May 23, 2010

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

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Chrisie Bell!

910 years ago
1100

Born on this date
Qinzong. Emperor of China, 1126-1127. Qinzong, born Zhao Huan, acceded to the throne upon the forced abdication of his father Huizong, but was unsuccessful in attempting to resist an invasion by Jin forces, and was thus the last emperor of the Song dynasty. Qinzong was deposed and taken prisoner, although some restrictions were eased in later years. Qinzong died on June 14, 1161, 22 days after his 61st birthday.

640 years ago
1370

Died on this date
Toghon Temür, 49. Khagan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire; Emperor of China, 1333-1370. Toghon Temür, the son of Khutughtu Khan Kusala, became Emperor of the Yuan dynasty in 1333 and the Northern Yuan dynasty in 1368. His empire was beset with political struggles in later years, and he declined to intervene. Toghon Temür died two days before his 50th birthday, and was succeeded by his son Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara.

580 years ago
1430

War
Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to raise the Siege of Compiègne, and was subsequently sold to the English.

220 years ago
1790

Born on this date
Jules Dumont d'Urville. French military officer and explorer. Rear Admiral Dumont joined the French Navy in 1808 and spent much of his career exploring the south and western Pacific Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. He was a botanist and cartographer who gave his name to several plants and places. Rear Admiral Dumont died in France's first rail disaster on May 8, 1842, 15 days before his 52nd birthday.

200 years ago
1810

Born on this date
Margaret Fuller. U.S. journalist. Miss Fuller was a feminist who was associated with the transcendentalist movement. She edited the transcendentalist journal The Dial in the early 1840s, and worked as a foreign correspondent with the New York Tribune in the mid-late 1840s. Miss Fuller's most notable book was Woman in the Nineteenth Century (1845), originally published in The Dial two years earlier. Miss Fuller died in a shipwreck with her lover and child off the coast of Fire Island, New York on July 19, 1850 at the age of 40.

190 years ago
1820

Born on this date
Lorenzo Sawyer. U.S. judge. Justice Sawyer began practicing law in Ohio in 1846, and moved to California in 1850. He was appointed to the California Supreme Court in 1860, serving as Chief Justice (1868-1870). He then served on the United States Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit (1870-1891), and was a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from June 16, 1891 until his death on September 7, 1891 at the age of 71.

180 years ago
1830

Transportation
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad began the first passenger service in the United States.

170 years ago
1840

Born on this date
George Throssell. U.K.-born Australian politician. Mr. Throssell, a native of Ireland, moved to Australia with his parents in 1850, and was a successful produce merchant before entering politics. He represented Northam in the Western Australia Legislative Assembly (1890-1904), serving as Premier of Western Australia from February-May 1901. Mr. Throssell represented East Province on the Western Australia Legislative Council from 1907 until his death on August 30, 1910 at the age of 70.

120 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Herbert Marshall. U.K.-born U.S. actor. Mr. Marshall was a leading man and later a character actor in numerous plays, films, and radio programs from the 1910s through the 1960s, despite losing his right leg as a result of a wound in battle during World War I in 1915. His movies included The Letter (1929, and the remake in 1940); Murder! (1930); Foreign Correspondent (1940); The Little Foxes (1941); The Razor's Edge (1946); Duel in the Sun (1946); and The Fly (1958). Mr. Marshall's excellent speaking voice made him a popular choice to act in guest roles on various radio programs, and as the star of the espionage series The Man Called X (1944-1952). Mr. Marshall died on January 22, 1966 at the age of 75.

110 years ago
1900

War
Union Army Sergeant William Harvey Carney, a Negro, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863 in the American Civil War.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Scatman Crothers. U.S. musician and actor. Benjamin Sherman Crothers played a variety of instruments in various jazz bands, and acquired his nickname by developing the skill of scat singing. He provided voices for cartoons and appeared as a supporting actor in numerous movies and television programs, but was perhaps best known for playing garbageman Louie Wilson in the television comedy series Chico and the Man (1974-1978). Mr. Crothers was a heavy smoker and battled lung cancer for years before dying of pneumonia on November 22, 1986 at the age of 76.

