June 12, 2011

180 years ago
1831

Born on this date
Robert Herbert. U.K.-born Australian politician. Sir Robert was a lawyer in London before being appointed Governor of Queensland in 1859. He was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1860, and served as the first Premier of Queensland from 1860 until his resignation on February 1, 1866. Sir Robert wanted to return to England, but was persuaded to form another ministry, which lasted for only three weeks from July-August 1866. He returned to England, where he died on May 6, 1905 at the age of 73.

160 years ago
1851

Born on this date
Oliver Lodge. U.K. scientist. Sir Oliver was one of the key figures in research into electromagnetism and the development of radio. He died on August 22, 1940 at the age of 89.

125 years ago
1886

Baseball
The Detroit Wolverines hit 7 home runs—2 each by Jack Rowe and Sam Thompson, and 1 each by Charlie Bennett, Dan Brouthers, and Sam Crane—as they beat the St. Louis Maroons 14-7 at Recreation Park in Detroit. Losing pitcher Charley Sweeney pitched the entire game for St. Louis, giving up 21 hits. Jerry Denny hit a home run for the Maroons.

110 years ago
1901

Health The city of Montréal passed a bylaw making indoor toilets compulsory.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Claudia Morgan. U.S. actress. Miss Morgan, the daughter of actors Ralph Morgan and Grace Arnold, appeared in more than 30 Broadway plays and several movies and television programs, but was best known for playing Nora Charles in the radio program The Adventures of the Thin Man (1941-1950). She died on September 17, 1974 at the age of 63.

90 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Genevieve Morrow!

80 years ago
1941

Law
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Harlan F. Stone as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and Senator James Byrnes (Democrat--South Carolina) and Attorney General Robert Jackson as Associate Justices.

Economics and finance
The Japanese government announced the signing of a Soviet-Japanese commercial agreement providing for mutual most-favoured-nation treatment and a barter exchange of goods amounting to 30 million yen in the first year.

Labour
The U.S. Senate adopted the Connolly plant seizure amendment to the Selective Service bill, giving the President power to take over any strike-bound defense plant when mediation efforts had failed. Congress of Industrial Organizations President Philip Murray denounced the use of troops and any attempt at a "mediation board" to "impose compulsory arbitration."

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: De Mortuis, starring Olive Deering and Walter Slezak

War
A mine exploded off Pusan, Korea, damaging the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Wake, killing 26 sailors.

Abominations
Women in the Northwest Territories were given the right to vote and stand for office.

Politics and government
U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy (Republican--Wisconsin) announced that he would give a "completely documented picture" of Defense Secretary George Marshall's dealings with Communists and sympathizers on the Senate floor.

Journalism
The Western Allies banned four Communist newspapers in West Germany for three months on charges of endangering the security of Allied forces in Europe.

Economics and finance
After several weeks of discussion, economic experts from Britain, France, and the United States reported agreement on a major pattern of economic aid to Yugoslavia.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Poesía En Movimiento (Poetry in Motion)--Dúo Dinámico (2nd week at #1)

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

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Travelin' Man--Ricky Nelson
2 Moody River--Pat Boone
3 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
4 Stand by Me--Ben E. King
5 Raindrops--Dee Clark
6 The Writing on the Wall--Adam Wade
7 I Feel So Bad--Elvis Presley
8 Every Beat of My Heart--The Pips
9 Quarter to Three--U.S. Bonds
10 The Boll Weevil Song--Brook Benton

Singles entering the chart were I'm Comin' on Back to You (#72)/Lonely Life (#80) by Jackie Wilson; Yellow Bird by Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra (#79); Fool that I Am by Etta James (#83); Nature Boy by Bobby Darin (#84); Daydreams by Johnny Crawford (#88); Theme from the Motion Picture "Goodbye Again" by Ferrante & Teicher (#91); Watch Your Step by Bobby Parker (#92); Mom and Dad's Waltz by Patti Page (#94); Sad Eyes (Don't You Cry) by the Echoes (#95); Joanie by Frankie Calen (#97); Should I by the String-A-Longs (#98); Blue Tomorrow by Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (#99); and Bobby by Neil Scott (#100). As the title indicates, Theme from the Motion Picture "Goodbye Again" was a version of the theme from the movie.

Diplomacy
Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani began an official visit to Washington, conferring with U.S. President John F. Kennedy and other American officials.

Defense
The Canadian Department of National Defence bought 66 F-101 Voodoos in exchange for U.S. control of the Pinetree Line, plus a Mutual Air Program for the purchase of 200 Canadian-built F-104 Starfighters.

Semyon K. Tsarapkin, chief Soviet delegate to the U.S.A.-U.K.-U.S.S.R. nuclear test ban conference in Geneva, offered the American and British delegates the choice of accepting Soviet terms for a test ban treaty or agreeing to a merger of the Geneva talks with a new East-West disarmament conference. He said the U.S.S.R. would not compromise its demand for a three-man council—a Russian, a Westerner, and a neutral—to administer test ban controls by unanimous decision, and that the U.S.S.R. would never accept the Western plan for 12-20 inspections annually of suspected violations in each of the two powers’ territories.

U.S. Army General Bruce Clarke delivered an official admonishment of Major General Edwin Walker, who had been relieved of his command of the 24th Division in Germany two months earlier pending investigation of charges that he had indoctrinated his troops with views of the anti-Communist John Birch Society. The admonishment, the lightest rebuke the general could have received, was for “taking injudicious actions and for making derogatory public statements about prominent Americans.”

Business
Bill Veeck sold his interest in the Chicago White Sox baseball team to minority partner Arthur Allyn, who then bought general manager Hank Greenberg’s stock to acquire a controlling interest. Mr. Greenberg remained the team’s general manager.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Put Your Hand in the Hand--Alan Garrity

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Pensieri e parole--Lucio Battisti (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Knock Three Times--Dawn (5th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Another Day--Paul McCartney (3rd week at #1)
2 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road
--Lally Stott
3 She's a Lady--Tom Jones
4 Me and Bobby McGee--Janis Joplin
5 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Allison Durbin
--Ocean
6 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
7 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
8 Hot Love--T. Rex
9 Too Young to Be Married--The Hollies
10 Eagle Rock--Daddy Cool

Singles entering the chart were Help Me Make it Through the Night by Sammi Smith (#41); Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones (#44); Soft Delights by New Dream (#52); and Ball Bearing Bird by Frankie Davidson (#56).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Rosetta--Georgie Fame & Alan Price
2 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
3 Soldiers Prayer--Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars
4 Poetas Andaluces--Aguaviva
5 Double Barrel--Dave & Ansil Collins
6 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
7 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
8 Che Sará--José Feliciano
9 Ein Mädchen für Immer--Peter Orloff
10 Tuesday's Dead--Cat Stevens

Singles entering the chart were The Banner Man by Blue Mink (#25); Me and You and a Dog Named Boo by Lobo (#27); Rumba Tamba by Martin Wulms and his Orchestra (#31); Mona Lisa by Kraaijeveld (#32); Somebody Stole My Wife by Mungo Jerry (#34); and Blauwe Korenbloemen by Zusjes De Roo (#36).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Want Ads--The Honey Cone
2 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
3 Rainy Days and Mondays—Carpenters
4 It Don't Come Easy--Ringo Starr
5 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
6 It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move--Carole King
7 Sweet and Innocent--Donny Osmond
8 Treat Her Like a Lady—Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
9 I’ll Meet You Halfway—The Partridge Family
10 Bridge Over Troubled Water/Brand New Me--Aretha Franklin

Singles entering the chart were Escape-ism (Part 1) by James Brown (#75); Double Barrel by Dave & Ansil Collins (#78); Rings by Cymarron (#84); Do You Know What Time it Is? by Circa '58 and the Peanut Gallery (#85); Draggin’ the Line by Tommy James (#86); You're the Reason Why by the Ebonys (#89); You've Got a Friend by Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (#90); Caught in a Dream by Alice Cooper (#96); Been Too Long on the Road by Mark Lindsay (#98); I Hear Those Church Bells Ringing by Dusk (#99); and Change Partners by Stephen Stills (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Want Ads--The Honey Cone (2nd week at #1)
2 Brown Sugar--Rolling Stones
3 It Don’t Come Easy--Ringo Starr
4 Rainy Days and Mondays—Carpenters
5 I’ll Meet You Halfway—The Partridge Family
6 It’s Too Late—Carole King
7 Sweet and Innocent—Donny Osmond
8 Superstar—Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers
9 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
10 Treat Her Like a Lady—Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

Singles entering the chart were Summer Sand by Dawn (#73); Change Partners by Stephen Stills (#81); I’m the Only One by Lobo (#85); I Love You Lady Dawn by the Bells (#86); Give Up Your Guns by the Buoys (#95); If Not for You by Olivia Newton-John (#96); Caught in a Dream by Alice Cooper (#97); Mandrill by Mandrill (#98); and Your Love is So Doggone Good by the Whispers (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Want Ads--The Honey Cone
2 It Don’t Come Easy--Ringo Starr
3 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
4 Rainy Days and Mondays—Carpenters
5 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Aretha Franklin
6 Sweet and Innocent--Donny Osmond
7 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
8 It’s Too Late—Carole King
9 I’ll Meet You Halfway—The Partridge Family
10 Don't Knock My Love--Wilson Pickett

