Vietnam ~ "Foundation of the Vietnamese Communist Party" Catchy little name, isn't it?


1468 ~ Johann Gutenberg, German printer and inventor, died.


1870 ~ The 15th Amendment (black suffrage) passed.


1913 ~ The 16th Amendment, establishing federal income tax, was ratified.


1917 ~ The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Germany.


1969 ~ The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasir Arafat head of the Palestine Liberation Organization.


1995 ~ Col. Eileen Collins became the first woman to pilot the space shuttle when the Discovery blasted off.

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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