April 26, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Lynn!

1,900 years ago
121

Born on this date
Marcus Aurelius. Emperor of the Roman Empire, 161-180. Marcus Aurelius, a grandnephew of Emperor Hadrian, served as a consul before succeeding his uncle Antoninus Pius on the throne. He conducted several successful military campaigns, but was generally known as a "philosopher king;" his Meditations are a significant source of the modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius was the last of the "Five Good Emperors," and the last during the Pax Romana. He died of natural causes on March 17, 180 at the age of 58, and was succeeded on the throne by his son Commodus.

1,125 years ago
896

Died on this date
Boniface VI, 89-90 (?). Roman Catholic Pope, 896. Boniface VI was degraded and excommunicated twice by Pope John VIII, perhaps for dissolute moral conduct or for political reasons. He was made a cardinal by Pope Formosus, and succeeded him as pope. However, Pope Boniface VI died just 15 days after his installation, perhaps from gout, or perhaps at the hands of the faction that promoted his successor, Stephen VI.

300 years ago
1721

Disasters
A massive earthquake devastated the Iranian city of Tabriz.

220 years ago
1801

Born on this date
Ambrose Dudley Mann. U.S. and C.S. diplomat. Mr. Mann held several posts in Europe before serving as the first United States Assistant Secretary of State (1853-1855). He sided with the Confederacy during the American Civil War; he was one of the first three Confederate commissioners to Europe in 1861, eventually serving as Commissioner of the Confederate States of America for Belgium and the Vatican. Mr. Mann spent his later years in France, where he died on November 15, 1889 at the age of 88.

180 years ago
1841

Politics and government
The opening of the amalgamated Newfoundland Legislature took place in St. John's as the Newfoundland Constitution was suspended.

150 years ago
1871

Canadiana
Eight Ontario land agents reached Fort Garry, Manitoba on a raft from Minnesota, beginning an influx of speculators and settlers that led to the Red River Insurrection.

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Ernst Udet. German military aviator. Generaloberst Udet was an air ace during World War I and recorded 62 combat victories, second to Baron Manfred von Richtofen's 80 among German aces. He joined the Nazi Partyin 1933 and helped to develop the Luftwaffe, becoming Director-General of Equipment in 1939. Generaloberst Udet became a heavy drinker, which combined with the strain of the war and personal relationships to lead him to commit suicide by shooting himself on November 17, 1941 at the age of 45.

Ruut Tarmo. Estonian actor. Mr. Tarmo, born Harald Rudolf Klein, appeared in plays and films for three decades until the Soviets invaded and occupied Estonia during World War II; he was imprisoned and, after his release, was banned from performing until after the death of U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin. Mr. Tarmo returned to acting in the mid-1950s, and continued his career until his death on January 28, 1967 at the age of 70.

120 years ago
1901

Baseball
Playing their first American League game, the Boston Americans lost 10-6 to the Baltimore Orioles before 10,371 fans at American League Park in Baltimore. Joe McGinnity (1-0) pitched an 8-hitter in earning the win, and Mike Donlin hit 2 triples off losing pitcher Win Kellum (0-1), who allowed 11 hits and 10 earned runs in his major league debut.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Paul Verner. German politician. Mr. Verner was attracted to Communism at an early age, and joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1929. He went into exile after the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933, fighting in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and then emigrating to Sweden, where he was detained for two years. Mr. Verner returned to Germany after World War II, and was a prominent Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) politician in East Germany. He became a full member of the Politburo in 1963, and for most of the 1970s and early '80s was the second-ranking member of the SED after party leader Erich Honecker. Mr. Verner died on December 12, 1986 at the age of 75.

Baseball
Grover Cleveland Alexander (2-1) allowed 7 hits, struck out 6, walked 6, and hit 2 singles for the Philadelphia Phillies as they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-3 at Washington Park in Brooklyn.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Margaret Gowing. U.K. historian. Mrs. Gowing worked at the Cabinet Office from 1945-1959 and co-founded the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre in Oxford. She worked on several volumes of the officially sponsored History of the Second World War, but was better known for Britain and Atomic Energy 1939–1945 (1964) and Independence and Deterrence: Britain and Atomic Energy 1945–52 (2 volumes, 1974), which were commissioned by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Mrs. Gowing died on November 7, 1998 at the age of 77.

Jimmy Giuffre. U.S. musician. Mr. Giuffre was a jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer who played with various combos in a career spanning more than 50 years. He was a central figure in West Coast jazz and cool jazz; his compositions included the standard Four Brothers (1947). Mr. Giuffre died of pneumonia on April 24, 2008, two days before his 87th birthday.

80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)--Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell (5th week at #1)

War
German troops took Thebes and advanced southward to within 25 miles of Athens. An Axis advance began south of Solum on the Egyptian-Libyan frontier. British troops occupied Dessye, Ethiopia. A Gallup Poll reported 68% of Americans questioned in a recent survey said they would favour U.S. entrance into the European war if there were no other way to defeat the Axis.

Defense
The Inter-American Economic Advisory Committee, representing the 21 American republics, passed a resolution in Washington stating that they had a right to seize immobilized foreign ships with compensation. U.S. Civil Aeronautics Authority experts demonstrated an automatic loop-antennae direction finder that enabled a pilot to fly on a straight line by tuning in simultaneously on broadcasting stations at two points.

Politics and government
Mohandas Gandhi said in Bombay that his All-India Congress party had dropped demands for the independence of India for the time being and wanted only "freedom of speech and pen."

75 years ago
1946

Music
The Hart House String Quartet gave its final concert at Hart House at the University of Toronto.

War
At the Nuremberg trial of accused Nazi war criminals, former Gestapo agent Hans Bernd Gisevius, after implicating most of the Nazi defendants in war crimes, testified that he had been in contact with the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in Switzerland and Germany since 1943. The foreign ministers of the U.S.A., U.S.S.R., U.K. and France agreed in Paris on the preamble to the Italian peace treaty and on a committee to discuss Italian reparations.

Defense
A conference of Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador in Caracas agreed on an initial investment of $20 million in a joint merchant marine.

The U.S. Navy revealed development of an aircraft rocket engine which generated 6,000 pounds of thrust but weighed only 210 pounds.

Politics and government
The Allied Control Council in Berlin failed to agree on recognition of the new Socialist Union Party, as requested by the Soviets.

Agriculture
The U.S. Agriculture Department called all loans on the 1945 corn crop as of May 1 in order to stop hoarding.

Economics and finance
The Canadian Federal-Provincial Conference on Reconstruction resumed, and Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis submitted a brief on a new tax division between Ottawa and the provinces.

70 years ago
1951
On the radio
Screen Directors Playhouse, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Jackpot, starring James Stewart and Margaret Truman

This adaptation of the 1950 movie The Jackpot, which starred Mr. Stewart and Barbara Hale, was the first performance for Miss Truman under her exclusive contract with NBC. Her father, U.S. President Harry Truman, reportedly enjoyed the program.

Died on this date
Arnold Sommerfeld, 82. German physicist. Dr. Sommerfeld pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics. He died from injuries suffered when he was hit by a motor vehicle while walking with his grandchildren.

War
Chinese Communist forces captured Munsan, a key town 10 miles south of the 38th Parallel in their drive on Seoul.

Defense
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, in Chicago for a parade and rally at Soldier Field, accused Far Eastern policy makers in the administration of President Truman of operating in a "vacuum," and urged a war to "victory" against Communist China. Despite protests from the crowd, Gen. MacArthur asserted that "my public life is now closed."

Politics and government
South Korean Justice Minister Kim Joon Yung and Defense Minister Sihn Sung Mo resigned amidst a public outcry over recently-revealed mass executions of alleged Communists.

Scandal
Assistant U.S. Postmaster General Joseph Lawler testified before a Senate Investigations subcommittee that postal jobs were "sold" in Mississippi by pro-Truman Democrats.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Truman, warning that the worst of inflation was yet to come, sent Congress a message urging a two-year extension of the Defense Production Act and a number of changes in the stabilization program, including housing credit curbs and tougher price control enforcement machinery.

