June 26, 2010

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Beth Stover!

270 years ago
1740

War
A combined force of Spanish, free Negroes, and allied Indians defeated a British garrison in the Battle of Fort Mose near St. Augustine, Florida during the War of Jenkins' Ear.

200 years ago
1810

Died on this date
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, 69. French inventor and aviator. Mr. Montgolfier and his brother Jacques-Étienne co-invented the hot air balloon in 1782, and conducted the first powered ascent. They also invented a process to manufacture transparent paper, and Joseph-Michel invented the self-acting hydraulic ram in 1796.

180 years ago
1830

Died on this date
George IV, 67. King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover, 1820-1830. The eldest son of King George III was born at St. James's Palace in London. He began serving as Regent in 1811 when King George III's porphyria left him incompetent to govern, and acceded to the throne when George III died on January 29, 1820. King George IV's extravagant lifestyle helped to set current standards in fashion, but his behaviour, which included barring his wife Queen Caroline from the coronation, made him very unpopular with the public, and brought the monarchy into disrepute. His health declined greatly in the later years of his reign, with his weight reportedly reaching 500 pounds. King George IV was succeeded on the throne by his younger brother William IV.

140 years ago
1870

Americana
The first section of the Atlantic City Boardwalk opened.

Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States.

130 years ago
1880

Born on this date
Mitchell Lewis. U.S. actor. Mr. Lewis appeared in more than 175 movies--often in uncredited roles--from 1914 until his death. His films included Ben-Hur (1925); A Tale of Two Cities (1935); and The Wizard of Oz (1939). Mr. Lewis died on August 24, 1956 at the age of 76.

120 years ago
1890

Baseball
The Philadelphia Quakers scored 14 runs in the 6th inning as they whipped the Buffalo Bisons 30-12 in a Players League game. The Bisons made 10 errors; as a result, only 6 of the runs against losing pitcher Lady Baldwin were earned.

90 years ago
1920

Baseball
Rip Collins (3-1) pitched a 1-hitter as the New York Yankees routed the Boston Red Sox 14-0 before 38,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Eddie Foster's double leading off the 2nd inning was the only Boston hit.

The Chicago White Sox scored 7 runs in the 4th inning as they overcame an early 2-0 deficit and defeated the Cleveland Indians 12-7 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

Walton Cruise singled home Ray Powell with the bases loaded and 2 out in the bottom of the 3rd inning for the game's only run as the Boston Braves edged the Brooklyn Robins 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 8,000 fans at Braves Field. Charlie Pick was thrown out at home plate trying to score on the play for the third out of the inning. An error by Brooklyn shortstop Bill McCabe kept the Boston rally going, resulting in the run being unearned. Joe Oeschger (5-4), who had pitched 26 innings in a 1-1 tie against the Robins earlier in the season, pitched a 3-hitter. Sherry Smith (3-4) allowed 7 hits and no earned runs in 7 innings. The Braves scored 3 runs in each of the 3rd and 5th innings as they won the second game 7-2 to complete the sweep. Dana Fillingim (7-8) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory, and batted 2 for 4.

The Pittsburgh Pirates fell behind 4-0 in the 2nd inning but scored a run in the 3rd, 2 in the 6th, and 6 in the 8th to defeat the Chicago Cubs 9-4 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh right fielder Billy Southworth batted 5 for 5 with a triple, 2 runs, 2 runs batted in, and a stolen base. Walter Barbare entered the game for Pittsburgh in the 2nd inning as a pinch hitter and remained in the game at second base, batting 4 for 4 with a run and an RBI. Hippo Vaughn (9-4) allowed 17 hits and 9 runs--8 earned--in a complete game loss.

Jesse Haines (8-6) and Bill Doak (8-7) were the respective winning pitchers as the St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 and 4-3 at Redland Field. Mr. Haines pitched a 3-hitter in a game that was played in 1 hour 37 minutes. Dutch Ruether (11-5) and Dolf Luque (4-2) were the respective losing pitchers.

Lou Gehrig hit a grand slam in the 8th inning to lead New York City’s School of Commerce to a 12-8 win over Chicago’s Lane Technical High School in a high school championship game at Cubs Park in Chicago.

70 years ago
1940

Diplomacy
Under the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the U.S.S.R. presented an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina to the Soviet Union.

In a personal message to U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned of the dangers to the Soviet Union of German hegemony in Europe.

Politics and government
General Auguste Nogues, French commander in North Africa, announced that Moroccan forces would support the French regime in Vichy.

The Republican National Convention at Philadelphia Convention Hall adopted a platform calling for U.S. non-intervention in foreign wars.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a graduated excess war profits tax, ranging from 10%-75%.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank extended a $20 million loan to Argentina.

60 years ago
1950

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: An Encore, starring Don Hanmer

War
U.S. President Harry Truman authorized the Air Force and Navy to enter the Korean War. First Lieutenant William Hudson became the first American to destroy an enemy airplane in the war when he downed a YAK-9 over Kimpo, South Korea. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Roscoe Hillenkoetter told the Senate Appropriations Committee that North Korea had been expected to invade South Korea for the past year, but that nobody could predict the exact hour.

Politics and government
General Ali Razmara, chief of Iran's general staff, submitted a new cabinet to the Shah, following the resignation of Prime Minister Ali Khan Mansur.

Economics and finance
New York Stock Exchange prices declined as Korean War news caused panicky investors to unload 3.9 million shares, the largest number in 10 years.

60 years ago
1960

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Escape to Sonoita, starring Burt Reynolds, Murray Hamilton, and Venetia Stevenson

This was the last episode of the season.



Died on this date
Henrik Shipstead, 79. U.S. politician. Dr. Shipstead, a dentist by trade, was a Republican before and after joining the Farmer-Labor Party. He represented Minnesota in the United States Senate (1923-1947), and was known for opposing U.S. involvement in world affairs. Dr. Shipstead warned that Communists were inflitrating the Farmer-Labor Party in the late 1930s, and was re-elected as a Republican in 1940, losing the Republican Party primary in 1946.

Africana
The former British Protectorate of British Somaliland gained its independence as Somaliland.

Asiatica
Madagascar gained its independence from France.

Baseball
Ron Santo, playing his first 2 major league games, batted 3 for 7 and drove in 5 runs as the Chicago Cubs swept a doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 and 7-5 before 36,378 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Pirates scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning of the first game and had Bill Virdon on third base on a triple with 2 out, but Dick Groat flied out to left field to end the game.

Tony Gonzalez hit a solo home run off Ernie Broglio (5-4) with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of a doubleheader before 19,998 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. John Buzhardt (4-5) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory. Larry Jackson pitched the first 10 innings for the Cardinals, allowing 10 hits and 2 earned runs. Hal Smith doubled home a run in the 5th and hit a 3-run homer in the 9th as the Cardinals overcame a 3-0 deficit to win the second game 4-3. Mr. Broglio (6-4) allowed 1 hit in 3 scoreless innings to get the win over Chris Short (4-3), who allowed 7 hits and 4 earned runs in 8+ innings.

Don Buddin hit a home run in each game, but his Boston Red Sox lost a doubleheader to the Chicago White Sox 4-3 and 21-7 before 37,281 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Billy Pierce (6-3) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory in the first game, driving in 2 runs and scoring the deciding run. The White Sox scored 7 runs in the first 3 innings and erupted for 11 in the 4th in the second game, as each Chicago starter had at least 1 hit. Early Wynn (4-6) allowed 10 hits and 7 earned runs, but pitched a complete game victory.

Whitey Ford (4-5) pitched a 4-hitter and scored the game's first run after drawing a base on balls to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in the first game of a doubleheader before 57,621 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. New York right fielder Roger Maris batted 0 for 4, but drove in 2 runs with a sacrifice fly and a ground out. Hank Foiles singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning, and scored with 2 out when pinch hitter Bob Hale doubled and Mr. Maris made an error, giving the Indians a 7-6 win in the second game. Mr. Maris batted 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and 4 runs batted in. Winning pitcher Jim Perry (8-3) allowed 3 hits and 1 run--earned--in 6.2 innings in relief of Mudcat Grant.

Pedro Ramos (4-9) and Bill Fischer (3-3) were the respective winning pitchers as the Washington Senators swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers 4-2 and 7-4 before 21,873 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Senators scored 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning of the second game, and Mr. Fischer led off the 2nd inning with his only major league home run for the eventual deciding run.

