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On May 16, 1920, Joan of Arc was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Actor Tori Spelling turns 50 and actor Pierce Brosnan turns 70, among the famous birthdays for May 16.

On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot and injured U.S. President Ronald Reagan outside a Washington hotel.

On May 16, 1920, Joan of Arc was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster turns 31 and actor David Boreanaz turns 52, among the famous birthdays for May 16.

On March 30, 1870, the 15th Amendment, granting African-American men the right to vote, was adopted into the U.S. Constitution.

On May 16, 1932, following the assassination of Premier Tsuyoshi Inukai, fears began to spread that a militarist 'super-party' was taking shape in Japan.

On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot U.S. President Ronald Reagan outside a Washington hotel.

A recreation of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral march was staged in Illinois Saturday to kick off a weekend of remembrance for the nation's 16th leader.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, March 30, 2014.