60 years ago
1961

Baseball
Mickey Mantle hit a home run from each side of the plate--including a 2-run blow off Hank Aguirre (0-1) in the top of the 10th inning to break an 11-11 tie--as the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 13-11 before 4,676 fans at Tiger Stadium. Roger Maris hit his first home run of the season for the Yankees, against Paul Foytack in the 5th inning. Joe Grzenda, the third of five Detroit pitchers, allowed 3 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 1.1 innings, with no bases on balls or strikeouts in his major league debut.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Naomi no Yume--Hedva & David (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): My Sweet Lord--George Harrison (6th week at #1)

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): The Bridge--Deane Waretini (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Jim Davis, 71. U.S. actor. Mr. Davis, born Marlin Davis, appeared in numerous films and television programs--especially Westerns--in a 40-year career, but was best known for playing patriarch Jock Ewing in the television series Dallas (1978-1981). He died of cancer.

Medicine
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performed the world's first human open fetal surgery.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
Calgary 4 @ Philadelphia 1 (Calgary won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Ken Houston’s goal at 8:33 of the 1st period held up as the winner as the Flames advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in their nine-year history.

30 years ago
1991

Died on this date
A.B. Guthrie, Jr., 90. U.S. author. Mr. Guthrie won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Way West.

Leo Arnaud, 86. French-born U.S. composer. Mr. Arnaud wrote and orchestrated numerous film scores, but was best known for Bugler's Dream, the theme music for telecasts of the Olympic Games on American network television.

Carmine Coppola, 80. U.S. composer and conductor. Mr. Coppola was the father of movie director Francis Ford Coppola, and contributed music to several of his son's films. Carmine Coppola and Nino Rota shared the 1974 Academy Award for the score for The Godfather Part II, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Emily McLaughlin, 62. U.S. actress. Miss McLaughlin played nurse Jessie Brewer on the television soap opera General Hospital from 1963-1991.

Richard Hatfield, 60. Canadian politician. Mr. Hatfield, a Progressive Conservative, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1961-1987, and Premier from 1970-1987. Mr. Hatfield's reign as Premier, the longest in New Brunswick history, ended when the PCs lost all their seats to the Liberals in the 1987 provincial election. Mr. Hatfield died, reportedly of brain cancer, 17 days after his 60th birthday. He was widely believed to be a sodomite, although he never admitted it.

Defense
Canadian Navy Vice-Admiral Charles Thomas resigned, warning that defense cuts would threaten Canadian sovereignty and endanger the lives of military personnel; Vice-Admiral Thomas was Deputy Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Weather
70 tornadoes broke out in the central United States.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Minnesota 2 @ St. Louis 4 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Edmonton 2 @ Los Angeles 5 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 3-2)

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Children--Robert Miles (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Aon Focal Eile--Richie Kavanagh (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Stirling Silliphant, 78. U.S. screenwriter. Mr. Silliphant won an Academy Award for his screenplay for In the Heat of the Night (1967), but was better known for his work in television, especially the series Naked City (1958-1959, 1960-1963) (which he created) and Route 66 (1960-1964) (which he co-created).

Music
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performed at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. This blogger was in attendance, with enjoyable female company.

Americana
An auction of items once owned by U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline concluded with 2,000 bidders and sales totalling more than $34.5 million, much more than originally anticipated.

War
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a cease-fire to end Israel's 16-day bombardment of Lebanese villages.

Economics and finance
The South African rand continued its two-month slide and hit a record low value.

Hockey
IIHF World Men's Championship
Russia 6 Canada 4

NHL
Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals
Montreal 2 @ New York Rangers 3 (New York led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Washington 1 @ Pittsburgh 4 (Pittsburgh led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Winnipeg 3 @ Detroit 1 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Jets' win over the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena was their last before moving to Phoenix to become the Coyotes.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Phoebe Snow, 60. U.S. musician. Miss Snow, born Phoebe Ann Laub, was a singer-songwriter and guitarist who was best known for her song Poetry Man, which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1975. Her albums sold well in Australia in the late 1970s and early '80s, but interrupted her career to care for her severely disabled daughter. Miss Snow sang commercial jingles in the 1980s and '90s and returned to recording, with minor commercial success. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on January 19, 2010, and remained in a coma until her death.

April 25, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Suzie Martin!

175 years ago
1846

War
Mexican forces commanded by General Anastasio Torrejon ambushed American forces led by Captain Seth Thornton along the Rio Grande, triggering the Mexican–American War.

170 years ago
1851

Politics and government
Prince Edward Island won responsible government, under the premiership of George Coles.

150 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Lorne Currie. French-born yachtsman. Mr. Currie was born in Le Havre, but was representing the United Kingdom when he helmed his boat to gold medals in the open class and ½–1 ton events at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. Mr. Currie died in Le Havre on June 21, 1926 at the age of 55.

Politics and government
An Order-in-Council in the cabinet of Canadie Prime Minister John A. Macdonald resolved to create a federal lands act.

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Fred Haney. U.S. baseball player, coach, and manager. Mr. Haney was a third baseman with the Detroit Tigers (1922-1925); Boston Red Sox (1926-1927); Chicago Cubs (1927); and St. Louis Cardinals (1929), batting .275 with 8 home runs and 228 runs batted in in 622 games. In a 16-year minor league career from 1918-1938, Mr. Haney batted .304 with 31 homers in 1,741 games. He managed the St. Louis Browns (1939-1941); Pittsburgh Pirates (1953-1955); and Milwaukee Braves (1956-1959), compiling a record of 629-757 (.454). He led the Braves to the World Series championship in 1957 and the National League pennant in 1958. Earlier, Mr. Haney had managed the Hollywood Stars to the Pacific Coast League pennant in 1949. Mr. Haney served as the first general manager of the Los Angeles and California Angels of the American League from 1961-1968, and died on November 9, 1977 at the age of 81.

120 years ago
1901

Society
New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.

Business
Royal Electric Company, Montreal and Saint-Lawrence Light and Power Company, and Montreal Gas Company merged to form Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company (MLHP). It was provincialized by the Quebec government in 1944.

Baseball
Before 10,023 fans at Bennett Park in Detroit, the Detroit Tigers rallied for 10 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 14-13 in the first American League game for both clubs. Pop Dillon led the Detroit attack, batting 4 for 6 with 4 doubles, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Connie Marrero. Cuban baseball pitcher. Mr. Marrero played many years of amateur baseball in his native Cuba before playing with the Havana Cubans of the Florida International League (1947-1949), amassing a record of 70-25, winning at least 20 games in each season. He was with the Washington Nationals (1950-1954), compiling a record of 39-40 with an earned run average of 3.67 in 118 games, batting .114 with no home runs and 9 runs batted in. Mr. Marrero ended his professional career with the Havana Sugar Kings of the International League (1955-1957), and coached in his native Cuba for many years thereafter. He died on April 23, 2014, two days before his 103rd birthday.

Died on this date
Emilio Salgari, 48. Italian author. Mr. Salgari wrote more than 200 short stories and novels, mainly in the genres of swashbuckling adventure and science fiction. His works were popular not just in Italy but in Spanish-speaking countries, influencing other writers and filmmakers. Several tragedies drove Mr. Salgari into depression, and shortly after his wife Ida was committed to a mental ward, he committed suicide in an imitation of harakiri.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Robert Q. Lewis. U.S. radio and television personality. Mr. Lewis, born Robert Goldberg, was known for his many appearances on radio and television quiz and game shows from the 1950s through the 1970s, sometimes as host, often as panelist. He died from emphysema on December 11, 1991 at the age of 70.

