TODAY IN HISTORY
In 1980, 35 people were killed when a freig ter rammed the Sunshine Sky- way Bridge over Tampa Bay in Florida, causing a 1,400- foot section of the south- bound span to collapse.
In 2016, Filipinos went to the polls to elect Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial, tough-talking mayor of Davao city, to be their country’s next president.
In 2019, Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law requiring all Catholic priests and nuns to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their supe- riors to church authorities.
In 2020, Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard, known for his piercing wail, poundSecretary of State Mike ing piano and towering pom- Pompeo arrived in North padour, died in Tennessee Korea to finalize plans for at the age of 87 after battling a summit between Presibone cancer; he had helped dent Donald Trump and shatter the color line on the North Korean leader Kim music charts while introJong Un. Three Americans Russian President Vladimir ducing Black R&B to white who had spent more than Putin marked his country’s America. a year in prison in North biggest patriotic holiday, VicKorea were freed during his tory Day, without a major visit and left North Korea new battlefield success in aboard Pompeo’s plane. Ukraine to boast of, as the Five officers and one pris- war ground on through its
Ten years ago:
hAfghan President Hamid Karzai, who had irked Washington with his frequent criticism of U.S. military operations in his country, said his government was ready to let the U.S. have nine bases across Afghanistan after the withdrawal of most foreign forces in 2014. A 72-footlong, high-tech catamaran sailboat capsized in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the America’s Cup races, killing English Olympic gold medalist Andrew “Bart” Simpson. Malcolm Shabazz, 28, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City of blunt trauma injuries sustained in a bar dispute.
Five years ago:
oner were killed in a riot at a police detention center near Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Authorities alleged the facility was being targeted by Islamic militants.
One year ago:
11th week with the Kremlin’s forces making little or no progress in their offensive. The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Ray Scott, who helped launch professional bass angling and became a fishing buddy to presidents while popularizing the conservation practice of catching and releasing fish, died at age 88.