Royal Navy frigates attack Chinese junks as the first Opium War begins in 1839, eventually leaving Hong Kong in British hands.


Today in 1957, Russian dog Laika became the first canine in space, circling the earth in Sputnik II


In 1534, the English parliament accepted the Act of Supremacy, putting King Henry VIII in place of the Pope as head of the English Church


In 1755, the Penobscot Indians in Maine were declared to be "enemies, rebels and traitors" to King George II, and bounties were put on their scalps!

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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