1789

In an address to the U.S. House of Representatives, James Madison proposed amending the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights.

1949

George Orwell’s novel “1984” was first published.

1966

A merger was announced between the National and American Football Leagues, to take effect in 1970.

1968

U.S. authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

1995

U.S. Marines rescued Capt. Scott O’Grady, whose F-16C fighter jet had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs on June 2.

2023

Donald Trump was indicted by a grand jury in Miami on 37 felony counts related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents that had been moved to Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida home.

Birthdays

Singer Nancy Sinatra is 85. Musician Boz Scaggs is 81. Pianist Emanuel Ax is 76. Actor Sonia Braga is 75. Actor Kathy Baker is 75. Singer Bonnie Tyler is 73. “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams is 68. Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 63. Tennis Hall of Famer Lindsay Davenport is 49. TV personality-host Maria Menounos is 47.