June 21, 2013

225 years ago
1788

Americana
New Hampshire entered the union as the 9th state, and thus put the United States Constitution into effect.

200 years ago
1813

War
a British, Portuguese and Spanish army under General the Marquess of Wellington broke the French army under Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan in the Battle of Vitoria in Spain, eventually leading to victory in the Peninsular War.

U.S. Colonel Charles Boerstler, moving to make a surprise attack on Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon's British outpost at Beaver Dams, halted at Queenston, Upper Canada for the night, billeting soldiers at the farm of Loyalist James Secord and his wife Laura.

125 years ago
1888

Baseball
George Van Haltren pitched a no-hitter as the Pittsburg Alleghenys edged the Chicago White Stockings 1-0 at West Side Park in Chicago in a game that was called after 6 innings.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Welcome to My World--Jim Reeves (2nd week at #1)

At the movies
La huella macabra, directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and Alberto Mariscal, and starring Guillermo Murray, Rosa Carmina, Jaime Fernandez, Elsa Cardenas, and Ramon Bugarini, opened in theatres in Mexico.



Religion
The Roman Catholic Church elected Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini as Pope, taking the name Paul VI.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Daisy a Day--Danny Doyle (3rd week at #1)

Society
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in five obscenity cases that states would be able to ban books, magazines, plays, and motion pictures that were offensive to local standards, even though they may be acceptable elsewhere. Chief Justice Warren Burger, writing for the majority, said the printing or sales of works "which appeal to prurient interest in sex, which portray sexual conduct in a patently offensive way and which, taken as a whole, do not have serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value" could be punished by individual states. The definition of "prurient" would be based on the views of "the average person, applying contemporary community standards" rather than a national, hypothetical definition of obscenity. Mr. Burger also stated that each state would have to write explicit laws defining what would be considered obscene and open to punishment. Dissenting Justices William O. Douglas, William Brennan, Potter Stewart, and Thurgood Marshall criticized the guidelines as an impingement on free speech and press, and scored the vagueness of definitions based on local community standards.

30 years ago
1983

Died on this date
Doris Sands Johnson, 62. Bahamian politician. Dame Doris achieved many firsts for female politicians in the Bahamas: she was the first to contest an election (1961); the first appointed to the Senate (1967); the first to serve in the cabinet (1968-1973, as Minister of Transportation); the first to be elected President of the Senate (1974); and the first to serve as acting Governor General (1979). Dame Doris died two days after her 62nd birthday.

World events
Palestinian rebels, apparently aided by Syria, surrounded Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's main supply base in Lebanon's Bekka Valley.

Two American journalists died in Honduras near the border with Nicaragua.

25 years ago
1988

Diplomacy
The summit of the leaders of the world's seven leading industrialized nations concluded in Toronto with an agreement to set up a ministerial-level task force to fight international trafficking in drugs. Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, as host, and the other leaders paid tribute to U.S. President Ronald Reagan on the occasion of his last scheduled trip outside the United States as president.

The Canadian government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced the expulsion of eight Soviet diplomats for industrial espionage.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Detroit 105 @ Los Angeles Lakers 108 (Los Angeles won best-of-seven series 4-3)

James Worthy scored 36 points and added 16 rebounds and 10 assists before 17,505 fans at The Forum in Inglewood, California to lead the Lakers to their second straight NBA championship. It was the only triple-double in Mr. Worthy's career, and he was named the finals' Most Valuable Player.



20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Mr. Vain--Culture Beat

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favour of the policies of the administrations of former President George Bush and current President Bill Clinton of halting Haitian fugitives at sea and returning them without hearings on asylum status.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (0-1) 25 @ Ottawa (1-0) 30

The Rough Riders' win over the Argonauts was the first game in Ottawa since Lansdowne Park had been renamed Frank Clair Stadium.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Leon Uris, 78. U.S. author. Mr. Uris was known for historical novels, resulting from extensive research. His novels included Battle Cry (1953); Exodus (1958); Mila 18 (1961); Topaz (1967); QB VII (1970); and Trinity (1976).

Roger Neilson, 69. Canadian hockey coach. Mr. Neilson coached the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1966-1976 before entering the professional ranks with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League in 1976-77. He was head coach for 8 National Hockey League teams and exactly 1,000 regular season games from 1977-2002, compiling a record of 460 wins, 381 losses, and 159 ties. Mr. Neilson pioneered the use of videotape as a coaching aid, and acquired the nickname "Captain Video." During the 1984 playoffs he assisted the Edmonton Oilers as a video analyst; it was the only Stanley Cup championship team he was associated with. Mr. Neilson was known, especially in his days as a junior coach, for his knowledge of the rule book and his ability to exploit loopholes. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002. Mr. Neilson died after a long battle with cancer.

Jason Moran, 35. Australian gangster. Mr. Moran was a leader in the Moran crime family in Melbourne, and was one of the city's leading drug dealers in the 1990s. After serving time in prison, being paroled, leaving the country and then returning, Mr. Moran and Pasquale Barbaro were shot to death by a lone gunman while returning to their car after watching Mr. Moran's children at a football clinic.

Literature
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, fifth in a series of novels by J.K. Rowling, appeared in bookstores for the first time.

Football
CFL
Montreal (2-0) 34 @ Edmonton (0-1) 16

June 20, 2013

150 years ago
1863

Americana
West Virginia entered the Union as the 35th state.

125 years ago
1888

Politics and government
The North-West Territories held its first general election. 22 members of the Legislative Assembly were elected; all were independents, since there was no party politics.

120 years ago
1893

Crime
A jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts acquitted Lizzie Borden of the 1892 ax murders of her father and stepmother.

70 years ago
1943

War
The U.K. Royal Air Force launched Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of World War II. Lancaster bombers damaged the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria. RAF planes struck heavily at the Schneider armament work at Le Creusot, 170 miles south of Paris, killing a reported 250 people. General Charles de Gaulle's Fighting French group in Algiers said that he may leave for Brazzaville or Beirut unless the French Committee of National Liberation met his demands for supreme military power and reorganization of the French Army. A Japanese force of about 28 bombers and 20 fighters was driven off in an attempted attack on Darwin, Australia by the largest force of Spitfires ever used in the area. U.S. Army Captain Eddie Rickenbacker arrived in Moscow to represent U.S. War Secretary Edward L. Stimson and to study the U.S.S.R.'s use of U.S. planes.

Society
The Detroit Race Riot of 1943 began on Belle Isle, Michigan. By the time violence between whites and Negroes ended two days later, 34 people were dead, 433 injured, and $2 million in property damage had occurred.

Business
The U.S. Commerce Department reported that corporate profits in the first quarter of 1943 totalled $1.821 billion, 18% above the same period in 1942.

Labour
A conference in Washington between coal operators and United Mine Workers of America officials collapsed at noon. Five hours later, UMW policy officials telegraphed U.S. Interior Secretary Harold Ickes, offering to work for the government.

Track and field
AAU championships @ New York
Gunder Haegg of Sweden outran Greg Rice by 35 yards, and beat eight other Americans to win the 5,000-metre event in a time of 14:48.5.

Football
NFL
National Football League owners voted 5-4 to approve the merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers for the 1943 season; the team became unofficially nicknamed the "Steagles." Ted Collins, manager of singer Kate Smith, was granted a franchise for Boston for 1944.

60 years ago
1953

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Till I Waltz Again with You--Teresa Brewer (4th week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart)--Percy Faith and his Orchestra (Best seller--6th week at #1; Disc Jockey--6th week at #1; Jukebox--5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart)--Percy Faith and his Orchestra (7th week at #1)
--[Mantovani and his Orchestra]
2 April in Portugal--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
--[Ralph Marterie and his "Down Beat" Orchestra]
--[Vic Damone]
3 I'm Walking Behind You--Eddie Fisher
4 Ruby--Richard Hayman and his Orchestra
--[Les Baxter and his Orchestra]
5 Say You're Mine Again--Perry Como
6 Terry's Theme from "Limelight"--Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra
7 I Believe--Frankie Laine
--[Jane Froman]
8 Anna--Silvana Mangano
9 The Ho Ho Song--Red Buttons
10 Pretend--Nat "King" Cole

Singles entering the chart were No Other Love by Perry Como (#16); Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) by Les Paul and Mary Ford (#20); Return to Paradise (Parts 1 and 2) by Percy Faith and his Orchestra (#23); Let's Walk That-a-Way by Johnnie Ray and Doris Day (#31); Gigi by Les Baxter and his Orchestra (#32); and Thunder and Lightning by Georgia Gibbs (#36). Let's Walk That-a-Way was the B-side (or maybe the A-side) of Candy Lips, charting at #33.

