August 1, 2010

490 years ago
1520

Born on this date
Sigismund II. King of Poland, 1548-1572. Sigismund II acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Sigismund I. Sigismund II's reign, which included union with Lithuania into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, is regarded as the apex of the Polish Golden Age. He was married three times, but had numerous mistresses, and developed venereal disease. King Sigismund suffered from other health problems, including malaria, gout and kidney stones, and died on July 5, 1572, 27 days before his 52nd birthday, leaving no successor.

240 years ago
1770

Born on this date
William Clark. U.S. explorer. Mr. Clark and Meriwether Lewis were the Lewis and Clark whose expedition of 1804-1806 explored the Pacific Northwest regions which became part of the United States. He died on September 1, 1838, a month after his 68th birthday.

220 years ago
1790

Americana
The first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of 3,929,214 people.

210 years ago
1800

Britannica
A month after the Parliament of Great Britain had passed the Union with Ireland Act 1800, the Parliament of Ireland passed the Act of Union 1800, merging the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland effective January 1, 1801.

170 years ago
1840

Society
Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire were emancipated.

150 years ago
1860

Transportation
The last spike in the European & North American Railway was driven at Salmon River bridge (near Sussex) in New Brunswick, and the line connecting Shediac to Saint John was declared open.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Gerda Taro. German photographer. Miss Taro, born Gerta Pohorylle, was a Jewess who left Germany after the Nazis came to power in 1933 and went to Paris in 1934. She met photographer and fellow Jew Endre Friedmann there, and the two fell in love and worked together, using the alias Robert Capa for their collective work. Eventually, Mr. Friedmann used the Robert Capa alias for himself, and Miss Pohorylle adopted the professional name Gerda Taro. She covered leftist political activities and the Spanish Civil War. While covering the Republican army retreat at the Battle of Brunete on July 25, 1937, Miss Taro hopped onto the running board of a car, but suffered critical injuries when a Republican tank accidentally crashed into the car's side; she died the next day, six days before her 27th birthday.

Walter Scharf. U.S. composer. Mr. Scharf began working on Broadway in New York City and moved to Hollywood in 1933. He was head of music for Republic Pictures (1942-1946), and worked on more than 100 movies, specializing in comedies, and receiving 10 Academy Award nominations. Mr. Scharf composed for numerous television programs--mainly dramas--and was best known for his scores for The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau documentaries, winning Emmy Awards for them in 1970 and 1974. He died of heart failure on February 24, 2003 at the age of 92.

90 years ago
1920

Died on this date
Frank Norton, 75. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Norton played right field and third base with the Washington Nationals (1867-1869) and Washington Nationals (1870) of the amateur National Association of Base Ball Players, and played 1 game with the Washington Olympics of the professional National Association in 1871, striking out in his only plate appearance.

70 years ago
1940

War
Part of the 2nd Canadian Division reached Liverpool. Japan demanded transit rights for their forces through Indochina to attack the Chinese.

Diplomacy
The Japanese government issued a statement hinting at the introduction of totalitarianism at home and the construction of "a new order in Greater East Asia."

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with a delegation fro the Century Group who urged immediate executive action to transfer U.S. destroyers to British control.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Roosevelt approved a priority aid program to bolster the defenses of Latin American countries against possible German aggression.

Aviation
Pan-American Airways' first stratoplane, flying at an altitude of 17,000 feet, completed its maiden voyage from Miami, Florida to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Politics and government
U.S. President Roosevelt chose Edward J. Flynn to succeed James Farley as chairman of the Democratic National Committee and also to direct his campaign for a third term as President of the United States in the November 1940 election.

Disasters
The toll from the July 30 earthquake in Turkey topped 1,000.

60 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Mohammad Nasser. Syrian military officer. Colonel Nasser, the Syrian Air Force commander, was assassinated in Damascus.

War
U.S. 24th Division troops, bolstered by reinforcements from Okinawa, launched the first tank-led U.S. counterattack of the Korean War, 30 miles west of Pusan.

