May 28, 2011

1,390 years ago
621

War
Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese Emperor Gaozu, defeated the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande in the Battle of Hulao near the Hulao Pass (Henan). This victory decided the outcome of the civil war that followed the Sui dynasty's collapse in favour of the Tang dynasty.

1,270 years ago
741

Died on this date
Ucha'an K'in B'alam. King of Dos Pilas, 727-741. Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam succeeded Itzamnaaj Kʼawiil as Mayan King of Dos Pilas, in what is now the Guatemelan department of Petén. Uchaʼan Kʼin Bʼalam was known for capturing Yichʼaak Bʼalam, king of Seibal, and was succeeded on the throne by Itzamnaaj Kʼawiil's son Kʼawiil Chan Kʼinich.

200 years ago
1811

Died on this date
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, 69. U.K. politician. Mr. Dundas, an "independent Whig," was the trusted lieutenant of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, and was the most powerful politician in Scotland in the latter decades of the 18th century. He held several cabinet posts, including Secretary of State for War (1794-1801) and First Lord of the Admiralty (1804-1805). Mr. Dundas was elevated to the House of Lords in 1802 as 1st Viscount Melville. He died a month after his 69th birthday.

160 years ago
1851

Society
The Ohio Woman's Rights Convention began a two-day conference in Akron. The conference called for women’s suffrage and for an improvement in the conditions of labouring women.

140 years ago
1871

World events
The Paris Commune fell after two months.

110 years ago
1901

Oil
Mozaffar ad-Din, Shah of Persia, granted exclusive rights to prospect for oil in the country to British investor William Knox D'Arcy.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Fritz Hochwälder. Austrian playwright. Mr. Hochwälder wrote about two dozen plays in a career spanning more than 50 years; his works were characterized by moralistic themes. Mr. Hochwälder died on October 21, 1986 at the age of 75.

Thora Hird. U.K. actress. Dame Thora appeared in more than 100 movies and television programs in a career spanning more than 70 years, and won three BAFTA TV Awards. She died on March 15, 2003 at the age of 91.

70 years ago
1941

War
British forces began the evacuation of Crete under heavy German pressure. The German command announced the capture by German and Italian troops of Halfaya Pass in Egypt southeast of Solum.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt told a special press conference that he had no intention of asking Congress to repeal or modify the Neutrality Act, and that he did not plan to institute convoys for war material being shipped to Britain. The U.S. Maritime Commission requisitioned the 26,454-ton liner America, the largest merchant ship ever built in the United States, which would be turned over to the Navy.

Aviation
A spinproof private plane designed by Dr. Otto Koppen for General Aircraft Corporation was demonstrated in Newark, New Jersey.

Scandal
Former Kansas City Democratic Party boss Tom Pendergast and two other men were found guilty of contempt for deceiving a U.S. federal court in a $10-million fire insurance settlement.

Economics and finance
U.S. Interior Secretary Harold Ickes urged priorities on gasoline, oil, and electric power on the Eastern seaboard because of the increasing shortage.

Labour
The American Federation of Labor Executive Council pledged its support for U.S. President Roosevelt's plea for labour peace, and called upon its unions to refrain from striking against defense industries without first seeking mediation.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) President Harry Bridges, a native of Australia, testified at his U.S. deportation hearing that he now or ever was a member of the Communist Party. It wasn't until the 1990s that it was revealed that Mr. Bridges had lied.

Boxing
Tony Zale (48-15-2) retained his National Boxing Association world middleweight title with a knockout of Al Hostak (54-5-8) at 2:32 of the 2nd round at Chicago Stadium Outdoor Arena. Mr. Zale was knocked down for no count in the 1st round, but knocked Mr. Hostak down 8 times in the 2nd round.



Baseball
George Selkirk came to bat as a pinch hitter and hit a grand slam to climax a 5-run 8th inning to lead the New York Yankees past the Washington Nationals 6-5 before 25,000 fans in the first night game ever played at Griffith Stadium in Washington.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored 2 runs in the top of the 16th inning to defeat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 before 1,400 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Philadelphia third baseman Pete Suder batted 4 for 7 with a double, 3-run home run, and 4 runs batted in. Boston third baseman Jim Tabor also hit a 3-run homer, with both blasts coming in the 6th inning. Tom Ferrick allowed 8 hits and 1 earned run in 10 innings to get the win in relief of Bill Beckmann, who allowed 7 hits and 5 earned runs in 6 innings.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Pattern, starring Martha Scott, Murvyn Vye, Larry Kerr, and Klock Ryder



At the movies
Hollywood Story, directed by William Castle, and starring Richard Conte and Julia Adams, received its premiere screening in Chicago.



War
United Nations forces in Korea retook Inje in the east and Hwachon and Yonchon on the central front, all north of the 38th Parallel. Soviet delegate to the United Nations Jacob Malik denied reports that the U.S.S.R. was making peace feelers in Korea. U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt Vandenberg testified before the Senate Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees, claiming that full-scale bombing of Communist China and Manchuria could not end the Korean War, as maintained by Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

India informed the U.S. State Department that it agreed with Britain's refusal to sign a Japanese peace treaty negotiated with Nationalist China.

Protest
South African police clashed with 50,000 Asians demonstrating in Cape Town against segregated voting registration lists, seriously injuring 28 people in the worst riot in the city's history.

Television
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of the Federal Communications Commission to approve the CBS colour television system over its RCA competitor.

Britannica
Princess Elizabeth opened the Exhibition of Industrial Power in Glasgow, the latest show in the Festival of Britain.



Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Samuel Hoffman of Philadelphia that witnesses who refused to testify for fear of self-incrimination did not have to show good faith by explaining how their testimony could incriminate them.

Oil
Iran refused to recognize the International Court of Justice's right to order arbitration in the oil nationalization dispute with the United Kingdom.

Baseball
Bob Elliott's 2-run home run climaxed a 3-run 1st inning for the Boston Braves as they beat the New York Giants 4-1 before 23,101 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. After going hitless in his first 12 at bats in the major leagues since being called up from the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association, Willie Mays of Giants broke the streak with a home run onto the left field roof in the bottom of the 1st. It was the only run Mr. Spahn (5-3) gave up in a 7-hit complete game.

Carl Furillo led off the top of the 9th inning with a home run to break a 3-3 tie as the Brooklyn Dodgers edged the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 before 20,387 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Ralph Branca (2-1) pitched a 7-hit complete game to outduel Ken Heintzelman (1-5), who allowed 10 hits in a complete game.

Red Schoendienst singled home Del Rice with 2 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 9,757 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Paul LaPalme (0-1), the last of three Pittsburgh pitchers, allowed 2 hits and 1 earned run in 1.2 innings in taking the loss, walking 3 batters and striking out none in his first major league game.

50 years ago
1961

Died on this date
Fred Smith, 69. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Smith was a third baseman and shortstop with the Boston Braves (1913); Buffalo Blues (1914-1915); Brooklyn Tip-Tops (195); and St. Louis Cardinals (1917), batting .226 with 8 home runs and 158 runs batted in in 438 games. He hit .244 with at least 14 homers in 939 games in 8 seasons in the minor leagues (1909-1921).

Journalism
Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners was published in the British newspaper The Observer. This was later thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International.

Baseball
A total of 39 home runs were hit in 11 major league games, a record for a single day.

40 years ago
1971

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

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Butterfly--Danyel Gérard (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Put Your Hand in the Hand--Alan Garrity (4th week at #1)
2 If Not for You--Olivia Newton-John
3 Understanding--Peanutbutter Conspiracy
4 Have You Ever Seen the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 Amazing Grace--Judy Collins
6 Vicki--Lance James
7 What is Life--George Harrison
8 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night
9 Theme from Love Story--Francis Lai Orchestra
10 Another Day--Paul McCartney

Singles entering the chart were Funny Funny by the Sweet (#17); and When Love Comes Knocking at Your Door by the Dealians (#19).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders
2 Sweet and Innocent--Donny Osmond
3 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones
4 It Don't Come Easy--Ringo Starr
5 Here Comes the Sun--Richie Havens
6 Me and You and a Dog Named Boo--Lobo
7 Jodie--Joey Gregorash
8 Toast and Marmalade for Tea--Tin Tin
9 Superstar--Murray Head with the Trinidad Singers
10 It Takes Time--Anne Murray

Singles entering the chart were Double Lovin' by the Osmonds (#26); Done Too Soon by Neil Diamond (#27); Treat Her Like a Lady by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#28); Nathan Jones by the Supremes (#29); and High Time We Went by Joe Cocker (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 Brown Sugar--The Rolling Stones (3rd week at #1)
2 Love Her Madly--The Doors
3 Hot Love--T. Rex
4 Toast and Marmalade for Tea--Tin Tin
5 Me and You and a Dog Named Boo--Lobo
6 It Don't Come Easy--Ringo Starr
7 Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
8 It's Too Late/I Feel the Earth Move--Carole King
9 Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)--Raiders
10 Joy to the World--Three Dog Night

Singles entering the chart were High Time We Went by Joe Cocker (#28); Spaceship Races by Tom Northcott (#29); and Different Drum by Uproar (#30).

