May 6, 2011

540 years ago
1471

Died on this date
Thomas Tresham. English politician. Sir Thomas represented various constituencies in the House of Commons, served as a justice of the peace, and was Speaker of the House of Commons (1459-1460). He sided with the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses, and was imprisoned in the Tower of London from 1468 until Henry VI regained the throne in 1470. Yorkist King Edward IV was restored to the throne after the Battle of Barnet in April 1471; Sir Thomas fled to meet Queen Margaret of Anjou, but was captured and executed.

Edmund Beaufort, 32-33 (?). English nobleman and military commander. Mr. Beaufort held several titles, and supported Lancastrian King Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses. He and other Lancastrian leaders were captured in Tewkesbury Abbey, two days after their defeat by Yorkist forces in the Battle of Tewkesbury, and were tried and executed immediately at the Cross in the centre of Tewkesbury.

510 years ago
1501

Born on this date
Marcellus II. Roman Catholic Pope, 1555. Marcellus II, born Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi, was ordained a priest in 1535, and held various bishoprics and administrative positions before succeeding Pope Julius III on April 9, 1555. Pope Marcellus fell ill soon after his installation, and died of a stroke on May 1, 1555, just 22 days into his papacy, and five days before his 54th birthday. He was succeeded as Pope by Paul IV.

210 years ago
1801

War
U.K. Royal Navy Captain Thomas Cochrane, in the 14-gun HMS Speedy, captured the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo off Barcelona.

160 years ago
1851

Born on this date
Aristide Bruant. French entertainer. Mr. Bruant was a nightclub singer and comedian in Paris who was credited with creating the chanson réaliste genre of music, but was best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He died on February 11, 1925 at the age of 73.

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Motilal Nehru. Indian politician. Mr. Nehru was a lawyer and journalist before entering politics. He was President of the Indian National Congress (1919-1920, 1928-1929), and chaired the Nehru Commission (1928), a memorandum to appeal for a new dominion status and a federal set-up of government for the constitution of India. Mr. Nehru died on February 6, 1931 at the age of 69, after years of declining health; his son Jawaharlal served as the first Prime Minister of independent India (1947-1964).

140 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Victor Grignard. French chemist. Professor Grignard was awarded a share of the 1912 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery of the [...] Grignard reagent." He died on December 13, 1935 at the age of 64.

80 years ago
1931

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Willie Mays!
The Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder was born in Westfield, Alabama.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Heinrich Simon, 60. German journalist. Dr. Simon, a Jewish refugee and writer of anti-Nazi editorials in Germany, died in Washington after being beaten by unknown assailants.

War
Germany announced the seizure of eight islands, closing the Aegean Sea to British ships. British troops broke the siege of Habbania air base in Iraq.

Diplomacy
Japan and France signed two agreements in Tokyo for economic collaboration between Japan and Indochina.

Defense
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft, piloted by Lowry Brabham, made its first flight. U.S. War Secretary Henry Stimson urged that the U.S. Navy be used to insure that Lend-Lease aid reached Britain. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 161-131 to reject an amendment to the ship seizure bill that would have barred the President from turning the captured vessels over to the United Kingdom. U.S. Senator Claude Pepper (Democrat--Florida) urged the U.S. to get tough with the Axis, and occupy, with the U.K., Dakar, the Azores, the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, Greenland, and Iceland.

Politics and government
U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin became Premier of Russia, replacing Vyacheslav Molotov.

The Congressional bloc of the Radical Party in Argentina voted to end its three-month legislative boycott, thus permitting Congress to resume its normal functions.

Aviation
Igor Sikorsky set a world record at Bridgeport, Connecticut, of 1 hour 32½ minutes for sustained flight in a helicopter.

Humour
Bob Hope performed his first United Service Organizations show, at March Field, California.

Economics and finance
U.S. Reconstruction Finance Corporation Chairman Emil Schram accepted the presidency of the New York Stock Exchange.

Labour
The U.S. Third Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Merchant seamen had the right to strike aboard ship when it was in a safe domestic port.

Baseball
Playing his last game before induction into the U.S. Army, Hank Greenberg hit 2 home runs to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees before 7,850 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Bruce Campbell also hit 2 home runs for the Tigers--both of them hit back-to-back with the homers of Mr. Greenberg. New York second baseman Jerry Priddy hit his first major league home run in the 7th inning, a 3-run blast off winning pitcher Johnny Gorsica, who pitched a complete game. Ernie Bonham allowed 5 earned runs in 3 innings in taking the loss.

The Boston Braves scored all their runs in the 5th inning as they edged the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 at Braves Field. Wes Ferrell started on the mound for Boston, but allowed 2 hits, a base on balls, and 2 runs in just 1 inning in the final game of his 15-year major league career.

60 years ago
1951

Married on this date
King Farouk of Egypt, 31, and commoner Narriam Sadek, 17, were married in Cairo. It was the second marriage for King Farouk; he had married Safinaz Zulficar in 1938, and the couple were divorced in 1948.



War
An Ethiopian light infantry battalion of 1,158 men arrived in Pusan, South Korea to fight for the United Nations.

Politics and government
Víctor Paz Estenssoro, exiled leader of the opposition Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNR), won a plurality of 42.9% of the vote in the Bolivian presidential election. Republican Socialist Unity Party candidate Gabriel Gosalvez was second with 32.0%, and Bolivian Socialist Falange candidate Bernardino Bilbao Rioja was third with 10.5%. Because none of the six candidates received a majority of the popular vote, the National Congress was constitutionally obliged to elect a President on August 6 from the three candidates who received the most public votes. Hernán Siles Zuazo, Mr. Paz's running mate, led vice presidential candidates with 43.25% of the vote.

The first round of voting in the Austrian presidential election resulted in Austrian People's Party candidate Heinrich Gleißner leading with 40.14% of the vote, followed by Socialist Party candidate Theodor Körner (39.15%) and Federation of Independents candidate Burghard Breitner (15.41%). Because no candidate won a majority of the vote, a runoff election between the top two contenders was scheduled for May 27.

State parliamentary elections in Lower Saxony (the British zone of Germany) gave 11% of the popular vote to the neo-Nazi Socialist Reich Party, led by Otto Ernst Remer.

Disasters
An earthquake in southeastern El Salvador caused 200 deaths and 700 injuries, and left 20,000 people homeless.