Defense
Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command General Douglas MacArthur and Nationalist Chinese President Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek announced that they had coordinated plans for Taiwan's defense in the event of a Chinese Communist invasion attempt.

U.S. President Harry Truman requested an extra $4 billion in addition to the $1.22 billion already authorized for military aid to Atlantic pact nations and other anti-Communist governments.

Diplomacy
The U.S.S.R.'s 6½-month boycott of the United Nations Security Council ended as Deputy Foreign Minister Jacob Malik assumed the Council chairmanship for August, taking his regular turn in the alphabetical rotation. He ruled that "the representative of the Kuomintang group is not representative of China," but was overridden by an 8-3 vote of the Council.

Politics and government
Guam was organized as a United States commonwealth as President Truman signed the Guam Organic Act.

Faced with mounting social tension over his return to Belgium, King Leopold III agreed reluctantly to hand over his royal prerogatives to his son Prince Baudoin.

Crime
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously upheld the 1949 conspiracy convictions of 11 Communist Party U.S.A. leaders and the constitutionality of the Smith Act under which they were found guilty.

Environment
Jasper, Indiana became the first American city to discontinue garbage collection because of the installation of private waste disposal units.

Economics and finance
A Wall Street Journal study claimed that American industry was earning the highest profits in history.

U.S. President Truman told the Senate and House of Representatives Banking Committees that he would accept standby authority to impose wage, price, and rationing controls.

The U.S. Senate voted 65-15 in favour of lending Spain $100 million through the Export-Import Bank for economic development.

Baseball
In the completion of a suspended game from June 24, the Brooklyn Dodgers added 2 runs in the 8th inning as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 21-12 before 22,010 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, outhitting the Pirates 25-8. The teams combined for 12 extra-base hits and 5 home runs, including a grand slam by Jackie Robinson. Preacher Roe (9-3) pitched 4 scoreless innings of relief, and was the winning pitcher over Bill Werle (4-5). Erv Palica (4-3) pitched a 5-hitter for the Dodgers, outduelling Cliff Chambers (8-12) as the Dodgers won the regularly scheduled game 3-1 before 16,691 fans.

Early Wynn (11-5) pitched a 10-hit complete game victory and hit a solo home run in the 3rd inning to help the Cleveland Indians defeat the Washington Nationals 8-2 before 16,864 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Cleveland catcher Jim Hegan batted 3 for 4 with a home run, triple, and 4 runs batted in, while Washington first baseman Mickey Vernon batted 4 for 5 with a home run, double, and 2 RBIs.

Vic Wertz hit a 2-run home run in the 3rd inning and homered to lead off a 5-run 6th for the Detroit Tigers as they beat the New York Yankees 7-3 before 54,087 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Dizzy Trout (7-2) pitched a 6-hit complete game victory; Tommy Byrne (11-6) took the loss.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Locamente Te Amaré--Dalida (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Les enfants du Pirée--Dalida (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee (3rd week at #1)
2 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
3 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
4 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
5 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
6 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band
7 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
8 Please Help Me, I'm Falling--Hank Locklin
9 Mule Skinner Blues--The Fendermen
10 That's All You Gotta Do--Brenda Lee

Singles entering the chart were The Twist by Chubby Checker (#49); I Love You in the Same Old Way (#73)/Hello Young Lovers (#79) by Paul Anka; Red Sails in the Sunset by the Platters (#76); My Love by Nat King Cole-Stan Kenton (#77); Far, Far Away by Don Gibson (#86); Swingin' Down the Lane by Jerry Wallace (#89); If I Can't Have You by Etta and Harvey (#92); It Only Happened Yesterday by Jack Scott (#95); We Go Together by Jan & Dean (#96); Theme from Adventures in Paradise by Jerry Byrd (#97); The Wreck of the "John B" by Jimmie Rodgers (#98); and Devil or Angel by Bobby Vee (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Music Vendor)
1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
2 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
3 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
4 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
--Dante and the Evergreens
5 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
6 Please Help Me, I'm Falling--Hank Locklin
--Rusty Draper
7 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band
8 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
9 Mule Skinner Blues--The Fendermen
--Rusty Draper
10 Walking to New Orleans--Fats Domino

