John Hinckley, who tried to kill President Reagan, was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity.
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Two newly discovered moons orbiting Pluto were named Nix and Hydra.
King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family fled their home at the beginning of the French Revolution.
The US Navy claimed the island of Guam, which was previously under Spanish control.
The guitar that Kurt Cobain used during Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged in New York show sold for $6 million.
Burning the US flag was deemed legal.
