June 17, 2017

240 years ago
1777

War
General John Burgoyne left St.-Jean, Quebec and marched south with a force of 7,700 British and German regulars, plus Canadians and Indians and 138 artillery pieces.

150 years ago
1867

Born on this date
Flora Finch. U.K.-born U.S. actress. Miss Finch was born into a theatrical family in England and moved to the United States as a child. She worked in theatre and vaudeville, but made her mark in cinema, appearing in more than 300 silent films, including more than 200 with Vitagraph Studios. Miss Finch teamed up with John Bunny to star in 160 short comedy films from 1910-1915, and they became the first popular comedy team in movie history. Mr. Bunny died in 1915, and Miss Finch was never able to recapture her former popularity. She died of blood poisoning on January 4, 1940 at the age of 72, after accidentally cutting her arm.

140 years ago
1877

War
The Nez Perce defeated the U.S. Cavalry in the Battle of White Bird Canyon in Idaho Territory.

120 years ago
1897

Died on this date
Sebastian Kneipp, 76. German clergyma and naturopath. Rev. Kneipp was a Roman Catholic priest who was primarily known as one of the founders of naturopathinc medicine; he was particularly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy. Rev. Kneipp died a month after his 76th birthday.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Duff Roblin. Canadian politician. Mr. Roblin, a Progressive Conservative and the grandson of Manitoba Premier Sir Rodmond Roblin, was a member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly from 1949-1968, and was Premier from 1958-1967. As Premier, Mr. Roblin led a government that increased spending on social welfare and education. He campaigned unsuccessfully for federal office, but represented the Manitoba region of Red River in the Senate from 1978-1992, serving as Government Leader in the Senate from 1984-1986. Mr. Roblin died on May 30, 2010, 18 days before his 93rd birthday.

90 years ago
1927

Golf
Tommy Armour shot a 4-over-par 76, finishing 3 strokes ahead of Harry Cooper in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. First prize money was $500.

75 years ago
1942

Died on this date
Charles Fitzpatrick, 88. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, 1906-1918. Sir Charles, a Liberal, sat in the Quebec Legislative Assembly from 1890-1896, and then entered federal politics, representing Quebec County in the House of Commons from 1896-1906. He was in the cabinet of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier as Solicitor General from 1896-1902 and as Minister of Justice and Attorney General from 1902-1906. Sir Charles retired from the bench to serve as Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec from 1918-1923.

War
Japanese bombers attacked Port Moresby, New Guinea.

70 years ago
1947

At the movies
The Upturned Glass, directed by Lawrence Huntington, and starring James Mason, Rosamund John, and Pamela Kellino, received its premiere screening in London.



War
Chinese Communist forces established a beachhead near Tientsin as the U.S. Marine detachment stationed there withdrew to nearby Tangku harbour.

Economics and finance
U.K. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin arrived in Paris to confer with French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault on European recovery needs to be filled through U.S. Marshall Plan aid.

The U.S. House of Representatives unexpectedly sustained President Harry Truman's veto of the congressional tax reduction bill when its vote to override the veto fell two votes short of the required two-thirds majority.

Asiatica
The Burmese Constituent Assembly voted to establish Burma as an independent republic.

Business
The German chemical industry combine I.G. Farben was officially divided into 47 separate firms under the authority of the Allied Control Council.

Science
Harvard University chemist Robert Woodward announced that he had synthesized a new protein from amino acids which could be used in the production of synthetic textiles and plastics.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Love Letters in the Sand/Bernardine--Pat Boone (Best Seller--3rd week at #1); Love Letters in the Sand--Pat Boone (Disc Jockey--2nd week at #1; Top 100--2nd week at #1); All Shook Up--Elvis Presley (Jukebox--9th week at #1)

This was the last week in which the Jukebox chart was published.

Died on this date
Dorothy Richardson, 84. U.K. author. Miss Richardson was one of the first novelists to use stream of consciousness as a narrative technique. She was best known for her 13-novel series Pilgrimage.

J. R. Williams, 69. Canadian-born U.S. cartoonist. James Robert Williams, a native of Nova Scotia, moved to Detroit at the age of 15. He created the comic panel Out Our Way, which began running in newspapers on March 30, 1922. Mr. Williams was active until his death; Out Our Way was continued by others until 1977.

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent announced the resignation of his Liberal government in order to permit Progressive Conservative leader John Diefenbaker to form a government. The PCs had won 112 seats in the June 10 federal election to 105 for the Liberals, with 133 seats needed for a majority. Prime Minister St. Laurent chose not to make a deal with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation or Social Credit Party in order to retain power, thus ending 22 straight years of Liberal rule.

The Jordanian cabinet approved the suspension of Parliament for three months.

Defense
The U.S. House of Representatives passed and sent to the Senate a bill extending the War Power Act, continuing the President's special mobilization and defense-contract authority, for another year.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the contempt-of-Congress conviction of Unted Auto Workers official John Thomas Watkins, who had refused to identify former Communist associates to the House of Representatives Committee on Un-American activities. The Court ruled that the Smith Act did not outlaw "advocacy of forcible overthrow [of the government] as an abstract doctrine," but was restricted to "advocacy and teaching of concrete action for the forcible overthrow of the government." The decision freed five California Communist leaders and ordered new trials for nine others convicted under the act. The U.S. Supreme Court also ruled unanimously that then-Secretary of State Dean Acheson had wrongfully discharged Foreign Service officer John Stewart Service as a security risk in 1951.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): This is My Song--Petula Clark (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France: A Whiter Shade of Pale--Procol Harum (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): A chi--Fausto Leali (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Puppet on a String--Sandie Shaw (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): A Whiter Shade of Pale--Procol Harum

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): A Whiter Shade of Pale--Procol Harum (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Groovin'--The Young Rascals (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Respect--Aretha Franklin (2nd week at #1)
2 Groovin'--The Young Rascals
3 Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)--Engelbert Humperdinck
4 I Got Rhythm--The Happenings
5 Somebody to Love--Jefferson Airplane
6 She'd Rather Be with Me--The Turtles
7 Windy--The Association
8 All I Need--The Temptations
9 Sunday Will Never Be the Same--Spanky and Our Gang
10 Little Bit o' Soul--The Music Explosion

Singles entering the chart were More Love by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#72); Love Me Tender by Percy Sledge (#81); You Wanted Someone to Play With (I Wanted Someone to Love) by Frankie Laine (#83); Mercy, Mercy, Mercy by the Buckinghams (#84); Lonely Drifter by Pieces of Eight (#86); (I Wanna) Testify by the Parliaments (#87); Black Sheep by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs (#89); Soul Dance Number Three by Wilson Pickett (#91); and One by One by the Blues Magoos (#94).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Somebody to Love--Jefferson Airplane
2 Him or Me - What's it Gonna Be?--Paul Revere and the Raiders
3 Respect--Aretha Franklin
4 Creeque Alley--The Mamas and the Papas
5 Groovin'--The Young Rascals
6 Mirage--Tommy James and the Shondells
7 Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)--Engelbert Humperdinck
8 She'd Rather Be with Me--The Turtles
9 Here Comes My Baby--The Tremeloes
10 All I Need--The Temptations

Singles entering the chart were Light My Fire by the Doors (#82); Plastic Man by Sonny and Cher (#83); One by One by the Blues Magoos (#84); Shake, Rattle and Roll by Arthur Conley (#89); Night and Day by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 (#90); Stay Together, Young Lovers by Brenda and the Tabulations (#92); Ooh Baby Baby by the Five Stairsteps (#94); Soul Finger by the Bar-Kays (#95); Summer and Sandy by Lesley Gore (#96); The Jokers by Peter and Gordon (#97); Now I Know by Jack Jones (#99); and Come Back Girl by Jackie Edwards (#100). The Jokers was the title song of the movie.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Windy--The Association (2nd week at #1)
2 She'd Rather Be with Me--The Turtles
3 Come on Down to My Boat--Every Mother's Son
4 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie
5 Hip Hug-Her--Booker T. and the M.G.'s
6 Respect--Aretha Franklin
7 Round Round--Jonathan King
8 Him or Me - What's it Gonna Be?--Paul Revere and the Raiders
9 Don't Sleep in the Subway--Petula Clark
10 Sunday Will Never Be the Same--Spanky and Our Gang

Singles entering the chart were A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum (#42); Mr. Pleasant by the Kinks (#43); I was Made to Love Her by Stevie Wonder (#44); This Time Long Ago by the Guess Who (#46); More Love by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#47); Shake, Rattle and Roll by Arthur Conley (#48); The River is Wide by the Forum (#49); and Here We Go Again by Ray Charles (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Windy--The Association (3rd week at #1)
2 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie
3 She'd Rather Be with Me--The Turtles
4 Little Bit o' Soul--The Music Explosion
5 Come on Down to My Boat--Every Mother's Son
6 Pay You Back with Interest--The Hollies
7 The Tracks of My Tears--Johnny Rivers
8 Round Round--Jonathan King
9 7 Rooms of Gloom--Four Tops
10 Let's Live for Today--The Grass Roots

Singles entering the chart were Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead by the Fifth Estate (#24); A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum (#26); I was Made to Love Her by Stevie Wonder (#28); Soul Finger by the Bar-Kays (#29); and This Time Long Ago by the Guess Who (#30).