Jim Gentile hit a single in the 4th inning, a 3-run home run in the 6th, and a grand slam in the 7th to lead the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Athletics 9-2 before 9,612 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Gene Woodling added a 2-run homer for the Orioles in the 9th. Chuck Estrada (8-3) had a no-hitter going for 7 innings, but Bill Tuttle singled to lead off the 8th, and Andy Carey homered with 1 out to get the Athletics on the scoreboard. They were the only Kansas City hits.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Star Crossed Lovers--Craig Scott (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): 21 Years--Dermot Hegarty (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Daughter of Darkness--Tom Jones (3rd week at #1)
2 Come Softly to Me--Percy Sledge
3 I Don't Believe in If Anymore--Roger Whittaker
4 Knock Knock Who's There--Mary Hopkin
5 Yellow River--Christie
6 Carol Ok--Chris Andrews
7 All Kinds of Everything--Dana
8 When Julie Comes Around--The Cuff Links
9 Spider Spider--Tidal Wave
10 Working on a Good Thing--Outlet

Singles entering the chart were I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top by the Hollies (#19); and Nobody's Fool by Jim Reeves (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
2 Question--The Moody Blues
3 My Baby Loves Lovin'--White Plains
4 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
5 I'm Gonna Capture You--Terry Jacks
6 The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue--The Beatles
7 Hitchin' a Ride--Vanity Fare
8 Soolaimón (African Trilogy II)--Neil Diamond
9 Get Ready--Rare Earth
10 Baby Hold On--The Grass Roots

Singles entering the chart were Tighter, Tighter by Alive and Kicking (#28); I Just Can't Help Believing by B.J. Thomas (#29); and Gimme Dat Ding by the Pipkins (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 My Baby Loves Lovin'--White Plains
2 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
3 The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue--The Beatles
4 Are You Ready?--Pacific Gas & Electric
5 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
6 Question--The Moody Blues
7 Get Ready--Rare Earth
8 Ride Captain Ride--Blues Image
9 Mississippi--John Phillips
10 Gimme Shelter--Merry Clayton

Singles entering the chart were Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (#28); Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young with Crazy Horse (#29); and United We Stand by the Brotherhood of Man (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles (4th week at #1)
2 Gimme Dat Ding--The Pipkins
3 Mississippi--John Phillips
4 My Baby Loves Lovin'--White Plains
5 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
6 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios
7 Crazy Jane--Tom Northcott
8 Big Yellow Taxi--Joni Mitchell
9 Soolaimón (African Trilogy II)--Neil Diamond
10 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival

War
Israel and Egypt fought the third day of what was described as the biggest battle in the Middle East since the Six-Day War in June 1967.

Protest
Riots broke out in Londonderry, Northern Ireland after Mid-Ulster Member of Parliament Bernadette Devlin, 23, was arrested. Miss Devlin had been free on appeal of her conviction for her role in the Bogside riots of 1969, but turned herself into police to begin serving a six-month prison sentence after the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal rejected her application.

Politics and government
Alexander Dubcek, who as Czechoslovakian Communist Party leader in 1968 had been largely responsible for the "Prague Spring" liberal reforms, was expelled from the party by the central committee after 32 years of membership, making him virtually an "unperson" in a Communist land. The committee also announced that Mr. Dubcek had been ousted two days earlier as Czechoslovakia’s Ambassador to Turkey. The "Prague Spring" was crushed in August 1968 when Soviet tanks invaded Czechoslovakia.

Bahjat al Talhouni resigned as Premier of Jordan.

Baseball
Frank Robinson hit 2 consecutive grand slams, in the 5th and 6th innings, to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 12-2 win over the Washington Senators before 13,194 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. Winning pitcher Dave McNally (11-5) pitched a 7-hit complete game, batting 0 for 2 but drawing 3 bases on balls and scoring 2 runs. Don Buford also homered for Baltimore, while Rick Reichardt hit consecutive solo home runs in the 7th and 9th innings to account for the Washington scoring.

Steve Kealey (1-0) of the California Angels picked up his only win of the season when he entered the game against the Kansas City Royals before 9,677 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City in the 5th inning with his team trailing 2-1 with nobody out. Mr. Kealey induced Amos Otis to hit into a triple play--third baseman Chico Ruiz to second baseman Sandy Alomar to first baseman Billy Cowan--and was then lifted for a pinch hitter. The Angels scored 4 runs in the top of the 6th to take a 5-2 lead, and held on to win 5-4. Kansas City second baseman Cookie Rojas batted 4 for 4 with a run batted in, while California catcher Joe Azcue was 4 for 5 with a home run, double, and 2 RBIs.

Gus Gil doubled to lead off the bottom of the 15th inning, Mike Hershberger drew a base on balls, and Dave May singled home Mr. Gil to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 3-2 win over the Oakland Athletics before 11,506 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Bob Humphreys (1-1) allowed 2 hits in 3 scoreless innings to get the win in relief of Skip Lockwood, who allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 12 innings.

Coco Laboy's solo home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning proved to be the deciding run as the Montreal Expos edged the New York Mets 6-5 before 21,012 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Ken Singleton led off the 9th with his first major league homer to pull the Mets to within 1 run, and the Mets had runners on first and third bases with 2 out, but pinch hitter Ron Swoboda popped out to second base to end the game. Montreal right fielder Rusty Staub batted 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in.

Lee May led off the top of the 9th inning with a single and scored from second base on a 1-out single by Tommy Helms to break a 2-2 tie as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Houston Astros 3-2 before 24,710 fans at the Astrodome. Joe Pepitone hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to tie the game for Houston and the Astros had the potential tying run on second base with 1 out in the 9th, but Wayne Granger relieved Wayne Simpson and earned his 16th save of the season. Mr. Simpson (11-1) allowed 4 hits and 2 earned runs in 8+ innings.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (Hot Press): What's Another Year--Johnny Logan (6th week at #1)

War
Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thack denied that Thailand’s territorial integrity had been violated by the invasion of Vietnamese troops three days earlier, and claimed that the troops had attacked only after Thai soldiers had "escorted" insurgents four miles inside Cambodian territory. Thai Foreign Minister Siddhi Savetsila said that the attack had driven more than 100,000 Cambodian refugees into Thailand.

25 years ago
1985

Baseball
Wilbur Snapp, organist at home games of the Clearwater Phillies of the Florida State League, was ejected by the first base umpire for playing Three Blind Mice after a disputed call.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Sydän tyhjää lyö--Eppu Normaali

Diplomacy
South African terrorist Nelson Mandela addressed the United States Congress, thanking the U.S. for imposing sanctions against the South African government, and urging that they be maintained until "irreversible" reforms were established. Some members boycotted the speech, objecting, in part, to Mr. Mandela’s refusal to criticize fellow thugs Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, and Muammar Gaddafi, all of whom supported his cause.



Politics and government
Four more Quebec Members of Parliament--Louis Plamondon (Progressive Conservative--Richelieu); Benoit Tremblay (PC--Rosemount); Nic Leblanc (PC--Longeueil); and Jean Lapierre (Liberal--Shefford) announced that they were leaving their parties to work exclusively for Quebec interests in the House of Commons, bringing to seven the number of MP s who had defected in the aftermath of the failure of the Meech Lake Canadian constitutional accord. The four new independent MP s predicted that more would follow them to join a "Quebec first" party led by former PC cabinet minister Lucien Bouchard, who had quit the government in May. In Montreal, Jacques Parizeau and Mr. Bouchard discussed creating a federal Quebec separatist party. A Parti Quebecois poll conducted in his Montreal riding said that 66% would support any candidate backed by Mr. Bouchard.

Martial Asselin was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, succeeding Gilles Lamontagne.

Law
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed Antonio Lamer as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, replacing the retiring Brian Dickson.

Canadian Justice Minister Kim Campbell introduced gun control legislation banning automatic assault weapons, with a five-year jail term to anyone convicted of converting a weapon to automatic fire.

The United States Senate voted 58-42 in favour of an amendment to the Constitution that would ban desecration of the American flag, but the total was short of the 2/3 majority required for the approval of an amendment.

Scandal
In Toronto, Justice Charles Dubin released his 638-page report on drug use in sport. Calling the situation a "moral crisis," he recommended cutting funding to Canadian athletes exposed as users of banned drugs.

Economics and finance
U.S. President George Bush, who had campaigned for president in 1988 against raising taxes, issued a statement in which he listed "tax revenue increases" as one of the necessary components of any plan to reduce the nation’s budget deficits. He indicated that a compromise with Congress on the budget was not possible without agreeing to some sort of revenue increase. Democratic party congressional leaders praised Mr. Bush’s flip-flop, but many Republicans were incensed. One letter, signed by more than half of the Republicans in the House of Representatives, called a tax increase "unacceptable."

10 years ago
2000

Medicine
Two teams of scientists--one in the United States led by Dr. J. Craig Venter, president of Celera Genomics; and the other in Britain led by Dr. Francis Collins, director of the human genome project at the National Institutes of Health--announced that they had determined the structure of the human genome. The teams had been racing for years to be the first to claim success. Though neither team had completed its work, the scientists decided to report their breakthrough together. Drs. Venter and Collins appeared at a joint announcement at the White House attended by U.S. President Bill Clinton and (bay satellite) British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Dr. James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA, also attended the ceremony. The breakthrough consisted in the success in naming the sequence of the "bases," or rungs, between the strands of DNA of each chromosome. The bases consist of chemical units--adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.

Diplomacy
International inspectors Martti Ahtisaari and Cyril Ramaphosa said that they had seen Irish Republican Army weapons "safely and adequately" stored in bunkers, and were satisfied that they would not be used.

Baseball
Alex Cabrera hit a 2-run home run as a pinch hitter in his first major league at bat as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Houston Astros 6-1 before 31,388 fans at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. Mr. Cabrera hit the home run off Yorkis Perez in the bottom of the 8th inning, and remained in the game at first base, making 1 putout.

The San Diego Padres scored 8 runs in the 2nd inning en route to a 9-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 26,417 fans at Dodger Stadium. Orel Hershiser (1-5) started on the mound for Los Angeles and allowed 6 hits and 8 runs--all earned--in 1.2 innings, walking 3 batters and striking out 1, hitting a batter and throwing a wild pitch in the 521st and last game of his 18-year major league career.

