On This Day for June 17 - Arrest of O.J. Simpson, Igor Stravinsky is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 17 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Igor Stravinsky READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1994 Arrest of O.J. Simpson READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2012: African American construction worker Rodney King—whose videotaped beating by white Los Angeles Police Department officers in March 1991 (and the officers' subsequent treatment by the courts) sparked violent race riots—was found dead in his swimming pool in California. [Read about other riots in U.S. history.] 1972: The Watergate, an office-apartment-hotel complex in Washington, D.C., that was the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee , was broken into by five men who were later arrested, prompting the Watergate scandal that upended the administration of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. [Test your knowledge of U.S. political scandals.] 1944: Iceland declared itself a republic. [ Watch a time-lapse video of Iceland.] 1943: American pop singer and songwriter Barry Manilow, who specialized in elaborately orchestrated romantic ballads, was born. [Take our quiz about songwriters.] 1940: The Soviet Red Army invaded Latvia, which led to the incorporation of the country into the U.S.S.R. 1930: The United States imposed the protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff, raising the average tariff by some 20 percent and worsening an already beleaguered world economy. [Test your knowledge of U.S. history.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1987 Kendrick Lamar American musician 1239 Edward I king of England 1898 M.C. Escher Dutch artist 1882 Igor Stravinsky Russian composer 1900 Martin Bormann German Nazi leader 1943 Newt Gingrich American politician SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help