Singles entering the chart included I Don't Want to Do Wrong by Gladys Knight & the Pips (#39); I Love You Lady Dawn by the Bells (#80); She Didn't Do Magic/I'm the Only One by Lobo (#82); Don't Say You Don't Remember by Beverly Bremers (#89); Help the Poor by B.B. King (#90); Rings by Cymarron (#93); Caught in a Dream by Alice Cooper (#96); You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart by the Supremes & Four Tops (#97); And When She Smiles by the Wildweeds (#99); and Do You Know What Time it Is? by Circa '58 and the Peanut Gallery (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Brown Sugar--Rolling Stones (2nd week at #1)
2 It Don’t Come Easy--Ringo Starr
3 Sweet and Innocent--Donny Osmond
4 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
5 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
6 Superstar—Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers
7 The Drum--Bobby Sherman
8 Bridge Over Troubled Water—Aretha Franklin
9 I’ll Meet You Halfway—The Partridge Family
10 Me and You and a Dog Named Boo--Lobo

Singles entering the chart were Sooner or Later by the Grass Roots (#76); Sweet City Woman by the Stampeders (#78); Southbound Train (Stand Up) by Steel River (#91); Walk Away by the James Gang (#94); Draggin’ the Line by Tommy James (#95); With My Face on the Floor by Emitt Rhodes (#96); Been Too Long on the Road by Mark Lindsay (#97); Summer Sand by Dawn (#98); I Get that Feelin' by Everyday People (#99); and And I Love You So by Bobby Goldsboro (#100).

Calgary’s Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders (5th week at #1)
2 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
3 It Don’t Come Easy--Ringo Starr
4 Love Her Madly--The Doors
5 When You’re Hot, You’re Hot—Jerry Reed
6 Sweet and Innocent—Donny Osmond
7 Albert Flasher--The Guess Who
8 It’s Too Late--Carole King
9 The Drum—Bobby Sherman
10 Me and You and a Dog Named Boo--Lobo
Pick hit of the week: Spaceship Races—Tom Northcott

Married on this date
U.S. President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon and Harvard University law student Ed Cox were married in the White House Rose Garden.



Aviation
Yellowknife hosted its first Canadian Armed Forces air show at the airport. This blogger was in attendance on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade #1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Köppäbävisan--Bengt Pegefelt (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Pour le plaisir--Herbert Léonard (3rd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 This Ole House--Shakin' Stevens (4th week at #1)
2 Antmusic--Adam & the Ants
3 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
4 Santa Maria--Alan Garrity
5 In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins
6 Jealous Guy--Roxy Music
7 Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz
8 Twilight Café--Susan Fassbender
9 Gypsy Girl--David Scobie
10 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton

Singles entering the chart were More and More by Joe Dolan (#12); and Hold on to Love by Patty Brard (#19).

Crime
After Jean Keable's report was released, 17 present or former members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were charged with a total of 44 offences having to do with illegal operations after the October Crisis in 1970.

Labour
Major league baseball players went on strike. The longest-lasting strike to that time, it went on for almost two months and wiped out 38% of the regular season.

Boxing
Larry Holmes (38-0) retained his World Boxing Council world heavyweight title with a technical knockout of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks (10-3-2) at 2:34 of the 3rd round at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.



25 years ago
1986

Politics and government
Derek Hatton, the deputy leader of Liverpool Council, was expelled from Britain’s Labour Party for belonging to Militant, a Trotskyite faction.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Ottawa (0-1) 16 @ Montreal (1-1) 17

Baseball
The Chicago Cubs, in fifth place in the National League East Division with a 23-33 record, fired manager Jim Frey and third base coach Don Zimmer. John Vukovich managed for 2 games, posting a 1-1 record, before Gene Michael took over.

20 years ago
1991

Abominations
The Sri Lankan Army massacred 152 minority Tamil civilians in the village of Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa.

Politics and government
Boris Yeltsin became Russia’s first popularly-elected president, receiving 58.6% of the vote to 17.2% for Communist Party candidate Nikolai Ryzhkov in the Russian Presidential election.

Cree lawyer Ovide Mercredi defeated Phil Fontaine, leader of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, on the fourth ballot in Winnipeg to become the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, representing Canada's 500,000 status Indians. Mr. Mercredi, a member of the First Nations Circle on the Constitution and Manitoba vice-chief since 1989, replaced Georges Erasmus as Grand Chief.

Economics and finance
U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills opened trilateral talks in Toronto for the North American Free Trade zone; Canadian Finance Miniter Michael Wilson said that culture would not be on the table.

Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs Monique Landry announced a $3- million bailout of World University Service of Canada; it was partly a Canadian International Development Agency loan. WUSC was founded 1939 to send teachers to backward countries.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Chicago 108 @ Los Angeles Lakers 101 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Michael Jordan scored 30 points and John Paxson scored 10 points in the final 6 minutes before 17,506 fans at the Forum in Inglewood, California to lead the Bulls to their first NBA championship.



Baseball
Steve Avery (7-4) batted 4 for 4 with a triple and a run as he pitched the Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in New York.

Dave Martinez hit 2 doubles and a triple and Tim Wallach added a home run and 2 singles for the Montreal Expos as they outlasted the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 before 11,684 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

Steve Finley singled home Jeff Bagwell with 2 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to give the Houston Astros a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 8,374 fans at the Astrodome.

Mike Timlin and three relief pitchers combined for a 2-hit shutout as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Cleveland Indians 1-0 before 8,089 fans at Cleveland Stadium. Losing pitcher Tom Candiotti pitched a complete game, allowing just 3 hits and 1 earned run, striking out 9 batters. The Blue Jays scored the only run when Devon White drew a base on balls to lead off the game, advanced to second base on a ground out, and came home on a 2-out single by Joe Carter.

Danny Tartabull led off the top of the 10th inning with a home run to give the Kansas City Royals a 10-9 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 22,758 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. The Royals led 8-1 after 4½ innings, but the Orioles rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th and single runs in the 6th and 7th to tie the game. Leo Gomez doubled with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th, but Kansas City relief pitcher Jeff Montgomery retired the last two batters.

10 years ago
2001

Abominations
The Canadian House of Commons approved a motion bestowing honourary Canadian citizenship on South African Communist Nelson Mandela, only the second person after Raoul Wallenberg so honoured. Alliance MP Rob Anders (Calgary West) cast the only dissenting vote, citing Mr. Mandela's espousal of terrorism in the past.

Baseball
Pinch hitter Mark Smith's home run with 2 out in the top of the 12th inning broke a 1-1 tie as the Montreal Expos edged the New York Yankees 2-1 before 30,034 fans at Yankee Stadium. The home run appeared to be a foul ball, but an argument from the Yankees was unsuccessful. The next day, the foul line was clearly painted in white on the left field wall.

The Seattle Mariners hit 6 home runs and the Colorado Rockies 3 as the Mariners edged the Rockies 10-9 before 41,263 fans at Coors Field in Denver. Bret Boone hit 2 homers for the Mariners.

June 11, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Vivian Koshman!

1,000 years ago
1011

War
Greek citizens of Bari rose up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and delivered the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy.

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Alexander Peacock. Australian politician. Sir Alexander represented Clunes and Allendale in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1889-1933), holding several cabinet posts and serving three terms as Premier of Victoria (1901-1902, 1914-1917, April-July 1924). He was Speaker of the Assembly from 1928 until his death on October 7, 1933 at the age of 72; his widow Millie won a by-election for his seat.

130 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Mordecai Kaplan. Lithuanian-born U.S. clergyman. Rabbi Kaplan moved to the New York in 1889 with his mother and sisters. He and his son-in-law Ira Eisentstein founded Reconstructionist Judaism as a movement within Conservative Judaism in the late 1920s, and it became a separate stream of Judaism in 1955. Rabbi Kaplan died on November 8, 1983 at the age of 102.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Cap Fear. U.K.-born Canadian football player. Alfred Henry Fear played outside wing with the Toronto Argonauts (1919-1926); Montreal Winged Wheelers (1927); and Hamilton Tigers (1928-1932), and was a member of Grey Cup championship teams in 1921, 1928, 1929, and 1932. He was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1967, and died on February 12, 1978 at the age of 76.

New Zealandiana
The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand were extended by the United Kingdom to include the Cook Islands. At a civic reception in Auckland for the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York--the future King George V and Queen Mary, John Logan Campbell handed over the deed to land around One Tree Hill/Maungakiekie. The new park was named Cornwall Park in honour of the royal couple.

100 years ago
1911

Baseball
Heinie Zimmerman drove in 9 runs with 2 three-run home runs, a two-run triple, and a single, and Jimmy Sheckard scored 5 runs as the Chicago Cubs routed the Boston Rustlers 20-2 at West Side Park in Chicago.