Died on this date
Audie Murphy, 45. U.S. soldier and actor. First Lieutenant Murphy was the most-decorated soldier in American history, earning every medal for valour, including the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Italy and southern France in World War II. He later had a successful acting career, which included playing himself in To Hell and Back(1955), based on his 1949 autobiography. Other notable films of his included The Red Badge of Courage (1951); Night Passage (1957); and No Name on the Bullet (1959). Mr. Murphy was a fan of country music, and co-wrote 18 songs. He suffered from what would today be described as post-traumatic stress disorder, sleeping with a loaded handgun under his pillow and consuming addictive sleeping pills. Mr. Murphy was one of six people killed in a plane crash near Roanoke, Virginia, 23 days before his 46th birthday.

Space
The U.S.S.R. launched the probe Mars 3, nine days after launching Mars 2. Mars 2 was expected to reach Mars about November 15, 1971, with Mars 3 following about a week later.

Baseball
Atlanta Braves’ third baseman Clete Boyer, who had hit safely in his last 9 games, with 5 home runs and 14 runs batted in, was released after disputes with general manager Paul Richards and manager Lum Harris over what Mr. Boyer charged were silly rules and mismanagement. He was batting .245 with 6 homers and 19 RBIs in 30 games with Atlanta in 1971. No major league team signed Mr. Boyer, but he was able to finish the season with the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League, and played in Japan with the Taiyo Whales (1972-1975).

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 20 (CHED)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
2 High School Confidential--Rough Trade
3 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
4 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
5 You Better You Bet--The Who
6 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
7 I Love You--Climax Blues Band
8 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
9 I Missed Again--Phil Collins
10 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
11 Babe--Jack Green
12 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx
13 Medley--Stars on 45
14 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
15 Sweetheart--Franke and the Knockouts
16 It Just Occurred to Me--Peter Pringle
17 Lady of the '80s--Loverboy
18 What are We Doin’ in Love--Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers)
19 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
20 The Waiting--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Died on this date
Mary Lou Williams, 71. U.S. musician. Mrs. Williams was a jazz pianist, arranger, and composer who became one of the first women to become successful in jazz. She was married to saxophonist John Overton Williams from 1927-1940, and they performed together in the group Twelve Clouds of Joy, with Mrs. Williams serving as the band's arranger. Her compositions included Zodiac Suite, which was first performed on December 31, 1945. Mrs. Williams withdrew from performing in the mid-1950s and converted to Roman Catholicism. She often performed sacred music after that, and contributed to Catholic and other charities. Mrs. Williams died of bladder cancer, 20 days after her 71st birthday.

Baseball
The California Angels, off to a 22-25 start and 7½ games out of first place in the American League West Division, fired Jim Fregosi as manager, and replaced him with Gene Mauch. Mr. Fregosi had taken over as Angels’ manager at approximately the same point in the 1978 season and had led them to their first divisional title in 1979.

25 years ago
1986

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

Died on this date
Taylor Douthit, 85. 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.

20 years ago
1991

War
Addis Ababa fell to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.

Business
Edmonton-based Mel Hurtig sold Hurtig Publishing Ltd.--with a 100-book backlist including the Canadian Encyclopedia--to Avie Bennett's McClelland & Stewart.

10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Joe Moakley, 74. U.S. politician. Mr. Moakley, a Democrat, represented the 7th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1953-1963); the 4th Suffolk District in the Massachusetts Senate (1965-1971); and Massachusetts' 9th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 until his death from a form of blood cancer. He chaired the House Rules Committee (1989-1995), and led a panel that investigated the 1989 deaths of six Jesuit priests and two women in El Salvador.

Baseball
The Florida Marlins, with a record of 22-26, fired John Boles as manager and replaced him with Tony Perez.

May 27, 2011

80 years ago
1931

Baseball
Will Harridge was named president of the American League, succeeding E.S. Barnard.

75 years ago
1936

Transportation
The British ocean liner Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.

70 years ago
1941

War
British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives. German forces captured the Cretan capital of Canea.



Defense
A Japanese official said in a Tokyo radio broadcast that Japan had 500 warships and 4,000 naval planes in fighting order. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed that "an unlimited national emergency confronts this country, which requires that its military, naval, air and civilian defenses be put on the basis of readiness to repel any and all acts or threats of aggression directed toward any part of the Western Hemisphere." Mr. Roosevelt reasserted the doctrine of freedom of the seas, and asked Congress for additional appropriations of over $3.3 billion for aircraft construction.

Economics and finance
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill extending for two years President Roosevelt's power to operate the $2-billion Exchange Stabilization Fund and to alter the gold content of the dollar.

Labour
American Federation of Labor President William Green denounced the San Francisco shipyard strike.

Chess
U.S. champion Samuel Reshevsky retained his title with two games remaining by drawing the 14th game with Israel Horowitz in New York.

60 years ago
1951

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

Defense
U.S. Civil Defense Administrator Millard Caldwell said that he doubted that the Air Force could stop even 30% of the planes in a Soviet bomber attack on the United States.

Politics and government
The second round of voting in the Austrian presidential election resulted in the election of Socialist Party candidate and Mayor of Vienna Theodor Körner, who took 52.06% of the vote to 47.94% for Austrian People's Party candidate Heinrich Gleißner. The first round of voting on May 6 had resulted in Mr. Gleißner leading with 40.14% to 39.15% for Mr. Körner.

Economics and finance
International Monetary Fund directors in Washington urged that member states act at once to promote "relaxation or removal" of trade restrictions.

Labour
The U.S. National Farm Labor Union charged that police in the California towns of Brawley, Calexico, and El Centro were rounding up illegal Mexican immigrants and escorting them through picket lines to work on Imperial Valley farms, where workers were striking for a 60c hourly wage increase.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Runaway--Del Shannon (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Where the Boys Are--Connie Francis (3rd week at #1)

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

#1 single in the Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Wheels--The String-A-Longs (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Surrender--Elvis Presley; Runaway--Del Shannon

1 Mother-in-Law--Ernie K-Doe (3rd week at #1)
2 Runaway--Del Shannon
3 A Hundred Pounds of Clay--Gene McDaniels
4 Daddy’s Home--Shep and the Limelites
5 Breakin’ in a Brand New Broken Heart--Connie Francis
6 Running Scared--Roy Orbison
7 Mama Said--The Shirelles
8 Travelin’ Man--Ricky Nelson
9 I Feel So Bad--Elvis Presley
10 Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson

Singles entering the chart were Every Beat of My Heart by the Pips (#70); The Writing on the Wall by Adam Wade (#72); Bring Back Your Heart by the Del Vikings (#83); Anna by Jorgen Ingmann & his Guitar (#87); Dance on Little Girl by Paul Anka (#92); Rainin’ in My Heart by Slim Harpo (#93); Miss Fine by the New Yorkers (#94); Son-in-Law, with versions by the Blossoms; and Louise Brown (#98); Ring of Fire by Duane Eddy (#99); I’m Gonna Knock on Your Door by Eddie Hodges (#100); Quarter to Three by U.S. Bonds (also #100); and Yellow Bird by Arthur Lyman Group (also #100). Every Beat of My Heart, released on Vee-Jay Records and credited to the Pips, also appeared on the Fury label, credited to Gladys Knight and the Pips; that version was listed with the other version, but was not charted. Son-in-Law is listed as having versions by the Blossoms and Louise Brown, but the two are actually different songs with the same title. Both are presumably responses to Mother-in-Law. The version of Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me of You) by Nino and the Ebb Tides was listed with the version by Little Caesar and the Romans at #51, but not charted.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Moody River--Pat Boone (2nd week at #1)
2 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
3 Everyday--Bobby Lee
4 Barbara-Ann--The Regents
5 Louisiana Mama--Gene Pitney
6 Hello Walls--Faron Young
7 Triangle--Janie Grant
8 Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson
9 How Many Tears--Bobby Vee
10 Indian Giver--Annette

Singles entering the chart were I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door by Eddie Hodges (#23); Dance on Little Girl by Paul Anka (#35); Sacred by the Castells (#39); Temptation by the Everly Brothers (#42); You Always Hurt the One You Love by Clarence Henry (#45); Book of Love by Bobby Bare (#46); Wishbone by Donnie Brooks (#47); Be My Boy by the Paris Sisters (#49); and Respectable by the Chants (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Moody River--Pat Boone
2 Travelin' Man/Hello Mary Lou--Ricky Nelson
3 Everyday--Bobby Lee
4 Louisiana Mama--Gene Pitney
5 Little Devil--Neil Sedaka
6 I Feel So Bad/Wild in the Country--Elvis Presley
7 She Wears My Ring--Jimmy Bell
8 Indian Giver--Annette
9 Hello Walls--Faron Young
10 Barbara-Ann--The Regents

Singles entering the chart were Love Hurts by Roy Orbison (#19, charting with its A-side, Running Scared); Ronnie by Marcy Joe (#27); The Battle's O'er by Andy Stewart (#28); Jimmy Love by Cathy Carroll (#30); Dance on Little Girl by Paul Anka (#33); I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door by Eddie Hodges (#36); Girl of My Best Friend by Ral Donner (#37); What a Surprise by Johnny Maestro (#39); and Temptation by the Everly Brothers (#40).

