1820 – Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty, is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/anna-sewell-author-of-black-beauty-is-born
1870 – 15th Amendment adopted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/15th-amendment-adopted
1965 – Bomb explodes outside U.S. Embassy in Saigon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bomb-explodes-outside-u-s-embassy-in-saigon
1965 – Bill Bradley scores 58 points for Princeton
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-bradley-scores-58-points-for-princeton
1974 – John Denver has his first #1 hit with “Sunshine On My Shoulders”
1981 – President Reagan shot
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-reagan-shot