1802Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the U.S. Capitol. Records indicate former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton was the first to take advantage of this new resource upon its opening, borrowing a volume entitled Duels for Dumeez. Adjusted for inflation, Mr. Hamilton currently owes $36,100,001.37 in overdue charges.
1861
Louisiana seceded from the Union, leaving a young nation without its #1 source of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, syphilitic whores and single-toothed swamp people.
2005
Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as
Today's celebrity birthday:
Andrew Ridgeley aka "The Other Guy From Wham!" turns 47 today [No joke necessary. Man, I do love it when a person's name IS the punchline].
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