Defense
The People's Republic of China announced a successful test of its first hydrogen bomb.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Ain't that Just the Way--Barbi Benton (7th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ma Baker--Boney M. (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Rockollection--Laurent Voulzy

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Dick Howser, 51. U.S. baseball player, coach, and manager. Mr. Howser was a shortstop with the Kansas City Athletics (1961-1963); Cleveland Indians (1963-1966); and New York Yankees (1967-1968), batting .248 in 789 games, with 16 home runs and 165 runs batted in. He was the Yankees' third base coach from 1969-1978, managing the team for one game in 1978. In 1980 he managed the Yankees for the full season, guiding the club to an American League East Division pennant with a record of 103 wins and 59 losses. However, the Yankees were defeated in 3 straight game by the Kansas City Royals in the AL Championship Series, and when he refused to follow owner George Steinbrenner's order to fire third base coach Mike Ferraro after a botched play at home plate, Mr. Howser departed. He was hired by the Royals as their manager during the 1981 season, and led them to the second-half division title in a split-season schedule. The Royals won the East Division pennant in 1984, and captured their only World Series in 1985, coming back from a 3-1 deficit in games to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS, and winning the last 2 games to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. Mr. Howser was diagnosed with a brain tumor while he was managing the AL All-Stars in 1986, and he resigned as manager after the game. An attempt at a comeback in 1987 ended early in spring training. In 8 seasons as a major league manager, Mr. Howser compiled a record of 507-425.

Orange Band, 9-13 (?). U.S. dusky seaside sparrow. Orange Band, a male, was the last known specimen of the seaside sparrow subspecies, which inhabited the natural salt marshes of Merritt Island and along the St. Johns River in Florida. The dusky seaside sparrow was declared extinct in 1990.

Terrorism
American Broadcasting Company correspondent Charles Glass, who was on leave of absence to write a book about the Middle East, was kidnapped in Beirut along with the son of the Lebanese defense minister and his driver. The Organization for the Defense of Free People, a group previously unknown, claimed responsibility for the kidnappings.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): It's My Life--Dr. Alban (4th week at #1)

Personal
This blogger continued his Quebec vacation, arriving in Sherbrooke.

Abominations
Hundreds of armed Negroes in South Africa attacked residents in the Boipatong settlement south of Johannesburg, killing 42 men, women, and children. African National Congress leaders charged the administration of President F.W. de Klerk with participation in the attack, a charge which Mr. de Klerk vigorously denied.

Diplomacy
U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin concluded their summit in Washington by signing bilateral agreements, including one to turn their agreement to reduce their nations’ numbers of strategic weapons into a formal treaty. Mr. Yeltsin addressed the United States Congress in Washington, D.C., saying that if even one American serviceman were being held in Russia, he would get the soldier back to his family. Five days earlier, a U.S. Senate committee had received a letter from Mr. Yeltsin disclosing that the U.S.S.R. had held and later released 716 American servicemen during World War II. During his flight to the United States on June 15, Mr. Yeltsin had said that some U.S. prisoners of the North Vietnamese had been sent to Soviet labour camps during the Vietnam War. On June 16, U.S. President George Bush announced that Malcolm Toon, a former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, would go to Russia to study the Soviet archives.

Terrorism
Shiite guerrillas in Lebanon freed Heinrich Struebig and Thomas Kemptner, German relief workers who had been kidnapped in 1989, and were the last Western hostages known to be in custody in Lebanon.

20 years ago
1997

Hockey
NHL
The National Hockey League approved expansion to 4 more cities: Nashville; Atlanta; Columbus; and St. Paul.

Football
CFL
The Edmonton Eskimos traded receiver Shalon Baker to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the Blue Bombers' second draft choice in 1999 and future considerations. Mr. Baker, "The Touchdown Maker," was the Canadian Football League's Most Outstanding Rookie in 1995, but his productivity declined in 1996. This blogger was in attendance at the Eskimos' practice at Concordia College when Mr. Baker was called off the practice field, which led me to correctly assume that he'd been traded.

Pre-season
British Columbia (1-1) 18 @ Calgary (2-0) 30

10 years ago
2007

Golf
Ángel Cabrera of Argentina became the first South American to win the U.S. Open, finishing the tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania with a 5-over-par total of 285, 1 stroke ahead of Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk. First prize money was $1,260,000.

June 16, 2017

530 years ago
1487

War
The Battle of Stoke Field ended the Wars of the Roses between the English houses of Lancaster and York.

120 years ago
1897

Americana
The United States signed a treaty for the annexation of the Republic of Hawaii.

110 years ago
1907

Born on this date
Jack Albertson. U.S. actor. Mr. Albertson appeared on stage, screen, and television in a career spanning more than 50 years. He won a Tony Award for his featured performance in The Subject Was Roses (1964), and won an Academy Award when he reprised his role in the movie (1968). He was nominated for three Emmy Awards for his starring role in the television comedy series Chico and the Man (1974-1978), winning in 1976. Mr. Albertson died on November 25, 1981 at the age of 74, after a three-year battle with colorectal cancer.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Phaedon Gizikis. President of Greece, 1973-1974. General Gilikis was a career officer in the Hellenic Army, and succeeded the ousted George Papadopoulos to become the second and last President during the military junta of 1967-1974. Gen. Gizikis died on July 27, 1999 at the age of 82.

Katharine Graham. U.S. journalist. Mrs. Graham became the first female publisher of a major American newspaper when she took over The Washington Post after the death of her husband Philip in 1963. Mrs. Graham operated the paper as publisher and/or chairwoman of the board until 1991. Mrs. Graham's memoir Personal History (1997) won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. She died at the age of 84 on July 17, 2001, three days after falling and hitting her head while visiting Sun Valley, Idaho.

90 years ago
1927

Golf
The third and fourth rounds of the U.S. Open were played at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. After four rounds, Tommy Armour and Harry Cooper were tied for the lead with 13-over-par totals of 301, 1 stroke ahead of Gene Sarazen. The co-leaders played an 18-hole playoff the following day.

75 years ago
1942

War
Axis forces attacked in a semi-circle stretching from west to south of Tobruk with Acroma, El Adem, and Sid Rezegh as anchors. British and South African troops in Libya abandoned El Gazala.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Mam'selle--Art Lund (6th week at #1)
--Dick Haymes
--Frank Sinatra
--Dennis Day
--Pied Pipers
2 Linda--Ray Noble and his Orchestra with Buddy Clark
--Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra
3 Peg o' My Heart--The Harmonicats
--Clark Dennis
--Three Suns
--Art Lund
--Buddy Clark
4 Across the Alley from the Alamo--The Mills Brothers
5 My Adobe Hacienda--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
6 Heartaches--Ted Weems and his Orchestra
--Harry James and his Orchestra
7 I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
8 That's My Desire--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Frankie Laine and Mannie Klein's All-Stars
9 Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)--Perry Como and the Satisfiers
10 Cu-Tu-Gu-Ru (Jack, Jack, Jack)--Jack Smith with the Clark Sisters
--Xavier Cugat and the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were the versions of Peg o' My Heart by the Three Suns; Art Lund; and Buddy Clark; and Ask Anyone Who Knows, with versions by Eddy Howard and his Orchestra; and the Ink Spots (#23). The version of Ask Anyone Who Knows by Eddy Howard and his Orchestra was the B-side of I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder.

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Death in the North Sea

World events
Macedonian Communist Party leader Pendelis Goussides was sentenced to death in Salonika for supporting guerrillas.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Palestine Inquiry Commission held its first session in Jerusalem, hearing secret testimony from British authorities.

Protest
Jerusalem's Arab residents observed a one-day strike to protest the British mandate in Palestine.

Economics and finance
The Soviet. newspaper Pravda rejected French and British suggestions that the U.S.S.R. participate in formulating a joint plan for European reconstruction, as proposed by U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall. The newspaper also denounced the Marshall Plan as a "program for interference in the internal affairs of other states."

U.S. President Harry Truman vetoed the $4-billion congressional tax reduction bill as inflationary, claiming that surplus revenues should be used to fund the national debt.