Artie Shaw. U.S. musician and bandleader. Mr. Shaw, born Arthur Arshawsky, was a clarinetist and one of the most popular bandleaders of the Swing Era of the 1930s and '40s. His best-known records included Begin the Beguine; Stardust; Frenesi; and Nightmare. Mr. Shaw was a compulsive perfectionist, which led him to retire from the music business in 1954, and made him a difficult person to live with--he was married eight times. Mr. Shaw came out of retirement in the 1980s and led another orchestra for several years. He died on December 30, 2004 at the age of 94.

70 years ago
1940

War
German forces pushed Belgian forces out of the key points of Ghent and Terneuzen, while British forces abandoned Arras. German planes bombed port facilities at Dunkirk and Dover. Japanese troops commenced a counterattack at Tsaoyang in the Chinese province of Hupeh. Cuban presidential candidate General Fulgencio Batista pledged full cooperation with the United States should war come to the Western Hemisphere.

Defense
The U.S. administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt directed its Latin American envoys to propose secret joint defense talks between army and navy representatives of all the Western Hemisphere nations in view of the German military successes in Europe.

Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced the creation of a third army division for service abroad.

Diplomacy
U.K. Secretary for Indian Leo Amery asserted that Britain wanted the equal partnership of India in the Commonwealth.

Politics and government
By gaining the support of Vermont's delegates to the Democratic National Convention, Franklin D. Roosevelt was assured of nomination for a third term as President of the United States in the November 1940 election. Mr. Roosevelt was assured of the support of at least 547 1/2 pledged delegates.

Economics and finance
A Gallup Poll revealed that 51% of Americans favoured granting war credits to the Allies.

Baseball
The St. Louis Browns edged the Washington Nationals 8-7 in 12 innings in front of just 793 fans at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Jimmy Bloodworth hit a 2-run home run to give the Nationals a 7-5 lead in the top of the 12th inning. George McQuinn’s second homer of the day for the Browns cut the lead to 7-6. After a single, Rip Radcliff tripled in the tying run and scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly.

60 years ago
1950

On the radio
Philo Vance, starring Jackson Beck
Tonight’s episode: The Money Machine Murder Case

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Photo Finish, starring Ralph Clanton, Eileen Heckart, and Richard Boone



Died on this date
Ernie Groth, 65. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Groth appeared in 3 games with the Chicago Cubs in 1904, posting a record of 0-2 with an earned run average of 5.63. He was 9-8 in 23 games with the Columbus Senators of the American Association in 1906.

Diplomacy
The Western Allies charged in notes to the U.S.S.R. that the 50,000-man People's Police militia in East Germany had assumed "the character of an army" in violation of international agreements.

Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion urged the U.S.S.R. to permit its Jews to emigrate to Israel, charging that Jews were the only people in the Soviet Union not given national freedom.

Defense
The U.S.A. announced plans to give Iran military equipment under the Military Assistance Program.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed bills authorizing $580 million in U.S. military construction and $350 million for fleet modernization.

South African sources disclosed projects to extract uranium from the Witwaterstrand gold reef near Pretoria and Johannesburg, with production to go to the U.S.A. and U.K.

Politics and government
The Dutch government objected to Indonesian moves to transform the United States of Indonesia from a federation into a unitary state.

Crime
The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Philadelphia biochemist Harry Gold on espionage charges. U.S. government sources said that he admitted dealing with British spy Klaus Fuchs.

Journalism
The United Nations Subcommittee on Freedom of Information and the Press approved and forwarded to the Economic Council an international code of ethics for the press.

Economics and finance
French economist Jean Monnet opened negotiations in Bonn with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on the plan to pool the French and German coal and steel industries.

Labour
General Motors and the United Auto Workers of America concluded an unprecedented five-year contract covering 250,000 workers in Detroit. The longest contract ever written in the auto industry, it could not be renegotiated for any reason until May 1955.