Baseball
Walter Johnson (2-1) pitched a 5-hitter to earn his 307th career American League win--breaking the record of Eddie Plank--as the Washington Nationals scored all their runs in the last 2 innings to defeat the New York Yankees 5-3 before 15,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Babe Ruth hit a home run off Mr. Johnson in the 1st inning. Carl Mays (3-1) was the losing pitcher, allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game.

80 years ago
1941

War
The German command announced the capture of Thermopylae after an intense three-day battle. German bombers continued attacks on British evacuation from Greek ports.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said at a press conference that the U.S. Navy would extend its neutrality patrol to the seven seas, if necessary, for the protection of the Western Hemisphere. He compared famed aviator and opponent of U.S. intervention in the European War Charles Lindbergh to the "Copperhead" defeatists in the U.S. Civil War. 1940 Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Wendell Willkie urged the use of convoys to "protect those shipments" to Britain.

Crime
Julio Ayala, leader of the Cuban Realist Revolutionary Party supporting President Fulgencio Batista, was shot and seriously wounded in a Havana suburb.

Politics and government
Argentine Acting President Ramon Castillo announced that he would temporarily govern "be decree" because of the Radical Party's refusal to vote on any bills in Congress.

Medicine
Dr. J.S.L. Browne of McGill University said that intramuscular injections of the synthetic male hormone testosterone propionate had added several inches to the height of 10 dwarfed youths.

Labour
U.S. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins certified the Congress of Industrial Organizations United Auto Workers dispute with General Motors to the National Defense Mediation Board. U.S. Senator Harry Byrd (Democrat--Virginia) demanded that Miss Perkins resign for failing to certify the coal strike to the NDMB for three weeks.

Boxing
World bantamweight champion Lou Salica (53-11-12) retained his title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Lew Transparenti (27-18) at Baltimore Coliseum. Mr. Transparenti had defeated Mr. Salica seven weeks earlier in a non-title bout.

75 years ago
1946

War
The conference of foreign ministers of the U.S.A., U.K., U.S.S.R., and France opened in Paris, as Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov accepted French participation, but opposed French voting on peace treaties with Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland, and Italy.

Defense
Chinese Communist troops entered the Manchurian city of Harbin as Soviet forces left.

Labour
The U.S. Railroad Trainmen and Locomotive Engineers Brotherhoods rejected a fact-finding board's 16c hourly wage increase recommendation and called a strike of its 300,000 members for May 18, 1946.

Disasters
45 people were killed and 125 injured when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's Exposition Flyer rammed into the Advance Flyer in Naperville, Illinois.

70 years ago
1951

War
The Chinese army retreated after failing to to dislodge Canadian troops from Hill 677, defending the Kapyong Valley in Korea; the Canadians, largely the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), suffered 10 dead, 23 wounded in the two-day Chinese attack. A U.S. spokesman at Lake Success announced that American planes would bomb Chinese air bases in Manchuria if they were used to launch attacks on United Nations forces in Korea.

Defense
U.K. Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison reaffirmed the government's commitment to rearmament but warned the U.S.A. that Britain must have its fair share of new materials.

U.S. President Harry Truman signed a bill giving $10,000 life insurance policies to members of the armed forces.

Labour
U.S. Economic Stabilization Agency Director Eric Johnston approved a 6c hourly wage increase for one million non-operating railroad workers despite the fact that it exceeded the 10% limit on pay raises.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Romantica--Robertino (6th week at #1)

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Avengers, starring André Morell, Lisa Gastoni, and Stanley Van Beers



Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Gratitude, starring Peter Falk and Paul Hartman

Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Parasite Mansion, starring Pippa Scott, Jeanette Nolan, and James Griffith



Died on this date
Robert Garrett, 85. U.S. athlete. Mr. Garrett participated in the first two modern Olympic Games, winning gold medals in the men's discus throw and shot put at Athens in 1896, and silver medals in the high jump and long jump events. He won bronze medals in the shot put and standing triple jump at Paris in 1900. Mr. Garrett became an investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, and financed archaeological excavations in the Middle East. He died 29 days before his 86th birthday.

Music
Elvis Presley performed at the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; it was his last live performance for more than seven years.

Space
The United States launched Mercury-Atlas 3 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft was unmanned, but carried a mechanical "robotic astronaut." The pitch and roll sequence failed to initiate 20 seconds after launch, and the destruct command was issued 43 seconds after launch. The capsule landed in the Atlantic Ocean 7 minutes 19 seconds after launch.



Baseball
Every man in the Kansas City lineup scored at least 1 run as the Athletics routed the Minnesota Twins 20-2 before 4,664 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Kansas City catcher Haywood Sullivan batted 4 for 5 with 2 triples, a double, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in. Norm Bass (1-0) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory. Fred Bruckbauer, the third of seven Minnesota pitchers, faced 4 batters, allowing 3 runs--all earned--on 3 hits and a base on balls in his only major league game.

50 years ago
1971

Politics and government
Incumbent Franz Jonas, the Socialist Party candidate, was re-elected President of Austria, taking 52.8% of the vote to 47.2% for Austrian People's party candidate Kurt Waldheim.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Chicago 7 @ New York 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Montreal 2 @ Minnesota 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Milwaukee 102 @ Baltimore 83 (Milwaukee led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Lew Alcindor scored 27 points and grabbed 24 rebounds to lead the Bucks over the Bullets before 12,289 fans at Baltimore Civic Center. Oscar Robertson added 22 points for Milwaukee. Jack Marin led Baltimore scorers with 22 points.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Sarà perché ti amo--Ricchi e Poveri (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Vienna--Ultravox

#1 single in Ireland: Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Vienna--Ultravox (3rd week at #1)
2 Angel of Mine--Frank Duval & Orchestra
3 Without Your Love--Roger Daltrey
4 One Night Affair--Spargo
5 Can You Feel It--The Jacksons
6 Don't Stop the Music--Yarbrough & Peoples
7 Jealous Guy--Roxy Music
8 Mister Sandman--Emmylou Harris
9 Chanson D'Amour--BZN
10 You Better You Bet--The Who

Singles entering the chart were De Verzonken Stad by Frank & Mirella (#27); Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) by T.S. Monk (#32); Kids in America by Kim Wilde (#34); Dance On by Doris D and the Pins (#35); and Wat is Dan Liefde? by André Hazes (#36).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates (3rd week at #1)
2 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
3 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
4 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
5 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
8 Woman--John Lennon
9 The Best of Times--Styx
10 Don't Stand So Close to Me--The Police

Singles entering the chart were This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#67); America by Neil Diamond (#76); Just So Lonely by Get Wet (#80); Give a Little Bit More by Cliff Richard (#81); I Can Take Care of Myself by Billy & the Beaters (#84); Say What by Jesse Winchester (#87); Make That Move by Shalamar (#88); Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash (#89); and Is it You by Lee Ritenour (#90). America was from the movie The Jazz Singer (1980).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
4 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
5 Rapture--Blondie
6 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
7 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
8 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
9 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
10 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood

Singles entering the chart were This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#52); America by Neil Diamond (#53); Just So Lonely by Get Wet (#74); Give a Little Bit More by Cliff Richard (#82); I’ve Been Waiting for You All of My Life by Paul Anka (#83); Can You Feel It by the Jacksons (#85); You Like Me Don’t You by Jermaine Jackson (#87); I Can Take Care of Myself by Billy & the Beaters (#88); Lately by Stevie Wonder (#89); Make That Move by Shalamar (#90); Seduced by Leon Redbone (#95); and Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce (#97).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
2 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
4 Rapture--Blondie
5 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
6 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
7 9 to 5--Dolly Parton
8 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
9 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
10 Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs

Singles entering the chart were America by Neil Diamond (#47); This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#54); Just So Lonely by Get Wet (#77); I've Been Waiting for You All of My Life by Paul Anka (#85); You Like Me Don't You by Jermaine Jackson (#86); Still Right Here in My Heart by Pure Prairie League (#87); Somebody Send My Baby Home by Lenny LeBlanc (#88); Can You Feel It by the Jacksons (#89); Get Tough by Kleeer (#93); and For You by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (#94).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 9 to 5--Dolly Parton (2nd week at #1)
2 Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce
3 Celebration--Kool & the Gang
4 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
5 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
6 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
7 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
8 A Little in Love--Cliff Richard
9 Wasn’t That a Party--The Rovers
10 I Missed Again--Phil Collins

Singles entering the chart were Watching the Wheels by John Lennon (#34); Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes (#37); Say You’ll Be Mine by Christopher Cross (#41); Love You Like I Never Loved You Before by John O’Banion (#48); and Up the Hill Backwards by David Bowie (#49).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 You Better You Bet--The Who
3 Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs
4 Time Out of Mind--Steely Dan
5 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
6 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
7 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
8 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
9 High School Confidential--Rough Trade
10 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Need You by Rupert Holmes (#21); Living Inside Myself by Gino Vannelli (#25); and Love You Like I Never Loved Before by John O'Banion (#27).

