on this date
Ken Jones, 88. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Jones appeared in 1 game with the Detroit Tigers in 1924 and 8 games with the Boston Braves in 1930, compiling a record of 0-1 with an earned run average of 5.40 in 21 2/3 innings. In seven seasons in the minor leagues he compiled a record of 69-87 in 199 games.

Politics and government
Édith Cresson of the Socialist Party took office as France's first female Prime Minister; she was appointed by President François Mitterrand.

Québec Premier Robert Bourassa put forward legislation for a referendum on Québec sovereignty by October, 1992.

Adventure
Yves Laforest became the first Quebecer to complete the ascent of Mount Everest, 8,848 metres above sea level.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Minnesota 5 @ Pittsburgh 4 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Penguins' loss to the North Stars at Civic Arena was their first Finals game in their 24-year history.



Football
NFL
Bill Parcells, citing heart problems, resigned as head coach of the Super Bowl champion New York Giants; he was replaced by assistant coach Ray Handley.

Baseball
U.S. President George Bush threw out the first ball, and Queen Elizabeth II was also among the audience of 32,596 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore to see the Baltimore Orioles lose 6-3 to the Oakland Athletics. Winning pitcher Bob Welch (4-2) gave up 3 home runs, all with the bases empty.

The California Angels scored 6 runs in the 3rd inning and 4 in the 5th as they beat the New York Yankees 10-2 before 16,017 fans at Yankee Stadium.

The Detroit Tigers scored a run in the top of the 12th inning to break a 3-3 tie, but Juan Gonzalez hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th to give the Texas Rangers a 5-4 win before 18,581 fans at Arlington Stadium.

Andy Van Slyke hit a 2-run home run and Don Slaught hit a 3-run triple as a pinch hitter to highlight a 6-run 8th inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates came back from a 5-2 deficit and held on to beat the Houston Astros 8-7 before 9,577 fans at the Astrodome. The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 9th and had runners on second and third bases with 2 out, but Pittsburgh relief pitcher Bill Landrum retired Ken Oberkfell on a pop fly to third baseman Bobby Bonilla to end the game.

25 years ago
1996

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

20 years ago
2001

Politics and government
Led by Deborah Grey (Edmonton North), eight Members of Parliament left the Canadian Alliance to form a rebel faction in the House of Commons. The rebels were no longer willing to put up with the incompetence of Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day.

Business
A U.K. court decision ended the British drug industry’s price-fixing policy. Disasters
A runaway freight train rolled about 70 miles through Ohio with no one aboard before a railroad employee jumped onto the locomotive and brought it to a stop.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Bob Flanigan, 84. U.S. musician. Mr. Flanigan played trombone and double bass, but was primarily known as a singer with the Four Freshmen, whom he joined in September 1948, soon after their founding by his cousins Don and Ross Barbour. The group had several hit singles and albums from the early 1950s through the early '60s, and heavily influenced other vocal artists, most notably the Beach Boys. Mr. Flanigan managed the Four Freshmen for many years, and was still involved with them after his retirement as a performer in 1992. He died of congestive heart failure.

Barbara Stuart, 81. U.S. actress. Miss Stuart appeared in more than 100 films and television programs in a career spanning a half-century. She played Alice in the television comedy series Pete and Gladys (1960-1962) and Bunny in Gomer Pyle - USMC (1964-1969).

Disasters
Two wildfires driven by high winds damaged or destroyed one-third of the town of Slave Lake, Alberta; most of the 7,000 residents were forced to flee. Damages totalled $700 million, Canada's second-costliest insured disaster after the 1988 Ontario/Quebec ice storm, which cost $1.8 billion. In November 2011, Alberta investigators concluded that arson was the cause, and asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to investigate further.

May 14, 2021

260 years ago
1761

Born on this date
Samuel Dexter. U.S. politician. Mr. Dexter, a Federalist, represented Massachusetts' 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives (1793-1795) and represented the state in the U.S. Senate (1799-1800) before serving in the cabinet of President John Adams as Secretary of War (1800-1801), and in the cabinets of Mr. Adams and his successor, Thomas Jefferson, as Secretary of the Treasury (January 1-May 13, 1801). Mr. Dexter became a Democratic-Republican and supported the War of 1812. He campaigned unsuccessfully for Governor of Massachusetts in 1814, 1815, and 1816, and died on May 4, 1816, 10 days before his 55th birthday.

250 years ago
1771

Born on this date
Robert Owen. U.K. businessman and social reformer. Mr. Owen, a native of Newtown, Wales, became a textile magnate in Scotland. He travelled to the United States in 1824 and invested most of his fortune in an experimental socialistic community at New Harmony, Indiana. The utopian socialist community collapsed in failure after less than three years, by which time Mr. Owen had returned to Britain. He continud to campaign for labour reforms and free co-educational schools, and died in his birthplace on November 17, 1858 at the age of 87.

225 years ago
1796

Medicine
British physician Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine, to 8-year-old James Phipps.

210 years ago
1811

World events
Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia started actions in Paraguay to depose Francisco Javier de Elío, Viceroy of the Rio de la Plata.

