The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.

John Hinckley shoots President Ronald Reagan in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel.

Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England in the Battle of Towton.

The Congressional Gold Medal is awarded posthumously to Jesse Owens.

Antonio López de Santa Anna directs the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texan prisoners at Goliad, Texas.

Nationalists begin their final offensive of the Spanish Civil War.

An arson fire kills 87 people trapped inside an illegal nightclub in the New York City.

In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels of petrol after running aground.