At the movies
Affair with a Stranger, directed by Roy Rowland, and starring Jean Simmons and Victor Mature, opened in theatres.





Literature
The June 20 issue of Collier's magazine contained the short story The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr, the sixth in a series known as The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, and the last of the stories to have been co-written by Messrs. Doyle and Dickson Carr.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): I Like It--Gerry and the Pacemakers

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Dale Hein!

Diplomacy
The so-called "red telephone" was established between the Soviet Union and the United States following the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962.

40 years ago
1973

World events
After 18 years in exile, former dictator Juan Peron returned to Argentina. A series of shooting incidents left at least 13 dead and 400 wounded, forcing Mr. Peron to cancel an address to more than 1 million Argentinians who had gathered to welcome him. Mr. Peron delivered a televised address that night and apologized for the violence.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, meeting in Washington, signed an accord to accelerate the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and complete a new arms limitation treaty by the end of 1974.

Disasters
All 27 people aboard a Mexican DC-9 were killed when it crashed into a mountain peak and exploded near Puerto Vallarta.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Total Eclipse of the Heart--Bonnie Tyler (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Walter Jackson, 45. U.S. singer. Mr. Jackson was a soul singer who achieved several hit singles on the rhythm and blues charts in the 1960s and '70s, including Suddenly I'm All Alone (1965); Welcome Home (1965); It's An Uphill Climb to the Bottom (1966); and Feelings (1976). He died from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Politics and government
A Salvadoran commission said that it had finished a draft of a new constitution, but that land reform and the means of transition to an elected government were unresolved issues.

American Negro leaders meeting in Chicago approved the creation of a Negro coalition for the 1984 U.S. elections, and endorsed the idea of a Negro candidate for the Democratic party presidential nomination.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that personal income of Americans had risen 1.2% in May and consumer spending had increased 1.4%.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): What a Wonderful World--Louis Armstrong

World events
Lieutenant General Henri Namphy seized control of Haiti and declared himself President, while deposed President Leslie Manigat went into exile in the Dominican Republic.

Diplomacy
A communique issued by the summit of the world's seven leading industrial nations, meeting in Toronto, called for more East-West trade and a continuation of arms-reduction efforts. It also endorsed Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's efforts at reform, and noted interest in East bloc countries at "ending their economic isolation."

Politics and government
Progressive Conservative candidate Lucien Bouchard won a federal byelection in the Quebec riding of Lac St.-Jean.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You--UB40 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): What is Love?--Haddaway (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: What is Love?--Haddaway (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): In Your Eyes--Niamh Kavanagh (5th week at #1)

Disasters
A landslide on the South Nation River destroyed the abandoned townsite of Lemieux, Ontario.

Golf
Lee Janzen won the U.S. Open at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey with a tournament-record tying score of 272, 8 under par. Payne Stewart finished second, 2 strokes behind Mr. Janzen.



Basketball
NBA
Finals
Chicago 99 @ Phoenix 98 (Chicago won best-of-seven series 4-2)

John Paxson's 3-point score with 3.9 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Bulls to their third straight championship as they edged the Suns before 19,023 fans at America West Arena. Michael Jordan scored 33 points for Chicago, and all of the Bulls' points in the 4th quarter until Mr. Paxson's game-winning shot. Mr. Jordan averaged 41 points per game in the series and won the Bill Russell Award as the Most Valuable Player in the Finals.

10 years ago
2003

Education
The WikiMedia Foundation was founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (1-0) 27 @ Hamilton (0-1) 17
Winnipeg (1-0) 34 @ British Columbia (0-1) 27

June 19, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Michael Martin!

220 years ago
1793

Society
The Upper Canada Assembly passed an act prohibiting the importation of slaves into the colony; it was the first such law in the British Empire.

200 years ago
1813

War
Francis, Baron de Rottenburg was appointed to command British forces in Upper Canada, as Roger Hale Sheaffe was transferred to Montreal. Baron de Rottenburg was also appointed President of Council and administrator of Upper Canada, serving until December 13, 1813.

125 years ago
1888

Politics and government
The U.S. Republican National Convention opened at the Auditorium Building in Chicago.

110 years ago
1903

Canadiana
Barr colonists incorporated Regina, Northwest Territories as a city.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Helene Madison. U.S. swimmer. Miss Madison, a native of Madison, Wisconsin, set 16 world records at various distances in a 16-moth period in 1930-1931, and won gold medals in the women's 100-metre freestyle, 400-metre freestyle, and 4 x 100-metre freestyle events at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1966, and died of throat cancer on November 27, 1970 at the age of 57.

Edmontonia
The first Canadian Pacific Railway train crossed the recently-opened High Level Bridge from the north side of the North Saskatchewan River to the south side.

Law
The Natives Land Act, 1913, aimed at regulating the acquisition of land in South Africa by "natives," i.e., blacks, was implemented.

75 years ago
1938

Protest
The 30-day sit-down occupations by unemployed men of the Vancouver Art Gallery and main Post Office in Vancouver, British Columbia were broken up by police, who used tear gas to clear the buildings. The Art Gallery was cleared in 15 minutes with no violence on either side, but at the Post Office, 39 people were injured, 22 were arrested, and damage to property totalled $30,000. Protest leader Steve Brodie, a Communist, was badly beaten by police, and it was Co-operative Commonwealth Federation politician Harold Winch who was credited with talking a mob of 10,000 out of storming the police station.

Soccer
FIFA World Cup
Final @ Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris
Italy 4 Hungary 2



70 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Taking a Chance on Love--Benny Goodman and his Orchestra with Helen Forrest (2nd week at #1)

War
Chinese troops retook four towns in the Ichang area: Changtien, Tiencheng, Huiliu, and Chaohu.

Society
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities reported that administrators of Japanese relocation camps had allowed internees to decide policy and failed to protect loyal Japanese-Americans.

Labour
About 58,000 soft-coal miners in the United States went on strike.

60 years ago
1953

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Believe--Frankie Laine (9th week at #1)

Died on this date
Ethel Rosenberg, 37; Julius Rosenberg, 35. U.S. traitors. Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg (Julius, then Ethel) were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, two years after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in a time of war for passing information about U.S. development of the atomic bomb to the U.S.S.R. during World War II.

50 years ago
1963

Space
The Soviet missions Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth. Vostok 6, with Valentina Tereshkova aboard, landed in Russia at 8:20 universal time after three days in space; Vostok 5, with Valery Bykovsky aboard, landed in Kazakhstan at 11:06 universal time after a then-record five days in space. They were the last of the Vostok missions, and the last manned space flights for 16 months.

The U.S.A. launched the weather satellite Tiros 7, whose mission included photography of Earth's cloud cover and measurement of infrared in various spectral bands.

Football
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame added 6 builders and 13 players to the 1 builder (D. Wes Brown) and 2 players (Joe Breen and Brian Timmis) who had been named as the Hall's first members on November 29, 1962. The builders were Earl Grey, John De Gruchy, Seppi Dumoulin, Billy Foulds, Frank Hannibal, and Al Ritchie. The players were Harry Batstone, Ormond Beach, Lionel Conacher, Ernie Cox, Jack Jacobs, Eddie James, Fritz Hanson, Smirle Lawson, Pep Leadlay, Norm Perry, Ted Reeve, Jeff Russel, and Dave Sprague. Earl Grey, the Governor General of Canada who had donated the Grey Cup in 1909 for the championship of amateur football in Canada, was actually one of the 1962 honourees, but hadn't been publicly named because Hall officials hadn't been able to find any of his descendants to notify them in time for the announcement of the charter class in 1962.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye--Demis Roussos (2nd week at #1)

Space
Skylab 1 astronauts Pete Conrad and Paul Weitz performed a space walk, retrieving six canisters of exposed film and replacing them with fresh film for the Skylab 2 mission.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed accords in Washington expanding cooperation in oceanography, transportation, and agricultural exchanges. Mr. Brezhnev pleaded with U.S. Congressional leaders not to let concerns over Jewish emigration from the U.S.S.R. stand in the way of cooperation in trade.

Crime
Albert Pass, former assistant to United Mine Workers' president Tony Boyle, was convicted on three counts of murder in the slayings of Mr. Boyle's rival Jock Yablonski and his wife and daughter, whose bodies were found in their home on January 5, 1970. Mr. Pass joined six others who had pleaded guilty or been convicted in the case, and was the highest-ranking union official to be convicted in the case to date. The special prosecutor hinted that at least one more arrest was forthcoming.

