1997 ~ Anthony DeCulit shoots three fellow postal workers in Milwaukee, before turning the gun on himself


1737 ~ Violin maker Antonio Stradivari died in Cremona, Italy.


1787 ~ New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.


1865 ~ Slavery was abolished with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.


1892 ~ Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Suite" premiered at St. Petersburg's Maryinksy Theatre.


1956 ~ Japan was admitted to the United Nations


1957 ~ The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania became the first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the United States.


1969 ~ The British Parliament abolished the death penalty for murder.


2000 ~ George W. Bush received 271 votes in the delayed Electoral College balloting.

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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