During an outdoor rally in Laurel, Maryland, George Wallace 
(right) the governor of Alabama and a presidential candidate
was shot by 21-year-old Arthur Bremer (left).

On June 8, Shirley Chisholm, the first African American 
woman elected to Congress and one of Wallace’s opponents
for the Democratic nomination, famously visited him in the
hospital to wish him well.

He remained in the hospital for several months, bringing his
third presidential campaign to an irrevocable end.

After his shooting, a hospitalized George C.
Wallace holds up a newspaper touting his
victories in the Maryland and Michigan
Democratic presidential primaries.

George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September
13, 1998).

May 14, 1804: One year after the United States doubled its territory
with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition left St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore  the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.


       
On November 8, 1805, the expedition arrived at the Pacific Ocean, pausing there for the winter, the explorers began the long journey
back to St. Louis.

Skylab, America’s first space station, was successfully launched
into an orbit around the earth. Eleven days later, U.S. astronauts
Charles Conrad, Joseph Kerwin, and Paul Weitz made the planned 
rendezvous with Skylab, repairing a jammed solar panel and
conducting scientific experiments during their 28-day stay
aboard the space station.

From left, Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot; Paul J. Weitz,
pilot; and Charles Conrad Jr., commander.

Sinatra died in his sleep after suffering a heart attack at Cedars-
Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, with his wife Barbara at
his side. He was 82.

On May 14, 1998, the legendary singer, actor and show-
business icon Frank Sinatra dies of a heart attack in Los
Angeles, at the age of 82.

Sinatra emerged from an Italian-American family in Hoboken,
New Jersey, to become the first modern superstar of popular
music, with an entertainment career that spanned more than
five decades.

On May 13, 1846, the U.S. Congress declared war on Mexico,
following a request from President James K. Polk. This
declaration marked the beginning of the Mexican-American
War, a conflict rooted in disputes over Texas and other
territories.

After nearly two years of fighting, peace was established by the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848. The
Rio Grande was made the southern boundary of Texas, and
California and New Mexico were ceded to the United States.

In return, the United States paid Mexico the sum of $15 million
and agreed to settle all claims of U.S. citizens against Mexico.