Do the dates October 12, 1492 and March 5, 1770 mean anything to you? How about April 19, 1775 or July 2, 1776? Maybe September 17, 1787, April 14, 1865, December 7, 1941 or 9/11/01? In his annual message to Congress in December 1862, President Abraham Lincoln stated, "Fellow-citizens, we can not escape history." Don't try to run from history. Instead, check out what happened on this day in....