June 25, 2010

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Gail McGonigal!

480 years ago
1530

Religion
At the Diet of Augsburg, the Augsburg Confession was presented to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.

175 years ago
1835

Died on this date
Antoine-Jean Gros, 64. French artist. Baron Gros was a neoclassicist painter who obtained the patronage of Napoleon Bonaparte, and painted pictures of Napoleon, historical scenes, and portraits. His later paintings were considered unfashionable when Romanticism increased in popularity, and he committed suicide by drowning himself in the Seine River in Meudon, a suburb of Paris.

170 years ago
1840

Canadiana
Quebec and Montreal were both given city charters.

150 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Gustave Charpentier, 95. French composer. Mr. Charpentier was best known for his opera Louise (1900). He died on February 18, 1956 at the age of 95.

140 years ago
1870

Died on this date
David Heaton, 47. U.S. politician. Mr. Heaton was elected to the Ohio State Senate in 1855; he moved to Minnesota two years later, and was a member of the Minnesota State Senate (1858-1863). He went to Bern, North Carolina as a U.S. Treasury Department agent in 1863 after Union troops occupied the area during the American Civil War, and remained there after the war. As a Republican, Mr. Heaton represented North Carolina's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1868 until his death.

125 years ago
1885

Born on this date
Roy Henry. Canadian insurance executive. This blogger's maternal grandfather ran Roy Henry Insurance for many years. After retiring, he became the first historian of the Edmonton Eskimos football club. He died on January 14, 1969 at the age of 83, and is still missed.

Baseball
The Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Athletics as 10 Brooklyn players had at least 2 hits each. Trolley Dodger third baseman George Pinckney batted 6 for 6, while Philadelphia shortstop George Strief had 4 triples and a double.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Louis Mountbatten. U.K. military officer and statesman. Earl Mountbatten, an uncle of Prince Philip and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, was Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command (1943–1946); First Sea Lord (1955-1959); and Chief of the Defence Staff (1959-1965). He was the last Viceroy of India (1947) and the first Governor-General of independent India (1947–1948). Lord Mountbatten, along with his grandson Nicholas, 14, and crew member Paul Maxwell, 15, was killed on August 27, 1979 at the age of 79 when a bomb planted by Irish Republican Army terrorists exploded aboard his fishing boat a mile off the coast of County Sligo in northwestern Ireland. Four other passengers were seriously injured, one of whom, Doreen, Lady Brabourne, 83, died the next day.

Georgia Hale. U.S. actress. Miss Hale was known for her appearances in the silent movies The Salvation Hunters (1925); The Gold Rush (1925); and The Great Gatsby (1926). She retired from acting in 1928, and became wealthy through real estate investments. Miss Hale died on June 17, 1985, eight days before her 85th birthday.

Marta Abba. Italian actress. Miss Abba was a stage actress who was known for inspiring and acting in the plays of Luigi Pirandelli from their first meeting in 1925 until his death in 1936. She died on June 24, 1988, the day before her 88th birthday.

Literature
Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovered the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.

100 years ago
1910

Ballet
The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky premiered at Opéra de Paris, bringing Mr. Stravinsky to prominence as a composer.

Aviation
The 12-day International Aviation Congress, the first of its kind in Canada, opened in Montreal.

Society
The United States Congress passed the Mann Act, prohibiting interstate transport of women or girls for “immoral purposes;” the ambiguous language was used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.

80 years ago
1930

Law
A judge in Chicago ruled that a foul ball hit into the stands at a baseball game belongs "to the boy who grabs it," and dismissed a charge of disorderly conduct against 17-year-old Arthur Porto, who had caught a foul ball off the bat of Chicago Cubs’ slugger Hack Wilson at Wrigley Field the previous day and refused to hand it over when an usher demanded its return. The usher had told him that the Cubs could not "afford to let the customers walk off with their baseballs." Mr. Porto and two friends had been arrested by stadium security staff.

Baseball
Gabby Hartnett hit 2 home runs and 2 singles and drove in 6 runs, including the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning, as the Chicago Cubs edged the Philadelphia Phillies 13-12 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Kiki Cuyler drove in 5 runs for the Cubs with a home run and a double.

The New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Browns 5-4 and 16-4 at Yankee Stadium. Sam Byrd had a single, double, and triple for the Yankees in the first game, while Babe Ruth hit his 25th and 26th home runs of the season in the second game. Billy Werber played shortstop for New York in the second game, batting 2 for 3 with 2 bases on balls, with 2 runs, and making 7 putouts, 2 assists, and an error, participating in a double play in his first major league game.

The Washington Nationals scored 11 runs in the 7th inning as they beat the Cleveland Indians 13-5 at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Ossie Bluege led the Nationals with 4 hits, and Sam Rice drove in 4 runs.

75 years ago
1935

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. and Colombia established diplomatic relations.

Boxing
Joe Louis (20-0) scored a technical knockout over former world heavyweight champion Primo Carnera (81-8) at 2:32 of the 6th round at Yankee Stadium in New York. The "Brown Bomber" knocked the "Ambling Alp" down 3 times and had him draped helplessly over the top rope when referee Arthur Donovan stopped the fight.



70 years ago
1940

On the radio



War
The Royal Canadian Navy destroyer HMCS Fraser was sunk in collision off France. Shortly after midnight, the cease-fire took effect in France, and France declared a day of national mourning.

Diplomacy
League of Nations Secretary General Joseph Avenol instructed the remaining 89 League employees to resign.

Japan said that it would not permit any foreign power interference in East Asia, including Indochina and Netherlands East Indies.

Politics and government
The United Kingdom granted India and Burma the right to govern themselves as a step toward dominion status.

Delegates to the Republican National Convention at Philadelphia Convention Hall forced changes in the party platform, making it more isolationist. Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover addressed the convention, charging that current President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal economic policies had been disastrous, and appealing to the delegates to make Mr. Hoover the Republican Party's 1940 candidate for President of the United States.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the tax bill raising the national debt to $49 billion and adding 2.2 million people to the tax rolls.

U.S. President Roosevelt signed a bill permitting the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to purchase stock of Federal Home Loan Banks.

60 years ago
1950

War
75,000 North Korean People's Army troops invaded South Korea at dawn at six points along the 200-mile border, beginning the Korean War. The North Koreans also made amphibious landings on South Korea's east coast. The United Nations Security Council, boycotted by the U.S.S.R., unanimously passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Korea and withdrawal of North Korean invaders to the 38th Parallel, and asked all UN members "to render every assistance to the UN in the execution of this resolution" and "to refrain from giving assistance" to North Korea. U.S. President Harry Truman told an emergency strategy meeting in Blair House that the United States must take decisive action to save South Korea from the northern attack, and prevent Communist expansion in the Far East, regardless of previous policy.



Labour
A strike by 4,000 members of the American Federation of Labour Switchmen's Union halted operation of four Midwestern and Western railroads.

Auto racing
AAA
Championship Car Series
Jack McGrath won the Langhorne 100 on the dirt track at Langhorne Speedway in Pennsylvania. Henry Banks finished second and Chuck Stevenson third in the 18-car field.

Baseball
Ralph Kiner hit for the cycle and added a second home run, driving in 8 runs, to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Brooklyn Dodgers 16-11 before 20,196 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

The Chicago Cubs scored 7 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 4-4 tie and withstood a 4-run rally in the bottom of the 9th as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-8 in the first game of a doubleheader before 18,484 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Hank Sauer led the Chicago attack, batting 4 for 4 with a base on balls, 2 home runs, 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 4 runs batted in. Richie Ashburn singled home Putsy Caballero with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th to give the Phillies a 2-1 win in the second game. Robin Roberts (9-3) pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Bob Rush (8-6), who allowed 8 hits. The results left the Phillies ½ game behind the first-place Dodgers in the National League pennant race.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport--Rolf Harris (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Scandalo al sole (The Theme from "A Summer Place")--Percy Faith and his Orchestra (8th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Wir wollen niemals auseinandergehn--Heidi Brühl (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (9th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool--Connie Francis
2 Cathy’s Clown--The Everly Brothers
3 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
--Dante and the Evergreens
4 Because They're Young--Duane Eddy and the Rebels
5 Burning Bridges--Jack Scott
6 Swingin’ School--Bobby Rydell
7 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
8 Good Timin’--Jimmy Jones
9 A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)--Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
10 Love You So--Ron Holden with the Thunderbirds

Singles entering the chart were There's Something on Your Mind (Part 2) by Bobby Marchan (#66); Tuxedo Junction (#69)/Where are You (#88) by Frankie Avalon; Look for a Star, with versions by Garry Miles; and Deane Hawley (#71); Sticks and Stones by Ray Charles and his Orchestra (#75); Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson (#77); Trouble in Paradise by the Crests (#78); Wake Me, Shake Me by the Coasters (#80); Bad Man Blunder by the Kingston Trio (#86); All the Love I've Got by Marv Johnson (#87); Johnny Freedom by Johnny Horton (#89); Don't Come Knockin' by Fats Domino (#90); Feel So Fine by Johnny Preston (#92); Is a Blue Bird Blue by Conway Twitty (#94); and Question by Lloyd Price and his Orchestra (#98). Don't Come Knockin' was the other side of Walking to New Orleans, which had yet to chart.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Mule Skinner Blues--The Fendermen
2 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
3 Biology--Danny Valentino
4 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
5 Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool--Connie Francis
6 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
7 Because They're Young--Duane Eddy and the Rebels
8 Mission Bell--Donnie Brooks
9 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
10 When Will I Be Loved--The Everly Brothers

Singles entering the chart were Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini by Brian Hyland (#14); Image of a Girl by the Safaris with the Phantom's Band (#23); Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson (#35); Feel So Fine by Johnny Preston (#44); Do You Mind? by Andy Williams (#45); How Long by Darwin and the Cupids (#48); Big Boy Pete by the Olympics (#51); I'm Getting Better by Jim Reeves (#52); Walking to New Orleans by Fats Domino (#53); Josephine by Bill Black's Combo (#54); Bad Man Blunder by the Kingston Trio (#56); Girls, Girls, Girls by Steve Lawrence (#57); Bye Bye Johnny by Chuck Berry (#58); Mojo Workout (Dance) by Larry Bright (#59); and Rainbow's End by Chet Atkins (#60).

