May 7, 2013

350 years ago
1663

Canadiana
Louis Gaudais-Dupont took possession of New France as special commissioner acting in the name of King Louis XIV of France.

250 years ago
1763

War
Chief Pontiac began the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" by attacking British forces at Fort Detroit.

125 years ago
1888

Technology
George Eastman patented the Kodak box camera.

110 years ago
1903

Labour
Dock workers in Montreal began a three-day strike.

75 years ago
1938

World events
C.M.J.F. Goseling, the Dutch Minister of Justice, called fugitives of Nazi Germany "undesired strangers."

Horse racing
Lawrin, with Eddie Arcaro aboard, won the 64th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:04 4/5.





70 years ago
1943

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Copper Beeches

60 years ago
1953

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent arrived in Washington, D.C. to begin a two-day visit.

50 years ago
1963

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

Died on this date
Max Miller, 68. U.K. comedian. Mr. Miller, whose real name was Thomas Henry Sargent and was nicknamed "The Cheeky Chappie," was regarded as the greatest standup comedian of his generation, performing in music hall, radio, and films in a career spanning more than 40 years until his death from a heart attack. He was known for his flamboyant suits, his wicked charm, and his risqué jokes which often got him into trouble with the censors.

Space
The United States launched the communications satellite Telstar 2.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Top of the World--Carpenters (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Et surtout ne m'oublie pas--Crazy Horse

War
Heavy fighting erupted again in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon between the Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas.

Terrorism
U.S. Consul General in Mexico Terrance Leonhardy, kidnapped near his home in Guadalajara by guerrillas with the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces on May 4, was released near his home, the day after the Mexican government had acceded to the kidnappers' demands, freeing 30 prisoners and flying them to Cuba.

Crime
Italian authorities charged seven men with illegal excavation and criminal activities in connection with the controversial sale of the Euphronios vase to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1972. The authorities said they had evidence, in the form of fragments from the vase found in 1971 in an Etruscan tomb, which proved almost conclusively that the vase had been dug up in Italy and smuggled out.

Politics and government
Mayors of Canadian cities attended the "Cities for the 70's" conference in Toronto, and agreed to seek additional funds from the federal and provincial governments.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Billie Jean--Michael Jackson

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Beat It--Michael Jackson

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Words--F.R. David (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: True--Spandau Ballet (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Beat It--Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Beat It--Michael Jackson
2 Come On Eileen--Dexys Midnight Runners & the Emerald Express
3 Mr. Roboto--Styx
4 Let's Dance--David Bowie
5 Der Kommissar--After the Fire
6 Jeopardy--Greg Kihn Band
7 She Blinded Me with Science--Thomas Dolby
8 Billie Jean--Michael Jackson
9 Even Now--Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
10 One on One--Daryl Hall & John Oates

Singles entering the chart were I'm Still Standing by Elton John (#57); We Two by Little River Band (#78); The Closer You Get by Alabama (#83); Come Dancing by the Kinks (#84); The Walls Came Down by the Call (#87); How Do You Keep the Music Playing by James Ingram and Patti Austin (#88); Sign of the Times by the Belle Stars (#89); and I Cannot Believe it's True by Phil Collins (#90).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Let's Dance--David Bowie
2 Beat It--Michael Jackson
3 She Blinded Me with Science--Thomas Dolby
4 Sex (I'm a...)--Berlin
5 Jeopardy--Greg Kihn Band
6 Billie Jean--Michael Jackson
7 Mr. Roboto--Styx
8 Midnight Blue--Louise Tucker
9 Always Something There to Remind Me--Naked Eyes
10 Rio--Duran Duran

Singles entering the chart were Heartache Avenue by the Maisonettes (#45); Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top (#49); and Let Me Go by Heaven 17 (#50).

Died on this date
Peter Edel, 62. Dutch writer. I don’t know who he was, but I do know this...

Oddities
August Hoffman performed a record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups. Why he bothered, I don’t know.

Horse racing
A Canadian (Oshawa-born, Toronto-bred) horse, Sunny's Halo, with Ed Delahoussaye aboard, won the 109th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02 1/5.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference Finals
Boston 4 @ New York Islanders 8 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Football
USFL
Boston 20 @ Los Angeles 23

The game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was broadcast in Edmonton on CFRN radio.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): L'Amore Rubato--Luca Barbarossa (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Gimme Hope Jo'anna--Eddy Grant (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Gimme Hope Jo'anna--Eddy Grant (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): N'importe quoi--Florent Pagny

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Perfect--Fairground Attraction

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Theme from S-Express--S-Express (2nd week at #10

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Theme from S-Express--S-Express (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Wishing Well--Terence Trent D'Arby

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Wishing Well--Terence Trent D'Arby
2 Where Do Broken Hearts Go--Whitney Houston
3 Angel--Aerosmith
4 Anything for You--Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
5 Pink Cadillac--Natalie Cole
6 Devil Inside--INXS
7 Prove Your Love--Taylor Dayne
8 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car--Billy Ocean
9 Always on My Mind--Pet Shop Boys
10 Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)--Samantha Fox

Singles entering the chart were Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson (#57); Mercedes Boy by Pebbles (#80); Lost in You by Rod Stewart (#82); Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin (#83); Trouble by Nia Peeples (#85); Hands to Heaven by Breathe (#86); Something Just Ain't Right by Keith Sweat (#87); Parents Just Don't Understand by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince (#88); Love Changes Everything by Honeymoon Suite (#89); and Get It by Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson (#90).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Wishing Well--Terence Trent D'Arby
2 Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car--Billy Ocean
3 Devil Inside--INXS
4 I Saw Him Standing There--Tiffany
5 I'm Still Searching--Glass Tiger
6 Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley
7 Push It--Salt-N-Pepa
8 Always on My Mind--Pet Shop Boys
9 Where Do Broken Hearts Go--Whitney Houston
10 Endless Summer Nights--Richard Marx

Singles entering the chart were Yes by Merry Clayton (#82); You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart by Eurythmics (#86); Kiss Me Deadly by Lita Ford (#88); Layin' Pipe by David Wilcox (#91); Nothin' But a Good Time by Poison (#95); and Stutter Rap by Morris Minor and the Majors (#96).

Defense
The U.S.S.R. performed a nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya.

Horse racing
Winning Colors, with Gary Stevens aboard, won the 114th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02 1/5.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Finals
Edmonton 2 @ Detroit 5 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Western Conference
First Round
Seattle 96 @ Denver 115 (Denver won best-of-five series 3-2)

20 years ago
1993

Died on this date
Mary Philbin, 90. U.S. actress. Miss Philbin appeared in silent films from 1921-1929, most notably in The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and The Man who Laughs (1928).

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher returned to Washington from Europe without the support of European governments for U.S. President Bill Clinton's plan to use military force against Serbs in Bosnia.

Crime
Officials were investigating shootings at post offices in California and Michigan in which 2 people were killed and 3 wounded, bringing the death toll in recent U.S. post office shootings to 29. Disgruntled employees were blamed.

Politics and government
U.S. President Bill Clinton proposed public subsidies of television advertising for Congressional candidates and sought to reduce the influence of lobbyists and political action committees.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Division Finals
Toronto 3 @ St. Louis 4 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 2-1)
Vancouver 4 @ Los Angeles 7 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Cleveland 79 @ New Jersey 96 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

Western Conference
First Round
Portland 97 @ San Antonio 100 (San Antonio won best-of-five series 3-1)

May 6, 2013

280 years ago
1733

Boxing
In the first international boxing match, Britain’s Bob Whittaker beat Tito di Carni of Italy at Figg’s Amphitheater in London.

180 years ago
1833

Technology
John Deere made the first steel plow.

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civil War, the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia ended with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops commanded by J.E.B. Stuart.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Carmen Cavallaro. U.S. musician. Mr. Cavallaro was a pianist and bandleader who was popular from the 1930s through the 1950s. He was known for his performances of "light" music, and was a major influence on Liberace. He died on October 12, 1989 at the age of 76.

Stewart Granger. U.K.-born U.S. actor. Mr. Granger, born James Stewart, was known for his starring roles in period dramas and adventure films such as The Man in Grey (1943); Blanche Fury (1948); King Solomon's Mines (1950); Scaramouche (1952); The Prisoner of Zenda (1952); Bhowani Junction (1956); and North to Alaska (1960). He died on August 16, 1993 at the age of 80.