80 years ago
1931

Canadiana
The Canadian Parliament voted to proclaim Remembrance Day, November 11, as a general holiday.

75 years ago
1936

Died on this date
Robert E. Howard, 30. U.S. author. Mr. Howard wrote short stories that appeared in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales. He created the character Conan the Barbarian, and is known as the father of the "sword and sorcery" genre, achieving commercial success from 1928 until his death. Mr. Howard was devoted to his mother, and when he found out that she was dying from tuberculosis and would not regain consciousness, he fatally shot himself in the head. His mother died the next day.

Art
The London International Surrealist Exhibition opened at New Burlington Galleries.

Politics and government
Liberal Party leader Adélard Godbout was sworn in as Premier of Quebec, replacing Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, who had resigned amidst a scandal. Mr. Godbout called an election for August 17, 1936.

80 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Dan Beard, 90. U.S. outdoorsman. "Uncle Dan" was an engineer, surveyor and artist who founded the youth program Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, merging it into the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. He was involved with scouting in the United States until his death, 10 days before his 91st birthday.

War
London and Stockholm sources reported that German troops were concentrated along the long Soviet frontier with three army corps on the Bessarabian border. British and Free French forces continued their advance into Syria.

Politics and government
Bolivian President Enrique Penaranda accepted the resignation of his entire cabinet, which quit after receiving reports that Nazis were planning general strikes.

Chilean President Pedro Aguirre Cerda named five new ministers to replace Radical Party members who had resigned the day before.

Canadiana
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics (DBS) issued results of the 1941 census, showing that Canada's population had reached 11,506,655.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt informed Congress that $4,277,412,879 of the $7-billion Lend-Lease appropriation had been allocated for aid to the Allies in the 90 days since the act had been passed.

Business
The Cleveland Rams of the National Football League were sold by a local ownership group to grocery store magnate Dan Reeves and Robert Levy for $135,000.

Labour
U.S. federal mediators settled the one-day Congress of Industrial Organizations strike at the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation in Detroit.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Pit of the Dead, starring Joseph Buloff, John Dall, and Beatrice Kraft

Married on this date
Actress Hedy Lamarr married nightclub owner Ted Stauffer in West Los Angeles.

Aviation
The U.S. Navy's experimental Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket, piloted by Bill Bridgeman, set world records for speed (1,300 miles per hour) and altitude (70,000 feet) at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Diplomacy
Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh rejected a personal plea from U.S. President Harry Truman that Iran negotiate with Britain on Iran's oil nationalization program.

Scandal
A U.S. district court in Washington, D.C. gave U.S. Representative Walter Brehm (Republican--Ohio) a $5,000 fine and a 5-15-month suspended prison sentence for accepting a salary kickback from an office worker.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Butterfly--Danyel Gérard (4th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
2 If Not for You--Olivia Newton-John
3 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Alan Garrity
4 Vicki--Lance James
5 The Seagull's Name was Nelson--Des & Dawn
6 Funny Funny--The Sweet
7 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K.550 1° Movement (Allegro Molto)--Waldo de Los Rios
8 Have You Ever Seen the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
9 Understanding--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
10 Theme from Love Story--Francis Lai Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were It Don't Come Easy by Ringo Starr (#14); and Rosetta by Fame and Price Together (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders (3rd week at #1)
2 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
3 It's Too Late--Carole King
4 It Don't Come Easy--Ringo Starr
5 Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
6 Double Lovin'--The Osmonds
7 When You're Hot, You're Hot--Jerry Reed
8 Rainy Days and Mondays--Carpenters
9 Superstar--Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers
10 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band

Singles entering the chart were Lady Dawn by the Bells (#24); Talking in Your Sleep by Gordon Lightfoot (#26); Puppet Man by Tom Jones (#28); and Draggin' the Line by Tommy James (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
2 It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move--Carole King
3 It Don't Come Easy--Ringo Starr
4 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders
5 Hot Love--T. Rex
6 When You're Hot, You're Hot--Jerry Reed
7 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
8 Done Too Soon--Neil Diamond
9 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
10 High Time We Went--Joe Cocker

Singles entering the chart were Change Partners by Stephen Stills (#25); You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (#26); Try Some, Buy Some/Tandoori Chicken by Ronnie Spector (#27); Chicken Bone Bone by the Manhattan Transfer and Gene Pistilli (#28); Don't Pull Your Love by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#29); and Make it Better by Jericho (#30).

Protest
The U.S. government forcibly removed the last 15 holdouts of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.

Politics and government
Jack Davis became Canada's first Minister of the Environment, heading the new department of Environment Canada.

Environment
Canada and the U.S.A. agreed to a pollution control program in the Great Lakes.

30 years ago
1981

Disasters
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, killed at least 2,000 people.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Montreal (0-2) 17 @ Ottawa (2-0) 18

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): The Final Countdown--Europe (3rd week at #1)

At the movies
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, written and directed by John Hughes, and starring Matthew Broderick, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Chesley Bonestell, 98. U.S. artist. Mr. Bonestell was known as the "Father of Modern Space Art" for his paintings of astronomical scenes that appeared in books such as The Conquest of Space (1949, written by Willy Ley) and in movies such as Destination Moon (1950). He was active until his death.

20 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Cromwell Everson, 65. S.A. composer. Mr. Everson wrote instrumental and chamber works, but was best known for his vocal music, including song cycles and Klutaimnestra (1967), the first opera in Afrikaans.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Amalia Mendoza Garcia, 77. Miss Mendoza was a ranchero and bolero singer who recorded 36 albums and had numerous hit singles from the late 1950s through the early 1980s. She died 29 days before her 78th birthday.

Timothy McVeigh, 33. U.S. terrorist. Mr. McVeigh was a U.S. Army soldier who was honourably discharged after serving in the Gulf War in 1991. He had trouble adjusting to life after the war, became convinced that a microchip had been planted in his body, and sought revenge against the U.S. government for its actions in the incidents at Ruby Ridge (1992) and Waco (1993). Mr. McVeigh was convicted in 1997 of building and delivering the bomb that had killed 168 people at the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Despite the fact that witnesses at his trial said that Mr. McVeigh was just one of the people in the rented truck on the day of the bombing, he was the only one executed, by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was the first person in 38 years to be executed by the U.S. federal government.

June 10, 2011

1,340 years ago
671

Technology
Emperor Tenji of Japan introduced a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measured time and indicated hours, was placed in the capital of Ōtsu.

400 years ago
1611

Canadiana
Pierre Biard, a Jesuit missionary at Port Royal, Nova Scotia, wrote the first recorded letter sent to France from the new world.

225 years ago
1786

Disasters
A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake 10 days earlier collapsed, killing 100,000 in the Chinese province of Sichuan.

220 years ago
1791

Politics and government
The British Parliament passed the Constitutional Act to meet the demands of the Loyalists and give the inhabitants of Québec the same rights as other British subjects in North America; the Act divided the province of Québec into two new provinces--Lower Canada and Upper Canada; provided for an appointed legislative council and an elected legislative assembly, gave power over taxation given to the assembly, and gave the Governor power to withhold assent to bills passed by the legislative council and assembly. The act also declared that the Roman Catholic faith should continue to be respected, but makes provisions for lands (clergy reserves) to be set aside to support the Protestant clergy in each province. The Act received Royal Assent on June 19, and went into effect on December 26, 1791.

210 years ago
1801

War
The Tripolitan War, between the United States and the Barbary States (Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco) began when Tripoli declared war on the United States in a dispute over safe passage of merchant vessels through the Mediterranean.

150 years ago
1861

War
Confederate troops under John B. Magruder defeated a much larger Union force led by General Ebenezer W. Pierce in the Battle of Big Bethel in Virginia.

140 years ago
1871

War
Captain McLane Tilton led 109 U.S. Marines in a naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea.

125 years ago
1886

Disasters
Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupted, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continued for three months creating a large, 17-kilometre-long fissure across the mountain peak.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Al Dubin. Swiss-born U.S. songwriter. Mr. Dubin, with Joe Burke, co-wrote Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Me, one of the most popular songs of 1929. He then teamed up with Harry Warren, and the two wrote such songs as Shuffle Off to Buffalo; We're in the Money; I Only Have Eyes for You; and Lullaby of Broadway. Mr. Dubin was a heavy drinker, and died in hospital at the age of 53 on February 11, 1945, three days after collapsing on the street after overdosing on a prescription of barbiturates.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Frederick Loewe. German born U.S. composer. Mr. Loewe collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady (1956) and Camelot (1960). He died on February 14, 1988 at the age of 86.

Disasters
Fire destroyed much of the residential district in Michel, British Columbia.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Terence Rattigan. U.K. playwright. Sir Terence was known for plays such as French Without Tears (1936); The Winslow Boy (1946); The Browning Version (1948); and Separate Tables (1954). He died of bone cancer on November 30, 1977 at the age of 66.