60 years ago
1957

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: A Little Sleep, starring Barbara Cook and Vic Morrow

Died on this date
William Sherwood. U.S. biochemist. Dr. Sherwood was engaged in cancer research, and committed suicide in his lab after being subpoenaed to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities hearings on Communist "intellectual infiltration."

Diplomacy
U.S. Information Agency Director Arthur Larson called on the U.S.S.R. to halt its jamming of the Voice of America as a demonstration of its sincerity in seeking improved Soviet-American cultural relations.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Samir el-Rifai announced that Jordan would close its embassy in Cairo and recall all diplomatic personnel from Egypt in a dispute over alleged Egyptian attempts to assassinate Jordanian leaders.

Protest
At least 50 deaths, 200 injuries, and 1,000 arrests resulted as supporters of ousted Haitian provisional President Daniel Fignole rioted in Port-au-Prince, despite a proclamation of a state of siege.

Disasters
A tornado struck Cigognala and Robeco Pavese, Italy, killing eight people.

Nine people were killed in flash floods in Alpine areas of Italy, Switzerland, and France.

Golf
Dick Mayer shot a 2-over-par score of 72 to finish 7 strokes ahead of defending champion Cary Middlecoff in an 18-hole playoff to win the U.S. Open at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. First prize money was $7,200.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You--The Monkees (3rd week at #1)

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Here Comes My Baby--The Tremeloes (2nd week at #1)
2 Somebody to Love--Jefferson Airplane
3 Friday on My Mind--The Easybeats
4 She'd Rather Be with Me--The Turtles
5 Him or Me - What's it Gonna Be?--Paul Revere and the Raiders
6 My Girl Josephine--Jerry Jaye
7 Do it Again a Little Bit Slower--Jon & Robin and the In Crowd
8 On a Carousel--The Hollies
9 Sunday Will Never Be the Same--Spanky and Our Gang
10 San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie
Pick hit of the week: My Friend--Willie and the Walkers
New this week: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy--The Buckinghams
Daylight Savin' Time--Keith
Pictures of Lily--The Who
Come On In--Wes Dakus
Ain't No Mountain High Enough--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

On the radio
Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Langford and Kenneth Baker, on Springbok Radio
Tonight's episode: The Blanched Soldier

Died on this date
Reginald Denny, 75. U.K. actor. Mr. Denny, born Richard Dugmore, appeared in numerous plays, movies, and television programs in the U.K. and U.S.A. in a career spanning almost 70 years. He manufactured a drone called the OQ-2 Radioplane, which was used by the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Denny died after a stroke.

Music
The three-day Monterey International Pop Music Festival opened at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California.

Boxing
Former world lightweight champion Joe Brown (111-42-11-2) scored a technical knockout of Blackie Zamora (25-11-2) in the 8th round at Teamsters Hall in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

40 years ago
1977

Died on this date
Wernher von Braun, 65. German-born U.S. rocket engineer. Dr. von Braun was one of the leading figures in the history of rocket technology, helping to design the V-2 in Germany in the 1940s and the Saturn V in the United States in the 1960s. He joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and the SS in 1940; the factories that made the V-2s were operated with slave labour, and the extent to which Dr. Braun knew about it or could have done something remains a matter of debate. He was one of 1,500 German scientists, engineers, and technicians brought to the United States after World War II in Operation Paperclip, and became a leader in designing rockets, as well as publicizing space exploration, for the American space program from the late 1940s until his retirement in 1972. Dr. von Braun died after a four-year battle with kidney cancer.

Politics and government
Leonid Brezhnev, 70, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was named President of the Soviet Union by the Supreme Soviet, becoming the first man to hold both posts. He had previously held the office of President from May 1960-June 1964, before replacing Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary in October 1964. Nikolai Podgorny, 74, had been ousted by the Politburo as President on May 24, 1977.

Journalism
Los Angeles Times correspondent Robert C. Toth was permitted to leave the U.S.S.R. after diplomatic protests from the United States, five days after he had been seized by plainclothesmen on a Moscow street and questioned by the secret police force KGB for 13 hours over five days about his contacts with Soviet scientists and dissidents. Mr. Toth, who had written articles about Soviet science, had been accused in a statement on June 14 of "collecting secret information of a political and military nature."

Law
A Québec Commission of inquiry into illegal police activities opened in Montreal, after the conviction of three officers for entering a press office without a search warrant. The Commission was headed by Jean Keable.

Environment
United States Steel Corporation entered a consent decree in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Indiana, agreeing to install a $70-million water recycling system at its plant in Gary, Indiana. The company also agreed to pay a $3.5-million fine for violating air and water pollution standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Indiana, and to pay $750,000 for further pollution research. The consent decree ended a five-year dispute over waste discharge into Lake Michigan and the Grand Calumet River.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (0-1) 10 @ British Columbia (1-0) 19

30 years ago
1987

Crime
Bernhard Goetz, the New York City subway passenger who in 1984 had shot four Negro youths on a train after they had approached him, was found not guilty of attempted murder and assault by a New York State Supreme Court jury, but was convicted of carrying a loaded, concealed weapon. Troy Canty, one of the wounded youths, testified that he had not intended to rob Mr. Goetz, but was just panhandling when he asked him for $5.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (1-1) 17 @ Hamilton (1-1) 15
Edmonton (1-1) 15 @ British Columbia (1-1) 31

25 years ago
1992

Literature
Diana: Her True Story, Andrew Morton's controversial biography of the Princess of Wales, was published in Britain.

Defense
U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin, on the first day of their summit in Washington, agreed in principle to major reductions in nuclear weapons that went beyond the terms of the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Mr. Yeltsin consented to an end to the concept of parity in the number of strategic arms. Mr. Bush and Mr. Yeltsin agreed that by 2003 the U.S.A. would have 3,500 warheads and the Russians 3,000. At the time of the summit, each country had about 10,000 warheads. Both nations also agreed to eliminate their land-based multiple-warhead missiles, and the U.S. agreed to reduce the number of its submarine-launched ballistic missile warheads by half.

Politics and government
Former defense secretary Fidel Ramos was declared the winner of May’s presidential election in the Philippines; slow tabulation of votes had delayed the announcement. Mr. Ramos, one of seven candidates, received 24% of the vote to 20% for Miriam Defensor Santiago, a former judge and administrator. He was an ally of outgoing President Corazon Aquino.

Scandal
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, who had served in the post under President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, was indicted in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal (the sale of arms to Iran, with the proceeds going to fund the Contra resistance movement in Nicaragua). Prosecutors charged that Mr. Weinberger had committed perjury in testimony before Congress and had obstructed justice. Mr. Weinberger said that he refused to plead guilty to a lesser offense, and that the decision to indict him was a “moral and legal outrage.”

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 I Want You--Savage Garden (2nd week at #1)
2 Clumsy--Our Lady Peace
3 Staring at the Sun--U2
4 MMMBop--Hanson
5 Your Woman--White Town
6 Elegantly Wasted--INXS
7 A Change Will Do You Good--Sheryl Crow
8 Midnight Rain--Wide Mouth Mason
9 Push--Matchbox 20
10 Say You'll Be There--Spice Girls

Singles entering the chart were Go the Distance by Michael Bolton (#92); Last Night on Earth by U2 (#95); Nothing Beautiful by the Odds (#97); and Whatever by En Vogue (#98).

June 15, 2017

475 years ago
1542

Born on this date
Richard Grenville. English sailor. Sir Richard captained the galleon Revenge, which fought alone against a Spanish fleet of 55 ships in the Battle of Flores off the Azores, finally surrendering after Sir Richard was wounded. Sir Richard died of his wounds at the age of 49 on September 10, 1591, nine days after the battle's conclusion.

350 years ago
1667

Medicine
French physician Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the first human blood transfusion, transfusing about 12 ounces of sheep blood into a 15-year-old boy, who had been bled with leeches 20 times. The boy survived the transfusion.

250 years ago
1767

Born on this date
Rachel Jackson. Wife of U.S. President Andrew Jackson. Mrs. Jackson, born Rachel Donelson, married Captain Lewis Robards in 1787; the marriage was not a happy one, and she married Mr. Jackson in 1791, believing that Capt. Robards had filed for divorce. He had, but the petition had been rejected, making he marriage to Mr. Jackson bigamous and therefore invalid. Mr. Robards was granted a divorce in 1794, and Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Robards then got married legally. When Mr. Jackson ran for President of the United States in 1828, the scandal of the early invalid wedding of the Jacksons became a campaign issue; Mrs. Jackson became depressed, and died of a heart attack on December 22, 1828 at the age of 61, several weeks after her husband's election, but more than two months before she would have served as First Lady.

