1557 ~ A Pig was sentenced to be "Buried all alive" after eating a child in St. Quentin, France


1877 ~ The first sound recording, "Mary Had a Little Lamb," was made by Thomas Edison.


1884 ~ Construction of the Washington Monument was completed.


1889 ~ Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans.


1923 ~ A presidential address was broadcast on the radio for the first time when Calvin Coolidge spoke before Congress.


1926 ~ French impressionist painter Claude Monet died at age 86.


1998 ~ Hugo Chavez elected president of Venezuela.

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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