1990 ~ Buff, the "Human beat-box" of The Fat Boys, died of heart failure


1817 ~ Mississippi became the 20th state in the United States.


1869 ~ The territory of Wyoming authorized women to vote and hold office.


1901 ~ The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace.


1948 ~ The United Nations General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.


1950 ~ Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first black to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.


1964 ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., received the Nobel Peace Prize.

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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