90 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Prince Philip!
The Duke of Edinburgh was born in Corfu. Go here to read some of his most memorable quotes.

75 years ago
1936

Movies
The Russian animation studio Soyuzmultfilm--then known as Soyuzdetmultfilm--was founded in Moscow.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Henry Wise Wood, 81. U.S.-born Canadian agrarian theorist. Mr. Wood, a native of Missouri, moved to Carstairs, Alberta in 1905. He was President of the United Farmers of Alberta from 1916-1931, and served as an adviser to the UFA when they formed the provincial government from 1921-1934. Henry Wise Wood Senior High School in Calgary, of which this blogger is an alumnus, is named in his honour.

War
British headquarters announced that U.K. and Free French forces had advanced to within 15 miles of Damascus. French Prime Minister François Darlan, in a broadcast from Vichy, appealed to the French people to help him conciliate Germany and thus obtain better peace terms.

Crime
Charles "The Bug" Workman was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to the October 24, 1935 murder of gangster Dutch Schultz.

Labour
A Gallup Poll reported 76% of people questioned saying that defense strikes should be forbidden. North American Aviation strikers at the company's plant in Inglewood, California voted at a mass meeting to return to work; more than 5,000 of the day shift's 7,000 workers returned to their jobs. Alcoa and Congress of Industrial Organizations officials accepted the National Defense Mobilization Board's proposals to settle a one-day strike at the company's Cleveland plants, but 4,000 CIO United Auto Workers of America members began a strike at the Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation in Detroit.

60 years ago
1951

On the radio
Mr. Moto, starring James Monks, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Dead Land

Politics and government
Communists and their Left Socialist allies lost control over 263 towns and cities in Italian municipal elections, leaving Bologna the only major Italian city with a Communist administration.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Runaway--Del Shannon (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Where the Boys Are--Connie Francis (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Wheels (Vier Schimmel, ein Wagen)--Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Wheels--The String-A-Longs (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Surrender--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Travelin’ Man--Ricky Nelson
2 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
3 Daddy’s Home--Shep and the Limelites
4 Mama Said--The Shirelles
5 I Feel So Bad--Elvis Presley
6 Stand by Me—Ben E. King
7 Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart--Connie Francis
8 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
9 Little Devil—Neil Sedaka
10 Hello Walls—Faron Young

Singles entering the chart were Nature Boy by Bobby Darin (#70); Cupid by Sam Cooke (#77); Ole Buttermilk Sky by Bill Black’s Combo (#78); Big Boss Man by Jimmy Reed (#91); Sacred by the Castells (#92); Please Stay by the Drifters (#96); Stick with Me Baby by the Everly Brothers (#98); Three Hearts in a Tangle by Roy Drusky (#100); I Don’t Mind by James Brown and the Famous Flames (also #100); and Driving Wheel by Little Junior Parker (also #100). Stick with Me Baby was the B-side of Temptation, charting at #48.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door--Eddie Hodges (2nd week at #1)
2 Barbara-Ann--The Regents
3 Moody River--Pat Boone
4 Ring of Fire--Duane Eddy
5 Raindrops--Dee Clark
6 Dance On Little Girl--Paul Anka
7 Everyday--Bobby Lee
8 Wild in the Country/I Feel So Bad--Elvis Presley
9 What a Surprise--Johnny Maestro
10 Girl of My Best Friend--Ral Donner

Singles entering the chart were Lil' Ole Me by Cornbread and Jerry (#29); Daydreams by Johnny Crawford (#39); Love Sweet Love by Jimmy Curtiss (#41); Take a Minute by the String-A-Longs (#43); Quarter to Three by U.S. Bonds (#46); Cupid by Sam Cooke (#49); and Lonesome Road by the Johnny Green Combo (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door--Eddie Hodges
2 Barbara-Ann--The Regents
3 Moody River--Pat Boone
4 Everyday--Bobby Lee
5 Ring of Fire--Duane Eddy
6 Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson
7 Fallen Idol--Ken Lyon
8 Jimmy Love--Cathy Carroll
9 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
10 Lil' Ole Me--Cornbread and Jerry

Singles entering the chart were Hats Off to Larry by Del Shannon (#18); Sea of Heartbreak by Don Gibson (#27); Heart and Soul by Jan and Dean (#30); Never on Sunday by the Chordettes (#31); Quarter to Three by U.S. Bonds (#34); Rama Lama Ding Dong by the Edsels (#38); and Respectable by the Chants (#40). Never on Sunday was a version of the title song of the movie.

At the movies
When the Clock Strikes, directed by Edward L. Cahn, and starring James Brown and Merry Anders, opened in theatres.



Environment
The Quebec Legislative Assembly adopted a bill allowing for the creation of a water purification board.

Horse racing
Sherluck, a 65-1 longshot with Braulio Baeza up, won the 93rd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:29 1/5, spoiling Carry Back’s attempt to become the first horse since 1948 to win the Triple Crown. First prize money was $104,900. Globemaster placed second.



Boxing
Archie Moore (181-22-9), recognized as world light heavyweight champion by the state athletic commissions of New York, California, and Massachusetts, retained his title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Giulio Rinaldi (25-6) at Madison Square Garden in New York.



40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Here's to You--Joan Baez

Died on this date
Michael Rennie, 61. U.K. actor. Mr. Rennie appeared in more than 50 films and several television series, but was best known for his starring roles in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and the television series The Third Man (1959-1965). He died of an aortic aneurysm.

Protest
Clashes between leftist students and armed groups of right-wing extremists in Mexico City left 9 students dead and 160 wounded.

Environment
The Canadian Parliament created a new Department of the Environment under a Minister of State; Canada also agreed in principle on a joint attack with the U.S. on pollution in the Great Lakes.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Medley--Stars on 45 (2nd week at #1)
2 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
3 All Those Years Ago--George Harrison
4 Sukiyaki--A Taste of Honey
5 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
6 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
7 I Love You--Climax Blues Band
8 This Little Girl--Gary U.S. Bonds
9 Sweetheart--Franke & the Knockouts
10 Nobody Wins--Elton John

Singles entering the chart were You Make My Dreams by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#18); Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash (#19); and America by Neil Diamond (#20).

Died on this date
Jenny Maxwell, 39. U.S. actress. Miss Maxwell appeared in minor roles in 30 movies and television programs from 1958-1968, most notably Blue Hawaii (1961). She and her husband, attorney Ervin "Tip Roeder, 60, were living separately, but were together at home when they were fatally gunned down in an apparent botched robbery. The double murder remains unsolved.

Business
Calgary-based Dome Petroleum bought Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Edmonton (2-0) 25 @ Winnipeg (0-2) 16

Brian Broomell starred at quarterback for the Eskimos in their win over the Blue Bombers at Winnipeg Stadium.

25 years ago
1986

Died on this date
Merle Miller, 77. U.S. author. Mr. Miller wrote several novels and teleplays, and was an editor with Time and Harper's Magazine. He was best known for Plain Speaking (1974), an "oral biography" of former U.S. President Harry Truman, compiled from interviews conducted in the early 1960s. Mr. Miller died of peritonitis after an operation for a ruptured appedix.

Terrorism
Patrick Magee was convicted of planting the bomb that killed five people and almost killed most of the cabinet of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a Conservative Party conference at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England in 1984.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Anata ni aete yokatta (あなたに会えてよかった)--Kyōko Koizumi

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)--De La Soul

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Wind of Change--Scorpions (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
David Croll, 91. Russian-born Canadian politician. Mr. Croll immigrated to Canada with his family at the age of 5. He served as Mayor of Windsor, Ontario from 1931-1934 and 1939-1940. A Liberal, Mr. Croll was a Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament from 1934-1943. He then entered federal politics, and represented the Toronto riding of Spadina from 1945-1955. He was denied a cabinet post because of anti-Jewish prejudice in Quebec, as Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent thought the appointment of a Jew to a cabinet post would cost the Liberal Party seats in that province. Mr. St. Laurent appointed Mr. Croll to the Senate in 1955, making him the first Jewish member of the Upper House. Mr. Croll was the author of the Report of the Special Senate Committee on Poverty (1971), and also chaired the Senate's special committee on aging. Mr. Croll was appointed at a time when Senators were appointed for life, and he died at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa several hours after attending an afternoon session.

Crime
Jaycee Dugard, 11, was abducted by Phillip and Nancy Garrido while walking home from school in South Lake Tahoe, California. Jaycee was held by the couple in Antioch, California for 18 years before she was found by authorities in August 2009.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Leila Pahlevi, 31. Iranian royal family member. Princess Leila, the youngest child of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, was 9 when her family was forced into exile in the United States. She became a model, but suffered from anorexia nervosa and bulimia, and was a Seconal addict. Princess Leila died from an overdose of Seconal.

Religion
Pope John Paul II canonized Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 96 @ Philadelphia 91 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and Shaquille O'Neal added 30 points and 12 rebounds to help the Lakers defeat the 76ers before 20,900 fans at First Union Center. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia scorers with 35 points.

June 9, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Sandie Topechka!