180 years ago
1841

Politics and government
The first session of the first Parliament of the Province of Canada after the Act of Union opened in Kingston, Canada West.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
George Murray Hulbert. U.S. judge and politician. Mr. Hulbert, a Democrat, represented New York's 21st District in the U.S. House of Representatives (1915-1918) and was President of the Board of Aldermen of New York City (1921-1925) before sitting on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1934 until his death on April 26, 1950, 18 days before his 69th birthday.

Lionel Hill. Australian politician. Mr. Hill had a successful career as a football player before joining the South Australian Labour Party. He was first elected to the S.A. House of Assembly in 1915, and became party leader and Premier of South Australia in August 1926, serving as Premier until Labour's defeat in the 1927 state election. The Labour Party was returned to power in the 1930 South Australia state election, with Mr. Hill as Premier, but he had difficulty dealing with the economic conditions of the Depression, and he was expelled as leader of the S.A. Labour Party in August 1931. Mr. Hill then formed the splinter Parliamentary Labour Party, and remained as Premier until February 1933 with the support of the Liberal Federation. He resigned his offices in February 1933 to serve as South Australian Agent-General in London, but complaints about his performance led to his resignation in August 1934. Mr. Hill returned to electoral politics in 1958 as an alderman in Kensington and Norwood, serving until his death on March 19, 1963 at the age of 81.

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Robert Ritter. German psychologist and physician. Dr. Ritter earned a doctorate in educational psychology at the University of Munich in 1927, and a medical degree at Heidelberg University in 1930. He received his specialist certification in child psychology, studying the inheritability of criminality, in 1934, the same year he joined the Nazi Party. In 1936, Dr. Ritter was appointed head of the Racial Hygiene and Demographic Biology Research Unit of Nazi Germany's Criminal Police, to establish the genealogical histories of the German "Gypsies," and became the architect of the experiments performed on them, including sterilization, although he claimed to oppose killnig them. Dr. Ritter taught criminal biology at the University of Tübingen (1944-1946), and the process of denazification freed him from taking responsibility for his actions during the Nazi regime. He worked as a pediatrician with the Frankfurt Health Office in the late 1940s, but accusations surfaced that Dr. Ritter had been dishonest in his denazification hearing, and that he had been far more responsible for the fate of the Gypsies that he had acknowledged. Dr. Ritter suffered increasingly from illness, and was fired from his job by the city administration in Frankfurt, four days before his death on April 15, 1951, 29 days before his 50th birthday.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Richard Deacon. U.S. actor. A character actor in many films and television shows, the bald and bespectacled Mr. Deacon was best-known for his role as Mel Cooley on the television comedy series The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966). His most memorable movie appearance was probably in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956). Mr. Deacon died from cardiovascular disease on August 8, 1984 at the age of 63.

90 years ago
1931

Protest
In an attempt to quell a demonstration by striking sawmill workers in Ådalen, Sweden, soldiers opened fire and killed five unarmed people. The troops claimed that they heard shots before opening fire themselves, and thus believed the strikers to be armed.

80 years ago
1941

War
Sources in Cairo reported that German planes were beginning to land in Vichy-occupied Syria. Berlin sources stated that Rudolf Hess, deputy to German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, had flown to Scotland four days earlier with the "illusion" that he could promote peace before Britain was "destroyed," and that he expected British authorities to permit him to return within two days. British reports confirmed that Mr. Hess hoped to arrange a peace through the Duke of Hamilton. The Royal New Zealand Navy minesweeper HMS Puriri was sunk, becoming the second victim of mines laid off the Northland coast by the German raider Orion. Five of her crew were killed.

Defense
The U.S. War Department announced that 214 four-engine flying fortresses had been flown from California to Hawaii during the previous 24 hours to reinforce the heavy concentration of medium bombers and pursuit planes already there. U.S. Office of Production Management Director General William Knudsen announced the creation of the Material Coordinating Committee for the United States and Canada to exchange information on their supplies of strategic raw materials.

Diplomacy
German Ambassador to Turkey Franz von Papen delivered a personal message of friendship from Adolf Hitler to Turkish President Ismet Inonu.

Politics and government
The Argentine Radical Party convention in Buenos Aires adopted a resolution affirming Argentine neutrality, denouncing totalitarian ideologies, and expressing sympathy for the Allies.

Americana
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that 62,958,703 people--47.8% of the population--lived in 140 metropolitan areas, an increase of more than 8 million since 1930.

Agriculture
The United States Senate passed a bill authorizing government loans of up to 85% of 1909-1914 parity prices to growers of five basic crops, and sent it to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Farm commodity prices soared on the Chicago markets.

Radio
Mark Ethridge, former president of the National Association of Broadcasters, resigned from a U.S. federal commission surveying the radio industry, and denounced the Federal Communications Commission for its recent anti-monopoly regulations.

Economics and finance
U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said that the British government had rejected Japanese complaints of economic restrictions in British territories.

Labour
Employees at the Colt Fire Arms Manufacturing Company plant in Hartford, Connecticut ended their two-day strike, accepting wage increases of 5c-8c per hour.