Baseball
Bill MacDonald (1-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates’ first bonus baby, made his major league debut, and pitched a 3-hitter to shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 before 12,428 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, while batting 1 for 4. Wally Westlake's grand slam with 2 out in the top of the 8th inning broke a 0-0 tie, and the Pirates added 2 runs in the 9th.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mustapha--Bob Azzam (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Mustapha--Bob Azzam (9th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers
2 Stuck on You--Elvis Presley
3 Good Timin'--Jimmy Jones
4 Greenfields--The Brothers Four
5 Night--Jackie Wilson
6 Sixteen Reasons--Connie Stevens
7 Cradle of Love--Johnny Preston
8 He'll Have to Stay--Jeanne Black
9 Let the Little Girl Dance--Billy Bland
10 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant

Singles entering the chart were A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love) by Dinah Washington & Brook Benton (#61); Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey by Bobby Darin (#62); My Home Town by Paul Anka (#74); Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia) by Connie Francis (#75); Please Help Me, I'm Falling by Hank Locklin (#77); Mule Skinner Blues by the Fendermen (#80); Walking the Floor Over You by Pat Boone (#84); Because They're Young by Duane Eddy and the Rebels (#85); Runaround by the Fleetwoods (#88); I Really Don't Want to Know by Tommy Edwards (#94); Down the Aisle by Ike Clanton (#95); Big Boy Pete by the Olympics (#97); Shadows of Love by LaVern Baker (#98); Found Love by Jimmy Reed (#99); and Lonely Winds by the Drifters (#100). Shadows of Love was the other side of Wheel of Fortune, charting at #96.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (2nd week at #1)
2 My Old Man's a Dustman--Lonnie Donegan
3 Stuck on You/Fame and Fortune--Elvis Presley
4 Good Timin'--Jimmy Jones
5 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
6 Cradle of Love--Johnny Preston
7 Happy-Go-Lucky-Me--Paul Evans
8 Ding-A-Ling/Swingin' School--Bobby Rydell
9 He'll Have to Stay--Jeanne Black
10 Everybody's Somebody's Fool/Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia)--Connie Francis

Singles entering the chart were Spring Rain by Pat Boone (#51, charting with its other side, Walking the Floor Over You); Alley-Oop by the Hollywood Argyles (#53); Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey by Bobby Darin (#56); City Lights by Debbie Reynolds (#58); National City by the Joiner, Arkansas Junior High School Band (#59); and River, Stay 'Way from My Door/It's Over by Frank Sinatra (#60).

Died on this date
Georges Claude, 89. French chemist and engineer. Mr. Claude devised the liquefaction of air in 1902, and invented neon lighting in 1910. He worked on ocean thermal energy conversion in the 1930s, but collaborated with the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, and was sentenced to life in prison in 1945. Mr. Claude was freed after five years.

Disasters
A tsunami caused by an earthquake that had struck Chile the previous day killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Carol OK--Chris Andrews

#1 single in France: Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)--John Ono Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Let it Be--The Beatles

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): House of the Rising Sun--Frijid Pink (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Back Home--England World Cup Squad '70 (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Let it Be--The Beatles (5th week at #1)
2 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
3 Bridge Over Troubled Water--Simon & Garfunkel
4 Travelin' Band/Who'll Stop the Rain--Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)--Edison Lighthouse
6 A Little Ray of Sunshine--Axiom
7 Kentucky Rain--Elvis Presley
8 Ma Belle Amie--The Tee Set
9 All I Have to Do is Dream--Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
10 Instant Karma (We All Shine On)--John Ono Lennon (with the Plastic Ono Band)

Singles entering the chart were Tennessee Bird Walk by Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan (#30); Daughter of Darkness by Tom Jones (#36); My Baby Loves Lovin' by Joe Jeffrey (#37); Groupie Girl/High Sheriff by Tony Joe White (#38); Turn Up Your Radio by Masters Apprentices (#39); and Baby Blue Eyes by Doug Parkinson in Focus (#40).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 El Condor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel (Instrumental track by Los Incas) (7th week at #1)
2 Cecilia--Simon and Garfunkel
3 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Sympathy--Steve Rowland & the Family Dogg
5 Huilen Ii Voor Jou Te Laat--Corry en De Rekels
6 Ruby is the One--Earth and Fire
7 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
8 Osaka--The Shoes
9 Good Morning Freedom--Blue Mink
10 Mademoiselle Ninette--The Soulful Dynamics

