The Commerce Department says hurricane names will no longer be exclusively feminine.
2003: Four al-Qaeda-instigated bomb attacks kill 34 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, including nine Americans.
1949: The Soviet Union lifts its 11-month blockade against West Berlin.
SOURCES: Associated Press; World Almanac; History.com
WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Today: Additional public hearings will be held on the Sunrise Powerlink electricity transmission line proposal. 1 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m., Borrego Springs Resort, De Anza Room, 1112 Tilting T Drive. Three of the five members of the California Public Utilities Commission will be there.
Saturday, Sunday: American Indian fair. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., San Diego Museum of Man, Balboa Park. Art, demonstrations, music, dancing, traditional foods, crafts for children. Information: museumofman.org.
Sunday: Escondido Street Faire. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Grand Avenue between Centre City Parkway and Ivy Street.