Baseball
The Chicago Cubs released veteran pitcher Dizzy Dean, who had pitched just 1 inning in 1 game in 1941 because of a sore arm, but retained him as a coach. The same day, the New York Giants sent Dizzy’s brother Daffy, 0-0 in 5 games in 1941, down to the minors.

75 years ago
1946

War
U.S. Army Major Bruce Blakeney, U.S. defense counsel at the Tokyo trial of accused Japanese war criminals, opened his argument by claiming that the American atomic bombing of Japan in 1945 was as murderous as the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and that the Allies were setting a precedent under which "our own leaders may be on trial after the next war."

Defense
The U.S. Senate passed and sent to President Harry Truman the House of Representatives-approved resolution extending the life of Selective Service until July 1, 1946, exempting fathers and all 18-and 19-year-olds.

Canadiana
The House of Commons passed the Canadian Citizenship Act 1946, creating a Canadian citizenship separate from the British; it was the first nationality statute in Canada to define its people as Canadians, with Canadian citizenship to be distinct and primary over being a British subject. The Act came into force on January 1, 1947.

Society
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights Subcommittee on the Status of Women recommended a 13-point program to the Commission, declaring that "democracy is now the only social order in which women enjoy full rights."

Education
The Canadian Library Association was established.

Economics and finance
Russian physicist Peter Kapitza said in Moscow that it would be 100 years before atomic energy fundamentally changed the world economic structure.

Boxing
Gus Lesnevich (54-11-5) retained his world light heavyweight title with a technical knockout of Freddie Mills (67-13-6) in the 10th round before 11,000 fans at Harringay Arena in London.



70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Dead Man's Coat, starring Basil Rathbone, William Post, Jr., and Norman Rose



Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Inna!

War
Israel and Syria formally agreed with United Nations representatives in Palestine to obey the Security Council plea for a cease-fire in their border area.

Burma reported the capture of Launglon, a stronghold near the southern part of Tavoy.

The U.K. government threatened to send paratroops to Iran to guard British oil interests.

World events
The People's Republic of China reported the suppression of two rebel plots in Port Arthur and the execution of many "counter-revolutionaries" in other Manchurian cities.

Diplomacy
The Organization of American States' special committee on Caribbean disputes disbanded after reporting that relations among countries in the area were good.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused for the second time to review the cases of seven Nazi war criminals sentenced to hang in Germany for ordering the death of concentration camp inmates.

Transportation
Trains ran on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since its preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.

Labour
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Taft-Hartley Act required officers of "parent" labour federations such as the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations to sign affidavits certifying they were not Communists before affiliated unions could use the National Labour Relations Board.

60 years ago
1961

Protest
When the Trailways busload of the first Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) Freedom Riders stopped at Anniston, Alabama to get groceries, a mob of white people attacked and beat members of the group, which consisted of six whites and seven Negroes. The bus continued to Birmingham, where the group was attacked again. A Greyhound bus carrying another group of Freedom Riders arrived at Anniston, where an Alabama state investigator who had boarded the bus on a tip barred the door to a mob of whites attempting to board. The bus continued toward Birmingham, followed by cars. Six miles out of Anniston, a flat tire halted the bus, and a fire bomb was thrown into the vehicle, which was destroyed by the resulting fire. CORE officials sent a telegram to U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, protesting and asking for "guarantees of freedom on the public highways."

Religion
Pope John XXIII, speaking at a celebration of the 70th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical Rerum Novarum, urged a worldwide war against hunger and poverty, saying, "The principle of solidarity between all human beings must be emphasized and exalted. It is necessary to recall and preach duty for communities and individuals and have an abundance of means of subsistence to aid those who are in difficult conditions." Rerum Novarum has been called the Magna Carta of Roman Catholic social principles.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Too Young to Be Married--The Hollies (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (5th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Alan Garrity (2nd week at #1)
2 Understanding--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
3 Have You Ever Seen the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 What is Life--George Harrison
5 A Summer Prayer for Peace--The Archies
6 Amazing Grace--Judy Collins
7 Vicki--Lance James
8 Another Day--Paul McCartney
9 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
10 Home--Dave Mills

Singles entering the chart were Help Me Make it Through the Night by Percy Sledge (#16); and Joy to the World by Three Dog Night (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Sweet and Innocent--Donny Osmond
2 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
3 If--Bread
4 Jodie--Joey Gregorash
5 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
6 Me and You and a Dog Named Boo--Lobo
7 Here Comes the Sun--Richie Havens
8 Friends/Honey Roll--Elton John
9 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
10 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders

Singles entering the chart were Never Ending Song of Love by Delaney & Bonnie & Friends (#26); I Don't Know How to Love Him by Yvonne Elliman (#29); and Signs by the Five Man Electrical Band (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
2 Broken/Albert Flasher--The Guess Who
3 Love Her Madly--The Doors
4 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
5 Hot Love--T. Rex
6 Lucky Man--Emerson, Lake & Palmer
7 That's the Way--Carly Simon
8 Me and You and a Dog Named Boo--Lobo
9 Sweet Mary--Argent
10 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop

Singles entering the chart were It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King (#28); Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by the Raiders (#29); and Try by Pepper Tree (#30).