Baseball
Cliff Chambers (3-2) pitched a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates--their first in 44 years--as they shut out the Boston Braves 3-0 in the second game of a doubleheader before 15,492 fans at Braves Field. Mr. Chambers pitched the shutout despite giving up 8 bases on balls and a wild pitch. He also batted in the game’s third run in the 8th inning. It was the only major league start and decision for losing pitcher George Estock (0-1), normally a reliever. Warren Spahn (3-2) pitched a 6-hit shutout as the Braves won the first game 6-0, with Murry Dickson (3-1) taking the loss.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 6 runs in the top of the 8th inning to overcome a 7-5 deficit and defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 11-7 before 32,200 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Surrender--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Jealous of You--Connie Francis (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Babysitter-Boogie--Ralf Bendix (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Non je ne regrette rien--Edith Piaf (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): You're Driving Me Crazy--The Temperance Seven (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe
2 Runaway--Del Shannon
3 Blue Moon--The Marcels
4 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
5 (I Don’t Know Why) But I Do--Clarence "Frogman" Henry
6 I’ve Told Every Little Star--Linda Scott
7 You Can Depend on Me--Brenda Lee
8 On the Rebound--Floyd Cramer
9 Daddy’s Home--Shep and the Limelites
10 Take Good Care of Her--Adam Wade

Singles entering the chart were Peanut Butter by the Marathons (#71); The Touchables in Brooklyn by Dickie Goodman (#80); Raindrops by Dee Clark (#86); Be My Boy by the Paris Sisters (#91); Lullaby of the Leaves by the Ventures (#93); Moody River by Pat Boone (#94); What a Surprise by Johnny Maestro (#96); (It Never Happens) In Real Life by Chuck Jackson (#100); The World We Love In (Il Cielo In Una Stanza) by Mina (also #100); and The Great Snow Man by Bob Luman (also #100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson
2 Runaway--Del Shannon
3 Shy Away--Jerry Fuller
4 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
5 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
6 Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)--The Coasters
7 Theme for a Dream--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
8 The Rebel - Johnny Yuma--Johnny Cash
9 Tragedy--The Fleetwoods
10 After the Hurricane--Paul Evans

Singles entering the chart were Travelin' Man; Indian Giver by Annette with the Up Beats (#36); That Old Black Magic by Bobby Rydell (#41); Ronnie by Marcy Joe (#43); How Many Tears by Bobby Vee (#44); I'm a Fool to Care by Joe Barry (#46); What a Surprise by Johnny Maestro (#47); and Mama Said by the Shirelles (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
2 Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man--Ricky Nelson
3 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
4 Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)--The Coasters
5 Runaway--Del Shannon
6 Theme for a Dream--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
7 Moody River--Pat Boone
8 After the Hurricane--Paul Evans
9 Peanut Butter--The Marathons
10 The Rebel - Johnny Yuma--Johnny Cash

Singles entering the chart were Indian Giver by Annette with the Up Beats (#32); Bongo Express by Preston Epps (#34); Underwater by the Frogmen (#35); Louisiana Mama by Gene Pitney (#36); The Wayward Wind by Gogi Grant (#38); Daddy's Home by Shep and the Limelites (#39); and I Feel So Bad by Elvis Presley (#40).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Among the Missing

Horse racing
Carry Back, with Johnny Sellers up, won the 87th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in 2:04. Crozier placed second and Bass Clef finished third in the 15-horse field. First prize money was $120,500.



Baseball
At Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Woodie Held of the Cleveland Indians hit a grand slam in the 1st inning of a game against the Washington Senators--only to have it wiped from the record when the game was rained out after 2 innings.

40 years ago
1971

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

Business
Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn signed major league baseball to a $72-million television contract with NBC.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Montreal 3 @ Chicago 5 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Lou Angotti scored 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Black Hawks past the Canadiens at Chicago Stadium. Chicago defenseman Pat Stapleton’s face was badly gashed by the skate blade of Montreal’s Rejean Houle, and Mr. Stapleton required over 50 stitches as well as later treatment by a plastic surgeon.

30 years ago
1981

Baseball
The Seattle Mariners, with a record of 6-18, fired Maury Wills as manager, replacing him with Rene Lachemann. The Mariners responded with a 12-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 4,828 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle. Winning pitcher Mike Parrott (1-2) snapped a personal 18-game losing streak, allowing 5 hits and 1 unearned run in 7 innings. Seattle shortstop Jim Anderson batted 3 for 4 with a double, 2 runs, and 5 runs batted in.

Steve Dillard drew a base on balls to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning and scored from second base on a 2-out single by Ken Reitz to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 win over the Houston Astroe before 2,572 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

The Cincinnati Reds, trailing 8-4 after 7½ innings, scored a run in the bottom of the 7th inning, 2 in the 8th, and 2 in the 9th to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 before 14,551 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Johnny Bench singled home Ken Griffey from third base with none out and the bases loaded to end the game.

25 years ago
1986

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Calgary 5 @ St. Louis 3 (Calgary led best-of-seven series 2-1)

20 years ago
1991

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

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Se mustamies--Hausmylly (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Joyride--Roxette (5th week at #1)

On television tonight
Hollywood Detective, on A&E
Tonight's episode: Chasing the Goose

Died on this date
Wilfrid Hyde-White, 87. U.K. actor. Mr. Hyde-White was a character actor on stage, screen, and television in both the United Kingdom and United States for more than 60 years. He played Colonel Pickering in the movie My Fair Lady (1964). Mr. Hyde-White died six days before his 88th birthday.

Journalism
This date's issue of Time magazine contained the cover story The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power by Richard Behar criticizing the Church of Scientology, leading to years of legal conflict.

Business
Montreal-based Canadair received 100 orders for its twin-engined Regional Jet; costing $275 million to develop, the plane was a stretched Challenger for less than 100 passengers.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Edmonton 3 @ Minnesota 7 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 2-1)

10 years ago
2001

Terrorism
A bomb, the second such in three weeks, exploded at a north London post office, but killed no one.

Religion
Pope John Paul II, during a trip to Syria, became the first Roman Catholic pope to enter a mosque when he entered the Omayyad Great Mosque in Damascus. He also met with Greek Orthodox and Catholic leaders in Damascus.

May 5, 2011

190 years ago
1821

Died on this date
Napoleon I, 51. Emperor of the French, 1804-1814, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte, a native of Corsica, was one of the most famous military leaders in history, with achievements too numerous to mention here. He held various offices, including First Consul of France from 1899 until he proclaimed himself Emperor in 1804. Emperor Napoleon was forced to abdicate in 1814 and was exiled to the island of Elba. He escaped in 1815 and returned to power in March, beginning the period of rule known as the Hundred Days. Emperor Napoleon's forces were defeated in the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, and he abdicated four days later in favour of his son Napoleon II. Napoleon I was exiled again, this time to the island of Saint Helena, from which he did not escape. The cause of his death was officially listed as stomach cancer, although there have been accusations that he was the victim of arsenic poisoning.

Journalism
The Manchester Guardian, now The Guardian, published its first edition.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Jack McCandless. U.S. baseball player. Mr. McCandless was an outfielder with the Baltimore Terrapins (1914-1915), batting .217 with 5 home runs and 35 runs batted in in 128 games. He played 188 games in 3 seasons in the minor leagues (1916-1917, 1920), hitting .264 with 5 home runs. Mr. McCandless died on August 17, 1961 at the age of 70.

Americana
Carnegie Hall, then known as Music Hall, opened in New York City, with Pyotr Tchaikovsky the guest conductor.

110 years ago
1901

Baseball
Billy Gilbert batted 5 for 7 with a double, triple 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Milwaukee Brewers rout the Chicago White Stockings 21-7 at Lloyd Street Grounds in Milwaukee. Losing pitcher Bob Patterson (2-2) pitched 9 innings, facing 57 batters and giving up 25 hits and 14 earned runs.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Gilles Grangier. French film director and screenwriter. Mr. Grangier directed 55 movies and several television series from 1943-1985. He died on April 27, 1996, eight days before his 85th birthday.

90 years ago
1921

Died on this date
Alfred Hermann Fried, 56. Austrian journalist and activist. Mr. Fried spent much of his life in Germany, and co-founded Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft (German Peace Society) in 1892, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911, sharing the award with Tobias Asser of the Netherlands.