On television tonight
The Roaring 20's, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Million Dollar Suit

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Les rois mages--Sheila (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Chips Rafferty, 62. Australian actor. Mr. Rafferty, born John Goffage, worked at various jobs before becoming an actor, embodying the typical Australian in movies such as Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) and The Overlanders (1946). He died of a heart attack.

25 years ago
1986

Died on this date
Ajoy Mukherjee, 85. Indian politician. Mr. Mukherjee was a member of the Indian National Congress Party, and later joined the Banga Congress. He represented Tamlu in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly (1951-1977), and served three terms as Chief Minister of West Bengal (March-November 1967, 1969-1970, April-June 1971).

Popular culture
Dragon Quest, the game credited as setting the template for role-playing video games, was released in Japan.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Please--Shizuka Kudo

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Sweet Soul Music--London Boys

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Joyride--Roxette (8th week at #1)

Baseball
In a Pacific Coast League game at Civic Stadium in Portland, Vancouver Canadians’ right fielder Rodney McCray became an instant celebrity when he crashed through the plywood right field wall while attempting to catch a drive off the bat of the Beavers’ Chip Hale.

10 years ago
2001

Auto racing
Helio Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time.

May 26, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Isatou Ndow!

1,050 years ago
961

Europeana
King Otto I elected his 6-year-old son Otto II as heir apparent and co-ruler of the East Frankish Kingdom. Otto II was crowned at Aachen, and placed under the tutelage of his grandmother Matilda.

590 years ago
1421

Died on this date
Mehmed I, 31 or 32. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1413-1421. Mehmed I acceded to the throne as a result of victory over his brothers in the interregnum following the death of their father Bayezid I. He defeated his brother Mustafa in battle during his reign, and blinded his nephew Orhan in order to insure the passage of the throne to his son Murad II.

190 years ago
1821

Politics and government
The Peloponnesian Senate was established by Greek rebels.

130 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Adolfo de la Huerta Marcor. President of Mexico, 1920. Mr. de la Huerta was a Liberal Constitutionalist and chief clerk to President Venustiano Carranza (1915-1916), and was then Governor of Sonora (1917-1918, 1919-1920); Mexican consul general in New York City (1918); and federal senator (1918). He eventually turned against Mr. Carranza, and was one of the leaders of the Revolution of Agua Prieta, which deposed Mr. Carranza. Mr. de la Huerta was appointed President by Congress, serving from June 1-November 30, 1930, until the election of Álvaro Obregón. Mr. de la Huerta then served as Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (1920-1923), but led an unsuccessful revolt against President Obregón in 1923, and was forced into exile in Los Angeles from 1924-1935. He returned to Mexico at the invitation of President Lázaro Cárdenas, and served as inspector of Mexican consulates in the United States until his retirement in 1946. Mr. de la Huerta died in Mexico City on July 9, 1955 at the age of 74.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Gene Paulette. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Paulette was an infielder with the New York Giants (1911); St. Louis Browns (1916-1917); St. Louis Cardinals (1917-1919); and Philadelphia Phillies (1919-1920), batting .269 with 2 home runs and 165 runs batted in in 500 games. He played in the Southern Association from 1912-1916. Mr. Paulette was permanently barred from organized baseball by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis on March 24, 1921 for failing to adequately explain a letter he'd written in 1919 to St. Louis gamblers Elmer Farrar and Carl Zork offering to elist the help of two Cardinals' players to fix the outcome of games. With his baseball career over, Mr. Paulette worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Little Rock, Arkansas; he died of a heart attack at the age of 74 on February 8, 1966.

Baseball
In an American Association game at Pendleton Park in Cincinnati between the Cincinnati Kellys and Boston Reds, Cincinnati second baseman Yank Robinson made 7 errors on 7 fielding chances. The Kellys (also known as the Porkers) won 21-16. Mr. Robinson finished the season with 79 errors in 98 games. It was the fourth and last major league game for Boston starting pitcher Tod Brynan, who allowed 4 hits, 3 bases on balls, and 6 runs--all earned--in 1 inning, and took the loss.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Henry Ephron. U.S. screenwriter. Mr. Ephron often collaborated with his wife Phoebe, and was known for writing screenplays for movies such as There's No Business Like Show Business (1954); Carousel (1956); Desk Set (1957); and Captain Newman, M.D. (1963), receiving an Academy Award nomination for the latter. Mr. Ephron died on September 6, 1992 at the age of 81. His four daughters also became notable writers.

Maurice Baquet. French actor and musician. Mr. Baquet was a classical cellist who appeared in plays and in almost 100 movies and television programs in a career spanning more than 60 years. He also participated in alpine ski events in the 1940s and '50s. Mr. Baquet died on July 8, 2005 at the age of 94.

70 years ago
1941

War
A spokesman in Berlin said that the British fleet in the eastern Mediterranean Sea may be considered destroyed. German troops advanced on Suda Bay as fighting on Crete continued.

Defense
The Nationalist Party of Uruguay adopted a resolution urging Uruguayan neutrality in the European war and opposing the cession of bases to foreign powers.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered all men previously registered who turned 21 years of age by July 1, 1941 to register on that date under the Selective Service Act.

Politics and government
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, ruled that Congress had the power to regulate primary elections for the nomination of candidates for federal office.

Protest
Six people were killed in rioting in Bombay, bringing the total casualties for five days to 40 dead and 140 injured.

Labour
U.S. Senator Harry Byrd (Democrat--Virginia) introduced a joint resolution in Congress condemning strikes in defense industries, and demanded the resignation of Labor Secretary Frances Perkins.

60 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Tennessee Waltz--Pee Wee King and his Orchestra; Patti Page (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford (Best Seller--5th week at #1; Disc Jockey--5th week at #1; Jukebox--4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Mockin’ Bird Hill--Les Paul and Mary Ford (5th week at #1)
--Patti Page
2 How High the Moon--Les Paul and Mary Ford
3 On Top of Old Smoky--The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
4 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
5 The Syncopated Clock--Leroy Anderson and his "Pops" Concert Orchestra
6 Be My Love--Mario Lanza
7 If--Perry Como
8 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)--Patti Page
9 I Apologize--Billy Eckstine
10 Sound Off (The Duckworth Chant)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were I Like the Wide Open Spaces by Arthur Godfrey and Laurie Anders (#24); The Strange Little Girl by Eddy Howard (#33); and I’ll Never Know Why by Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra (#34).

Died on this date
Lincoln Ellsworth, 71. U.S. explorer. Mr. Ellsworth accompanied Roald Amundsen on flights to the North Pole in 1925 and 1926, the latter of which resulted in the sighting of the geographic North Pole. He made four air expeditions to Antarctica from 1933-1939, and discovered the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica in 1925. Mr. Ellsworth died two weeks after his 71st birthday.

Defense
U.S., U.K., French, and Italian naval units completed a week of maneuvers around Malta.

Academia
175,000 college students took the U.S.A.'s first draft deferment test, a 150-question exam administered at 1,000 centres throughout the United States.

Oil
The United Kingdom took its oil nationalization dispute with Iran to the International Court of Justice, claiming that Iran would violate international law if it continued its refusal to accept arbitration.

50 years ago
1961

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

On television tonight
The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?, starring John Hoyt, Barney Phillips, and Jack Elam

The Lawless Years, starring James Gregory, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Louy K: Part 1



40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Knock Three Times--Dawn (2nd week at #1)

Abominations
The Pakistani Army slaughtered at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson (50-7-1) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Terry Daniels (24-3-1) at Cleveland Arena.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (2nd week at #1)
2 Medley--Stars on 45
3 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
4 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
5 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
6 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
7 Sweetheart--Franke & the Knockouts
8 I Love You--Climax Blues Band
9 Keep on Loving You--REO Speedwagon
10 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton

Singles entering the chart were Medley; and Sukiyaki by A Taste of Honey (#20).

Art
South Shore, Baffin Island by Group of Seven member Lawren Harris sold for $240,000 in Toronto, a record for a Canadian painting.

Scandal
Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resigned following identification of many prominent people as members of the illegal P2 (Propaganda Two) Masonic lodge.

Economics and finance
Canada and the United States signed a Pacific coast fishery treaty in Vancouver, British Columbia; each country could enter four Canadian or American ports.

25 years ago
1986

Weather
The temperature reached 90 F. in Edmonton.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Trippin'--Push Push (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Wind of Change--Scorpions

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Joyride--Roxette (9th week at #1)
2 How to Dance--Bingoboys featuring Princessa
3 Secret Love--Bee Gees
4 No Coke--Dr. Alban
5 Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You)--Pet Shop Boys
6 The One and Only--Chesney Hawkes
7 The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher
8 Lucifer--Blue System
9 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
10 Crazy--Seal

Singles entering the chart were Wind of Change by Scorpions (#11); The Wanderer by D.J. Stevie B. (#18); Bow Down Mister by Jesus Loves You (#19); In Love with Two Ladies by Bilgeri (#20); Here We Go by C & C Music Factory presents Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis (#25); and Wild Wild Wild by Mo (#26).

