1963: During the March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech before an estimated 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

In the world

1988: Seventy people were killed when three Italian Air Force stunt planes collided during an air show at the U.S. Air Base in Ramstein, West Germany.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Ken Jenkins (TV: “Scrubs”) is 84. Former MLB manager and player Lou Piniella is 81. Artist Ai Weiwei is 67. Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton is 66. Actor Jennifer Coolidge is 63. Film director David Fincher is 62. Country musician Shania Twain is 59. “Pokemon” creator Satoshi Tajiri is 59. Actor Billy Boyd is 56. Actor Jack Black is 55. Actor Jason Priestley is 55. . Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans is 53. Country musician LeAnn Rimes is 42. Rock musician Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) is 38. Actor Quvenzhane Wallis is 21. — The Associated Press