80 years ago
1931

Died on this date
Glen Kidston, 32. U.K. military officer, auto racing driver, and aviator. Lieutenant Commander Kidston served with the Royal Navy in World War I, and tested submarines in the 1920s. He teamed with Woolf Barnato to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1930, and completed a record breaking flight from Netheravon, Wiltshire to Cape Town, South Africa in April 1931, covering the distance in 6½ days. However, Mr. Kidston was killed on the return journey when his borrowed de Havilland Puss Moth broke up in mid-air while flying through a dust storm over the Drakensberg mountains.

Politics and government
William Walsh was installed as Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta; he served until October 1, 1936.

70 years ago
1941

Theatre
There Shall Be No Night by Robert E. Sherwood was awarded the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Journalism
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was awarded the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service by a newspaper; Westbrook Pegler of the New York World-Telegram won in the category of General Reporting, and Reuben Maury of the New York Daily News won for Editorial Writing. A group award was given in the category of General Correspondence to American news reporters in the war zones of Europe, Asia, and Africa since the beginning of World War II.

War
The U.K. Royal Air Force claimed that its bombers had scored direct hits on the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in a raid on Brest. Reports from London stated that the United Kingdom had rejected an offer from Turkey to mediate the Anglo-Iraqi War.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered "a substantial increase in heavy bomber construction." The U.S. House of Representatives debate on seizure of alien ships precipitated a dispute over the prospect of convoying supplies to Britain.

World events
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Addis Ababa after five years of exile in Bath, England.

Politics and government
General Isaias Medina Angarita took office as President of Venezuela.

Medicine
Dr. Martin H. Dawson of Columbia University, addressing a medical meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, described a new chemical substance known as penicillin. He said the substance, developed from a special strain of mold in bread and Roquefort cheese, may prove more useful than the sulfanilamides.

Oil
British and American companies in the Netherlands East Indies renewed their contracts to supply Japan with 1.8 million tons per year.

Business
Sheffield Farms Company Inc., Borden Company, and four of their affiliates were indicted on charges of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by selling milk at higher prices than those charged by their affiliates.

60 years ago
1951

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Mockin’ Bird Hill--Les Paul and Mary Ford (3rd week at #1)
--Patti Page
2 If--Perry Como
3 Be My Love--Mario Lanza
4 On Top of Old Smoky--The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
5 How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford
6 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)--Patti Page
7 The Syncopated Clock--Leroy Anderson and his "Pops" Concert Orchestra
8 I Apologize--Billy Eckstine
9 Beautiful Brown Eyes--Rosemary Clooney
10 Aba Daba Honeymoon--Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter

Singles entering the chart were Sound Off (The Buckworth Chant) by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (#21); Unless, with versions by Eddie Fisher; and Guy Mitchell (#30); Kentucky Waltz by Rosemary Clooney (#33); and September Song by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (#38).

War
General Douglas MacArthur concluded three days of testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, accusing the administration of President Harry Truman of "softness" in Korea at a heavy cost in American lives.

Defense
The U.S.A. and Iceland signed a pact in Reykjavik authorizing the stationing of American troops in Iceland under the North Atlantic Treaty.

U.S. President Truman appointed a 12-member Defense Advicory Board to consult periodically with the Civil Defense Administration on policy.

Politics and government
Pakistan protested the convocation of a Kashmiri constituent assembly, claiming that the move violated the United Nations Security Council's March 30, 1951 resolution on Kashmir.

Agriculture
The Yugoslavian government reduced state deliveries from independent peasants, who still controlled 75% of of the country's farmland, in an effort to increase food production.

Horse racing
Count Turf, with Conn McCreary up, won the 77th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02 3/5. Royal Mustang placed second and Ruhe finished third in the 20-horse field.





Baseball
The Salem Senators edged the Victoria Athletics 1-0 in 23 innings in a Western International League game in Victoria. Losing pitcher Roland Smith lasted the entire game.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Blue Moon--The Marcels

The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: Shadow Play, starring Dennis Weaver and Harry Townes

Space
The United States entered the manned space race with the U.S.S.R. when Mercury-Redstone 3, with Alan Shepard aboard, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a 15-minute suborbital flight.







Politics and government
U.S. President John F. Kennedy addressed space, a nuclear test ban, national service, and other issues in a news conference at the State Department auditorium in Washington.



40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Double Barrel--Dave and Ansil Collins (2nd week at #1)

Boxing
Former world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith (69-11) won a 10-round majority decision over Ernie Lopez (42-8-1) in a middleweight bout at Nevada Sports Palace in Las Vegas.

Basketball
ABA
Finals
Kentucky 125 @ Utah 138 (Utah led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Zelmo Beaty scored 40 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Stars over the Colonels before 13,208 fans at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. Dan Issel scored 40 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Kentucky.

30 years ago
1981

Died on this date
Bobby Sands, 27. Northern Irish terrorist. Mr. Sands, a member of the provisional Irish Republican Army, helped to plan the 1976 bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry, which was followed by a gun battle with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). He was arrested while trying to escape and sentenced to 14 years in prison for firearms possession. Mr. Sands died 66 days after beginning a hunger strike in Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, and 26 days after winning a by-election to represent Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the British House of Commons.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
New York Islanders 5 @ New York Rangers 2 (Islanders won best-of-seven series 4-0)
Calgary 4 @ Minnesota 7 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Dino Ciccarelli scored 3 goals to lead the North Stars over the Flames at Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Houston 95 @ Boston 98 (Boston led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Larry Bird scored 18 points, grabbed 21 rebounds, and added 9 assists to help the Celtics come back from an 81-76 deficit after 3 quarters to defeat the Rockets before 15,320 fans at Boston Garden. Houston's Robert Reid led all scorers with 27 points.



25 years ago
1986

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Prince of Wales Conference Finals
Montreal 4 @ New York Rangers 3 (OT) (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-0)

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Trippin'--Push Push (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Joyride--Roxette (5th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (ض3)
1 Joyride--Roxette (6th week at #1)
2 No Coke--Dr. Alban
3 Secret Love--Bee Gees
4 How to Dance--Bingoboys featuring Princessa
5 Blue Hotel--Chris Isaak
6 Sister Soul & Mr. Beat--Beat 4 Feet featuring Kim Cooper
7 Should I Stay or Should I Go--The Clash
8 Kränk di net--Jazz Gitti & Her Disco Killers
9 Crazy--Seal
10 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart

Singles entering the chart were Lucifer by Blue System (#17); It's Too Late by Quartz introducing Dina Carroll (#21); and Mega Mix by Snap! (#29).

Protest
Riots broke out in Washington, D.C., after a rookie police officer shot a Salvadoran man in the chest.

Baseball
The Reno Silver Sox scored 15 runs in one inning on their way to a 20-8 win over the High Desert Mavericks in a California League game. Reno first baseman Dodd Johnson drove in 5 runs with a home run, double, and single in the big inning.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Clifton Hillegass, 83. U.S. publisher. Mr. Hillegass bought the American rights to the Canadian study guides known as Coles Notes in 1958, with the U.S. version becoming known as CliffsNotes. He died 17 days after his 83rd birthday.

