1820 Missouri Compromise. King George IV ascends the throne in England after death of King George III. 1845 Texas is annexed into the Union. 1865 Reconstruction begins. Lincoln is assassinated. 1870 Meiji coinage in Japan begins. 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre 1920 Grand Jury hands down indictments in the Black Sox World Series scandal. 1935 Social Security becomes a reality. 1940 Germany invades France, Norway, and Denmark during World War II. 1945 President Truman drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War II ends. Hitler commits suicide. FDR dies of a stroke. 1955 Disneyland opens 1970 Apollo 13 almost doesn't make it home. Beatles announce they are breaking up. 1980 US Miracle on Ice. 1990 Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait. 1995 OJ Simpson found not guilty in murders of his ex wife and her friend. 2000 Ray Lewis arrested for murder on eve of Super Bowl
