May 1, 2012

225 years ago
1787

Born on this date
Juan Felipe Ibarra. Argentinian general and politician. Brigadier Ibarra was one of the caudillos who dominated the interior of Argentina during the formation of the national state, as Governor of Santiago del Estero (1820-1830, 1832-1851). He had to deal with civil wars for much of his time in power, but succeeded in putting them down in 1841, and enjoyed a decade of peace until his death on July 15, 1851 at the age of 64, after a long battle with gout.

150 years ago
1862

Born on this date
Marcel Prévost. French author and playwright. Mr. Prévost was best known for novels about women from a masculine point of view. His most notable works included the novel Les Demi-Vierges (1894) and the four-act play La Plus Faible (1904). Mr. Prévost directed the Revue de France from 1922-1940. He died on April 8, 1941, 23 days before his 79th birthday.

90 years ago
1922

At the movies
Sherlock Holmes, starring John Barrymore, Roland Young, and Gustav von Seyffertitz, opened at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.



70 years ago
1942

At the movies
The Man Who Wouldn't Die, directed by Herbert I. Leeds, and starring Lloyd Nolan and Marjorie Weaver, opened in theatres. It was the fifth in a series of seven films starring Mr. Nolan as private eye Michael Shayne.



War
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt temporarily abandoned plans for registering women in the armed services because there were more women than jobs currently available.

Law
Rome radio announced that additional German Gestapo agents had arrived in Italy to study the organization of the Italian police force.

Journalism
U.S. Postmaster General Frank Walker announced that the weekly newspaper X-Ray, published in Muncie, Indiana, was seditious under the 1917 Espionage Act, and asked that it show cause why its second class mailing privileges should not be revoked.

Economics and finance
The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved a 94% excess profits tax and 40% income tax on firms making a net profit of over $25,000 per year.

50 years ago
1962

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: What Frightened You, Fred?, starring R.G. Armstrong, Edward Asner, and Adam Williams

40 years ago
1972

War
Quang Tri became the first provincial capital in South Vietnam to fall to Communist forces, as North Vietnamese troops took the city after five days of intensive artillery pounding and shelling.

Boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (36-1) won a 12-round unanimous decision over Canadian champion George Chuvalo (66-18-2) at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.



30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: Ebony and Ivory--Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A.: (Billboard): I Love Rock 'N' Roll--Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (7th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Titles--Vangelis
2 I Love Rock 'N' Roll--Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
3 We Got the Beat--Go-Go's
4 Freeze Frame/Flamethrower--J. Geils Band
5 Don't Talk to Strangers--Rick Springfield
6 Ebony and Ivory--Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
7 Key Largo--Bertie Higgins
8 Make a Move on Me--Olivia Newton-John
9 867-5309/Jenny--Tommy Tutone
10 '65 Love Affair--Paul Davis

Singles entering the chart were Body Language by Queen (#73); Personally by Karla Bonoff (#79); Any Day Now by Ronnie Milsap (#82); Caught Up in You by .38 Special (#83); Only the Lonely by the Motels (#84); Fool for Your Love by Jimmy Hall (#85); Baby Step Back by Gordon Lightfoot (#86); Put Away Your Love by Alessi (#87); Friends in Love by Dionne Warwick and Johnny Mathis (#88); Let it Whip by Dazz Band (#89); and Turn on Your Radar by Prism (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 I Love Rock 'N' Roll--Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (7th week at #1)
2 Don't You Want Me--The Human League
3 Freeze Frame--J. Geils Band
4 Key Largo--Bertie Higgins
5 Don't Talk to Strangers--Rick Springfield
6 We Got the Beat--Go-Go's
7 Open Arms--Journey
8 Titles--Vangelis
9 Make a Move on Me--Olivia Newton-John
10 Tainted Love--Soft Cell

Singles entering the chart were Heat of the Moment by Asia (#34); Cat People by David Bowie (#42); I've Never Been to Me by Charlene (#45); Rosanna by Toto (#48); and Town Called Malice by the Jam (#50).

War
British planes carried out bombing raids on the Falkland Islands capital of Port Stanley, currently occupied by Argentinian forces.

Horse racing
Gato Del Sol, with Eddie Delahoussaye aboard, won the 108th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02 2/5 seconds. Gato Del Sol had entered the race at odds of 21-1.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Chicago 3 @ Vancouver 4 (Vancouver led best-of-seven series 2-1)

25 years ago
1987

Died on this date
Alva “Bobo” Holloman, 64. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Holloman pitched in the minor professional leagues from 1946-1954, compiling a record of 118-80. His best season was his first, when he was 20-5 with the Moultrie Packers of the Georgia-Florida League. In 1953 Mr. Holloman began the season with the St. Louis Browns of the American League. After several appearances in relief, he made his first major league start on May 6, and pitched a no-hitter as the Browns blanked the Philadelphia Athletics 6-0 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Unfortunately for Mr. Holloman, he never pitched another complete game with the Browns, and was demoted to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League after compiling a major league record of 3-7, with an earned run average of 5.23.

Economics and finance
Japan announced that its trade surplus for 1986 was a record $101.4 billion, about half of which was accounted for by the United States.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Detroit 4 @ Toronto 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

IIHF Men’s world championship
Czechoslovakia 4 Canada 2

20 years ago
1992

War
Serbian forces began shelling Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and also seized many towns within the secessionist Yugoslav republic, resulting in hundreds of deaths.

Protest
U.S. President George Bush ordered 1,500 U.S. Marines and 3,000 U.S. Army troops into Los Angeles and Nevada to quell rioting by Negroes that had begun two days earlier after four white Los Angeles policemen had been acquitted of beating Negro criminal Rodney King. Nevada Governor Bob Miller ordered 400 National Guard troops into Las Vegas.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
New York Rangers 8 New Jersey 4