Died on this date
Alexandros Schinas, 42 or 43. Greek assassin. Mr. Schinas, an anarchist, shot and killed King George I in Thessaloniki on March 18, 1913. On May 6, he jumped or fell out of a window of the gendarmerie in Thessaloniki in what was reported as a suicide.

80 years ago
1933

Protest
The Deutsche Studentenschaft (German Student Union) attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute of Sex Research), later burning many of its books.

Horse racing
Brokers Tip, with Don Meade aboard, won the 59th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:06 4/5.

Diplomacy
Italy and the U.S.S.R. signed a trade agreement.

75 years ago
1938

World events
Dutch writer Maurits Dekker was sentenced to 50 days in prison for "offending a friendly head of state" (German Chancellor Adolf Hitler).

60 years ago
1953

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight’s episode: An Unamerican Activity

Baseball
Bobo Holloman, making his first major league start, pitched a no-hitter for the St. Louis Browns as they blanked the Philadelphia Athletics 6-0 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The no-hitter turned out to be the only complete game of Mr. Holloman's major league career; two months later he was sent to the minors after compiling a 3-7 record with an earned run average of 5.23. Mr. Holloman never returned to the major leagues after 1953.

50 years ago
1963

Died on this date
Monty Woolley, 74. U.S. actor. Mr. Woolley was best known for playing the title role in The Man Who Came to Dinner on Broadway (1939) and in the movie of the same name (1941). He died of heart and kidney ailments.

Ted Weems, 61. U.S. bandleader and musician. Mr. Weems, a violinist and trombonist, was popular from the 1920s through the 1940s. His hit singles included Somebody Stole My Gal (1924); Piccolo Pete (1929); and The Man from the South (1929). In 1933 his band recorded and released Heartaches, but the song didn't become a major hit until 1947, when a disc jockey began playing some old records that he'd come across, and listener demand prompted a re-release of the record.

Beverly Samans, 23. U.S. murder victim. Miss Samans was stabbed to death in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but was regarded as the tenth victim of the Boston Strangler. The killer had attempted to strangle Miss Samans with a nylon stocking and two handkerchiefs, but her throat muscles were apparently strong enough to resist strangling.

Boxing
Leotis Martin (7-0) scored a technical knockout over Frank Davis (1-2) in the 2nd round of a heavyweight bout at Cambria Athletic Club in Philadelphia.

Football
NFL
Quarterback Bobby Layne announced his retirement after 15 seasons in the National Football League. Mr. Layne played with the Chicago Bears (1948); New York Bulldogs (1949); Detroit Lions (1950-1958); and Pittsburgh Steelers (1958-1962). The Lions won the NFL championship in 1952, 1953, and 1957, and haven't won the title since. Mr. Layne threw 196 touchdown passes in his career, a record at the time. Mr. Layne retired on the advice of Steelers' head coach Buddy Parker, under whom he had played for 12 of his 15 seasons.

40 years ago
1973

Died on this date
Ernest MacMillan, 79. Canadian conductor and composer. Sir Ernest was principal of the Toronto (now Royal) Conservatory of Music from 1926-1942, and conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1931-1956.

Terrorism
In response to the demands of People's Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrillas who had kidnapped U.S. Consul General Terrance Leonhardy two days earlier, the Mexican government freed 30 prisoners and flew them to Cuba. The kidnappers promised to release Mr. Leonhardy when they received official word that the prisoners were safe in Cuba.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Montreal 4 @ Chicago 0 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Marc Tardif's goal just 1:08 into the game proved to be the winner as the Canadiens blanked the Black Hawks at Chicago Stadium. Ken Dryden posted the shutout in goal for Montreal, making 19 saves.

WHA
Avco World Trophy
Finals
Winnipeg 6 @ New England 9 (New England won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Larry Pleau scored 3 goals to lead the Whalers over the Jets at Boston Garden. Jack Kelley was the winning coach as the Whalers became the first team to win the Avco World Trophy.



30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Let's Dance--David Bowie (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Bruttosozialprodukt--Geier Sturzflug

Died on this date
Kai Winding, 60. Danish-born U.S. jazz musician and composer. Mr. Winding, a trombonist, was a member of the bands of Benny Goodman and later, Stan Kenton after World War II. Mr. Winding’s best-known recording was the single More, the theme from the movie Mondo Cane. More reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the late summer of 1963.

Politics and government
The United States Senate Intelligence Committee approved a bill that authorized continued covert aid to the Contras in Nicaragua provided that the administration of President Ronald Reagan outlined its objectives in Nicaragua by September 30.

Diplomacy
Israel gave its approval to a U.S.-backed plan for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. Israeli acceptance, however, was conditional on the agreement of Syria.

Scandal
The "Hitler Diaries," which had been published in April by the West German magazine Stern, were pronounced a hoax by West German historians who had had a chance to examine them. Hans Booms, head of the federal archives, called the documents "a blatant, grotesque and superficial forgery." It was established that the paper, glue, and artificial leather covers had been manufactured after the war. English historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, an alleged "expert" on World War II, believed that the documents were the actual diaries of Adolf Hitler, and was exposed as a total idiot when the hoax was revealed. Mr. Trevor-Roper was known for his denial of the accuracy of the historical accounts given in the Bible; given his ignorance of an area of history that he was supposed to be knowledgeable in, and his inability to accurately judge the authenticity of documents that were less than 50 years old, nobody needed to take seriously his statements about documents that were several thousand years old, concerning an area of history in which was not his main area of expertise. The diaries were produced by veteran West German forger Konrad Kujau. Years later, in an interview for the CTV program W5, Mr. Kujau was asked his opinion of the academics who had been fooled by him. He said, "They're idiots. They compared my Hitler diaries with other Hitler documents which were also my forgeries. They're all totally incompetent."

Economics and finance
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 1,232.59, a new high.

Baseball
At Tiger Stadium, the California Angels defeated Detroit 4-2, as Rod Carew went 3-for-4 to raise his batting average for the season to .500 (48-for 96).

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Heart--Pet Shop Boys (3rd week at #1)

War
Bloody fighting broke out in the southern suburbs of Beirut between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah (Party of God) and the Syrian-supported Amal militia. Both sides were competing for the support of Lebanon’s Shiites.

Scandal
Two aides to U.S. Vice President George Bush said that Attorney General Edwin Meese should resign because allegations of misconduct posed problems for Mr. Bush’s presidential campaign.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Finals
Boston 6 @ New Jersey 1 (Boston led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Devils’ head coach Jim Schoenfeld was enraged by the officiating of referee Don Koharski, and confronted him after the game, shouting the immortal line, "Have another donut, you fat pig!" Mr. Koharski, one of the worst referees in all recorded history, tripped when trying to avoid him, and fell against a wall. Mr. Schoenfeld was suspended for "pushing" Mr. Koharski.

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Atlanta 99 @ Milwaukee 105 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)
Boston 102 @ New York 94 (Boston won best-of-five series 3-1)

Western Conference
First Round
Portland 96 @ Utah 111 (Utah won best-of-five series 3-1)

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Informer--Snow (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Ann Todd, 84. U.K. actress. Miss Todd appeared in such movies as The Seventh Veil (1945); The Paradine Case (1947); So Evil My Love (1948); The Passionate Friends (1949); Madeleine (1950); and The Sound Barrier (1952), the last three of which were directed by her second husband, David Lean.

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Columbia and her seven-man crew commanded by Steven Nagel landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California at the end of the 10-day research mission STS-55.

Abominations
The Quebec National Assembly, led by the Liberal government of Premier Robert Bourassa, passed Bill 86, permitting interior English signs if they are smaller than those outside.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Division Finals
Montreal 4 @ Buffalo 3 (OT) (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-0)
Pittsburgh 3 @ New York Islanders 1 (Pittsburgh led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Gilbert Dionne scored at 8:28 of the 1st overtime period to give the Canadiens their win over the Sabres at War Memorial Auditorium.