Horse racing
Monarchos, with Jorge Chavez aboard, won the 127th running of the Kentucky Derby before 154,210 fans at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 1:59.97, second only to Secretariat in 1973 as the fastest time ever in a Kentucky Derby. Invisible Ink, a 55-1 longshot, placed second, 4¾ lengths behind the winner. Congaree finished third in the 17-horse field.



Baseball
The Chicago Cubs scored 8 runs in each of the 7th and 8th innings as they routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 20-1 before 38,468 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Sammy Sosa, Todd Hundley, and Julio Zuleta hit home runs for the Cubs. Mr. Zuleta’s home run was a 3-run pinch homer in the 7th inning.

Dave McCarty drew a base on balls with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning and Dee Brown followed with a home run to give the Kansas City Royals a 12-10 win over the Minnesota Twins before 17,052 fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

May 4, 2011

540 years ago
1471

Died on this date
Edward of Westminster, 17. English royal family member. Prince Edward, the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou, was invested as Prince of Wales in 1454. He was killed in the Battle of Tewkesbury.

War
In the Wars of the Roses, Yorkist forces of Edward IV defeated a Lancastrian army in the Battle of Tewkesbury.

160 years ago
1851

Born on this date
Thomas Dewing. U.S. artist. Mr. Dewing was known for his paintings of aristocratic American women at the turn of the 20th century. He died on November 5, 1938 at the age of 87.

140 years ago
1871

Baseball
The National Association, baseball’s first professional league, began play at Fort Wayne, Indiana with the home Kekiongas blanking the Cleveland Forest Citys 2-0. Bobby Mathews pitched the shutout. Deacon White of the Forest Citys doubled for the NA’s first hit.

125 years ago
1886

Born on this date
Shelton Brooks. Canadian-born U.S. musician. Mr. Brooks, a native of Amherstburg, Ontario, moved with his family to Detroit in 1901. He played piano and performed in vaudeville, but was primarily known for writing songs such as Some of These Days (1910) and Darktown Strutters' Ball (1916). Mr. Brooks died on September 6, 1975 at the age of 89; he was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005.

Protest
A labour demonstration in Chicago became the Haymarket Square riot.

110 years ago
1901

Died on this date
John Jones Ross, 69. Canadian politician. Mr. Ross, a native of Quebec City, was a Conservative who represented Champlain in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (1861-1867); Quebec Legislative Assembly (September-November 1867); and Canadian House of Commons (1867-1874). He represented Shawinigan in the Legislative Council of Quebec (1867-1901) and the Quebec riding of De la Durantaye in the Canadian Senate (1887-1901). Mr. Ross was Premier of Quebec (1884-1887) and Speaker of the Senate (1891-1896), and was Minister Without Portfolio in the federal government for two months in 1896. He died in Quebec City.

Baseball
The game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds was called with the game tied 4-4 in the 10th inning when fire destroyed the wooden grandstand at League Park in St. Louis. The 6,000 fans left in a leisurely manner.

90 years ago
1921

Politics and government
The German cabinet of Chancellor Constantin Fehrenbach, leader of the German Democratic Party (DDP), resigned, after the German People's party (DVP) withdrew its support in protest over the government's agreement to fixing Germany's reparation payments to the Allies. The Fehrenbach cabinet was replaced by one led by former Finance Minister Joseph Wirth. The United States expressed no surprise at the fall of Mr. Fehrenbach's cabinet, which took place a week before the deadline for Germany to accept or reject an Allied ultimatum on reparations.

80 years ago
1931

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Priory School

Sport
Henri Deglane of France defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis at the Mont-Royal arena in Montreal to win the world heavyweight professional wrestling title. Mr. Lewis was disqualified by the referee for biting his opponent.

80 years ago
1941

War
The British command in Cairo claimed that the German-Italian attack on the Libyan port of Tobruk had been brought to to a "standstill." 17 military, naval, defense production, economic, and political experts released a statement in New York saying that the United Kingdom could win the European war with American aid.

Diplomacy
French Vice Premier François Darlan returned to Vichy from Paris with German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's purported demands for political collaboration with Germany as well as industrial and economic cooperation. Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuola rejected a proposal that he visit the United States.

Archaeology
University of Arizona anthropologist Dr. Emil Haury reported that excavations in a cave on Castle Mountain in Arizona proved that the southwestern United States was inhabited by man 5,000 years before Christ.

Economics and finance
A Bolivian spokesman in La Paz said that the government would not consider a Japanese proposal to buy tungsten.

Labour
1,400 American Federation of Labor drivers and other employees went on strike against Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines.

Disasters
The worst floods ever recorded in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul left 60,000 people in Porto Alegre homeless.

60 years ago
1951

On the radio
Hear it Now, hosted by Edward R. Murrow, on CBS

Tonight's program included a look at America's divorce laws.

At the movies
Roaring City, co-produced and directed by William Berke, and starring Hugh Beaumont, Edward Brophy, and Richard Travis, opened in theatres.



Diplomacy
United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie returned to New York from a month-long tour of Europe and the Middle East.

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion arrived in Washington to begin a visit to the United States, and was welcomed by U.S. President Truman.

Defense
The Canadian Department of National Defence formed the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade Group for service in West Germany with NATO forces; it was created by volunteers from the militia who would enlist for three years in their specific units. The brigade was composed of three infantry battalions: the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion (formed on this day in Valcartier, Québec); the 1st Canadian Rifle Battalion; and the 1st Canadian Highland Battalion. The brigade was posted near Hanover.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill to raise the maximum strength of the Marine Corps to 400,000, double its present size.

Germanica
The West German government asserted its claim to all German territory as of December 31, 1937, including East Prussia, the Oder-Neisse area, and the Soviet zone of Germany. The West German statement renounced only Austria and the Czech Sudetenland.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Are You Sure--The Allisons (2nd week at #1)

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

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

At the movies
Parrish, written, produced, and directed by Delmer Daves, and starring Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden, and Dean Jagger, opened in theatres.



Born on this date
Happy Birthday, John Dea!

Space
The U.S. launch of Mercury-Redstone 3 with Alan Shepard aboard was scrubbed for the second time because of bad weather at Cape Canaveral, Florida. America’s first entry into the manned space race with the U.S.S.R. was rescheduled for the following day.

Aviation
Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather attained a new altitude record for manned balloon flight ascending in the Strato-Lab V open gondola to 113,740 feet (34.67 kilometres).

Protest
The "Freedom Rides" began when U.S. civil rights activists left Washington, D.C. for New Orleans to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals.

Transportation
Federal Maple, the first of two passenger-cargo ships presented to the Federation of West Indies under the Canada-West Indies Aid Program, was launched at Halifax, Nova Scotia.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (4th week at #1)

Politics and government
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau set up 37 bilingual districts; government services were now available in both official languages.

Economics and finance
A speculative assault against the American dollar swept the European money markets and threatened the value of the dollar.