Baseball
The San Francisco Giants scored 5 runs--4 unearned as a result of 2 errors--with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th inning as they overcame a 4-3 deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 before 30,862 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. San Francisco shortstop Chris Speier hit his first major league home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 1st after the Dodgers scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st, and Willie Mays, eight days past his 40th birthday, followed with his 636th career major league home run and 8th of the season to tie the score. Willie Davis homered for Los Angeles in the 4th.

Duane Josephson tripled to lead off the bottom of the 5th inning and Doug Griffin followed with a sacrifice fly to score Mr. Josephson with what turned out to be the winning run as the Boston Red Sox shut out the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 before 33,941 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Sonny Siebert (6-0) pitched an 8-hitter to outduel Jim Palmer (5-2), who allowed just 5 hits in a complete game.

Toby Harrah doubled to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning, advanced to third base on a ground out by pinch hitter Richie Scheinblum, and scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Paul Casanova to give the Washington Senators a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers before 18,694 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. Denny McLain (4-5) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory against his former team, and took a shutout into the 9th inning before the Tigers scored 2 runs on a single by Ike Brown to tie the score. Washington catcher Jim French batted 0 for 4 and made 7 putouts and an assist, participating in a double play in the 234th and last game of his 7-year major league career.

Graig Nettles' solo home run with 2 out in the top of the 6th inning broke a 1-1 tie as the Cleveland Indians edged the New York Yankees 2-1 before 10,541 fans at Yankee Stadium. Ray Lamb (1-0) pitched a 7-hitter for his first American League win, outduelling Steve Kline (4-2).



Cesar Tovar led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a triple and scored on a bases-loaded fielder's choice ground ball by pinch hitter Rich Reese to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 win over the Chcicago White Sox before 8,322 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota.

In an International League game, the Syracuse Chiefs blew an 11-1 lead, but eventually defeated the Winnipeg Whips 15-13 in 12 innings. The Whips hit 9 home runs to tie the game 13-13.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 20 (CHED)
1 High School Confidential--Rough Trade
2 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
3 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
4 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
5 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
6 I Missed Again--Phil Collins
7 It Just Occurred to Me--Peter Pringle
8 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
9 Sweetheart--Franke and the Knockouts
10 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
11 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
12 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
13 Somebody’s Knockin’--Terri Gibbs
14 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
15 Ain’t Even Done with the Night--John Cougar
16 You Better You Bet--The Who
17 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
18 Babe--Jack Green
19 Turning Japanese--The Vapors
20 I Love You--Climax Blues Band

Economics and finance
The Bank of Canada raised its lending rate to a further record high of 18.98%.

Soccer
English FA Cup Final replay @ Wembley Stadium, London
Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester City 2

Ricardo Villa's second goal of the game, in the 76th minute, broke a 2-2 tie as Tottenham Hotspur edged Manchester City, five days after the teams had played to a 1-1 tie. The winning goal came six minutes after Garth Crooks scored the tying goal for Tottenham Hotspur.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Minnesota 3 @ New York Islanders 6 (New York led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Denis Potvin scored 2 goals and 2 assists and Mike Bossy scored 2 goals to lead the Islanders past the North Stars at Nassau County Coliseum in Uniondale. Bob Nystrom and Ken Morrow also scored for New York. Dino Ciccarelli, Brad Palmer, and Steve Payne for the North Stars, who used rookie Don Beaupre in goal after playing veteran Gilles Meloche in game 1. Billy Smith was again in goal for the Islanders.



Basketball
NBA
Finals
Boston 102 @ Houston 91 (Boston won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Larry Bird scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Celtics to their 14th National Basketball Association championship, defeating the Rockets before 16,121 fans at the Summit. Cedric Maxwell added 19 points for Boston, and was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player. Robert Reid led Houston scorers with 27 points, and Moses Malone added 23 points and 16 rebounds.



30 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Aladár Gerevich, 81. Hungarian fencer. Mr. Gerevich, the "greatest Olympic swordsman ever," won seven gold medals, a silver medal, and a bronze medal in sabre team and individual competition in six straight Summer Olympic Games from 1932-1960, as well as a bronze medal in the foil team event at Helsinki in 1952.

Crime
Winnie Mandela, wife of South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, was sentenced to six months in prison for her part in the kidnapping of four youths.

Protest
Angry truckers blockaded Parliament Hill in Ottawa; they claimed they couldn't compete due to higher taxes in Canada than in the United States, and that diesel fuel was also 10-20¢ per litre cheaper in the U.S.

Politics and government
Canadian Immigration Minister Barbara McDougall reprimanded the Department of External Affairs for letting former Iraqi Ambassador to the United States Mohamed Al-Mashat into Canada on a fast-track.

25 years ago
1996

Diplomacy
Representatives of North Korea, South Korea, China, and the United States concluded two days of talks in an attempt to find a permanent Korean peace agreement.

World events
Four days after 3,000 of 8,000 Vietnamese boat people being held in a detention facility in Hong Kong had taken part in a riot, 114 were sent home. 17,500 remained in the camps.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals
Philadelphia 1 @ Florida 4 (Florida won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Baseball
Dwight Gooden (2-3) pitched a no-hitter and the New York Yankees scored 2 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 6th inning and shut out the Seattle Mariners 2-0 before 20,786 fans at Yankee Stadium. Mr. Gooden's no-hitter came three days after Al Leiter of the Florida Marlins had thrown a no-hitter.