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
New York 109 @ Indiana 100 (New York won best-of-five series 3-1)

Western Conference
First Round
Phoenix 101 @ Los Angeles Lakers 86 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)
Seattle 93 @ Utah 80 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Art Houtteman, 75. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Houtteman played with the Detroit Tigers (1945-1953), Cleveland Indians (1953-1957), and Baltimore Orioles (1957), compiling a record of 87 wins and 91 losses. In 1950 he posted a 19-12 record, led the American League in shutouts with 4, and pitched for the AL in the major league All-Star game. In 1954 the Indians won the AL pennant with a record of 111-43, and Mr. Houtteman, part of a starting rotation that included Bob Lemon (23-7), Early Wynn (23-11), Mike Garcia (19-8), and Bob Feller (13-3), finished with a 15-7 record, and pitched in game 3 of the Indians' 4-game loss to the New York Giants in the World Series.

Diplomacy
Four days after India announced the resumption of diplomatic relations with Pakistan, Pakistan reciprocated, and Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali said that Pakistan would reduce tariffs on 70 Indian imports.

U.S. President George W. Bush named L. Paul Bremer III, a retired diplomat, as his envoy in Iraq, with authority over Lieutenant General Jay Garner (retired), who had been named head of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance just three weeks earlier.

War
U.S. officials said that a tractor-trailer found in northern Iraq in April might have been used as a mobile lab for chemical or biological weapons.

Health
The United States reported 63 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) so far, with no deaths.

May 5, 2013

1,460 years ago
553

Religion
The Second Council of Constantinople, convoked by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I under the presidency of Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople, began.

200 years ago
1813

Born on this date
Søren Kierkegaard. Danish philosopher. Mr. Kierkegaard believed that truth was subjective rather than objective, and that one comes to knowledge of God trough mystical experience. Mr. Kierkegaard has been called the father of existentialism, and his ideas tremendously influenced the 20th century strain of pseudo-Christian liberalism known as Neo-Orthodoxy. He's one of the figures profiled in Dave Breese's book 7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave (1980). Mr. Kierkegaard died on November 13, 1855 at the age of 42.

War
In the War of 1812, British troops under the command of Major General Henry Proctor attacked 1,200 U.S. reinforcements coming up to end a 5-day siege of American troops commanded by General William Henry Harrison at Fort Meigs, Ohio. 400 U.S. soldiers were killed, while British losses numbered only 15.

150 years ago
1863

Academia
The Anglican Church founded Huron College, now a part of the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario.

140 years ago
1873

Born on this date
Leon Czolgosz. U.S. assassin. Mr. Czolgosz was a factory worker before becoming a socialist and anarchist. On September 6, 1901, he shot U.S. President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo; Mr. McKinley died eight days later. Mr. Czolgosz was charged with first-degree murder on September 16; his trial began in Buffalo on September 23, and he was convicted after just two days. He was executed in the electric chair at Auburn Prison on October 29, 1901 at the age of 28.

Martin Archer-Shee. U.K. military officer and politician. Sir Martin served with the Royal Navy (1886-1890) before becoming an officer in the British Army, winning the Distinguished Service Order in the Boer War and commanding three battalions in World War I, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. A Conservative, he represented Finsbury in the House of Commons (1910-1923). Sir Martin was the half-brother of George Archer-Shee, whose acquittal on a charge of theft provided the basis for Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy. Sir Martin died on January 6, 1935 at the age of 61, after a long illness.

80 years ago
1933

Died on this date
Bill Van Dyke, 69. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Van Dyke was the starting left fielder for the 1890 Toledo Maumees in the American Association, where he became the first rookie ever to hit for the cycle. Toledo did not field a team again in 1891, and many of their starters were unable to find major league employment. Mr. Van Dyke played just 4 games in the National League in 1892 (St. Louis Cardinals) and 3 in 1893 (Boston Beaneaters). His career major league totals were: 136 games (129 with Toledo in 1890), with a .253 batting average, 2 home runs.

75 years ago
1938

Baseball
Hal Kelleher of the Philadelphia Phillies faced 16 batters in the sixth inning as the Cubs scored 12 runs. Both marks are National League records off one pitcher in a single inning. The Cubs won 21-2, with Joe Marty collecting four hits, four runs, and four RBI. The loss went to Wayne LaMaster, who threw just three pitches to leadoff batter Stan Hack before leaving the game with a pain in his throwing arm.

70 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart, 73. Lord Chief Justice of England, 1922-1940. Viscount Hewart, a Liberal, was Solicitor General for England (1916-1919) and Attorney General for England before being appointed Lord Chief Justice. He has been credited with originating the saying, "Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done."

War
In World War II's largest raid by four-engine planes, U.K. Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft dropped 1,500 tons of bombs on the German manufacturing city of Dortmund. Soviet troops recaptured Krymsk and advanced on a 15-mile front toward Novorossiisk.

Defense
The U.S. Army announced the promotion of 63 generals, giving the Army more than 600.

Aviation
It was announced that British Overseas Airway Corporation pilot Captain G.R. Buxton, 37, had flown a Liberator from Newfoundland to Great Britain in 6 hours 12 minutes for a North Atlantic record.

Politics and government
Venezuelan President Isaias Medina Angarita formed a new cabinet which included five new ministers.

Communications
U.S. Postmaster General Frank Walker announced that a system of zoned numbers would be added after the name of the city on all mailed matter in 178 large cities to facilitate delivery.

Economics and finance
Brazilian President Getulio Vargas cancelled Paraguay's war indemnity debt dating from 1870.

Labour
The U.S. Senate passed 63-16 and sent to the House of Representatives the Connally bill to expand the President's power to seize strike-bound plants.

60 years ago
1953

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Suitor, starring Mildred Natwick

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Power to All Our Friends--Cliff Richard (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Australia (Go-Set): Killing Me Softly with His Song--Roberta Flack (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (2nd week at #1)
2 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia--Vicki Lawrence
3 The Cisco Kid--War
4 Little Willy--The Sweet
5 Sing--Carpenters
6 The Twelfth of Never--Donny Osmond
7 Stuck in the Middle with You--Stealers Wheel
8 You are the Sunshine of My Life--Stevie Wonder
9 Frankenstein--The Edgar Winter Group
10 Drift Away--Dobie Gray

Singles entering the chart were With a Child's Heart by Michael Jackson (#75); Isn't it About Time by Stephen Stills and Manassas (#82); Letter to Lucille by Tom Jones (#83); Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by Bette Midler (#85); There's No Me Without You by the Manhattans (#87); Why Me by Kris Kristofferson (#92); Full Circle by the Byrds (#94); The Free Electric Band by Albert Hammond (#96); Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) by Shirley Bassey (#99); and Instigating (Trouble Making) Fool by the Whatnauts (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia--Vicki Lawrence
2 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
3 You Don't Know What Love Is--Susan Jacks
4 The First Cut is the Deepest--Keith Hampshire
5 The Twelfth of Never--Donny Osmond
6 Stuck in the Middle with You--Stealers Wheel
7 The Cisco Kid--War
8 Little Willy--The Sweet
9 I'm a Stranger Here--Five Man Electrical Band
10 Drift Away--Dobie Gray

Singles entering the chart were I'm Doin' Fine Now by New York City (#93); Butterfly Days by Bob McBride (#94); One of a Kind Love Affair by the Spinners (#95); Down by Maple River by Tapestry (#96); You Can't Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones (#97); Dueling Tubas by Martin Mull (#98); Shadow by R. Dean Taylor (#99); and Give it to Me by J. Geils Band (#100). You Can't Always Get What You Want was the B-side of Honky Tonk Women, which had been a major hit in 1969. Dueling Tubas was a spoof of the recent hit Dueling Banjos.

Calgary’s Top 10
1 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (3rd week at #1)
2 The Twelfth of Never--Donny Osmond
3 Drift Away--Dobie Gray
4 Sing--Carpenters
5 Walk on the Wild Side--Lou Reed
6 Stuck in the Middle with You--Stealers Wheel
7 The Cover of "Rolling Stone"--Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
8 Wildflower--Skylark
9 The Cisco Kid--War
10 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia--Vicki Lawrence
Pick hit of the week: Out of the Question--Gilbert O'Sullivan

Terrorism
The People's Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrillas in Mexico who had kidnapped U.S. Consul General Terrance Leonhardy from his home near Guadalajara the previous day issued a statement accusing the Mexican government of representing the "rich and privileged," and asserting that nothing had changed in Mexico since the revolution of 1910. The Mexican government announced that they would accede to the demands of the kidnappers that 30 inmates in prisons throughout Mexico be freed and flown to Cuba.

