Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2003. There are 243 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Friday, May 2, the 122nd day of 2003. There are 243 days left in the year. On this date in 1863, Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson is accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va.; he dies eight days later.
In 1519, artist Leonardo da Vinci dies at Cloux, France. In 1670, the Hudson Bay Company is chartered by England's King Charles II. In 1890, the Oklahoma Territory is organized. In 1932, Jack Benny's first radio show makes its debut on the NBC Blue Network. In 1936, "Peter and the Wolf," a symphonic tale for children by Sergei Prokofiev, has its world premiere in Moscow. In 1945, the Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin, and the Allies announce the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria. In 1957, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, the controversial Republican from Wisconsin, dies at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. In 1960, convicted sex offender and best-selling author Caryl Chessman is executed at San Quentin Prison in California. In 1965, the "Early Bird" satellite is used to transmit television pictures across the Atlantic. In 1972, after serving 48 years as head of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover dies in Washington at age 77.
May 2, 1978: Speaking as a Skeggs lecturer at Powers Auditorium, Abba Eban, foreign minister of Israel from 1965 to 1974, says the hope for peace in the Middle East that followed a visit by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Israel should not be squandered. Three demonstrators who attempted to disrupt the speech were arrested for disorderly conduct.
More than $1.2 million has been deposited in Save Our Valley savings accounts, the Rev. Richard Hernandez announces.
Commercial Shearing Inc. of Youngstown announces acquisition of the Allied Metals Co. in Niles, a steel service center specializing in flat-rolled material. It also acquired two small plants in Arkansas and Iowa.
May 2, 1963: Youngstown City Council outlaws the sale of dyed chicks, ducklings and bunnies, following a recommendation of the Youngstown Humane Society on the handling of traditional Easter pets.
A false report carried by WKBN shortly before 11:30 p.m. that Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Tony Vivo had died, brought a flood of calls to his home, The Vindicator and Youngstown police. His wife, who was at a meeting, was told the news by friends and rushed home. The station's news director said someone identifying himself as the county coroner called the station and pulled of the prank.
Some 70 state and local government officials join for opening ceremonies of the first leg of Youngstown's downtown expressway. Mayor Harry Savasten cuts a stainless steel ribbon at the west end of the road near Oakwood and Lakeview avenues.
May 2, 1953: State liquor agents cite the owner of one Lake Milton tavern and the waitress at another with contributing to the delinquency of a minor for selling beer to two boys, 15 and 17 years old. The state promises a crackdown on "widespread and indiscriminate" sales to minors in the Lake Milton area.
Plucky 11-year-old Thomas J. Reichert of Campbell, fighting back tears of bereavement over the death of his little sister just three days earlier, wins The Vindicator's 20th annual spelling bee. He's a 7th grader at Reed Avenue School.
As many as 15 Youngstown men and women may face charges of possession of stolen goods for buying thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from two young thieves, one 19 and one 16 years old.
May 2, 1928: Fire destroys the central section of the Youngstown Country Club on Logan Road, causing a loss estimated at $300,000. All that remained standing were the wings of the building, holding a dance hall on one side and lockers on the other.
Attorneys of Akron, Youngstown, Cleveland, Steubenville and several other Ohio cities come under fire in Summit County's investigation of alleged ambulance chasing tactics said to be used to procure damage cases.
James A. Campbell, president of the Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co., agrees to serve on a citizens committee named by Youngstown City Council President W.L. Buchanan, to study the city's street car problems.