Days gone by July 23

On July 23, 1967, a week of deadly race-related rioting that claimed 43 lives erupted in Detroit.

Today’s Birthdays: Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 72. Radio personality Don Imus is 68. Rock singer David Essex is 61. Singer-songwriter John Hall is 60. Actor Woody Harrelson is 47. Actor Eriq Lasalle is 46. Rock musician Yuval Gabay is 45. Rock musician Slash is 43. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is 41. Country singer Alison Krauss is 37. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 36. Actor Omar Epps is 35. Baseball player Nomar Garciaparra is 35. Actress Stephanie March is 34. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 19.

Ten Years Ago in the C-P: Hannibal Fire Chief Roy Hark retired Tuesday, leaving exactly 32 years after joining the Hannibal Fire Department at age 21, fresh out of the U.S. Navy.

Thought for Today: “Troubles impending always seem worse than troubles surmounted, but this does not prove that they really are.” — Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., American historian.