1924

Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich. (Hitler would serve just nine months of the sentence, during which time he completed the first volume of “Mein Kampf.”)

1945

American forces launched the amphibious invasion of Okinawa during World War II. (U.S. forces succeeded in capturing the Japanese island on June 22 after a battle in which more than 240,000 died, including as many as 150,000 Okinawan civilians.)

1946

A magnitude 8.6 earthquake centered near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands triggered a tsunami that pounded the Hawaiian Islands with waves up to 55 feet tall, killing 159.

1976

Apple Computer was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

1984

Singer Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father after Gaye intervened in an argument between his parents at their home.

2001

The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

Birthdays

Actor Ali MacGraw is 86. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is 75. Hockey Hall of Famer Scott Stevens is 61. Rapper-actor Method Man is 54. Political commentator Rachel Maddow is 52.