King George endorses New England Restraining Act Allies capture Paris Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty, is born Confederate General Samuel Bell Maxey is born Violence disrupts first Kansas election Seward's Folly 15th Amendment adopted "Sockless" Simpson rallies populist farmers Allied troops halt Germans at Moreuil Wood Japanese set up puppet regime at Nanking Henry Wallace criticizes Truman's Cold War policies Bill Bradley scores 58 points for Princeton Bomb explodes outside U.S. Embassy in Saigon North Vietnamese launch Nguyen Hue Offensive John Denver has his first #1 hit with "Sunshine On My Shoulders" Oil workers drown in North Sea Obsessed Jodie Foster fan John Hinckley Jr. shoots President Reagan Ronald Reagan is shot by John Hinckley, Jr. President Reagan shot Reagan is shot President Obama announces auto industry shakeup





