"Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the United States stand as a symbol for the future," