April 26, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Lynn!

1,890 years ago
121

Born on this date
Marcus Aurelius. Emperor of the Roman Empire, 161-180. Marcus Aurelius, a grandnephew of Emperor Hadrian, served as a consul before succeeding his uncle Antoninus Pius on the throne. He conducted several successful military campaigns, but was generally known as a "philosopher king;" his Meditations are a significant source of the modern understanding of ancient Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius was the last of the "Five Good Emperors," and the last during the Pax Romana. He died of natural causes on March 17, 180 at the age of 58, and was succeeded on the throne by his son Commodus.

290 years ago
1721

Disasters
A massive earthquake devastated the Iranian city of Tabriz.

210 years ago
1801

Born on this date
Ambrose Dudley Mann. U.S. and C.S. diplomat. Mr. Mann held several posts in Europe before serving as the first United States Assistant Secretary of State (1853-1855). He sided with the Confederacy during the American Civil War; he was one of the first three Confederate commissioners to Europe in 1861, eventually serving as Commissioner of the Confederate States of America for Belgium and the Vatican. Mr. Mann spent his later years in France, where he died on November 15, 1889 at the age of 88.

170 years ago
1841

Politics and government
The opening of the amalgamated Newfoundland Legislature took place in St. John's as the Newfoundland Constitution was suspended.

140 years ago
1871

Canadiana
Eight Ontario land agents reached Fort Garry, Manitoba on a raft from Minnesota, beginning an influx of speculators and settlers that led to the Red River Insurrection.

125 years ago
1886

Politics and government
Andrew Blair's ministry was re-elected in the New Brunswick provincial election. The election was held before the adoption of party labels; in the 26th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, 33 of the 41 elected MLAs supported the government, and 8 formed the opposition.

110 years ago
1901

Baseball
Playing their first American League game, the Boston Americans lost 10-6 to the Baltimore Orioles before 10,371 fans at American League Park in Baltimore. Joe McGinnity (1-0) pitched an 8-hitter in earning the win, and Mike Donlin hit 2 triples off losing pitcher Win Kellum (0-1), who allowed 11 hits and 10 earned runs in his major league debut.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Paul Verner. German politician. Mr. Verner was attracted to Communism at an early age, and joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1929. He went into exile after the Nazis took power in Germany in 1933, fighting in the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and then emigrating to Sweden, where he was detained for two years. Mr. Verner returned to Germany after World War II, and was a prominent Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) politician in East Germany. He became a full member of the Politburo in 1963, and for most of the 1970s and early '80s was the second-ranking member of the SED after party leader Erich Honecker. Mr. Verner died on December 12, 1986 at the age of 75.

Baseball
Grover Cleveland Alexander (2-1) allowed 7 hits, struck out 6, walked 6, and hit 2 singles for the Philadelphia Phillies as they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 10-3 at Washington Park in Brooklyn.

70 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)--Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell (5th week at #1)

War
German troops took Thebes and advanced southward to within 25 miles of Athens. An Axis advance began south of Solum on the Egyptian-Libyan frontier. British troops occupied Dessye, Ethiopia. A Gallup Poll reported 68% of Americans questioned in a recent survey said they would favour U.S. entrance into the European war if there were no other way to defeat the Axis.

Defense
The Inter-American Economic Advisory Committee, representing the 21 American republics, passed a resolution in Washington stating that they had a right to seize immobilized foreign ships with compensation. U.S. Civil Aeronautics Authority experts demonstrated an automatic loop-antennae direction finder that enabled a pilot to fly on a straight line by tuning in simultaneously on broadcasting stations at two points.

Politics and government
Mohandas Gandhi said in Bombay that his All-India Congress party had dropped demands for the independence of India for the time being and wanted only "freedom of speech and pen."

60 years ago
1951
On the radio
Screen Directors Playhouse, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Jackpot, starring James Stewart and Margaret Truman

This adaptation of the 1950 movie The Jackpot, which starred Mr. Stewart and Barbara Hale, was the first performance for Miss Truman under her exclusive contract with NBC. Her father, U.S. President Harry Truman, reportedly enjoyed the program.

Died on this date
Arnold Sommerfeld, 82. German physicist. Dr. Sommerfeld pioneered developments in atomic and quantum physics, and also educated and mentored many students for the new era of theoretical physics. He died from injuries suffered when he was hit by a motor vehicle while walking with his grandchildren.

War
Chinese Communist forces captured Munsan, a key town 10 miles south of the 38th Parallel in their drive on Seoul.

Defense
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur, in Chicago for a parade and rally at Soldier Field, accused Far Eastern policy makers in the administration of President Truman of operating in a "vacuum," and urged a war to "victory" against Communist China. Despite protests from the crowd, Gen. MacArthur asserted that "my public life is now closed."

Politics and government
South Korean Justice Minister Kim Joon Yung and Defense Minister Sihn Sung Mo resigned amidst a public outcry over recently-revealed mass executions of alleged Communists.

Scandal
Assistant U.S. Postmaster General Joseph Lawler testified before a Senate Investigations subcommittee that postal jobs were "sold" in Mississippi by pro-Truman Democrats.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Truman, warning that the worst of inflation was yet to come, sent Congress a message urging a two-year extension of the Defense Production Act and a number of changes in the stabilization program, including housing credit curbs and tougher price control enforcement machinery.

50 years ago
1961

Baseball
Mickey Mantle hit a home run from each side of the plate--including a 2-run blow off Hank Aguirre (0-1) in the top of the 10th inning to break an 11-11 tie--as the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 13-11 before 4,676 fans at Tiger Stadium. Roger Maris hit his first home run of the season for the Yankees, against Paul Foytack in the 5th inning. Joe Grzenda, the third of five Detroit pitchers, allowed 3 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 1.1 innings, with no bases on balls or strikeouts in his major league debut.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Naomi no Yume--Hedva & David (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): My Sweet Lord--George Harrison (6th week at #1)

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): The Bridge--Deane Waretini (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Jim Davis, 71. U.S. actor. Mr. Davis, born Marlin Davis, appeared in numerous films and television programs--especially Westerns--in a 40-year career, but was best known for playing patriarch Jock Ewing in the television series Dallas (1978-1981). He died of cancer.

Medicine
Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performed the world's first human open fetal surgery.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
Calgary 4 @ Philadelphia 1 (Calgary won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Ken Houston’s goal at 8:33 of the 1st period held up as the winner as the Flames advanced to the semi-finals for the first time in their nine-year history.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): You Can Leave Your Hat On--Joe Cocker (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): The Promise You Made--Cock Robin (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Living Doll--Cliff Richard and the Young Ones (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Rock Me Amadeus--Falco

#1 single in the U.K.: A Different Corner--George Michael

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Kiss--Prince and the Revolution (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
2 Kiss--Prince and the Revolution
3 Manic Monday--Bangles
4 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
5 What You Need--INXS
6 Harlem Shuffle--Rolling Stones
7 Why Can’t This Be Love--Van Halen
8 Rock Me Amadeus--Falco
9 Let’s Go All the Way--Sly Fox
10 Tender Love--Force M.D.’s

Singles entering the chart were A Different Corner by George Michael (#49); Rain on the Scarecrow by John Cougar Mellencamp (#65); Vienna Calling by Falco (#76); The Love Parade by the Dream Academy (#79); Who's Johnny by El DeBarge (#81); Your Wildest Dreams by the Moody Blues (#83); Out of Mind Out of Sight by the Models (#85); Under the Influence by Vanity (#86); Tuff Enuff by the Fabulous Thunderbirds (#87); Mutual Surrender by Bourgeois Tagg (#88); Lead a Double Life by Loverboy (#89); and Shot in the Dark by Ozzy Osbourne (#90).

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

Singles entering the chart were There’ll Be Sad Songs by Billy Ocean (#90); Song in My Head by M+M (#92); and The Love Parade by the Dream Academy (#93); I Can't Wait by Nu Shooz (#94); and Chains by the Arrows (#96).

Died on this date
Bessie Love, 87. U.S. actress. Miss Love, born Juanita Horton, was popular during the era of silent films, but also achieved success during the early years of sound films, and was nominated for an Academy Award for her starring performance in The Broadway Melody (1929).