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Deep Deep Trouble--The Simpsons (4th week at #1)

Politics and government
Assembly of First Nations Grand Chief Georges Erasmus suggested a new Canadian national treaty separate from the current constitutional negotiations.

Oil
The Interprovincial Pipeline, an 832-kilometre line between Sarnia and Montreal built during the 1974 energy crisis, was shut down because Québec refiners could buy oil cheaper offshore.

Economics and finance
The United States hiked tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Montreal 1 @ Boston 4 (Boston led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Washington 1 @ Pittsburgh 4 (Pittsburgh won best-of-seven series 4-1)

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Firestarter--The Prodigy (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Children--Robert Miles

Died on this date
Saul Bass, 75. U.S. graphic designer. Mr. Bass designed movie posters and corporate logos, but was perhaps best known for designing innovative title sequences for movies such as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955); North by Northwest (1959); and Psycho (1960). Much of his work was done in close collaboration with his wife Elaine.

Protest
A 24-hour riot at the Headingly jail in Manitoba left 7 guards and 30 inmates injured. The jail was trashed and burned by inmates during the rampage and was closed until extensive repairs could be made.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals
Florida 2 @ Boston 6 (Florida led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Tampa Bay 1 @ Philadelphia 4 (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 3-2)
St. Louis 4 @ Toronto 5 (OT) (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Vancouver 4 @ Colorado 5 (OT) (Colorado led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Maple Leafs' win over the Blues was the last playoff game ever played at Maple Leaf Gardens.

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Michele Alboreto, 44. Italian auto racing driver. Mr. Alboreto raced in the Fornula One circuit from 1981-1994, starting 194 races, winning 5 and finishing on the podium 23 times. He participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1981-1983, 1996-2000), winning in 1997. Mr. Alboreto was testing a car in eastern Germany in preparation for the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans when a tire failed, causing the car to somersault and crash, killing him instantly.

Baseball
Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres drew his 2,063rd career base on balls, breaking the major league record formerly held by Babe Ruth. The Padres lost 5-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies before 12,573 fans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Bobby Thompson, 57. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Thompson, nicknamed "Bull," was a center fielder who spent 6 seasons in the Texas Rangers' minor league system (1972-1977), batting .272 with 26 home runs and 284 runs batted in in 526 games. He spent the entire 1978 season with the Rangers, hitting .225 with 2 homers and 12 RBIs in 64 games. Mr. Thompson failed to make the Rangers in 1979; he played 10 games with the Maracaibo Petroleros de Zulia in the Inter-American League that year, batting .278 with no home runs and 4 RBIs. Mr. Thompson finished his career in 1980 with the Petroleros de Poza Rica in the Mexican League, hitting .301 with 1 homer and 12 RBIs in 26 games.

War
Syrian President Bashar Assad sent the military into the southern city of Daraa, where an anti-government uprising had begun the previous month.

April 24, 2021

170 years ago
1851

Politics and government
Reform Party leader George Coles was asked by Lieutenant-Governor Sir Alexander Bannerman to form a government; Prince Edward Island thus obtained responsible government.

130 years ago
1891

Died on this date
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, 90. Prussian military officer. Graf Generalfeldmarschall Moltke had a military career that spanned almost 70 years. He modernized the Ottoman Army in the mid-late 1830s, and was Chief of the Prussian General Staff, and later the Imperial German General Staff from 1857-1888. Graf Moltke was a disciple of Carl von Clausewitz and regarded strategy as a practical art of adapting means to ends. He planned and led the successful Prussian campaigns in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Graf Moltke died after a short illness. He's referred to as "the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth von Moltke, who commanded the German Army at the outbreak of World War I.

125 years ago
1896

Diplomacy
Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona was appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Britain, replacing Sir Charles Tupper, who had been recalled by the governing Conservative Party to replace Sir Mackenzie Bowell as party leader and Prime Minister.

120 years ago
1901

Baseball
The Chicago White Stockings defeated the Cleveland Blues 8-2 before 9,000 fans at South Side Park in Chicago in the American League's first official game as a major league. Cleveland second baseman Erve Beck hit the AL's first major league home run off Chicago's Roy Patterson (1-0), who pitched a 7-hit complete game victory over Bill Hoffer (0-1). Three other scheduled AL openers were rained out.

110 years ago
1911

Transportation
The Canadian Pacific Railway launched the steamship Bonnington (1,700 tons) at Nakusp, British Columbia. It was retired in 1931 and dismantled in 1948.

90 years ago
1931

Died on this date
David Kldiashvili, 68. Georgian author and playwright. Mr. Kldiashvili was known for his humourous social satires in the 1890s and early 1900s about the degeneration of Georgia's gentry and the miseries of the peasantry, boldly exposing the antagonisms of Georgian society.

80 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Karin Boye, 40. Swedish authoress and poetess. Miss Boye is best known in her native Sweden for her poetry, but elsewhere she's best known for her dystopian novel Kallocain (1940). Miss Boye was a lesbian who committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills.

War
Heavy fighting at Thermopylae and German aerial attacks on evacuation ships continued; 400-500 lives were lost when the Greek steam yacht Hellas was bombed and sunk. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill postponed a House of Commons debate on the situation in the eastern Mediterranean region until the situation was clarified.

Defense
Japanese Emperor Hirohito formally ratified the U.S.S.R.-Japan neutrality pact after it was unanimously approved by the Privy Council. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered American warships to report movements of German vessels west of Iceland, but not to fire unless fired upon. U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox said in a speech in New York, "We cannot allow our goods to be sunk in the Atlantic--we shall be beaten if they do." Mr. Knox said, "we must see the job through," be delivering war materials to Britain. The Mexico City newspaper Excelsior reported that the Mexican government had approved an initial expenditure of $14 million for improving the harbours on the Gulf and Pacific coasts as naval bases.

Society
Harvard University anthropologist Professor Ernest Hooton said that medical science must regenerate mankind biologically by checking human degeneration through birth control, sterlization, and euthanasia.

Academia
The New School for Social Research of New York, popularly known as the "University in Exile," received a permanent charter from the Board of Regents.

Economics and finance
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau urged a cut of $1 billion in ordinary expenditures by reducing agriculture, Civilian Conservation Corps, National Youth Administration, and soil conservation appropriations.

Labour
U.S. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins certified the 24-day coal strike to the National Defense Mediation Board.

75 years ago
1946

Literature
Leon Trotsky's biography of U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin, Mr. Trotsky's rival for leadership of the Soviet Union, was published by Harper & Bros. Mr. Trotsky had been assassinated in exile in Mexico in 1940.

Defense
Brazilian Foreign Minister Joao Neves de Fontura announced that the Pan-American Peace and Security Conference would be held in Rio de Janeiro on September 7, 1946.

Politics and government
Nationalist Chinese leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek indefinitely postponed the constitutional assembly scheduled to convene May 5 because of Communist refusal to participate.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Export-Import Bank lent $40 million to Poland.