Boxing
Kuniaki Shibata (39-4-3) retained his WBA world super featherweight title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Victor Federico Echegaray (25-4-7) at Nihon University Auditorium in Tokyo.



Earnie Shavers (45-2) knocked out former WBA world heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis (38-8) at 2:39 of the 1st round of their bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.



Hockey
WHA
Gordie Howe, who had retired in 1971 after 25 years with the Detroit Red Wings, came out of retirement to sign a 4-year, $1 million contract with the Houston Aeros. Joining Mr. Howe with the Aeros were his sons Mark and Marty.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland: Juliet--Robin Gibb

Space
The crew of U.S. space shuttle mission STS-7, aboard Challenger, released a communications satellite for the use of Southeast Asia.

Canadiana
B.C. Place Stadium opened in Vancouver. The 60,000-seat domed stadium cost $126 million to build. The first sports event held in the stadium was a Vancouver Whitecaps soccer game.

Track and field
Carl Lewis won the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the long jump at the United States outdoor track and field championships in Indianapolis.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Don't Turn Around--Aswad (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Theme from S-Express--S-Express (3rd week at #1)

Diplomacy
The three-day summit of the world's seven leading industrial nations began in Toronto.

Basketball
NBA Finals
Detroit 102 @ Los Angeles Lakers 103 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made 2 free throws with 14 seconds remaining in regulation time as the Lakers edged the Pistons before 17,505 fans at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Isiah Thomas of the Pistons sprained his ankle in the 3rd quarter, but still finished with 43 points and 8 assists.



20 years ago
1993

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

#1 single in Italy: What is Love?--Haddaway

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Encores--Dire Straits (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Cose della vita--Eros Ramazzotti

#1 single in France (SNEP): Your Latest Trick--Dire Straits (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): What is Love?--Haddaway (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): (I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You--UB40 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (6th week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (5th week at #1)
2 Weak--SWV
3 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
4 Freak Me--Silk
5 Knockin' Da Boots--H-Town
6 Come Undone--Duran Duran
7 Show Me Love--Robin S
8 Bad Boys--Inner Circle
9 Livin' on the Edge--Aerosmith
10 I'm So Into You--SWV

Singles entering the chart were Lately by Jodeci (#38); Whoot, There it Is by 95 South (#60); One Woman by Jade (#65); Runaway Train by Soul Asylum (#70); Something's Goin' On by UNV (#71); and If I Had No Loot by Tony Toni Tone (#78).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 That's the Way Love Goes--Janet Jackson (3rd week at #1)
2 Come Undone--Duran Duran
3 Have I Told You Lately--Rod Stewart
4 Hero--David Crosby and Phil Collins
5 I Don't Wanna Fight--Tina Turner
6 In These Arms--Bon Jovi
7 Fields of Gold--Sting
8 Can't Do a Thing (To Stop Me)--Chris Isaak
9 Love Don't Live Here Anymore--Sven Gali
10 Sleeping Satellite--Tasmin Archer

Singles entering the chart were Can't Get Enough of Your Love by Taylor Dayne (#59); Believe by Lenny Kravitz (#60); Good Times with Bad Boys by Boy Krazy (#77); Don't Look Down by Lindsey Buckingham (#79); Missing Persons by Tim Thomey (#85); I Would Die for You by Jann Arden (#86); More and More by Captain Hollywood Project (#91); and Sooner of Later Medley by Carol Medina and Mark Ferguson (#95).

Died on this date
William Golding, 81. U.K. author. Sir William was best known for the novels Lord of the Flies (1954) and Rites of Passage (1980). He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his novels, which with the perspicuity of realistic narrative art and the diversity and universality of myth, illuminate the human condition in the world of today."

Academia
U.S. publisher Walter Annenberg announced $365 million in cash grants to three universities and an obscure preparatory school in Hightstown, New Jersey. It was the largest such one-time gift in American history.

10 years ago
2003

Diplomacy
The United States and European Union both announced that they would not tolerate an Iranian atomic bomb and hinted that force could be used as a last resort to prevent countries from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Terrorism
U.S. officials announced the arrest three months earlier of truck driver Iyman Faris, a naturalized U.S. citizen, currently of Columbus, Ohio but originally from Pakistan, who they said was involved in a plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge. Mr. Faris had allegedly met terrorist leader Osama bin laden and sent messages to al-Qaeda officials discussing how to sever the suspension cables. Mr. Faris had agreed in May to plead guilty to charges of providing support for terrorists.

Economics and finance
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien promised $190 million in compensation for farmers affected by the Mad Cow Disease crisis, and up to $300 millin if the provinces also contributed to the plan.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (1-0) 20 @ Toronto (0-1) 18

Nealon Greene completed 2 late touchdown passes to Corey Grant, including a 53-yard score with 3 seconds remaining in regulation time, as the Roughriders shocked the Argonauts at SkyDome.

June 18, 2013

410 years ago
1603

Exploration
Samuel de Champlain left Quebec with Grave du Pont to go up the "River of Canada" (St. Lawrence River).

380 years ago
1633

Britannica
Charles I was crowned King of Scots at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.

220 years ago
1793

Exploration
Alexander Mackenzie reached the Fraser River in British Columbia.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Sammy Cahn. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Cahn was nominated 23 times for the Academy Award for best song and won 4 times, for the lyrics to Three Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain, 1954); All the Way (The Joker is Wild, 1957); High Hopes (A Hole in the Head, 1959); and Call Me Irresponsible (Papa's Delicate Condition, 1963). He died on January 15, 1993 at the age of 79.

Sylvia Porter. U.S. economist and journalist. Mrs. Porter offered financial advice in colums with the New York Post, and later, New York Daily News, as well as American Banker and Ladies Home Journal. Her books included How To Make Money in Government Bonds (1939) and Sylvia Porter's Money Book (1975). Mrs. Porter died on June 5, 1991 at the age of 77.

90 years ago
1923

Transportation
Checker Taxi put its first taxi on the streets, in Chicago.

70 years ago
1943

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

Died on this date
Elias Degiannis, 30. Greek military officer and resistance leader. Mr. Degiannis was a naval officer who was forced to leave the Navy after participating in an obortive pro-republican coup attempt in 1935. After the German occupation of Greece during World War II, He was recruited by British intelligence as part of a resistance organization called Prometheus, which he later reorganized as Prometheus II. Mr. Degiannis was captured, tortured, and executed by the Germans.

War
U.S. planes attacked airfields and railroad installations in Sardinia. Allied planes bombed Madang, Hopoi, and Ceram, New Guinea; Cape Gloucester and Marien Harbour, New Britain; and Langgur in the Kai Islands. The British government announced the reopening of the Turkish-Syrian border, closed three days earlier to prevent military leaks to the Axis.

Politics and government
The Argentine government of President General Pablo Ramirez suspended the scheduled September 5 elections and decreed that any future elections "must be conditioned to fulfillment of the aims that motivated the military movement" in its successful revolt.

The British Foreign Office appointed Sir Archibald Wavell as Viceroy and Governor General of India, to succeed the Marquess of Linlithgow.

60 years ago
1953

World events
The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ended with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

Disasters
129 people were killed when a United States Air Force C-124 crashed and burned near Tokyo.

50 years ago
1963

Died on this date
Pedro Armendáriz, 51. Mexican-born U.S. actor. Mr. Armendáriz appeared in many Mexican films from 1935-1963, winning the Ariel Award for Best Actor for La perla (1947) and El Rebozo de Soledad (1952). His Hollywood movies included The Fugitive (1947); Fort Apache (1948); 3 Godfathers (1948); and From Russia with Love (1963). Mr. Armendáriz was one of 91 members of the cast and crew of The Conqueror (1956) who developed cancer. The movie was filmed in an area of Utah near the site of U.S. atomic weapons tests in Nevada. He was terminally ill when he shot himself with a gun that he had smuggled into hospital in Los Angeles.

