(1998)
•    Rejecting special privilege, a federal judge says that Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before grand jury in Monica Lewinsky investigation.
•    Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski is given four life sentences plus 30 years by a federal judge in Sacramento, CA, under a plea agreement that spared him the death penalty.
•    "Seinfeld" signs off after nine years on NBC-TV.
•    Millions of pagers nationwide stop working when a communications satellite, the Galaxy IV, suddenly lost track of Earth.
•    "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica and "I Get Lonely" by Janet Jackson are both released.
(1974)
•    Washington District Court investigating Watergate subpoena's President Richard Nixon for those office tapes demanded by the special prosecutor.
•    As millions watch David Niven host the Oscars, a naked man "streaks" across stage.
•    38-year-old advertising executive Robert Opal is grabbed by security guards.
•    Bud Abbott of Abbott and Costello dies at age 69.
•    Jim Morrison's widow Pamela also passes but by drug overdose at age 27.
•    The NFL moves the goalposts and institutes sudden death overtime, and Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth with his 714th home run.
•    And Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff produce a hit for the charts you may know as the theme from "Soul Train," "The Sound Of Philadelphia," by MFSB.
(1990)
•    President Bush and his wife, Barbara, welcome Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev in a ceremony at the White House.
•    The federal government formally approves the use of the drug AZT to treat children infected with the AIDS virus.
•    Muppets creator, Jim Henson dies of a massive bacterial infection at age 53.
•    The U.S. and the Soviet Union sign an agreement to destroy chemical weapons.
•    "Hold On" by En Vogue and "Cradle of Love" by Billy Idol both enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
(1956)
•    Prince Ranier III of Monaco marries movie star Grace Kelly, who becomes Princess Grace.
•    The Ampex Corporation debuts the first video recorder, too big to fit in one room, priced at $75,000.
•    In Hollywood, America's first circular office building, the 13-story Capitol Records Tower, is dedicated.
•    Elvis makes his Las Vegas debut, opening for Shecky Green, and five days after his screen test, Paramount signs him to a three picture deal.
•    Two successful soaps debut on TV, "The Edge Of Night," and "As The World Turns." And Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" is their first and only certified million seller.
(1995)
•    As rescue workers end their search for bodies in the Oklahoma City bombing, President Clinton denounces self-styled anti-government militias, saying, "How dare you call yourselves patriots and heroes."
•    "The CBS Evening News" resumes a single-anchor format with Dan Rather, after Connie Chung was dropped from the broadcast.
•    Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss is sentenced to three years in prison and fined $1,500 for running a call-girl ring that catered to the rich and famous.
•    Actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed after he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event.
•    TLC's single "Waterfalls" is released.
(1970)
•    The ill-fated Apollo XIII is launched. Unable to land on the moon, it returns in six days.
•    A bankruptcy referee allows baseball's Seattle Pilots to sell to Milwaukee investors and move to become the Brewers.
•    Paul McCartney announces the official split of the Beatles.
•    John Wayne wins his first and only Oscar, playing alongside Kim Darby and Glen Campbell in "True Grit."
•    "Midnight Cowboy" with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight becomes the first X-rated Best Picture winner.
•    And a Los Angeles group originally called the Hi-Fi's split in half. Half went to the Fifth Dimension, half to Friends Of Distinction.
(1983)
•    President Reagan visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial for the first time, placing a bouquet of yellow and pink flowers in front of the black granite walls.
•    The federal government announces that finding the cause for AIDS is the nation's top health priority.
•    "Return of the Jedi," the third in the Star Wars trilogy, makes $6.2 million on opening day.
•    The Philadelphia 76ers win the NBA championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers.
•    "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by the Eurhythmics enters the U.S. top 40 chart.
(1961)
•    The U.S. Constitution is amended for the 23rd time, giving DC residents the right to vote for President.
•    In Nice France, 79-year-old artist Pablo Picasso marries his 37-year-old model Jacqueline Rocque.
•    "Poppin' Fresh," the Pillsbury Doughboy, makes his debut.
•    Elvis plays his last show for eight years at Hawaii's Block Arena.
•    The Beatles make their first appearance at Liverpool's Cavern Club, they'd be regulars very soon.
•    And from Pittsburgh, PA, the Marcels made "Blue Moon" sound like nothing Rodgers & Hart ever dreamed of!
(1979)
•    Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female Prime Minister.
•    Irish Republican Army hunger striker Bobby Sands is reported in a legislature from conservatives for the first time since 1979.
•    275 people die in America's worst domestic air disaster when an American Airlines DC-10 crashes at Chicago's O'Hare airport.
•    The movie "Quadraphenia," based on the Who's album and co-starring Sting, opens.
•    "Shine A Little Love" by the Electric Light Orchestra, "Gold" by John Stewart and "Sad Eyes" by Robert John all enter the U.S. top 40 chart.
(1972)
•    Cosmopolitan releases it's controversial "Burt Reynolds Nude Centerfold" issue, quickly becoming both a sellout, and a revitalization for Burt's career!
•    The U.S. Supreme Court rules against the individual states who require one year residency to vote in elections.
•    The "Merv Griffin Show" debuts on television, with Mort Lindsey's Orchestra, and Merv's sidekick British character actor Arthur Treacher.
•    In the NBA, Wilt Chamberlain plays his final game.
•    Three Air Force "military brats" called America later take the Best New Artist Grammy with the brand new sound of "A Horse With No Name."