Disasters
At least 250 people were killed when three passenger river boats collided near Dacca, Bangladesh.

Horse racing
Secretariat, with Ron Turcotte aboard, won the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a record time of 1:59 2/5. Sham, who finished second, also broke the old Kentucky Derby record time of exactly 2 minutes set by Northern Dancer in 1964. 40 years later, Secretariat's record time still stands.

Hockey
WHA
Avco World Trophy
Finals
Winnipeg 2 @ New England 4 (New England led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Mike Byers scored 2 goals to lead the Whalers over the Jets at Boston Garden.

30 years ago
1983

Died on this date
Horst Schumann, 77. German physician and war criminal. Dr. Schumann conducted sterilization and castration experiments at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz and was particularly interested in the mass sterilization of Jews by means of X-rays. He wasn't convicted of war crimes until 1970.

Edmontonia
Former U.S. Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver was in Edmonton, speaking in Tory Lecture Theatre L-11 on the University of Alberta campus. Mr. Cleaver expressed his opposition to much of the "peace" talk and activities of the day. He talked about how he had come to oppose Communism as a result of actually living under Communism in Cuba. Mr. Cleaver was followed by Cleon Skousen, author of The Naked Communist. The lectures were sponsored by The Freemen Institute, an organization dedicated to upholding the principles of the United States Constitution. See my other post on this event for more details.

Hit parade
Canada's top 30
1 Jeopardy--Greg Kihn Band
2 Beat It--Michael Jackson
3 Let's Dance--David Bowie
4 Midnight Blue--Louise Tucker
5 She Blinded Me with Science--Thomas Dolby
6 Even Now--Bob Seger
7 Safety Dance--Men Without Hats
8 Overkill--Men at Work
9 Some Kind of Friend--Barry Manilow
10 I Won't Hold You Back--Toto
11 Mr. Roboto--Styx
12 Twistin' By the Pool--Dire Straits
13 Time (Clock of the Heart)--Culture Club
14 Shy Boy--Bananarama
15 Little Red Corvette--Prince
16 Whirly Girl--Oxo
17 Always Something There to Remind Me--Naked Eyes
18 Affair of the Heart--Rick Springfield
19 Sheriff--The Tenants
20 Solitaire--Laura Branigan
21 It Might Be You--Stephen Bishop
22 So Wrong--Patrick Simmons
23 Rio--Duran Duran
24 Love Me Today--Corect Spelling
25 Mornin'--Al Jarreau
26 Too Shy--Kajagoogoo
27 Straight From the Heart--Bryan Adams
28 Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant
29 Don't Let it End--Styx
30 White Wedding--Billy Idol

Died on this date
John Williams, 80. U.K.-born U.S. actor. A tall, moustachioed Englishman, Mr. Williams was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite actors. He appeared in Mr. Hitchcock’s films The Paradine Case (1947); Dial M for Murder (1954); and To Catch a Thief (1955), as well as a number of episodes of the television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (including some directed by Mr. Hitchcock himself). In Dial M For Murder, he recreated the role he had played on Broadway, which had earned him the 1953 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic). His performance in that play also won the Donaldson and New York Drama Critics award. Other movies for Mr. Williams included Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936); Kind Lady (1951); Witness for the Prosecution (1957); The Young Philadelphians (1959); and Midnight Lace (1960). He briefly replaced Sebastian Cabot in the television comedy series Family Affair when Mr. Cabot took ill with pneumonia in 1967.

Politics and government
In the British Columbia provincial election, the Social Credit party, under Premier Bill Bennett, retained power by winning 35 seats in the provincial legislature. The New Democrats took 27 seats.

Defense
The United States performed a nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan described the amended nuclear freeze resolution passed in the House of Representatives the day before as ambiguous, and said that he still withheld his support.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference Finals
New York Islanders 1 @ Boston 5 (New York led best-of-seven series 3-2)

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Always on My Mind--Pet Shop Boys (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Heart--Pet Shop Boys (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
George Rose, 68. U.K.-born U.S. actor. Mr. Rose had a long career in cinema and theatre. He made his first Broadway appearance in Henry IV, Part I in 1946, and eventually received five Tony nominations, winning for My Fair Lady (1976) and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986). His movie appearances included A Night to Remember (1958). Mr. Rose was beaten to death by his adopted son at his vacation home in the Dominican Republic. He was on tour with The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and had gone to the D.R. during a two-week vacation break.

Tamara Pos. Surinamese/Dutch activist. I don’t know who she was, but I do know this...

War
French commandos attacked Melanesian separatists on the island of New Caledonia and freed 23 French hostages. For two weeks, the Melanesians had been attacking French military patrols, and a French navy patrol boat had shelled a Melanesian camp. Seven people had been reported killed prior to May 5. Two commandos and 19 Melanesians were killed in the assault. In a statement, the separatists said the "massacre" would reinforce their determination to end French rule.

Terrorism
In France, three French hostages who had been freed from Lebanon the day before were welcomed back by Premier Jacques Chirac. Mr. Chirac had indirect responsibility for hostage negotiations. His government denied that ransom had been paid, but it was reported that France would repay about $340 million (U.S.) owed to Iran.

Labour
Police raided the Lenin steel mill near Krakow Poland and put an end to a 9-day strike of about 7,000 workers who had been demanding more pay and recognition of the independent labour federation Solidarity.

Religion
Eugene Marino was installed as the first Negro U.S. Roman Catholic archbishop.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Detroit 3 @ Edmonton 5 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 2-0)

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Informer--Snow (3rd week at #1)

Medicine
A team of scientists in Helsinki announced that they were near to locating the gene that triggered colon cancer and several other varieties of disease.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
St. Louis 2 @ Toronto 1 (2 OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)
Los Angeles 6 @ Vancouver 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

10 years ago
2003

War
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced that Canada would take over international command of the peacekeeping mission in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nearly 1,800 troops were to be deployed, beginning in August 2003.

Diplomacy
Pakistan offered to eliminate its nuclear weapons if India did the same.

The presidents of South Africa, Nigeria, and Malawi, meeting in Harare, failed to resolve the growing turmoil between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

May 4, 2013

520 years ago
1493

World events
Pope Alexander VI issued his bull Inter Cetera, dividing up the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation--about halfway between the Cape Verde Islands (already Portuguese) and islands now known as Cuba and Hispaniola (claimed by Spain)--and forbidding further exploration.

230 years ago
1783

Canadiana
The first United Empire Loyalists to settle in the Maritimes arrived in Nova Scotia.

130 years ago
1883

Journalism
John Gordon Cashmans began publishing the Vicksburg (Mississippi) Evening Post.

125 years ago
1888

Defense
Italy and Spain signed a military covenant.

110 years ago
1903

Born on this date
Paul Demel. Czech actor. Mr. Demel began his career in his native Czechoslovakia before fleeing to Britain, where he appeared in minor roles in movies such as Passport to Pimlico (1949); State Secret (1950); and The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). He died on August 31, 1951 at the age of 48.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark. Princess Katherine was the third daughter and sixth child of King Constantine I of Greece and Sophie of Prussia. In 1947 she married U.K. Royal Navy Major Richard Campbell, and the couple lived in England. Princess Katherine died on October 2, 2007 at the age of 94 as the most senior female line descendant of Queen Victoria.

75 years ago
1938

Born on this date
Tyrone Davis. U.S. soul singer. Mr. Davis was known for his hits Can I Change My Mind (1969) and Turn Back the Hands of Time (1970). He died on February 9, 2005 at the age of 66.

Died on this date
Carl von Ossietzky, 48. German journalist. Mr. Ossietzky, a pacifist, was convicted of high treason and espionage in 1931 after publishing details of Germany’s alleged violations of the Treaty of Versailles. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, they arrested Mr. Ossietzky and put him in the concentration camp Esterwegen near Oldenburg. He was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for 1935, but the Nazis refused to release him in order to go to Oslo to accept the prize. They did, however, transfer him to the Nordend police hospital in Berlin because he was suffering from tuberculosis. Mr. Ossietzky was still in custody at the time of his death.