Boxing
Cassius Clay (19-0) scored a technical knockout of British and Commonwealth champion Henry Cooper (27-9-1) at 2:15 of the 5th round of a heavyweight bout before 55,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London. Mr. Cooper knocked Mr. Clay down in the 4th round, but referee Tommy Little stopped the fight because of cuts to Mr. Cooper's face. Mr. Clay had predicted that he would win in 5 rounds. On the undercard, Jimmy Ellis (13-2) knocked out Johnny Halafihi (31-12-50 in the 1st round of their middleweight bout.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France: La maladie d'amour--Michel Sardou (3rd week at #1)

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in France: L'Italiano--Toto Cutugno (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Comment ça va--The Shorts (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Every Breath You Take--The Police (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Every Breath You Take--The Police (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (4th week at #1)
2 Let's Dance--David Bowie
3 Beat It--Michael Jackson
4 Time (Clock of the Heart)--Culture Club
5 She Blinded Me with Science--Thomas Dolby
6 Little Red Corvette--Prince
7 Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant
8 Always Something There to Remind Me--Naked Eyes
9 My Love--Lionel Richie
10 Affair of the Heart--Rick Springfield

Singles entering the chart were Take Me to Heart by Quarterflash (#63); China by Red Rockers (#80); Space Age Whiz Kids by Joe Walsh (#83); Midnight Blue by Louise Tucker (#85); Europa and the Pirate Twins by Thomas Dolby (#87); Stand By by Roman Holliday (#89); and Drop the Pilot by Joan Armatrading (#90).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Flashdance...What a Feeling--Irene Cara (3rd week at #1)
2 Puttin' on the Ritz--Taco
3 Let's Dance--David Bowie
4 Time (Clock of the Heart)--Culture Club
5 Beat It--Michael Jackson
6 Electric Avenue--Eddy Grant
7 Overkill--Men at Work
8 Every Breath You Take--The Police
9 Sign of the Times--Mens Room
10 Solitaire--Laura Branigan

Singles entering the chart were Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson (#40); She Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer (#43); Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran (#49); and Europa and the Pirate Twins by Thomas Dolby (#50).

Space
Astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard the U.S. space shuttle Challenger as a member of the crew of mission STS-7. The mission was commanded by Robert Crippen, with the other crew members being Frederick Hauck, John Fabian, and Norman Thagard. The Canadian Anik C2 communications satellite was deployed to hover over the Pacific Ocean at an altitude of 22,000 miles.

Abominations
Mona Mahmudnizhad, 17, and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz, Iran because of their Bahá'í Faith.

Diplomacy
Salvadoran President Alvaro Magana cocluded two days of talks in Washington with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and congressional leaders. Mr. Magana asked for more military aid, but said he had no authority to negotiate with rebels on sharing power, a condition desired by some in Congress.

Pope John Paul II continued his visit to Poland with a stop at Jasna Gora monastery, home of the Black Madonna, the nation's holiest Roman Catholic icon. The pope praised the courage of the Polish workers who had stood up against the Communist government in August 1980.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Edmonton (0-2) 9 @ Saskatchewan (1-1) 20

Cliff Olander played the 1st half at quarterback for the Eskimos in their loss to the Roughriders at Taylor Field in Regina, but was ineffective in what turned out to be his last CFL game. Mike Williams took over at quarterback in the 3rd quarter, but left with an injury. Rookie quarterback Matt Dunigan completed a pass to Mike Levenseller in teh last minute of the game for the only Edmonton touchdown.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Gimme Five--Jovanotti (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Everywhere--Fleetwood Mac

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You--Glenn Medeiros (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): N'importe quoi--Florent Pagny (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): The Boys in Green--Republic of Ireland Soccer Squad (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Doctorin' the Tardis--The Timelords

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Together Forever--Rick Astley

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Together Forever--Rick Astley
2 One More Try--George Michael
3 Foolish Beat--Debbie Gibson
4 Make it Real--The Jets
5 Everything Your Heart Desires--Daryl Hall John Oates
6 Dirty Diana--Michael Jackson
7 Circle in the Sand--Belinda Carlisle
8 The Valley Road--Bruce Hornsby and the Range
9 Alphabet St.--Prince
10 Shattered Dreams--Johnny Hates Jazz

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That by Elton John (#56); The Twist (Yo, Twist!) by the Fat Boys with Stupid Def Vocals by Chubby Checker (#83); Fast Car by Tracy Chapman (#86); Say it's Gonna Rain by Will to Power (#88); and Sayin' Sorry (Don't Make it Right) by Denise Lopez (#89).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 One More Try--George Michael (2nd week at #1)
2 Together Forever--Rick Astley
3 Beds are Burning--Midnight Oil
4 Pink Cadillac--Natalie Cole
5 Circle in the Sand--Belinda Carlisle
6 I'm Still Searching--Glass Tiger
7 The Valley Road--Bruce Hornsby and the Range
8 Everything Your Heart Desires--Daryl Hall John Oates
9 Dirty Diana--Michael Jackson
10 Shattered Dreams--Johnny Hates Jazz

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That by Elton John (#72); Fat by "Weird Al" Yankovic (#82); Hold on to the Nights by Richard Marx (#84); Under the Milky Way by the Church (#87); Rush Hour by Jane Wiedlin (#92); and Make Me Lose Control by Eric Carmen (#95). Fat was a spoof of Bad, Michael Jackson's hit from the fall of 1987.

20 years ago
1993

Politics and government
Rebels in the party of Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa joined the opposition in a non-confidence vote in the Diet, defeating the government. Mr. Miyazawa, who had been accused of failing to deliver on promises to clean up corruption, dissolved the Diet and called for new elections.

Defense
U.S. Air Force Major General Harold Campbell was fined $7,000 and forced tor retire for referring to President Bill Clinton as a "dope-smoking," "draft-dodging" Commander in Chief--which was, of course, true.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution permitted government funding for a sign-language interpreter to accompany a deaf child in a parochial school

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (0-1) 11 @ Calgary (1-0) 21

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Phoenix 108 @ Chicago 98 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-2)



Baseball
Dennis Martinez allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 8+ innings to get his 200th career major league win as the Montreal Expos edged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 before 19,519 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Larry Walker doubled home both Montreal runs with 2 out in the 6th inning. Losing pitcher John Smoltz allowed 3 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings.

Dan Wilson singled to lead off the bottom of the 10th inning and scored on a 1-out single by Barry Larkin to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 37,273 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

The Oakland Athletics came back from an 8-0 2nd-inning deficit to defeat the Kansas City Royals 10-9 before 27,903 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. George Brett had 2 doubles and a single for the Royals.

Chili Davis hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the California Angels a 9-8 win over the Chicago White Sox before 24,845 fans at Anaheim Stadium.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Larry Doby, 79. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Doby became the first Negro player in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947. He played 13 seasons in the major leagues, with the Indians (1947-1955, 1958); Chicago White Sox (1956-1957, 1959); and Detroit Tigers (1959), batting .283 with 253 home runs and 970 runs batted in in 1,533 games. He had earlier played with the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League from 1942-1943 and 1946-1947. Mr. Doby led the American League in on-base percentage in 1950; runs, home runs, and slugging percentage in 1952; and home runs and RBIs in 1954. Mr. Doby finished his playing career with the Chunichi Dragons of the Japan Central League in 1962. Mr. Doby was the second Negro to be a major league manager, compiling a 37-50 record with the White Sox in 1978 after being promoted to the position in mid-season. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998. In addition to his baseball exploits, Mr. Doby played the Paterson Crescents of the American Basketball League in 1947-48, and was in the front office of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association from 1980-1990.

Ernest Martin, 42. U.S. criminal. Mr. Martin was executed by lethal injection for the January 21, 1983 aggravated robbery and aggravated murder of 70-year-old Robert Robinson, a Cleveland drugstore owner. Mr. Martin had also been convicted of the aggravated robbery of security guard Ernel Foster, which took place on December 20, 1982.

War
A raid by U.S. forces near Tikrit, Iraq turned up 50 of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's security personnel and $8.5 million in cash.

Scandal
The Italian parliament passed legislation protecting five senior politicians, including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, from prosecution while in office. Mr. Berlusconi was on trial on charges of corruption; the trial was suspended.

June 17, 2013

340 years ago
1673

Exploration
French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reached the Mississippi River and became the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.

240 years ago
1773

South Americana
Cúcuta, Colombia was founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.

170 years ago
1843

War
26 deaths resulted when British settlers and Maori warriors clashed in the Wairau Affray on South Island, the first serious clash of arms in the New Zealand Wars. The clash began when an armed posse of Europeans set out from Nelson to arrest Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha.

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civill War, the Battle of Aldie took place Loudoun County, Virginia, with inconclusive results.

125 years ago
1888

Born on this date
Heinz Guderian. German military officer. General Guderian was the Wehrmacht's leading proponent of the use of tanks in World War II. He was Chief of the General Staff of the Army from July 21, 1944--the day after the failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler--until March 28, 1945, when he was dismissed by Mr. Hitler. General Guderian died on May 14, 1954 at the age of 65.