140 years ago
1877

Defense
Henry Ossian Flipper became the first Negro cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy, earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army cavalry.

130 years ago
1887

Adventure
Carlisle Graham survived his second ride over the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls in a barrel.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Lash LaRue. U.S. actor. Alfred LaRue starred in numerous low-budget Western movies in the 1940s and '50s. He was known for dressing in black, and got his nickname for his use of a bullwhip. Mr. LaRue died on May 21, 1996 at the age of 78.

John Fenn. U.S. chemist. Dr. Fenn shared half of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Koichi Tanaka "for the development of methods for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules [...] for their development of soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules." Dr. Fenn died on December 10, 2010 at the age of 93.

Died on this date
Kristian Birkeland, 49. Norwegian physicist. Professor Birkeland invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air in order to fund his research on the aurora borealis. His theories of atmospheric electric currents and their relationship to the aurora were later confirmed by others. Prof. Birkeland used the barbiturate Veronal to help him sleep, and he took 20 times the recommended dose the night he died, while he was in Tokyo to visit colleagues.

80 years ago
1937

Died on this date
Karl Wien, 30. German mountaineer. Mr. Wien and 15 other members of his German expedition died in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat in the Himalayas. It remains the worst single disaster to occur on an 8,000-metre peak.

75 years ago
1942

War
U.K. and U.S. bombers concluded three days of attacks by setting two Italian battleships afire; sinking a 10,000-ton cruiser and two destroyers--and damaging two other cruisers and possibly two destroyers--while protecting two Mediterranean convoys. Axis forces bypassed Acroma, Libya and plunged northward toward the Mediterranean coast, isolating the El Gazala garrison, 40 miles of Tobruk. The U.S. Navy announced that six Japanese ships--"at least" three cruisers, one destroyer, one gunboat, and one transport--had been damaged by Army and Navy planes in the western Aleutian Islands. Two Japanese columns moving along the Hangchow-Nanchang railroad and through Kiangsi Province had formed a giant pincer in eastern China.

Politics and government
Hindu nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi said in Wardha that he would soon launch a movement against British rule in India that "will be felt by the whole world."

Economics and finance
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told Congress in his Lend-Lease report that $1.9 billion in aid had been dispersed to allies in three months ending May 31, and that in 15 months since March 1941, over $4.497 billion in aid had been given.

Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary Randolph Paul told the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee to enact a 100% tax on all net income over $25,000 left after regular income tax.

Business
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the conviction of the American Medical Association and Medical Society of the District of Columbia on charges of conspiring to violate the Sherman Antitrust Act.

70 years ago
1947

Politics and government
The All-India Congress Party's Executive Committee in New Delhi accepted the United Kingdom's plan for the partition of India, but barred independence for any princely state.

The Canadian Parliament voted to repeal laws limiting Asian immigration to Canada; Canadians of Asian decent were allowed to vote in federal elections.

Economics and finance
In a letter to U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Styles Bridges (Republican--New Hampshire), former U.S. President Herbert Hoover opposed State Secretary George Marshall's plan for European reconstruction, stating that the United States should limit its foreign aid and "bluntly insist [on a] return for our sacrifices" in terms of foreign cooperation with U.S. policy.

Golf
Lew Worsham made up 3 strokes on the final 3 holes, shooting a 2-under-par 69 to finish 1 stroke ahead of Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff, winning the U.S. Open at St. Louis Country Club in Ladue, Missouri. First prize money was $2,500. This was the first U.S. Open to be televised, receiving local coverage.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Green Door--Jim Lowe

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Heimatlos--Freddy Quinn (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Yes Tonight, Josephine--Johnnie Ray (2nd week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Love Letters in the Sand--Pat Boone (2nd week at #1)
2 So Rare--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
3 A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)--Marty Robbins
4 Bye Bye Love--The Everly Brothers
5 Dark Moon--Gale Storm
--Bonnie Guitar
6 All Shook Up--Elvis Presley
7 Little Darlin'--The Diamonds
8 School Day--Chuck Berry
9 Start Movin' (In My Direction)--Sal Mineo
10 It's Not for Me to Say--Johnny Mathis

Singles entering the chart were (Main Theme) Around the World by Mantovani and his Orchestra (#30, charting with the version by Victor Young and his Orchestra); I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter by Billy Williams (#39); Jenny, Jenny by Little Richard (#53); Dynamite by Brenda Lee (#54); and Suzie-Q by Dale Hawkins (#55).

War
U.S. Korean War prisoner Andrew Fortuna, who had refused repatriation in 1953, left the People's Republic of China for the United States. His departure left 13 former U.S. POWs still in China.

Energy
The U.S.S.R. announced the construction of a 420,000-kilowatt atomic power station, the first of a series expected to be delivering power by 1960.

Horse racing
Gallant Man, with Bill Shoemaker up, won the 89th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York in a time of 26 3/5, a U.S. record for 1 1/2 miles. Inside Tract placed second.





Golf
The fourth round of the U.S. Open at Inverness Club in Toledo Ohio concluded with Dick Mayer and Cary Middlecoff tied for the lead with 2-over-par scores of 282, necessitating an 18-hole playoff the following day.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Black Velvet Band--Johnny Kelly

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): A Whiter Shade of Pale--Procol Harum (2nd week at #1)

Protest
Five days of race rioting concluded in Tampa and Cincinnati, with the National Guard called out in both cities. The Cincinnati riot, in the Negro neighbourhood of Avondale, resulted in 1 person dead, 63 injured, and 404 arrested, with $2 million in property damage.

Art
The Arts of the Raven Exhibit opened at the Vancouver Art Gallery, marking the first time in Canadian history that indigenous art had been presented as art rather than as artifact.

Boxing
Yoshiaki Numata (32-4) won the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council world super featherweight title with a 15-round majority decision over Flash Elorde (82-22-2) at Kokugikan in Tokyo.

Vicente Saldivar (33-1) retained his WBA and WBC world featherweight title with a 15-round decision over Howard Winstone (59-4) at Ninian Park in Cardiff.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): God Save the Queen--Sex Pistols

Died on this date
Bill Lee, 67. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Lee played with the Chicago Cubs (1934-1943, 1947); Philadelphia Phillies/Blue Jays (1943-1945); and Boston Braves (1945-1946), compiling a record of 169-157 with an earned run average of 3.54 in 462 games, batting .168 with 5 home runs and 71 runs batted in in 167 games. His best season was 1938, when he was 22-9, leading the National League in wins and also leading the NL with a 2.66 ERA and 9 shutouts as the Cubs won the pennant. Eye problems shortened Mr. Lee's career, and he went blind later in life.

Politics and government
Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez led his Union of the Democratic Centre to a minority government in the first free Spanish parliamentary elections in 41 years. The Democratic Centre won 165 of 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies (lower house) and 106 of 207 elected Senate seats. The Socialist Workers Party, led by Felipe Gonzalez, won 118 lower house seats, mostly in the large cities and Basque and Catalan regions; the Communist Party, led by Santiago Carrillo, won 20 seats; the Popular Alliance, led by conservatives associated with the former regime of the late dictator Francisco Franco, won 16 seats. Most of the remaining seats were won by Basque and Catalan moderate parties. King Juan Carlos appointed 41 Senators.

Society
Former Canadian federal cabinet minister and broadcaster Judy LaMarsh issued her Report of the Ontario Royal Commission on Violence in the Media; it rejected greater censorship, but advised stricter control over print and broadcast media.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Calgary (0-1) 16 @ Hamilton (1-0) 24
Montreal (0-1) 17 @ Winnipeg (1-0) 24

The Stampeders not only lost to the Tiger-Cats at Ivor Wynne Stadium, but lost starting offensive tackle Lloyd Fairbanks with torn knee ligaments; he returned to the lineup for the final game of the season on November 5.

Baseball
In what became known as the "Midnight Massacre," the New York Mets traded ace pitcher Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Pat Zachry, infielder Doug Flynn, and minor league outfielders Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. The Mets also traded outfielder Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for infielder-outfielder Bobby Valentine and pitcher Paul Siebert. The Reds traded pitchers Rawly Eastwick, Mike Caldwell, and Gary Nolan in separate deals, with the details too numerous to mention here.

Fernando Arroyo pitched a 5-hitter and the Detroit Tigers scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning as they coasted to a 9-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 11,349 fans at Tiger Stadium in a game televised in Canada on CBC.

The Milwaukee Brewers scored all their runs in the 2nd inning as they beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 before 7,443 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

Mike Marshall, making his first start in 7 years, allowed 3 hits in 7 innings to get his first win in a Texas uniform as the Rangers shut out the Cleveland Indians 6-0 before 5,883 fans at Cleveland Stadium.

