Today In History

In A.D. 68: The Roman Emperor Nero committed suicide.

In 1954: Army counsel Joseph N. Welch asked Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” during the Senate-Army Hearings.

In 1973: Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes and thoroughbred racing’s first Triple Crown in 25 years.

In 1980: Comedian Richard Pryor suffered almost fatal burns at his San Fernando Valley, Calif., home when a mixture of free-base cocaine exploded.

In 1985: American educator Thomas Sutherland was kidnapped in Lebanon. (He was released in November 1991 along with fellow hostage Terry Waite.)