At the movies
Inherit the Wind, produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, and starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, and Dick York, received its world premiere screening at the Berlin Film Festival.



Died on this date
Tommy Corcoran, 91. U.S. baseball player and umpire. Mr. Corcoran was a shortstop with the Pittsburgh Burghers (1890); Philadelphia Athletics (1891); Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1892-1896); Cincinnati Reds (1897-1906); and New York Giants (1907), batting .256 with 34 home runs and 1,137 runs batted in in 2,205 games. On August 7, 1903, he made 14 assists, which remains the major league record for a 9-inning game. Mr. Corcoran became an umpire after his playing days, and umpired for a season in the Federal League.

Diplomacy
William Martin and Bernon Mitchell, cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency, left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.

40 years ago
1970

War
U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers told a press conference that the United States had taken a "political initiative" to get Egypt and Israel to "stop shooting and start talking."

Politics and government
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau issued a White Paper on foreign policy; it outlined ways to safeguard sovereignty and increase foreign aid.

Abominations
Royal assent was given to the revised Canada Elections Act, lowering the federal voting age from 21 to 18.

Environment
Canadian Fisheries Minister Jack Davis announced a $1.5-million assistance program for fishermen and processors hurt by mercury contamination of fish in Ontario and Atlantic Canada.

Economics and finance
U.S. Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans gave the Nixon administration’s "reluctant" support to legislation imposing import quotas on textiles. The move came the day after negotiations with Japan seeking an agreement on textile trade collapsed.

Disasters
Seven people died and about a dozen were injured when a U.S. Navy jet trainer crashed into a residential area in San Antonio, Texas.

30 years ago
1980

On television tonight
Family, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Letting Go

This was the 86th and last episode of the series.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Ottawa (0-2-1) 24 @ Montreal (3-0) 34
Winnipeg (1-2) 20 @ Toronto (0-3) 16

25 years ago
1985

Terrorism
13 people were arrested in connection with a suspected Irish Republican Army bombing campaign uncovered by British police two days earlier.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Taiyō no Komachi Angel (太陽のＫｏｍａｃｈｉ　Ａｎｇｅｌ)--B'z

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Verdammt, Ich Lieb' Dich--Matthias Reim (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Ezio Faraone, 33. Canadian policeman. Mr. Faraone was a constable with Edmonton Police Service. He was with a Tactical Team Unit looking for the getaway car after a bank robbery by Albert Foulston and Jerry Crews, and spotted the car. Constable Faraone saw Mr. Foulston in the front seat and went over to the car, only to be fatally shot by Mr. Crews, who was hiding in the back seat. Constable Faraone was the first Edmonton policeman to be murdered on duty since 1919.

Diplomacy
South African terrorist Nelson Mandela met with U.S. President George Bush at the White House. Mr. Bush urged all parties in South Africa to renounce violence, but Mr. Mandela refused to make that commitment.

World events
Chinese dissidents Fang Lizhi, a physicist, and his wife Li Shuxian left China and flew to London aboard a U.S. Air Force plane. The couple had entered the United States embassy in Beijing in June 1989 to avoid being seized by Chinese authorities in the wake of the aborted uprising against the Communist regime. The Chinese government accused the couple of helping incite the pro-democracy movement. In a statement issued as they left, they admitted opposing elements of the Chinese constitution and agreed not to participate in "activities whose motive lies in opposing China." Mr. Fang was to become affiliated with Cambridge University.

10 years ago
2000

Politics and government
The final day of parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe produced a large voter turnout, but international observers said that the polls were tainted by a dirty campaign plagued by violence and intimidation. Opponents of dictator Robert Mugabe posted gains, nonetheless, with the Movement for Democratic Change receiving 47% of the popular vote and taking 57 of 120 seats in the House of Assembly, to 48% of the vote and 63 seats for Mr. Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF).

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader received the Green Party nomination for President of the United States for the November election; he had also been the Green Party nominee in 1996. Mr. Nader vowed to raise $5 million and wage a serious campaign. He was averaging about 5% support in public opinion polls.

June 24, 2010

780 years ago
1230

War
The Siege of Jaén began, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista.

670 years ago
1340

War
In the Battle of Sluys in the Hundred Years' War, the French fleet was almost completely destroyed by the English Fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.

160 years ago
1850

Born on this date
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener. U.K. military officer and politician. Lord Kitchener was a Field Marshal in the British Army who gained fame for leading his troops to victory in the Battle of Omdurman in Sudan in 1898. He served with distinction in the Boer War (1900-1902) and was Commander-in-Chief of British forces in India from 1902-1909. Lord Kitchener was named Secretary of State for War in the cabinet of Prime Minister Herbert Asquith when the Great War began in 1914, and was on his way to Russia aboard the HMS Hampshire when it hit a German mine off Scotland's Orkney Islands and sank on June 5, 1916, killing more than 600 people, including Lord Kitchener, who was 19 days short of his 66th birthday.

130 years ago
1880

Born on this date
João Cândido Felisberto. Brazilian sailor. Mr. Felisberto joined the Brazilian Navy in 1894 at the age of 13. As a Negro, he suffered discrimination at the hands of white officers. Mr. Felisberto was among a party of Brazilian sailors sent to Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England in 1909 to help with construction of the Brazilian dreadnought Minas Geraes. When he saw how much better conditions were for British sailors than Brazilian sailors, he led the mutiny in November 1910 known as Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash). Mr. Felisberto spent some time in prison, and worked in menial jobs after his release. He died on December 6, 1969 at the age of 89.

Canadiana
Calixa Lavallée first conducted his O Canada, called le Chant nationale, at a St-Jean Baptiste Day banquet at the Skaters' Pavilion in Quebec City attended by Governor General, Lord Lorne and Princess Louise. Three massed bands played the song; the lyrics, by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier, were, at the time, only in French.

Politics and government
The U.S. Democratic National Convention concluded at the Music Hall in Cincinnati after the nomination of General Winfield Hancock of Pennsylvania as the party's 1880 U.S. presidential candidate on the second ballot, with businessman and former U.S. Representative William English (Indiana) as the party's vice presidential candidate.

120 years ago
1890

Scandal
Major General Frederick Dobson Middleton was forced to resign his Canadian Militia post after a House of Commons committee criticized him for “unwarrantable and illegal" misappropriation of furs from Métis Charles Bremner during the 1885 resistance.

Baseball
The Chicago Pirates scored 13 runs in the 4th inning and whipped the Brooklyn Wonders 22-3 in a Players League game in Chicago.

100 years ago
1910

Golf
James Braid shot 76 in the final round to win the British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland with a total score of 299, 4 strokes ahead of Sandy Herd. It was the fifth British Open title for Mr. Braid. First prize money was £50.

80 years ago
1930

Baseball
Pinch hitter Bill Sweeney's 2-run home run climaxed a 4-run 6th inning for the Boston Red Sox as they overcame a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 5,000 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Hod Lisenbee (2-5) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory, allowing no earned runs, while losing pitcher George Uhle (6-7) allowed 9 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game, while hitting a 3-run home run in a 4-run 2nd inning. The Tigers scored 2 runs in the top of the 10th to break a 6-6 tie and held on for an 8-7 win in the second game. Boston scored a run in the bottom of the 10th and had the potential tying run at second base with 2 out, but Tom Oliver flied out to center field to end the game. Losing pitcher Frank Mulroney (0-1) allowed 3 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 2 innings, striking out 1 batter and walking none in his second and last major league game.

70 years ago
1940

War
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King told Parliament that "The government I lead will not bring in measures for conscription of Canadians for service overseas." French delegates signed a separate peace treaty with Italy. In London, French General Charles de Gaulle claimed that the French empire would continue to fight against the Axis. Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company, took place. French authorities turned over French-held territory in Shanghai to the Japanese. Japanese naval ships entered Haiphong harbour to observe ships suspected of carrying supplies destined for Nationalist Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek.

Politics and government
King Farouk of Egypt conferred with representatives of all the country's political factions in an effort to form a new cabinet.

Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen gave the keynote address at the opening session of the Republican National Convention at Philadelphia Convention Hall. The party's platform committee adopted the position that the United States should avoid war.

Economics and finance
Canadian Minister of Munitions and Supply C. D. Howe set up the Wartime Industries Control Board.