Broderick Crawford, 74. U.S. actor. Mr. Crawford had a lengthy career as a character actor, often playing "heavies." He won an Academy Award for his starring performance in All the King's Men (1949). Mr. Crawford starred in the popular television series Highway Patrol (1955-1959) and the less popular series The Interns (1970-1971).

Disasters
Although it didn’t become public knowledge for a couple of days, the world’s worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Toronto 3 @ St. Louis 4 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Calgary 4 @ Edmonton 1 (Calgary led best-of-seven series 3-2)

20 years ago
1991

Died on this date
A.B. Guthrie, Jr., 90. U.S. author. Mr. Guthrie won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Way West.

Leo Arnaud, 86. French-born U.S. composer. Mr. Arnaud wrote and orchestrated numerous film scores, but was best known for Bugler's Dream, the theme music for telecasts of the Olympic Games on American network television.

Carmine Coppola, 80. U.S. composer and conductor. Mr. Coppola was the father of movie director Francis Ford Coppola, and contributed music to several of his son's films. Carmine Coppola and Nino Rota shared the 1974 Academy Award for the score for The Godfather Part II, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Emily McLaughlin, 62. U.S. actress. Miss McLaughlin played nurse Jessie Brewer on the television soap opera General Hospital from 1963-1991.

Richard Hatfield, 60. Canadian politician. Mr. Hatfield, a Progressive Conservative, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1961-1987, and Premier from 1970-1987. Mr. Hatfield's reign as Premier, the longest in New Brunswick history, ended when the PCs lost all their seats to the Liberals in the 1987 provincial election. Mr. Hatfield died, reportedly of brain cancer, 17 days after his 60th birthday. He was widely believed to be a sodomite, although he never admitted it.

Defense
Canadian Navy Vice-Admiral Charles Thomas resigned, warning that defense cuts would threaten Canadian sovereignty and endanger the lives of military personnel; Vice-Admiral Thomas was Deputy Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Weather
70 tornadoes broke out in the central United States.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Minnesota 2 @ St. Louis 4 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Edmonton 2 @ Los Angeles 5 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 3-2)

April 25, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Suzie Martin!

160 years ago
1851

Politics and government
Prince Edward Island won responsible government, under the premiership of George Coles.

140 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Lorne Currie. French-born yachtsman. Mr. Currie was born in Le Havre, but was representing the United Kingdom when he helmed his boat to gold medals in the open class and ½–1 ton events at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. Mr. Currie died in Le Havre on June 21, 1926 at the age of 55.

Politics and government
An Order-in-Council in the cabinet of Canadie Prime Minister John A. Macdonald resolved to create a federal lands act.

110 years ago
1901

Society
New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.

Business
Royal Electric Company, Montreal and Saint-Lawrence Light and Power Company, and Montreal Gas Company merged to form Montreal Light, Heat and Power Company (MLHP). It was provincialized by the Quebec government in 1944.

Baseball
Before 10,023 fans at Bennett Park in Detroit, the Detroit Tigers rallied for 10 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 14-13 in the first American League game for both clubs. Pop Dillon led the Detroit attack, batting 4 for 6 with 4 doubles, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in.

100 years ago
1911

Died on this date
Emilio Salgari, 48. Italian author. Mr. Salgari wrote more than 200 short stories and novels, mainly in the genres of swashbuckling adventure and science fiction. His works were popular not just in Italy but in Spanish-speaking countries, influencing other writers and filmmakers. Several tragedies drove Mr. Salgari into depression, and shortly after his wife Ida was committed to a mental ward, he committed suicide in an imitation of harakiri.

90 years ago
1921

Baseball
Walter Johnson (2-1) pitched a 5-hitter to earn his 307th career American League win--breaking the record of Eddie Plank--as the Washington Nationals scored all their runs in the last 2 innings to defeat the New York Yankees 5-3 before 15,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Babe Ruth hit a home run off Mr. Johnson in the 1st inning. Carl Mays (3-1) was the losing pitcher, allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game.

75 years ago
1936

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Harry West, on MBS
Tonight’s episode: Death in the Club Window

70 years ago
1941

War
The German command announced the capture of Thermopylae after an intense three-day battle. German bombers continued attacks on British evacuation from Greek ports.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said at a press conference that the U.S. Navy would extend its neutrality patrol to the seven seas, if necessary, for the protection of the Western Hemisphere. He compared famed aviator and opponent of U.S. intervention in the European War Charles Lindbergh to the "Copperhead" defeatists in the U.S. Civil War. 1940 Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate Wendell Willkie urged the use of convoys to "protect those shipments" to Britain.

Crime
Julio Ayala, leader of the Cuban Realist Revolutionary Party supporting President Fulgencio Batista, was shot and seriously wounded in a Havana suburb.

Politics and government
Argentine Acting President Ramon Castillo announced that he would temporarily govern "be decree" because of the Radical Party's refusal to vote on any bills in Congress.

Medicine
Dr. J.S.L. Browne of McGill University said that intramuscular injections of the synthetic male hormone testosterone propionate had added several inches to the height of 10 dwarfed youths.

Labour
U.S. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins certified the Congress of Industrial Organizations United Auto Workers dispute with General Motors to the National Defense Mediation Board. U.S. Senator Harry Byrd (Democrat--Virginia) demanded that Miss Perkins resign for failing to certify the coal strike to the NDMB for three weeks.

Boxing
World bantamweight champion Lou Salica (53-11-12) retained his title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Lew Transparenti (27-18) at Baltimore Coliseum. Mr. Transparenti had defeated Mr. Salica seven weeks earlier in a non-title bout.

70 years ago
1951

War
The Chinese army retreated after failing to to dislodge Canadian troops from Hill 677, defending the Kapyong Valley in Korea; the Canadians, largely the Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), suffered 10 dead, 23 wounded in the two-day Chinese attack. A U.S. spokesman at Lake Success announced that American planes would bomb Chinese air bases in Manchuria if they were used to launch attacks on United Nations forces in Korea.

Defense
U.K. Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison reaffirmed the government's commitment to rearmament but warned the U.S.A. that Britain must have its fair share of new materials.

U.S. President Harry Truman signed a bill giving $10,000 life insurance policies to members of the armed forces.

Labour
U.S. Economic Stabilization Agency Director Eric Johnston approved a 6c hourly wage increase for one million non-operating railroad workers despite the fact that it exceeded the 10% limit on pay raises.

50 years ago
1961

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Avengers, starring André Morell, Lisa Gastoni, and Stanley Van Beers



Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Gratitude, starring Peter Falk and Paul Hartman

Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Parasite Mansion, starring Pippa Scott, Jeanette Nolan, and James Griffith



Died on this date
Robert Garrett, 85. U.S. athlete. Mr. Garrett participated in the first two modern Olympic Games, winning gold medals in the men's discus throw and shot put at Athens in 1896, and silver medals in the high jump and long jump events. He won bronze medals in the shot put and standing triple jump at Paris in 1900. Mr. Garrett became an investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, and financed archaeological excavations in the Middle East. He died 29 days before his 86th birthday.

Music
Elvis Presley performed at the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; it was his last live performance for more than seven years.

Space
The United States launched Mercury-Atlas 3 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spacecraft was unmanned, but carried a mechanical "robotic astronaut." The pitch and roll sequence failed to initiate 20 seconds after launch, and the destruct command was issued 43 seconds after launch. The capsule landed in the Atlantic Ocean 7 minutes 19 seconds after launch.



Baseball
Every man in the Kansas City lineup scored at least 1 run as the Athletics routed the Minnesota Twins 20-2 before 4,664 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. Kansas City catcher Haywood Sullivan batted 4 for 5 with 2 triples, a double, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in. Norm Bass (1-0) pitched a 7-hit complete game victory. Fred Bruckbauer, the third of seven Minnesota pitchers, faced 4 batters, allowing 3 runs--all earned--on 3 hits and a base on balls in his only major league game.