1,290 years ago
721

War
A Christian army led by Duke Odo of Aquitaine defeated Moorish forces commanded by Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani in the Battle of Toulouse.

650 years ago
1361

Died on this date
Philippe de Vitry, 69. French composer. Mr. Vitry was prominent in the courts of Kings Charles IV, Philippe VI, and Jean II, and was regarded as the greatest musician of his time. He wrote chansons and motets, with only some of the latter surviving. Mr. Vitry was best known for the treatise Ars nova notandi (1322).

350 years ago
1661

Born on this date
Fyodor III. Czar of Russia, 1676-1682. Fyodor III acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Alexis I. Czar Fyodor was disabled from birth by a disease that may have been scurvy. He initiated Orthodox Church and penal law reforms. Fyodor III's first consort, Agaphia, died in childbirth in 1681, and their son Ilya died at the age of 10 days. Czar Fyodor remarried in February 1682, but he was too weak to stand at the wedding, and died on May 7, 1682 at the age of 20. He died without issue, and was succeeded by his brothers Peter I and Ivan V.

160 years ago
1851

Born on this date
Charles Bonaparte. U.S. politician. Mr. Bonaparte, a great-nephew of French Emperor Napoleon, was a lawyer in Baltimore and an activist for progressive causes, founding the Reform League of Baltimore in 1885 and co-founding the National Municipal League in 1894. A Republican, Mr. Bonaparte served in the cabinet of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as Secretary of the Navy (1905-1906) and Attorney General (1906-1909). In the latter post, he battled the tobacco monopoly, and in 1908 founded the Bureau of Investigation, which in 1935 was renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Mr. Bonaparte died on June 28, 1921, 19 days after his 70th birthday.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Cole Porter. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Porter was one of the most famous songwriters of the 20th century, writing music and lyrics for Broadway plays and movies. His songs included I've Got You Under My Skin; Night and Day; I Get a Kick Out of You; You're the Top; and Begin the Beguine. Mr. Porter died on October 15, 1964 at the age of 73.

110 years ago
1901

Baseball
With the New York Giants leading the Cincinnati Reds 25-13 with 2 out in the 9th inning at Redland Field, umpire Bob Emslie forfeited the game to the Giants when many of the 17,984 fans edged onto the infield. The Giants made 31 hits, the Reds 18. The teams combined for a record 36 singles, 22 by New York. Every man in the New York lineup had at least 1 hit, 1 run, and 1 run batted in. Bill Phyle (5-0) pitched an 18-hit complete game victory, allowing 9 earned runs, while batting 3 for 6 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs.

100 years ago
1911

Died on this date
Carrie Nation, 64. U.S. social activist. Mrs. Nation, the wife of a minister, founded a local branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Medicine Lodge, Kansas after the couple moved there in 1889. She, often accompanied by several followers, was arrested more than 30 times in the first decade of the 20th century for invading saloons in the Midwestern United States and using a hatchet to smash liquor bottles and bar fixtures. Mrs. Nation died shortly after collapsing while delivering a speech.

90 years ago
1921

Politics and government
Premier William M. Martin led his governing Liberal Party to its fifth consecutive majority government in the Saskatchewan provincial election. The Liberals won 45 of 63 seats in the Legislative Assembly, a decrease of 6 from the most recent election in 1917. The leaderless Progressive Party, in its first election, took 6 seats, while the Conservatives, led by Donald Maclean, dropped from 7 seats to 2.

70 years ago
1941

War
U.K. and Free French forces, aided by aircraft and naval bombardments along the Mediterranean shore, advanced into Syria, taking Tyre along the coast and crossing the Leontes River; only scattered resistance from Vichy forces was reported. The Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Saskatoon was commissioned at Esquimalt, British Columbia.

Crime
Itaru Tatibana, a Japanese Navy officer, and Torachi Kono, a Japanese servant in the home of film director Charlie Chaplin, were arrested in Los Angeles on spying charges.

Labour
Under the direct order of U.S.President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 2,500 regular Army troops took over the strike-bound plant of North American Aviation in Inglewood, California. Mr. Roosevelt announced that the takeover was necessary for national defense. U.S. Attorney General Robert Jackson said that the strike leaders were following "the Communist Party line."

Representatives of 5,000 American Federation of Labor teamsters in Minneapolis, led by Niles B. Dunn, voted to secede from the parent union and seek a charter from the Congress of INdustrial Organizations.

60 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Orange Coloured Sky--Danny Kaye and Patty Andrews; Nat "King" Cole

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford (Best Seller--7th week at #1; Disc Jockey--7th week at #1; Jukebox--6th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
2 How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford
3 On Top of Old Smoky--The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
4 Mockin’ Bird Hill--Les Paul and Mary Ford
--Patti Page
5 Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
6 Jezebel--Frankie Laine
7 I Apologize--Billy Eckstine
8 The Syncopated Clock--Leroy Anderson and his "Pops" Concert Orchestra
9 Unless--Eddie Fisher
--Guy Mitchell
10 Rose, Rose, I Love You--Frankie Laine

Singles entering the chart were I Whistle a Happy Tune, with versions by Lyn Murray; and Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians (#31); My Truly, Truly Fair, with versions by Guy Mitchell; and Vic Damone (#32); Till We Meet Again, with versions by Doris Day; and Margaret Whiting (#35); and I Get Ideas by Tony Martin (#39).

Opera
L'anima del filosofo, ossia Orfeo ed Euridice by Joseph Haydn, composed in 1791 but never performed during the composer's lifetime, was finally given its premiere performance at Teatro della Pergola in Florence, in a production directed by Erich Kleiber and starring Thyge Thygesen, Maria Callas, and Boris Christoff.

Diplomacy
The United Nations authorized Israel to resume its land development work in non-Arab-owned sections of the demilitarized border zone with Syria, scene of recent Syria-Israel clashes.

The U.S. Army forcibly ejected the three-man Soviet repatriation mission from Salzburg, Austria after its members refused to comply with an order by U.S. High Commissioner Walter Donnelly to leave.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Surrender--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Lawless Years, starring James Gregory, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Louy K: Part 3 Birth of the Organization



Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Michael J. Fox!

The television and movie star was born Michael Andrew Fox in the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, just over a month before this blogger entered the world at the same hospital.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): My Brother Jake--Free

Business
The Canadian government founded the Canada Development Corporation to help develop Canadian-owned and managed companies.

30 years ago
1981

Died on this date
Allen Ludden, 63. U.S. television personality. Mr. Ludden, born Allen Ellsworth, hosted several game shows, but was best known as the host of various versions of Password from 1961-1980. He was married to actress Betty White from 1963 until his death from stomach cancer.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Living Doll--Cliff Richard featuring the Young Ones (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Brother Louie--Modern Talking

Disasters
The Rogers Commission released its report on the January 28, 1986 explosion of the U.S. space shuttle Challenger, blaming the disaster on the failure of O-rings sealing the aft field joint on the right solid rocket booster, and criticizing NASA and rocket-building firm Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts, 73 seconds after launch.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Edmonton (0-1) 7 @ Winnipeg (2-0) 22

25 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): I'll Do 4 U--Father MC featuring Mary J. Blige

#1 single in Switzerland: Wind of Change--Scorpions (2nd week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 The One and Only--Chesney Hawkes
2 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher
3 Joyride--Roxette
4 How to Dance--Bingoboys featuring Princessa
5 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
6 Wind of Change--Scorpions
7 Secret Love--Bee Gees
8 Bobby Brown--Frank Zappa
9 No Coke--Dr. Alban
10 Just the Way it Is, Baby--The Rembrandts

Singles entering the chart were Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) by Roxette (#14); and Senza una donna (Without a Woman) by Zucchero & Paul Young (#18); Future Love Paradise by Seal (#27); and Captured by a Lovestorm by Carola (#29).

Died on this date
Claudio Arrau, 88. Chilean-born U.S. musician. Mr. Arrau was regarded as one of the greatest classical pianists of the 20th century, performing everything from baroque to modern music. He emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a dual Chilean and American citizen in 1979.

Howard Hobson, 87. U.S. basketball, football, and baseball coach. Mr. Hobson was head coach at Southern Oregon Normal School—now Southern Oregon University—from 1932-1935; University of Oregon from 1935-1944, 1945-1947; and Yale University from 1947-1956, compiling a career record of 401–257. The 1938–39 Oregon basketball team won the inaugural NCAA Basketball Tournament. Mr. Hobson was also head football coach at Southern Oregon from 1932-1934--compiling a record of 12-7-1--and head baseball coach at Oregon from 1936-1947, with a record of 167-75-1. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Chicago 97 Los Angeles Lakers 82 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Michael Jordan scored 28 points and added 13 assists for the Bulls as they beat the Lakers before 17,506 fans at Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.



