March 30: In 1296 Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed during armed conflict between Scotland and England; in 1822 the Florida Territory is created in the United States; in 1867 Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre, by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward; in 1870 Texas is (unfortunately?) readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction; in 1965 during the Vietnam War a car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy in Saigon killing 22 and wounding 183 others; in 1981 President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.; in 1982 Space Shuttle Columbia lands at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to complete mission STS-3. Birthdays: Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1746); German chemist Robert Bunsen (1811); English author Anna Sewell (1820); game show host Peter Marshall (1926); actor John Astin (1930); actor Warren Beatty (1937); Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge (1941); Surfaris bassist Ken Forssi (1943); guitarist Eric Clapton (1945); Black Oak Arkansas singer Jim Dandy Mangrum (1948); singer Tracy Chapman (1964); singer Celine Dion (1968). Music: In 1966 at least 85 are arrested for rioting at a Rolling Stones concert in Paris; in 1967 The Beatles are photographed for the cover of Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band at Chelsea Manor Studios in London; in 1975 Jeff Beck releases his album Blow by Blow; in 1957 Buddy Knoxs Party Doll hits #1 and in 1963 The Chiffons Hes So Fine hits #1.
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