1794

Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at peace with the United States.

1950

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Henderson v. United States, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars.

1968

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene.

2002

14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City home.