1963

Four African American girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)

1972

A federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.

1981

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor.

1985

Nike began selling its “Air Jordan 1” sneaker.