Peek at the Past: Today in the nation's history

Tuesday, June 3, 2003

Today is the 154th day of 2003 and the

76th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY

On this day in 1937, the Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the throne as King Edward VIII, married Wallis Warfield Simpson of Baltimore.

On this day in 1972, Sally J. Priesand, the first woman rabbi in the United States, was ordained at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City.

On this day in 1989, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a Shiite Islamic leader who led a successful revolution against the shah of Iran, died.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Confederate politician; Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950), physician; Colleen Dewhurst (1924-1991), actress; Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), poet.

TODAY'S SPORTS

On this day in 1888, the San Francisco Examiner first published the baseball ballad "Casey at the Bat."

TODAY'S QUOTE

"What if someone gave a war and nobody came?" -- Allen Ginsberg

TODAY'S MOON

Between new moon (May 31) and first quarter (June 7).

Casey Ressler

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