Singles entering the chart included Kiddio by Brook Benton (#57); Hot Rod Lincoln, with versions by Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders; and Johnny Bond (#65); The Brigade of Broken Hearts by Paul Evans (#73); Happy Shades of Blue by Freddy Cannon (#82); A Mess of Blues by Elvis Presley (#83); Yogi by the Ivy Three (#85); Never on Sunday, with versions by Don Costa and his Orchestra and Chorus; Ray Martin and his Orchestra/Marty Gold and his Orchestra; and Raymond Lefevre (#86); Night Train by the Viscounts (#93); If I Can't Have You by Etta and Harvey (#94); If the World Don't End Tomorrow (I'm Comin' After You), with versions by Carl Smith; and the Fairlanes (#95); and Swingin' Down the Lane by Jerry Wallace (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKWX)
1 It's Now or Never/A Mess of Blues--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)
2 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
3 The Blamers--Les Vogt
4 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
5 Walk - Don't Run--The Ventures
6 Pineapple Princess--Annette with the Afterbeats
7 No--Dodie Stevens
8 Tell Laura I Love Her--Ray Peterson
9 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
10 Walking to New Orleans/Don't Come Knockin'--Fats Domino

Singles entering the chart were A Mess of Blues; Hot Rod Lincoln, with versions by Johnny Bond; and Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders (#29); Storm Clouds by Buddy Knox (#37); Little Boy Lost by Jimmy Dean (#39); Reuben's Nightmare by Johnny Zorro (#42); Candy Sweet by Pat Boone (#46); Hully Gully Cha Cha Cha by Skip and Flip (#50); Lisa by Jeanne Black (#51); Cool Water by Jack Scott (#53, charting with its other side, It Only Happened Yesterday); and The Lovin' Touch by Mark Dinning (#60).

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (1-1) 16 @ Montreal (1-2-1) 25

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): The Wedding--Jody Wayne

#1 single in France: In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): La lontananza--Domenico Modugno

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): El Condor Pasa (If I Could)--Simon & Garfunkel (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Up Around the Bend/Run Through the Jungle--Creedence Clearwater Revival
2 Cottonfields--The Beach Boys
3 Knock Knock Who's There--Mary Hopkin
4 The Wonder of You--Elvis Presley
5 Airport Love Theme--Vincent Bell
6 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
7 Rhythm of Life--Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations
8 Knock Knock Who's There--Liv Maesson
9 The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue--The Beatles
10 Cecilia--Simon & Garfunkel

Singles entering the chart were In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry (#31); Are You Ready? by Pacific Gas & Electric (#44); Crying in the Rain by Trevor Spry (#47); Oh My My by the Monkees (#48); Let Me Go to Him by Dionne Warwick (#50); The Pensioner by Barry Crocker (#52); Can You Feel It by Bobby Goldsboro (#56); A Little Bit of Soap by Paul Davis (#57); and Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours by Stevie Wonder (#59).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (4th week at #1)
2 Lady D'Arbanville--Cat Stevens
3 Back Home--Golden Earring
4 I Don't Believe in If Anymore--Roger Whittaker
5 Try a Little Love--Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars
6 Tickatoo--Dizzy Man's Band
7 Groovin' with Mr. Bloe--Mr. Bloe
8 Never Marry a Railroad Man--Shocking Blue
9 All Right Now--Free
10 White Rabbit/Somebody to Love--Jefferson Airplane