100 years ago
1913

Edmontonia
City council decided to begin numbering the city's streets. Certain well-known names, such as Jasper Avenue and Whyte Avenue, would be retained.

90 years ago
1923

Baseball
Dazzy Vance of the Brooklyn Robins was 1 out away from a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds when infielder Sammy Bohne blooped a pop fly for a single. The Robins won 9-0, ending the Reds' 9-game winning streak.

80 years ago
1933

Crime
At Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, four U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash were gunned down by gangsters led by Vernon Miller apparently attempting to free Mr. Nash.

70 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Annie S. Swan, 83. U.K. writer. Miss Swan was one of the most popular authoresses of romantic fiction for young women during the Victorian era, publishing over 200 works of fiction. She was a suffragist, and one of the founders of the Scottish National Party. Miss Swan died three weeks before her 84th birthday.

War
U.K. Royal Air Force bombers attacked Cologne in the Ruhr Valley for the 116th time, while fighters struck at transport facilities in Belgium and the Netherlands. RAF planes bombed Naples, while U.S. Liberators attacked the airfield at Comise and Biscari in southern Sicily.

Politics and government
The British Labour Party conclave in London voted to blame the "overwhelming mass" of the German people for World War II.

Georgia and Louisiana state Democratic Party committee leaders announced that they would refuse to contribute to the Democratic National Committee unless its leaders "straighten out their policies respecting the South."

Journalism
The American Newspaper Guild, meeting in Boston, voted to assume "responsibility for exposing actions of the press destructive to the war effort" through local and national committee action.

Baseball
Joe Cronin, playing manager of the Boston Red Sox, entered both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics as a pinch hitter, and set a major league record by hitting 3-run home runs on both occasions. He connected off Russ Christopher in the first game and Don Black in the second. The Red Sox won the first game 5-4, and the Athletics won the second game 8-7 before 7,705 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. A pair of errors enabled the Red Sox to score the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning of the first game, and the Athletics narrowly averted defeat in the second game. Pete Fox led off the bottom of the 9th inning of the second game with a triple; Jim Tabor followed with a ground ball to Philadelphia third baseman Eddie Mayo, and was thrown out at home plate trying to score. Mr. Tabor reached second base on the play and advanced to third on a passed ball. Bobby Doerr was intentionally walked and stole second, but Babe Barna grounded ot to second baseman Pete Suder to end the game.

Bud Metheny drew a bases-loaded walk with 2 out in the top of the 9th to force home Nick Etten with the winning run as the New York Yankees scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning and held on to defeat the Washington Nationals 9-8 before 7,000 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Bob Johnson tripled with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th, but Johnny Murphy struck out Jake Early to end the game.

Lou Boudreau singled home Ray Mack with 2 out to climax a 3-run 9th-inning rally as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 8,891 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. In the second game, the Indians scored a run in the bottom of the 9th to tie the game and Lou Boudreau doubled to lead off the 12th and scored on an outfield fly by Mickey Rocco to give the Indians a 6-5 win to complete the sweep.

Don Kolloway singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 13th inning, stole second base, and scored on a 2-out single by Luke Appling to give the Chicago White Sox a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Browns before 1,780 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago.

The New York Giants scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning as they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-5 before 7,237 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Manny Salvo pitched a 4-hitter for the Boston Braves as they shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 before 6,000 fans in the first of two games at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Newt Kimball pitched a 7-hit complete game to earn his only win in a Philadelphia uniform, and his 11th and last win in the major leagues, as the Phillies won the second game 7-2 before 7,379 fans.

Ival Goodman hit his first home run of the season--a 3-run blast in the 4th inning--to power the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 2,071 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh in a game that was called after 7 innings because of rain. Paul Derringer pitched a 7-hit complete game victory.

Elmer Riddle pitched a 5-hit complete game victory and Gee Walker drove in 3 runs with a double and 2 singles as the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 before 1,639 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

60 years ago
1953

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews
Tonight’s episode: Abby, as in Abbigale

Protest
The Soviet Union ordered a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion against the Communist regime that had begun the previous day with a strike by construction workers.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox unleashed a 20-hit attack as they routed the Detroit Tigers 17-1. Dick Gernert hit 2 home runs and drove in 4 runs, while Tom Umphlett and Billy Goodman combined for 7 hits.

50 years ago
1963

Music
From Me to You/Thank You Girl by the Beatles was released on Capitol Records 72101, becoming their third single to be released in Canada.

Abominations
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools (go here for the text of the judgement). The case had been initiated by Edward Schempp, a Unitarian Universalist and resident of Abington School District in Pennsylvania who was trying to probit the enforcement of a Pennsylvania state law requiring that at least 10 Bible verses be read, without comment, in school at the beginning of each school day in the public schools. Murray v. Curlett, a similar suit initiated by atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair, was consolidated with Mr. Schempp's case on appeal to the Supreme Court. The court upheld its ruling in Engel v. Vitale (1962) that it was unconstitutional for state officials to prescribe an official school prayer, and ruled that the Pennsylvania law and similar laws violated the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment prohibition on the establishment of religion.

Protest
One person was killed in a riot involving 2,000 people protesting the previous day's announcement by South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem of the Joint Communique to end the Buddhist crisis, which involved protests by the country's majority Buddhist population against their treatment by the government, which was composed mainly of Roman Catholics.

Politics and government
Ernest Manning, who had recently observed his 20th anniversary as Premier of Alberta, led his Social Credit government to another landslide victory in the provincial election, taking 60 of 63 seats in the legislature. The only non-Social Credit candidates to get elected were Liberals Mike Maccagno (Lac La Biche) and Bill Dickie (Calgary Glenmore), and Coalition candidate Frank Gainer in Banff-Cochrane. Party leaders who were defeated included Dave Hunter (Liberal--Athabasca); Neil Reimer (New Democratic Party--Edmonton Northeast); and Milt Harradence (Progressive Conservative--Calgary West).

Harry Hays resigned as mayor of Calgary because the position conflicted with his other position as Canada's Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Hays had been elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal in the federal election on April 8, 1963.

Baseball
The Detroit Tigers, 9th in the American League with a record of 24-36, fired manager Bob Scheffing and replaced him with Los Angeles Dodgers' scout Charlie Dressen.

40 years ago
1973

Golf
Johnny Miller, who was 6 strokes off the lead at the beginning of the final round, shot 63 to finish 1 stroke ahead of John Schlee in the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. Mr. Miller's score was the lowest ever posted in the final round of a major tournament. First prize money was $35,000.

Baseball
Joe Lahoud hit a grand slam and drove in 6 runs and Darrell Porter also hit a grand slam as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Chicago White Sox 15-5 at White Sox Park for their 9th straight win, all on the road.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Beat It--Michael Jackson (4th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Juliet--Robin Gibb (3rd week at #1)

Diplomacy
Pope John Paul II met privately in Warsaw with General Wojciech Jaruzelski, leader of Poland's governing Communist regime, after the two exchanged messages non national television. The pope said on TV that he hoped a program of social reform would soon be put into effect, while Gen. Jaruzelski replied that martial law had been an extreme but necessary measure, and that reform would go forward. At a mass in Warsaw, Pope John Paul said that the Polish people had a right to be sovereign masters of their land.

Salvadoran President Alvaro Magana began two days of meetings in Washington with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.S. congressional leaders.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
British Columbia (2-0) 24 @ Winnipeg (0-1) 23

Baseball
Bob Welch pitched a 6-hitter and hit his first career major league home run as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Cincinnati Reds 1-0. Mr. Welch, who homered off losing pitcher Mario Soto, became the eleventh pitcher in major league history--and the last in the 20th century--to hit a home run in a 1-0 game.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Im Nin'Alu--Ofra Haza

World events
Haitian President Leslie Manigat ousted Lieutenant General Henri Namphy, who had headed a military government until the election of Mr. Manigat in January 1988, and placed him under house arrest.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Tribal Dance--2 Unlimited (6th week at #1)

Abominations
Major league baseball owners, meeting in Denver, voted 26-2 to expand the playoffs to eight teams, adding a wild card team to the three divisional champions in each league, to become effective in 1994. An extra round would be added to the playoffs, with the first round consisting of best-of-five series. The move not only resulted in the playoffs dragging on late into October, but, combined with the change from two divisions in each league to three, had the effect of destroying pennant races, and placing the emphasis on qualifying for a wild card position.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Sacramento (1-0) 21 @ Winnipeg (0-1) 15

The game at Winnipeg Stadium marked the first appearance of the Gold Miners, the first American franchise in the Canadian Football League.

