1855 ~ Jem Smith beat Jack Davies in the last official bare-knuckle British heavyweight championship fight.


1777 ~ France recognized American independence.


1903 ~ Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight in a heavier-than-air plane at Kitty Hawk, N.C.


1944 ~ The U.S. Army announced the end of its policy of holding Japanese-Americans in internment camps, allowing "evacuees" to return home.


1969 ~ The U.S. Air Force ended its "Project Blue Book" and concluded that there was no evidence of extraterrestrial activity behind UFO sightings.


1992 ~ North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

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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