Singles entering the chart were Are You Ready? by Pacific Gas & Electric (#18); 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago (#29); Something by Shirley Bassey (#32); The Letter by Joe Cocker with Leon Russell and the Shelter People (#35); Lola by the Kinks (#36); and Mijn Opa Kocht 'n Ouwe Bas by Gaby Dirne presenteert: Het Lion-Kwintet (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
2 Make it with You--Bread
3 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
4 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
5 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
6 The Love You Save/I Found That Girl--The Jackson 5
7 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
8 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
10 O-o-h Child/Dear Prudence--The Five Stairsteps

Singles entering the chart were (I Know) I'm Losing You by Rare Earth (#61); Julie, Do Ya Love Me by Bobby Sherman (#71); Hi-De-Ho by Blood, Sweat & Tears (#72); I've Lost You/The Next Step is Love by Elvis Presley (#85); Mill Valley by Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point School Third Grade Class (#92); Black Hands White Cotton by the Caboose (#94); Only You Know and I Know by Dave Mason (#95); Everything's Tuesday by the Chairmen of the Board (#96); Yours Love by Joe Simon (#97); Ball and Chain by Tommy James (#98); A Song that Never Comes by Mama Cass Elliot (#99); and Bring it on Home by Lou Rawls (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
2 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
3 Make it with You--Bread
4 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
5 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
6 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
7 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
8 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
9 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
10 Ride Captain Ride--Blues Image

Singles entering the chart were Hi-De-Ho by Blood, Sweat & Tears (#49); I've Lost You (#60)/The Next Step is Love (#74) by Elvis Presley; (I Know) I'm Losing You by Rare Earth (#68); Ball and Chain by Tommy James (#79); Rainbow by the Marmalade (#83); Black Fox by Freddy Robinson (#85); Only You Know and I Know by Dave Mason (#86); That's Where I Went Wrong by the Poppy Family (#89); Morning Much Better by Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (#92); Something by Booker T. & the M.G.'s (#93); Candida by Dawn (#94); and Mongoose by Elephant's Memory (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
2 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
3 Make it with You--Bread
4 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
5 Tighter, Tighter--Alive and Kicking
6 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
7 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours--Stevie Wonder
8 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
9 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War
10 Gimme Dat Ding--The Pipkins

Singles entering the chart included Hi-De-Ho by Blood, Sweat & Tears (#55); I've Lost You/The Next Step is Love by Elvis Presley (#71); Girls Will Be Girls and Boys Will Be Boys by the Isley Brothers (#76); (I Know) I'm Losing You by Rare Earth (#85); Black Fox by Freddy Robinson (#87); Something by Booker T. & the M.G.'s (#90); Yours Love by Joe Simon (#93); Don't Make Me Over by Brenda and the Tabulations (#95); It's a Shame by the Spinners (#96); Candida by Dawn (#98); and Baby, Is There Something on Your Mind by McKinley Travis (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 A Song of Joy (Himno a la Alegria)--Miguel Rios (2nd week at #1)
2 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
3 Band of Gold--Freda Payne
4 Mississippi Queen--Mountain
5 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)--The Temptations
6 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
7 O-o-h Child--The Five Stairsteps
8 Teach Your Children--Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
9 Gimme Dat Ding--The Pipkins
10 Spill the Wine--Eric Burdon and War

Singles entering the chart were Hi-De-Ho by Blood, Sweat & Tears (#75); Higher & Higher by Canada Goose (#88); Yankee Lady by Jesse Winchester (#91); Jean by Bobby Curtola (#95); Julie, Do Ya Love Me by Bobby Sherman (#96); I've Lost You by Elvis Presley (#97); It Ain't Easy by Ron Davies (#98); Glory Glory by the Rascals (#99); and Morning Much Better by Ten Wheel Drive with Genya Ravan (#100). As the Years Go By replaced its A-side, Days When We are Free, which had risen to #24 on July 25, on the chart.

This was the first issue of RPM in which the charts featured the "MAPL" logo to identify Canadian content: M--music by a Canadian; A--artist is Canadian; P--production wholly recorded in Canada; L--lyrics by a Canadian.

