From the Archives: 1949 Student cartoonist Bob White illustrates his prediction of UA in a new millennium.

Today

· 1967 ÷ Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army.

· 1990 ÷ The musical Î'A Chorus Line'' closed after 6,137 performances on Broadway.

Tuesday

· 1981 ÷ Truck driver Peter Sutcliffe admitted in a London court to being the Yorkshire Ripper, the killer of 13 women in northern England during a five-year period.

· 1992 ÷ Deadly rioting that claimed 54 lives and caused $1 billion in damage erupted in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley acquitted four Los Angeles police officers of almost all state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King.

Wednesday

· 1945 ÷ Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun, as Russian troops approached his Berlin bunker.

· 1997 ÷ ABC aired the "coming out" episode of the sitcom Î'Ellen,'' in which the title character, played by Ellen DeGeneres, admitted she was a lesbian.

Thursday

· 1786 ÷ Mozart's opera Î'The Marriage of Figaro'' premiered in Vienna.

· 41971 ÷ Amtrak, which combined and streamlined the operations of 18 intercity passenger railroads, went into service.

Friday

· 1890 ÷ The Oklahoma Territory was organized.

· 1994 ÷ Nelson Mandela claimed victory in South Africa's first democratic elections.