Singles entering the chart were American Woman by the Guess Who (#27); Vehicle by the Ides of March (#30); Die Nacht by Wil De Bras (#32); Thursday Night by Cuby + Blizzards (#37); and Sufferin' in the Land/Come Into My Life by Jimmy Cliff (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 American Woman/No Sugar Tonight--The Guess Who (3rd week at #1)
2 Vehicle--The Ides of March
3 Turn Back the Hands of Time--Tyrone Davis
4 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
5 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
6 Let it Be--The Beatles
7 Love on a Two-Way Street--The Moments
8 Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle--Creedence Clearwater Revival
9 ABC--The Jackson 5
10 Reflections of My Life--The Marmalade

Singles entering the chart were The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue by the Beatles (#35); Gimme Dat Ding by the Pipkins (#65); Who's Gonna Take the Blame by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (#73); Spirit in the Dark by Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (#74); I Want to Take You Higher by Ike & Tina Turner and the Ikettes (#78); Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today) by the Temptations (#80); Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night (#83); Free the People by Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (#84); Man of Constant Sorrow by Ginger Baker's Air Force (#88); Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons than One) by Luther Ingram (#95); Westbound #9 by the Flaming Ember (#97); Spill the Wine by Eric Burdon and War (#99); and Freedom Blues by Little Richard (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 American Woman--The Guess Who (2nd week at #1)
2 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
3 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 Turn Back the Hands of Time--Tyrone Davis
5 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
6 ABC--The Jackson 5
7 Reflections of My Life--The Marmalade
8 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
9 For the Love of Him--Bobbi Martin
10 Vehicle--The Ides of March

Singles entering the chart were Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today) by the Temptations (#51); The Love You Save by the Jackson 5 (#59); Spirit in the Dark by Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (#61); Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night (#63); Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons than One) by Luther Ingram (#68); Don't it Make You Want to Go Home by Brook Benton with the Dixie Flyers (#77); Who's Gonna Take the Blame by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (#83); Steal Away by Johnnie Taylor (#84); I Can't Tell the Bottom from the Top by the Hollies (#86); Are You Ready? by Pacific Gas & Electric (#88); So Much Love by Faith, Hope and Charity (#89); Feet Start Walking by Doris Duke (#92); (How Bout a Little Hand For) The Boys in the Band by the Boys in the Band (#95); If Love Ruled the World by Bobby Bland (#97); Cottage Cheese by Crow (#98); Lay a Little Lovin' on Me by Robin McNamara (#99); and Primrose Lane by O.C. Smith (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Turn Back the Hands of Time--Tyrone Davis
2 American Woman/No Sugar Tonight--The Guess Who
3 Vehicle--The Ides of March
4 Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle--Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
6 Spirit in the Sky--Norman Greenbaum
7 Reflections of My Life--The Marmalade
8 For the Love of Him--Bobbi Martin
9 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
10 Get Ready--Rare Earth

Singles entering the chart were Gimme Dat Ding by the Pipkins (#57); Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night (#72); That Same Old Feeling, with versions by the Fortunes; and Pickettywitch (#74); Check Out Your Mind by the Impressions (#75); Spirit in the Dark by Aretha Franklin with the Dixie Flyers (#76); Mississippi by John Phillips (#79); So Much Love by Faith, Hope and Charity (#86); Friends by Feather (#93); Red Red Wine by Vic Dana (#96); Boogie Woogie Country Girl by Southwind (#98); Cottonfields by the Beach Boys (#99); and Cottage Cheese by Crow (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 American Woman/No Sugar Tonight--The Guess Who (3rd week at #1)
2 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
3 Vehicle--The Ides of March
4 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 Woodstock--Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
6 Reflections of My Life--The Marmalade
7 Mr. Monday--The Original Caste
8 Something’s Burning--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
9 What is Truth--Johnny Cash
10 For the Love of Him--Bobbi Martin

Singles entering the chart were Mississippi Queen by Mountain (#71); Love Land by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#73); Westbound #9 by the Flaming Ember (#75); God Bless by Arthur Conley (#84); That Same Old Feeling by Pickettywitch (#89); What am I Gonna Do by Smith (#93); Tobacco Road by Jamul (#94); Gimme Dat Ding by the Pipkins (#96); Come to Me by Tommy James and the Shondells (#97); Everywhere by the Pepper Tree (#98); Cinnamon Girl by the Gentrys (#99); and Sometimes We're Up by the Collectors (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Little Green Bag--George Baker Selection
2 American Woman--The Guess Who
3 Up Around the Bend--Creedence Clearwater Revival
4 My Baby Loves Lovin'--White Plains
5 Let it Be--The Beatles
6 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel
7 The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles
8 Everything is Beautiful--Ray Stevens
9 Everybody's Out of Town--B.J. Thomas
10 Mr. Monday--The Original Caste
Pick hit of the week: Puppet Man--The 5th Dimension

War
U.S. casualties in South Vietnam and Cambodia for the week were 142 dead and 803 wounded.