John Valentin hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning and scored the winning run on a single by Jose Canseco with none out in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Boston Red Sox edged the California Angels 4-3 before 22,450 fans at Fenway Park in Boston.

20 years ago
2001

Literature
Alistair Macleod's novel No Great Mischief, set in Cape Breton, won the IMPAC Dublin award, worth $172,000, the world's richest literary prize for a single work of fiction.

Society
New Brunswickers voted to keep the province's addictive video lottery terminals by a narrow majority; it was Canada's first provincial referendum on VLTs.

Law
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that there was no exception in federal law for people to use marijuana to ease their pain from cancer, AIDS, or other illnesses.

Health
British experts on "mad cow disease" warned that the outbreak could get worse within a few years.

10 years ago
2011

Scandal
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund and potential candidate for president of France, was charged with sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. He later resigned from the IMF; the charges against him were dropped.

Soccer
English FA Cup Final @ Wembley Stadium, London
Manchester City 1 Stoke City 0

Yaya Touré scored the game's only goal in the 74th minute before 88,643 fans; it was Manchester City's first win in the Finals since 1969, and Stoke City's first appearance in the Final.

May 13, 2021

800 years ago
1221

Born on this date
Alexander Nevsky. Prince of Novgorod, 1236-1240, 1241-1256, 1258-1259; Grand Prince of Kiev, 1246-1263; Grand Prince of Vladimir, 1252-1263. Alexander Nevsky became a legendary figure in medieval Rus' history for repelling invading forces from Sweden in 1240 and Germany in 1242. He died after a brief illness on November 14, 1263 at the age of 42, and was canonized as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547.

210 years ago
1811

Born on this date
Juan Bautista Ceballos. 20th President of Mexico, 1853. Mr. Ceballos, a Liberal, was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1842-1847 and again from 1851 until he was appointed President of the Supreme Court. He served in this office until acceding to the presidency on January 6, 1853 when Mariano Arista was forced from office. Congress rejected many of President Ceballos' initiatives, and he dissolved Congress on January 19 and called for a constitutional convention. The Mexico City garrison then removed Mr. Ceballos from office. He returned to the Supreme Court in 1856, and was elected a deputy to the Constituent Congress (1856-1857). In 1857, President Antonio López de Santa Anna nominated Mr. Ceballos to the Order of Guadalupe; Mr. Ceballos snubbed the offer, and President Santa Anna then exiled him. Mr. Ceballos went to Europe, and died in Paris on August 20, 1859 at the age of 48.

175 years ago
1846

War
The United States declared war on the Federal Republic of Mexico following a dispute over the American annexation of the Republic of Texas and a Mexican military incursion.

160 years ago
1861

Space
The Great Comet of 1861 was discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales.

War
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issued a "proclamation of neutrality" in the American Civil War which recognized the Confederacy as having belligerent rights.

Transportation
Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opened, from Karachi to Kotri.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Lima Barreto. Brazilian journalist and author. Mr. Barreto began his career as a journalist, but became a major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism for his satirical novels, especially Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma (The Patriot) (1911). He became a heavy drinker in later years, spent time in various psychiatric hospitals, and died of a heart attack on November 1, 1922 at the age of 41.

130 years ago
1891

Horse racing
Kingman, with Isaac Murphy aboard, won the 17th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:52¼, the slowest winning time in Kentucky Derby history. Balgowan placed second and High Tariff finished third in the 4-horse field.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Robert Middleton. U.S. actor. Often cast as a brutal villain, Mr. Middleton, born Samuel G. Messer, was a character actor who gave memorable performances in movies such as The Desperate Hours (1955) and A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966), and in two episodes of the television series Thriller (1961). He also played (uncredited) Ralph Kramden's boss, Mr. Marshall, in several sketches of The Honeymooners on The Jackie Gleason Show, and appeared as "Wisconsin Skinny" with Don Adams in a 1973 television commercial for the game Skittle Pool. Mr. Middleton died of congestive heart failure on June 14, 1977 at the age of 66.

Maxine Sullivan. U.S. singer. Miss Sullivan was a jazz singer who performed for more than 40 years, but was best known for her swing version of Loch Lomond (1937). She died on April 7, 1987 at the age of 75 after suffering a seizure.

Jack Wells. Canadian sportscaster. "Cactus Jack," a native of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, made his name with several radio and television stations in Winnipeg, broadcasting football, hockey, and curling. He was the first television voice of western Canadian Football League telecasts. Mr. Wells was inducted into the media wing of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1981, and died in Winnipeg on May 26, 1999, 13 days after his 88th birthday.

Horse racing
Meridian, with George Archibald up, won the 37th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:05. Governor Gray placed second and Colston finished third in the 7-horse field.

Baseball
The Detroit Tigers blew a 10-1 lead and lost 13-11 to the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings at Bennett Park in Detroit. Ty Cobb hit his first career major league grand slam in the 3rd inning for the Tigers, but Duffy Lewis hit a grand slam for the Red Sox in a 7-run 9th to tie the game.