Died on this date
Tom Cassidy, 41. U.S. journalist. Mr. Cassidy worked in radio and television before joining Cable News Network in 1981 as its business anchor; he was best known for providing live coverage of "Black Monday," October 19, 1987. Mr. Cassidy was a sodomite who died of AIDS.

Politics and government
Round Table-Free Georgia candidate Zviad Gamsakhurdia was elected the first President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era, receiving 87.6% of the vote.

Disasters
All 223 people aboard Lauda Air Flight 004--a chartered Boeing 767 from Austria--were killed when it exploded in midair soon after takeoff from Bangkok and crashed in an area of western Thailand after a thrust reverser malfunction.

Auto racing
Rick Mears won the Indianapolis 500 for a record-tying fourth--and final--time, narrowly finishing ahead of Michael Andretti, who had led 97 of the race’s 250 laps. A.J. Foyt was the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.



10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Dona Massin, 84. Canadian-born U.S. choreographer. Miss Massin, a native of Winnipeg, moved with her family to Los Angeles at the age of 8. She began her career as a child singer, but eventually became a choreographer for movie musicals. Miss Massin was best known for her choreography for The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Anne Haney, 67. U.S. actress. Mrs. Haney appeared on stage, screen, and television, and was best known for her supporting performances in the movies Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and Liar, Liar (1997). She died of congestive heart failure.

Vittorio Brambilla, 63. Italian auto racing driver. Mr. Brambilla, nicknamed "The Monza Gorilla," participated in 79 Formula One races (1974-1980), and was known for his ability to drive in the rain. His only podium finish came when he won the rain-shortened 1975 Austrian Grand Prix. Mr. Brambilla died of a heart attack while mowing his lawn.

Moven Mahachi, 52. Zimbabwean politician. Mr. Mahachi was a close ally of Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe, and was Zimbabwean Minister of Defence. He was killed when his Land Rover was collided with another vehicle on a highway; many considered his death suspicious, and his successor as Defence Minister, Enos Nkala, claimed years later that Mr. Mahachi had been assassinated because of his opposition to the looting of diamonds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Politics and government
Eric Fairclough was elected leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party by acclamation, becoming the first aboriginal person to head a major political party in Canada.

Hockey
Stanley Cup
Finals
New Jersey 0 @ Colorado 5 (Colorado led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Joe Sakic scored 2 goals and an assist and Patrick Roy made 25 saves in goal for the Avalanche as they shut out the Devils before 18,007 fans at Pepsi Center in Denver.

May 25, 2011

750 years ago
1261

Died on this date
Alexander IV, 61-75 (?). Roman Catholic Pope, 1254-1261. Alexander IV, born Rinaldo di Jenne, was the nephew of Pope Gregory IX, and rose through the ranks of the clergy, becoming Dean of the College of Cardinals in 1240 or 1244, and succeeding Innocent IV as pope. His reign included efforts to reunite the Eastern Orthodox churches with the Roman Catholic Church; the establishment of the Inquisition in France; and an attempt to organize a crusade against the Tatars after the second raid against Poland in 1259. Pope Alexander IV was succeeded by Urban IV.

490 years ago
1521

Religion
Martin Luther was condemned as a heretic and his writings were banned by the Edict of Worms.

220 years ago
1791

Born on this date
Minh Mạng. Emperor of Vietnam, 1820-1839; Emperor of Đại Nam, 1839-1841. Minh Mạng, born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, acceded to the throne of the Nguyễn dynasty upon the death of his father Gia Long. Minh Mạng's reign was characterized by an isolationist foreign policy and rigid Confucian orthodoxy; he opposed French involvement in Vietnam (renamed Đại Nam in 1839), and in 1825 banned foreign Roman Catholic missionaries from entering Vietnam. Emperor Minh Mạng died on January 20, 1841 at the age of 49, and was succeeded by his son Thiệu Trị.

150 years ago
1861

Journalism
The first edition of the Christchurch Press was published from a cottage in Montreal Street; it was a six-page tabloid which sold for sixpence (equivalent to about $3.20 in 2020).

80 years ago
1931

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

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Bob Higgins, 54. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Higgins was a catcher with the Cleveland Naps (1909) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912), batting .143 with no home runs and 2 runs batted in in 13 games. His minor league career spanned the years 1908-1920 and 1924-1925.

War
German Kriegsmarine Grand Admiral Erich Rader was reported by a Japanese news agency to have stated that U.S. convoys or naval aid to Britain would be "a plain act of war and unprovoked aggression" which Germany would meet with force.

Disasters
An estimated 5,000 people drowned when a storm struck a large number of villages in the Ganges River Delta in India.

Baseball
Pete Reiser hit his only career major league grand slam and drove in another run with an outfield fly to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 before 12,941 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Greek George singled home Bill Nicholson with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds before 18,663 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game was played in 1 hour 43 minutes.

Steve Mesner drove in 3 runs with a double and later scored as the St. Louis Cardinals scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning and defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 18,749 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. The Cardinals won the second game 4-3 to complete the sweep.

Ted Williams batted 4 for 5 with a double, 2 runs, and 2 runs batted in as the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-3 before 36,461 fans at Yankee Stadium. Lefty Grove pitched a 7-hit complete game victory, allowing 3 unearned runs on Charlie Keller's home run.

The Chicago White Sox scored all their runs in the 7th inning as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 7-3 before 20,520 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to defeat the Washington Nationals 7-3 before 12,531 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

60 years ago
1951

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

Tonight's program included a report on guided missile tests taking place at White Sands, New Mexico.

Defense
The British government ordered 4,000 paratroops to Cyprus for possible airlift to protect British citizens and property in Iran.

The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and the Defense Department reported the successful completion of a series of atomic tests on Eniwetok Atoll.

Diplomacy
South Africa and Spain agreed to exchange diplomatic representatives for the first time.

Politics and government
The Panamanian National Assembly barred former Presient Arnulfo Arias from public office for life.

West German Socialist Reich Party leader Otto Ernst Remer received a four-month prison sentence in Verden for slandering the government of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, which Mr. Remer had called a "puppet" of the Western Allies.

The U.S. Democratic National Committee voted to hold the 1952 Democratic National Convention in Chicago the week beginning July 21. The committee also adopted a resolution backing President Harry Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur.

Transportation
The Western Hemisphere's southernmost railroad, a 612-mile line in Argentina between Rio Gallegos and the Rio Trubio coal fields, was opened.

Labour
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the U.S.A.'s railroads settled their 26-month wage dispute in Washington, with substantial hourly raises (18½c-33c) granted to roadmen and yardmen.

Boxing
Jimmy Carter (52-11-7), a 13-5 underdog, scored a technical knockout of defending champion Ike Williams (120-17-4) to win the world lightweight title. Mr. Williams was knocked down 4 times, and referee Petey Scalzo stopped the fight when the champion rose unsteadily after the last knockdown.

Baseball
Willie Mays played his first major league game, batting 0 for 5 and making 5 putouts in center field as his New York Giants scored a run in the 7th inning and 5 in the 8th as they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 before 21,082 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. In his first plate appearance, Mr. Mays was struck out by Bubba Church. Alvin Dark batted 4 for 5 for the Giants, while Eddie Waitkus was 4 for 5 for the Phillies.

Connie Ryan hit a grand slam off Red Munger (1-3) with 2 out in the top of the 11th inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 before 11,922 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Ken Raffensberger (2-5) pitched 4.1 innings of scoreless relief to get the win.

The Washington Nationals scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning, but the Boston Red Sox scored 5 in the bottom of the 1st and coasted to a 14-2 rout before 21,379 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Boston left fielder Ted Williams batted 3 for 5 with a home run, 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 4 runs batted in. Chuck Stobbs (4-1) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory and didn't allow any earned runs, batting 2 for 5 with a double, run, and 3 RBIs.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Exodus--Ferrante and Teicher (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): You're Driving Me Crazy--The Temperance Seven

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

Politics and government
Addressing a joint session of Congress, U.S. President John F. Kennedy outlined the nation's urgent needs, and challenged the United States to "land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth" before the end of the decade.



Diplomacy
United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold announced the resignation of Rajeshwar Dayal of India as the UN’s special representative in the Congo. Mr. Dayal’s resignation had long been sought by the central Congolese government of President Joseph Kasavubu, which accused him of favouring the Communist-backed dissident regime of Antoine Gizenga. Mr. Hammarskjold said that Mr. Dayal’s resignation was "at his own request," and indicated that Mr. Dayal would not be replaced and that the UN involvement in the Congo would be administrative rather than political in the future.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Un banc, un arbre, une rue--Séverine

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson (7th week at #1)

Politics and government
The Council of Maritime Premiers was formed to foster increased co-operation among the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Former Canadian Defence Minister Paul Hellyer launched his Action Canada political movement to pressure the federal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on tax cuts, unemployment, and wage and price controls.

Aviation
The Franco-British Concorde and the Soviet Supolev 144, nearly identical supersonic jets, flew across Africa and Europe, respectively, in an early demonstration of what was believed to be the future of air travel.