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor (2nd week at #1)
2 As the Years Go By--Mashmakhan
3 (They Long to Be) Close to You--Carpenters
4 Higher & Higher--Canada Goose
5 Mama Told Me (Not to Come)--Three Dog Night
6 Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)--Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers
7 Gimme Dat Ding--The Pipkins
8 Me and Bobby McGee--Gordon Lightfoot
9 That Same Old Feeling--Pickettywitch
10 The Long and Winding Road--The Beatles
Pick hit of the week: In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry

Died on this date
Otto Heinrich Warburg, 86. German physician. Dr. Warburg, who was best known for his cancer research, was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 47 times, winning in 1931 "for his discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme." He died from a pulmonary embolism on August 1, 1970.

Doris Fleeson, 69. U.S. journalist. Miss Fleeson worked for various newspapers, including the New York Daily News (1927-1943). She and her then-husband John O'Donnell wrote the column Capital Stuff (1933-1942) while she was at the paper's Washington bureau. Miss Fleeson was a war correspondent for Woman's Home Companion (1943-1945), returning to Washington in 1945 to write a political column for the Boston Globe and Washington Evening Star. The column was picked up by Bell Syndicate in 1945 and distributed across the country, making Miss Fleeson the first woman in the United States to have a nationally-syndicated political column. The column was published in about 100 newspapers at its peak in 1960. Miss Fleeson died of complications from a stroke.

Frances Farmer, 56. U.S. actress. Miss Farmer was a promising actress in films such as Rhythm on the Range (1936) and Come and Get It (1936), but her life took a turn for the worse, and she became notorious for arrests and long stays in mental hospitals. She eventually recovered enough to resume a limited acting career, and hosted the anthology series Frances Farmer Presents on the Indianapolis television station WFBM (1958-1964). Miss Farmer died of esophageal cancer.

War
The U.S. death toll in Vietnam for the week was 78, bringing the total for that week and the four preceding weeks to a record five-week low of 354. 12 U.S. plane losses were the lowest in seven months.

A military spokesman reported that a Cambodian provincial capital and two other towns north of Pnompenh had been occupied by Communist troops.

Disasters
At least 125 were killed when a Caribbean island ferry sank in shark-infested waters between St. Kitts and Nevis.

Baseball
Willie Stargell hit 2 home runs and 3 doubles, tying the major league record for extra-base hits in a game, as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 20-10 before 28,333 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Mr. Stargell scored 5 runs and batted in 6, while teammate Bob Robertson had 5 hits. In the 7th inning, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Stargell, and Jose Pagan hit consecutive home runs. The Braves hit 2 home runs in their half of the inning to tie the major league record for home runs in an inning. Atlanta right fielder Hank Aaron batted 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 5 runs batted in.

Rusty Staub hit 2 home runs in each game as the Montreal Expos swept a doubleheader from the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-6 and 6-5 before 26,107 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Ron Fairly also homered for the Expos in the first game, with Bob Bailey hitting a home run for the Expos in the second game.

Larry Bowa drew a base on balls with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning and scored on an error by left fielder Ken Henderson on a single by Mike Ryan, giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants in the first game of a doubleheader before 18,010 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Mr. Henderson opened the scoring with a 3-run home run in the 1st inning. Rick Wise (9-8) allowed 7 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings to get the win as the Phillies won the second game 6-1 to complete the sweep. Don Carrithers (0-1) made his major league debut starting on the mound for the Giants in the second game, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs--3 earned--in 2.1 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out 1, striking out in his only plate appearance.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored 9 unearned runs as they defeated the Houston Astros 14-7 before 29,923 fans at the Astrodome. Dick Allen hit a grand slam for the Cardinals with 2 out in the 7th inning.

The Minnesota Twins erupted for 8 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 4-4 tie as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-4 before 34,354 fans at Tiger Stadium. Minnesota second baseman Danny Thompson doubled home Cesar Tovar for the first run of the 10th inning, and singled home Bob Allison for the last run.

