On This Day: March 30

4 verified moments happened on March 30. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1776📝 A Virginia newspaper publishes a formerly enslaved poet's ode praising General Washington, after he personally thanked her and invited her to visit his headquarters.USA 250 · Source: Gilder Lehrman Institute / Hamilton Education Program, Wheatley's poem published in the Virginia Gazette (Mar 30 1776)
2. 1867🧊 Secretary of State William Seward and a Russian envoy sign a treaty selling a vast northern territory to the United States.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, U.S. purchase of Alaska treaty signed (Mar 30 1867)
3. 1981Bob Knight's Indiana beats North Carolina for the NCAA title the same night President Reagan is shotSports · Source: SI 'This Day in Sports History: Indiana Wins NCAA Tournament Hours After Ronald Reagan Is Shot' (March 30, 1981)
4. 1981🎩 President Reagan is shot and wounded outside a Washington hotel by a would-be assassin.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com / U.S. Secret Service, Reagan shot outside Hilton Hotel (Mar 30 1981)