1964

The government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.

1979

Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education.

1994

More than 350 Republican congressional candidates gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to sign the “Contract with America,” a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the House.

1996

In Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah.

2013

President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone, the first conversation between American and Iranian leaders in more than 30 years.

Birthdays

Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 75. Singer and actor Shaun Cassidy is 66. Comedian Marc Maron is 61. Actor Gwyneth Paltrow is 52. Actor Indira Varma is 51. Musician-actor Carrie Brownstein is 50. Actor Anna Camp is 42. Rapper Lil Wayne is 42. Musician Avril Lavigne is 40. Tennis player Simona Halep is 33. Actor Jenna Ortega is 22.