Canadian Finance Minister J. L. Ralston noted that the $700-million war appropriation may be inadequate, since "events are moving with lighting speed;" his budget imposed a 10% war exchange tax on "non-empire" imports.

Guaranty Trust Company of New York predicted that the U.S. dollar would replace the British pound as the chief international currency.

Journalism
The government of Panama instituted tighter regulation of radio broadcasting in order to curtail the dissemination of false information.

Tennis
At the U.S. Clay Court Championships in Chicago, Don McNeill won the men's title and Alice Marble won the women's title.

60 years ago
1950

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Music! Music! Music!--Donald Peers; Freddy Martin and his Orchestra; Teresa Brewer

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): "The Third Man" Theme--Anton Karas (Best Seller--9th week at #1); I Wanna Be Loved--The Andrews Sisters (Disc Jockey--1st week at #1); "The Third Man" Theme--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (Jukebox--8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 "The Third Man" Theme--Anton Karas (10th week at #1)
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
2 Bewitched--Bill Snyder and his Orchestra
--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Doris Day
--Larry Green and his Orchestra
--Jan August & Jerry Murad’s Harmonicats
3 My Foolish Heart--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Billy Eckstine
--Mindy Carson
4 Sentimental Me--The Ames Brothers
--Russ Morgan and his Orchestra
--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
5 Hoop-Dee-Doo--Perry Como
--Kay Starr
--Doris Day
6 It Isn’t Fair--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
7 The Old Piano Roll Blues--Hoagy Carmichael and Cass Daley
--Lawrence "Piano Roll" Cook
8 I Wanna Be Loved--The Andrews Sisters
--Billy Eckstine
9 Roses--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
10 Daddy’s Little Girl--The Mills Brothers
--Dick Todd

Singles entering the chart were Play a Simple Melody by Jo Stafford (#37); I Still Get a Thrill, with versions by Tony Martin; and Dick Haymes (#39); and Blind Date by Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope (#40).

On the radio
Dimension X, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Destination Moon

This was an adaptation of the screenplay from the movie, which opened in theatres three days later. The broadcast was interrupted by a bulletin announcing the invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops.

At the movies
Bitter Springs, directed by Ralph Smart, and starring Tommy Trinder and Chips Rafferty, received its premiere screening in Adelaide, Australia.



War
Communist Chinese Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong) said that an army demobilization plan approved by his government would not alter his intention to "liberate" Tibet and Taiwan and stamp out Nationalist guerrillas on the mainland.

Politics and government
French Prime Minister Georges Bidault's cabinet, France's seventh since 1947, fell when it lost a vote of non-confidence in the National Assembly over Socialist demands that civil servants receive a wage increase.

Society
The Group Areas Act was passed in South Africa, formally segregating races.

Transportation
Friendship International Airport opened in Baltimore.

Disasters
America's worst air disaster to date occurred when a Northwest Airlines DC-4 exploded in a storm over Lake Michigan, killing 58 people.

Baseball
Jackie Robinson, Carl Furillo, and Roy Campanella each had 4 hits for the Brooklyn Dodgers as they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 21-12 before 22,010 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The game was suspended because of a midnight curfew with the Dodgers leading 19-12 with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning, and was resumed on August 1.

Wes Westrum hit 3 home runs and a triple, drove in 4 runs, and scored 5 as the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 12-2 before 10,434 fans at the Polo grounds in New York. Hank Thompson, Alvin Dark, Whitey Lockman, and Monte Irvin also homered for the Giants. Sheldon Jones (6-6) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory. Jim Bolger played the 8th inning in left field for the Reds, with no fielding chances in his first major league game.

Johnny Lindell hit a solo home run with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning to break a 6-6 tie as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 7-6 before 20,826 fans at Braves Field. The Cardinals took an early 5-0 lead wit 5 runs in the 3rd.

Bobby Avila led off the bottom of the 8th inning with his first major league home run to break a 5-5 tie as the Cleveland Indians edged the Washington Nationals 6-5 before 12,219 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Washington starting pitcher Sid Hudson batted 3 for 3 with a run and a run batted in.

Billy Goodman hit a grand slam and Ted Williams, Bobby Doerr, and Vern Stephens also hit home runs for the Boston Red Sox as they beat the St. Louis Browns 12-3 before 2,486 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Ellis Kinder (5-7) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (9th week at #1)

Baseball
Willie Mays had 2 home runs and a single, 3 runs, 3 runs batted in, a steal of home plate, and 10 putouts as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 before 19,458 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Whitey Lockman entered the game as a pinch runner for the Reds in the 9th inning and scored in the 1,666th and last game of his 15-year major league career.

Wally Moon led off the 10th inning with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Don Demeter to break a 3-3 tie, and a pair of errors by Eddie Mathews led to another run as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Braves 5-3 before 30,253 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Sandy Koufax started on the mound for Los Angeles but allowed 3 hits and 3 earned runs in 1+ innings, with 3 bases on balls and a wild pitch. He was relieved by Ed Roebuck (5-1), who allowed 4 hits and no runs in 9 innings to get the win.

The Baltimore Orioles scored a single run in each of the last 6 innings as they came back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat the Kansas City Athletics 6-5 before 16,623 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Sawai Man Singh II, 57. Maharaja of Jaipur, 1922-1949. Man Singh II, born Mor Mukut Singh, was adopted into the house of Jaipur by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II, and acceded to the throne upon his death. Maharaja Man Singh II modernized Jaipur, and was reluctant to accede Jaipur to the Dominion of India upon Indian independence in 1947. He signed an Instrument of Accession in 1949, and held the administrative title Rajpramukh of Rajasthan (1949-1956), while retaining his former title of Maharaja. The title of Rajpramukh was abolished when the Indian states were further reorganized in 1956; by that time, Man Singh II, once reputed to be among the world’s richest men, announced that he was "down to his last four elephants." Man Singh II was elected to the Rajya Sabha--the Upper House of the Indian Parliament--in 1962, but he resigned midway through his six-year term in 1965 to accept an appointment as Indian Ambassador to Spain. Maharaja Man Singh II died in Cirencester, England after suffering an accident while playing polo.

War
Israel and Egypt began fighting what was described as the biggest battle in the Middle East since the Six-Day War in 1967.

The United States Senate voted to repeal the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which had been passed in 1964 with only two dissenting votes and had been used as justification by President Lyndon Johnson for escalating the Vietnam War. The move to repeal it was backed by the current administration of President Richard Nixon, which said that it did not need the resolution to justify current American military involvement in Vietnam.

Baseball
Johnny Bench and Lee May hit consecutive home runs off Juan Marichal to begin the 8th inning, enabling the Cincinnati Reds to defeat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 before 28,027 fans in the last major league game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.





Tommie Agee batted 3 for 5 with a double, triple, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in, while Cleon Jones drove in 4 runs to help the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 35,071 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Tom Seaver (11-5) pitched a 7-hit complete game, with 11 strikeouts, but surrendered a 3-run home run to pinch hitter Ernie Banks with 1 out in the 9th. Hank Aguirre, the second of three Chicago pitchers, faced 3 batters to begin the 8th: he walked Ken Boswell, hit Wayne Garrett, and made an error on Jerry Grote's sacrifice bunt, resulting in 3 unearned runs in the 447th and last game of his 16-year major league career. Nolan Ryan (5-5) allowed just 1 hit in 7 innings--Don Kessinger's single leading off the game--to get the win as the Mets won the second game 6-1 to complete the sweep. The only other Chicago hit was when Ernie Banks singled as a pinch hitter against Tug McGraw with 1 out in the 8th. Ken Singleton made his major league debut in right field for New York, batting 0 for 4 and making 4 putouts.

The Montreal Expos scored 6 runs in the 5th inning and 2 in the 9th as they shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 8-0 before 6,869 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Carl Morton (7-5) pitched a 3-hitter, while Chris Short (4-8) took the loss.

Gene Alley led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a single and scored on a 1-out single by Al Oliver to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, coming back from a 3-0 deficit before 8,095 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

Joe Moeller (3-3) pitched a 6-hitter for his only major league shutout and singled in a run and scored as part of a 5-run 9th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Atlanta Braves 7-0 before 12,667 fans at Atlanta Stadium.

Bobby Murcer tied Lou Gehrig’s team record with 4 consecutive home runs for the New York Yankees as they split a doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians before 31,925 fans at Yankee Stadium. The Indians won the first game 7-2 behind the pitching of Sam McDowell. Mr. Murcer hit a home run in the 9th inning of the first game, then hit a home run his first time at bat in the second game. He drew a base on balls his next time up, then followed with 2 more home runs, the second of which began a 2-run 8th inning as the Yankees won 5-4. Cleveland first baseman Tony Horton literally crawled back to the dugout after hitting foul popups on two of Steve Hamilton’s "folly floater" pitches, with New York catcher Thurman Munson catching the second for an out. In the top of the 5th inning of the second game, Cleveland left fielder Vada Pinson punched New York pitcher Stan Bahnsen after Mr. Bahnsen tagged him high on a play at home plate. Mr. Bahnsen then threw the ball at Mr. Pinson, the benches emptied, and Mr. Pinson was ejected. In the bottom of the inning, Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse suffered a burned instep when a firecracker thrown from the stands landed at his feet.



Dick Schofield's 3-run triple was the big blow of a 5-run 7th inning for the Boston Red Sox as they came back from a 5-1 deficit to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 before 25,003 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Mike Derrick popped out as a pinch hitter for the Red Sox in the 5th inning in his 24th and last major league game.

