March 1, 2012

320 years ago
1692

Society
Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and a slave woman named Tituba were the first people to be interrogated by authorities in Salem, Massachusetts on accusations of practising witchcraft.

140 years ago
1872

Americana
Yellowstone became the world's first national park.

80 years ago
1932

Crime
Charles Lindbergh, Jr., 20-month-old son of the famous American aviator, was kidnapped from his home near Princeton, New Jersey.

70 years ago
1942

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Giant Rat of Sumatra

60 years ago
1952

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Cry--Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads (Best Seller--9th week at #1, Disc Jockey--8th week at #1, Juke Box--6th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Cry--Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads (5th week at #1)
2 Tell Me Why--The Four Aces
--Eddie Fisher
3 Slow Poke--Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys
--Arthur Godfrey
--Helen O'Connell
4 Any Time--Eddie Fisher
5 The Little White Cloud that Cried--Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads
6 Please, Mr. Sun--Johnnie Ray
7 Dance Me Loose--Arthur Godfrey
8 Charmaine--Mantovani and his Orchestra
9 Shrimp Boats--Jo Stafford
10 Tiger Rag--Les Paul and Mary Ford

Singles entering the chart were Tenderly by Rosemary Clooney (#29); Chinatown My Chinatown by Bobby Maxwell and his Swinging Harps (#40); Perfidia by the Four Aces (#41); and Babalu by Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra and Richard Hayes (#46).

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Rock-A-Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling in Love--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Takeover

40 years ago
1972

On television tonight
Rod Serling's Night Gallery, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Caterpillar, starring Joanna Pettet, Laurence Harvey, and John Williams; Little Girl Lost, starring Ed Nelson, William Windom, and Ivor Francis

Labour
Argentine workers ended a two-day general strike. The walkout had been called by the General Confederation of Labour to protest the economic policies of the government of General Alejandro Lanusse.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Tainted Love--Soft Cell (2nd week at #1)

Canadiana
Emily Sertic, representing Edmonton, was chosen Miss Teen Canada 1982. The pageant was televised on CTV.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in France: On se retrouvera--Francis Lalanne

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: Stay--Shakespears Sister (3rd week at #1)

Politics and government
The Dobbie-Beaudoin committee tabled its report to the Canadian House of Commons, calling for “co-operative federalism” that would give the provinces more powers; entrench natives’ inherent right to self-government; recognize Quebec as a distinct society; and reform the Senate, although falling short of a “triple-E” (equal, elected, effective) concept.

Scandal
United States Senator Brock Adams (Democrat—Washington), who had been in public life for three decades, announced that he was dropping his campaign for re-election to the Senate. The announcement came hours after the Seattle Times published an article in which eight unidentified women accused Mr. Adams of mistreating them sexually. One of the women had accused Sen. Adams of drugging and raping her.

Hockey
NHL
Vancouver 11 Calgary 0