40 years ago
1971

Politics and government
Incumbent Franz Jonas, the Socialist Party candidate, was re-elected President of Austria, taking 52.8% of the vote to 47.2% for Austrian People's party candidate Kurt Waldheim.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Chicago 7 @ New York 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Montreal 2 @ Minnesota 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Milwaukee 102 @ Baltimore 83 (Milwaukee led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Lew Alcindor scored 27 points and grabbed 24 rebounds to lead the Bucks over the Bullets before 12,289 fans at Baltimore Civic Center. Oscar Robertson added 22 points for Milwaukee. Jack Marin led Baltimore scorers with 22 points.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Sarà perché ti amo--Ricchi e Poveri (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Vienna--Ultravox

#1 single in Ireland: Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Vienna--Ultravox (3rd week at #1)
2 Angel of Mine--Frank Duval & Orchestra
3 Without Your Love--Roger Daltrey
4 One Night Affair--Spargo
5 Can You Feel It--The Jacksons
6 Don't Stop the Music--Yarbrough & Peoples
7 Jealous Guy--Roxy Music
8 Mister Sandman--Emmylou Harris
9 Chanson D'Amour--BZN
10 You Better You Bet--The Who

Singles entering the chart were De Verzonken Stad by Frank & Mirella (#27); Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) by T.S. Monk (#32); Kids in America by Kim Wilde (#34); Dance On by Doris D and the Pins (#35); and Wat is Dan Liefde? by André Hazes (#36).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates (3rd week at #1)
2 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
3 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
4 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
5 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
6 Rapture--Blondie
7 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
8 Woman--John Lennon
9 The Best of Times--Styx
10 Don't Stand So Close to Me--The Police

Singles entering the chart were This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#67); America by Neil Diamond (#76); Just So Lonely by Get Wet (#80); Give a Little Bit More by Cliff Richard (#81); I Can Take Care of Myself by Billy & the Beaters (#84); Say What by Jesse Winchester (#87); Make That Move by Shalamar (#88); Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash (#89); and Is it You by Lee Ritenour (#90). America was from the movie The Jazz Singer (1980).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton (2nd week at #1)
2 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
4 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
5 Rapture--Blondie
6 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
7 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
8 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
9 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
10 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood

Singles entering the chart were This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#52); America by Neil Diamond (#53); Just So Lonely by Get Wet (#74); Give a Little Bit More by Cliff Richard (#82); I’ve Been Waiting for You All of My Life by Paul Anka (#83); Can You Feel It by the Jacksons (#85); You Like Me Don’t You by Jermaine Jackson (#87); I Can Take Care of Myself by Billy & the Beaters (#88); Lately by Stevie Wonder (#89); Make That Move by Shalamar (#90); Seduced by Leon Redbone (#95); and Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce (#97).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
2 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
4 Rapture--Blondie
5 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
6 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
7 9 to 5--Dolly Parton
8 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
9 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
10 Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs

Singles entering the chart were America by Neil Diamond (#47); This Little Girl by Gary U.S. Bonds (#54); Just So Lonely by Get Wet (#77); I've Been Waiting for You All of My Life by Paul Anka (#85); You Like Me Don't You by Jermaine Jackson (#86); Still Right Here in My Heart by Pure Prairie League (#87); Somebody Send My Baby Home by Lenny LeBlanc (#88); Can You Feel It by the Jacksons (#89); Get Tough by Kleeer (#93); and For You by Manfred Mann's Earth Band (#94).

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

Singles entering the chart were Watching the Wheels by John Lennon (#34); Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes (#37); Say You’ll Be Mine by Christopher Cross (#41); Love You Like I Never Loved You Before by John O’Banion (#48); and Up the Hill Backwards by David Bowie (#49).

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

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Need You by Rupert Holmes (#21); Living Inside Myself by Gino Vannelli (#25); and Love You Like I Never Loved Before by John O'Banion (#27).

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Geil--Bruce and Bongo (4th week at #1)

Africana
Mswati III was crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Hartford 3 @ Montreal 5 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-2)
New York Rangers 4 @ Washington 2 (New York led best-of-seven series 3-2)

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Michele Alboreto, 44. Italian auto racing driver. Mr. Alboreto raced in the Fornula One circuit from 1981-1994, starting 194 races, winning 5 and finishing on the podium 23 times. He participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1981-1983, 1996-2000), winning in 1997. Mr. Alboreto was testing a car in eastern Germany in preparation for the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans when a tire failed, causing the car to somersault and crash, killing him instantly.

Baseball
Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres drew his 2,063rd career base on balls, breaking the major league record formerly held by Babe Ruth. The Padres lost 5-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies before 12,573 fans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

April 24, 2011

160 years ago
1851

Politics and government
Reform Party leader George Coles was asked by Lieutenant-Governor Sir Alexander Bannerman to form a government; Prince Edward Island thus obtained responsible government.

120 years ago
1891

Died on this date
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, 90. Prussian military officer. Graf Generalfeldmarschall Moltke had a military career that spanned almost 70 years. He modernized the Ottoman Army in the mid-late 1830s, and was Chief of the Prussian General Staff, and later the Imperial German General Staff from 1857-1888. Graf Moltke was a disciple of Carl von Clausewitz and regarded strategy as a practical art of adapting means to ends. He planned and led the successful Prussian campaigns in the Austro-Prussian War (1866) and Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Graf Moltke died after a short illness. He's referred to as "the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew Helmuth von Moltke, who commanded the German Army at the outbreak of World War I.

110 years ago
1901

Baseball
The Chicago White Stockings defeated the Cleveland Blues 8-2 before 9,000 fans at South Side Park in Chicago in the American League's first official game as a major league. Cleveland second baseman Erve Beck hit the AL's first major league home run off Chicago's Roy Patterson (1-0), who pitched a 7-hit complete game victory over Bill Hoffer (0-1). Three other scheduled AL openers were rained out.

100 years ago
1911

Transportation
The Canadian Pacific Railway launched the steamship Bonnington (1,700 tons) at Nakusp, British Columbia. It was retired in 1931 and dismantled in 1948.

80 years ago
1931

Died on this date
David Kldiashvili, 68. Georgian author and playwright. Mr. Kldiashvili was known for his humourous social satires in the 1890s and early 1900s about the degeneration of Georgia's gentry and the miseries of the peasantry, boldly exposing the antagonisms of Georgian society.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Karin Boye, 40. Swedish authoress and poetess. Miss Boye is best known in her native Sweden for her poetry, but elsewhere she's best known for her dystopian novel Kallocain (1940). Miss Boye was a lesbian who committed suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills.

War
Heavy fighting at Thermopylae and German aerial attacks on evacuation ships continued. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill postponed a House of Commons debate on the situation in the eastern Mediterranean region until the situation was clarified.

Defense
Japanese Emperor Hirohito formally ratified the U.S.S.R.-Japan neutrality pact after it was unanimously approved by the Privy Council. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered American warships to report movements of German vessels west of Iceland, but not to fire unless fired upon. U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox said in a speech in New York, "We cannot allow our goods to be sunk in the Atlantic--we shall be beaten if they do." Mr. Knox said, "we must see the job through," be delivering war materials to Britain. The Mexico City newspaper Excelsior reported that the Mexican government had approved an initial expenditure of $14 million for improving the harbours on the Gulf and Pacific coasts as naval bases.

Society
Harvard University anthropologist Professor Ernest Hooton said that medical science must regenerate mankind biologically by checking human degeneration through birth control, sterlization, and euthanasia.

Economics and finance
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau urged a cut of $1 billion in ordinary expenditures by reducing agriculture, Civilian Conservation Corps, National Youth Administration, and soil conservation appropriations.

Labour
U.S. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins certified the 24-day coal strike to the National Defense Mediation Board.

Academia
The New School for Social Research of New York, popularly known as the "University in Exile," received a permanent charter from the Board of Regents.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: Murderers’ Meeting, starring Jackie Cooper, Wally Cox, Sally Hester, and Mildred Natwick



Died on this date
Dennis Fielden. N.Z. military officer. Second Lieutenant Fielden was a seven-year veteran of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Air Force before joining the 1,056-man Kayforce in Korea. He was killed in the Battle of Kapyong, becoming New Zealand's first combat fatality in the Korean War.

War
Canadian troops, including Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), successfully defended the Kapyong Valley in Korea against a two-day Chinese attack, suffering 10 dead and 23 wounded. The Australians bore the brunt of the original attack and had to retreat.

Defense
The U.S. Defense Department disclosed plans to send 500-600 military advisers to Taiwan to help train Nationalist Chinese forces.

Protest
The Iraniain government announced the end of two weeks of anti-British strikes and violence in the oil city of Abadan as 17,000 workers returned to their jobs.