Dick McAuliffe doubled with 1 out in the top of the 10th inning and scored on a single by Mickey Stanley to break a 2-2 tie as the Detroit Tigers edged the Washington Senators 3-2 before 12,240 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. Frank Howard and Aurelio Rodriguez hit solo home runs for the Senators.

Cesar Tovar was hit by a pitch with 1 out in the top of the 8th inning, stole second base, and scored on a single by Tony Oliva to break a 2-2 tie as the Minnesota Twins edged the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 before 12,041 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Dave Boswell (3-6) allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings, outduelling Marty Pattin (4-6), who allowed 6 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game.

Tom Murphy (7-6) pitched a 3-hitter and singled and scored the winning run in the 7th inning, outduelling Joe Horlen (6-8) as the California Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 38,956 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Mel Queen (1-2) and Eddie Fisher combined to pitch a 2-hitter for the Angels as they won the second game 2-1 to complete the sweep. Barry Moore (3-7) allowed 6 hits and 2 earned runs in 6 innings to take the loss.

30 years ago
1980

Died on this date
V. V. Giri, 85. 4th President of India, 1969-1974; 3rd Vice President of India, 1967-1969. Varahagiri Venkata Giri, a member of the Indian National Congress Party and later an independent politician, was a labour lawyer before entering politics. He was Minister of Labour and Industry for Madras Presidency (1946-1947) and Governor of the states of Uttar Pradesh (1956-1960); Kerala (1960-1965); and Mysore (1965-1967). Mr. Giri became acting President upon the death of Zakir Hussain on May 3, 1969, but resigned on July 20 in order to contest the election. He was elected, and served one term. Mr. Giri died of a heart attack.

Canadiana
The new provincial flag of Newfoundland was raised for the first time, in St. John's on Discovery Day.

War
A Thai spotter plane and a helicopter were shot down by Vietnamese anti-aircraft fire coming from inside Cambodia. The Vietnamese were forced to withdraw from two Thai villages and two large refugee camps by the Thai bombing. Thai formally protested the attack on their country to Vietnam, citing Vietnam’s repeated pledges not to violate Thai territory.

Economics and finance
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index had risen by just 0.9% in May, the same as in April. The figure put the projected annual inflation rate based on the last two months at about 11%, compared with an 18.1% rate in the first three months of 1980.

25 years ago
1985

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (2-1) 22 @ Ottawa (1-2) 23
Winnipeg (1-2) 22 @ Edmonton (0-3) 7

The Eskimos’ loss to the Blue Bombers on a dreary night at Commonwealth Stadium was the last game for both Dave Cutler and Tom Scott. Mr. Cutler hit the upright on his only field goal attempt, and Mr. Scott didn’t catch a pass, as he saw only brief action in the fourth quarter. Mr. Cutler was the CFL’s career leader in points, field goals, and converts, while Mr. Scott was the career leader in pass receiving yardage and was just one behind the record for career pass receptions. Both players ended up in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, as well as the Edmonton Eskimos’ Wall of Honour.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Eagle Rock--Daddy Cool

#1 single in Switzerland: Black Velvet--Alannah Myles (4th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen (4th week at #1)
2 I Can't Stand It!--Twenty 4 Seven featuring Capt. Hollywood
3 Hey, Wickie--Der Schreckliche Sven & die tollkühnen Plattenreiter
4 Insieme: 1992--Toto Cutugno
5 Black Velvet--Alannah Myles
6 Infinity (1990's...Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh
7 Hier kommt Kurt--Frank Zander
8 Ding Dong--Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
9 Verdammt - ich lieb' dich--Matthias Reim
10 Miles Away--Thomas Forstner

Singles entering the chart were I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by the Chimes (#20); Ooops Up by Snap! (#24); Better the Devil You Know by Kylie Minogue (#27); and Club at the End of the Street by Elton John (#30).

Died on this date
Germán Suárez Flamerich, 83. President of Venezuela, 1950-1952. Professor Suárez was a law professor who served as legal adviser to the military junta that governed Venezuela following the coup that deposed President Rómulo Gallegos in 1948. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1949-1950) and Ambassador to Peru (1950), and was named to succeed the assassinated Carlos Delgado Chalbaud as President, although the real power was in the hands of Defense Minister Marcos Pérez Jiménez. Prof. Suárez spent many years in exile afterward, and eventually resumed the practice of law.

Politics and government
The day after the deadline for approval of the Meech Lake constitutional accord had passed without its ratification, Canadian Prime Minister Mulroney said that there would be no more conferences on Canadian unity without Quebec participation. Jean Chretien, who had been elected leader of the opposition Liberal Party of Canada the previous day, said that he favoured a two-year cooling-off period before attempting a resumption of constitutional discussions.

Protest
Sodomites in the audience disrupted an address by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis Sullivan to the 6th annual International AIDS Conference in San Francisco.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (1-0) 41 Saskatchewan (0-1) 40 @ Saskatoon

Baseball
The Kansas City Royals amassed 23 hits in beating the Minnesota Twins 11-2 before 39,566 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Kansas City left fielder Jim Eisenreich batted 5 for 5.

Andres Thomas hit a home run off Rick Luecken leading off the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Atlanta Braves an 11-10 win over the San Diego Padres before 16,298 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
David Tomlinson, 83. U.K. actor. Mr. Tomlinson appeared in plays, films, and television programs for more than 40 years, but was best known for his roles in the Walt Disney comedy films Mary Poppins (1964); The Love Bug (1969); and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He died after suffering a stroke.

Politics and government
In the first ballot of the contest for the leadership of the opposition Canadian Alliance party, Alberta provincial treasurer Stockwell Day took the lead over incumbent Reform Party leader. Mr. Manning was the driving force behind the creation of the Canadian Alliance, merging the Reform Party with other alleged conservatives.

Baseball
Jim Thome batted 2 for 3 with a double, triple, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 before 43,081 fans in the first of 2 games at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Bartolo Colon (7-4) allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 6.1 innings to get the win. Bobby Higginson hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 runs to help the Tigers come back from a 7-0 deficit to win the second game 14-8 before 43,083 fans. Mark Johnson started on the mound for Detroit in the second game, allowing 4 his and 6 runs--all earned--in 2+ innings, striking out 1 batter and walking 2 in his ninth and last major league game.

Barry Larkin batted 5 for 5 with 2 home runs, 4 runs, and 4 runs batted in to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 11-5 before 43,033 fans at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati.

Doug Mirabelli batted 5 for 6 with a home run, 3 doubles, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 13-4 before 42,708 fans at Enron Field in Houston.

Mark McGwire hit his 28th home run of the season and 550th of his major league career as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 before 47,071 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

June 23, 2010

730 years ago
1280

War
Muslim forces of the Emirate of Granada commanded by Sultan Muhammad II defeated Christian forces of the Kingdom of Castile and Kingdom of Leon in the Battle of Moclin in Granada.

250 years ago
1760

War
An Austrian army of 28,000 men commanded by General Ernst Gideon von Laudon defeated a 12,000-man Prussian army commanded by General Heinrich August de la Motte Fouqué in the Battle of Landeshut in Silesia.

230 years ago
1780

War
The Continental Army defeated British and Hessian troops in the Battle of Springfield, effectively ending British ambitions in New Jersey.

200 years
1810

Business
John Jacob Astor signed a provisional agreement for the Pacific Fur Company with his Canadian partners, Alexander McKay, Duncan McDougall, and Donald Mackenzie; Mr. Astor took half the stock and provided all of the capital for the enterprise. They agreed to venture to the Columbia River, either overland or by ship, to trade furs.

150 years ago
1860

Politics and government
The United States Congress established the Government Printing Office.

The second U.S. Democratic National Convention of 1860 concluded at the Front Street Theater in Baltimore with the nomination of U.S. Senator Stephen Douglas (Illinois) on the second ballot as the party's 1860 U.S. presidential candidate and former Georgia Governor Herschel Johnson as the vice presidential candidate. Southern delegates who had walked out of the convention and staged an alternate convention at the Maryland Institute nominated U.S. Vice President John C. Breckinridge (Kentucky) as their presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Joe Lane (Oregon) as the vice presidential candidate.

140 years ago
1870

Canadiana
An Imperial Order-in-Council in London made Manitoba a province and transferred Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territory to Canada, to take effect July 15, 1870. Louis Riel and his Métis provisional government formally accepted the Manitoba Act.

Transportation
The Liverpool & Mississippi Steamship Co., better known as the Dominion Line, was founded in Liverpool.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Blanche Noyes. U.S. aviatrix. Mrs. Noyes began flying in 1929, and was one of the first ten women to receive a transport pilot's license. She was co-pilot to Louise Thaden as they won the Bendix Trophy Race in 1936, the first year in which women were allowed to compete against men. Mrs. Noyes joined the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce in 1936, and for many years was the only woman allowed to fly a U.S. government aircraft. She was the first woman awarded a gold medal by the Commerce Department, for 35 years of government service improving air safety. Mrs. Noyes was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1970, and died on October 6, 1981 at the age of 81.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Lawson Little. U.S. golfer. Mr. Little won the U.S. Amateur and British Amateur championships in 1934 and 1935, when they were both major tournaments, and remains the only player to have won both titles in the same year more than once. He turned professional in 1936, and won nine professional tournaments, including the U.S. Open in 1940. Mr. Lawson carried as many as 26 clubs in his bag, prompting the United States Golf Association to introduce the 14-club limit in 1938. He died on February 1, 1968 at the age of 57, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1980.

