1882 ~ Charles Brooks became the first person to be executed by lethal injection in Texas.


1787 ~ Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution


1917 ~ The U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary in World War I.


1941 ~ The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.


1972 ~ America's final moon mission, Apollo 17, blasted off from Cape Canaveral


1975 ~ Indonesia invaded East Timor, leading to a 25-year occupation


1988 ~ A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Armenia, killing 25,000.


2001 ~ Taliban forces fled from Kandahar, their last stronghold in Afghanistan

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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