Disasters
The Leda clay landslide opened a sinkhole after a rainstorm, and the resulting slide buried part of St. Jean Vianney, Quebec, killing 31 people and destroying 40 houses, with $1 million in damage.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Montreal 1 @ Chicago 2 (2 OT) (Chicago led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Jim Pappin scored the winning goal for the Black Hawks at 1:11 of the 2nd overtime period as they edged the Canadiens at Chicago Stadium. Montreal goalie Ken Dryden was heroic in defeat, stopping 56 of 58 shots.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): 9 to 5 (Morning Train)--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ruby no Yubiwa--Akira Terao (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime--The Korgis

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Fade to Grey--Visage (7th week at #1)

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Living Doll--Cliff Richard featuring the Young Ones

#1 single in Switzerland: Ohne dich (schlaf ich heut Nacht nicht ein)--Münchener Freiheit (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Paul Richards, 77. U.S. baseball player and manager. Mr. Richards was a catcher who played for four major league teams from 1932-1935 and 1943-1946, batting .227 in 553 games; he caught all 7 games for the Detroit Tigers in their World Series win in 1945. Mr. Richards managed the Chicago White Sox from 1951-1954 and 1976; and the Baltimore Orioles from 1955-1961, with a career record of 923-901-13. His best team was the 1960 Orioles, who posted a record of 89-65 and finished second to the New York Yankees. Hoyt Wilhelm was a starting pitcher for the Orioles in the late 1950s, and his knuckleball baffled his own catchers as often as it did opposing hitters, resulting in many passed balls. Mr. Richards devised an oversized catcher’s mitt for catching the knuckleball, which resulted in fewer passed balls. He was born and died in Waxahachie, Texas.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
St. Louis 2 @ Calgary 8 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Tingles (EP)--Ratcat

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Se Stiamo Insieme--Riccardo Cocciante (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): The Grease Megamix--John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Joyride--Roxette (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Joyride--Roxette (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Désenchantée--Mylène Farmer (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Losing My Religion--R.E.M. (2nd week at #1)
2 One More Try--Timmy T
3 You--Ten Sharp
4 Joyride--Roxette
5 Always on the Run--Lenny Kravitz
6 Mega Mix--Snap!
7 Should I Stay or Should I Go--The Clash
8 Going to the Run--Golden Earring
9 Love and Marriage--Frank Sinatra
10 Liefde is Lekker Maar Lekker is Niet Altijd Liefde--Hanny

Singles entering the chart were Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) by De la Soul (#23); Future Love Paradise by Seal (#24); Ring My Bell by Monie Love vs Adeva (#31); Geef Het Op by Clouseau (#32); Allons a Lafayette by Captain Gumbo (#34); and What About Tomorrows Children by Maggie Reilly (#36).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Baby Baby--Amy Grant (2nd week at #1)
2 Joyride--Roxette
3 I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)--Hi-Five
4 Here We Go--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis
5 Touch Me (All Night Long)--Cathy Dennis
6 I Touch Myself--Divinyls
7 Cry for Help--Rick Astley
8 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
9 You're in Love--Wilson Phillips
10 I Don't Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey

Singles entering the chart were We Want the Funk by Gerardo (#72); Place in This World by Michael W. Smith (#84); Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) by Crystal Waters (#94); Life Goes On by Poison (#95); and Can I Call You My Girl by PC Quest (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Baby Baby--Amy Grant (3rd week at #1)
2 Joyride--Roxette
3 I’ve Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat
4 Here We Go--C + C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis
5 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
6 You’re in Love--Wilson Phillips
7 Cry for Help--Rick Astley
8 Touch Me (All Night Long)--Cathy Dennis
9 I Touch Myself--Divinyls
10 I Don’t Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey

Singles entering the chart were We Want the Funk by Gerardo (#71); Place in This World by Michael W. Smith (#79); How Can I Ease the Pain by Lisa Fischer (#81); I'll Never Let You Go (Angel Eyes) by Steelheart (#85); Why Should I Cry for You by Sting (#87); Do You Want Me by Salt-N-Pepa (#89); and Ooh La La by David Hallyday (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Joyride--Roxette
2 I’ve Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat
3 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
4 Cry for Help--Rick Astley
5 Baby Baby--Amy Grant
6 Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You--Robert Palmer
7 Animal Heart--Glass Tiger
8 You’re in Love--Wilson Phillips
9 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
10 Highwire--The Rolling Stones

Singles entering the chart were Walk My Way by Beth Nielsen Chapman (#61); Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn (#63); On the Outside by Roch Voisine (#66); Too Hot by Alanis (#74); Voices that Care by Voices that Care (#76); Part of Me, Part of You by Glenn Frey (#78); Lift Me Up by Yes (#83); Dangerous by the Doobie Brothers (#88); What Comes Naturally by Sheena Easton (#89); Wash the Rain by World on Edge (#90); and I Rhyme the World in 80 Days by Kish (#93).

Horse racing
Strike the Gold, with Chris Antley aboard, won the 117th running of the Kentucky Derby before 135,554 fans at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:03 4/5. Best Pal placed second and Mane Minister finshed third in the 16-horse field.



Baseball
Chris James hit 3-run home runs in each of the 1st and 2nd innings and batted in 9 runs as the Cleveland Indians routed the Oakland Athletics 20-6 before 35,028 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Bonnie Lee Bakley, 44. U.S. model. Miss Bakley was an unsuccessful model who made money selling nude photos of women, including herself. She was married 10 times, with four marriages ending in divorce and five in annulment. Miss Bakley pursued celebrities, including Marlon Brando's son Christian Brando, and actor Robert Blake. Mr. Blake married her after a paternity test showed that he and not Christian Brando was the father of her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Blake went to dinner at Vitello's Restaurant in Studio City; she was shot in his car after he claimed to have gone back inside the restaurant to retrieve a gun he'd left behind. In March 2005, Mr. Blake was found not guilty of murder and of one count of hiring a former stuntman to murder Miss Bakley. A second charge of hiring the killer was dropped after the jury dealocked 11-1 in favour of acquittal. Eight months later, a civil suit brought by Miss Bakley's three eldest children resulted in Mr. Blake being found liable for her wrongful death.

Transportation
Jean Pelletier, longtime Chief of Staff for Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, was appointed the head of VIA Rail.

May 3, 2011

530 years ago
1481

Died on this date
Mehmed II, 49. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1444-1446, 1451-1481. Mehmed "the Conqueror" acceded to the throne upon the abdication of his father Murad II, and defeated a Hungarian crusade. Murad II returned to the throne in 1546, and Mehmed II succeeded him again upon his death. Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire, and achieved several other conquests. Sultan Mehmed made many political and social reforms, encouraged the arts and sciences, and rebuilt Constantinople into a thriving imperial capital. He died after taking ill, perhaps the result of poisoning by his son and successor Bayezid II.

Disasters
The largest of three earthquakes struck the island of Rhodes and caused an estimated 30,000 casualties.

520 years ago
1491

Religion
Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga was baptized by Portuguese Roman Catholic missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.

220 years ago
1791

Politics and government
The Constitution of May 3--the first modern constitution in Europe--was proclaimed by the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

140 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Emmett Dalton. U.S. criminal. Mr. Dalton was a member of the Dalton Gang of bank and train robbers, and was the only member of the gang to survive an attempt to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas on October 5, 1892, although he received 23 gunshot wounds. Mr. Dalton was pardoned after serving 14 years in prison, and then moved to California. He wrote several books of memoirs, two of which were made into movies. Mr. Dalton died on July 13, 1937 at the age of 66.

Academia
Collège St-Boniface in St. Boniface, Manitoba received a provincial charter.