Crime
Connecticut Judge Harold Mulvey dismissed all charges against Black Panthers leader Bobby Seale and Black Panther member Ericka Huggins, who had been tried in connection with the 1969 slaying of former New York Black Panther Alex Rackley. On May 24 the jury had declared itself hopelessly deadlocked. Judge Mulvey then declared a mistrial, citing the huge amount of publicity in the case and the difficulty of drawing a new jury panel, since 1,035 prospective jurors had already been screened in a record four-month selection process after the beginning of the trial on November 17, 1970.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Jealous Guy--Roxy Music (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ruby no Yubiwa--Akira Terao (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Te Quiero Tanto--Iván

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

Diplomacy
In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council was created among Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Adventure
Daredevil Dan Goodwin, wearing a Spiderman costume, scaled the outside of Chicago's Sears Tower in 7½ hours.

Auto racing
The United States Auto Club penalized Bobby Unser one position for passing 14 cars under the yellow flag while coming out of the pits in the Indianapolis 500 the previous day, moving him to second place and making Mario Andretti, who had also passed several cars under yellow, the winner. Mr. Unser appealed the decision.

Baseball
Carl Yastrzemski, playing his 3,000th career major league game, drew a base on balls to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning and scored the winning run on a bases-loaded infield single by Carney Lansford as the Boston Red Sox edged the Cleveland Indians 8-7 before 20,860 fans at Fenway park in Boston. Only Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, and Hank Aaron had played in 3,000 games.

Leon Durham singled to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning and eventually scored from third base on a bases-loaded single by Scot Thompson as the Chicago Cubs came back from an 8-0 deficit to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-9 before 18,506 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): The Horses--Daryl Braithwaite (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Se Stiamo Insieme--Riccardo Cocciante (11th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): The Grease Megamix--John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (11th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): De Sku' Ha' No'En Bank--Brian Igen-Igen

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Losing My Religion--R.E.M.

#1 single in France (SNEP): Désenchantée--Mylène Farmer (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher (4th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 One More Try--Timmy T (2nd week at #1)
2 Wind of Change--Scorpions
3 Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)--De La Soul
4 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
5 Going to the Run--Golden Earring
6 Future Love Paradise--Seal
7 Just a Groove--Nomad
8 You--Ten Sharp
9 How to Dance--Bingoboys featuring Princessa
10 Last Train To Trancentral (Live from the Lost Continent)--The KLF

Singles entering the chart were Senza Una Donna (Without a Woman) by Zucchero & Paul Young (#28); I Left My Wallet In El Segundo - Norman Cook Remix by A Tribe Called Quest (#32); True Love by Pat Benatar (#33); Somebody Told Me by Hessel (#34); and Dikkertje Dap - Live by V.O.F. de Kunst (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Don't Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey
2 Touch Me (All Night Long)--Cathy Dennis
3 More than Words--Extreme
4 I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)--Hi-Five
5 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
6 I Touch Myself--Divinyls
7 Here We Go--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis
8 I Wanna Sex You Up--Color Me Badd
9 Love is a Wonderful Thing--Michael Bolton
10 Silent Lucidity--Queensryche

Singles entering the chart were Nights Like This by After 7 (#78); You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo by Yo-Yo featuring Ice Cube (#87); Kissing You by Keith Washington (#88); Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You) by Pet Shop Boys (#90); I'll Be There by the Escape Club (#91); Ooh La La by David Hallyday (#92); and Someone by the Rembrandts (#94). Nights Like This was from the movie The Five Heartbeats (1991).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
2 Here We Go--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams and Zelma Davis
3 I Don’t Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey
4 Baby Baby--Amy Grant
5 Touch Me (All Night Long)--Cathy Dennis
6 I Touch Myself--Divinyls
7 More than Words--Extreme
8 Love is a Wonderful Thing--Michael Bolton
9 You Don’t Have to Go Home Tonight--The Triplets
10 I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)--High-Five

Singles entering the chart were I'll Be There by the Escape Club (#74); Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) by Crystal Waters (#80); Higher than Hope by Daryl Braithwaite (#82); Dangerous by the Doobie Brothers (#83); Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You) by Pet Shop Boys (#86); When He’s Gone by the Bee Gees (#87); Piece of My Heart by Tara Kemp (#88); Someone by the Rembrandts (#89); and Mother's Eyes by Enuff Z'Nuff (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Rhythm of My Heart--Rod Stewart
2 Baby Baby--Amy Grant
3 Joyride--Roxette
4 Animal Heart--Glass Tiger
5 I Don’t Wanna Cry--Mariah Carey
6 Love is a Wonderful Thing--Michael Bolton
7 More than Words--Extreme
8 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
9 Cry for Help--Rick Astley
10 See the Lights--Simple Minds

Singles entering the chart were A Better Love by Londonbeat (#71); Sideways by Men Without Hats (#74); Crazy by Seal (#78); Highway 5 by the Blessing (#82); Obvious Song by Joe Jackson (#85); Three Pistols by the Tragically Hip (#87); Black, White and Blood Red by BoDeans (#89); Superman’s Song by Crash Test Dummies (#92); Ludi by the Dream Warriors (#93); and Raw by the Alarm (#95).

Personal
This blogger made his last (so far) visit to London, Ontario, spending the afternoon in the enjoyable company of a lovely lady.

World events
Israel’s Operation Solomon--a 22-hour mission to airlift 14,087 Jews from Ethiopia to Tel Aviv--was completed. 35 planes made a total of 40 flights, and the Israeli government paid the Ethiopian government--now under acting President Lieutenant General Tesfaye Gebre-Kidan after the ouster three days earlier of Lieutenant Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam--U.S.$35 million to free the Jews.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Pittsburgh 8 @ Minnesota 0 (Pittsburgh won best-of-seven series 4-2)



10 years ago
2001

Adventure
American Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, with Dr. Sherman Bull.

May 24, 2011

660 years ago
1351

Died on this date
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman, 53-54 (?). Sultan of Morocco, 1331-1348. Abu al-Hasan acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Abu Sa'id Uthman II. He captured Gibraltar from the Castilians in 1333, but an attempt to take Tarifa ended in defeat in 1340. Abu al-Hasan's attempts to further impose his authority over Arab tribes resulted in a revolt, and he was deposed by his eldest son Abu Inan Faris in 1348. Abu al-Hasan died in exile.

390 years ago
1621

Germanica
The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states formed on May 14, 1608, was formally dissolved.

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Gerald Strickland. Prime Minister of Malta, 1927-1932. Baron Strickland was Governor of Tasmania (1904-1909), Western Australia (1909-1913), and New South Wales (1913-1917) before returning to Malta. He became the leader of what became the Constitutional Party, and served as Prime Minister until the constitution was suspended as a result of conflict between the government and Roman Catholic ecclesiastical authorities. Baron Strickland died on August 22, 1940 at the age of 79.

Died on this date
James W. Jackson, 36-37. C.S. secessionist. Mr. Jackson was the proprietor of the Marshall House inn in Alexandria, Virginia; he flew a variation of the Confederate flag from the roof of his inn, and it was easily visible to Union troops. He was bayoneted by Union Army Private Francis Brownell during the Union occupation of Alexandria, immediately after Mr. Jackson had fatally shot Union Colonel Elmer Ellsworth. Mr. Jackson became a martyr for the Confederate cause.

Elmer E. Ellsworth, 24. U.S. military officer. Colonel Ellsworth studied law under Abraham Lincoln, and worked on Mr. Lincoln's 1860 U.S. presidential campaign. He was a colonel of National Guard Cadets in Chicago in the late 1850s, and was given command of the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment when the American Civil War began in 1861. Col. Ellsworth was leading an attempt to seize a Confederate flag from the roof of the Marshall House inn during the Union Army's occupation of Alexandria, Virginia when he was fatally shot by James W. Jackson. Col. Ellsworth was the first Union officer to die in the Civil War, and he lay in state in the White House.

War
Union troops occupied Alexandria, Virginia.

130 years ago
1881

Disasters
The excursion steamer Victoria, a flat-bottomed stern-wheeler, flipped over and sank in the Thames River near Riverside Park in London, Ontario, with the loss of 181 lives.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
William F. Albright. Chilean-born U.S. archaeologist. Dr. Albright, the son of Methodist missionaries, was a professor of Semitic Languages at Johns Hopkins University (1930-1958) and Director of the American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem (1922–1929, 1933–1936). He founded the field of biblical archaeology, and did important work at sites in Israel such as Gibeah (Tell el-Fûl, 1922) and Tell Beit Mirsim (1926, 1928, 1930, 1932). Dr. Albright died on September 19, 1971 at the age of 80.

110 years ago
1901

Canadiana
In Hamilton, Ontario, Clementina Fessenden, a schoolteacher and the mother of radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden, originated a public holiday called Victoria Day to honour the British Empire by celebrating the Queen’s birthday.

75 years ago
1936

Died on this date
Red Ryan, 41. Canadian criminal. Norman J. Ryan was a bank robber in the 1920s who was sentenced to Kingston Penitentiary, where he became a model prisoner. Mr. Ryan seemed to be such a good example of reform that he was released in 1935, and had a radio program on Toronto station CFRB, where he denounced the criminal lifestyle. While publicly claiming to have reformed, Mr. Ryan had privately resumed his old ways, and went on a 10-month bank robbery spree across Ontario, which ended when he and partner Harry Checkley were killed in a gunfight with police while attempting to rob a liquor store in Sarnia. Sarnia police constable Jack Lewis, 33, was also killed.

