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• In 1981, the Supreme Court ruled that male-only draft registration was constitutional.
• In 1991, the western Yugoslav republics of Croatia and Slovenia declared their independence.
• In 2009, death claimed Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," in Los Angeles at age 50 and actress Farrah Fawcett in Santa Monica, Calif. at age 62.
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• Ten years ago: President George W. Bush surveyed a huge wildfire in Arizona by air and declared the region a disaster area. A federal judge in Alexandria, Va., refused to accept a no-contest plea from Zacarias Moussaoui (zak-uh-REE'-uhs moo-SOW'-ee), accused of conspiracy in the Sept. 11 attacks, and instead entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
• Five years ago: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of a gathering of U.S.-allied tribal sheiks at a Baghdad hotel, killing 13 people. Robert Zoellick (ZEHL'-ik) won unanimous approval of the World Bank's board to become the institution's next president. World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit (ben-WAH'), his wife and 7-year-old son were found dead in their Fayetteville, Ga., home (authorities concluded that Benoit strangled his family, then killed himself). A judge in Washington D.C., ruled in favor of a dry cleaner sued by a dissatisfied customer who was demanding $54 million for his misplaced pants.
• One year ago: A suicide car bomber blasted a small clinic in eastern Afghanistan, causing the building to collapse and killing some three dozen people. What's
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