On October 20, 1965, in one of the more colorful moments of his presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson, recovering from gall bladder surgery at Bethesda Naval Medical Center, pulled up his shirt and jacket to show off his abdominal scar to reporters and photographers.

(Although critics were appalled by the display, Johnson later said he was trying to dispel rumors that he’d actually been operated on for cancer.)

Ten years ago

U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay turned himself in at the sheriff ’s office in Travis County, Texas, where he was fingerprinted, photographed and released on $10,000 bail on conspiracy and money-laundering charges. (DeLay was convicted in 2010, but had his convictions overturned on appeal.) A defense lawyer in Saddam Hussein’s mass murder trial was abducted from his office and found murdered hours later.

Five years ago

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hailed what they called their strong strategic relationship, saying they were united in efforts to establish a “new world order” that would eliminate Western dominance over global affairs.

One year ago

The White House said former Nazis should not have been collecting Social Security benefits as they aged overseas as it responded to an Associated Press investigation that revealed millions of dollars had been paid to warcrimes suspects and former SS guards forced out of the U.S. Police investigating the slayings of seven northwestern Indiana women said they believed it was the work of a serial killer. (Suspect Darren Vann has been charged with two deaths; police said he has confessed to all seven slayings.)

— By The Associated Press