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 (9th week at #1)

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!

The legendary singer-songwriter was born Robert Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota.

War
The British cruisers HMS Norfolk and Suffolk made contact with the German battleship Bismarck and cruiser Prinz Eugen in the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland; in the ensuing Battle of the Denmark Strait, the British battle cruiser HMS Hood was sunk with the loss of 1,415 men, and only 3 survivors, while the German ships escaped. A German communique claimed that German troops had occupied the western part of Crete.



Defense
The Battle of Oahu, an exercise involving 35,000 U.S. troops and army bombers, ended in Hawaii after the enemy invaders were theoretically destroyed. U.S. Senator James Mead (Democrat--New York) urged that the United States negotiate with France for temporary bases on French islands in the Western Hemisphere, or seize them if necessary.

Politics and government
Sources in Ankara reported that Emir Abdul Illah, deposed regent of Iraq and uncle of King Feisal, had returned to Iraq under British protection, and was planning to establish a new government in opposition to Prime Minister Rashid Ali Ben Gailani.

Religion
Vatican officials said that German authorities had issued a decree banning all Roman Catholic periodicals and newspapers after June 1, 1941.

Labour
Congress of Industrial Organizations members of North American Aviation Inc. of Inglewood, California voted 5,829-210 to strike to back their wage demands; the company had over $120 million in defense contracts.

Track and field
Les Steers of Oregon set a world record in the high jump of 6' 10 7/8" in the Los Angeles Coliseum Relays.

60 years ago
1951

Died on this date
Thomas N. Heffron, 78. U.S. movie director. Mr. Heffron directed 69 silent films from 1913-1923, including The Man from Mexico (1914); Are You a Mason? (1915); and The House of a Thousand Candles (1915).

Literature
Barbary Shore by Norman Mailer was published in New York by Rinehart.

War
Advancing South Korean troops crossed the 38th Parallel at Kaesong, while U.S. forces moved toward the Hwachon Reservoir on the central front.

Defense
Reinforcement of U.S. land forces in Western Europe began as 5,000 men of the Army's 4th Division embarked from New York for Bremerhaven, West Germany.

Society
The Washington, D.C. Municipal Court of Appeals ruled that racial segregation in the city's restaurants was illegal.

Medicine
The American Medical Association reported that the United States had a record 209,040 physicians in December 1950, up 2,208 over the same period in 1949.

Baseball
The New York Giants called up center fielder Willie Mays from the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association. Mr. Mays was batting .477 with 8 home runs and 30 runs batted in in 35 games with the Millers in 1951.

50 years ago
1961

Diplomacy
Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion arrived in Ottawa to start a four-day visit to Canada.

U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who had been on a tour of Asian nations since May 9, returned home via Athens and Bermuda. In Bermuda he said that the outcome of the struggle against Communism "will depend on not only the determination and resolve of the free peoples of Asia, but upon the steps we take to help them preserve their liberties." Commenting on the Communist resolve to overwhelm southeast Asia, Mr. Johnson said, "Let me emphasize that new military strength and techniques appear to be essential if the peoples of Asia are to beat back these immediate assaults upon their independence and national integrity."

Protest
Freedom Riders were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi after disembarking from their bus, for "disturbing the peace."

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): She's a Lady--Tom Jones (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Mata Au Hi Made--Kiyohiko Ozaki (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Qué Será (Che Sará)--José Feliciano (2nd week at #1)

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Being with You--Smokey Robinson (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Stars on 45--Stars on 45

Died on this date
Roy Brown, 55 or 60. U.S. singer. Mr. Brown was a blues and rhythm and blues singer who had 13 songs on the Billboard rhythm and blues chart from 1948-1951, reaching #1 with Long About Midnight (1947) and Hard Luck Blues (1950), but was best known for Good Rocking Tonight (1947), which has been called by many the first rock and roll record. Mr. Brown's career declined through the remainder of the 1950s except for a brief comeback in 1957, as his versions of Party Doll and Let the Four Winds Blow were hits. He worked as an encyclopedia salesman before experiencing a revival of interest in his music in the 1970s, and he enjoyed a successful performing career until his death from a heart attack, shortly before his induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.

Jaime Roldós Aguilera, 40. President of Ecuador, 1979-1981. Mr. Roldós, his wife Maria, Defense Minister Major General Marco Subia Martinez, and two military aides were killed in a plane crash near the Peruvian border. Mr. Roldós was the youngest president in the western hemisphere and had been elected by the largest majority in Ecuadorian history; he implemented human rights reforms during his presidency, leading to conspiracy theories regarding the plane crash.

Terrorism
Four leftist extremists hijacked a Turkish airliner, with 91 passengers and crew aboard, from the airport in Ankara and forced it to fly to Bulgaria. The hijackers threatened to kill five U.S. bankers aboard unless they were paid $100,000 and 47 prisoners in Turkish jails were released. When the plane landed at Burgas, Bulgaria, 17 passengers--all of them Turkish citizens--were released, and two others escaped.

Auto racing
Bobby Unser won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time, but runner-up Mario Andretti protested that Mr. Unser had illegally passed cars while coming out of the pit area under a yellow flag on lap 149.



25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Live to Tell--Madonna (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Living Doll--Cliff Richard and the Young Ones (4th week at #1)

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

Wonderful World was originally a hit in North America in 1960.

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Chicken Song--Spitting Image (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: The Chicken Song--Spitting Image

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
2 Live to Tell--Madonna
3 Why Can’t This Be Love--Van Halen
4 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
5 What Have You Done for Me Lately--Janet Jackson
6 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
7 On My Own--Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
8 If You Leave--Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
9 Bad Boy--Miami Sound Machine
10 All I Need is a Miracle--Mike & the Mechanics

Singles entering the chart were Like a Rock by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (#56); Dreams by Van Halen (#58); Mountains by Prince and the Revolution (#61); Secret Separation by the Fixx (#75); You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) by Jeffrey Osborne (#80); Divided Hearts by Kim Carnes (#81); Headed for the Future by Neil Diamond (#83); Fire with Fire by Wild Blue (#84); Peter Gunn by the Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy (#85); One Step Closer to You by Gavin Christopher (#86); We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off by Jermaine Stewart (#88); I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Loveby Stephanie Mills (#89); and Female Intuition by Mai Tai (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Live to Tell--Madonna
2 West End Girls--Pet Shop Boys
3 The Power of Love--Jennifer Rush
4 Greatest Love of All--Whitney Houston
5 Addicted to Love--Robert Palmer
6 If You Leave--Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
7 Let’s Go All the Way--Sly Fox
8 Manic Monday--Bangles
9 What Have You Done for Me Lately--Janet Jackson
10 Tender Love--Force M.D.’s

Singles entering the chart were Crush on You by the Jets (#86); If Your Heart Isn’t in It by Atlantic Starr (#90); One Hit (To the Body) by the Rolling Stones (#93); If She Knew What She Wants by the Bangles (#95); Headed for the Future by Neil Diamond (#96); Why Don’t You Take It by FM (#98); and Where Do the Children Go by the Hooters (#99).

Died on this date
Yakima Canutt, 90. U.S. cowboy, stuntman, and director. Enos Edward Canutt began a successful career as a rodeo rider as a teenager, winning numerous trophies in the late 1910s and early '20s, while appearing in bit parts in several movies before moving into stunt work. He worked on more than 300 films in a career spanning more than 40 years. In the 1940s he began directing films, and often worked as a second unit director of movies such as Ben-Hur (1959) and El Cid (1961). Mr. Canutt died of cardiac arrest.

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

Montreal goalie Patrick Roy was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs’ most valuable player after the Canadiens defeated the Flames at Olympic Saddledome.



20 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Gene Clark, 46. U.S. musician. Mr. Clark was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and was one of the founding members of the rock group the Byrds from 1964-1966. He then left the group and had a lengthy solo career, with little commercial success. In the late 1970s, he reunited with former Byrd bandmates Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman, and the trio had some success as McGuinn, Clark and Hillman. Mr. Clark abused drink and drugs for much of his life, and also had other health problems; he died of a bleeding ulcer, and also had throat cancer at the time of his death.

World events
Israel conducted Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

Economics and finance
U.S. President George Bush got the United States Senate to approve "fast track" talks for the North American Free Trade Accord; Mr. Bush was empowered to deal without amendments from Congress.

10 years ago
2001

Politics and government
U.S. Senator James Jeffords (Vermont) left the Republican Party to sit as an independent, giving the Democratic Party control of the Senate.

Disasters
23 people were killed and hundreds injured at a wedding party in Jerusalem when a dance floor collapsed.

May 23, 2011

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Chrisie Bell!

Married on this date
Happy Anniversary, Polly & Maurice Pratt!

420 years ago
1591

Died on this date
John Blitheman, 65-66 (?). English musician and composer. Mr. Blitheman succeeded Thomas Tallis as the organist at the Chapel Royal. His compositions were mainly for keyboard.

