In the nation

1999: The Bridge Creek-Moore tornado struck the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, causing 41 deaths and nearly 600 injuries; the tornado’s top wind speed of 321 mph was the highest recorded on Earth.

2016: In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination with a resounding victory in the Indiana primary election that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race.

In the world

1979: The Conservative Party ousted the incumbent Labour government in British parliamentary elections; Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher would become the first female U.K. Prime Minister the following day.

Today’s birthdays

Musician Frankie Valli is 91. Musician Christopher Cross is 74. Actor Bobby Cannavale is 55. Music executive Damon Dash is 54. Actor Christina Hendricks is 50. Actor Dule Hill is 50. Musician Eric Church is 48. Golfer Brooks Koepka is 35. Actor Rachel Zegler is 24.

— The Associated Press