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last, have you left no sense of decency?"
• In 1969, the Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be the new chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.
• In 1973, Secretariat became horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning the Belmont Stakes.
• In 1978, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints struck down a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men from the Mormon priesthood.
• In 1985, American educator Thomas Sutherland was kidnapped in Lebanon; he was released in November 1991 along with fellow hostage Terry Waite.
• In 1986, the Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts.
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• Ten years ago: President Jacques Chirac's mainstream right prevailed in a first round of elections for France's 577-seat National Assembly. Thousands of Russian soccer fans rioted in Moscow after their country's loss to Japan in the World Cup. Albert Costa won the French Open over fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. Se Ri Pak won the LPGA Championship to become the youngest woman to claim four major championships.
• Five years ago: President George W. Bush, denounced by anti-American protesters on the streets of Rome, defended his humanitarian record as he met at the Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed concern about "the worrisome situation in Iraq." A day after being ordered back to jail, Paris Hilton said she wouldn't appeal her sentence for a probation violation. Rags to Riches became the first filly to win the Belmont Stakes since 1905. Justine Henin claimed her third consecutive French Open title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Ana Ivanovic.
• One year ago: The entire top echelon of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign resigned in a mass exodus that left his bid for the Republican nomination in tatters; the former House speaker vowed defiantly to remain a candidate. Alabama passed a tough law against illegal immigration, requiring schools to find out if students were in the country lawfully and making it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride. (Federal courts have since blocked parts of the law.)
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• Today's Birthdays: Actress Mona Freeman is 86. Media analyst Marvin Kalb is 82. Actor Joe Santos is 81. Sports commentator Dick Vitale is 73. Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 73. Rock musician Jon Lord is 71. Mystery author Patricia Cornwell is 56. Actor Michael J. Fox is 51. Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin is 51. Actor

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