The Seattle Mariners scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 before 14,248 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle. The Athletics took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 10th, but Carlos Lopez hit a solo home run with 2 out in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.

John Milner drove in 3 runs with a triple and a single to help the New York Mets edge the Atlanta Braves 6-5 before 6,343 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Pete Rose singled home pinch runner Champ Summers with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 31,214 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. The Reds trailed 7-2 after 6 1/2 innings, but scored 4 runs in the 7th, and tied the game on a solo home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th by George Foster. With 2 out and nobody on in the bottom of the 10th, pinch hitter Bob Bailey singled and stole second base, at which point Mr. Summers was sent in to run for him. Gary Nolan started on the mound for the Reds and allowed 5 hits and 4 runs--all earned--in 1/3 inning in his final appearance in a Cincinnati uniform; he was relieved by Tom Hume, who hit his first major league home run to lead off the bottom of the 3rd inning.

Jackie Brown pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over J.R. Richard as the Montreal Expos shut out the Houston Astros 2-0 before 9,932 fans at the Astrodome in a game that was televised in Canada by Radio-Canada.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 6 runs in the 4th inning and 3 in the 7th to defeat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 before 3,204 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

The Los Angeles Dodgers scored 7 runs in the 6th inning as they routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 before 32,436 fans at Dodger Stadium. Rick Rhoden allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run in 8 innings and singled in a run as he improved his record for the season to 9-3.

Rick Reuschel pitched a 4-hitter to improve his record for the season to 9-2 as the Chicago Cubs blanked the San Diego Padres 2-0 before 14,931 fans at San Diego Stadium in a game that was played in 1 hour 58 minutes.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston

Abominations
The Ontario Provincial Parliament passed North America's first pay equity legislation.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Montreal (0-2) 15 @ Ottawa (2-0) 18
Saskatchewan (1-1) 27 @ Calgary (1-1) 42

The Alouettes’ loss to the Rough Riders at Lansdowne Park proved to be their last game; the team folded nine days later, the day before they were scheduled to open their regular season in Toronto.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Kun olet mennyt--Kaivo (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Ed Lopat, 73. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Lopat, born Ed Lopatynski, pitched with the Chicago White Sox (1944-1947); New York Yankees (1948-1955); and Baltimore Orioles (1955), compiling a record of 166 wins and 112 losses. His best seasons were 1951, when he was 21-9 and won 2 games in the World Series, the third of five straight World Series won by the Yankees; and 1953, when he was 16-4, leading the AL in winning percentage (.800) and earned run average (2.42). He was known as "The Junkman" because of his baffling pitches, which didn't seem to be thrown hard, but were able to get batters out. Mr. Lopat managed the Kansas City Athletics in 1963 and 1964; he was fired on June 11, 1964 after compiling a record of 90-124. He remained with the Athletics as an aide to owner Charles O. Finley through 1967 and then served as a scout with the Montreal Expos. Mr. Lopat died six days before his 74th birthday.

Personal
This blogger continued his Quebec vacation, arriving in Trois-Rivieres.

Law
The United States Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it was permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.

Abominations
The Canadian House of Commons passed Justice Minister Kim Campbell’s “rape shield” law, defining consent on the part of participants in a sex act. The new bill made it clear that agreement to sexual activity must be voluntary and that if a partner was incapacitated, consent did not exist.

Popular culture
U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle, observing a spelling bee in Trenton, New Jersey, advised a contestant to spell “potato” with an “e” on the end, and became the object of widespread ridicule.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): MMMBop--Hanson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Can We?--SWV

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Blond--Rainhard Fendrich (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Vivo per lei - Ich lebe für sie--Andrea Bocelli & Judy Weiss

Died on this date
Dal Stivens, 85. Australian writer. Mr. Stivens produced six novels and eight collections of short stories, often based on Australian folk tales, from 1936-1976, with his popularity peaking in the 1940s and '50s. He was also a naturalist and artist, and wrote non-fiction under several pseudonyms.

Golf
Ernie Els won the U.S.Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland with a 4-under-par score of 276, 1 stroke ahead of Colin Montgomerie. First prize money was $465,000.

10 years ago
2007

Law
The British Columbia Supreme Court struck down part of the definition of the federal Indian Act, ruling that a clause discriminated against Canadians who traced their aboriginal roots through their female relatives rather than the male line.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Edmonton (0-1) 3 @ Calgary (1-0) 28
Saskatchewan (1-0) 24 @ British Columbia (0-1) 15

June 14, 2017

350 years ago
1667

War
The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet near Chatham, England ended after five days, resulting in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.

240 years ago
1777

Americana
The Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag.

210 years ago
1807

War
Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armée defeated the Russian Army in the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast), ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.

150 years ago
1867

Politics and government
The Haitian National Assembly adopted a constitution which abolished the Presidency for life, the duration of the authority vested in the Chief of the Executive Power being fixed at four years. On the same day, Protector of the Republic General Sylvain Salnave was elected President.

130 years ago
1887

Transportation
The Canadian Pacific steamer SS Abyssinia arrived back in Vancouver harbour with a cargo of tea, first class passengers, and the first transpacific mail after a 14-day trip from Yokohama, Japan; it was the first passenger ship from the Orient to dock at Vancouver. Her passengers reached Montreal on June 27.

125 years ago
1892

Disasters
A tornado raged down the Ottawa Valley between Renfrew and Montréal, killing 12 people.

110 years ago
1907

Abominations
Norway granted women the right to vote.

90 years ago
1927

Died on this date
Jerome K. Jerome, 68. U.K. author. Mr. Jerome was known for his humourous writings, especially his travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889). He died two weeks after suffering a stroke and cerebral hemorrhage.

80 years ago
1937

On the radio
The Happy Gang, on CRCT

This was the first broadcast of the long-running lunchtime program, hosted by Bert Pearl. CRCT was a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation affiliate in Toronto; the program and the station moved to the CBC network four months later.

Americana
Pennsylvania became the first (and only) state to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.

Economics and finance
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marihuana Tax Act.

75 years ago
1942

Diplomacy
Mexico and the Philippines became the 27th and 28th members of the United Nations when their representatives signed the United Nations pact of January 1 at the White House in Washington.

Labour
The U.S. Fair Employment Practices Commission ruled that two Chicago locals of the American Federation of Labor Steamfitters Protective Association and Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union had prevented Negroes from working on defense contracts.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Mam'selle--Art Lund (2nd week at #1)

Theatre
Life with Father set a record with 3,183 consecutive performances on Broadway in New York.

Politics and government
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities denounced the Southern Conference on Human Welfare, which had invited former U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace to speak in Washington, as a "deviously camouflaged Communist front."

Economics and finance
U.S.S.R. authorities in Germany announced the formation of a German Economic Commission to advise economic agencies in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany.

Golf
The fourth round of the U.S. Open at St. Louis Country Club in Ladue, Missouri concluded with Lew Worsham and Sam Snead tied for the lead with 2-under-par scores of 282, necessitating an 18-hole playoff the following day.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Bambino--Dalida (11th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Yes Tonight, Josephine--Johnnie Ray (2nd week at #1)

At the movies
Tammy and the Bachelor, starring Debbie Reynolds, Walter Brennan, and Leslie Nielsen, opened in theatres.



World events
A Haitian military junta headed by General Antonio Kebreau ousted provisional President Daniel Fignole on the grounds that he had undermined the morale of the armed forces and imperiled Haiti's "internal security" during his brief rule.

The People's Republic of China released U.S. Jesuit missionaries Rev. Charles McCarthy and Rev. John Houle on completion of their four-year sentences for espionage.

Defense
The U.S.S.R. accepted Western demands for an international system to enforce any future agreement on the suspension of nuclear tests.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Senate passed and sent to the House of Representatives a $3.84-billion foreign aid authorization bill, including provisions for the creation of a $2 billion fund for overseas economic development loans.

Religion
The United Presbyterian Church, meeting in New Concord, Ohio, voted to merge with the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 This is My Song--Petula Clark (2nd week at #1)
2 When I was Young--Eric Burdon & the Animals
3 Somethin' Stupid--Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
4 Puppet on a String--Sandie Shaw
5 A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You--The Monkees
6 The Girls in Paris--Lee Hazlewood
7 New York Mining Disaster 1941--Bee Gees
8 Ciao Baby--Lynne Randell
9 The Happening--The Supremes
10 Dedicated to the One I Love--The Mamas and the Papas

Singles entering the chart were Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon by Neil Diamond (#35); Buried and Dead by Masters Apprentices (#37); It Takes Two by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston (#38); and Sweet Soul Music by Arthur Conley (#40).