60 years ago
1953

Literature
Ernest Hemingway was awarded the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Old Man and the Sea.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Pipeline--Chantays (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: L'école est Finie--Sheila (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Come te non c'è nessuno--Rita Pavone (7th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Wini-Wini--Die Tahiti-Tamourés

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): From Me to You--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Will Follow Him--Little Peggy March (2nd week at #1)

U.S. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Will Follow Him--Little Peggy March
2 Can't Get Used to Losing You--Andy Williams
3 Puff the Magic Dragon--Peter, Paul and Mary
4 He's So Fine--The Chiffons
5 Pipeline--Chantays
6 Surfin' U.S.A.--Beach Boys
7 Baby Workout--Jackie Wilson
8 If You Wanna Be Happy--Jimmy Soul
9 Watermelon Man--The Mongo Santamaria Band
10 Foolish Little Girl--The Shirelles

Singles entering the chart were It's My Party by Lesley Gore (#79); Ronnie, Call Me When You Get a Chance by Shelley Fabares (#85); I'm Movin' On by Matt Lucas (#87); The Last Leaf by the Cascades (#88); I'm Saving My Love by Skeeter Davis (#89); Patty Baby by Freddy Cannon (#90); These Arms of Mine by Otis Redding (#91); Sukiyaki by Kyo Sakamoto (#92); Rockin' Crickets by the Rockin' Rebels (#94); Don't Make My Baby Blue by Frankie Laine (#95); The Folk Singer by Tommy Roe (#98); Island of Dreams by the Springfields (#100); He's a Bad Boy by Carole King (also #100); and (These are) The Young Years by Floyd Cramer (also #100). The Last Leaf was the B-side (or maybe the A-side) of Shy Girl, which had charted at #99 the previous week and was now off the chart.

Married on this date
Comedienne Carol Burnett married producer Joe Hamilton.

Disasters
The government of Canada ordered the evacuation of the remaining residents of Hay River, Northwest Territories because of flooding from the Mackenzie River.

Horse racing
Chateaugay, with Braulio Baeza aboard, won the 89th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:01 4/5, finishing 1 1/4 lengths ahead of Never Bend.

Boxing
Blair Richardson (37-4-1) of Sydney, Nova Scotia won a unanimous 12-round decision over Edmonton's Wilf Greaves (35-25-2) before 4,242 fans in Halifax to retain the Canadian middleweight championship. Mr. Greaves had defeated Mr. Richardson with a 10-round technical knockout on July 28, 1962 to win the title, but Mr. Richardson had regained the belt on September 29, 1962 with an 8-round TKO of Mr. Greaves.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Killing Me Softly with His Song--Roberta Flack (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika--Bernd Clüver (4th week at #1)

30 years ago
1983

Died on this date
Nino Sanzogno, 72. Italian conductor and composer. Mr. Sanzogno conducted mainly in Venice and Milan. His compositions included symphonic poems and concertos written in the 1930s.

Defense
The People’s Republic of China performed a nuclear test at Lop Nor.

The United States House of Representatives approved a watered-down endorsement of a "mutual and verifiable freeze and reductions in nuclear weapons" by the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. The non-binding resolution carried 278-149, but only after the adoption of an amendment (by a vote of 221-203) that tied the freeze to negotiated arms reductions that must be achieved "within a reasonable, specified period of time." Another amendment called for the U.S. to continue to modernize its nuclear weapons until the freeze was actually in place.

Diplomacy
Lebanon gave its approval to the U.S.-mediated plan for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Maybe We're About to Fall in Love--Tommy Nilsson (2nd week at #1)

War
Two days after entering Lebanon in pursuit of Palestinian guerrillas, Israeli troops fought a battle with Shiite Muslim militiamen in which 40 Lebanese and 3 Israelis were killed. The Israelis, using tanks, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery, fought in alliance with a mostly "Christian" mercenary force.

Terrorism
Three French hostages were freed in Lebanon.

Defense
The U.S.S.R. performed a nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk.

Society
Nearly 1.4 million illegal aliens met the deadline for applying for amnesty under a U.S.. Immigration and Naturalization Service policy. Those who claimed residence in the United States since January 1, 1982 could, if their claims could be proven, receive legal status and eventual citizenship. More than 100,000 rushed to apply on the last day. The INS estimated that more than half of the applications had come from California, and that about 71% nationwide had entered the country from Mexico.

Disasters
2 people were killed, 372 injured, and $100 million dollars of damage resulted when tons of space shuttle fuel detonate during a fire at the Pacific Engineering Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) plant in Henderson, Nevada.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Finals
New Jersey 3 @ Boston 2 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Doug Brown scored at 17:46 of the 1st overtime period to give the Devils their win over the Bruins at Boston Garden.

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Atlanta 115 @ Milwaukee 123 (Atlanta led best-of-five series 2-1)
Boston 100 @ New York 109 (Boston led best-of-five series 2-1)
Detroit 103 @ Washington 106 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

Western Conference
First Round
Portland 108 @ Utah 113 (Utah led best-of-seven series 2-1)

20 years ago
1993

Diplomacy
The United Nations took over leadership of the Somalia relief operation, as Lieutenant General Robert Johnston of the U.S. Marines ended U.S. leadership. The UN force, led by Turkish Lt. Gen. Cevik Bur, was expected to number 28,000 troops.

Health
U.S. President Bill Clinton bowed to Congressional opposition to his proposal for buying up and distributing all childhood vaccines in the United States.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Division Finals
Buffalo 3 @ Montreal 4 (OT) (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-0)
New York Islanders 0 @ Pittsburgh 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Guy Carbonneau scored at 2:50 of the 1st overtime period to give the Canadiens their win over the Sabres at the Montreal Forum. Vincent Damphousse scored 2 goals for Montreal.

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Chicago 98 @ Atlanta 88 (Chicago won best-of-five series 3-0)
New York 93 @ Indiana 116 (New York led best-of-five series 2-1)

Western Conference
First Round
Phoenix 107 @ Los Angeles Lakers 102 (Los Angeles led best-of-five series 2-1)
Seattle 80 @ Utah 90 (Utah led best-of-five series 2-1)

May 3, 2013

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civil War, Confederate cavalry under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart occupied the hill of Hazel Grove on the Chancelllorsville battlefield in Virginia, the night after the Army of the Potomac under General Joseph Hooker had abandoned the hill.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
William Inge. U.S. playwright. Mr. Inge, a native of Independence, Kansas, was known for plays set in the midwestern United States, such as Come Back, Little Sheba (1950); Picnic (1953); Bus Stop (1955); and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1957). Mr. Inge won the Academy Award for his original screenplay for Splendor in the Grass (1961), a movie in which he made a cameo appearance as a minister. He committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning on June 10, 1973 at the age of 60.

At the movies
Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film, opened in theatres in India, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.

80 years ago
1933

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Aristocratic Model

Economics and finance
Former Wyoming Governor Nellie Tayloe Ross took office as the first female director of the United States Mint.

75 years ago
1938

Abominations
The Nazi concentration camp at Flossenburg went into use. Located near Floss and Namering, the Flossenburg camp was the fourth Nazi concentration camp established in Germany. It ended up being supervised by 800 SS troops.

Diplomacy
The Vatican recognized the Spanish regime of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. The Spanish Civil War was still going after two years.

Baseball
Boston Red Sox' pitcher Lefty Grove defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-3 for the first of a record 20 consecutive wins at his home field, Fenway Park; he didn't lose there until May 12, 1941.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): From a Jack to a King--Ned Miller (9th week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Summer Holiday--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
2 Mecca--Gene Pitney
3 I Will Follow Him--Little Peggy March
4 Surfin' U.S.A.--Beach Boys
5 Dancing Shoes--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
6 Peanuts--The 4 Seasons
7 Puff the Magic Dragon--Peter, Paul and Mary
8 Pipeline--Chantays
9 Bo Diddley--Ronnie Hawkins
10 Can't Get Used to Losing You--Andy Williams

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Dark Pool, starring Lois Nettleton, Anthony George, and Madlyn Rhue

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson arrived in London for talks with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Mr. Pearson, making his first visit to London since taking office as Prime Minister 11 days earlier, was received by Queen Elizabeth II and appointed to the Privy Council.

Protest
The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switched tactics and responded with violent force to stop Negro civil rights protesters. Images of the violent suppression were transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the Negro civil rights movement.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (3rd week at #1)

War
The cease-fire agreed to the previous evening between the Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas in Beirut broke down when the fighting, including jet and tank attacks by the Lebanese army, continued. The two Lebanese noncommissioned officers whose kidnapping two days earlier had provoked the fighting were returned to army headquarters.

