1917 ~ An overloaded French troop train cuaght fire near Modane in the Alps, and de-railed at 75mph. More than 800 died in the world's WORST rail accident


1787 ~ Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.


1913 ~ The Mona Lisa was recovered in Florence after having been stolen two years earlier (August 1911) from the Louvre.


1963 ~ Kenya gained its independence from Britain.


1998 ~ The House Judiciary Committee approved a fourth and final article of impeachment against President Clinton.


2001 ~ Yasir Arafat closed the offices of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

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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