Politics and government
Democratic Party U.S. congressional leaders announced that the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees would hold joint hearings on the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur from his commands and on U.S. Far Eastern policy.

Prospects of a split in the British Labour Party diminished when the left-wing Aneurin Bevan faction agreed not to oppose Prime Minister Clement Attlee's government in key votes which might cause the downfall of Mr. Attlee's cabinet.

Academia
The University of North Carolina admitted its first Negro student, Edward Diggs, who entered the medical school.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of Price Stabilization issued a new price control system for durale consumer goods, limiting manufacturers to pre-Korean War prices plus increases in labour and materials costs.

Disasters
A fire on an electric train in Yokohama caused 104 deaths, including 3 American soldiers.

Olympics
The U.S.S.R., which had never participated in the Olympic Games, announced the formation of a national Olympic committee and applied to compete in the 1952 Olympics.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quince Años Tiene Mi Amor--Dúo Dinámico (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Non, je ne regrette rien--Édith Piaf (15th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Runaway--Del Shannon
2 Blue Moon--The Marcels
3 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe
4 But I Do--Clarence "Frogman" Henry
5 On the Rebound--Floyd Cramer
6 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
7 I've Told Every Little Star--Linda Scott
8 You Can Depend on Me--Brenda Lee
9 Take Good Care of Her--Adam Wade
10 One Mint Julep--Ray Charles

Singles entering the chart were Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson (#71); A Dollar Down by the Limeliters (#73); The Touchables in Brooklyn by Dickie Goodman (#78); (Dance the) Mess Around by Chubby Checker (#79); Peanut Butter by the Marathons (#81); That's the Way with Love by Piero Soffici (#83); What a Surprise by Johnny Maestro (#84); Lullaby of the Leaves by the Ventures (#85); The Bilbao Song by Andy Williams (#86); Tossin' and Turnin' by Bobby Lewis (#91); Better Tell Him No by the Starlets (#92); Shy Away by Jerry Fuller (#93); I'm a Fool to Care by Oscar Black (#94); Jura (I Swear I Love You) by Les Paul and Mary Ford (#95); Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) by the Coasters (#96); (A Ship Will Come) Ein Schiff Wird Kommen by Lale Anderson (#97); Won'cha Come Home, Bill Bailey by Della Reese (#98); I'm a Fool to Care by Joe Barry (#99); and Nobody Cares (About Me) by Jeanette (Baby) Washington (#100). The Touchables in Brooklyn was a "break-in" record, a comedy record featuring excerpts from recent hits, and was a sequel to Mr. Goodman's recent hit The Touchables.

Died on this date
Lee Moran, 72. U.S. actor, director and screenwriter. Mr. Moran appeared in 462 films, directed 109, and wrote for 92 from 1912-1935. He was was often paired with actor Eddie Lyons and the two made several comedic films together.

Labour
The Royal York Hotel's Hotel & Club Employees Union members walked off the job in Toronto, rejecting a contract that would give management the right to cancel shifts with just 48 hours’ notice. The strike was big news--Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas, carrying his own bags, predicted a swift victory for the union--but after a bitter 11 month strike, they accepted the original offer and went back to work on April 9, 1962.

Boxing
National Boxing Association world light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson (64-8) retained his title with a technical knockout of Von Clay (13-4-2) at 2:28 of the 2nd round at Philadelphia Arena. Mr. Clay was knocked down once in the 1st round and 3 times in the 2nd round, forcing a technical knockout under a rule that mandated a TKO if a fighter was knocked down 3 times in the same round.

Brian London (24-7) scored a technical knockout of Billy Hunter (18-9-3) in a heavyweight bout in Manchester, England when Mr. Hunter retired at the end of the 8th round.



40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): My Sweet Lord--George Harrison

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Il cuore e' uno zingaro--Nicola Di Bari (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Hot Love--T. Rex (6th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 The Pushbike Song--The Mixtures (5th week at #1)
2 I'll Be Gone--Spectrum
3 My Sweet Lord--George Harrison
4 Knock Three Times--Dawn
5 Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson
6 Have You Ever Seen the Rain/Hey Tonight--Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
8 Eleanor Rigby--Zoot
9 Armstrong--Reg Lindsay
10 Your Song--Elton John

Singles entering the chart were If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot (#51); Ruby Tuesday by Melanie (#57); and Watching Scotty Grow by Bobby Goldsboro (#59).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Mozart - First Movement Symphony No. 40--Waldo De Los Rios (3rd week at #1)
2 Funny, Funny--The Sweet
3 True Love that's a Wonder--Sandy Coast
4 Du--Peter Maffray
5 Those Words--Sandra & Andres
6 What is Life--George Harrison
7 Power to the People--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8 Underneath the Blanket Go--Gilbert O'Sullivan
9 Waarheen, Waarvoor...--Mieke Telkamp en De Hi-Five
10 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Middle of the Road

Singles entering the chart were Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue by Severine (#25); Hot Love by T. Rex (#26); Kleine Liefdesmelodie by De Kermis Klanten (#30); Joy to the World by Three Dog Night (#32); Ich Hab' Nur Dich by Peter Maffay (#33); Theme From Love Story by Francis Lai (#35); and Acapulco Gold by Mason-Dixon (#37).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 What's Going On--Marvin Gaye
3 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
4 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
5 Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why--Paul McCartney
6 I Am...I Said/Done Too Soon--Neil Diamond
7 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)--The Temptations
8 If--Bread
9 She's a Lady--Tom Jones
10 Stay Awhile--The Bells

Singles entering the chart were Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley by C Company featuring Terry Nelson (#41); I Don't Know How to Love Him by Yvonne Elliman (#80); Be Nice to Me by Runt (#84); Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On by Edwin Starr (#87); Brownsville by the Joy of Cooking (#88); House at Pooh Corner by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#89); Ajax Liquor Store by Hudson and Landry (#90); Be My Baby by Cissy Houston (#92); I Wanna Be Free by Loretta Lynn (#94); Don't Knock My Love - Pt. I by Wilson Pickett (#96); That Evil Child by B.B. King (#98); Red Eye Blues by Red Eye (#99); and Happy by Hog Heaven (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
3 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
4 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
5 What’s Going On--Marvin Gaye
6 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
7 Another Day--Paul McCartney
8 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley
9 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)--The Temptations
10 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story--Andy Williams

Singles entering the chart were Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones (#53); It Don’t Come Easy by Ringo Starr (#64); Don’t Knock My Love (Part 1) by Wilson Pickett (#66); Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On by Edwin Starr (#71); The Good Book by Melanie (#82); When You’re Hot, You’re Hot by Jerry Reed (#84); Reach Out Your Hand by the Brotherhood of Man (#86); California Blues by Redwing (#88); That’s the Way by Carly Simon (#93); Be My Baby by Cissy Houston (#95); Music is Love by David Crosby (#96); Help Me Make it Through the Night by Joe Simon (#98); Michigan Harry Slaughter by Wadsworth Mansion (#99); and Brownsville by the Joy of Cooking (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 What’s Going On--Marvin Gaye
3 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)--The Temptations
4 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
5 Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why--Paul McCartney
6 Never Can Say Goodbye--The Jackson 5
7 She's a Lady--Tom Jones
8 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
9 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story--Andy Williams
10 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley

Singles entering the chart were It Don’t Come Easy by Ringo Starr (#78); Don't Knock My Love by Wilson Pickett (#80); Music is Love by David Crosby (#84); Nevada Fighter by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#86); We were Always Sweethearts by Boz Scaggs (#89); Married to a Memory by Arlene Harden (#92); Red Eye Blues by Red Eye (#96); I'll Erase Your Pain by the Whatnaughts (#97); and Can't Find the Time by Rose Colored Glass (#99).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Carry Me--Stampeders
4 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story--Andy Williams
5 Jodie--Joey Gregorash
6 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley
7 Another Day--Paul McCartney
8 Eighteen--Alice Cooper
9 What is Life--George Harrison
10 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones

Singles entering the chart were Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) by Daddy Dewdrop (#73); We Can Work it Out by Stevie Wonder (#74); Going to the Country by Young (#80); Live Till You Die by Emitt Rhodes (#81); Nevada Fighter by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#83); Way Down Deep by Bpbby Curtola (#94);Whistling Away the Dark by Henry Mancini and his Orchestra (#96); Melting Pot by Booker T. & the M.G.’s (#98); Rock 'n Roll Lover Man by Northwest Company (#99); and Do Me Right by the Detroit Emeralds (#100). Whistling Away the Dark was from the movie Darling Lili (1970).

