((No, it's a Sony HDR-SR11... I can switch it to manual Exposure, OR Focus, OR White Balance, OR Zoom (selectable on a knob on the front, the rest can be set to Auto or manual)... does pretty good low-light.)
"You are likely thinking of the British cannonball embedded in the wall of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia. It was fired by British ships during the shelling of the city on January 1, 1776—months before the United States declared independence."