Jim Palmer (15-7) pitched a 6-hitter and batted 1 for 3 with a sacrifice, run, and run batted in, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-1 win over the Kansas City Royals before 13,640 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. It was the 22nd consecutive win for the Orioles over the Royals, a major league record.

The Cleveland Indians scored 3 runs in the 1st inning and held on for a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox before 4,945 fans at White Sox Park. Sam McDowell (16-5) pitched a 6-hitter, striking out 8 as he outduelled Gerry Janeski (7-11).

The New York Yankees parlayed 4 bases on balls, a squeeze bunt single, and a sacrifice fly into 3 runs in the top of the 12th inning as they broke a 1-1 tie and defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 before 21,773 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Mel Stottlemyre pitched the first 10 innings for New York, allowing 10 hits and 1 earned run.

The Boston Red Sox broke a 0-0 tie with 5 runs in the 8th inning and 3 in the 9th and shut out the California Angels 8-0 before 15,240 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Carl Yastrzemski hit a home run in the 8th and Jerry Moses homered in the 9th. Gary Peters (10-8) pitched a 5-hit shutout, and walked and scored in the 8th.

Chuck Dobson (12-10) pitched a 4-hitter, striking out 7 batters and walking none, and scored the winning run for the Oakland Athletics as they shut out the Washington Senators 5-0 before 14,568 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Rick Monday tripled home the first 2 runs in the 3rd inning, and Frank Fernandez hit a home run to lead off a 3-run 5th.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): One More Reggae for the Road--Bill Lovelady (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Il jouait du piano debout--France Gall (7th week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Paradise Road--Joy
2 Take that Look Off Your Face--Marti Webb
3 It Hurts Too Much--Eric Carmen
4 Brass in Pocket--Pretenders
5 Day-O/Island in the Sun--Richard Jon Smith
6 Call Me--Blondie
7 Crying--Don McLean
8 More than I Can Say--Leo Sayer
9 I See a Boat on the River--Boney M.
10 It's My House--Diana Ross

Singles entering the chart were New York by Night by Dennis Parker (#18); and What's Another Year by Johnny Logan (#20).

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
2 Der Nippel--Mike Krüger
3 Take that Look Off Your Face--Marti Webb
4 Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again--Goombay Dance Band
5 Call Me--Blondie
6 What's Another Year--Johnny Logan
7 You're All I Need--Peter Kent
8 I See a Boat on the River--Boney M.
9 D.I.S.C.O.--Ottawan
10 Take Good Care of My Baby--Smokie

Singles entering the chart were D.I.S.C.O.; There Ain't No Age for Rock 'n Roll by the Veterans (#17); and Rom by Dschinghis Khan (#19).

Died on this date
Strother Martin, 61. U.S. actor. Mr. Martin was a character actor who appeared in numerous movies and television programs. He was perhaps best known for playing the prison warden in the movie Cool Hand Luke (1967), uttering the line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate." Mr. Martin died of a heart attack.

Patrick Depailler, 35. French auto racing driver. Mr. Depailler participated in 95 races in the Formula One circuit (1972, 1974-1980), recording 19 podium finishes and winning the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix and the 1979 Spanish Grand Prix. 10 days before the German Grand Prix and eight days before his 36th birthday, he was killed in a crash while testing a car at the Hockenhiem circuit in West Germany, suffering fatal injuries when a suspension failure caused his car to overturn and vault a barrier.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate was 7.8% in July, a "statistically insignificant" .1% increase from June. Treasury Secretary G. William Miller said that these results and other indicators suggested that the recession might be "bottoming out."

Disasters
A train crash killed 18 people in County Cork, Ireland.

