


1967: The first of five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents, escalating into violence that spread into other parts of the city and resulting in 43 deaths.
In the world
2006: Tiger Woods became the first player since Tom Watson in 1982-83 to win consecutive British Open titles.
2011: Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead in her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning.
Today’s birthdays
Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 88. Actor Ronny Cox is 86. Actor Woody Harrelson is 63. Actor & director Eriq Lasalle is 62. Rock musician Slash is 59. Country musician Alison Krauss is 53. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 52. Actor Kathryn Hahn is 51. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is 51. Actor Stephanie March is 50. R&B musician Michelle Williams is 45. Actor Paul Wesley is 42. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 35. — The Associated Press