10 years ago
2001

Horse racing
Point Given, with Gary Stevens up, winner of the Preakness Stakes three weeks earlier, won the 133rd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:26.56, 12¼ lengths ahead of A P Valentine. Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos finished third in the 9-horse field.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
New Jersey 1 @ Colorado 3 (Colorado won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Alex Tanguay's second goal of the game, at 4:57 of the 2nd period, proved to be the winner as the Avalanche defeated the Devils before 18,007 fans at Pepsi Center in Denver. Patrick Roy made 25 saves in goal for Colorado and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' Most Valuable Player. New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur made 19 saves.

June 8, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Natalija!

820 years ago
1191

War
King Richard I of England arrived in Acre in Palestine, thus beginning his crusade.

340 years ago
1671

Born on this date
Tomaso Albinoni. Italian composer. Mr. Albinoni was best known in his own time as a composer of operas, but is known today for his instrumental music, especially his concertos. The most famous piece attributed to him, Adagio in G Minor, is widely believed today to have been composed by Remo Giazotto, a 20th century musicologist and biographer of Mr. Albinoni. Mr. Albinoni died on January 17, 1751 at the age of 79.

180 years ago
1831

Died on this date
Sarah Siddons, 75. U.K. actress. Mrs. Siddons, a native of Wales, was the most famous tragedienne of the 18th century, best known for playing Hamlet and Lady Macbeth in a career spanning more than 35 years.

150 years ago
1861

Americana
Tennesseeans voted in favour of secession from the Union by a margin of 102,172 to 47,238, becoming the 11th and last state to do so.

130 years ago
1881

Canadiana
The 1881 federal census reported the population as 4,324,810.

Disasters
A large fire destroyed a part of the quartier Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Québec City, burning 648 houses and making 1,500 families homeless.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Edmundo Rivero. Argentine musician. Mr. Rivero was a tango singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose career spanned 50 years and whose popularity extended to Japan. He died on January 18, 1986 at the age of 74.

80 years ago
1931

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Missing Three-Quarter

70 years ago
1941

War
The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon Campaign against the possessions of Vichy France in the Levant as about 20,000 Australian, Indian, and Free French troops commanded by General Sir Henry Maitland invaded Syria in three columns.

Disasters
Eight people, including five asleep in a farmhouse, were killed by a tornado north of Wichita, Kansas.

60 years ago
1951

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

Tonight's program included news about the Korean War. This may have been the last episode of the series, as in November it switched to television to become the weekly program See it Now.

Died on this date
Eugène Fiset, 77. Canadian physician, military officer, and politician. Dr. Major-General Sir Eugène, a native of Rimouski, Quebec, was a surgeon in the Boer War and World War I. He retired from medicine in 1923 to go into politics; a Liberal, he represented Rimouski in the Canadian House of Commons (1924-1939), and was Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence. Dr. Major-General Sir Eugène served as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1939-1950), and died in Saint-Patrice-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.

World events
French President Vincent Auriol commuted the Île d'Yeu exile of former chief of state Marshal Philippe Pétain, 95, to permit permanent confinement in a mainland hospital; however, Marshal Pétain was too ill to be moved to Paris. The announcement of the commutation wasn't made until after the June 17 general election.

International Telephone & Telegraph Vice President Robert Vogeler, who had been released from prison in Hungary on April 28 after 17 months, repudiated his confession of espionage as "rubbish," saying that he had been tortured into admitting that "all the normal ups and downs of running an industry" comprised sabotage.

Academia
The California Senate Committee on Un-American Activities charged in a 291-page report that the state's colleges, especially Stanford University and the University of California, were fertile fields for Communist activities.

Labour
U.S. Labor Secretary Maurice Tobin ordered the removal of any Mexican contract workers found employed as strikebreakers on farms of California's Imperial Valley.

Disasters A train accident in Nova Igauacu, Brazil caused 54 deaths in the country's worst rail disaster.

Three pilots were killed in the largest peacetime mass plane accident on record when eight F-84 Thunderjets crashed near Richmond, Indiana after flying into an electrical storm.

Horse racing
Counterpoint, with D. Gorman aboard, won the 83rd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:29. First prize money was $82,000. Battlefield placed second.

Baseball
The Cleveland Indians, behind the 7-hit pitching of Bob Feller (8-1), defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-1 before 34,880 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland and ended the 27-game hitting streak of Boston center fielder Dom DiMaggio. The Indians scored 5 unearned runs in the 2nd inning off Boston starter Mickey McDermott (3-3).

The Detroit Tigers scored a run in the 2nd inning and 8 in the 3rd as they coasted to a 9-2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics before 2,623 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Dizzy Trout (3-6) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory and batted 2 for 4 with a double, run, and 2 runs batted in.

Joe Presko (6-2) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Max Surkont (5-4) as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Boston Braves 2-1 before 10,697 fans at Braves Field. Mr. Presko lost his shutout when former Cardinal Walker Cooper hit a home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning. Sid Gordon then flied out to left field to end the game.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Calcutta--Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Surrender--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: 90-Proof Dame

This was the last episode of the season.

Space
The U.S.A. launched Discoverer 24, an area survey optical reconnaissance satellite, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, but the Thor DM-21 Agena-B rocket carrying the satellite suffered an electrical failure during ascent that affected its guidance system, and the satellite failed to achieve Earth orbit.

Baseball
The Milwaukee Braves set a major league record with 4 consecutive home runs, but still lost 10-8 to the Cincinnati Reds before 5,149 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron hit consecutive home runs against Jim Maloney (4-2) in the 7th inning, and relief pitcher Marshall Bridges promptly gave up home runs to Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas. Milwaukee starting pitcher Warren Spahn (6-5) allowed 8 hits and 6 runs--5 earned--in 5 innings in taking the loss, but led off the 3rd inning with a home run. Mr. Mathews hit 2 of the Braves' 6 homers, while the Reds hit 2 home runs of their own.

Johnny Temple led off the game with a double and scored on a 2-out double by Vic Power for the game's only run as the Cleveland Indians edged the Detroit Tigers 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 48,550 fans at Tiger Stadium. Jim Perry (4-4) allowed 9 hits in 7+ innings to get the win, and Frank Funk allowed 1 hit in 2 innings to get the save. Don Mossi (6-1) allowed 5 hits in 7 innings in taking the loss. Frank Lary (9-3) pitched a 6-hitter and singled and scored the deciding run in the 5th inning as the Tigers won the second game 2-1. Wynn Hawkins (5-3) allowed 6 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 5 innings to take the loss.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Goin' Back to Indiana--The Jackson 5 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road

Died on this date
J.I. Rodale, 72. U.S. author and publisher. Jerome Irving Rodale, born Jerome Irving Cohen, co-founded the electrical equipment firm Rodale Manufacturing with his brother Joseph in 1923, and founded Rodale Press in 1930. J.I. Rodale was concerned with his health and became a health and food faddist, establishing an organic food farm, and publishing magazines such as Organic Farming and Gardening and Prevention. He was also a playwright, operating a couple of theatres to stage his works. Mr. Rodale was a guest on The Dick Cavett Show; the show was taped early in the evening for broadcast several hours later. During his interview, Mr. Rodale boasted that he had never felt better in his life, and that he intended to live to be 100. After the interview, Mr. Cavett was interviewing journalist Pete Hamill, and Mr. Rodale, who was sitting further down the couch, slumped over dead; efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. The program was never broadcast.

Baseball
Danny Goodwin, a catcher from Peoria Central High School in Peoria, Illinois, was selected by the Chicago White Sox as the first player chosen in the major league amateur draft. He turned down a reported offer of $50,000 to attend Southern University, and was again the #1 selection—this time by the California Angels—when he graduated in 1975. Shortstop Condredge Holloway was drafted 4th overall by the Montreal Expos, but he opted to play football at the University of Tennessee before enjoying a Hall of Fame career in the Canadian Football League. Jim Rice was drafted 15th overall in the first round by the Boston Red Sox. Keith Hernandez wasn’t taken until the St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the 42nd round.

Joe Pepitone’s home run off Mudcat Grant (3-2) with 2 out in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Chicago Cubs a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 14,878 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Ken Holtzman (5-6), who had pitched a no-hitter five days earlier, pitched a 9-hit shutout for the Cubs.

Pinch hitter Darrell Evans scored Sonny Jackson with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Atlanta Braves an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals before 8,518 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Earl Williams led off the inning with a double; Mr. Jackson pinch ran for him, and advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Zoilo Versalles. Mike Lum was intentionally walked before Mr. Evans came to bat.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): This Ole House--Shakin' Stevens

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Natsu no Tobira--Seiko Matsuda

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Te Quiero--José Luis Perales (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Medley--Stars on 45 (3rd week at #1)

Baseball
Oral Roberts University pitcher Mike Moore was selected by the Seattle Mariners as the first choice in the major league amateur draft. The Chicago Cubs picked second and chose Wichita State University outfielder Joe Carter.