Protest
Nearly 10,000 people marched through the streets of Atlanta at the end of a five-day 110-mile "march against repression." Mostly young and Negro, the crowd went from the tomb of Martin Luther King, Jr. to Morehouse College, where they heard several speakers condemn racism, the Vietnam War, and the recent killings of students at Kent State University and Jackson State College. The march was led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy, successor to Mr. King as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Health
East Indonesia reported 300 dead of flu.

Boxing
Nino Benvenuti (81-4-1) retained his world middleweight title with a knockout of Tom "The Bomb" Bethea (10-6-1) at 2:53 of the 8th round at Sports Stadium Arena in Umag, Yugoslavia. Mr. Bethea had scored a technical knockout of Mr. Benvenuti two months earlier in a non-title bout.



Joe Bugner (26-2) scored a technical knockout of former British heavyweight champion Brian London (37-20-10) in the 5th round at Empire Pool, Wembley, London. It was Mr. London's last fight.



Basketball
ABA
Finals
Los Angeles 117 @ Indiana 113 (OT) (Indiana led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Stars outscored the Pacers 58-50 in the 2nd half and 10-6 in overtime to avert elimination before 10,548 fans at Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis. Mack Calvin led the Stars with 33 points, while Roger Brown of Indianapolis led all scorers with 39 points, while grabbing 13 rebounds and adding 8 assists.

Baseball
The San Francisco Giants blew an 8-0 lead and lost 17-16 in 15 innings to the San Diego Padres before 15,536 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Steve Huntz hit the game's ninth home run to lead off the top of the 15th, breaking a 16-16 tie. The teams combined for 44 hits in the game, which lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes. Willie Mays hit a pair of solo homers for San Francisco and drove in 2 more runs with a pair of singles. The loss dropped the Giants, who were in fourth place in the National League West Division, to 19-23. Clyde King, in his second season as manager, was fired after the game and replaced by Charlie Fox.

The Chicago Cubs scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning, 3 in the 3rd, and 5 in the 4th as they beat the New York Mets 14-8 before 35,500 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Billy Williams hit a pair of solo home runs for the Cubs. Winning pitcher Ferguson Jenkins (3-6) allowed 10 hits and 7 runs--6 earned--in 7.2 innings and batted in 2 runs.

Aided by 2 errors, the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 4 unearned runs in the top of the 4th inning en route to an 8-4 win over the Montreal Expos before 28,702 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Matty Alou's 2-run triple climaxed the Pirates' 4th inning.

Bob Gibson (3-3) pitched a 4-hitter and struck out 16 batters to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 12,333 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Dick Allen hit 2 home runs against his former team and drove in all 3 Cardinal runs.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 13 runs from the 4th through the 7th innings as they came back from a 3-0 1st-inning deficit to rout the Houston Astros 14-3 before 27,822 fans at the Astrodome. Pete Rose drove in 4 runs for the Reds, while winning pitcher Wayne Simpson (6-1) singled in a run and came around to score in a 5-run 4th inning.

Duke Sims was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the 13th inning, advanced to third base on a double by Larry Brown, and scored on a bases-loaded single by Jack Heidemann to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees before 6,855 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.

John Roseboro singled to lead off the top of the 9th inning, advanced to second base on a balk, and scored from there on a 2-out single by Ed Brinkman to break a 5-5 tie as the Washington Senators came back from a 5-1 deficit to defeat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 before 18,756 fans at Tiger Stadium.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Just nu!--Tomas Ledin (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): One Step Beyond--Madness (5th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Sun of Jamaica--Goombay Dance Band
2 Fly Too High--Janis Ian
3 Please Don't Go--KC and the Sunshine Band
4 I'm in the Mood for Dancing--The Nolans
5 Message in a Bottle--The Police
6 Computer Games--MS
7 Brass in Pocket--Pretenders
8 American Dream--The Dirt Band
9 We Belong to the Night--Ellen Foley
10 Rapper's Delight--Sugarhill Gang

Singles entering the chart were Mama's Boy by Suzi Quatro (#17); and Atomic by Blondie (#19).