Business
The Argentine government of President Juan Peron placed all banks including private deposits under its control.

The French Constituent Assembly voted to nationalize 50 large insurance companies, with shareholders receiveing 3% government bonds.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: Murderers’ Meeting, starring Jackie Cooper, Wally Cox, Sally Hester, and Mildred Natwick



Died on this date
Dennis Fielden. N.Z. military officer. Second Lieutenant Fielden was a seven-year veteran of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Air Force before joining the 1,056-man Kayforce in Korea. He was killed in the Battle of Kapyong, becoming New Zealand's first combat fatality in the Korean War.

War
Canadian troops, including Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), successfully defended the Kapyong Valley in Korea against a two-day Chinese attack, suffering 10 dead and 23 wounded. The Australians bore the brunt of the original attack and had to retreat.

Defense
The U.S. Defense Department disclosed plans to send 500-600 military advisers to Taiwan to help train Nationalist Chinese forces.

Protest
The Iraniain government announced the end of two weeks of anti-British strikes and violence in the oil city of Abadan as 17,000 workers returned to their jobs.

Politics and government
Democratic Party U.S. congressional leaders announced that the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees would hold joint hearings on the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur from his commands and on U.S. Far Eastern policy.

Prospects of a split in the British Labour Party diminished when the left-wing Aneurin Bevan faction agreed not to oppose Prime Minister Clement Attlee's government in key votes which might cause the downfall of Mr. Attlee's cabinet.

Academia
The University of North Carolina admitted its first Negro student, Edward Diggs, who entered the medical school.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of Price Stabilization issued a new price control system for durale consumer goods, limiting manufacturers to pre-Korean War prices plus increases in labour and materials costs.

Disasters
A fire on an electric train in Yokohama caused 104 deaths, including 3 American soldiers.

Olympics
The U.S.S.R., which had never participated in the Olympic Games, announced the formation of a national Olympic committee and applied to compete in the 1952 Olympics.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quince Años Tiene Mi Amor--Dúo Dinámico (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Non, je ne regrette rien--Édith Piaf (15th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Runaway--Del Shannon
2 Blue Moon--The Marcels
3 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe
4 But I Do--Clarence "Frogman" Henry
5 On the Rebound--Floyd Cramer
6 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
7 I've Told Every Little Star--Linda Scott
8 You Can Depend on Me--Brenda Lee
9 Take Good Care of Her--Adam Wade
10 One Mint Julep--Ray Charles

Singles entering the chart were Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson (#71); A Dollar Down by the Limeliters (#73); The Touchables in Brooklyn by Dickie Goodman (#78); (Dance the) Mess Around by Chubby Checker (#79); Peanut Butter by the Marathons (#81); That's the Way with Love by Piero Soffici (#83); What a Surprise by Johnny Maestro (#84); Lullaby of the Leaves by the Ventures (#85); The Bilbao Song by Andy Williams (#86); Tossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis (#91); Better Tell Him No by the Starlets (#92); Shy Away by Jerry Fuller (#93); I'm a Fool to Care by Oscar Black (#94); Jura (I Swear I Love You) by Les Paul and Mary Ford (#95); Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) by the Coasters (#96); (A Ship Will Come) Ein Schiff Wird Kommen by Lale Anderson (#97); Won'cha Come Home, Bill Bailey by Della Reese (#98); I'm a Fool to Care by Joe Barry (#99); and Nobody Cares (About Me) by Jeanette (Baby) Washington (#100). The Touchables in Brooklyn was a "break-in" record, a comedy record featuring excerpts from recent hits, and was a sequel to Mr. Goodman's recent hit The Touchables.

Died on this date
Lee Moran, 72. U.S. actor, director and screenwriter. Mr. Moran appeared in 462 films, directed 109, and wrote for 92 from 1912-1935. He was was often paired with actor Eddie Lyons and the two made several comedic films together.

Labour
The Royal York Hotel's Hotel & Club Employees Union members walked off the job in Toronto, rejecting a contract that would give management the right to cancel shifts with just 48 hours’ notice. The strike was big news--Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas, carrying his own bags, predicted a swift victory for the union--but after a bitter 11 month strike, they accepted the original offer and went back to work on April 9, 1962.

Boxing
National Boxing Association world light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson (64-8) retained his title with a technical knockout of Von Clay (13-4-2) at 2:28 of the 2nd round at Philadelphia Arena. Mr. Clay was knocked down once in the 1st round and 3 times in the 2nd round, forcing a technical knockout under a rule that mandated a TKO if a fighter was knocked down 3 times in the same round.

Brian London (24-7) scored a technical knockout of Billy Hunter (18-9-3) in a heavyweight bout in Manchester, England when Mr. Hunter retired at the end of the 8th round.



50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): My Sweet Lord--George Harrison

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Il cuore e' uno zingaro--Nicola Di Bari (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Hot Love--T. Rex (6th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 The Pushbike Song--The Mixtures (5th week at #1)
2 I'll Be Gone--Spectrum
3 My Sweet Lord--George Harrison
4 Knock Three Times--Dawn
5 Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson
6 Have You Ever Seen the Rain/Hey Tonight--Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
8 Eleanor Rigby--Zoot
9 Armstrong--Reg Lindsay
10 Your Song--Elton John

Singles entering the chart were If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot (#51); Ruby Tuesday by Melanie (#57); and Watching Scotty Grow by Bobby Goldsboro (#59).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Mozart - First Movement Symphony No. 40--Waldo De Los Rios (3rd week at #1)
2 Funny, Funny--The Sweet
3 True Love that's a Wonder--Sandy Coast
4 Du--Peter Maffray
5 Those Words--Sandra & Andres
6 What is Life--George Harrison
7 Power to the People--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8 Underneath the Blanket Go--Gilbert O'Sullivan
9 Waarheen, Waarvoor...--Mieke Telkamp en De Hi-Five
10 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road

Singles entering the chart were Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue by Severine (#25); Hot Love by T. Rex (#26); Kleine Liefdesmelodie by De Kermis Klanten (#30); Joy to the World by Three Dog Night (#32); Ich Hab' Nur Dich by Peter Maffay (#33); Theme From Love Story by Francis Lai (#35); and Acapulco Gold by Mason-Dixon (#37).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 What's Going On--Marvin Gaye
3 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
4 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
5 Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why--Paul McCartney
6 I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon--Neil Diamond
7 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)--The Temptations
8 If--Bread
9 She's a Lady--Tom Jones
10 Stay Awhile--The Bells

Singles entering the chart were Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley by C Company featuring Terry Nelson (#41); I Don't Know How to Love Him by Yvonne Elliman (#80); Be Nice to Me by Runt (#84); Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On by Edwin Starr (#87); Brownsville by the Joy of Cooking (#88); House at Pooh Corner by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#89); Ajax Liquor Store by Hudson and Landry (#90); Be My Baby by Cissy Houston (#92); I Wanna Be Free by Loretta Lynn (#94); Don't Knock My Love - Pt. I by Wilson Pickett (#96); That Evil Child by B.B. King (#98); Red Eye Blues by Red Eye (#99); and Happy by Hog Heaven (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
3 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
4 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
5 What’s Going On--Marvin Gaye
6 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
7 Another Day--Paul McCartney
8 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley
9 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)--The Temptations
10 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story--Andy Williams

Singles entering the chart were Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones (#53); It Don’t Come Easy by Ringo Starr (#64); Don’t Knock My Love - Pt. I by Wilson Pickett (#66); Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On by Edwin Starr (#71); The Good Book by Melanie (#82); When You’re Hot, You’re Hot by Jerry Reed (#84); Reach Out Your Hand by the Brotherhood of Man (#86); California Blues by Redwing (#88); That’s the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be by Carly Simon (#93); Be My Baby by Cissy Houston (#95); Music is Love by David Crosby (#96); Help Me Make it Through the Night by Joe Simon (#98); Michigan Harry Slaughter by Wadsworth Mansion (#99); and Brownsville by the Joy of Cooking (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 What’s Going On--Marvin Gaye
3 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)--The Temptations
4 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
5 Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why--Paul McCartney
6 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
7 She's a Lady--Tom Jones
8 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
9 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story--Andy Williams
10 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley

