1967

Five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as a police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents; 43 people, mostly Blacks, were killed.

1982

Actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed when a helicopter crashed on top of them during filming of “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”

1996

At the Atlanta Olympics, Kerri Strug made a heroic final vault despite torn ligaments in her left ankle as the U.S. women gymnasts clinched their first-ever Olympic team gold medal.

2019

Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party.