Economics and finance
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index had increased by 0.9% in April and that the month was the first month in two years in which gasoline prices didn’t rise. Alfred Kahn, chief inflation fighter for the administration of President Jimmy Carter, said that some of the decline in the CPI was "clearly attributable to the recession, which can hardly be a source of satisfaction."

Labour
Five hours after the midnight deadline passed, major league baseball players and owners agreed to a new four-year basic agreement. The minimum salary was raised from $21,000 to $30,000 and increased the clubs’ contribution to the players’ pension fund, but the issue of compensation for free agents remained unresolved.

Baseball
Ferguson Jenkins (3-3) pitched a 2-hitter for his 250th career major league win as the Texas Rangers defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-1 before 4,141 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Rangers scored 3 unearned runs in the 6th inning against Rick Langford (3-3), who pitched a 6-hit complete game.

The Kansas City Royals took an 8-0 lead in the 3rd inning and held on to defeat the California Angels 13-9 before 26,270 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Clint Hurdle batted 3 for 4 and was hit by a pitch, hitting a home run, scoring 3 runs, and driving in 4. Joe Rudi homered twice for the Angels.

Rick Honeycutt (7-1) pitched a 3-hitter and the Seattle Mariners scored 2 runs in each of the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 7th innings as they shut out the Chicago White Sox 8-0 before 7,009 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle. Britt Burns (5-3) started and took the loss, while Nardi Contreras allowed 4 hits and 4 runs--all earned--in 3.2 innings of relief, walking 2 batters and striking out none in his first major league game.

Steve Nicosia singled to lead off the bottom of the 13th inning and eventually scored on Tim Foli's sacrifice fly to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants before 9,619 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Warren Cromartie doubled home 3 runs to climax a 5-run 1st inning for the Montreal Expos as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 before 23,311 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Bill Lee (2-3) pitched an 11-hit complete game victory.

Willie Montanez doubled home Dave Winfield, advanced to third base on a ground out, and scored on a balk by Jim Kaat (0-2) as the San Diego Padres broke a 0-0 tie in the 9th inning and shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 before 7,245 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. Bob Shirley (4-1) pitched 2 hitless innings in relief of Rick Wise to get the win.

25 years ago
1985

Boxing
Mike Tyson (3-0) knocked out Don Halpin (10-19) at 1:04 of the 4th round of their heavyweight bout at Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, New York.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Edmonton 3 @ Philadelphia 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Wayne Gretzky, Willy Lindstrom, and Dave Hunter scored for the Oilers as they defeated the Flyers at the Spectrum.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Black Velvet--Alannah Myles

Albertana
A two-tonne "mystery rock," identified as a fossilized coral, was unearthed at the Syncrude site in Fort McMurray.

Scandal
Neil Bush, son of U.S. President George Bush, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Banking Committee about his role as a director of Silverado Banking, a savings and loan institution in Colorado, which had been taken over by the U.S. government in 1988 at a cost to taxpayers of possibly $1 billion. Questioned about possible conflict of interest related to loans Silverado had made to two of his business partners, Mr. Bush denied any wrongdoing..

U.S. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady told the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that the cost of bailing out the savings and loan industry could run as high as $130 billion, nearly twice previous projections. He said the higher figure could become a reality if real estate prices continued to fall and if thrifts continued to fail at an accelerating rate. Interest payments, furthermore, could help send the cost over the next 10 years toward $300 billion.

10 years ago
2000

War
Heavy fighting resumed between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Business
UAL Corporation, parent of United Airlines, said that it had agreed to buy US Airways Group, Inc. for $4.3 billion. UAL’s employees, who owned 55% of the company, and government antitrust regulators could still block the acquisition.

Labour
Hundreds of elective surgeries in Alberta were cancelled and patients were sent home early from stressed hospitals as 10,000 health care workers staged a two-day illegal strike for higher wages. The Alberta Union of Public Employees was fined $400,000 for the strike.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Western Conference Finals
Colorado 2 @ Dallas 3 (Dallas led best-of-seven series 3-2)