Singles entering the chart were It Don’t Come Easy by Ringo Starr (#78); Don't Knock My Love by Wilson Pickett (#80); Music is Love by David Crosby (#84); Nevada Fighter by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#86); We were Always Sweethearts by Boz Scaggs (#89); Married to a Memory by Arlene Harden (#92); Red Eye Blues by Red Eye (#96); I'll Erase Your Pain by the Whatnaughts (#97); and Can't Find the Time by Rose Colored Glass (#99).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Carry Me--Stampeders
4 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story--Andy Williams
5 Jodie--Joey Gregorash
6 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley
7 Another Day--Paul McCartney
8 Eighteen--Alice Cooper
9 What is Life--George Harrison
10 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones

Singles entering the chart were Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) by Daddy Dewdrop (#73); We Can Work it Out by Stevie Wonder (#74); Going to the Country by Young (#80); Live Till You Die by Emitt Rhodes (#81); Nevada Fighter by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#83); Way Down Deep by Bpbby Curtola (#94);Whistling Away the Dark by Henry Mancini and his Orchestra (#96); Melting Pot by Booker T. & the M.G.’s (#98); Rock 'n Roll Lover Man by Northwest Company (#99); and Do Me Right by the Detroit Emeralds (#100). Whistling Away the Dark was from the movie Darling Lili (1970).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Another Day--Paul McCartney
4 Tillicum--Syrinx
5 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
6 Where Evil Grows--The Poppy Family
7 Snow Blind Friend--Steppenwolf
8 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
9 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
10 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
Pick hit of the week: If--Bread

Space
The Soyuz 10 spacecraft, manned by Vladimir Shatalov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Nikolai Rukavishnikov, achieved soft docking for 5½ hours with the Soviet space station Salyut, which had been launched five days earlier, marking the first linkup between a spacecraft and a space station. The spacecraft, however, failed to achieve hard docking (full link), and returned to Earth later in the day, landing in Kazakhstan.

San Marco 3, a satellite that was a collaboration between the U.S.A. and Italy, was launched with the mission of conducting atmospheric studies.

Politics and government
David Lewis was elected leader of Canada's federal New Democratic Party, receiving 1,046 votes on the fourth ballot to 612 for runner-up James Laxer at the party's leadership convention at Ottawa Civic Centre. Mr. Lewis declared his opposition to the party's left-wing faction known as the "Waffles," of whom Mr. Laxer was regarded as the leader. Mr. Lewis, 61, replaced Tommy Douglas, who had led the party since its founding in 1961.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Montreal 6 @ Minnesota 3 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-1)

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade #1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Stop the Cavalry--Jona Lewie (4th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre (8th week at #1)
2 I am the Beat--Look
3 Give Me Back My Love--Maywood
4 Spend the Night in Love--The Four Seasons
5 Here is My Love--Tommy Dee
6 Woman--John Lennon
7 Gypsy Girl--David Scobie
8 Song for You--Chicago
9 Twilight Café--Susan Fassbender
10 Rapture--Blondie

Singles entering the chart were Antmusic by Adam & the Ants (#14); Banana Republic by the Boomtown Rats (#17); and Johnny and Mary by Robert Palmer (#20).

Politics and government
The Canadian Parliament passed amendments to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's constitutional proposals; eight Liberals abstained from voting.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
St. Louis 4 @ New York Rangers 7 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)
New York Islanders 5 @ Edmonton 2 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)
Philadelphia 3 @ Calgary 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Baseball
PCL
Tacoma 11 @ Edmonton 2

Only 660 fans braved cold temperatures on a Friday afternoon at Renfrew Park to see the Tigers hammer the Trappers. Gary Holle hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to avert a shutout.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Joyride--Roxette (7th week at #1)

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

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
St. Louis 4 @ Minnesota 8 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Los Angeles 2 @ Edmonton 4 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Baseball
Darryl Kile of the Houston Astros pitched 6 hitless innings against the Cincinnati Reds in his first major league start. Houston manager Art Howe removed him at that point rather than risk injury to his arm. Curt Schilling finally gave up a single in the 9th inning, but the Astros edged the Reds 1-0 when pinch hitter Ken Oberkfell singled home Rafael Ramirez with 2 out in the bottom of the 13th before 10,869 fans at the Astrodome.

25 years ago
1996

Music
Shania Twain won the top album trophy for The Woman in Me and was named Best New Female Singer at the annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

Politics and government
The main assembly of the Palestine Liberation Organization voted to revoke clauses in its charter that called for an armed struggle to destroy Israel.

Terrorism
The U.S. Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

Health
British officials announced plans for the selective slaughter of 42,000 head of cattle that were potential carriers of mad cow disease.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals
Florida 4 @ Boston 2 (Florida led best-of-seven series 3-0)
Pittsburgh 3 @ Washington 2 (4 OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Petr Nedved, who had scored the tying goal with 21 minutes remaining in regulation time, scored with 45 seconds remaining in the 4th overtime period to give the Penguins their win over the Capitals at USAir Arena in Landover, Maryland in what was the third-longest game in NHL history to date.



Basketball
The Women's National Basketball Association was founded, to begin play in June 1997 with eight teams: the Charlotte Sting, Cleveland Rockers, Houston Comets and New York Liberty in the Eastern Conference; and the Los Angeles Sparks, Phoenix Mercury, Sacramento Monarchs and Utah Starzz in the Western Conference. The WNBA was created by the National Basketball Association, presumably as a sop to feminists.

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Johnny Valentine, 72. U.S. wrestler. Mr. Valentine, born John Theodore Wisniski, held numerous heavyweight titles in a professional career from 1947-1975. His career ended when he was paralyzed in a plane crash in 1975, but he remained in wrestling as a manager. Mr. Valentine suffered serious injuries when he fell off his front porch in 2000, and never recovered. He was the father of professional wrestler Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Sathya Sai Baba, 84. Indian guru. Sathya Sai Baba, born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju, was a Hindu guru who was best known for performing allegedly miraculous healings and materializations. Skeptics regarded him as a charlatan; his leading Western disciple, Tal Brooke, who later became a Christian, claimed that Sai Baba's miracles were real, but that the source was demonic. Sai Baba claimed that he would die at the age of 96 and that he would be reborn eight years later under the name Prema Sai Baba, but he failed to reach his predicted age, and no rebirth has yet been announced. After his death, accusations surfaced that Sai Baba had engaged in financial irregularities and homosexual abuse of his followers. The Sathya Sai Organisation claims to have nearly 2,000 Sri Sathya Sai Centers and Groups in over 120 countries, with followers numbered in the millions.

April 23, 2021

1,310 years ago
711

Died on this date
Childebert III, 31-33 (?). King of the Franks, 694-711. Childebert III "the Just" acceded to the throne upon the death of his elder brother Clovis IV. King Childebert was succeeded on the throne by his son Dagobert III.

1,150 years ago
871

Died on this date
Æthelred. King of Wessex, 865-871. Æthelred, the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf, acceded to the throne upon the death of his elder brother Æthelberht. He had to deal with the invasion of the Viking Great Army, and his forces lost three of four battles in the early months of 871. King Æthelred died shortly after Easter, and was succeeded by his youngest brother Alfred the Great.

880 years ago
1141

Born on this date
Malcolm IV. King of Scots, 1153-1165. Malcolm Canmore was the eldest son of Earl Henry, who was the son of King David I. When Earl Henry died in 1152, Malcolm became the heir to the throne, and succeeded his grandfather. He was known for his religious zeal and interest in knighthood and warfare, but, like his father, suffered from poor health. His death on December 9, 1165 at the age of 24 may have been the result of Paget's disease. Malcolm IV died without heirs and was succeeded by his brother William I.