25 years ago
1986

Basketball
NBA
Finals
The Boston Celtics won the NBA championship, defeating the Houston Rockets 4 games to 2 in the finals.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): The Grease Megamix--Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Se Stiamo Insieme--Riccardo Cocciante (13th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): El 7 de Septiembre--Mecano

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Last Train To Trancentral--The KLF (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Wind of Change--Scorpions

#1 single in France (SNEP): Désenchantée--Mylène Farmer (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): I Wanna Sex You Up--Color Me Badd

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Wind of Change--Scorpions (2nd week at #1)
2 Last Train To Trancentral (Live from the Lost Continent)--The KLF
3 Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)--De La Soul
4 Just a Groove--Nomad
5 Senza Una Donna (Without a Woman)--Zucchero & Paul Young
6 One More Try--Timmy T
7 Strike it Up--Black Box
8 Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)--Roxette
9 Future Love Paradise--Seal
10 Anasthasia--T99

Singles entering the chart were Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee La Da Da) by Crystal Waters (#16); More than Words by Extreme (#18); It Ain't Over 'til it's Over by Lenny Kravitz (#29); The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss) by Cher (#30); and Mooi Man by Mannenkoor Karrespoor (#31).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 More than Words--Extreme
2 I Wanna Sex You Up--Color Me Badd
3 Rush Rush--Paula Abdul
4 I Don't Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey
5 Love is a Wonderful Thing--Michael Bolton
6 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
7 I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)--Hi-Five
8 Unbelievable--EMF
9 Miracle--Whitney Houston
10 Power of Love/Love Power--Luther Vandross

Singles entering the chart were It Ain't Over 'til it's Over by Lenny Kravitz (#64); My Body Says Yes by Titiyo featuring Papa Dee (#85); Forever Amo'r by D'zyre (#87); Can't Forget You by Gloria Estefan (#90); What a Price to Pay by Michael Damian (#92); and Surrender by Trixter (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 More than Words--Extreme
2 I Don’t Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey
3 Love is a Wonderful Thing--Michael Bolton
4 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
5 Rush Rush--Paula Abdul
6 I Wanna Sex You Up—Color Me Badd
7 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
8 I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)--High-Five
9 Touch Me (All Night Long)--Cathy Dennis
10 I Touch Myself--Divinyls

Singles entering the chart were What a Price to Pay by Michael Damian (#74); Can’t Forget You by Gloria Estefan (#79); Dirty Love by Thunder (#80); Kissing You by Keith Washington (#86); Over and Over by Timmy -T- (#87); Temptation by Corina (#88); and My Body Says Yes by Titiyo featuring Papa Dee (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 More than Words--Extreme
2 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
3 Baby Baby--Amy Grant
4 I Don’t Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey
5 Love is a Wonderful Thing--Michael Bolton
6 Animal Heart--Glass Tiger
7 Silent Lucidity--Queensryche
8 Couple Days Off—Huey Lewis and the News
9 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
10 Touch Me (All Night Long)--Cathy Dennis

Singles entering the chart were How Much by the Jeff Healey Band (#53); Chocolate Cake by Crowded House (#76); Mea Culpa (Part II) by Enigma (#78); Texarkana by R.E.M. (#87); People are Still Having Sex by Latour (#91); Place in This World by Michael W. Smith (#92); The Dream is Still Alive by Wilson Phillips (#93); and What Am I Doing Here by Blue Rodeo (#95).

Horse racing
Hansel, with Jerry Bailey up, won the 123rd running of the Belmont Stakes before more than 51,000 fans at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:28.10; it was his second straight win in a Triple Crown race, having won the Preakness Stakes three weeks earlier. Kentucky Derby winner Strike the Gold placed second and Mane Minister finished third in the 11-horse field.



Baseball
NCAA
College World Series
Final @ Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha
Louisiana State 6 Wichita State 3

The Tigers, behind the pitching of Chad Ogea, defeated the Shockers to win their first College World Series championship. LSU catcher Gary Hymel was named the Series' Most Outstanding Player.



10 years ago
2001

Crime
Mamoru Takuma, an ex-convict with a history of unstable behaviour, killed eight and injured 15 in a mass stabbing at an elementary school in the Osaka Prefecture of Japan.

Politics and government
William Hague announced his resignation as leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, the day after Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Labour Party had retained power with a 167-seat majority in the U.K. general election.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Philadelphia 89 @ Los Angeles Lakers 98 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Kobe Bryant scored 31 points and Shaquille O'Neal added 28 points, 20 rebounds, and 9 assists to help the Lakers defeat the 76ers before 18,997 fans at Staples Center. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia scorers with 23 points.

June 7, 2011

1,590 years ago
421

Married on this date
Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II married Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople.

670 years ago
1341

Died on this date
Al-Nasir Muhammad, 55-56. Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1293-1294, 1299-1309, 1310-1341. Al-Nasir Muhammad first acceded to the throne upon the assassination of his brother al-Ashraf Khalil, but was under a regency and was deposed by Kitbugha. Al-Nasir Muhammad was restored to power in 1299, but was replaced while in Al Kark and after failing to remove Baibars al-Jashnakir and Salar, whom he feared would attempt to assassinate ore depose him. Baibars al-Jashnakir was forced to abdicate a year later, and Al-Nasir Muhammad was restored to the throne again. He increased his power, cracked down on corruption, and initiated public works. Al-Nasir Muhammad was succeeded by his son Saif ad-Din Abu-Bakr.

100 years ago
1911

Died on this date
Maurice Rouvier, 69. Prime Minister of France, 1887, 1905-1906. Mr. Rouvier was a member of the Republican Union who was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1871, and held several cabinet posts, including Minister of Finance, in various governments, while serving as Prime Minister of two short-lived governments. His second government was noted for passing a law on the separation of the churches and the state in December 1905.

90 years ago
1921

Crime
The body of a slain girl was found at the baseball park in Kingsport, Tennessee. To prevent the trail being confused for bloodhounds, police closed the ballpark, forcing the cancellation of that day’s Class D Appalachian League game between the Kingsport Indians and Knoxville Pioneers in what reportedly was the only game in professional baseball history cancelled because of a murder at the park.

75 years ago
1936

Died on this date
Lischia Edwards, 70. U.S. murder victim. Ms. Edwards was raped and strangled by Rainey Bethea in her residence, an upper-floor room in a house in Owensboro, Kentucky owned and occupied by the family of Emmett Wells. Mr. Bethea was hanged on August 14, 1936 in the last public execution to take place in the United States.

Labour
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, a trade union, was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Philip Murray was elected its first president.

Baseball
George Selkirk’s home run with 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 16th inning gave the New York Yankees a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians before 35,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Winning pitcher Red Ruffing had 3 hits, including a home run. Both Mr. Ruffing and losing pitcher Oral Hildebrand pitched complete games, but neither recorded a strikeout.

Six different Detroit Tigers each had 2 hits as they outlasted the Washington Nationals 10-8 before 10,000 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington in a game that was completed in 1 hour 58 minutes.

The St. Louis Browns broke open a close game with 4 runs in the top of the 9th inning as they defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 9-5 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

With runners on first and second base and none out in the bottom of the 9th inning, Brooklyn Dodgers' pitcher Tom Baker walked Chicago Cubs' center fielder Augie Galan intentionally; however, Mr. Baker then issued an unintentional base on balls to Ken O'Dea to force home Woody English with the winning run as the Cubs edged the Dodgers 4-3 before 11,076 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

70 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): My Sister and I--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra with Bob Eberly

Literature
The American Writers Congress chose Native Son by Richard Wright as the best American novel published since 1939.

War
British press dispatches from Cairo stated that large German troop-carrying and supply planes were landing in Syria. The Vichy French government was reported to have decided not to fight the French colonies held by the Free French forces of General Charles de Gaulle.

Defense
Uruguayan President Alfredo Baldomir told a Chilean journalist in Montevideo that Uruguay was prepared to offer bases for the defense of the Western Hemisphere.

Scandal
Former Democratic Party boss of Kansas City boss Tom Pendergast and former Missouri insurance superintendent R. Ernest O'Malley were sentenced to two-year prison terms for contempt of court growing out of a bribe case.

Labour
The White House revealed that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was ready to commandeer the strike-bound North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, Califonria and use the Army to run it until the strike of 11,000 workers ended. The United Auto Workers of America's aviation division chief Richard Frankensteen said in a radio address that the walkout was a "wildcat strike" caused by Communists.

Disasters
The Prince Edward Island ferry Charlottetown sank off Liverpool, Nova Scotia after running aground in the fog.

Horse racing
Whirlaway, with Eddie Arcaro aboard, won the 73rd running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 2:31 to become the fifth horse, and the fourth in the past 12 years, to win the Triple Crown. First prize money was $39,770. Robert Morris placed second.

Golf
Craig Wood won the U.S. Open at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas with a 4-over-par score of 284, 3 strokes ahead of Denny Shute. First prize money was $1,000.



60 years ago
1951

Died on this date
Oswald Pohl, 58. German war criminal. Obergruppenführer Pohl was head of the SS Wirtschafts- und Verwaltungshauptamt (Main Economic and Administrative Office) and the head administrator of the Nazi concentration camps, and thus a key figure in the genocide of European Jews during World War II. He was one of 18 SS members convicted in 1948 of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and was one of seven war criminals hanged on this day at Landsberg Prison in Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, 23 days before his 59th birthday.