10 years ago
2003

Abominations
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Jean Chretien introduced legislation to legalize same-sex "marriages," while permitting churches and religious groups to "sanctify marriages as they see it." The decision followed rulings in favour of same-sex "marriages by courts in British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario.

Politics and government
In the first election in Jordan since King Abdullah had dissolved parliament two years earlier, independent candidates loyal to the king won most of the 110 seats in the expanded legislature.

Health
The World Health Organization lifted its travel advisory for Taiwan, now that the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was waning.

Football
CFL
Montreal (1-0) 23 @ Calgary (0-1) 20 (OT)

June 16, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Glory Bella!

1,650 years ago
363

War
Roman Emperor Julian marched back up the Tigris River and burned his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal, Roman forces suffered several attacks from the Persians.

130 years ago
1883

Disasters
183 children aged 3-14 were crushed to death at Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England when they were caught in a stampede of 1,100 children rushing to get prizes at the conclusion of a variety show.

110 years ago
1903

Exploration
Roald Amundsen departed Oslo to commence the first east-west navigation of the Northwest Passage.

Business
The Ford Motor Company was incorporated.

80 years ago
1933

Politics and government
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt marked the end of his first 100 days in office by signing the National Industrial Recovery Act.

70 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Albert Bushnell Hart, 88. U.S. historian. Dr. Hart was one of the first generation of professionally-trained historians in the United States, and taught at Harvard University from 1883-1926. He wrote and edited many books and journals, and was known for his admiration for Theodore Roosevelt and the United Kingdom, although he opposed imperialism. Dr. Hart died 15 days before his 89th birthday.

Married on this date
U.K.-born film actor and director Charles Chaplin, 54, married Oona O'Neill, 18, daughter of U.S. playwright Eugene O'Neill, in California.

War
The Allies claimed that 1,337 Japanese planes had been destroyed in the South Pacific area since July 31, 1942. Dispatches from Ankara stated that Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu was making peace offers through a neutral ambassador.

Protest
Martial law was declared in Beaumont, Texas after two people were killed and 11 injured as a result of a race riot set off by an attack on a white woman by a Negro.

60 years ago
1953

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: See No Evil, starring John Conte and Betty Jane Watson

Died on this date
Margaret Bondfield, 80. U.K. politician. Miss Bondfield, a member of the Labour Party, was the first woman to hold a cabinet post in Great Britain, serving as Minister of Labour in the government of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald from 1929-1931.

50 years ago
1963

Space
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman and first civilian to go into space when the U.S.S.R. launched Vostok 6, the last of the Vostok missions, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Vostok 5, with Valery Bykovsky aboard, was still in Earth orbit two days after launch.

Politics and government
David Ben-Gurion, Israel's Prime Minister and Minister of Defense from 1948-1954 and since 1955, announced his resignation from both posts for "personal reasons," effective June 26.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): We were All Wounded at Wounded Knee--Redbone (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Can the Can--Suzi Quatro

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando (3rd week at #1)
2 The Twelfth of Never--Donny Osmond
3 Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)--Deodato
4 Daisy a Day--Jud Strunk
5 Part of the Union--The Strawbs
6 Get Down--Gilbert O'Sullivan
7 Goondiwindi Grey--Tex Morton
8 Killing Me Softly with His Song--Roberta Flack
9 Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend--Lobo
10 Dead Skunk--Loudon Wainwright III

Singles entering the chart were Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine by Tom T. Hall (#30); My Love by Paul McCartney & Wings (#34); Suzie Darling by Barrie Crocker (#35); and Saw a New Morning by the Bee Gees (#38).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): My Love--Paul McCartney & Wings (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 My Love--Paul McCartney & Wings (3rd week at #1)
2 Daniel--Elton John
3 Pillow Talk--Sylvia
4 Hocus Pocus--Focus
5 I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby--Barry White
6 Give Me Love--(Give Me Peace on Earth)--George Harrison
7 Playground in My Mind--Clint Holmes
8 Frankenstein--The Edgar Winter Group
9 Will it Go Round in Circles--Billy Preston
10 Kodachrome--Paul Simon

Singles entering the chart were Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango (#81); Be What You Are by the Staple Singers (#82); How Can I Tell Her by Lobo (#84); The Morning After by Maureen McGovern (#85); Soul Makossa by Afrique (#89); Watergrate by Dickie Goodman (#90); Block Buster by the Sweet (#95); My Merry-Go-Round by Johnny Nash (#97); What's Your Mama's Name by Tanya Tucker (#99); and Bad Weather by the Supremes (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Frankenstein--The Edgar Winter Group
2 I'm a Stranger Here--Five Man Electrical Band
3 Close Your Eyes--Edward Bear
4 Daisy a Day--Jud Strunk
5 Playground in My Mind--Clint Holmes
6 My Love--Paul McCartney & Wings
7 Pillow Talk--Sylvia
8 Daniel--Elton John
9 You are the Sunshine of My Life--Stevie Wonder
10 The Farmer's Song--Murray McLauchlan

Singles entering the chart were Glamour Boy by the Guess Who (#76); Block Buster by the Sweet (#79); Goin' Home by the Osmonds (#87); Rock Star by Warpig (#89); So Very Hard to Go by Tower of Power (#94); Dance a Little Step by Mashmakhan (#95); Natural High by Bloodstone (#96); I Have a Following by Ocean (#97); The Morning After by Maureen McGovern (#98); Bongo Rock by the Incredible Bongo Band (#99); and Soul Makossa by Manu Dibango (#100). The Morning After was from the movie The Poseidon Adventure (1972), and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1972.

Died on this date
Louise Latimer, 60. U.S. actress. Miss Latimer's best-known movie was California Straight Ahead! (1937), in which she co-starred with John Wayne.

Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. leader Leonid Brezhnev began a nine-day visit to the United States.

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi arrived in Ottawa to start an eight-day visit to Canada.

War
Initial reports on the latest cease-fire agreement in South Vietnam that had gone into effect the previous day stated that fighting was on a smaller scale than that accompanying the original cease-fire in January. However, commanders of opposing sides in South Vietnam failed to meet within the specified 24 hours.

30 years ago
1983

Society
U.S. President Ronald Reagan criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling of the previous day upholding unrestricted rights to abortions, and called for legislation to "restore legal protections for the unborn."

Diplomacy
Pope John Paul II arrived in Warsaw to begin a week-long visit to Poland. It was his second visit to his homeland since assuming the papacy in 1978.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that housing starts had increased 19.1% in May.

Boxing
Former world lightweight champion Roberto Duran (77-4) scored a technical knockout of Davey Moore (12-1) at 2:02 of the 8th round at Madison Square Garden in New York to win the World Boxing Association world light middleweight title.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Montreal (2-0) 34 @ Ottawa (0-2) 13

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Eloise--Tino Casal (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Afrikka, sarvikuonojen maa--Eppu Normaali

Opera
Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, starring soprano Katia Ricciarelli in the title role and tenor Nicola Martinucci as Radames, was staged at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, with Giuseppe Raffa conducting a 120-piece orchestra and a 140-member chorus in the largest operatic production in Canadian history, with a 14-metre model of the Sphinx, elephants, tigers and a python. An audience of 30,000 people paid $20-$150 each for tickets.

Scandal
Former Arizona Governor Evan Mecham, who had been impeached and removed from office, was found not guilty of concealing a $350,000 campaign loan. His brother Willard, who had been Evan's treasurer during is successful gubernatorial campaign in 1986, was also acquitted. The defense attributed the failure to list the loan to Willard Mecham's bookkeeping error.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 94 @ Detroit 104 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-2)



20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Somebody Dance with Me--DJ Bobo

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Phoenix 105 @ Chicago 111 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 3-1)



10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Pierre Bourgault, 69. Canadian political activist. Mr. Bourgault was a longtime advocate of Quebec's separation from Canada, and was a member of the separatist Parti Québécois in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He ran for office just once, as a PQ candidate in the provincial election of 1970; he lost in the riding of Mercier to Premier Robert Bourassa, a Liberal.

War
U.S. forces in Iraq apprehended Abed Hamid Mahmoud al-Tikrit, former secretary to deposed President Saddam Hussein and fourth on the most-wanted list in Iraq.

Diplomacy
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations condemned the government of Myanmar for its crackdown on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters.

June 15, 2013

150 years ago
1863

Business
Robert Benson acquired control of the Hudson's Bay Company for the International Financial Society, a syndicate of bankers based in London, England.

