In 1942, nearly 500 people died in a fire that destryoed the Coconut Grove nightclub in Boston


In 1520, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan passed through the strait which bears his name to the Pacific ocean


William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway today in 1582


In 1919, American-born Lady Astor became the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament


Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met in Tehran for their first meeting during World War II on this day in 1942


Today in 1964 the U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 launched—on its way to the first successful mission to Mars.

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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