At the movies
To Sir, with Love, starring Sidney Poitier, opened in theatres.



Music
Simon & Garfunkel were at Columbia Studios in New York City, where they recorded the song You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies.

Space
The United States launched the probe Mariner 5 from Cape Kennedy, Florida toward Venus.

Politics and government
Alexander Trowbridge took office as U.S. Secretary of Commerce; he had been acting Secretary since January 19, replacing the departed John T. Connor.

40 years ago
1977

Died on this date
Robert Middleton, 66. U.S. actor. Mr. Middleton, born Samuel Messer, was one of this blogger's favourite character actors in movies such as The Desperate Hours (1955); The Court Jester (1955); and A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966), and in numerous television programs, usually playing villains. He also played Mr. Marshall, Ralph Kramden's boss in several Honeymooners sketches on The Jackie Gleason Show in the 1950s. Mr. Middleton died of congestive heart failure.

Politics and government
Voting in state and territorial elections in India concluded with the Janata Party winning eight of ten state governments and one of two territorial governments up for election. Nine of the ten had states had been controlled by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's Indian National Congress Party. A coalition of five left-wing parties led by the Communist Party (Marxist) won in West Bengal, while a regional party won in Tamil Nadu.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (0-0-1) 7 @ Ottawa (0-0-1) 7

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Livin' On a Prayer--Bon Jovi

#1 single in Switzerland: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston

#1 single in France: Viens boire un p'tit coup à la maison--License IV (10th week at #1)

Died on this date
Curt Boettcher, 43. U.S. record producer and songwriter. Mr. Boettcher (he spelled his name "Becher" at times) was one of the most skilled and innovative producers of pop music recordings in the United States in the mid-1960s. His productions included the debut album by the Association as well as a group he formed called The Millennium, and another studio group called Sagittarius. In the late 1970s, Mr. Boettcher worked briefly with the Beach Boys.

Religion
Pope John Paul II concluded his visit to Poland with a mass in Warsaw.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Boston 93 @ Los Angeles Lakers 106 (Los Angeles won best-of-seven series 4-2)

The Lakers outscored the Celtics 30-12 in the 3rd quarter before 17,505 fans at the Forum in Inglewood, California as they ended Boston's reign as National Basketball Association champions. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar led the Lakers with 32 points, while teammate Magic Johnson scored 16 points and added 19 assists and 8 rebounds, and was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player.



25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Jump--Kris Kross

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): It's My Life--Dr. Alban

#1 single in Switzerland: To Be with You--Mr. Big (7th week at #1)

Environment
The Earth Summit concluded in Rio de Janeiro, with delegates approving a statement calling on all countries to develop their forest resources in such a way as to minimize damage to the ecosystem. The Rio Declaration and Agenda 21 outlined cleanup strategies and means to encourage environmentally sound development. More than 150 of the 178 countries represented had signed the global warming treaty, calling for limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Portland 93 @ Chicago 97 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Michael Jordan scored 33 points as the Bulls came back from a 79-64 3rd-quarter deficit to defeat the Trail Blazers before 18,676 fans at Chicago Stadium to win their second straight National Basketball Association championship. Mr. Jordan was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player for the second straight year. Clyde Drexler and Jerome Kersey each scored 24 points for Portland.



20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Around the World--Daft Punk (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Midnight in Chelsea--Bon Jovi

#1 single in France (SNEP): Alane--Wes

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Ecuador--Sash!

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): María--Ricky Martin (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): MMMBop--Hanson

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): MMMBop--Hanson (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'll Be Missing You--Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112

On the radio
Gilmour's Albums, on CBC

Clyde Gilmour ended the program after more than 40 years because of illness. Gilmour's Albums, which featured Mr. Gilmour playing records from his own eclectic collection, was the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's longest-running, highest-rated one man program. Mr. Gilmour died on November 7, 1997 at the age of 85.

Died on this date
Richard Jaeckel, 70. U.S. actor. Mr. Jaeckel was a character actor who was known for playing tough guys in numerous movies and television programs. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting performance in Sometimes a Great Notion (1970). Mr. Jaeckel died of cancer.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Kurt Waldheim, 88. 9th President of Austria, 1986-1992. Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1972-1981. Mr. Waldheim was a diplomat whose posts included that of Austrian Ambassador to Canada (1956-1960). A member of the Austrian People's Party, he served as Austria's Foreign Minister from 1968-1970 and was an unsuccessful candidate for President of Austria in 1971 before accepting the United Nations post. In 1985-1986, while Mr. Waldheim was campaigning for the Austrian presidency, reviews of his service in the German Wehrmacht during World War II indicated that he had lied about his service, including his knowledge of war crimes.

World events
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared an emergency after the Hamas terrorist group effectively took control of the Gaza Strip.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Hamilton (1-0) 35 @ Winnipeg (0-1) 23

Basketball
NBA
Finals
San Antonio 83 @ Cleveland 82 (San Antonio won best-of-seven series 4-0)

The Cavaliers scored 14 consecutive points to take their first lead of the series early in the 4th quarter, but the Spurs came back with a 12-3 run to win the championship before 20,562 fans at Quicken Loans Arena. Manu Ginóbili led San Antonio with 27 points and 5 assists, while LeBron James led Cleveland with 24 points and 10 assists. San Antonio guard Tony Parker was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player.

June 13, 2017

150 years ago
1867

War
The U.S. gunboats Hartford and Wyoming launched an attack on the island of Formosa to avenge the murders of the crew of the bark Rover, which had been wrecked on March 12, 1867.

Disasters
The steamboat George Sharkey sank in the Mississippi River, with the loss of several lives.

120 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Basil Rathbone. South African-born U.K. actor. One of this blogger's favourite actors, Mr. Rathbone played villains in movies such as David Copperfield (1935); Captain Blood (1935); and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), before achieving his greatest fame, playing Sherlock Holmes in 14 movies and over 200 radio broadcasts from 1939-1946. He died in New York on July 21, 1967 at the age of 75, the day after being given a clean bill of health by his doctor.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Augusto Roa Bastos. Paraguayan author. Mr. Roa Bastos was best known for the novel Yo el Supremo (I, the Supreme) (1974). He died on April 26, 2005 at the age of 87.

War
The deadliest German air raid on London of World War I was carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and resulted in 162 deaths--including 46 children--and 432 injuries.

75 years ago
1942

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Tangerine--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)

War
U.S. Coast Guardsman John Cullen, 21, spotted four German saboteurs as they landed from a U-boat at Amagansett, Long Island, New York. 27 Japanese bombers, escorted by 12-15 Zero fighters, attacked the airfield at Darwin, Australia.

Politics and government
The United States government created the Office of War Information, with Elmer Davis as Director.

Journalism
The weekly U.S. Army magazine Yank first appeared, to be sold only to soldiers overseas. The first issue was dated June 17, 1942.

70 years ago
1947

Politics and government
Hungarian Liberal Party leader Dezso Sulyok threatened to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections unless Soviet troops were withdrawn from Hungary and freedoms of speech and assembly were restored. Communist newspapers demanded Mr. Sulyok's ouster from parliament.

Protest
The Chilean capital of Santiago was placed under a state of emergency following the previous day's clashes between striking bus drivers and soldiers called out to man the city's transportation system.

Society
The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan voluntarily surrendered its Georgia charter in Atlanta, but Klan officials said that the organization would continue to operate in Georgia without corporate privileges.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 Love Letters in the Sand--Pat Boone
2 Dark Moon--Bonnie Guitar
--Gale Storm
3 Bye Bye Love--The Everly Brothers
--Webb Pierce
--T. Tommy
--Chuck Miller
4 A White Sport Coat--Marty Robbins
--Johnny Desmond
5 So Rare--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
6 All Shook Up--Elvis Presley
7 Four Walls--Jim Reeves
--Jim Lowe
--Dorothy Collins
8
9 Start Movin' (In My Direction)--Sal Mineo
10 It's Not for Me to Say--Johnny Mathis
--Jane Morgan

Defense
The U.S.S.R. rejected U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's proposal for a limited trial of nuclear test inspection plans in the Arctic areas of the Soviet Union and the United States.

U.S. President Eisenhower signed an executive order freeing members of the military Ready Reserve from draft liability.

Politics and government
The French National Assembly confirmed the elevation of Defense Minister Maurice Bourges-Maunoury to the office of Prime Minister, following the resignation of Guy Mollet.

50 years ago
1967

War
The United Nations Security Council rejected Soviet demands for an immediate vote on a resolution condemning Israel's aggression in the Six-Day War.

Law
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to become the first Negro justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Boxing
Henry Cooper (35-13-1) retained his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles with a technical knockout of Jack Bodell (41-9) at 2:18 of the 2nd round at Molineaux Grounds, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.