Americana
The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago was topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Montreal 4 @ Chicago 7 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Dennis Hull scored 2 goals and an assist to lead the Black Hawks over the Canadiens at Chicago Stadium. Len Frig, playing his first NHL game, assisted on the winning goal by John Marks in the 2nd period.

WHA
Avco World Trophy
Finals
New England 3 @ Winnipeg 4 (New England led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Bobby Hull scored 2 goals, including the winner with 1:04 remaining in regulation time, to lead the Jets over the Whalers at Winnipeg Arena.

30 years ago
1983

Defense
Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Yuri Andropov proposed to reduce the number of Soviet warheads deployed in Europe to the level maintained by Britain and France together. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization would also have to refrain from the planned deployment of 572 new U.S. missiles in Europe. Britain and France had a combined total of 162 missiles carrying a total of 290 warheads. Soviet warheads in Europe had been estimated at 1,100. The U.S. State Department said that the U.S.S.R. would not be granted the right to maintain as many missiles as all other nations combined.

In the United States, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, reversing itself for the second time, approved an amended pastoral letter that condemned the nuclear arms race. Passed overwhelmingly at a special meeting in Chicago, the document reflected a shift back to a more outspoken position. The final draft dropped the word "curb" and called for a "halt" to the development, production, and deployment of nuclear weapons.

Politics and government
The United States House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, voting along party lines, approved a bill barring U.S. covert operations in Nicaragua.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference Finals
Boston 3 @ New York Islanders 8 (New York led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Edmonton 6 @ Chicago 3 (Edmonton won best-of-seven series 4-0)

Jaroslav Pouzar, playing his only game of the 1983 playoffs, scored 2 goals to lead the Oilers to a completion of their sweep of the Black Hawks at Chicago Stadium.

25 years ago
1988

Politics and government
In the contest for the U.S. presidential nomination for the Democratic Party, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis won primaries in Ohio and Indiana, while his now-distant rival, Rev. Jesse Jackson, won in the District of Columbia.

Protest
Anti-government protesters clashed with police in several Polish cities, including Warsaw.

Crime
4,200 kilograms of Colombian cocaine were seized at Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Finals
Detroit 1 @ Edmonton 4 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Chicago 102 @ Cleveland 110 (Chicago led best-of-five series 2-1)

Western Conference
First Round
Dallas 93 @ Houston 92 (Houston led best-of-five series 2-1)
Denver 125 @ Seattle 114 (Denver led best-of-five series 2-1)
Los Angeles Lakers 109 @ San Antonio 107 (Los Angeles won best-of-five series 3-0)

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Informer--Snow

Politics and government
Premier Clyde Wells led his Liberal Party to another victory in the Newfoundland provincial election, capturing 35 seats in the House of Assembly. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Len Simms, won 16, while New Democratic Party leader Jack Harris remained his party's only successful candidate.

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

Doug Gilmour scored at 3:16 of the 2nd overtime period to give the Maple Leafs their win over the Blues at Maple Leaf Gardens. St. Louis goalie Curtis Joseph made 61 saves.

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Boston 89 @ Charlotte 119 (Charlotte led best-of-five series 2-1)

Western Conference
First Round
Houston 111 @ Los Angeles Clippers 99 (Houston led best-of-five series 2-1)

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Suzy Parker, 70. U.S. model and actress. Miss Parker, a gorgeous redhead, began her modeling career in 1947. At her peak in the 1950s, she became the first model to earn $100,000 per year. Her success as a model led to several acting jobs in movies such as Ten North Frederick (1958); The Best of Everything (1959); A Circle of Deception (1960); and The Interns (1962), as well as several television programs.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to detain any former Iraqi leaders who had entered Syria and to prevent Iraqi weapons from being brought into Syria. Mr. Powell called on Syria to stop supporting terrorist organizations that opposed Israel.

Americana
The rock formation in New Hampshire known as the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed in the state's Franconia Mountains.

Horse racing
Funny Cide, a 12-1 underdog with Jose Santos aboard, won the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville (video here) in a time of 2:01.19, becoming the first gelding to win the race since Clyde Van Dusen in 1929.

May 2, 2013

1,640 years ago
373

Died on this date
Athanasius of Alexandria, 75-77 (?). Christian clergyman and apologist. Athanasius was bishop of Alexandria, Egypt from 328-373. He's probably best known for the Athanasian Creed, a defense of the Trinity against the heresy of Arianism.

180 years ago
1833

World events
Czar Nicholas I of Russia banned the public sale of serfs.

170 years ago
1843

Politics and government
American settlers declared the Provisional Government of Oregon.

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civil War, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson was wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville.

110 years ago
1903

Horse racing
Judge Himes, with H. Booker aboard, won the 29th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:09. Early placed second and Bourbon third.

90 years ago
1923

Died on this date
Emilio Picariello, 47; Florence Lassandro, 23. Canadian criminals. Mr. Picariello, a bootlegger, and Miss Lassandro, his companion, were hanged at the Fort Saskatchewan Jail for the September 1922 murder of Alberta Provincial Police constable Stephen Lawson, 42. Miss Lassandro was the only woman ever hanged in Alberta.

Baseball
Walter Johnson pitched a 3-hitter for his 100th career major league shutout as the Washington Nationals blanked the New York Yankees 3-0. New York shortstop Everett Scott played in his 1,000th consecutive game.

80 years ago
1933

Popular culture
The Inverness Courier reported the first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster.

75 years ago
1938

Music
Ella Fitzgerald recorded A-Tisket, A-Tasket.

Theatre
The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was awarded to Thornton Wilder for Our Town.

60 years ago
1953

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Takes Two to Tango--Louis Armstrong; Pearl Bailey (2nd week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Doggie in the Window--Patti Page (Best seller--7th week at #1; Disc Jockey--6th week at #1; Jukebox--5th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Doggie in the Window--Patti Page (7th week at #1)
2 I Believe--Frankie Laine
--[Jane Froman]
3 The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart)--Percy Faith and his Orchestra
4 April in Portugal--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
--[Ralph Marterie and his "Down Beat" Orchestra]
5 Pretend--Nat "King" Cole
6 Tell Me a Story--Jimmy Boyd and Frankie Laine
7 Ruby--Richard Hayman and his Orchestra
8 Your Cheatin' Heart--Joni James
9 Anna--Silvana Mangano
10 Till I Waltz Again with You--Teresa Brewer

Singles entering the chart were The Ho Ho Song (#18)/Strange Things are Happening (Ho Ho, Hee Hee, Ha Ha) (#24) by Red Buttons; The Little Red Monkey by the Harmonicats (#22); And the Bull Walked Around, Olay by Richard Hayes (#25); Is it Any Wonder by Joni James (#28); Now that I'm in Love by Patti Page (#32); and Big Mamou, with versions by Pete Hanley and Dolores Gray (#35).

Horse racing
Dark Star, a 25-1 longshot with Hank Moreno aboard, won the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02, finishing a head in front of Native Dancer, the favourite. It was estimated that 3/4 of the television sets in use were tuned to the broadcast of the race.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): From Me to You--The Beatles

On television tonight
Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight's episode: On Thursday We Leave for Home, starring James Whitmore, James Broderick, and Tim O'Connor

Space
Berthold Seliger launched a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 60 miles near Cuxhaven, West Germany. It was the only sounding rocket (research rocket) developed in West Germany.

The mission of Soviet satellite Cosmos 5, launched May 28, 1962, ended.

Disasters
The Mackenzie River flooding which had forced the evacuation of Hay River, Northwest Territories over the past few days now spread to Fort Simpson.

Hockey
NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs' centre Dave Keon was named the winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for 1962-63. The award "to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability" went to Mr. Keon for the second straight season. In 1962-63 Mr. Keon scored 28 goals and 28 assists in 68 regular season games while receiving only one minor penalty (2 minutes), and scored 7 goals and 5 assists in 10 playoff games without a penalty as the Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup for the second straight season.

Baseball
The Minnesota Twins traded pitcher Jack Kralick (1-4) to the Cleveland Indians for pitcher Jim Perry (0-0).

40 years ago
1973

War
The day after two Lebanese army officers had been kidnapped, heavy fighting erupted in Beirut between the Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas near the Shatila refugee camp and other areas. The death toll was reported as 12 soldiers and 19 refugees in the camps. A cease-fire was reached in the evening.

