On this day :
1846 President Polk declares war on Mexico, 1807 Connecticut Patriot Eliphalet Dyer dies, 1980 Autoworkers union head joins Chrysler board, 1863 Grant moves on Jackson Mississippi, 1958 Vice President Nixon is attacked, 1981 Pope John Paul II is shot, 1985 A raid is set for MOVE headquarters, 1972 Fire breaks out at club in Japan, 1568 Mary Queen of Scots defeated, 1607 Jamestown settlers arrive, 1981 Pope John Paul II shot, 1898 Edison sues over new motionpicture technology, 1907 Daphne Du Maurier author of Rebecca is born, 1971 Stevie Wonder comes of age, 1975 The inventor of western swing dies, 1958 Nixon attacked by angry Venezuelans, 1973 First Battle of the Sexes, 1971 Paris peace talks at standstill, 1972 Heavy fighting continues at Quang Tri and Kontum, 1915 Edith Wharton writes of the wars effect on France, 1940 Churchill announces I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and sweat,
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