Fred Merkle drove in 6 runs with a double and an inside-the-park home run as the New York Giants scored 13 runs--7 before the first out was recorded--in the 1st inning and coasted to a 19-5 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals at Hilltop Park in New York. Mr. Merkle finished the game with 7 RBIs. Christy Mathewson (5-1) was credited as the winning pitcher despite being pulled by manager John McGraw after the 1st inning. Rube Marquard relieved and struck out 14 batters in 8 innings.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored a run in the bottom of the 16th inning to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 at National League Park in Philadelphia. Winning pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander (6-1) pitched 8 innings of no-hit relief.

100 years ago
1921

Baseball
A jury acquitted former New York Giants’ outfielder Benny Kauff of auto theft and related charges, but baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis refused to lift the lifetime ban against him.

80 years ago
1941

War
Yugoslavian royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović started fighting against German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance. The German government proclaimed the northern area of the Red Sea to be a zone of military occupation, and warned neutral shipping against sailing in the area. Haj Amin al-Husseini, exiled Mufti of Jerusalem and leader of a million Muslims, broadcast a proclamation from Baghdad summoning all Muslims to join Iraqi forces in armed revolt against the United Kingdom.

Diplomacy
Ecuador and Peru notified the U.S. State Department that they were willing to accept the services of Argentina, Brazil, and the United States in ending their century-old boundary dispute.

Politics and government
Joseph Rosier (Democrat) took the oath of office as a United States Senator from West Virginia upon the Senate approving his appointment to fill ther remainder of the term of Matthew Neely (Democrat), who had resigned in the fall of 1940 to run for Governor of West Virginia. Mr. Rosier was appointed to the Senate on January 13, 1941, but a challenge to his appointment delayed his assumption of the office. His term was due to expire on January 3, 1943.

Frank Hague was elected to his seventh consecutive four-year term as Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Labour
Most employees of Colt Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut went on strike for an hourly wage increase of 20c. The comapny had $30 million in defense contracts.

75 years ago
1946

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Prisoner of Love--Perry Como
--The Ink Spots
2 Oh! What it Seemed to Be--Frankie Carle and his Orchestra
--Frank Sinatra
--Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra
--Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest
3 The Gypsy--The Ink Spots
--Dinah Shore
--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
4 I'm a Big Girl Now--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
5 Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop--Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra
--Tex Beneke with the Glenn Miller Orchestra
6 One-zy, Two-zy (I Love You-zy)--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
--Phil Harris and his Orchestra
7 Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside)--Dinah Shore
--Andy Russell
--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
8 All Through the Day--Frank Sinatra
--Perry Como
9 Shoo Fly Pie (And Apple Pan Dowdy)--Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
--Dinah Shore
10 Cement Mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)--Alvino Rey and his Orchestra

New singles entering the chart were the version of The Gypsy by the Ink Spots; the version of Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) by Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra; Painted Rhythm by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (#36); Who's Sorry Now? by Harry James and his Orchestra (#37); and All the Cats Joined In by Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (#38). Who's Sorry Now? was the B-side of I Didn't Mean a Word I Said, charting at #31.

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

War
A U.S. military court in Dachau sentenced 58 Germans to hang, and 3 to life imprisonment, for the murders of 70,000 inmates in the Malthausen concentration camp during World War II. The Allied Far Eastern Commission issued an interim reparations plan for Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan General Douglas MacArthur, specifying that Japanese arsenals, the aircraft industry, and light metals industry should be made available for reparations. Japanese Defense Counsel Ichiro Kiyose challenged the legality of the International Military Tribunal, declaring that Japan's surrender affected the armed forces, but not the government.

World events
U.S. military authorities in Germany ordered all German military and Nazi memorials destroyed, and all books glorifying war and Nazism confiscated.

Diplomacy
Brazilian Foreign Minister Joao Neves da Fontura proposed that the United States and all other American nations settle their differences with Argentine President Juan Peron in order to present a united front against the U.S.S.R.

At the conference of foreign ministers in Paris, The United Kingdom and United States agreed to accept a French proposal for the Yugoslavia-Italy boundary, which was closer to Soviet and Yugoslavian views, but still left Trieste to Italy.

Negotiations between Iranian Prime Minister Ahmad Ghavam Saltaneh and Azerbaijani leader Mir Sayid Jafar Pishevari ended in failure.

Politics and government
King Zahir Shar of Afghanistan dismissed his cabinet and asked Sha Mahmoud Khan to form a new one.

Defense
The U.S. Army revealed a "major reorganization" plan to save manpower and money; eliminate nine service commands; give General Dwight Eisenhower broader powers; strengthen research; and grant "increased autonomy" to the Army Air Forces. U.S. President Harry Truman conferred with War Secretary Robert Patterson and Navy Secretary James Forrestal on unification of the armed forces. The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate a resolution extending Selective Service until July 1, 1946, exempting fathers and all 18-19-year-olds.

Agriculture
Concluding a worldwide food survey, former U.S. President Herbert Hoover stated that the world grain shortage had been reduced from 11 million to 3.6 million tons within the past two months.

