Art Machine
Just another former infatuation junkie

A few events that occurred on this date in history.

• President Reagan shot (1981)
• Preston Tucker announces plans for a new car post-WWII – “the Tucker” (1947)
• North Vietnamese launch Nguyan Hue Offense (1972)
• Henry Clay begins his successful 2-day defense of the Tariff of 1824 (1824)
• Japan sets up a government in Nanking, the former capital of China (1940)
• The U.S. buys Alaska from the Russians for $7.2 million. (1867)
• Jack Paar films his final episode as host of The Tonight Show (1962)
• 5,000 border ruffians from western Missouri invade the territory of Kansas and force the election of a pro-slavery legislature in Kansas’ first election (1855)
• Academy Award debuts on CBS radio, adapting Oscar-winning films into 30-minute radio dramas (1946)
• 15th Amendment passes, guaranteeing African American men the right to vote (1870)
• First episode of Ellen airs (1994)
• European nations allied against Napoleonic France capture Paris (1814)
• C. Glen Williams born (1980)

Happy birthday to me.

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