500 years ago
1521

War
The forces of King Charles I of Spain defeated the Comuneros in the Battle of Villalar.

400 years ago
1621

Born on this date
William Penn. English military officer and politician. Sir William was an admiral in the Royal Navy who fought on the side of Parliament in the First English Civil War, but was also in contact with the Royalists before the Restoration. He represented Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the Convention Parliament (1660) and the Cavalier Parliament from 1661 until his death on September 16, 1670 at the age of 49. Sir William was owed money by the Crown, but his son William accepted the grant of land in the American colonies in lieu of the money, and founded Pennsylvania.

360 years ago
1661

Britannica
Charles II was crowned King of England, Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey in London.

230 years ago
1791

Born on this date
James Buchanan. 15th President of the United States of America, 1857-1861. Mr. Buchanan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, held various offices in a political and diplomatic career lasting almost 50 years. He was elected President of the United States in 1856, but proved ineffective in fulfilling his promises and dealing with the threatened secession from the Union of Southern states, and declined to run for re-election. Mr. Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 at the age of 77. He predicted the day before his death that history would vindicate him, but he was mistaken; historians have consistently ranked Mr. Buchanan among the worst American Presidents.

175 years ago
1846

Politics and government
The U.S. Congress voted to terminate the agreement with the United Kingdom on joint occupancy of Oregon.

170 years ago
1851

Communications
The Province of Canada's Post office issued Sandford Fleming's three-pence Beaver stamp, the Province's first regular postage stamp and one of the world’s earliest examples of a pictorial stamp. It was part of a series with a 6-penny Prince Albert stamp (issued May 12) and a 12-penny Queen Victoria (issued June 14).

160 years ago
1861

Born on this date
John Peltz. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Peltz was an outfielder with the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884); Baltimore Orioles (1888); Brooklyn Gladiators (1890); Syracuse Stars (1890); and Toledo Maumees (1890), batting .224 with 4 home runs in 230 games. He played more than 550 games in 9 seasons in the minor leagues (1885-1893), and died on February 27, 1906 at the age of 44.

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby. U.K. military officer. Field Marshal Allenby was best known for leading the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the conquest of Palestine against Ottoman forces during World War I in 1917 and 1918. He served as British High Commissioner in Egypt and Sudan from 1919-1925, and died on May 14, 1936, three weeks after his 75th birthday.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Sergei Prokofiev. Russian composer. Mr. Prokofiev was one of the most prominent composers of the 20th century; his works included seven completed operas, seven symphonies, and eight ballets. He died on March 5, 1953 at the age of 61.

War
Balmacedist (Liberal Democratic Party) torpedo boats Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell sank the Congressional armored frigate Blanco Encalada in the Battle of Caledera Bay, an engagement in the Chilean Civil War.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Ronald Neame. U.K. movie director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Mr. Neame began his career as a cinematographer, and was nominated for an Academy Award for One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942). He was associated with director David Lean as producer and screenwriter, and shared Oscar nominations for the screenplays of Brief Encounter (1945) and Great Expectations (1946). Mr. Neame directed movies such as Tunes of Glory (1960) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). He died on June 16, 2010 at the age of 99 from complications of a broken leg.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Warren Spahn. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Spahn played with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946-1964); New York Mets (1965); and San Francisco Giants (1965), compiling a record of 363-245 with an earned run average of 3.09 in 750 games, batting .196 with 35 home runs and 189 runs batted in in 783 games. His numerous achievements included the record for major league career wins by a lefthanded pitcher, and 13 seasons of 20 or more wins. Mr. Spahn was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983, and died on November 24, 2003 at the age of 82.

Janet Blair. U.S. actress and singer. Miss Blair, born Martha Janet Lafferty, sang with Hal Kemp's orchestra before acting in films such as My Sister Eileen (1942), and television series such as The Smith Family (1971-1972). She died on February 19, 2007 at the age of 85.

80 years ago
1941

War
Germany admitted that the British rear guard in Greece was still holding the pass at Thermopylae. Waves of German bombers pounded Greek ports and waiting evacuation ships. A Japanese Army spokesman in Shanghai stated that all of the Chinese province of Chekiang south of Shanghai had been occupied by Japanese troops. At an America First Committee meeting in New York, Charles Lindbergh delivered a speech in opposition to American involvement in World War II.

Defense
New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, chairman of the American section of the Canada-U.S. Joint Defense Board, said that the two countries planned to defend their shores 1,000 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox announced that 20 of the Navy's "mosquito" boats were being shipped to Britain under the Lend-Lease program.

The Argentine Senate approved a defense bill authorizing the expenditure of 646 million pesos.

Politics and government
The death of a Senator who was a supporter of the government gave Labour a 36-35 edge in the Australian Senate.

Scandal
Former U.S. Ambassador to France William C. Bullitt presented President Franklin D. Roosevelt with evidence that Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles had made homosexual overtures to two railroad porters in September 1940. Mr. Bullitt, who disliked Mr. Welles and was his rival within the State Department, demanded that Mr. Roosevelt dismiss Mr. Welles. Mr. Roosevelt refused, and instead dismissed Mr. Bullitt from the State Department.

Protest
The American Youth Congress claimed 500,000 as the number of students taking part in peace rallies and "strikes" at many colleges throughout the United States.

Journalism
The Boston Evening Transcript announced that it would cease publication on April 30, 1941 after almost 111 years because of insufficient funds.

Health
Professor Russell Wilder of the Mayo Foundation reported that two-thirds of Americans suffered from serious malnutrition because of improper diet lacking in vitamins, minerals, and proteins.

Education
The New York Board of Education voted against a resolution to require teachers and clerks in the school system to state under oath whether they were or are members of the Communist, Nazi, or Fascist parties.

Labour
Michigan Governor Murray Van Wagoner named a three-man mediation committee to try to settle the dispute between General Motors and the United Auto Workers.

Soft coal mine operators in the southern United States broke off negotiations with the United Mine Workers of America for the second time.

75 years ago
1946

Diplomacy
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee presided over the opening of a conference of British Dominions Foreign Ministers in London.

Defense
The U.S. Senate Military Affairs Committee voted to report in favour of the bill proposed by the administration of President Harry Truman for unification of the armed forces.

Politics and government
Manuel Roxas, the Liberal Party candidate, was elected the last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines; Elpidio Quirino was elected Vice President.

World events
Members of the Italian "Democratic Fascist Party" stole the body of former Italian Duce Benito Mussolini from his unmarked pauper's grave in Cimitero Maggiore di Milano (Greater Cemetery of Milan).

Economics and finance
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Director Fiorello La Guardia warned that "have countries" must come down in their "reserve stocks" of food, or he would "take such action as may be necessary."

Labour
A strike of 50,000 government employees in Palestine in which Jews and Arabs cooperated was called off after the British Palestine administration raised wages.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations United Federal Workers and the State, County and Municipal Workers merged, forming the United Public Workers of America, with 103,000 members.

Baseball
Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, Frank Chance, Jack Chesbro, Clark Griffith, Joe McGinnity, Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank, Ed Walsh, Jesse Burkett, and Tommy McCarthy were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ed Head pitched a no-hitter and had a hit of his own as the Brooklyn Dodgers shut out the Boston Braves 5-0 before 26,787 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Mort Cooper allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs in 8 innings in taking the loss. The game was played in 1 hour 45 minutes.

Jerry Priddy's 3-run home run climaxed a 6-run 11th inning as the Washington Nationals defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-2 before 12,682 fans at Fenway Park in Boston.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Fonceville Curse, starring Patric Knowles, Rosalind Ivan, Alma Lawton, and Donald Morrison



Died on this date
Charles G. Dawes, 85. 30th Vice President of the United States, 1925-1929. Mr. Dawes, a Republican, was Vice President under President Calvin Coolidge. He was awarded a share of the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize "for the Dawes Plan for German reparations which was seen as having provided the economic underpinning of the Locarno Pact of 1925." Mr. Dawes was also an amateur composer of music, and his Melody in A Major (1912) became a popular instrumental piece, and became a popular hit song under the title It's All in the Game after lyrics were written by Carl Sigman in 1951.