Scandal
The New York Times reported that U.S. government investigators had evidence that Republican party sabotage and espionage efforts in the 1972 presidential election campaign had been more widespread than previously known, and that the strategy, designed in early 1972 when President Richard Nixon was trailing U.S. Senator and candidate for the Democratic party presidential nomination Edmund Muskie, was geared to help the weakest candidate win the Democratic nomination.

Politics and government
John Connally, who had been a member of the cabinet of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s and had later served as Governor of Texas, announced his decision to join the Republican Party, arguing that the Republicans were more responsive than the Democrats to the needs and thoughts of the American people.

Hockey
WHA
Avco World Trophy
Finals
New England 7 @ Winnipeg 4 (New England led best-of-seven series 2-0)

The Whalers scored 5 goals in the 3rd period to defeat the Jets at Winnipeg Arena.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Billie Jean--Michael Jackson (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Norm Van Brocklin, 57. U.S. football player and coach. "The Dutchman" was a quarterback and punter with the Los Angeles Rams (1950-1957) and Philadelphia Eagles (1958-1960). He split the quarterbacking duties with Bob Waterfield as the Rams won the NFL championship in 1951, and finished his career by leading the Eagles to the NFL championship in 1960. On September 28, 1951, he set an NFL single-game record with 554 yards passing. Mr. Van Brocklin was the head coach of the expansion Minnesota Vikings from 1961-1967, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1968-1974, with mixed success.

Defense
Leaders of both the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States Senate and House of Representatives wrote letters to President Ronald Reagan urging him to support recommendations of the Scowcroft commission on MX missiles, including one to count nuclear warheads, not missiles, in talks with the Soviets. The members of Congress also endorsed the commission's recommendation for development of a single-warhead intercontinental missile.

Disasters
The strongest earthquake to hit California in 12 years--between 6.1 and 6.5 on the Richter scale--shook the central part of the state. The town of Coalinga, population 7,000, was closest to the quake’s epicentre. 47 were injured, mostly within Coalinga’s 8-block downtown business section, which was levelled; half of the town’s residents were forced from their homes. Total damage was put at $31 million, and California Governor George Deukmejian declared Fresno County a disaster area.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car--Billy Ocean (2nd week at #1)

War
Israeli forces, responding to Palestinian guerrilla raids into Israel, entered southern Lebanon in pursuit of the guerrillas.

Labour
About 7,000 workers, demanding more pay and recognition of Solidarity, the independent labour federation, struck the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. Solidarity founder Lech Walesa, pleading ill health, played only a secondary role in the protest.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Finals
New Jersey 3 @ Boston 5 (Boston led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Detroit 106 @ Washington 114 (Detroit led best-of-five series 2-1)

Baseball
National League President Bart Giamatti suspended Cincinnati Reds’ manager Pete Rose for 30 days for pushing umpire Dave Pallone during a dispute in a game on April 30.

Cincinnati Reds' pitcher Ron Robinson was one strike away from a perfect game against the Montreal Expos and leading 3-0 when pinch hitter Wallace Johnson hit a 2-2 pitch for a single and Tim Raines followed with a home run. John Franco relieved Mr. Robinson and preserved the 3-2 win for the Reds.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Give in to Me--Michael Jackson (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): All that She Wants--Ace of Base (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: All that She Wants--Ace of Base (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Five Live (EP)--George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield

Died on this date
Julio Gallo, 83. U.S. vintner. Mr. Gallo and his brother Ernest founded E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California in 1933. The company became the largest exporter of California wines. Julio Gallo was killed in a car accident near his ranch.

Stephen Juba, 78. Canadian politician. Mr. Juba ran unsuccessfully for office several times before being elected as an independent candidate to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly, sitting there from 1953-1959. He was first elected Mayor of Winnipeg in 1957, and held the office for the next 20 years.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Division Finals
Buffalo 3 @ Montreal 4 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 1-0)
New York Islanders 3 @ Pittsburgh 2 (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Division Finals
Los Angeles 2 @ Vancouver 5 (Vancouver led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Atlanta 102 @ Chicago 117 (Chicago led best-of-five series 2-0)
Indiana 91 @ New York 101 (New York led best-of-five series 2-0)

Western Conference
First Round
Los Angeles Lakers 86 @ Phoenix 81 (Los Angeles led best-of-five series 2-0)
Utah 89 @ Seattle 85 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)

Oddities
The American Association baseball game in Des Moines between Iowa and Buffalo was postponed when several barrels of chemicals exploded during a fire, releasing a cloud of toxic fumes in the area around the stadium.

10 years ago
2003

Diplomacy
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari announced that India was restoring diplomatic relations and civilian air travel connections with Pakistan.

Law
A three-judge panel of a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. struck down parts of the campaign finance reform law passed by the United States Congress in 2002. The judges eased the ban on "soft money," saying it could be raised for party-building efforts such as registering voters, though it still could not be used by groups indirectly attacking or endorsing candidates. Both sides planned appeals.

The Canadian government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien declared Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel a national security risk, a designation that would make it easier to hasten his deportation to Germany, where he faced charges of incitement of hatred.

Scandal
Former U.S. Education Secretary William J. Bennett, author of The Book of Virtues, was revealed in news reports to have gambled heavily in casinos for a number of years, and may have lost millions of dollars. While acknowledging that he had done "too much gambling," Mr. Bennett said he had not gambled more than he could afford to lose and had not put his family at risk.

May 1, 2013

350 years ago
1663

Politics and government
Augustin de Saffray de Mezy was appointed first Royal Governor of New France; he served from September 15, 1663 to May 5, 1665.

325 years ago
1688

Canadiana
In Quebec City's Lower Town, the cornerstone was laid for the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires.

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civil War, the Battle of Chancellorsville began in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

130 years ago
1883

World events
The Amsterdam World's Fair opened.

Popular culture
"Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show.

Sport
The New York Athletic Club hired Bob Rogers as the first American professional sports trainer.

Baseball
Baseball returned to Philadelphia as the city hosted its first National League game since 1876. The Philadelphia Quakers, after holding their first spring training at Recreation Park, opened their regular season there, losing 4-3 to the Providence Grays.

125 years ago
1888

Politics and government
Frederick Arthur, Baron Stanley of Preston was appointed Governor-General of Canada. He served from June 11, 1888 to September 6, 1893, and is best remembered for donating hockey's Stanley Cup.

120 years ago
1893

Literature
The May 1893 issue of The Strand Magazine contained the short story The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, sixth in a series that was published in book form in 1894 as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.

World events
The World's Columbian Exposition opened in Chicago.

Exploration
Joseph Burr Tyrell of the Geological Survey of Canada left Ottawa with his brother J. W. Tyrell to map 5,150 km of Barren Lands from Hudson Bay to Lake Athabasca.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Walter Susskind. Czech-born orchestra conductor. Mr. Susskind, a native of Prague, began his career in his native country, but fled to the United Kingdom two days before German forces invaded Czechoslovakia in 1939. He became a British subject, but spent much of his working life in other countries. Mr. Susskind conducted the Scottish Orchestra (1946-1952); Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (1953-1955); Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1956-1965); and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (1968-1975). He founded the National Youth Orchestra of Canada in 1960, and served as artistic adviser to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1978 until his death on March 25, 1980 at the age of 66.

80 years ago
1933

Diplomacy
The Roca-Runciman Treaty, a commercial agreement between Argentina and Great Britain, was signed in London by Argentine Vice-President Julio Argentino Roca, Jr., and Sir Walter Runciman, president of the British Board of Trade.

70 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I've Heard That Song Before--Harry James and his Music Makers with Helen Forrest (9th week at #1)

Died on this date
Johan Oscar Smith, 71. Norwegian religious leader. Mr. Smith had a Christian conversion experience in 1898, and went on to found the evangelical non-denominational movement which became the Brunstad Christian Church.

War
American forces in Tunisia cleared Djebel Tahent, and with the help of Moroccans, captured part of Djebel Hazemat in a two-pronged attack on Mateur.

Diplomacy
Bolivia announced its adherence to the United Nations Pact.

World events
The Netherlands were placed under martial law by Nazi Commissioner Arthur Seyss-Inquart.

Technology
In Princeton, New Jersey, RCA demonstrated a radio-electronic sewing machine that stitched thermoplastics with radio frequency current instead of thread.

