International
1995: Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California
1995: Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing “Far Side” cartoon
1993: Boris Yeltsin declares state of emergency in Moscow
1993: Battle at TV station Ostankino, Moscow townhall, about 25 killed
1989: Darryl Sittler, Vladislav Tretiak, and Herbie Lewis are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as players, along with builders Alan Eagleson and Father David Bauer
1989: Oakland Raiders promote 42 year old Art Shell as the first African-American to be an NFL head coach in modern times; takes over from Mike Shanahan
1989: Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails
1985: Pope John Paul II beatifies Titus Brandsma
1981: After a year’s inactivity, American boxer Mike Weaver outpoints countryman James ‘Quick’ Tillis in 15 rounds in Chicago to retain his WBA heavyweight title
1977: Indira Gandhi arrested
1974: Ted Bundy victim Nancy Wilcox disappears in Salt Lake City, Utah
(Source: On This Day)