Switzerland ~ "Landsgemeinde" The locals come together and democratically elect representatives. How much MORE fun could you have?!?!


1802 ~ John Beckley became the first Librarian of Congress. He was paid $2 a day.


1845 ~ Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven was published.


1861 ~ Kansas became the 34th state in the United States.


1886 ~ Karl Benz received a patent for the first successful gasoline-driven car.


1936 ~ Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson were the first players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.


2002 ~ In his State of the Union address, President Bush labels Iraq, Iran, and North Korea an "axis of evil."

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind