On this day in 1972, five White House operatives were arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee, in an attempt by some members of the Republican party to illegally wiretap the opposition. The incident was known as the Watergate scandal.
On this day in 1987, with the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow became extinct.
On this day in 1992, a "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction was signed by U.S. President George Bushand Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
On this day in 1994, following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson was arrested for the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.