Labour
A U.S. federal fact-finding board in Washington recommended a 20% pay increase for 16,000 Congress of Industrial Organizations International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union members on the Pacific coast.

70 years ago
1951

World events
Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, declaring that he was in imminent danger of assassination, took refuge in the Parliament building in Tehran with the intention of remaining there until nationalization of the country's oil industry was completed.

South Americana
The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos was commemorated by the opening of 32,000-seat Estadio Universidad San Marcos, the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.

Labour
Most New Zealand dock workers returned to work after the government broke a 12-week waterfront strike by establishing new unions to replace the allegedly Communist-influenced Waterside Workers Union.

Spanish dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco denounced as "crimes against the motherland" a month-long series of strikes in Catalonia and the Basque provinces of northern Spain aimed at obtaining cost-of-living raises.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Runaway--Del Shannon

#1 single in Italy: Where the Boys Are--Connie Francis

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Babysitter-Boogie--Ralf Bendix (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Wheels--The String-A-Longs

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Blue Moon--The Marcels

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe (2nd week at #1)
2 Runaway--Del Shannon
3 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
4 Blue Moon--The Marcels
5 But I Do--Clarence "Frogman" Henry
6 I’ve Told Every Little Star--Linda Scott
7 Daddy’s Home--Shep and the Limelites
8 You Can Depend on Me--Brenda Lee
9 Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart--Connie Francis
10 Take Good Care of Her--Adam Wade

Singles entering the chart were Rama Lama Ding Dong by the Edsels (#68); Stand By Me by Ben E. King (#70); How Many Tears (#73)/Baby Face (#100) by Bobby Vee; Barbara Ann by the Regents (#75); A Little Feeling (Called Love) by Jack Scott (#85); Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You) by Little Caesar and the Romans (#88); Our Love is Here to Stay by Dinah Washington (#90); A Love of My Own by Carla Thomas (#95); Nobody Cares (About Me) by Jeanette (Baby) Washington (#96); Sucu Sucu by Ping-Ping (also #100); and Louisiana Mama by Gene Pitney (also #100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson (2nd week at #1)
2 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
3 Moody River--Pat Boone
4 Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)--The Coasters
5 Runaway--Del Shannon
6 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
7 The Rebel - Johnny Yuma--Johnny Cash
8 Louisiana Mama--Gene Pitney
9 She Wears My Ring--Jimmy Bell
10 Shy Away--Jerry Fuller

Singles entering the chart were I Feel So Bad by Elvis Presley (#31); Raindrops by Dee Clark (#35); Girl of My Best Friend by Ral Donner (#38); The Kissin' Game by Dion (#41); Little Feeling Called Love by Jack Scott (#42); Pick Me Up on Your Way Down by Pat Zill (#45); Book of Love by Bobby Bare (#47); Time by Jerry Jackson (#49); and (Dance the) Mess Around by Chubby Checker (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson
2 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
3 Moody River--Pat Boone
4 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
5 Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)--The Coasters
6 The Rebel - Johnny Yuma--Johnny Cash
7 She Wears My Ring--Jimmy Bell
8 Runaway--Del Shannon
9 Peanut Butter--The Marathons
10 Triangle--Janie Grant

Singles entering the chart were Wild in the Country by Elvis Presley (#14, charting with its A-side, I Feel So Bad); How Many Tears by Bobby Vee (#25); Rampage by the Revels (#32); Jimmy Martinez by Marty Robbins (#34); Raindrops by Dee Clark (#38); Everyday by Bobby Lee (#39); and Ring of Fire by Duane Eddy (#40). Wild in the Country was the title song of the movie. Ring of Fire was the title song of the movie (1961).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Right Off the Boat: Part 1

Died on this date
Gary Cooper, 60. U.S. actor. One of the biggest movie stars of the first half of the 20th century, Mr. Cooper won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performances in Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952). Other notable films of Mr. Cooper included The Virginian (1929); A Farewell to Arms (1932); Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936); Beau Geste (1939); The Westerner (1940); Ball of Fire (1941); Meet John Doe (1941); The Pride of the Yankees (1942); For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943); The Fountainhead (1949); Ten North Frederick (1958); Man of the West (1958); and They Came to Cordura (1959). He died of cancer, six days after his 60th birthday.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Les rois mages--Sheila (2nd week at #1)

Abominations
Over 900 unarmed Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh were massacred by the occupying Pakistan Army aided by local collaborators in the Demra massacre.

Politics and government
U.S. President Richard Nixon and advisers Bob Haldeman and John Ehrlichman discussed various topics in the White House, including Mexicans, Negroes, and homosexuality.





Transportation
The government of Canada announced its intention to build a Short Take-Off and Landing airport in Montréal, with commuter service to a similar Ottawa and Toronto STOL port.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Montreal 0 @ Chicago 2 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Tony Esposito won the goaltending duel over Ken Dryden as the Black Hawks shut out the Canadiens at Chicago Stadium. After the game, Montreal star Henri Richard blasted his coach, Al MacNeil, as "incompetent," and "the worst coach I ever played for." He expressed regret for his comments before game 6.