Calgary’s Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night (2nd week at #1)
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Another Day--Paul McCartney
4 Tillicum--Syrinx
5 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
6 Where Evil Grows--The Poppy Family
7 Snow Blind Friend--Steppenwolf
8 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Ocean
9 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
10 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
Pick hit of the week: If--Bread

Space
The Soyuz 10 spacecraft, manned by Vladimir Shatalov, Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Nikolai Rukavishnikov, achieved soft docking for 5½ hours with the Soviet space station Salyut, which had been launched five days earlier, marking the first linkup between a spacecraft and a space station. The spacecraft, however, failed to achieve hard docking (full link), and returned to Earth later in the day, landing in Kazakhstan.

San Marco 3, a satellite that was a collaboration between the U.S.A. and Italy, was launched with the mission of conducting atmospheric studies.

Politics and government
David Lewis was elected leader of Canada's federal New Democratic Party, receiving 1,046 votes on the fourth ballot to 612 for runner-up James Laxer at the party's leadership convention at Ottawa Civic Centre. Mr. Lewis declared his opposition to the party's left-wing faction known as the "Waffles," of whom Mr. Laxer was regarded as the leader. Mr. Lewis, 61, replaced Tommy Douglas, who had led the party since its founding in 1961.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Montreal 6 @ Minnesota 3 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 2-1)

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade #1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): In the Air Tonight--Phil Collins (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Stop the Cavalry--Jona Lewie (4th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce Music Theatre (8th week at #1)
2 I am the Beat--Look
3 Give Me Back My Love--Maywood
4 Spend the Night in Love--The Four Seasons
5 Here is My Love--Tommy Dee
6 Woman--John Lennon
7 Gypsy Girl--David Scobie
8 Song for You--Chicago
9 Twilight Café--Susan Fassbender
10 Rapture--Blondie

Singles entering the chart were Antmusic by Adam & the Ants (#14); Banana Republic by the Boomtown Rats (#17); and Johnny and Mary by Robert Palmer (#20).

Politics and government
The Canadian Parliament passed amendments to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's constitutional proposals; eight Liberals abstained from voting.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
St. Louis 4 @ New York Rangers 7 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)
New York Islanders 5 @ Edmonton 2 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)
Philadelphia 3 @ Calgary 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Baseball
PCL
Tacoma 11 @ Edmonton 2

Only 660 fans braved cold temperatures on a Friday afternoon at Renfrew Park to see the Tigers hammer the Trappers. Gary Holle hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to avert a shutout.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 30 (CHED)
1 Kiss--Prince and the Revolution
2 Manic Monday--Bangles
3 R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.--John Cougar Mellencamp
4 Let's Go All the Way--Sly Fox
5 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
6 Eurasian Eyes--Corey Hart
7 Harlem Shuffle--Rolling Stones
8 Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)--Glass Tiger
9 Bad Boy--Miami Sound Machine
10 Tender Love--Force M.D.’s
11 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
12 Feel it Again--Honeymoon Suite
13 Why Can’t This Be Love--Van Halen
14 What You Need--INXS
15 She Sells Sanctuary--The Cult
16 If You Leave--Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
17 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
18 Something About You--Level 42
19 Vienna Calling--Falco
20 The Power of Love--Jennifer Rush

Died on this date
Wallis Simpson, 89. U.S.-born socialite. Mrs. Simpson, born Wallis Warfield, grew up in Baltimore. She married U.S. Navy officer Win Spencer in 1916, but they were divorced in 1927. Mrs. Spencer then had an affair with married shipbroker Ernest Simpson; he divorced his wife and married Mrs. Spencer in 1928. Mrs. Spencer first met Edward, Prince of Wales in 1931, and allegedly became his mistress in 1934. Mrs. Simpson obtained a divorce from her husband in October 1936, nine months after the Prince of Wales had acceded to the throne as King Edward VIII. Widespread opposition to the suitability of Mrs. Simpson as queen consort forced the king to make a decision between the throne and his lover, and he chose the latter, abdicating in December in favour of his younger brother, who became King George VI. The former king, who had been created Duke of Windsor by his brother, and Mrs. Simpson were married in France in June 1937. The Duke of Windsor served as Governor of the Bahamas from 1940-1945, and the couple returned to France after World War II, splitting their time between France and the United States as useless socialites. The Duke of Windsor died in 1972; the Duchess spent her remaining years in Paris, growing increasingly frail and dying from dementia.

Hockey
IIHF World Championship
U.S.S.R. 7 Canada 4

NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
St. Louis 7 @ Toronto 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Edmonton 7 @ Calgary 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Joyride--Roxette (7th week at #1)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight’s episode: The Accident

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
St. Louis 4 @ Minnesota 8 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Los Angeles 2 @ Edmonton 4 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Baseball
Darryl Kile of the Houston Astros pitched 6 hitless innings against the Cincinnati Reds in his first major league start. Houston manager Art Howe removed him at that point rather than risk injury to his arm. Curt Schilling finally gave up a single in the 9th inning, but the Astros edged the Reds 1-0 when pinch hitter Ken Oberkfell singled home Rafael Ramirez with 2 out in the bottom of the 13th before 10,869 fans at the Astrodome.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Johnny Valentine, 72. U.S. wrestler. Mr. Valentine, born John Theodore Wisniski, held numerous heavyweight titles in a professional career from 1947-1975. His career ended when he was paralyzed in a plane crash in 1975, but he remained in wrestling as a manager. Mr. Valentine suffered serious injuries when he fell off his front porch in 2000, and never recovered. He was the father of professional wrestler Greg "The Hammer" Valentine.

April 23, 2011

1,300 years ago
711

Died on this date
Childebert III, 31-33 (?). King of the Franks, 694-711. Childebert III "the Just" acceded to the throne upon the death of his elder brother Clovis IV. King Childebert was succeeded on the throne by his son Dagobert III.

1,140 years ago
871

Died on this date
Æthelred. King of Wessex, 865-871. Æthelred, the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf, acceded to the throne upon the death of his elder brother Æthelberht. He had to deal with the invasion of the Viking Great Army, and his forces lost three of four battles in the early months of 871. King Æthelred died shortly after Easter, and was succeeded by his youngest brother Alfred the Great.

870 years ago
1141

Born on this date
Malcolm IV. King of Scots, 1153-1165. Malcolm Canmore was the eldest son of Earl Henry, who was the son of King David I. When Earl Henry died in 1152, Malcolm became the heir to the throne, and succeeded his grandfather. He was known for his religious zeal and interest in knighthood and warfare, but, like his father, suffered from poor health. His death on December 9, 1165 at the age of 24 may have been the result of Paget's disease. Malcolm IV died without heirs and was succeeded by his brother William I.

490 years ago
1521

War
The forces of King Charles I of Spain defeated the Comuneros in the Battle of Villalar.

390 years ago
1621

Born on this date
William Penn. English military officer and politician. Sir William was an admiral in the Royal Navy who fought on the side of Parliament in the First English Civil War, but was also in contact with the Royalists before the Restoration. He represented Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in the Convention Parliament (1660) and the Cavalier Parliament from 1661 until his death on September 16, 1670 at the age of 49. Sir William was owed money by the Crown, but his son William accepted the grant of land in the American colonies in lieu of the money, and founded Pennsylvania.

350 years ago
1661

Britannica
Charles II was crowned King of England, Scotland and Ireland at Westminster Abbey in London.

220 years ago
1791

Born on this date
James Buchanan. 15th President of the United States of America, 1857-1861. Mr. Buchanan, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, held various offices in a political and diplomatic career lasting almost 50 years. He was elected President of the United States in 1856, but proved ineffective in fulfilling his promises and dealing with the threatened secession from the Union of Southern states, and declined to run for re-election. Mr. Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 at the age of 77. He predicted the day before his death that history would vindicate him, but he was mistaken; historians have consistently ranked Mr. Buchanan among the worst American Presidents.

