1789

North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

1967

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Air Quality Act.

1973

President Richard Nixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, revealed the existence of an 18 1/2-minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to Watergatee.

1979

A mob attacked the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing two Americans.

1980

87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1980

An estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera “Dallas” to find out “who shot J.R.”

1985

U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard was arrested and accused of spying for Israel.

Birthdays

Basketball Hall of Famer Earl Monroe is 79. Television producer Marcy Carsey is 79. Actor Goldie Hawn is 78. Movie director Andrew Davis is 77. Singer-actor Bjork is 58. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman is 57. Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is 54. Football player-turned-TV personality Michael Strahan is 52. Pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen is 38.