Horse racing
Count Fleet, with Johnny Longden up, won the 69th running of the Kentucky Derby before 60,000 fans at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:04 2/5, 3 lengths ahead of Blue Swords, with Slide Rule finishing third.



60 years ago
1953

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Believe--Frankie Laine (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Evil Within, starring Rod Steiger, Margaret Phillips, and James Dean



50 years ago
1963

Disasters
More residents were evacuated from Hay River, Northwest Territories because of flooding from the Mackenzie River. Many of those evacuated were flown to Edmonton, where relief efforts were underway.

Politics and government
Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, 88, announced that he would not run for re-election to the House of Commons in the next general election because recent injuries had made it difficult for him to enter and sit in the House, where he had been a member since 1900.

Energy
Hydro-Quebec expropriated the 11 remaining private power companies in Quebec for $600 million, extending its operation province-wide.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Der Junge mit der Mundharmonika--Bernd Clüver (2nd week at #1)

Scandal
U.S. federal investigators reported that they had evidence linking high-ranking White House and Campaign to Re-Elect the President (CREEP) officials to a carefully-designed cover-up to obstruct investigation of the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. According to investigators, the plot, co-ordinated by White House aides John Ehrlichman and Bob Haldeman and Attorney General John Mitchell, had been formulated in secret meetings at CREEP headquarters in late June 1972. Jeb Stuart Magruder, John Dean, and Frederick LaRue were allegedly also involved. Investigators said the basic scheme called for all involved to deny knowledge, and for CREEP to issue statements to that effect. Also reported as part of the alleged plot were payments to the arrested defendants and promises of executive clemency.

Terrorism
Two Lebanese noncommissioned officers were kidnapped by Palestinian guerrillas in Beirut.

Labour
In Britain, about 1.6 million workers joined the Trades Union Congress' call for a one-day strike today in protest at the government's pay restraint policy and price rises.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Chicago 1 @ Montreal 4 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Yvan Cournoyer scored his 10th and 11th goals of the 1973 playoffs to lead the Canadiens over the Black Hawks at the Montreal Forum.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Billie Jean--Michael Jackson (3rd week at #1)

Diplomacy
Stansfield Turner, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, warned in a newspaper article that the CIA should avoid getting involved in providing covert aid to rebels operating inside Nicaragua. He said that the United States was perceived as backing supporters of the former dictator Anastasio Somoza, and that the CIA might be drawn into breaking U.S. law.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the nation’s per capita income for 1982 had increased only 5.3%--$11,056, up from $10,495 in 1981.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference Finals
Edmonton 3 @ Chicago 2 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Andy Moog won the goaltending duel over Tony Esposito as the Oilers edged the Black Hawks at Chicago Stadium.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): One Tree Hill--U2 (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: I Should be So Lucky--Kylie Minogue

Politics and government
The two leading parties in El Salvador continued to argue over the outcome of the March elections to the Legislative Assembly. With the Supreme Court having ruled that a disputed seat be left vacant pending a final court decision, the parties seated their assembly members separately. The National Republican Alliance (ARENA) claimed that with one seat unresolved, their 30 members constituted an absolute majority of the remaining 59 seats.

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Milwaukee 97 @ Atlanta 104 (Atlanta led best-of-five series 2-0)
New York 102 @ Boston 128 (Boston led best-of-five series 2-0)
Cleveland 101 @ Chicago 106 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Western Conference
First Round
Seattle 111 @ Denver 91 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)
San Antonio 112 @ Los Angeles Lakers 130 (Los Angeles led best-of-five series 2-0)

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Are You Gonna Go My Way--Lenny Kravitz (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Sei un Mito--883 (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): I Feel You--Depeche Mode (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): All that She Wants--Ace of Base

#1 single in France (SNEP): No Limit--2 Unlimited

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Mr. Blue--René Klijn (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Five Live (EP)--George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield

Five Live contained the following tracks: Somebody to Love, performed by Queen and George Michael; Killer, performed by George Michael; Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, performed by George Michael; These Are the Days of Our Lives, performed by Queen, George Michael and Lisa Stansfield; and Calling You, performed by George Michael.

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Freak Me--Silk

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Looking Through Patient Eyes--PM Dawn
2 Love Is--Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight
3 I Have Nothing--Whitney Houston
4 Informer--Snow
5 If I Ever Lose My Faith in You--Sting
6 Freak Me--Silk
7 Two Princes--Spin Doctors
8 Don't Walk Away--Jade
9 Cat's in the Cradle--Ugly Kid Joe
10 I'm So Into You--SWV

Singles entering the chart were That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson (#28); Somebody to Love by George Michael and Queen (#38); Show Me Love by Robin S (#64); Tap the Bottle by Young Black Teenagers (#68); Weak by SWV (#69); Touch My Light by Big Mountain (#72); That's the Way Love Is by Bobby Brown (#78); Let's Go Through the Motions by Jodeci (#81); and In These Arms by Bon Jovi (#84).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 I Have Nothing--Whitney Houston
2 If I Ever Lose My Faith in You--Sting
3 Two Princes--Spin Doctors
4 Love Is--Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight
5 The Crying Game--Boy George
6 Simple Life--Elton John
7 Lost in Your Eyes--The Jeff Healey Band
8 Angel--Jon Secada
9 Informer--Snow
10 That's What Love Can Do--Boy Krazy

Singles entering the chart were That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson (#41); The Right Decision by Jesus Jones (#89); I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) by Expose (#90); Hero by David Crosby and Phil Collins (#91); I'm Not in Love by the Pretenders (#95); At the 100th Meridian by the Tragically Hip (#96); Have I Told You Lately by Rod Stewart (#97); and Ships by Big Country (#98). I'm Not in Love was from the movie Indecent Proposal (1993).

Died on this date
Ranasinghe Premadasa, 68. President of Sri Lanka, 1989-1993. Mr. Premadasa was assassinated in Colombo by a suicide bomber associated with the terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). His death occurred just eight days after the assassination in Colombo of his leading political opponent, Lalith Athulathmudali. A presidential commission concluded that Mr. Premadasa had been directly responsible for the deaths of Mr. Athulathmudali and a Tamil youth named Ragunathan, whose body had been found the next day near the crime scene.

Pierre Bérégovoy, 67. Prime Minister of France, 1992-1993. Mr. Bérégovoy, a Socialist, served as Prime Minister under President Francois Mitterand from April 2, 1992-March 29-1993, and resigned the day after the second round of legislative elections, which saw the Socialists drop from 260 seats in the National Assembly to 53. Mr. Bérégovoy died after apparently shooting himself in the head.

Horse Racing
Sea Hero, with Jerry Bailey aboard, won the 119th running of the Kentucky Derby before 136,817 fans at Churchill Downs in Louisville in a time of 2:02.42. Prairie Bayou placed second and Wild Gale third.



Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Division Semi-Finals
Toronto 4 @ Detroit 3 (OT) (Toronto won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Nikolai Borschevsky scored at 2:35 of the 1st overtime period to give the Maple Leafs their win over the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit led 3-2 until Doug Gilmour tied the score with 2:43 remaining in regulation time.

Basketball
NBA
Playoffs
Eastern Conference
First Round
Charlotte 99 @ Boston 98 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)
New Jersey 101 @ Cleveland 99 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)

Western Conference
First Round
Los Angeles Clippers 95 @ Houston 83 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)
San Antonio 96 @ Portland 105 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)

10 years ago
2003

War
Speaking off the coast of California on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President George W. Bush declared, "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." Mr. Bush called the "liberation of Iraq...a crucial advance in the campaign against terror." He also declared an end to combat operations in Afghanistan, making the formal transition from military operations to rebuilding.

U.S. defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, in a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, declared that U.S. military forces had concluded major combat operations there. 8,000 U.S. soldiers and a 5,500-member International Security Assistance Force remained in Afghanistan.

Abominations
The British Columbia Court of Appeal gave the federal and provincial governments in Canada until July 2004 to allow for the "marriages" of sodomites and lesbians.

Health
The United States House of Representatives voted 375-41 in favour of a $15-billion program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world. The decision included a provision that 1/3 of the money was to be used to encourage abstinence.

Disasters
An earthquake in southeastern Turkey measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale destroyed a bridge and dozens of buildings, killing more than 100 people.