1764

The British Parliament passed the American Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act.

1933

As part of his New Deal programs, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order establishing the Civilian Conservation Corps, a Depression-era work relief program for single men aged 18-25; the program employed more than 2.5 million men for federal conservation and safety projects over its nine-year history.

1986

Two American servicemen and a Turkish woman were killed in the bombing of a West Berlin discotheque, an incident that prompted a U.S. air raid on Libya nine days later.

1991

Former Sen. John Tower, R-Texas, his daughter Marian and 21 other people were killed in a commuter plane crash near Brunswick, Georgia.

1994

Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain died by suicide in his Seattle, Washington home at age 27.

2010

A coal dust explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine near Charleston, West Virginia, killed 29 workers.

Birthdays

Rapper-actor Christopher “Kid” Reid (Kid ‘n Play) is 60. Rock musician Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) is 59. Musician-producer Pharrell Williams is 52. Rapper-producer Juicy J is 50. Actor Sterling K. Brown is 49.