125 years ago
1886

Born on this date
Marcel Dupré. French musician and composer. Mr. Dupré was professor of organ performance and improvisation at the Paris Conservatoire (1916-1954), and performed more than 2,000 international recitals. He composed more than 120 works, mainly for organ. Mr. Dupré died on May 30, 1971, 27 days after his 85th birthday.

Politics and government
Malcolm Maclean was elected the first Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, along with ten aldermen in the city's first election. There was no voters list, and 499 votes were cast. The first meeting of council took place on May 12, 1886.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Eppa Rixey. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Rixey played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1912-1917, 1919-1920) and Cincinnati Reds (1921-1933), compiling a record of 266-251 with an earned run average of 3.15 in 692 games. He was 22-10 with a 1.85 ERA in 1916, and led the National League in wins with 25 in 1922. Mr. Rixey, who never played in the minor leagues, died on February 28, 1963 at the age of 71, after his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but several months before the induction ceremony.

110 years ago
1901

Disasters
The Great Fire of 1901 took place in Jacksonville, Florida, destroying the city's downtown.





90 years ago
1921

Died on this date
Théodore Pilette, 37. Belgian auto racing driver. Mr. Pilette began racing in 1903, and participated in the 1913 Indianapolis 500, finishing 5th. He was the importer in Belgium for Bugatti and Mercedes, and Mr. Pilette and his mechanic Bruyère died in a road accident in Luxembourg while returning to Brussels from a visit to the Mercedes factories in Stuttgart.

Politics and government
Ireland was partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Economics and finance
West Virginia became the first U.S. state to legislate a broad sales tax, but did not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.

75 years ago
1936

Baseball
Joe DiMaggio, playing his first regular season major league game, had 3 hits--including a triple--plus 3 runs and a run batted in as the New York Yankees routed the St. Louis Browns 14-5 before 25,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Lou Gehrig had 4 hits and 5 runs, and Ben Chapman had 4 hits and 5 RBIs for the Yankees.

70 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 (6th week at #1)

War
Reports from London stated that fighting had spread to the Basra area; Iraq attacks on recently-landed British troops were repulsed. The battle at the Habbania airport continued into its second day.

Protest
Sources in Beirut reported that anti-Jewish riots had broken out in Palestine and that Arab nationalists had kidnapped Zionist leaders in reaction to disturbances in Iraq and the arrival of Jewish refugees from the Balkans.

World events
The Italian government of Duce Benito Mussolini announced the annexation of part of Slovenia in Yugoslavia, comprising the city of Ljubljana and surrounding territory.

Radio
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved regulations to foster free competition among stations and strengthen network broadcasting.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of Production Management limited the automobile industry to 4,224,152 vehicles in the model year beginning August 1.

Labour
Bethlehem Steel Corporation signed its first contract with a Congress of Industrial Organizations union, the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers, covering 1,700 workers in its shipyard in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Horse racing
Whirlaway, with Eddie Arcaro aboard, won the 67th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in 2:01 2/5, a track record at the time. Staretor placed second, and Market Wise finished third. First prize money was $61,275.



60 years ago
1951

Britannica
King George VI opened the Festival of Britain in London.



War
The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations began their closed-door hearings into the relief of General Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman with testimony from Gen. MacArthur, who reiterated his view that the Korean War could only be won through an all-out attack on China.

Crime
Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (Democrat) signed a bill, the first of its kind in the United States, making narcotics peddling a felony punishable by up to life imprisonment.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Truman appointed 18 members of the newly-reconstituted Wage Stabilization Board, to begin work on May 8 on a backlog of more than 1,000 cases.

Baseball
The New York Yankees scored 11 runs in the top of the 9th inning as they routed the St. Louis Browns 17-3 before 1,612 fans at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Gil McDougald batted twice in the 9th inning, hitting a grand slam and a triple and batting in 6 runs. Jackie Jensen followed Mr. McDougald’s triple with one of his own and homered after Mr. McDougald’s grand slam. Allie Reynolds (1-1) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory.

50 years ago
1961

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Paul "Pud" Smith!

Diplomacy
Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba arrived in Washington to begin an 11-day visit to the United States, and was welcomed at Washington's National Airport by U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy. After a conference at the White House, the two leaders issued a communiqué stating that an orderly ending of colonial rule was "essential to the promotion of of human welfare, the consolidation of peace and the encouragement of the striving of African peoples." Mr. Bourguiba addressed a joint session of Congress and spoke at the National Press Club, praising the efforts of the Kennedy administration to appeal to the new nations of the world.

Scandal
Former U.K. Foreign Office aide George Blake, 38, was sentenced in London to 42 years in prison after he had pleaded guilty to spying for the U.S.S.R. In his confession, Mr. Blake said that his political views had changed in favour of Communism during the three years from 1950-1953 when he had been interned by North Korean troops after they had captured Seoul, where he had been stationed. Mr. Blake, after his repatriation, spied for the Soviets while employed by the British Foreign Office in West Berlin and the Middle East.

Baseball
Ellis Burton hit a 2-run home run batting lefthanded and a grand slam batting righthanded, while Tim Thompson also hit a grand slam, all in a 10-run 8th inning for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they routed the Jersey City Giants 15-3 in an International League game at Maple Leaf Stadium. Mr. Burton's feat was a first for organized baseball.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Me and Bobby McGee--Janis Joplin

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Naomi no Yume--Hedva & David (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): My Sweet Lord--George Harrison (7th week at #1)

On the radio
All Things Considered, hosted by Robert Conley, on NPR

This was the first broadcast of the National Public Radio program. The first program was about anti-Vietnam War protests in Washington, D.C.

Canadiana
Queen Elizabeth II, with Prince Philip and Princess Anne, arrived in Victoria to begin a one-week visit to British Columbia for the province's centennial.

Politics and government
Walter Ulbricht, 77, retired as East Germany's leader, citing age and ill health. Erich Honecker, 58, party secretary in charge of military affairs and security, succeeded him as head of the ruling Communist Party.

Protest
Anti-war protesters calling themselves the Mayday Tribe began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C., aimed at shutting down the nation's capital.

Basketball
ABA
Finals
Kentucky 117 @ Utah 136 (Utah led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Stars, trailing 36-25 after the 1st quarter, outscored the Colonels 50-25 in the 2nd quarter as they won before 12,051 fans at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. Zelmo Beaty and George Stone each scored 26 points for Utah, with Ron Boone adding 24 points. Darel Carrier of Kentucky led scorers with 36 points.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Counting the Beat--The Swingers (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre (4th week at #1)

On television tonight
Ripley's Believe it or Not!, on ABC

Hosted by Jack Palance, this was the pilot for the series that began airing in the fall of 1982.