Jean Anouilh. French playwright. Mr. Anouilh's best-known works included Antigone (1944) and Becket (1959). He died on October 3, 1987 at the age of 77.

Gordon B. Hinckley. U.S. religious leader. Mr. Hinckley, a career official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served as the Mormon Church's President from 1995 until his death, by which time he was the oldest President in the church's history. During Mr. Hinckley's presidency, the number of Mormon temples worldwide increased from 47 to 124. He died on January 27, 2008 at the age of 97, and was succeeded in office by Thomas Monson.

Religion
The Home Base of Missions was the theme of the presentation on the final day of the World Missionary Conference in the Assembly Hall at United Free Church of Scotland in Edinburgh.

80 years ago
1930

Boxing
Primo Carnera (34-2) defeated George Godfrey (68-16-1) in a heavyweight bout before 40,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia when Mr. Godfrey was disqualified at 1:13 of the 5th round because of a low blow. Mr. Carnera writhed around on the floor for several minutes before being carried out of the ring. Many observers believed the fight to be fixed; the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission reduced Mr. Godfrey's share of the purse from $10,000 to $5,000, and revoked his license to box in the state.



Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers made 10 straight hits and 8 runs after 2 were out in the 6th inning on their way to a 19-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The 6th-inning rally included a 3-run inside the park home run by Wally Gilbert. Howdy Groskloss made his major league debut with the Pirates, grounding out as a pinch hitter in the 6th and remaining in the game at shortstop, batting 1 for 2 with a run batted in, making an error in his only fielding chance.

Hack Wilson hit for the cycle and added another single, driving in 6 runs, as the Chicago Cubs whipped the Philadelphia Phillies 21-8 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Winning pitcher Guy Bush (6-2) had a triple and 2 singles.

Hank Johnson (4-4) pitched a 4-hitter and batted 2 for 5 with a run and 3 runs batted in as the New York Yankees routed the St. Louis Browns 15-0 before 12,000 fans in the first of 2 games at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth hit his 24th home run of the season. Ski Melillo's 3-run homer was the big blow of a 4-run 1st inning to help the Browns win the second game 10-6. Rip Collins (5-2) pitched a 10-hit complete game, allowing 5 earned runs in getting the win, while losing pitcher Lefty Gomez (2-5) allowed 5 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 1+ innings.

Max Bishop doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning and scored on a single by Mule Haas to break a 1-1 tie as the Philadelphia Athletics edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Lefty Grove (10-2) pitched a 5-hitter, with 11 strikeouts, to outduel Red Faber (1-9), who pitched an 8-hit complete game. In the second game, Al Simmons batted 5 for 5 with 2 home runs, a double, 5 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Athletics win 17-9 to complete the sweep. Chicago left fielder Smead Jolley was 3 for 6 with 2 homers, a double, and 6 RBIs.

75 years ago
1935

Baseball
Dizzy Dean pitched an 8-hit complete game and batted 3 for 5 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in as the St. Louis Cardinals routed the Brooklyn Dodgers 16-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 20,000 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Danny Taylor drove in 3 runs with a double and a 2-run home run as the Dodgers won the second game 10-6. Dazzy Vance picked up his 197th and last career major league win, allowing 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings in relief of starting pitcher Les Munns.

The Washington Nationals drew 11 bases on balls as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-7 at Navin Field in Detroit. Hank Greenberg hit a grand slam in the 9th inning for the Tigers.

The Philadelphia Athletics swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Browns 11-7 and 13-3 before 7,500 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Heinie Mueller came to bat as a pinch hitter in the 7th inning of the second game and grounded into a force play, marking the end of his 11-year major league career.

Former Sing Sing inmate Alabama Pitts made his International League debut with the Albany Senators in a doubleheader against the Syracuse Chiefs. He made 2 hits and 2 spectacular catches in center field in the first game, and went hitless in the second game. Albany manager Johnny Evers said, "I tell you he's a sure shot for the big leagues."

70 years ago
1940

War
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler paid his only visit to Paris in now Nazi-occupied France. At the Villa Incisa near Rome, French delegates considered Italy's peace proposals.

Diplomacy
The United Kingdom withdrew recognition of the French government led by Prime Minister Philippe Petain.

Politics and government
The Egyptian cabinet of Prime Minister Aly Maher Pasha submitted its recognition to King Farouk.

Exploration
Henry Larsen left Vancouver, British Columbia on the fortified Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner St. Roch bound for Halifax via the Northwest Passage.

Baseball
56,659 were in attendance at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland to see the Indians and Boston Red Sox split a doubleheader. The Indians won the opener 4-1, aided by an inside-the-park home run when Boston outfielders Ted Williams and Doc Cramer collided going after the ball, and Mr. Williams was knocked unconscious. Jim Tabor hit 2 solo home runs in the second game to give the Red Sox a 2-0 win.

The Washington Nationals overcame an early 4-0 deficit to defeat the St. Louis Browns 12-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 4,447 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. The Browns won the second game 3-2, with the game being called after 6 1/2 innings.

Johnny Rizzo hit a home run in each game, but his Philadelphia Phillies still lost a doubleheader 3-2 and 7-2 to the Chicago Cubs before 12,201 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat the New York Giants 7-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 52,657 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Junior Thompson pitched a 3-hit shutout as the Reds won 2-0 in the second game to complete the sweep.

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 24,239 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The Pirates made 5 errors in the second game, which was called because of darkness after 13 innings with the score tied 4-4.

The Boston Bees made 12 hits in each game as they swept a doubleheader from the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 and 10-5 before 10,342 fans at National League Park in Boston.

60 years ago
1950

Diplomacy
East Germany renounced all claims to the Czech Sudetenland and accepted the expulsion of two million Sudeten Germans from Czechoslovakia.

Academia
The University of California Board of Regents voted to fire 157 staff members, 100 of them teachers, for refusing to sign statements that they were not Communists.

Economics and finance
The U.S. State Department announced the cancellation of a seven-year U.S.-Mexican trade agreement. Both countries would increase duties on each other's imports.

Baseball
Joe McCarthy, in his 24th season as a major league manager, resigned as manager of the Boston Red Sox and was replaced by Steve O’Neill. Mr. McCarthy managed the New York Yankees to World Series wins in 1932; 1936-1939; 1941; and 1943. His lifetime winning percentage of .615 stands as the major league career record. At the time of his resignation from the Red Sox, Boston had a record of 31-28 and were in fourth place in the American League. Mr. O’Neill had piloted the Detroit Tigers to a World Series win in 1945.

The New York Yankees hit 6 home runs and the Detroit Tigers hit 5 as the Tigers won 10-9 before 51,400 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Dizzy Trout, Jerry Priddy, Vic Wertz, and Hoot Evers all homered for the Tigers in the 4th inning. Mr. Trout’s home run, off Tommy Byrne, was his second career grand slam. Mr. Evers hit another home run--a 2-run inside-the-park blow--in the 9th inning to win the game. Hank Bauer hit 2 home runs for the Yankees, while Joe DiMaggio, Jerry Coleman, Yogi Berra, and Tommy Henrich (as a pinch hitter) also homered. It was the first time in major league history that 9 different players had hit home runs in the same game.

Luke Easter hit 2 home runs for the second straight game, driving in 6 runs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 13-4 win over the Washington Nationals before 26,627 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Al Rosen batted 3 for 3 with a double, triple, and 3 RBIS, while Bob Lemon (9-4) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory and batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls, sacrifice, double, and 2 runs.

The Boston Red Sox scored 4 runs in the 8th inning and 2 in the 9th as they came back from a 9-6 deficit to beat the St. Louis Browns 12-9 before 5,415 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Boston third baseman Billy Goodman batted 4 for 6 with 2 runs and 2 runs batted in, while St. Louis first baseman Don Lenhardt was 3 for 4 with a double, run, and 4 RBIs.

Sam Jethroe hit an infield single with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning and Earl Torgeson followed with a home run to give the Boston Braves a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals before 30,720 fans at Braves Field. The Cardinals had scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th to take a 3-2 lead. Warren Spahn (9-7) pitched a 6-hit complete game to outduel Red Munger (3-4), who allowed 5 hits in a complete game.

The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 8 runs in the 7th inning of a 15-3 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates before 25,519 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Brooklyn right fielder Carl Furillo batted 4 for 5 with a home run, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in, while center fielder Duke Snider was 2 for 5 with a homer, 2 runs, and 4 RBIs. Bud Podbielan (5-2) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory.

The University of Texas Longhorns won their second straight NCAA championship.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Marina--Rocco Granata and the International Quintet (15th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Three Steps to Heaven--Eddie Cochran

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Sherry Holden-Hernblad!

