1980 ~ John Lennon was shot dead outside his New York apartment


1854 ~ Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.


1886 ~ The American Federation of Labor was founded at a convention of union leaders in Columbus, Ohio.


1987 ~ President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signed the first treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the two superpowers


1993 ~ President Bill Clinton signed The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law

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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