Paul Blobel, 56; Erich Naumann, 46; Otto Ohlendorf, 44; Werner Braune, 42. German war criminals. Standartenführer Blobel, SS-Brigadeführer Naumann, SS-Gruppenführer Ohlendorf, and SS-Obersturmbannführer Braune were members of the Einsatzgruppen (mobile death squads) during World War II, and were convicted in 1948 of crimes against humanity. They were hanged at Landsberg Prison.

War
U.S. forces in Korea approached Chorwon and Kumhwa, the southernmost points of the "iron triangle" above the 38th Parallel.

Diplomacy
The U.S.A. recognized Bolivia's new military regime.

Politics and government
Abdullah Yafi took office as Prime Minister of Lebanon following the resignation of Hussein Oueni.

Economics and finance
The West German government announced economic sanctions against Communist China in compliance with the United Nations embargo resolution.

50 years ago
1961

Baseball
The Baltimore Orioles traded outfielder Gene Stephens to the Kansas City Athletics for first baseman Marv Throneberry. Mr. Stephens was batting .190 with no home runs and 2 runs batted in in 28 games with the Orioles in 1961, while Mr. Throneberry was batting .238 with 6 home runs and 24 RBIs in 40 games with the Athletics.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep--Lally Stott

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Mata Au Hi Made--Kiyohiko Ozaki (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Qué Será (Che Sará)--José Feliciano (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Bruce Gardner, 32. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Gardner was a star pitcher at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles who followed advice to turn down a reported offer of $66,000 to sign with the Chicago White Sox immediately after high school in favour of attending the University of Southern California. He played in the Western Canada Baseball League in 1958 (Edmonton) and 1959 (Regina), and set a record at USC by compiling a won-lost record of 50-5 for his career. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Mr. Gardner for $12,000 in 1960 and assigned him to the Montreal Royals of the AAA International League for the last few weeks of the season, where he was 0-1 with an earned run average in 16 games. In 1961 Mr. Gardner was sent down to the Reno Silver Sox of the Class A California League, where he was 20-4 with a 2.82 ERA with what may have been the best minor league team of the 1960s. He was drafted into the U.S. Army shortly after, and injured his pitching arm when he fell off a truck. His baseball career never recovered, and he struggled for several more years in the minor leagues, finishing his five-year professional career with a record of 34-18 and a 4.01 ERA in 103 games, batting .248 with 1 home run and 21 runs batted in in 118 games. Despite being talented and apparently successful in many areas, Mr. Gardner remained bitter about not having signed with the White Sox after high school and losing out on his chance to pitch in the major leagues. He coached the Dorsey High junior varsity team to their league championship in 1971, and then, on the night of June 7, hopped the fence of his old playing field at USC and shot himself in the head near the pitcher's mound. His USC diploma was in his right hand, and his All-America plaque was nearby.

Politics and government
Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa agreed to send Social Affairs Minister Claude Castonguay to a conference of Ministers of Social Welfare taking place in Ottawa.

Law
The United States Supreme Court, in Cohen v. California, overturned the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing was protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Crime
The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raided the Silver Springs, Maryland home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades.

Health
The World Health Organization reported that an epidemic of cholera had broken out among the estimated 4.7 million East Pakistani war refugees who had sought asylum in India.

Baseball
The Milwaukee Brewers traded outfielder Danny Walton to the New York Yankees for outfielder Bobby Mitchell and first baseman-outfielder Frank Tepedino. Mr. Walton was batting .203 with 2 home runs and 9 runs batted in in 30 games with the Brewers in 1971. Mr. Tepedino was hitless in 6 at bats in 6 games with the Yankees, while Mr. Mitchell was in the minor leagues to begin the season.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Being with You--Smokey Robinson (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Stars on 45--Stars on 45 (3rd week at #1)

World events
Israeli planes bombed a French-made nuclear reactor near Baghdad. The Israeli government of Prime Minister Menachem Begin believed the reactor was being used to build bombs for the purpose of attacking Israel. The strike was the first air strike against a nuclear plant.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Hamilton (1-0) 27 @ Montreal (0-1) 21
British Columbia (1-0) 20 @ Saskatchewan (1-1) 12

Former Los Angeles Ram quarterback Vince Ferragamo made his Canadian Football League debut with the Alouettes in their loss to the Tiger-Cats at Olympic Stadium. Also making his CFL debut was Montreal defensive end Grover Covington. Montreal fullback Mike Murphy, in his first appearance with the Alouettes after four years with the Ottawa Rough Riders, suffered a career-ending severed achilles tendon.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Live to Tell--Madonna (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): J'aimie Le Vie--Sandra Kim (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Wonderful World--Sam Cooke (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Holding Back the Years--Simply Red

#1 single in the U.K.: Spirit in the Sky--Doctor and the Medics

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Live to Tell--Madonna

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Live to Tell--Madonna
2 On My Own--Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
3 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
4 I Can’t Wait--Nu Shooz
5 Why Can’t This Be Love--Van Halen
6 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
7 There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)—Billy Ocean
8 Something About You—Level 42
9 All I Need is a Miracle--Mike & the Mechanics
10 Be Good to Yourself--Journey

Singles entering the chart were Modern Woman by Billy Joel (#47); Glory of Love by Peter Cetera (#59); Hyperactive by Robert Palmer (#79); All the Love in the World by the Outfield (#80); School's Out by Krokus (#86); I Stiil Want You by the Del Fuegos (#87); Feel the Heat by Jean Beauvoir (#89); and The Best of Me by David Foster and Olivia Newton-John (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
2 Live to Tell--Madonna
3 A Different Corner—George Michael
4 The Power of Love--Jennifer Rush
5 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
6 If You Leave--Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
7 What Have You Done for Me Lately--Janet Jackson
8 On My Own—Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
9 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
10 Let’s Go All the Way--Sly Fox

Singles entering the chart were Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins (#90); Underground by David Bowie (#92); What Does it Take by Honeymoon Suite (#94); Has Anyone Ever Written for You by Stevie Nicks (#95); Tuff Enuff by the Fabulous Thunderbirds (#96); Ain’t Nobody Ever Loved You by Aretha Franklin (#97); and Like No Other Night by 38 Special (#99).

Because of a change in format, Toronto radio station CHUM scrapped its top 50 weekly singles chart, which had been a tradition since May 27, 1957. The final #1 single on the CHUM chart was Live to Tell by Madonna.

Horse racing
Danzig Connection, with Chris McCarron aboard, won the 118th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York, in a time of 2:29 4/5, finishing 1¼ lengths ahead of Johns Treasure. First prize money was $338,640. For trainer Woody Stephens, it was his fifth straight win in the Belmont Stakes, a record.



Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (1-0) 35 Montreal (0-1) 10 @ Saint John
British Columbia (1-0) 41 @ Saskatchewan (0-1) 21

The game in Saint John was the first CFL game to be played in Atlantic Canada. Montreal tight end Nick Arakgi broke his neck and was out for the rest of the season.

Baseball
University of Arkansas third baseman Jeff King was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the first choice in the major league amateur draft. Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson was chosen in the 4th round by the Kansas City Royals.

20 years ago
1991

Environment
The Philippine volcano Mount Pinatubo erupted, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) high.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Chicago 104 @ Los Angeles Lakers 96 (OT) (Chicago led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Michael Jordan scored 29 points--6 in overtime--as the Bulls overcame a 13-point 4th-quarter deficit to defeat the Lakers before 17,506 fans at Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.



10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Víctor Paz Estenssoro, 93. President of Bolivia, 1952-1956, 1960-1964, 1985-1989. Mr. Paz, an independent socialist before co-founding the Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (Revolutionary Nationalist Movement) in 1941, ran for President eight times and was elected four times. His 1951 victory was annulled by a military junta led by Hugo Ballivián, and his 1964 victory was interrupted by the 1964 Bolivian coup d'état. Mr. Paz went into a long exile after being deposed in 1964, and controversially supported the military dictatorship of Hugo Banzer (1971-1978), but was elected for the final time in 1985, and retired after serving another term as President.

Betty Neels, 91. U.K. authoress. Miss Neels was a nurse before embarking on a literary career at the age of 60, publishing at least 134 romantic novels from 1969 until her death.

Politics and government
The Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair, captured its second straight majority in the U.K. general election, taking 412 of 659 seats in the House of Commons. The Labour majority was 167 seats, down slightly from the previous 179-seat majority in 1997. The Conservatives, led by William Hague, won 166 seats, and the Liberal Democrats, led by Charles Kennedy, were third with 52 seats.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Colorado 4 @ New Jersey 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Adam Foote opened the scoring with 1:58 remaining in the 1st period and added 2 assists in the 2nd period as the Avalanche evened the series before 19,0404 fans at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford. Patrick Roy made 24 saves for his second shutout of the series, while Martin Brodeur made just 14 saves in the Colorado goal.