Ukraine ~ "St. Melania's Day" Carollers go from house to house, playing pranks or acting out a small play. Bit chilly!!


1559 ~ Queen Elizabeth I of England was crowned in Westminster Abbey.


1898 ~ French writer Emile Zola published his "J'Accuse" letter, accusing the French of a cover-up in the Alfred Dreyfus treason case.


1941 ~ Novelist James Joyce died in Zurich.


1990 ~ Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the first elected African-American governor in the United States.


1999 ~ Michael Jordan announced his second retirement from the NBA. He would "unretire" again in 2001.


2002 ~ After 17,162 performances, The Fantasticks ended its almost 42-year off-Broadway run.

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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