140 years ago
1873

Abominations
Renegade American whisky/fur traders massacred Assiniboine Indians in their camp in Cypress Hills, Northwest Territories (now part of Saskatchewan). The crime led to the formation of the North-West Mounted Police.

125 years ago
1888

Died on this date
Friedrich III, 56. Kaiser of Germany and King of Prussia, March 9-June 15, 1888. Friedrich III succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father, Wilhelm I, but was already suffering from terminal cancer of the larynx and died after just 99 days on the throne. He was succeeded by his son Wilhelm II.

Transportation
Fredericton, New Brunswick's first railway bridge, spanning the Saint John River, was completed, and the first train engine made an inaugural crossing.

100 years ago
1913

War
U.S. forces commanded by General John J. Pershing successfully concluded the four-day Battle of Bud Bagsak in the Philippines against Moro rebels.

90 years ago
1923

Baseball
Lou Gehrig made his major league debut with the New York Yankees, playing the 9th inning at first base in relief of Wally Pipp as the Yankees shut out the St. Louis Browns 10-0 before 10,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Mr. Gehrig fielded a ground ball by Jack Tobin and made the putout at first base to end the game. Mr. Pipp batted 2 for 4 with a double, run, and 2 runs batted in. Herb Pennock (7-2) pitched a 7-hitter and batted 1 for 3 with a run and an RBI. Elam Vangilder (4-8) started on the mound for St. Louis and took the loss, allowing 4 hits and 9 runs in 2 innings. Oddly, all the runs against Mr. Vangilder were unearned, with 5 St. Louis errors contributing to the New York run total.

80 years ago
1933

Baseball
Jim Peterson pitched a complete game victory for the Philadelphia Athletics as they defeated the Savitt Gems 6-1 in an exhibition game at Bulkeley Stadium in Hartford.



75 years ago
1938

Died on this date
E.L. Kirchner, 58. German artist. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was an Expressionist painter and one of the founders of Die Brücke (The Bridge), a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism. He suffered a nervous breakdown during World War I and was discharged from service. Mr. Kirchner became a drunkard and drug addict, but recovered after several years, and was productive in the 1920s. He experienced difficulty selling his paintings after the Nazis came to power in Germany; when they held the Degenerate Art Exhibition in 1937, 639 of Mr. Kirchner's works were taken out of museums, and 25 were put on display. Mr. Kirchner committed suicide by shooting himself outside his house in Frauenkirch-Wildboden, Switzerland.

Baseball
Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds, who had pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Bees four days earlier, became the first--and so far only--man to pitch two consecutive major league no-hitters as the Reds blanked the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-0 before 38,748 fans in the first night game ever played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 6-6 tie and held on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7 before 1,500 fans at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. The Phillies scored a run in the bottom of the 9th and had runners on second and third bases with 2 out, but George Scharein struck out to end the game.

Danny MacFayden pitched a 5-hitter to win the pitcher's duel over Clay Bryant as the Boston Bees shut out the Chicago Cubs 2-0 before 3,165 fans at National League Park in Boston. Mr. Bryant allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings.

Jim Tobin pitched a 5-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Rube Melton as the Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the New York Giants 2-0 before 5,874 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Mr. Melton allowed 5 hits and 1 run--earned--in 8 innings.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored a run in the 9th inning and withstood a 1-run rally in the bottom of the 9th as they edged the Detroit Tigers 7-6 before 5,400 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit.

Odell Hale hit a run-scoring single, Moose Solters scored him with a triple, and Earl Averill followed with a single to drive home Mr. Solters as the Cleveland Indians scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning and held on to defeat the Washington Nationals 6-4 at League Park in Cleveland.

The Boston Red Sox scord 5 runs in the last 2 innings and withstood a 2-run 9th-inning rally as they defeated the St. Louis Browns 7-4 before 962 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Joe Cronin and Jimmie Foxx hit home runs for the Red Sox, while Harlond Clift hit a 2-run homer for the Browns with 2 out in the 9th.

The New York Yankees scored 3 runs in the top of the 8th inning and held on to defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 before 5,000 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Jake Powell had 2 singles, a double, and 2 runs for the Yankees, while Lou Gehrig added a solo home run. Rip Radcliff hit a 2-run homer for the White Sox in the bottom of the 6th, and pinch hitter Larry Rosenthal hit a 2-run homer in the 7th.

70 years ago
1943

Died on this date
Rafael Calderón Muñoz, 83. Vice President of Costa Rica, 1940-1943. Dr. Calderón was a physician who entered the Constituent Assembly in 1917, and held numerous positions in several legislative bodies before becoming one of four Vice Presidents of Costa Rica. He died in office.

War
U.K. Royal Air Force bombers attacked the Ruhr Valley steel and coal centre of Oberhausen, with the loss of 18 aircraft. The Royal Canadian Air Force's 417 Fighter Squadron left Egypt for Malta, then to Italy. U.S. planes from North Africa bombed Sicilian airfields at Bocca di Falco, Castelvetran, Borizzo, Milo, and Sciacca. British forces closed the Turkish-Syrian border in an effort to halt military leaks to the Axis.

Politics and government
Argentine President General Pablo Ramirez promised to re-establish the constitution, and said that his regime would "clean and restore" rather than "perpetuate itself."

Crime
The U.S. Navy reopened Los Angeles to enlisted men, as a county grand jury investigation of the "zoot suit riots" continued.


50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Tamoure--Bill Justis (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Dis-Lui--Claude François (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Il Ballo del Mattone--Rita Pavone (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova--Manuela (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Like It--Gerry and the Pacemakers

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Sukiyaki--Kyu Sakamoto

U.S. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Sukiyaki--Kyu Sakamoto
2 It's My Party--Lesley Gore
3 I Love You Because--Al Martino
4 Da Doo Ron Ron--The Crystals
5 You Can't Sit Down--The Dovells
6 If You Wanna Be Happy--Jimmy Soul
7 Still--Bill Anderson
8 Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer--Nat King Cole
9 Two Faces Have I--Lou Christie
10 Hello Stranger--Barbara Lewis

Singles entering the chart were Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye by the Shirelles (#86); My True Confession by Brook Benton (#88); Be True to Yourself by Bobby Vee (#90); Come Go with Me by Dion (#92); Say Wonderful Things by Ronnie Carroll (#94, charting with the version by Patti Page); Just One Look by Doris Troy (#95); Harry the Hairy Ape by Ray Stevens (#96); Summer's Comin' by Kirby St. Romain (#97); Come Blow Your Horn by Frank Sinatra (#98); Denise by Randy & the Rainbows (#99); and Banzai Pipeline by Henry Mancini and his Orchestra (#100). Come Blow Your Horn was the title song from the movie.

Calgary's top 10
1 It's My Party--Lesley Gore (2nd week at #1)
2 Sukiyaki--Kyu Sakamoto
3 Tamoure--Bill Justis
4 I Will Follow Him--Little Peggy March
5 Two Faces Have I--Lou Christie
6 Six Days on the Road--Dave Dudley
7 Killer Joe--The Rocky Fellers
8 Da Doo Ron Ron--The Crystals
9 Reverend Mr. Black--The Kingston Trio
10 Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer--Nat King Cole
Pick hit of the week: Hello Stranger--Barbara Lewis

Space
The United States launched two satellites: Lofti 2A, whose mission was the measurement of intensity of very low frequency signals through the ionosphere; and Solar Radiation 4, whose mission was the measurement of solar ultraviolet and x-radiation.

Baseball
Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants pitched a no-hitter as the Giants edged the Houston Colt .45s 1-0 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

40 years ago
1973

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

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Get Down--Gilbert O'Sullivan (6th week at #1)

Environment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Robert Fri proposed strict controls on transportation in 17 urban areas in order to curb pollution from smog. The controls included auto inspections, limits on gasoline sales and individual car usage. Mr. Fri said the aim was to change the public's "long-standing and intimate relation to private automobiles" and force substantial compliance with the Clean Air Act of 1970 by July 1, 1975. He acknowledged that it might not be practical in such cities as Los Angeles.

30 years ago
1983

Abominations
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld its 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade giving women unrestricted rights to abortion.

Politics and government
Two motions in the Israeli Knesset calling for an investigation into Israel's military conduct in Lebanon in 1982 were defeated.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board announced that industrial production in the U.S.A. had risen 1.1% in May.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (1-1) 24 @ Hamilton (1-1) 35

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Only One Woman--Alien (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Anna Malenfant, 85. Canadian singer. Miss Malenfant, a native of Shediac, New Brunswick, was a contralto who was a leading lady in Canadian opera throughout the 1930’s and 40’s. She performed in recitals and taught after 1944, and wrote several songs inspired by the area where she was born. Miss Malenfant died in Montreal.

