1776

The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington’s troops in New York.

1965

The Sonny & Cher single “I Got You Babe” was released by ATCO Records.

1982

Pan Am Flight 759, a Boeing 727, crashed in Kenner, Louisiana, shortly after takeoff from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 145 people aboard and eight people on the ground.

2004

A Senate Intelligence Committee report concluded the CIA had provided unfounded assessments of the threat posed by Iraq that the George W. Bush administration had relied on to justify going to war.