Mac Foster (6-0) knocked Lino Armenteros (27-26-7) down 3 times in the 3rd round and scored a technical knockout at 1:45 of the 3rd round of a heavyweight bout at Selland Arena in Fresno, California.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Don't Cry for Me Argentina--Julie Covington (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Amayadori--Masashi Sada (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Linda--Miguel Bosé

Died on this date
Tom Clark, 77. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1949-1967. Mr. Clark, a Democrat, was a close friend of President Harry Truman, and served as Attorney General in his cabinet from 1945-1949, and was a strong supporter of Mr. Truman's civil rights program. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Truman, and supported the majority in opposition to racial segregation, while supporting the rights of defendants in criminal cases. Justice Clark retired in order to avoid a possible conflict of interest when his son Ramsey was appointed as Attorney General by President Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Clark died in his sleep in his son's apartment.

Crime
James Earl Ray, convicted of the 1968 assassination of U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King, was recaptured in Tennessee, three days after escaping from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. Six other prisoners had escaped with Mr. Ray, all of whom were recaptured by June 14.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Multimix--The Communards (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Hold Me Now--Johnny Logan (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): You Want Love (Maria Maria)--Mixed Emotions (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For--U2

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Always--Atlantic Starr

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Always--Atlantic Starr (2nd week at #1)
2 Head to Toe--Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
3 You Keep Me Hangin' On--Kim Wilde
4 In Too Deep--Genesis
5 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston
6 The Lady in Red--Chris DeBurgh
7 Wanted Dead or Alive--Bon Jovi
8 Diamonds--Herb Alpert (vocals by Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson)
9 With or Without You--U2
10 Looking for a New Love--Jody Watley

Singles entering the chart were I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2 (#56); Hearts on Fire by Bryan Adams (#67); Seven Wonders by Fleetwood Mac (#71); Don't Mean Nothing by Richard Marx (#75); Since You've Been Gone by the Outfield (#83); I Want Action by Poison (#87); Mary's Prayer by Danny Wilson (#88); and Can't We Try by Dan Hill (with Vonda Shepard) (#89).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Looking for a New Love--Jody Watley
2 (I Just) Died in Your Arms--Cutting Crew
3 Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You--Glenn Medeiros
4 Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)--Paul Lekakis
5 You Keep Me Hangin' On--Kim Wilde
6 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston
7 La Isla Bonita--Madonna
8 With or Without You--U2
9 Talk Dirty to Me--Poison
10 Lean on Me--Club Nouveau

Singles entering the chart were I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2 (#83); Songbird by Kenny G (#86); Hearts on Fire by Bryan Adams (#90); Rock the Night by Europe (#93); I Will by Rock and Hyde (#94); Good Times by Hoodoo Gurus (#95); and It Doesn't Have to Be this Way by Blow Monkeys (#96).

Died on this date
Geraldine Page, 62. U.S. actress. Regarded as one of the best actresses of the 20th century, Miss Page had a successful career on stage in New York before appearing in movies and television shows. She was an Academy Award nominee for her performances in Hondo (1953); Summer and Smoke (1961); Sweet Bird of Youth (1962); You're a Big Boy Now (1966); Pete 'n' Tillie (1972); Interiors (1978); and The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984). She finally won the Oscar as Best Actress for The Trip to Bountiful (1985).

Johnny High, 30. U.S. basketball player. Mr. High was a guard with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA from 1979-81 and 1982-84, scoring 1,396 points with 617 rebounds and 525 assists in 274 regular season games, and 79 points with 54 rebounds and 32 assists in 18 playoff games. He was killed in a car accident in Phoenix while driving drunk.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Take it from Me--Girlfriend

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Blowin'--B'z

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Please Don't Go--Double You (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Please Don't Go--Double You (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Joy--François Feldman (8th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Abba-esque (EP)--Erasure

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Jump--Kris Kross (8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Jump--Kris Kross (3rd week at #1)
2 Under the Bridge--Red Hot Chili Peppers
3 Baby Got Back--Sir Mix-a-Lot
4 My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)--En Vogue
5 Damn I Wish I was Your Lover--Sophie B. Hawkins
6 In the Closet--Michael Jackson
7 Live and Learn--Joe Public
8 If You Asked Me To--Celine Dion
9 Just Take My Heart--Mr. Big
10 Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus

Singles entering the chart were Make Love Like a Man by Def Leppard (#70); Friday I'm in Love by the Cure (#74); Giving Him Something He Can Feel by En Vogue (#81) ; Slowly by Stacy Earl (#86); Strawberry Letter 23 by Tevin Campbell (#88); Baby-Baby-Baby by TLC (#89); Warm it Up by Kris Kross (#92); Take this Heart by Richard Marx (#94); All You've Got by RTZ (#96); and All I Want by Toad the Wet Sprocket (#97).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 If You Asked Me To--Celine Dion (2nd week at #1)
2 Hold on My Heart--Genesis
3 Sinking Like a Sunset--Tom Cochrane
4 Under the Bridge--Red Hot Chili Peppers
5 You Won't See Me Cry--Wilson Phillips
6 Damn I Wish I was Your Lover--Sophie B. Hawkins
7 Do it to Me--Lionel Richie
8 One--U2
9 I Will Remember You--Amy Grant
10 My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)--En Vogue

Singles entering the chart were It's Probably Me by Sting and Eric Clapton (#38); Take this Heart by Richard Marx (#55); Wanna Be the One by Haywire (#63); 57 Channels (And Nothin' On) by Bruce Springsteen (#69); Everytime I Roll the Dice by Delbert McClinton (#70); Whatcha' Need by Bootsauce (#72); Just for Tonight by Vanessa Williams (#73); Living in a Dream by Arc Angels (#77); Make Love Like a Man by Def Leppard (#78); The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC (#85); How Do I Get Over You by Wendy Maharry (#86); and I Run to You by Scott Dibble and Watertown (#87).

Labour
Bob White, president of the Canadian Auto Workers, was elected president of the Canadian Labour Congress; Jean-Claude Parrot, head of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, was elected vice president.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Sonic Empire--Members of Mayday

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Bailando--Paradisio (7th week at #1)

Terrorism
A jury sentenced Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Hamilton (0-2) 14 @ Toronto (1-0) 18
Winnipeg (0-2) 21 @ Saskatchewan (1-0) 39

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Utah 86 @ Chicago 90 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Michael Jordan scored 39 points and added 11 rebounds as the Bulls came from behind to defeat the Jazz before 24,544 fans at United Center to win their second straight National Basketball Association championship, and their fifth in the last seven years. Chicago outscored Utah 26-16 in the 4th quarter, and won the game with field goals by Steve Kerr and Toni Kukoč in the final 25 seconds. Mr. Jordan was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player for the fifth time.



10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Walid Eido, 65. Lebanese politician. Hussein Dokmak, 26; Hussein Naeem, 20. Lebanese soccer players. Mr. Eido, a member of the March 14 Coalition, was a member of the Lebanese parliament from 2000 until he was assassinated when a vehicle packed with explosives detonated its load as the car carrying Mr. Eido was leaving a Beirut beach club. Mr. Eido's son Khaled was killed in the explosion, as were Messrs. Dokmak and Naeem, members of Nejmeh Football Club.

Terrorism
The Al Askari Mosque in the Iraqi city of Sāmarrā was bombed for a second time; the first bombing had occurred in February 2006.

June 12, 2017

190 years ago
1827

Born on this date
Johanna Spyri. Swiss authoress. Mrs. Spyri was a novelist who wrote children's stories, the best-known of which was Heidi (1881). She died on July 7, 1901, 25 days after her 74th birthday.

150 years ago
1867

War
Liberal forces in the Mexican civil war captured former President Antonio López de Santa Anna at Sisal.

140 years ago
1877

Born on this date
Thomas C. Hart. U.S. military officer and politician. Admiral Hart served with the United States Navy from 1897-1945, holding several commands in World War II. A Republican, he represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate (1945-1946). Adm. Hart died on July 4, 1971, 22 days after his 94th birthday.

120 years ago
1897

Born on this date
Josefina Acosta de Barón. Colombian composer. Miss Acosta was a classical pianist and piano teacher who mainly composed for piano, and also wrote sacred music. She died in 1945 at the age of 47 or 48.

110 years ago
1907

Born on this date
Isabel Bonner. U.S. actress. Miss Bonner appeared in radio and television, but was best known as a stage actress. She appeared in Broadway productions of The Shrike (1952, 1953), as well as the movie (1955). Miss Bonner was playing the wife of the male lead, played by Dane Clark, in a production of The Shrike at Cathay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles on July 1, 1955, 19 days after her 48th birthday, when she collapsed with a cerebral hemorrhage. Her co-star, Dane Clark, ad-libbed as he took her in his arms, and called for the curtain to be brought down, while the audience thought it was part of the play.

