Marcus Sarjeant Fires Blank Shots at Queen Elizabeth II, June 13, 1981
At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
Date: June 13, 1981
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