160 years ago
1851

Communications
The Province of Canada's Post office issued Sandford Fleming's three-pence Beaver stamp, the Province's first regular postage stamp and one of the world’s earliest examples of a pictorial stamp. It was part of a series with a 6-penny Prince Albert stamp (issued May 12) and a 12-penny Queen Victoria (issued June 14).

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
John Peltz. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Peltz was an outfielder with the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884); Baltimore Orioles (1888); Brooklyn Gladiators (1890); Syracuse Stars (1890); and Toledo Maumees (1890), batting .224 with 4 home runs in 230 games. He played more than 550 games in 9 seasons in the minor leagues (1885-1893), and died on February 27, 1906 at the age of 44.

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby. U.K. military officer. Field Marshal Allenby was best known for leading the British Empire's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the conquest of Palestine against Ottoman forces during World War I in 1917 and 1918. He served as British High Commissioner in Egypt and Sudan from 1919-1925, and died on May 14, 1936, three weeks after his 75th birthday.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Sergei Prokofiev. Russian composer. Mr. Prokofiev was one of the most prominent composers of the 20th century; his works included seven completed operas, seven symphonies, and eight ballets. He died on March 5, 1953 at the age of 61.

War
Balmacedist (Liberal Democratic Party) torpedo boats Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell sank the Congressional armored frigate Blanco Encalada in the Battle of Caledera Bay, an engagement in the Chilean Civil War.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Ronald Neame. U.K. movie director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter. Mr. Neame began his career as a cinematographer, and was nominated for an Academy Award for One of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942). He was associated with director David Lean as producer and screenwriter, and shared Oscar nominations for the screenplays of Brief Encounter (1945) and Great Expectations (1946). Mr. Neame directed movies such as Tunes of Glory (1960) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972). He died on June 16, 2010 at the age of 99 from complications of a broken leg.

75 years ago
1936

Born on this date
Roy Orbison. U.S. singer and songwriter. One of this blogger's favourite singers, the "Big O" had a minor hit on Sun records in 1956 with Ooby Dooby, but it wasn't until Only the Lonely reached #2 in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1960 (and #1 in the U.K.) that he made it big. At a time when men weren't supposed to cry or show emotion over lost love, Mr. Orbison became very popular, especially with red-blooded heterosexual men, representing those of us who lose or don't get the girl. His hit singles included Running Scared (U.S. #1; U.K. #9, 1961); Crying (U.S. #2, 1961); Dream Baby (U.S. #4; U.K. #2, 1962); In Dreams (U.S. #7; U.K. #6, 1963); It's Over (U.S. #9; U.K. #1, 1964); and Pretty Woman (U.S. #1; U.K. #1, 1964). Mr. Orbison was as popular in Britain as in America, and headlined a British tour with the Beatles in 1963. The deaths of his first wife, Claudette (in a motorcycle crash in 1966) and two of his sons (in a fire at his Tennessee home in 1968 while Mr. Orbison was on the road) combined with a creative decline, and Mr. Orbison's popularity slipped badly. By the late 1980s, Mr. Orbison's career was on the upswing; many of the most popular artists of the time performed with him in a tribute concert in Los Angeles in 1987 which was released on video, and later on record,under the title Roy Orbison: A Black and White Night. In 1988 he was recruited to become one of the Traveling Wilbury's and performed on their Volume One album and their debut single Handle With Care (U.S. #45; Canada #3), while also recording a new album. Mr. Orbison died of a heart attack on December 6, 1988 at the age of 52. You Got It, the debut single from his new album, Mystery Girl, was released in January 1989, reaching #12 in the U.S. and #1 in Canada. The album was released in February and sold well. This blogger's favourite Roy Orbison song is Ride Away, from 1965.

70 years ago
1941

War
Germany admitted that the British rear guard in Greece was still holding the pass at Thermopylae. Waves of German bombers pounded Greek ports and waiting evacuation ships. A Japanese Army spokesman in Shanghai stated that all of the Chinese province of Chekiang south of Shanghai had been occupied by Japanese troops. At an America First Committee meeting in New York, Charles Lindbergh delivered a speech in opposition to American involvement in World War II.

Defense
New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, chairman of the American section of the Canada-U.S. Joint Defense Board, said that the two countries planned to defend their shores 1,000 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox announced that 20 of the Navy's "mosquito" boats were being shipped to Britain under the Lend-Lease program.

The Argentine Senate approved a defense bill authorizing the expenditure of 646 million pesos.

Politics and government
The death of a Senator who was a supporter of the government gave Labour a 36-35 edge in the Australian Senate.

Scandal
Former U.S. Ambassador to France William C. Bullitt presented President Franklin D. Roosevelt with evidence that Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles had made homosexual overtures to two railroad porters in September 1940. Mr. Bullitt, who disliked Mr. Welles and was his rival within the State Department, demanded that Mr. Roosevelt dismiss Mr. Welles. Mr. Roosevelt refused, and instead dismissed Mr. Bullitt from the State Department.

Protest
The American Youth Congress claimed 500,000 as the number of students taking part in peace rallies and "strikes" at many colleges throughout the United States.

Journalism
The Boston Evening Transcript announced that it would cease publication on April 30, 1941 after almost 111 years because of insufficient funds.

Health
Professor Russell Wilder of the Mayo Foundation reported that two-thirds of Americans suffered from serious malnutrition because of improper diet lacking in vitamins, minerals, and proteins.

Education
The New York Board of Education voted against a resolution to require teachers and clerks in the school system to state under oath whether they were or are members of the Communist, Nazi, or Fascist parties.

Labour
Michigan Governor Murray Van Wagoner named a three-man mediation committee to try to settle the dispute between General Motors and the United Auto Workers.

Soft coal mine operators in the southern United States broke off negotiations with the United Mine Workers of America for the second time.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Fonceville Curse, starring Patric Knowles, Rosalind Ivan, Alma Lawton, and Donald Morrison



Died on this date
Charles G. Dawes, 85. 30th Vice President of the United States, 1925-1929. Mr. Dawes, a Republican, was Vice President under President Calvin Coolidge. He was awarded a share of the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize "for the Dawes Plan for German reparations which was seen as having provided the economic underpinning of the Locarno Pact of 1925." Mr. Dawes was also an amateur composer of music, and his Melody in A Major (1912) became a popular instrumental piece, and became a popular hit song under the title It's All in the Game after lyrics were written by Carl Sigman in 1951.

Jules Berry, 68. French actor. Mr. Berry, born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet, appeared in several dozen plays and more than 90 movies in a career spanning more than 40 years. His films included Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (The Crime of Monsieur Lange) (1936) and Les Visiteurs du Soir (The Devil's Envoys) (1942). Mr. Berry died of a heart attackdef caused by treatment for rheumatism.

Married on this date
U.S. war hero and actor Audie Murphy and airline stewardess Pamela Archer in Dallas.

Literature
Return to Paradise, James A. Michener's second book about the South Pacific, was published in New York by Random House.

War
South Africa announced that it would withdraw its forces from Korea if if the United Nations command invaded China.

Communications
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Associated Press installed the first teletypesetter circuit operated by a news agency.

Journalism
Associated Press bureau chief William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia. Deprived of sleep and subjected to continuous interrogation for 42 hours, he signed a statement confessing to the charge of espionage.

Defense
Washington Post columnist Drew Pearson reported the development of an atomic cannon which would go into production for the U.S. Army in three to five months.

Politics and government
The day after the resignation of Labour Minister Aneurin Bevan, Board of Trade President Harold Wilson resigned from the cabinet of British Prime Minister Clement Attlee.

The U.S. Subversive Activities Control Board began hearings in Washington to determine whether the Communist Party must register as a Soviet-controlled agency under the 1950 Internal Security Act.

