1867-U.S. occupies Midway Islands in the Pacific
1916-Italy declares war against Germany during WW I
1917-Ten suffragists arrested as they picket the White House
1922-Walker Cup golf tournament established
1963-200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, D.C.
1963-Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial
1964-Race riot in Philadelphia
1973-6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527
1974-Soyuz 15 returns to Earth
1981-John Hinckley Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to kill Pres Reagan
1981-Sebastian Coe of U.K. sets 1-mi record of 3:47.33 (since broken)
1983-Israeli PM Menachem Begin announces resignation
1986-U.S. Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying
1988-70 killed in crash of three Italian AF fighters at air show in Germany
1990-Iraq declares Kuwait its 19th province
1991-Five die in a NYC subway's third worst accident