On this day in 1966, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
On this day in 1970, "The Long and Winding Road" became The Beatles' last US number one song.
On this day in 1971, during the Vietnam War, The New York Times began publication of the Pentagon Papers, which detailed the US politico-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.
And on this day in 1983, Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passed beyond the orbit of Neptune.