Africana
Maiali, who had ruled the Balobedu tribe in South Africa for 53 years, defied tribal tradition by refusing to commit suicide by taking poison on her 80th birthday.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): The Pushbike Song--The Mixtures (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 A Summer Prayer for Peace--The Archies (4th week at #1)
2 Home--Dave Mills
3 Have You Ever Seen the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Knock Three Times--Dawn
5 What is Life--George Harrison
6 Silver Moon--Michael Nesmith & the First National Band
7 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
8 My Sweet Lord--George Harrison
9 Understanding--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
10 Pushbike Song--The Mixtures

Singles entering the chart were Put Your Hand in the Hand by Alan Garrity (#19); and Theme from Love Story by Francis Lai and his Orchestra (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Another Day--Paul McCartney
4 I was Wondering--The Poppy Family
5 Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)--Daddy Dewdrop
6 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
7 Timothy--The Buoys
8 Oh What a Feeling--Crowbar
9 If--Bread
10 Friends/Honey Roll--Elton John

Singles entering the chart were It Takes Time by Anne Murray (#24); Superstar by Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers (#27); Toast and Marmalade for Tea by Tin Tin (#28); Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by the Raiders (#29); and Lucky Man by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
2 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
3 Power to the People--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Broken/Albert Flasher--The Guess Who
5 Another Day/Oh Woman, Oh Why--Paul McCartney
6 Lucky Man--Emerson, Lake & Palmer
7 I was Wondering--The Poppy Family
8 Friends--Elton John
9 Sweet Mary--Argent
10 One Toke Over the Line--Brewer and Shipley

Singles entering the chart were Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) by Daddy Dewdrop (#11); Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones (#24); Me and You and a Dog Named Boo by Lobo (#27); and Lay it Down by Lonnie Mack (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 Where Evil Grows--The Poppy Family
2 I Am...I Said--Neil Diamond
3 Jodie--Joey Gregorash
4 She’s a Lady--Tom Jones
5 A Country Boy Named Willy--Spring
6 Friends--Elton John
7 Tillicum--Syrinx
8 Hats Off to the Stranger--Lighthouse
9 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
10 Woodstock--Matthews’ Southern Comfort

Music
The album Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones was released, the first to be issued on their own Rolling Stones label.

Abominations
The Pakistan Army and Razakar collaborators massacred approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

Baseball
Ken Singleton singled home Tommie Agee from second base with 2 out in the top of the 12th inning to break a 6-6 tie as the New York Mets edged the Chicago Cubs 7-6 before 8,418 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Singleton hit his first home run of the season, a 2-run blast off Ken Holtzman, in the 4th inning. Chicago first baseman Hal Breeden led off the bottom of the 6th inning with his first major league home run, and his only homer in a Chicago uniform. Nolan Ryan (1-0), the fifth and last New York pitcher, pitched 2 scoreless innings to get the win. Charlie Williams relieved New York starting pitcher Jerry Koosman and allowed 4 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 2.2 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out none, striking out in both his plate appearances in his first major league game.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 12 (CHED)
1 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
2 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
3 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
4 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
5 Ain’t Even Done with the Night--John Cougar
6 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
7 Turning Japanese--The Vapors
8 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
9 Crying--Don McLean
10 Another One Rides the Bus--"Weird Al" Yankovic
11 Rapture--Blondie
12 High School Confidential--Rough Trade

Died on this date
Josep Pla, 84. Spanish journalist. Josep Pla i Casadevall, a native of Catalonia, was a member of the Catalan Parliament as a member of the Lliga Regionalista (Regionalist League) (1921-1924) before being expelled by Spanish dictator Primo Rivera and living in exile for several years. He returned to Madrid when the Republic of Spain was proclaimed in 1931, and wrote features about Parliament for the next five years. Mr. Pla abandoned Madrid several years before the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, and spent most of the rest of his life abroad in various countries, becoming known for his travel books. He eventually returned to Catalonia, where he died.

Politics and government
The Canadian House of Commons approved the final draft of Canada's proposed new constitution.

Baseball
PCL
Tacoma 11 @ Edmonton 9

This was the Trappers’ first loss at Renfrew Park.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Dover-Calais--Style (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Harold Arlen, 81. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Arlen, born Hyman Arluck, wrote the music for over 500 songs, including such standards as Get Happy; Stormy Weather; and Blues in the Night. He and lyricist E.Y. Harburg won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song for Over the Rainbow, from The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Otto Preminger, 80. Austro-Hungarian-born U.S. movie director. Mr. Preminger first achieved major success with the film noir drama Laura (1944), but was best known for directing movies that challenged Hollywood taboos and censorship. His films included Forever Amber (1947); The Moon is Blue (1953); The Man with the Golden Arm (1955); and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). He also acted in several movies, most notably Stalag 17 (1953).

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Montreal 1 @ Hartford 2 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Washington 5 @ New York Rangers 6 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

20 years ago
1991

Adventure
31-year-old French yachtsman Christophe Auguin won the 27,000-mile, eight-month-long BOC solo race around the world aboard the 60-foot-long sailboat Groupe Sceta. Mr. Auguin’s closest rival, Alain Gautier, stalled just 212 miles from the finish.

Labour
Quebec Treasury Board President Daniel Johnson persuaded provincial civil servants to take a six-month pay freeze.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Boston 2 @ Montreal 6 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Pittsburgh 3 @ Washington 1 (Pittsburgh led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies, who had started the season with a record of 4-9, fired Nick Leyva as manager and replaced him with Jim Fregosi. Mr. Fregosi’s debut as Philadelphia manager was a 2-1 loss to the New York Mets before 20,187 fans at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

10 years ago
2001

Crime
Jane Andrews, a former personal assistant to the Duchess of York, went on trial for the murder of her boyfriend.

April 22, 2011

1,420 years ago
591

Died on this date
Peter III, 40-41 (?). Patriarch of Antioch, 581-591. Peter III was installed as Patriarch of Antioch (head of the Syriac Orthodox Church) after Paul II was deposed by Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Damian of Alexandra. A schism developed between the churches, which Peter was unable to heal before he died of natural causes and was succeeded by Julian II.

190 years ago
1821

Died on this date Gregory V, 74-75. Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, 1797-1798, 1806-1808, 1818-1821. Gregory V was not only the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, but also Ethnarch (ethnic leader) of the Orthodox Millet (court of law) at the time of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. He condemned the Greek revolutionaries in order to protect Greeks in Constantinople from reprisals by Ottoman Turks, but was nevertheless blamed by Sultan Mahmud II for his inability to suppress the Greek uprising. Gregory V was hanged by the Ottoman government from the main gate of the Patriarchate in Constantinople and his body was thrown into the Bosphorus. A massacre of the city's Greek population followed. The Patriarch's body was eventually interred in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. He was succeeded by Eugenius II.

140 years ago
1871

Died on this date
Martín Carrera, 64. President ot Mexico, 1855. Brigadier General Carrera entered the Mexican Army at the age of 9 as a cadet and was a career officer. He was a member of the National Legislative Junta charged with writing the Bases Orgánicas (constitution) in 1843 and Senator of the Republic (1844-1846). When Antonio López de Santa Anna resigned the presidency in 1855, a junta of representatives named Brig. Gen. Carrera interim president to replace him. He served from August 5-September 12, 1855, resigned after calling elections for a constituent congress, and retured to private life.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Nicola Sacco. Italian-born U.S. criminal. Mr. Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were anarchists who were convicted of the April 15, 1920 armed robbery and murder of a guard and paymaster with the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in South Braintree, Massachusetts. They were convicted of first-degree murder on July 14, 1921; appeals dragged on for six years, but were denied, despite protests by prominent people in the United States and other countries. Messrs. Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in the electric chair at Charlestown State Prison on August 23, 1927. Mr. Sacco was 36 at the time of his death.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Taylor Douthit. U.S. baseball player. A native of Little Rock, Mr. Douthit played 11 years as an outfielder in the major leagues from 1923-1933, mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was the starting center fielder with the team that won the World Series in 1926 and National League pennants in 1928 and 1930. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds during the 1931 season and to the Chicago Cubs in 1933. In 1,074 major league games, Mr. Douthit batted .291. In 13 World Series games he batted just .140, with a best of .267 in 1926. Mr. Douthit died in Fremont, California on May 28, 1986 at the age of 85.

70 years ago
1941

Theatre
The New York Drama Critics Circle named Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman as the Best American Play of the 1940-41 season. The Corn is Green by Emlyn Williams was named Best Foreign Play.

War
King George II of Greece abandoned Athens for Crete after the Greek Army of Epirus surrendered, with German troops less than 100 miles from Athens.

Defense
2,000 American soldiers were landed at Manila from the transport ship Republic to augment the Philippine defense forces.

U.K. Secretary of State for India and Burma Leo Amery told the House of Commons that an army of 500,000 was rapidly being formed in India.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. formally protested to Germany over 80 alleged border violations by Nazi planes from March 27-April 18, 1941.

