On this day, June 9

1909 The University of Pittsburgh began its removal from the North Side to Oakland, where it dedicated State Hall, laid the cornerstone for Thaw Hall (School of Engineering) and broke ground for the School of Medicine.

1949 J.C. Warner, chemistry department head and wartime atomic scientist, was named to succeed Robert E. Doherty on the latter’s retirement July 1, 1950, as president of Carnegie Tech. 1969 The Senate confirmed Warren Burger to be the new chief justice of the United States, succeeding Earl Warren.

1979 An Erie jury found former Allegheny County Manpower director Robert L. Hawkins guilty of payroll frauds totaling $80,000. 2010 The U.S. and its allies scored a long-sought victory by pushing through new U.N. sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program, punishments Tehran dismissed as “annoying flies.”

Some items are from Stefan Lorant’s “Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City” (digital.library.pitt.edu/chronology).

— Compiled by Rick Nowlin

Today’s birthdays: Comedian Jackie Mason, 92. Media analyst Marvin Kalb, 90. Former Pirates manager and player Bill Virdon,

89. Sports commentator Dick Vitale, 81. Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin, 81. Former Pirate and retired MLB All-Star Dave Parker,

69. Film composer James Newton Howard, 69. Mystery author Patricia Cornwell, 64. Actor Michael J. Fox, 59. Writer-producer Aaron Sorkin, 59. Actor Johnny Depp, 57. Actress Gloria Reuben,

56. Actress Keesha Sharp, 47. Actress Michaela Conlin, 42. Actress Natalie Portman, 39. Actress Mae Whitman, 32. Actor Lucien Laviscount, 28.

Thought for today: “Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn’t. A sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.”