On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent.

Ten years ago

President George W. Bush told Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki during a surprise visit to Baghdad that the fate of his war-scarred country was in Iraqi hands; for their part, Iraq’s new leaders sought a promise from Bush not to withdraw U.S. troops too quickly. Charles Haughey (HAW’-hee), the former Taoiseach of Ireland, died outside Dublin at age 80.

Five years ago

Facing off in New Hampshire, Republican White House hopefuls condemned President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy from the opening moments of their first major debate of the 2011-2012 campaign season, and pledged emphatically to repeal his historic year-old health care overhaul.

One year ago

Hillary Rodham Clinton formally kicked off her presidential campaign with an outdoor rally in New York where she asked supporters to join her in building an America “where we don’t leave anyone out, or anyone behind.” To scientists’ relief and delight, the Philae spacecraft that landed on a comet the previous fall “woke up” and communicated with Earth after seven long months of silence.

— By The Associated Press