Died on this date
Nargis, 51. Indian actress. Nargis, born Fatima Rashid, appeared in almost 60 films from 1935-1968. She won the Filmfare Award for her starring performance in Mother India (1957), and won the National Film Award for her starring performance in Raat Aur Din (1967). Nargis was appointed to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, in 1980, but died of pancreatic cancer during her time in office.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Calgary 4 @ Minnesota 6 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Basketball
NBA
Eastern Conference Finals
Philadelphia 90 @ Boston 91 (Boston won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Larry Bird scored the winning basket with 1 minute 3 seconds remaining in regulation time at Boston Garden as the Celtics came back from a 3-1 deficit in games against the 76ers.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): You Can Leave Your Hat On--Joe Cocker (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Living Doll--Cliff Richard and the Young Ones

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Living Doll--Cliff Richard and the Young Ones (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Look Away--Big Country

#1 single in the U.K.: A Different Corner--George Michael (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer (2nd week at #1)
2 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
3 Kiss--Prince and the Revolution
4 Why Can’t This Be Love--Van Halen
5 Harlem Shuffle--Rolling Stones
6 Manic Monday--Bangles
7 What You Need--INXS
8 Take Me Home--Phil Collins
9 Bad Boy--Miami Sound Machine
10 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston

Singles entering the chart were Like No Other Night by 38 Special (#76); The Heat of Heat by Patti Austin (#82); I Must Be Dreaming by Giuffria (#85); If Your Heart Isn’t in It by Atlantic Starr (#87); Don't Walk Away by Robert Tepper (#88); Chain Reaction by Diana Ross (#89); and Is That It? by Katrina and the Waves (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 The Power of Love--Jennifer Rush (2nd week at #1)
2 Manic Monday--Bangles
3 Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)--Glass Tiger
4 Let’s Go All the Way--Sly Fox
5 Nikita--Elton John
6 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
7 Harlem Shuffle--Rolling Stones
8 Kiss--Prince and the Revolution
9 Bop--Dan Seals
10 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys

Singles entering the chart were A Different Corner by George Michael (#76); Thin Red Line by Glass Tiger (#89); The Key by Erroll Starr (#92); Your Wildest Dreams by the Moody Blues (#95); All the Things She Said by Simple Minds (#96); Lies are Gonna Get Ya by Cats Can Fly (#97); and Hungry Eyes by Platinum Blonde (#98).

Died on this date
Robert Alda, 72. U.S. actor. Born Alphonso Giuseppe Giovanni Roberto D'Abruzzo, Mr. Alda was a successful stage actor, starring in the Broadway production of Guys and Dolls (1950), and winning a Tony Award for What Makes Sammy Run? (1964). He made an impressive movie debut playing George Gershwin in Rhapsody in Blue (1945), but his film career after that never fulfilled its apparent promise. Mr. Alda is best known today as the father of actor Alan Alda.

Terrorism
21 people were killed and 41 injured when a bomb exploded in an Air Lanka Tristar jetliner at the airport at Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Horse racing
Ferdinand won the 112th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02 4/5. Jockey Bill Shoemaker, 54, became the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Bold Arrangement placed second. First prize money was $609,400.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference Finals
New York Rangers 2 @ Montreal 6 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-0)

20 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Jerzy Kosiński, 57. Polish-born U.S author. Mr. Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was best known for the novels The Painted Bird (1965) and Being There (1971); he was accused of plagiarism and fabrication in regard to the former. Mr. Kosiński was beset by several illnesses when he committed suicide by consuming a lethal combination of alcohol and drugs and then suffocating himself by wrapping a plastic bag around his head.

Frank Leja, 55. U.S. baseball player. A native of Holyoke, Massachusetts, Mr. Leja was the New York Yankees’ first "bonus baby"--a teenage player who was given a large bonus to sign with a major league team in the years before the free agent draft came into existence. In order to prevent wealthy major league teams from hoarding the young players, a rule was enforced that a bonus player had to remain on the roster of the major league team for 2 years before he could be sent to the minors. As a result, many of the "bonus babies" saw little or no action in the major leagues for those 2 years, and Mr. Leja was no exception. He was an 18-year-old lefthanded first baseman who stood 6 feet 4 inches and weighed 205 pounds when he joined the Yankees in 1954. Joe Collins was then the Yankees’ regular first baseman, and 23-year-old rookie Bill Skowron was an impressive backup. Mr. Leja played in just 12 games that season--6 at first base--with 1 single in 5 at bats. In 1955 he saw even less action, playing in just 7 games--2 at first base--and was hitless in 2 at bats. Mr. Leja then had some success as a slugger in the minor leagues, but didn’t make it back to the majors until he joined the Los Angeles Angels to begin the 1962 season. He played 7 games--4 at first base--and was let go after batting 0 for 16. Mr. Leja never returned to the major leagues, leaving with 1 hit in 23 at bats--a percentage of .043--with 1 base on balls and 3 runs scored in 26 games. Frank Leja died of a heart attack in Boston.

Economics and finance
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney promised a 500-job Goods and Services Tax processing centre for Summerside, Prince Edward Island to help a community hard-hit by the closing of its Canadian Armed Forces Base.

10 years ago
2001

Diplomacy
The United States lost its seat on the United Nations Human Rights Commission; it was restored a year later.

Health
Saskatchewan provincial authorities said that contaminated drinking water in North Battleford had caused the illness of over 100 people and the deaths of 3.

May 2, 2011

400 years ago
1611

Literature
The English-language version of the Bible authorized by King James I of England--popularly known as the King James version--began publication over a period of five days.

110 years ago
1901

Baseball
The Boston Americans scored 9 runs in the 2nd inning and added 10 in the 3rd as they beat the Philadelphia Athletics 23-12 before 2,841 fans at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. Every man in the Boston lineup had at least 1 hit and 2 runs. Parson Lewis (1-0) pitched a complete game victory, allowing 19 hits and 11 earned runs, while Pete Loos (0-1) started and took the loss in his only major league appearance, giving up 2 hits, 4 bases on balls, and 3 earned runs in 1+ inning.

Algie McBride batted 4 for 6 with 2 doubles, 4 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Cincinnati Reds defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 16-12 before 3,000 fans at Robison Field in St. Louis. Bill Phillips (2-0) pitched a 17-hit complete game victory, allowing 10 earned runs, while batting 2 for 4 with 3 runs and a run batted in.

75 years ago
1936

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Harry West, on MBS
Tonight’s episode: The Blanched Soldier

Baseball
Leroy Herrmann of the Toronto Maple Leafs pitched a 10-inning no-hitter as he shut out the Newark Bears in an International League game.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Penelope Delta, 66 or 67. Greek authoress. Miss Delta wrote historical novels for teenagers, which have influenced popular perceptions of Greek culture and history. She died five days after taking poison on the day that German troops entered Athens.

Television
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission authorized the full commercialization of television broadcasting beginning July 1, 1941.

War
Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier in the year, the United Kingdom launched the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.

Defense
The American Legion's executive committee urged U.S. convoys to deliver war materials to Britain. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt urged in a letter to Office of Production Management chiefs William Knudsen and Sidney Hillman that the machine tool industry go on a 24-hour day, 7-day workweek. In a letter to House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman Robert Doughton (Democrat--North Carolina), President Roosevelt urged a "minimum" $3.5-billion tax increase to cover defense costs.

Science
Dr. Rubby Sherr and Professor Kenneth Bainbridge of Harvard University reported the transmutation of mercury into radioactive gold and platinum.

Economics and finance
U.S. Price Administrator Leon Henderson said that the government was prepared to fix prices for staple commodities, food, and clothing to prevent unwarranted price inflation.

Business
General Mills began shipping a new cereal called "Cheerioats" to six test markets; the cereal was later renamed "Cheerios."

60 years ago
1951

At the movies
I was a Communist for the F.B.I., directed by Gordon Douglas, and starring Frank Lovejoy, opened in theatres in New York City.