Academia
The New York Board of Higher Education suspended eight instructors and three administrative assistants of City College of New York who were charged with being members of the Communist Party and obstructing the Rapp-Coudert committee's investigation of subversive activities.

Labour
Operators of soft coal mines in the southern United States resumed negotiations in New York with northern operators and the United Mine Workers of America.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations Textile Workers Union voted at its convention to bar members of Nazi, Fascist, or Communist organizations from holding union office.

60 years ago
1951

War
The Chinese spring offensive began as an estimated 400,000 Communist troops attacked along a 95-mile front in central and western Korea. The Chinese People's Volunteer Army began assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong. The Chinese army attacked the Second Battalion of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry defending Hill 677; the Princess Pats were greatly outnumbered, hundreds up against thousands of Chinese and North Koreans advancing on the South Korean capital of Seoul. The Canadians held the enemy off for ten hours with traps and bombs, with food and ammunition dropped by plane. The battle ended on April 25.

Defense
The U.S. Defense Department said that it was ready to meet Republican Party demands to open all records or President Harry Truman's administration's handling of Korean and Far Eastern affairs.

Politics and government
U.K. Labour Minister Aneurin Bevan, leader of the Labour Party's left wing, quit the cabinet of Prime Minister Clement Attlee in protest against the government's policy of cutting back social programs to finance rearmament.

50 years ago
1961

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

#1 single in Italy: Jealous of You--Connie Francis (3rd week at #1)

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

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Non je ne regrette rien--Edith Piaf (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Are You Sure--The Allisons (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Runaway--Del Shannon
2 Blue Moon--The Marcels
3 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe
4 But I Do--Clarence "Frogman" Henry
5 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
6 Apache--Jorgen Ingmann and his Guitar
7 On the Rebound--Floyd Cramer
8 I’ve Told Every Little Star--Linda Scott
9 You Can Depend on Me--Brenda Lee
10 Please Love Me Forever--Cathy Jean and the Roommates

Singles entering the chart were Pony Time by Don Covay and the Goodtimers (#20, charting with the version by Chubby Checker); Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart by Connie Francis (#58); Running Scared by Roy Orbison (#65); Mama Said by the Shirelles (#67); Saved by LaVern Baker (#69); (Dance the) Mess Around by Chubby Checker (#70); Hello Mary Lou (#77)/Travelin’ Man (#96) by Ricky Nelson; Tragedy by the Fleetwoods (#78); For Your Love by the Wanderers (#81); Flaming Star by Elvis Presley (#89); A Dollar Down by the Limeliters (#91); Lullaby of Love by Frank Gari (#95); Exodus by Eddie Harris (#97); You Set My Heart to Music by Johnny Mathis (#99); Big Big World by Johnny Burnette (#100); Life’s a Holiday by Jerry Wallace (also #100); and Three Little Fishes by Buzz Clifford (also #100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Runaway--Del Shannon (4th week at #1)
2 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
3 After the Hurricane--Paul Evans
4 The Great Snow Man--Bob Luman
5 Shy Away--Jerry Fuller
6 Theme for a Dream--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
7 On the Rebound--Floyd Cramer
8 Abdul's Party--Larry Verne
9 Flaming Star--Elvis Presley
10 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels

Singles entering the chart were Hello Mary Lou/Travelin’ Man by Ricky Nelson (#31); Little Egypt (Ying-Yang) by the Coasters (#34); Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart by Connie Francis (#35); The Rebel - Johnny Yuma by Johnny Cash (#39); I Fall to Pieces by Dodie Stevens (#42); Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It by Freddy Cannon (#44); The Legend of Gunga Din by the Crew Cuts (#48); Big Big World by Johnny Burnette (#49); and Brass Buttons by the String-A-Longs (#50). The Rebel - Johnny Yuma was the theme song from the television Western series The Rebel (1959-1961).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Running Scared--Roy Orbison (2nd week at #1)
2 Runaway--Del Shannon
3 After the Hurricane--Paul Evans
4 The Great Snow Man--Bob Luman
5 Flaming Star--Elvis Presley
6 Abdul's Party--Larry Verne
7 Shy Away--Jerry Fuller
8 Blue Moon--The Marcels
9 Theme for a Dream--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
10 Hop Scotch--Santo & Johnny

Singles entering the chart were Big Big World by Johnny Burnette (#19, charting with its other side, Ballad of the One Eyed Jacks); Little Devil by Neil Sedaka (#22); Moody River by Pat Boone (#34); The Rebel - Johnny Yuma by Johnny Cash (#39); and Frogg by the Brothers Four (#40).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Scandal Sheet

Boxing
World middleweight champion Paul Pender (39-5-2) retained his title with a 15-round unanimous decision over former world welterweight and middleweight champion Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) at Boston Garden. Mr. Basilio was knocked down for the first time in his career, and it turned out to be his last fight.



40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Non, non rien n'a changé--Les Poppys (4th week at #1)

Space
The U.S.S.R. launched Soyuz 10, whose crew consisted of Commander Vladimir Shatalov, Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev, and Systems Engineer Nikolai Rukavishnikov, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Business
Toronto-based Consumers' Gas acquired controlling interest in Home Oil Ltd. of Calgary.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Chicago 1 @ New York 4 (New York led best-of-seven series 2-1)
Minnesota 6 @ Montreal 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Vic Hadfield led the Rangers over the Black Hawks at Madison Square Garden with 3 goals, while linemate Jean Ratelle assisted on all 4 New York goals.

The North Stars’ win over the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum marked the first time that an expansion team had defeated an established team in a Stanley Cup game. Montreal coach Al MacNeil benched veteran forward John Ferguson in the 3rd period, and the two clashed verbally before Mr. Ferguson smashed his stick and stormed off to the dressing room before the game was over.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates (4th week at #1)
2 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
3 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
4 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
5 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
6 Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs
7 I Can't Stand It--Eric Clapton and his Band
8 You Better You Bet--The Who
9 Ain't Even Done with the Night--John Cougar
10 Rapture--Blondie

Singles entering the chart were You Better You Bet; and Sweetheart by Franke and the Knockouts (#19).

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
Edmonton 4 @ New York Islanders 3 (New York led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Calgary 4 @ Philadelphia 9 (Calgary led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Minnesota 4 @ Buffalo 3 (Minnesota won best-of-seven series 4-1)
New York Rangers 3 @ St. Louis 4 (New York led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Matti Hagman scored the winning goal for the Oilers against the Islanders with 4:41 remaining in the 3rd period at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale.

Brian Propp scored 3 goals to lead the Flyers over the Flames at the Spectrum.

Al MacAdam’s goal 18 seconds into the 3rd period proved to be the winner as the North Stars eliminated the Sabres at War Memorial Auditorium.

Jorgen Pettersson’s goal at 6:09 of the 3rd period was the winning goal as the Blues staved off elimination against the Rangers at the Checkerdome.

Baseball
PCL
Tacoma 1 @ Edmonton 8

The Trappers achieved instant success at Renfrew Park in their first home game ever. After starting pitcher Reggie Patterson retired the Tigers in the top of the 1st inning, Jay Loviglio led off the bottom of the inning with a single. The next two batters reached base to load the bases for right fielder John Poff, who hit a grand slam. The capacity crowd included Trappers’ owner Peter Pocklington, who arrived by limousine.

25 years ago
1986

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Division Finals
St. Louis 2 @ Toronto 5 (Toronto led best-of-seven series 2-1)
Edmonton 2 @ Calgary 3 (Calgary led best-of-seven series 2-1)

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Wednesday Moon--Hideaki Tokunaga

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Se mustamies--Hausmylly (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Joyride--Roxette (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
Hollywood Detective, on A&E
Tonight's episode: Romanoff a Clef

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney promised a Royal Commission on Aboriginal Affairs to settle all land claims by the year 2000. Mr. Mulroney named former Prime Minister Joe Clark as Minister of Constitutional Affairs; his task was to coordinate various ongoing negotiations and recommendations.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
St. Louis 1 @ Minnesota 5 (Minnesota led best-of-seven series 2-1)
Los Angeles 3 @ Edmonton 4 (2 OT) (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Baseball
San Francisco Giants' second baseman Robby Thompson hit for the cycle, but the Giants lost 7-5 to the San Diego Padres before 12,156 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.