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds traded backup outfielder and pinch hitter Angel Bravo to the San Diego Padres for backup outfielder and pinch hitter Al Ferrara. Mr. Bravo was batting .200 (1 for 5) in 5 games with the Reds, while Mr. Ferrara was batting .118 (2 for 17) in 17 games with the Padres.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
3 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
4 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
5 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
6 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
7 Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs
8 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
9 Sweetheart--Franke & the Knockouts
10 Being with You--Smokey Robinson

Singles entering the chart were How 'bout Us by Champaign (#18); and This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#20).

Died on this date
Joan Weber, 45. U.S. singer. Miss Weber was known for her recording of Let Me Go, Lover!, which reached the number one spot on U.S. singles charts in late 1954-early 1955. Subsequent singles failed to chart, as her husband, bandleader George Verfaillie, assumed total control of her career, with disastrous results. Miss Weber eventually ended up in a mental institution in New Jersey, where she died of heart failure.

Crime
As Pope John Paul II rode through a crowd of 20,000 people in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, he was shot four times by Mehmet Ali Agca. In Edmonton, CFRN news director Bruce Hogle said in his television editorial that night, "The obvious question is, what can be done to prevent these things from happening? The answer is: nothing."





30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Eyes to Me--Dreams Come True (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Punaista ja makeaa--Popeda

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Joyride--Roxette (6th week at #1)

On television tonight
Hollywood Detective, on A&E
Tonight's episode: Barring Disaster

This was the sixth and last episode of the series.

Politics and government
Canadian Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn delivered the Speech from the Throne; the speech from the government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney promised a House of Commons-Senate Committee to study the Constitution, and also emphasized education, aboriginal affairs, and reform of Parliament.

Abominations
Baltej Dhillon, a Sikh, became the First Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer to wear a turban since the force's creation in 1873.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Fastlove--George Michael (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Children--Robert Miles (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): They Don't Care About Us--Michael Jackson

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Closer to Free--BoDeans
2 Ironic--Alanis Morissette
3 Because You Loved Me--Céline Dion
4 Follow You Down--Gin Blossoms
5 Always Be My Baby--Mariah Carey
6 Nobody Knows--The Tony Rich Project
7 Birmingham--Amanda Marshall
8 Lucky Love--Joan Osborne
9 Dreamer's Dream--Tom Cochrane
10 A List of Things--Damhnait Doyle

Singles entering the chart were You Still Touch Me by Sting (#90); Burning Down the House by Bonnie Raitt (#91); Sister by the Nixons (#93); Angeline is Coming Home by the Badlees (#94); and One More Astronaut by I Mother Earth (#97).

Diplomacy
Representatives of North Korea, South Korea, China, and the United States began two days of talks in an attempt to find a permanent Korean peace agreement.

Politics and government
Quebec's chief electoral officer announced that scrutineers for the Yes side in the 1995 provincial independence referendum would be investigated in connection with the rejection of a large number of ballots in federalist ridings; he also announced the possibility of charges against the organizers of the October 27, 1995 No rally, stating that the rally constituted illegal campaign spending.

Economics and finance
The United Nations World Food Programme and the Food and Agricultural Organization issued a joint special alert over food supplies in North Korea, suggesting that 130,000 people were at risk because of food shortages.

Labour
German public sector unions staged the first of several warning strikes, demanding a 4.5% wage increase, and protesting the April announcement of government austerity measures.

Disasters
Severe thunderstorms and a tornado killed 600 people in Bangladesh.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Western Conference Semi-Finals
Colorado 4 @ Chicago 3 (2 OT) (Colorado won best-of-seven series 4-2)

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Jason Miller, 62. U.S. actor, director, and playwright. Mr. Miller appeared in sveral films, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting performance as Father Damien Karras in The Exorcist (1973). He won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for his play That Championship Season (1972), and directed its movie adaptation (1982). Mr. Miller was artistic director of the Scranton Public Theatre in later years; he died of a heart attack.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Wallace McCain, 81. Canadian businessman. Mr. McCain, a native of Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick, co-founded McCain Foods Limited with his brother Harrison in 1957. Wallace McCain died in Toronto from pancreatic cancer.

Bruce Ricker, 68. U.S. film director and producer. Mr. Ricker produced and directed documentaries about jazz and blues musicians in a career spanning more than 30 years. Several of his films were made in collaboration with Clint Eastwood.

Derek Boogaard, 28. Canadian hockey player. Mr. Boogard, a native of Saskatoon, ostensibly played left wing, but was really just a goon with the Minnesota Wild (2005-10) and New York Rangers (2010-11), scoring 3 goals and 13 assists in 277 regular season games, with 589 minutes in penalties, and 1 assist in 10 playoff games with 44 minutes in penalties. He began abusing prescription drugs in reaction to injuries, and died from an accidental drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion. A post-mortem examination of Mr. Boogard's brain revealed that he had suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Terrorism
Two suicide bombers attacked paramilitary police recruits heading home after months of training in northwest Pakistan, killing 87 people in what the Pakistan Taliban called revenge for the U.S. slaying of Osama bin Laden.

Law
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that daily agendas produced by the Prime Minister and his Cabinet were not subject to the access-to-information law.