1981 ~ Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested and admits to 13 murders.


1790 ~ President George Washington delivered the first "State of the Union" address.


1885 ~ Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa, performed what is thought to be the first appendectomy


1896 ~ Utah was admitted as 45th state in the United States.


1904 ~ In Gonzales v. Williams, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that citizens of Puerto Rico are not aliens and can enter the U.S. freely.


1948 ~ Burma (Myanmar) gained independence from Great Britain.


1951 ~ During the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.


1965 ~ President Johnson outlined his "Great Society" in his State of the Union address.


1999 ~ Former wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's governor.


Also in 1999 ~ The U.S. Mint began distributing the 50 State Quarters.

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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