Brent Murphy. U.S. body builder and football player. Mr. Murphy, who played high school football only as a backup, became a boxer and body builder, winning the Mr. Golden World competition in 1983 and placing 6th in the Mr. USA competition. He tried out with the San Francisco 49ers in 1984, and was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in 1985. Mr. Murphy played the first 6 games of the season as a defensive lineman, and recorded his first quarterback sack in game 5. He was improving as the season went along but tore up a knee in game 6 and was out for the rest of the season. Mr. Murphy didn’t report for training camp in 1986, and the Eskimos never heard from him. In late October his father contacted the Eskimos to let them know that his son had died on October 17 after he collapsed at a convenience store; he had seemed agitated and had caused a disturbance in the store. It turned out that Mr. Murphy was using cocaine, and had missed the Eskimos’ training camp because he was in hospital suffering from heart problems brought on by steroid use. On a local Edmonton television pre-season phone-in show in 1985, Mr. Murphy had warned against steroid use when a caller brought up the subject. I met Brent Murphy a couple of times and thought he was a nice guy--but obviously one with terrible judgement.

Society
The United States Food and Drug Administration declared Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Pretty Belinda--Chris Andrews (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): El Cóndor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel

Died on this date
Roscoe Turner, 74. U.S. aviator. Mr. Turner served with the United States Army during World War I, but didn't begin flying until after the war. He won numerous trophies in the 1930s, including the Bendix Trophy (1933) and Thompson Trophy (1934, 1938, 1939). Mr. Turner was perhaps best known for flying on behalf of Gilmore Oil Company in the early 1930s, accompanied by a cub named Gilmore. When Gilmore grew big to fly in the mid-'30s, Mr. Turner placed him with the World Jungle Compound in California, paying for his food and visiting him whenever possible. Mr. Turner operated Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation (RTAC) in the 1940s, but his ideas for air defense were repeatedly rejected by the U.S. government. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1952, and was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1975.

War
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir rejected any proposal for a temporary cease-fire with Egypt.

Crime
U.S. Army charges against Brigadier General George Young and Major Robert McKnight were dropped for lack of evidence. Investigators had accused the two officers of helping to cover up reports of the 1968 My Lai massacre of civilians in South Vietnam.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Turning Japanese--The Vapors

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Dancing All Night--Monta & Brothers (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Der Nippel--Mike Krüger (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Sanjay Gandhi, 33. Indian politician. Mr. Gandhi, the youngest son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and grandson of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was a member of the Indian National Congress Party. When Mrs. Gandi declared a state of national emergency in 1975, Sanjay acted as an adviser to his mother; detractors argued that he controlled his mother and actually ran India, despite holding no office. One of the programs that Mr. Gandhi was prominent in supporting was forced sterilization, in order to appease the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. He was defeated in the Uttar Pradesh constituency of Amethi in the 1977 general election, but won the riding in the general election in January 1980, and was appointed secretary general of the Congress Party in May. Mr. Gandhi was a novice pilot, but was known for reckless maneuvers beyond his level of ability. He was flying a new plane near Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi when he lost control and crashed, instantly killing himself and his only passenger, Captain Subhash Saxena.

War
Vietnamese troops in Cambodia crossed the border into Thailand and began two days of fighting with Thai troops. The attack occurred near the Thai village of Non Mak Mun in an area that served as a temporary home for 200,000 Cambodian refugees loosely controlled by anti-Communist Cambodian guerrillas. The Vietnamese attack, which penetrated at least a mile into Thailand, was reportedly made in order to halt the repatriation of Cambodian refugees, many of whom joined the fight against the Vietnamese army when they returned. Vietnamese troops were supported by tanks and artillery, while Thai forces used helicopter gunships and bombers.

Diplomacy
The two-day summit of the leaders of the seven largest non-Communist industrial countries concluded in Venice. The final declaration vowed that the participants would switch from oil to alternative fuels by 1990. "We must break the existing link between economic growth and consumption of oil and we mean to do so in this decade, " said the document. The leaders said that the supply of these alternatives to oil would be increased by the equivalent of 15 million-20 million barrels of oil per day by 1990.

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): That Ole Devil Called Love--Alison Moyet (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Éthiopie--Chanteurs sans Frontières (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: 19--Paul Hardcastle (2nd week at #1)

Terrorism
A bomb planted aboard an Air India jet flying from Toronto to London, England exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Un' Estate Italiana--Edoardo Bennato; Gianna Nannini (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Infinity (1990's... Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): What's a Woman?--Vaya Con Dios (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Maldòn--Zouk Machine

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Sacrifice/Healing Hands--Elton John

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 What's a Woman?--Vaya Con Dios
2 Still Got the Blues (For You)--Gary Moore
3 Paint it Black--The Rolling Stones
4 Saxuality--Candy Dulfer
5 At this Moment/Emozioni--Marco Borsato
6 I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen
7 Se Bastasse Una Canzone--Eros Ramazzotti
8 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
9 Dirty Cash--Adventures of Stevie V
10 Caruso-Luciano Pavarotti

Singles entering the chart were The Future by Prince (#21); I'm in the Mood by John Lee Hooker with Bonnie Raitt (#27); I Wanna Be by Loïs Lane (#29); Tomorrow (A Better You, a Better Me) by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell (#34); Rub You the Right Way by Johnny Gill (#36); and Rhythm of Life by Oleta Adams (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette (2nd week at #1)
2 Step by Step--New Kids on the Block
3 Poison--Bell Biv DeVoe
4 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
5 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
6 Vogue--Madonna
7 Ready Or Not--After 7
8 Hold On--En Vogue
9 U Can't Touch This--M.C. Hammer
10 I'll Be Your Shelter--Taylor Dayne

Singles entering the chart were Across the River by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (#63); I Didn't Want to Need You by Heart (#67); The Girl I Used to Know by Brother Beyond (#69); Epic by Faith No More (#71); The Other Side by Aerosmith (#74); We're All in the Same Gang by the West Coast Rap All-Stars (#80); Talk to Me by Anita Baker (#86); The Emperor's New Clothes by Sinead O'Connor (#94); and What are You Doing with a Fool Like Me by Joe Cocker (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Step By Step--New Kids on the Block
2 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
3 Poison--Bell Biv DeVoe
4 U Can’t Touch This--M.C. Hammer
5 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
6 Ready Or Not--After 7
7 Vogue--Madonna
8 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
9 Hold On--En Vogue
10 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart

Singles entering the chart were Hanky Panky by Madonna (#54); I Didn't Want to Need You by Heart (#59); Across the River by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (#63); The Other Side by Aerosmith (#65); The Emperor's New Clothes by Sinead O'Connor (#71); The Right Combination by Seiko and Donnie Wahlberg (#80); Don't You Love Me by the 49ers (#82); and Chain of Fools by Little Caesar (#84).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Vogue--Madonna (2nd week at #1)
2 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
3 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
4 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
5 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
6 Baby It's Tonight--Jude Cole
7 Alright--Janet Jackson
8 Dangerous Times--Sue Medley
9 Children of the Night--Richard Marx
10 Cradle of Love--Billy Idol

Singles entering the chart were Across the River by Bruce Hornsby and the Range (#51); The Other Kind by Steve Earle (#67); Bang! (Starting Over) by Corey Hart (#76); Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) by Motley Crue (#80); Live it Up by Crosby, Stills & Nash (#81); All We Are by Kim Mitchell (#84); The Storm by Helix (#86); Holy Water by Bad Company (#87); Give it Up by Hothouse Flowers (#91); Knocked Out by Paula Abdul (#92); and The Other Side by Aerosmith (#99).

Politics and government
At the leadership convention of the Liberal Party of Canada in Calgary, Jean Chretien defeated Paul Martin, Jr. 2662 (57%)-1176 (25%) on the first ballot to become the new leader of the party. Sheila Copps was third with 11% of the vote. The vote took place one day after the collapse of the Meech Lake constitutional accord, and Mr. Chretien appealed to Quebecers not to lose faith in the Canadian federation. Then, directing his remarks to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Mr. Chretien said, "the Prime Minister must look himself in the mirror and ask if he has the moral authority to govern this country." After Mr. Chretien’s victory was announced, Quebec members of parliament Jean Lapierre and Gilles Rocheleau stormed out of the hall. They subsequently left the Liberal caucus to sit as independents because of Mr. Chretien’s lack of support for the Meech Lake accord.

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, in a nationally-televised address, said that Canadian unity would prevail despite the collapse of the Meech Lake accord: "Canadians have always overcome challenges to our unity and we shall do so again." He urged Canadians to "mend the divisions and heal the wounds" caused by the failure of the accord. Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa announced that he was willing to consider all possible options for Quebec, and that Quebec would not participate in any future first ministers’ conferences.

Health
A report at the 6th International AIDS Conference in San Francisco stated that 30 possible vaccines were being tested around the world.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Bob Tillman, 63. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Tillman was a catcher with the Boston Red Sox (1962-1967); New York Yankees (1967); and Atlanta Braves (1968-1970), batting .232 with 79 home runs and 282 runs batted in in 775 games. He hit a home run in his first major league at bat, after drawing bases on balls in his first two plate appearances. Mr. Tillman died of a heart attack.

Baseball
Bret Boone hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 runs for the San Diego Padres as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7 in 10 innings before 31,746 fans at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati. He was intentionally walked with 2 out in the 10th inning, immediately prior to a 3-run homer by Ruben Rivera that broke a 7-7 tie. The Reds had tied the game with 3 runs in the 9th. Kevin Nicholson started at shortstop for San Diego, batting 0 for 3, making 4 putouts and 2 assists, and participating in a double play in his first major league game.

Craig Paquette's 3-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 48,395 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Each team had scored a run in the 11th.