632: The prophet Muhammad died.

1876: Author George Sand died in Nohant, France.

1915: Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned in a disagreement over U.S. handling of the sinking of the Lusitania.

1942: Bing Crosby recorded "Adeste Fideles" and "Silent Night" in Los Angeles for Decca Records.

1967: Thirty-four U.S. servicemen were killed when Israeli forces raided the Liberty, a Navy ship stationed in the Mediterranean. (Israel called the attack a tragic mistake.)

1968: Authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

1982: President Ronald Reagan became the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament.

1995: U.S. Marines rescued Capt. Scott O'Grady, whose F16-C fighter jet had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs on June 2.

One year ago: A knife-wielding man killed eight children at a Japanese elementary school. ... British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Labor Party swept to a second term, winning re-election by a crushing margin.