On this day — June 17

was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.

South Carolina.

J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.

president George Bush and Russian president Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).

killing 21 people.

the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.

STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.

Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.

China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.

Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.

a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.