This Day in History
30 Mar 1282
The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers
30 Mar 1296
Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed during armed conflict between Scotland and England
30 Mar 1422
Ketsugan Zen teacher performs exorcisms to free aizoji temple
30 Mar 1456
Prince Louis of Bourbon elected Bishop of Liege
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Napoleons forces defeated in Paris
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15th Amendment adopted
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President Reagan shot
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Bill Bradley scores 58 points for Princeton
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Reagan is shot
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Ronald Reagan is shot by John Hinckley, Jr.
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Henry Wallace criticizes Truman’s Cold War policies
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