Terrorism
The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for a bomb that killed 6 British soldiers when it exploded in their car in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, location of an army headquarters. 10 civilians were injured.

World events
The parliament of the Soviet republic of Armenia passed a resolution calling for reunification of the Armenian Republic with a disputed region of the Azerbaijan Republic. The resolution expressed hope that Azerbaijan would accept reunification.

Diplomacy
Canada expelled eight Soviet diplomats for industrial espionage. The action wasn't made public until June 21.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the balance of payments on current accounts had risen in the first quarter of 1988 to $39.75 billion from a revised $33.52 billion in the fourth quarter of 1987.

20 years ago
1993

Died on this date
John Connally, 76. U.S. politician. Mr. Connally was U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy from January 25-December 20, 1961, resigning to seek the Democratic party nomination for Governor of Texas. He was elected, and served as Governor of Texas from January 15, 1963-January 21, 1969. Mr. Connally and his wife were sitting in the limousine in front of President and Mrs. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963, when Mr. Kennedy was fatally shot. Mr. Connally was seriously wounded in the chest, wrist, and thigh, but recovered. He served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from February 11, 1971-June 12, 1972 under President Richard Nixon. Mr. Connally resigned to lead an organization called "Democrats for Nixon" in the 1972 election campaign, and switched his allegiance to the Republican party in May 1973.

James Hunt, 45. U.K. auto racing driver. Mr. Hunt drove in the Formula One circuit from 1973-1979, and won the world championship in 1976. He died of a heart attack.

Defense
Canada officially ended its peacekeeping role in Cyprus after 29 years. The remaining soldiers were to come home by the end of the month.

Politics and government
In his first provincial election since taking office as Premier of Alberta in December 1992, Ralph Klein led his Progressive Conservatives to re-election, winning 51 of 83 seats in the provincial legislature. The Liberals, led by former Edmonton mayor Laurence Decore, won the remaining 32 seats. The New Democratic Party, led by Ray Martin, lost all 16 of the seats they held going into the election, eight to each of the two larger parties.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Hume Cronyn, 91. Canadian-born U.S. actor. Mr. Cronyn, a native of London, Ontario, was known for his stage and screen appearances with his wife Jessica Tandy. His movies included Shadow of a Doubt (1943); Lifeboat (1944); The Seventh Cross (1944); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946); The Beginning or the End (1947); Brute Force (1947); and Cocoon (1985). Mr. Cronyn won an Emmy Award for his performance in the made-for-television movie Age-Old Friends (1989).

Golf
Jim Furyk won the U.S. Open at Olympia Fields, Illinois, finishing with a tournament record-tying score of 272, 8 under par. It was Mr. Furyk's first win in a major tournament.

Basketball
NBA Finals
New Jersey 77 @ San Antonio 88 (San Antonio won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Tim Duncan and David Robinson combined for 34 points and 37 rebounds as the Spurs defeated the Nets at SBC Center to won their second NBA championship. The iNets led by 9 points at one time, only to see the Spurs score the next 19 points.

June 14, 2013

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civil War, a Union Army garrison, commanded by Major General Robert H. Milroy, was defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia in the Second Battle of Winchester.

125 years ago
1888

Britannica
The Kingdom of Sarawak, on the northwestern part of the island of Borneo, was made a British protectorate.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Joe Morris. U.K.-born Canadian labour leader. A logger by trade, Mr. Morris was president of the Canadian Labour Congress from 1974-1978. He died on October 11, 1996 at the age of 83.

Disasters
About 300 people were killed when a tidal wave struck an area of northern India.

80 years ago
1933

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

This was an adaptation of The Lost Special, a story by A. Conan Doyle originally published in the August 1898 issue of The Strand Magazine as the third of a series of stories titled Round the Fire. These stories did not involve Sherlock Holmes. This was the last Sherlock Holmes broadcast until November 11, 1934, and the last to star Mr. Gordon and Mr. Lovell together.

70 years ago
1943

Politics and government
The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee called for the liquidation of the National Youth Administration.

Law
The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a 1940 decision and ruled that schoolchildren could not be compelled to salute the flag of the United States if doing so would conflict with their religious beliefs. The verdict upheld the challenge of Jehovah's Witnesses to the flag-salute rule of the West Virginia Board of Education.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Welcome to My World--Jim Reeves

Space
The U.S.S.R. launched Vostok 5, with Valery Bykovsky aboard, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Boxing
Doug Jones (22-4-1) won a 10-round decision over Billy Daniels (18-3) in a heavyweight bout at the Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey.



40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Daisy a Day--Danny Doyle (2nd week at #1)

Scandal
Testifying before the United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities in the 1972 election, Jeb Stuart Magruder, deputy director of the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP), said that he and other high-ranking officials had plotted to bug the Democratic party opposition and then had attempted to cover up the affair. Mr. Magruder implicated then-Attorney General John Mitchell, White House counsel John Dean, and presidential adviser Bob Haldeman, but denied knowledge that President Richard Nixon had been involved. He admitted to perjury before the grand jury investigating the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., saying that Messrs. Mitchell, Dean, and Haldeman had known he would lie, and that he had told Mr. Haldeman the full Watergate story in January 1973.

Economics and finance
In compliance with the 60-day price freeze ordered the previous day by President Richard Nixon, steel, copper, rubber, and tire prices in the United States were cut, many of the cuts eliminating price increases implemented the previous week.

30 years ago
1983

Protest
Copper workers and four other labour organizations led a national day of protest in Chile against the regime of General Augusto Pinochet. Students, professional people, and advocates of human rights supported the protest, calling for a return to democracy.

World events
The parliament of Lebanon formally approved the troop-withdrawal plan already approved by Israel, but Syria remained opposed to withdrawing its own troops from Lebanon despite pressure from the United States and moderate Arab states.

Defense
About 100 U.S. soldiers arrived in Honduras to train Salvadoran soldiers to fight leftist rebels in El Salvador.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (0-1) 18 @ Calgary (2-0) 34

25 years ago
1988

Music
Pianist Angela Cheng of Edmonton became the first Canadian to win first prize at the Montreal International Music Competition.

War
Iran acknowledged that the Iranian troops who had invaded southern Iraq the previous day had not been able to hold onto Iraqi territory.

Politics and government
Former U.S. Senator Howard Baker announced his resignation as White House Chief of Staff effective July 1, saying he intended to resign because of the illnesses of his wife and stepmother. His deputy, Kenneth Duberstein, was chosen as his successor.

Defense
Lieutenant General Henri Namphy of Haiti ordered the transfer or retirement of 10 top military officials.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 86 @ Detroit 111 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Informer--Snow (7th week at #1)

War
After three days of attacks against Somali warlord General Mohammed Farah Aidid, U.S. gunships had blasted weapons sites, helicopters had attacked a radio station, and an attack helicopter had demolished a rocket launcher.

Law
U.S. President Bill Clinton named Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known for her litigation on women's rights, to fill the latest vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Pete Wysocki, 54. U.S. football player. Mr. Wysocki was a linebacker at Western Michigan University before playing in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1971); Toronto Argonauts (1972); Edmonton Eskimos (pre-season, 1973); and Saskatchewan Roughriders (1973-1974). He played 34 regular season and 4 playoff games, earning All-Western All-Star recognition in 1974. Mr. Wysocki played 88 regular season games with the Washington Redskins (1975-1980), acquiring the nickname "The Missile" for his play on special teams. He worked as a real estate broker after his playing career, and died after a long battle with cancer.

Dale Whittington, 43. U.S. auto racing driver. Mr. Whittington, like his older brothers Bill and Don, mainly drove sports cars. The three brothers were involved in a drug-smuggling operation with other auto racing figures in the mid-1980s. Bill and Don went to prison, but Dale avoided prison time. Dale qualified for the Indianapolis 500 in 1982, but was caught up in the crash involving Kevin Cogan on the final pace lap, and he was knocked out of the race after locking his brakes and colliding with Roger Mears. Mr. Whittington's death was attributed to a drug overdose.

Abominations
Voters in the Czech Republic overwhelmingly approved entry into the European Union in a referendum.

Politics and government
Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi fired his prime minister and called for the radical reform or abolition of the country's public sector, signalling that Libya may open up to foreign companies.

Despite losses in recent elections, the Parti Quebecois endorsed Bernard Landry as leader until the spring of 2005.