25 years ago
1985

Hit parade
Canada's Top 16
1 Never Surrender--Corey Hart
2 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free--Sting
3 The Power of Love--Huey Lewis and the News
4 Into the Groove--Madonna
5 Everytime You Go Away--Paul Young
6 Walk of Life--Dire Straits
7 Sussudio--Phil Collins
8 Angel--Madonna
9 You Give Good Love--Whitney Houston
10 Sentimental Street--Night Ranger
11 Voices Carry--'Til Tuesday
12 Glory Days--Bruce Springsteen
13 Get it On (Bang a Gong)--Power Station
14 Strange Animal--Gowan
15 19--Paul Hardcastle
16 Crazy in the Night--Kim Carnes

Canadiana
The world's tallest unsupported flagpole, at 282 feet, 4 inches, was erected in Vancouver.

World events
A U.S. icebreaker left Greenland for a voyage through the Northwest Passage and Canada's Arctic waters without Canadian permission.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (5-0) 43 @ Toronto (2-3) 18

Keyvan Jenkins rushed 16 times for a team record 206 yards to lead the Lions over the Argonauts before 31,276 fans at Exhibition Stadium. He ran 51 yards for a touchdown, and had other runs of 41 and 39 yards. Mr. Jenkins also caught a 46-yard touchdown pass. B.C. quarterback Roy Dewalt completed 21 of 35 passes for 287 yards and 2 touchdowns, and rushed 1 yard for a touchdown. His other touchdown pass covered 41 yards to Jim Sandusky. Mark Casale passed to Terry Greer for the first Toronto touchdown, and backup quarterback Mike Hohensee threw to Kerry Taylor for the other.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): I Promised Myself--Nick Kamen (5th week at #1)

World events
The attempted coup by Negro Muslim rebels in Trinidad and Tobago ended when 113 rebels surrendered.

Diplomacy
Talks between Iraq and Kuwait over oil and border disputes broke off. Iraq had massed 100,000 soldiers on its border with Kuwait. Kuwait’s army numbered only 20,00 men, and it was overmatched by Iraq in all categories of weaponry.

Protest
12,000 angry residents of Chateaugay, Quebec chanting "Bring in the army" marched on city hall to demand government action to remove the Mohawk Indian blockade of Mercier Bridge.

Politics and government
The Bulgarian parliament chose Zhelyu Zhelov, leader of the 16-party opposition coalition, as the country’s new president. A philosopher, he had been expelled from the Socialist (Communist) party in 1965 for questioning the theories of V.I. Lenin.

Economics and finance
U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev and Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin signed a unity agreement to work together to transform the Soviet economy from central planning to a market system. The two men set up a commission to draft proposals, and it was reported that a 500-day plan developed by Russia would be the basis for the commission’s plan. The 500-day plan would legalize private property; abolish government subsidies; lift price controls; and take other as yet unspecified steps to stabilize the economy.

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2000

Abominations
The Zimbabwean government confirmed plans to steal more than half of the country’s white-owned farming land and redistribute it to 500,000 poor Negro families. Trade unions called for a general strike to protest.

Politics and government
U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona addressed the Republican National Convention at First Union Center in Philadelphia.

Protest
Thousands of protesters filled the streets in Philadelphia, demonstrating on behalf of various causes while the Republican National Convention was taking place. 15 police officers were injured, and the total of arrests approached 400.

Environment
Oil from a ruptured pipeline caused an oil slick on the Pine River in northeastern British Columbia that endangered the water supply of Chetwynd, a town with 4,000 residents.

Transportation
The government of Canada appointed former National Hockey League referee Bruce Hood to monitor airline restructuring and handle complaints from Air Canada customers.

Baseball
Ryan Klesko reached first base on a force play, stole second base, and scored on a single by Kevin Nicholson with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 10-9 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 18,274 fans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The Padres took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st and led 9-1 after 6 innings, but the Phillies scored 5 runs in the 7th, 1 in the 8th, and 2 in the 9th.

Randy Velarde hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 17,469 fans at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland.

Scott Brosius led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a home run to break a 4-4 tie as the New York Yankees edged the Kansas City Royals 5-4 before 32,649 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Mike Cameron hit a home run leading off the bottom of the 19th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox before 37,391 fans at Safeco Field in Seattle.