310 years ago
1701

Died on this date
William Kidd, 45-46 (?). Scottish-born privateer. Captain Kidd settled in New York as a young man and achieved success as a privateer from 1689 through the 1690s. While on an expedition to the Cape of Good Hope in 1697, Captain Kidd killed William Moore, one of his crewmen. Capt. Kidd returned to America, was arrested in Boston in 1699, and was returned to England for trial. He was convicted of murder and five counts of piracy, and was publicly hanged in London. Recently-discovered evidence has supported Capt. Kidd's account of events.

270 years ago
1741

Born on this date
Andrea Luchesi. Italian-born composer. Mr. Luchesi was an organist whose compositions included five symphonies, works for organ, and choral works. He moved to Bonn in 1771, and remained there until his death on March 21, 1801 at the age of 59.

150 years ago
1861

Economics and finance
The first major gold rush in Otago, New Zealand began when Gabriel Read found gold near the Tuapeka River, a tributary of the Clutha River.

120 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Pär Lagerkvist. Swedish author. Mr. Lagerkvist was awarded the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the artistic vigour and true independence of mind with which he endeavours in his poetry to find answers to the eternal questions confronting mankind." He examined issues of good and evil, and frequently used religious motifs, although he was not a believer himself. Mr. Lagerkvist was best known for the novel Barabbas (1950); he died on July 11, 1974 at the age of 83.

110 years ago
1901

Canadiana
The eastern border of the Yukon Territory was adjusted to the Peel River--so its borders would not cross a watershed--and also adding some islands.

Economics and finance
The Mint Act received royal assent; it established a Canadian branch of the British Royal Mint.

Baseball
The Cleveland Blues were trailing the Washington Senators 13-5 with 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 9th inning, and Cleveland left fielder Jack McCarthy had 2 strikes on him. Mr. McCarthy then singled to begin a rally that saw the Blues score 9 runs to win the game 14-13 before 1,250 fans at League Park in Cleveland.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Lou Brouillard. Canadian boxer. Mr. Brouillard, a native of Saint-Eugène, Quebec, compiled a record of 100-31-2 in a professional career from 1928-1940. He held the National Boxing Association world welterweight title from October 1931-January 1932, and was recognized by the New York State Athletic Commission as world middleweight champion from August-October 1933. Mr. Brouillard died on September 14, 1984 at the age of 73.

Americana
After 16 years of construction, the New York Public Library, the largest marble structure in the United States at the time, was dedicated by U.S. President William Howard Taft.

75 years ago
1936

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

Baseball
Sammy Byrd came to bat as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded and none out in the bottom of the 9th inning and hit a grand slam to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The homer was Mr. Byrd’s first of the season. The game was played in 1 hour 44 minutes.

Tony Lazzeri hit a home run in the first game and 2 in the second as the New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Athletics 12-6 and 15-1 before 28,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

Jake Powell doubled home Buddy Lewis with 2 out in the top of the 11th inning to give the Washington Nationals an 8-7 win over the Boston Red Sox before 24,800 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. The Nationals scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th to take a 7-4 lead, but the Red Sox rallied for 3 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Herbert Austin, 74. U.K. automobile executive. Sir Herbert founded the Austin Motor Company in 1905. A Conservative, he represented Birmingham King's Norton in the House of Commons from 1918-1922. Sir Herbert, who was created the first Baron Austin in 1937, died of a heart attack.

War
A Japanese spokesman admitted that Chinese troops had recaptured Chuki, a railhead in the northern part of the province of Chekiang. At an America First Committee rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, Charles Lindbergh delivered a speech in opposition to U.S. involvement in the European war. U.S. Senator Burton K. Wheeler (Democrat--Montana) also addressed the crowd of 22,000. The Royal Air Force reported that British bombers had broken up an Iraqi counterattack at Falluja, 30 miles west of Baghdad, after native troops had gained positions in the town's outskirts.

Diplomacy
In a broadcast from Vichy, French Vice Premier François Darlan said that collaboration with Germany was a matter of "life or death" for France, but added that German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler had not demanded the French fleet or colonial territory.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Major General George Brett chief of the Army Air Corps; Brigadier General Courtney Hodges chief of infantry; and Colonel William Porter chief of the Chemical Warfare Service. A conference report on a bill empowering the U.S. government to impose priorities on industry to aid defense was passed by the Senate and sent to President Roosevelt.

Transportation
The U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board authorized Pan-Am Grace Airways, Inc. to establish commercial air service to and from Oruro, Bolivia. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt allocated $8 million in defense funds to aid airline service in Latin America in competition with Axis-controlled companies.

Crime
William Bioff and George E. Browne were indicted by a grand jury in New York on charges of extorting $550,000 during the past six years from 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, Loew's Inc., Paramount Pictures, Inc., and Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.

Labour
American Federation of Labor strikers reached an agreement to end a walkout at an ammunition loading plant in Ravenna, Ohio.

Boxing
Joe Louis (49-1) retained his world heavyweight title when challenger Buddy Baer (51-6) was disqualified by referee Arthur Donovan at the start of the 7th round of the bout at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Mr. Baer had been knocked down three times in the 6th round, but Mr. Baer's manager claimed that the last knockdown had occurred after the bell, and went into the ring to complain. Mr. Baer was disqualified when his manager refused to leave the ring. Buddy Baer, who knocked the champion down in the 1st round, was the younger brother of former world heavyweight champion Max Baer, whom Mr. Louis had knocked out in 1935.



60 years ago
1951

At the movies
La corona negra (The Black Crown), directed by Luis Saslavsky, and starring María Félix, Rossano Brazzi, and Vittorio Gassman, opened in theatres in Barcelona.

The Prowler, directed by Joseph Losey, and starring Van Heflin and Evelyn Keyes, received its premiere screening in Philadelphia.





War
Jordanian and Israeli troops clashed along their armistice line near Edna in the Hebron district.

U.S. Representative Overton Brooks (Democrat--Louisiana) demanded that recently-perfected atomic artillery shells be used in Korea to save "thousands" of U.S. troops and "relieve the strain at home."

Politics and government
Tibet signed a 17-point agreement with the People's Republic of China in Peking, accepting Chinese suzerainty and control over its foreign affairs.

Author and screenwriter Budd Schulberg admitted before the U.S. House of Representatives un-American Activities Committee that he was a Communist Party member from 1936-1939, and listed the names of three alleged fellow Communists in the entertainment industry.

Economics and finance
Chinese Nationalists charged that Macao had replaced Hong Kong as the main funnel of strategic goods into Communist China.

Dissatisfied with the federal government's proposals, Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis threatened to establish his own legislation on old age pensions.

Business
The American Broadcasting Company and United Paramount Theatres announced a merger agreement in New York.

Labour
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced an increase in its cost-of-living index, entailing an automatic 3c hourly wage raise for one million auto workers under United Auto Workers of America contracts.

50 years ago
1961

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Sorcerer, starring Christopher Lee, Martin Benson, and Gabrielli Licudi



Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Self Defense, starring George Nader, Audrey Totter, and Bob Paget

Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Prisoner in the Mirror, starring Lloyd Bochner, Marion Ross, and Henry Daniell



At the movies
The Young Savages, directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Burt Lancaster, Dina Merrill, Shelley Winters, and Telly Savalas, received its premiere screening in New York City.



Died on this date
Joan Davis, 53. U.S. actress. Miss Davis appeared in B-movies in the 1930s and '40s, and starred in several successful radio comedy series, but was best known for co-starring with Jim Backus in the television comedy series I Married Joan (1952-1955). She died of a heart attack.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R. called on the United Nations to support the plan of Antoine Gizenga, leader of a dissident regime in Congo recognized by the Communist bloc, for the country’s parliament to reconvene under his auspices at the UN base at Kamina.

40 years ago
1971

Disasters
78 people were killed when Aviogenex Flight 130, a Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-134A jet, crashed on approach to Rijeka Airport in Rijeka, Yugoslavia There were five survivors.

Baseball
In front of a Tiger Stadium crowd of 53,337, the Detroit Tigers swept a doubleheader from the Washington Senators 5-0 and 11-0. Former Detroit ace Denny McLain (4-7) was the starting pitcher for Washington in the first game, his first appearance in Detroit since being traded. Mickey Lolich (7-3) pitched the 4-hit shutout, while Norm Cash and Al Kaline each hit a 2-run home run. Mr. Cash added 2 home runs, including a grand slam, in the second game. Les Cain (1-0) pitched 6 innings to get the win, while Joe Niekro pitched 3 innings of relief to preserve the 6-hit shutout.

Vida Blue (10-1) pitched a 5-hitter and didn't allow an earned run, while Mike Epstein hit a 2-run home run in the 4th inning to provide the necessary scoring for the Oakland Athletics as they beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 before 28,537 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. It was Mr. Blue's 10th straight win.