War
Israeli-Syrian fighting broke out again in the demilitarized border zone between the Huleh swamp and the Sea of Galilee. 20 Syrians and 4 Israelis died as a result of Syrian attempts to keep the Israelis from drainnig the swamp.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees released a summary of the October 1950 conference on Wake Island between President Harry Truman and Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Douglas MacArthur which confirmed earlier reports that Gen. MacArthur had misled President Truman on the possibility of Chinese intervention in Korea.

Diplomacy
Japanese Emperor Hirohito paid his first visit to Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Matthew Ridgway in Tokyo.

Crime
A U.S. federal jury in Newark, New Jersey convicted Dr. John Jones, veterinarian and former Army meat inspector, of taking part in a conspiracy which had defrauded the government of $1 million by passing inferior-grade meat bought by the Army in 1947-1948 as top-grade beef.

Boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Joe Louis (63-2) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Omelio Agramonte (42-12) at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. It was the Brown Bomber's second decision over Mr. Agramonte within three months.



50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Are You Sure--The Allisons

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Prisoner, starring Anton Diffring, Faith Brook, and Catherine Feller



Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Pearl Necklace, starring Hazel Court, Ernest Truex, and Jack Cassidy

Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: A Good Imagination, starring Edward Andrews, Patricia Barry, and Ed Nelson



Space
The liftoff of Mercury-Redstone 3 with Alan Shepard aboard, scheduled to be the U.S.A.’s entry into the manned space race, was scrubbed and postponed until May 4 because of bad weather at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Transportation
The Canadian Pacific Ocean liner RMS Empress of Canada, the new flagship of the Canadian Pacific fleet, arrived at Montréal on her maiden voyage, eight days after departing Liverpool.

Agriculture
The government of Canada announced that it had negotiated an agreement to sell 6 million tons of wheat, barley, and flour, with a total value of about $362 million, to the People's Republic of China in one of the biggest grain sales in Canadian history. The agreement between the Canadian Wheat Board and China Resources Company, covering a period from June 1, 1961 to December 1963, was negotiated in Hong Kong from the Canadian side by Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton. The terms of the sale were 25% cash and the balance in 270 days. Canada guaranteed credit up to $50 million.

Baseball
Mickey Mantle hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins before 16,669 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. It was the Yankees’ first game in Minnesota.

40 years ago
1971

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
New York 2 @ Chicago 4 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Bobby Hull scored the series-winning goal at 4:24 of the 3rd period, and Chico Maki put the game and series away with an empty-net goal as the Black Hawks eliminated the Rangers at Chicago Stadium.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Sarà perché ti amo--Ricchi e Poveri (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Vienna--Ultravox (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Chi Mai (Theme from The Life and Times of David Lloyd George)--Ennio Morricone

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Angel of Mine--Frank Duval & Orchestra
2 Vienna--Ultravox
3 Without Your Love--Roger Daltrey
4 Can You Feel It--The Jacksons
5 One Night Affair--Spargo
6 Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz
7 Jealous Guy--Roxy Music
8 Chanson D'Amour--BZN
9 You Better You Bet--The Who
10 9 to 5--Dolly

Singles entering the chart were Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith (#21); Fantastic Voyage by Lakeside (#27); Just the Two of Us by Grover Washington, Jr. (#32); Dancing Dynamo by Sugar and the Lollipops (#35); and People Alone by Randy Crawford (#37). People Alone was from the movie The Competition (1980).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
2 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
3 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
4 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
5 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
8 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
9 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli
10 I Can't Stand It--Eric Clapton and his Band

Singles entering the chart were The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#61); You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#82); Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke/George Duke (#83); Can You Feel It by the Jacksons (#89); Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by Phoebe Snow (#90); and Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (3rd 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 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
8 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
9 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
10 Somebody’s Knockin’--Terri Gibbs

Singles entering the chart were The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#59); You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#85); Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke/George Duke (#87); and You’re So Easy to Love by Tommy James (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
3 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
4 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
5 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
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 The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#72); Give a Little Bit More by Cliff Richard (#76); Fool in Love with You by Jim Photoglo (#82); Is it You by Lee Ritenour (#84); Sweet Baby by Stanley Clarke/George Duke (#86); You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#87); Say What by Jesse Winchester (#88); Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce (#89); I Can Take Care of Myself by Billy and the Beaters (#90); and Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash (#94).

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

Singles entering the chart were Medley by Stars on 45 (#41); Hold on Loosely by .38 Special (#46); Find Your Way Back by Jefferson Starship (#47); Winning by Santana (#48); and Sukiyaki by A Taste of Honey (#50). The Stars on 45 single was a medley, mainly of songs from the late 1960s and early ‘70s, performed by anonymous studio musicians and singers. It was not only the worst single of its time, but the worst idea for a single.

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

Singles entering the chart were Say You'll Be Mine by Christopher Cross (#23); A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) by Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio (#24); and This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#29).

Horse racing
Pleasant Colony, with Jorge Velasquez up, won the 107th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02. Woodchopper placed second and Partez finished third in the 21-horse field. First prize money was $317,200.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
New York Islanders 5 @ New York Rangers 1 (Islanders led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Baseball
PCL
Vancouver 6 @ Edmonton 7

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Midnight Lady--Chris Norman

Died on this date
Sergio Cresto, 30. U.S. auto racing driver; Henri Toivonen, 29. Finnish auto racing driver. Messrs. Cresto and Toivonen were co-drivers in the World Rally Championship Tour de Corse in Corsica, and were killed in a crash during the 18th stage of the event.

At the movies
The Disney film Portraits of Canada/Images du Canada, produced in conjunction with Telecom Canada, received its premiere screening at the opening of Expo 86 in Vancouver. The Circle-Vision film, viewed in the round, was directed by Jeff Blyth.

Canadiana
Expo 86, a world's fair with participation from 54 nations, was opened in Vancouver by Prince Charles and Princess Diana, with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The exposition, which emphasized themes of transportation and communication, ran until October 13.

Politics and government
Joe Ghiz was sworn in as Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James Lee.

Medicine
Dr. Wilbert Keon performed Canada's first artificial heart transplant at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, fittting patient Noella Leclair, 42, with a Jarvik 7- 70 until a human heart was found several days later.

Disasters
The Ukraininan city of Chernobyl was evacuated, six days after the disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, nine miles away.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
St. Louis 3 @ Calgary 2 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 1-0)

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher

Law
Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Bertha Wilson was named to head a Canadian Bar Association task force to improve the status of women in the legal profession; she retired in November 1990 after 8 years on the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down 190-year-old law that let the Crown jail people found not guilty by reason of insanity, or commit them to a mental institution indefinitely.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Minnesota 3 @ Edmonton 1 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 1-0)

10 years ago
2001

Scandal
A U.S. federal grand jury indicted the former chairmen of the world’s two largest auction houses--Sotheby’s and Christie’s--for overcharging their customers.

Baseball
Johnny Oates resigned as manager of the Texas Rangers, with the team off to an 11-17 start to the season. Mr. Oates had been the team’s manager since 1995, and had led them to American League West Division titles in 1996, 1998, and 1999. Interim manager Jerry Narron avoided defeat in his first game when the game at The Ballpark in Arlington was called because of rain after 3 innings, with the Rangers trailing the Chicago White Sox 6-0.