Jules Berry, 68. French actor. Mr. Berry, born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet, appeared in several dozen plays and more than 90 movies in a career spanning more than 40 years. His films included Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (The Crime of Monsieur Lange) (1936) and Les Visiteurs du Soir (The Devil's Envoys) (1942). Mr. Berry died of a heart attack caused by treatment for rheumatism.

Married on this date
U.S. war hero and actor Audie Murphy and airline stewardess Pamela Archer in Dallas.

Literature
Return to Paradise, James A. Michener's second book about the South Pacific, was published in New York by Random House.

War
South Africa announced that it would withdraw its forces from Korea if if the United Nations command invaded China.

Communications
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Associated Press installed the first teletypesetter circuit operated by a news agency.

Journalism
Associated Press bureau chief William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia. Deprived of sleep and subjected to continuous interrogation for 42 hours, he signed a statement confessing to the charge of espionage.

Defense
Washington Post columnist Drew Pearson reported the development of an atomic cannon which would go into production for the U.S. Army in three to five months.

Politics and government
The day after the resignation of Labour Minister Aneurin Bevan, Board of Trade President Harold Wilson resigned from the cabinet of British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.

The U.S. Subversive Activities Control Board began hearings in Washington to determine whether the Communist Party must register as a Soviet-controlled agency under the 1950 Internal Security Act.

Africana
Maiali, who had ruled the Balobedu tribe in South Africa for 53 years, defied tribal tradition by refusing to commit suicide by taking poison on her 80th birthday.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): The Pushbike Song--The Mixtures (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 A Summer Prayer for Peace--The Archies (4th week at #1)
2 Home--Dave Mills
3 Have You Ever Seen the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Knock Three Times--Dawn
5 What is Life--George Harrison
6 Silver Moon--Michael Nesmith & the First National Band
7 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
8 My Sweet Lord--George Harrison
9 Understanding--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
10 Pushbike Song--The Mixtures

Singles entering the chart were Put Your Hand in the Hand by Alan Garrity (#19); and Theme from Love Story by Francis Lai and his Orchestra (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Another Day--Paul McCartney
4 I was Wondering--The Poppy Family
5 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
6 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
7 Timothy--The Buoys
8 Oh What a Feeling--Crowbar
9 If--Bread
10 Friends/Honey Roll--Elton John

Singles entering the chart were It Takes Time by Anne Murray (#24); Superstar by Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers (#27); Toast and Marmalade for Tea by Tin Tin (#28); Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by the Raiders (#29); and Lucky Man by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
2 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
3 Power to the People--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Broken/Albert Flasher--The Guess Who
5 Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why--Paul McCartney
6 Lucky Man--Emerson, Lake & Palmer
7 I was Wondering--The Poppy Family
8 Friends--Elton John
9 Sweet Mary--Argent
10 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley

Singles entering the chart were Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) by Daddy Dewdrop (#11); Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones (#24); Me and You and a Dog Named Boo by Lobo (#27); and Lay it Down by Lonnie Mack (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Where Evil Grows--The Poppy Family
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Jodie--Joey Gregorash
4 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
5 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
6 Friends--Elton John
7 Tillicum--Syrinx
8 Hats Off to the Stranger--Lighthouse
9 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
10 Woodstock--Matthews’ Southern Comfort

Music
The album Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones was released, the first to be issued on their own Rolling Stones label.

Abominations
The Pakistan Army and Razakar collaborators massacred approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

Baseball
Ken Singleton singled home Tommie Agee from second base with 2 out in the top of the 12th inning to break a 6-6 tie as the New York Mets edged the Chicago Cubs 7-6 before 8,418 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Singleton hit his first home run of the season, a 2-run blast off Ken Holtzman, in the 4th inning. Chicago first baseman Hal Breeden led off the bottom of the 6th inning with his first major league home run, and his only homer in a Chicago uniform. Nolan Ryan (1-0), the fifth and last New York pitcher, pitched 2 scoreless innings to get the win. Charlie Williams relieved New York starting pitcher Jerry Koosman and allowed 4 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 2.2 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out none, striking out in both his plate appearances in his first major league game.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 12 (CHED)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
2 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
4 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
5 Ain’t Even Done with the Night--John Cougar
6 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
7 Turning Japanese--The Vapors
8 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
9 Crying--Don McLean
10 Another One Rides the Bus--"Weird Al Yankovic"
11 Rapture--Blondie
12 High School Confidential--Rough Trade

Died on this date
Josep Pla, 84. Spanish journalist. Josep Pla i Casadevall, a native of Catalonia, was a member of the Catalan Parliament as a member of the Lliga Regionalista (Regionalist League) (1921-1924) before being expelled by Spanish dictator Primo Rivera and living in exile for several years. He returned to Madrid when the Republic of Spain was proclaimed in 1931, and wrote features about Parliament for the next five years. Mr. Pla abandoned Madrid several years before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, and spent most of the rest of his life abroad in various countries, becoming known for his travel books. He eventually returned to Catalonia, where he died.

Politics and government
The Canadian House of Commons approved the final draft of Canada's proposed new constitution.

Baseball
PCL
Tacoma 11 @ Edmonton 9

This was the Trappers’ first loss at Renfrew Park.

30 years ago
1991

Adventure
31-year-old French yachtsman Christophe Auguin won the 27,000-mile, eight-month-long BOC solo race around the world aboard the 60-foot-long sailboat Groupe Sceta. Mr. Auguin’s closest rival, Alain Gautier, stalled just 212 miles from the finish.

Labour
Quebec Treasury Board President Daniel Johnson persuaded provincial civil servants to take a six-month pay freeze.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Boston 2 @ Montreal 6 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Pittsburgh 3 @ Washington 1 (Pittsburgh led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies, who had started the season with a record of 4-9, fired Nick Leyva as manager and replaced him with Jim Fregosi. Mr. Fregosi’s debut as Philadelphia manager was a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets before 20,187 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

25 years ago
1996

Died on this date
P. L. Travers, 96. Australian-born U.K. authoress. Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, moved to England at the age of 25. She was known for writing the novel Mary Poppins (1934) and various sequels through 1988.

Jean Victor Allard, 82. Canadian military officer. General Allard was the first French-Canadian to become Chief of Defence Staff, a position he held from 1966-1969.

War
The government of Sierra Leone and rebels agreed to a cease-fire in the five-year civil war, and a timetable for peace talks was arranged.

5,000 U.S. Marines were reported to be waiting in ships off the coast of Liberia, four days after a shaky cease-fire had taken hold between factions in the country.

Health
The European Union confirmed its ban on imports of British beef because of mad cow disease.

Economics and finance
Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin announced that Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland had agreed to replace their provincial sales taxes and the federal Goods and Services Tax with a Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals
Philadelphia 4 @ Tampa Bay 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
New York Rangers 4 @ Montreal 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Toronto 1 @ St. Louis 5 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Detroit 6 @ Winnipeg 1 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Chicago 2 @ Calgary 1 (3 OT) (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-0)

20 years ago
2001

Crime
Jane Andrews, a former personal assistant to the Duchess of York, went on trial for the murder of her boyfriend.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Tom King, 68. U.S. musician. Mr. King was a guitarist who founded the rock group the Outsiders in 1965, and wrote their biggest hit, Time Won't Let Me (1966), which sold more than a million copies and reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Mr. King died of congestive heart failure.

Disasters Major flooding caused by rains and rapid snowmelt began on Lake Champlain and down the Richelieu River valley in Quebec; about 3,000 homes in the Montérégie region were flooded. Quebec Premier Jean Charest asked for assistance from the Canadian Armed Forces.