Bob Bailey's 3-run home run in the bottom of the 8th inning provided the deciding runs for the Montreal Expos as they held on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 before 27,216 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Ernie McAnally (1-4) allowed 3 hits and 2 earned runs in 8+ innings to get his first major league win, but he got in trouble in the 9th when the Pirates loaded the bases with none out, and scored 2 runs before relief pitcher Mike Marshall induced Dave Cash to ground into a double play and Vic Davalillo to ground out to second base to end the game.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Sarà perché ti amo--Ricchi e Poveri (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: You Drive Me Crazy--Shakin' Stevens

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Stand and Deliver--Adam and the Ants (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Stand and Deliver--Adam and the Ants (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz (2nd week at #1)
2 How 'bout Us--Champaign
3 Chanson D'Amour--BZN
4 Can You Feel It--The Jacksons
5 De Verzonken Stad--Frank & Mirella
6 Dance On--Doris D and the Pins
7 This Ole House--Shakin' Stevens
8 Angel of Mine--Frank Duval & Orchestra
9 Double Dutch Bus--Frankie Smith
10 't is Moeilijk Bescheiden te Blijven--Peter Blanker

Singles entering the chart were I've Seen that Face Before by Grace Jones (#24); Discotch by Voyage (#33); Grey Day by Madness (#34); Muscle Bound by Spandau Ballet (#35); and Über sieben Brücken mußt Du gehn by Peter Maffay (#37).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (2nd week at #1)
2 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
3 Just the Two of Us--Grover Washington, Jr.
4 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
5 Medley--Stars on 45
6 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
7 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli
8 Sukiyaki--A Taste of Honey
9 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx
10 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon

Singles entering the chart were All Those Years Ago by George Harrison (#33); Boy from New York City by the Manhattan Transfer (#72); Promises by Barbra Streisand (#83); A Life of Illusion by Joe Walsh (#84); Hearts by Marty Balin (#86); Brooklyn Girls by Robbie Dupree (#87); The Break Up Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em) by the Greg Kihn Band (#88); Yearning for Your Love by the Gap Band (#89); and I Can’t Say Goodbye to You by Helen Reddy (#90).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
2 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
3 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
4 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
5 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
6 Sukiyaki--A Taste of Honey
7 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
8 Medley--Stars on 45
9 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli
10 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx

Singles entering the chart were All Those Years Ago by George Harrison (#25); Boy from New York City by the Manhattan Transfer (#73); Hearts by Marty Balin (#77); Jones vs. Jones by Kool & The Gang (#83); A Life of Illusion by Joe Walsh (#84); Brooklyn Girls by Robbie Dupree (#85); Sign of the Gypsy Queen by April Wine (#86); Promises by Barbra Streisand (#87); Yearning for Your Love by the Gap Band (#88); The Break Up Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em) by the Greg Kihn Band (#89); Give it to Me Baby by Rick James (#90); Paradise by Change (#95); and I Can’t Say Goodbye to You by Helen Reddy (#97).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
2 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
3 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
4 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
5 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
6 Medley--Stars on 45
7 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx
8 Sukiyaki--A Taste of Honey
9 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
10 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli

Singles entering the chart were All Those Years Ago by George Harrison (#33); Boy from New York City by the Manhattan Transfer (#76); Jones vs. Jones by Kool & The Gang (#80); The Stroke by Billy Squier (#84); Brooklyn Girls by Robbie Dupree (#85); Hearts by Marty Balin (#87); A Life of Illusion by Joe Walsh (#88); Promises by Barbra Streisand (#89); Lovin' the Night Away by the Dillman Band (#90); and Your Love is on the One by Lakeside (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton (2nd week at #1)
2 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
3 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
4 You Better You Bet--The Who
5 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
6 Stars on 45--Stars on 45
7 While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
8 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates
9 Shaddap You Face--Joe Dolce
10 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon

Singles entering the chart were All Those Years Ago by George Harrison (#43); How 'bout Us by Champaign (#48); Say What by Jesse Winchester (#49); and America by Neil Diamond (#50).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
2 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
3 I Missed Again--Phil Collins
4 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
5 Her Town Too--James Taylor and J.D. Souther
6 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx
7 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
8 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli
9 Sweetheart--Franke & the Knockouts
10 Say You'll Be Mine--Christopher Cross

Singles entering the chart were All Those Years Ago by George Harrison (#26); Say What by Jesse Winchester (#28); and Winning by Santana (#30).

Died on this date
George Jessel, 83. U.S. entertainer. Mr. Jessel had a career spanning more than 70 years; he was known for his comic roles on stage and for his ability as a banquet host, earning the nickname "Toastmaster General of the United States." He starred in The Jazz Singer (1925) on Broadway and was the original choice to star in the movie version, but turned down the role when his salary demands weren't met. Mr. Jessel produced 24 movie musicals from the 1940s through the '60s, appeared in small roles in several movies, and hosted several television programs. He died of a heart attack.

David Lewis, 71. Russian-born Canadian politician. Mr. Lewis, born David Losz, moved to Montreal with his family in 1921. He was national secretary of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (1936--1950), and one of the key architects of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1961. Mr. Lewis was known for his persistent efforts to keep Communists out of the CCF/NDP. After several failed attempts to win election to the Canadian House of Commons, he represented the metropolitan Toronto riding of York South (1962-1963, 1965-1974). Mr. Lewis succeeded Tommy Douglas as federal NDP leader in 1971, and led the party to an electoral breakthrough in 1972, winning 31 seats and propping up the Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau while holding the balance of power. The NDP was reduced to 16 seats in the 1974 federal election; Mr. Lewis lost his seat, and resigned as party leader a year later. He taught Canadian Studies at Carleton University and completed the first volume of his memoirs before his death after a long battle with leukemia.

Gene Green, 47. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Green was an outfielder and catcher with the St. Louis Cardinals (1957-1959); Baltimore Orioles (1960); Washington Senators (1961); Cleveland Indians (1962-1963); and Cincinnati Reds (1963), batting .267 with 46 home runs and 160 runs batted in in 408 games. He hit .305 with 166 homers in 992 games in 9 seasons in the minor leagues (1952-1960, 1963-1964).

Canadiana
The Canada's Wonderland amusement park opened at Vaughan, Ontario, north of the city of Toronto, just west of Maple; it cost $120 million to build.

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Midnight Lady--Chris Norman (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Sterling Hayden, 70. U.S. actor. Mr. Hayden, born Sterling Walter, was known for his performances in such films as The Asphalt Jungle (1950); Johnny Guitar (1954); The Killing (1956); Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964); and The Godfather (1972). He was a skilled yachtsman, and took acting jobs in order to finance his sailing trips.

Economics and finance
The United States imposed a 35% tariff on imported Canadian cedar shakes and shingles.

Baseball
The Hawaii Islanders routed the Phoenix Firebirds 31-5 in a Pacific Coast League game.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in his Kiss)--Cher (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Wilhelm Kempff, 95. German musician and composer. Mr. Kempff was a classical pianist who was particularly known for his interpretations of Beethoven and Schubert in a performing and recording career spanning more than 60 years. Mr. Kempff wrote two symphonies and numerous orchestral, vocal, chamber, and keyboard works.

Jean van Houtte, 84. Prime Minister of Belgium, 1952-1954. A member of the Christian Social Party, Mr. van Houtte was Belgium's Finance Minister from 1950-1952 and again from 1958-1961. He replaced Joseph Pholien as Prime Minister upon Mr. Pholien's resignation, and left office when the Socialist Party, led by Achille Van Acker, came to power.

Fletcher Markle, 70. Canadian-born director, screenwriter, and producer. Mr. Markle, a native of Winnipeg, began his career in radio in Canada before moving to the United States in the mid-1940s, working in radio, television, and cinema as writer, director, or producer in a career spanning 30 years. His movies included Jigsaw (1949) and The Incredible Journey (1963), and he was host and then producer of the Canadian documentary television program Telescope (1963-1973). Mr. Markle and actress Mercedes McCambridge were married from 1950-1962, and they formed Cubano Productions in 1956 to produce feature films and content for independent television; they were intending to produce a series titled Tonight in Havana, starring Ricardo Montalban, but the series doeesn't seem to have been made. Mr. Markle died of heart failure in Pasadena, California.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Minnesota 4 @ Pittsburgh 6 (Pittsburgh led best-of-seven series 3-2)



Baseball
The Baltimore Orioles, with a record of 13-24, fired Frank Robinson as manager and replaced him with first base coach Johnny Oates. Mr. Robinson had managed the Orioles since 1988; his best season was 1989, when the Orioles posted a record of 87-75, second in the American League East Division and just 2 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

Tommy Greene (3-0) pitched a no-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-0 win over the Montreal Expos before 8,833 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Mr. Greene walked 7 batters and struck out 10.



Darrin Jackson hit a home run to lead off the 12th inning to give the San Diego Padres an 11-10 win over the Atlanta Braves before 13,780 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Braves scored a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the game 6-6, but the Padres scored 4 unearned runs in the top of the 10th, only to have the Braves come back with 4 in the bottom of the 10th--the last 3 on a homer by David Justice--to tie the score 10-10.

The Texas Rangers broke a 5-5 tie with 5 runs in the top of the 11th inning and defeated the Minnesota Twins 10-6 before 16,036 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.

10 years ago
2001

Scandal
The Canadian Federal Ethics Commissioner's report cleared federal Minister of Public Works and Government Services Alfonso Gagliano of wrongdoing in the sponsorship scandal.