100 years ago
1917

Died on this date
Teresa Carreño, 63. Venezuelan musician. Miss Carreño performed as an opera singer, but was better known as one of the world's most popular concert pianists. She also composed more than 40 works. Miss Carreño died after an illness of several months.

90 years ago
1927

Education
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council dismissed an appeal by Roman Catholics for separate schools in Ontario.

80 years ago
1937

Golf
Ralph Guldahl won the U.S. Open at the South Course of Oak Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Michigan with a 7-under-par score of 281, 2 strokes ahead of Sam Snead. First prize money was $1,000.



75 years ago
1942

Space
Danish astronomer Kaj Strand reported to the American Astronomical Society his discovery of a new red dwarf star accompanying a pair of double stars in the Mu Draconis group.

War
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created an eight-man Alaska War Council, headed by Governor Ernest Gruening. Field Marshal Ernst Rommel's German forces in Libya attacked El Adem, 18 miles south of Tobruk, while the main body circled eastward through the El Duda-Rezegh area in a drive to the Mediterranean Sea. A small contingent of Japanese troops landed on Attu Island at the westernmost end of the Aleutian archipelago, and was subjected to U.S. air assaults. Japanese troops captured the Chinese city of Nancheng in Kiangsi Province after Chinese forces evacuated the city. The U.S. Navy Department said that 37 Japanese ships had been sunk or damaged and more than 100 planes destroyed in separate actions in the Coral Sea in March and May, as compared to three U.S. ships lost.

Economics and finance
The Mexican Treasury ordered the confiscation of all properties of Axis subjects.

The Argentine Senate ratified the commercial treaty with the United States which had been signed on October 14, 1941.

U.S. President Roosevelt called upon every American to turn in every bit of scrap rubber they could to the government for the war effort.

Disasters
At least 29 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a tornado struck the southwest section of Oklahoma City.

70 years ago
1947

World events
Former Austrian Foreign Minister Guido Schmidt was acquitted in Vienna of charges that he had helped the Nazis to annex Austria in 1938.

Economics and finance
The Argentine government seized factory stocks of clothing and shoes, and introduced retail price controls in an effort to lower inflated living costs.

Labour
French railroad workers ended a six-day nationwide strike after Prime Minister Paul Ramadier signed a compromise agreement providing a total increase of $82 million in wages and benefits.

15,000 soft coal miners ended a week-long unauthorized strike in western Pennsylvania protesting the Taft-Hartley bill.

Energy
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission refused to fill foreign requests for radioactive isotopes until American demand was fully met and legal problems were worked out.

60 years ago
1957

At the movies
Island in the Sun, starring James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, and Michael Rennie, opened in theatres.

Died on this date
Jimmy Dorsey, 53. U.S. musician. Mr. Dorsey was a saxophonist and clarinetist in a band with his younger brother Tommy from the late 1920s until 1935, when they split after an argument onstage. Jimmy then led his own band through the early 1950s, recording 11 singles that reached Number One in the United States. The Dorsey Brothers reunited in 1953, and remained together until Tommy died on November 26, 1956 at the age of 51. Jimmy died of throat cancer just when So Rare had reached #2 on the singles chart, marking the last major hit for a big band.

Adventure
Mayflower II, a 92-foot, 190-ton reproduction of the Pilgrim ship, arrived in Provincetown, Massachusetts after completing a 53-day transatlantic voyage from Plymouth, England.

War
People's Republic of China anti-aircraft guns damaged a U.S. Navy plane flying "westward of its plotted position" eight miles from the Chinese mainland near Swatow.

Economics and finance
A Soviet-Finnish communique reported agreement on a $25-million increase in trade during 1957.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Marionetas en la Cuerda (Puppet on a String)--Sandie Shaw (5th week at #1)

On television tonight
Coronet Blue, starring Frank Converse, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Assassins



You're in Love, Charlie Brown, on CBS

This was the first broadcast of the Peanuts special, which wasn't broadcast in Canada until June 1968.

At the movies
You Only Live Twice, starring Sean Connery as James Bond, received its premiere screening at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Queen Elizabeth II was among those in attendance.



Space
The U.S.S.R. launched the probe Venera (Venus) 4 on a four-month journey to Venus.

Society
The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Loving v. Virginia that all U.S. state laws which prohibited interracial marriages were unconstitutional.

Protest
Three days of race riots began in the Cincinnati neighbourhood of Avondale.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 1966-1968 term; Associate Justice Tom Clark, who had served on the Court since 1949, retired.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: It Doesn't Matter Anymore--Mark Williams (2nd week at #1)

Diplomacy
U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter returned from a seven-nation tour of Central and South America, which had begun on May 30. Acting as the personal emissary of her husband, President Jimmy Carter, she had reviewed political and economic questions with heads of government and other officials.

Auto racing
Johnny Rutherford won the Rex Mays 150 in Milwaukee.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston

Diplomacy
U.S. President Ronald Reagan, speaking at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, challenged U.S.S.R. leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”



Politics and government
Former Central African Republic dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa was convicted and sentenced to death for involvement in at least 20 murders. He was tried and sentenced in absentia after being deposed in 1979 and fleeing to France. Mr. Bokassa returned to the C.A.R. in 1986 in an attempt to clear his name, but was arrested and retried. The court found that he had ordered real or imagined opponents put to death in prison. Mr. Bokassa was also convicted of ordering the arrest of 100 children who had objected to wearing uniforms produced in a factory owned by his wife. Many of the children had been subsequently killed in prison.

Protest
A number of people were injured when a melee broke out in Gdansk, Poland between police and demonstrators who had attended a mass conducted by Pope John Paul II.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that prices charged by producers for finished goods had risen 0.3% in May. The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. deficit on merchandise trade had fallen slightly to $13.3 billion in April.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (4th week at #1)

Diplomacy
U.S. President George Bush addressed the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. He said that the U.S. environmental record was “second to none,” and he called for an “action plan” to avert global warming. Mr. Bush was one of 117 heads of state and government at the summit, possibly the greatest number to attend any meeting.

Business
The Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission ended the long-standing monopoly of phone companies, ruling that the long distance telephone market must be open to competition.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that consumer prices had risen 0.1% in May.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Chicago 88 @ Portland 93 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Michael Jordan scored 46 points and Scottie Pippen added 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists as the Bulls beat the Trail Blazers before 12,888 fans at Memorial Coliseum. Clyde Drexler led Portland with 30 points.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Mato--Apulanta

At the movies
Clockwatchers, directed by Jill Sprecher and starring Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, and Alanna Ubach, opened in theatres in Australia.

Died on this date
Rick Baldwin, 42. U.S. auto racing driver. Mr. Baldwin competed in 11 NASCAR races from 1982-1985. While attempting to qualify for the Miller American 400 at Michigan International Speedway in 1986, he suffered traumatic head injuries when his car spun and hit the wall, and the protective netting on the driver's window apparently gave way. He spent 11 years in a coma, and died two days after his 42nd birthday.

Theatre
Queen Elizabeth II opened a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre in London.

Crime
British law lords ruled that former Home Secretary Michael Howard had acted illegally in raising the minimum sentences of the two 10-year-old boys who had murdered 2-year-old Jamie Bulger in 1993.

Abominations
Interleague play began in the major leagues, ending a 126-year tradition of separating the major leagues until the World Series.

10 years ago
2007

Politics and government
Robert Ghiz was sworn in as Premier of Prince Edward Island, leading a Liberal government that was replacing the former Progressive Conservative government of Premier Pat Binns.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
San Antonio 75 @ Cleveland 72 (San Antonio led best-of-seven series 3-0)

LeBron James missed a 29-foot 3-point field goal attempt in the final seconds that would have tied the game, as the Spurs defeated the Cavaliers before 20,562 fans at Quicken Loans Arena in one of the lowest-scoring games in Finals history. Mr. James finished with 25 points and 7 assists, while Tony Parker led the Spurs with 17 points.

Baseball
Justin Verlander pitched a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers, walking 4 batters and striking out 12, as the Tigers blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 before 33,555 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit.



The Seattle Mariners scored 2 runs in the top of the 13th inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 before 40,071 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Brad Ausmus batted 3 for 4 with a run and 4 runs batted in, singling home Adam Everett with the winning run with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 win over the Oakland Athletics before 33,637 fans at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Kurt Suzuki made his major league debut with the Athletics, grounding out as a pinch hitter in the top of the 10th and remaining in the game at catcher, making 2 assists.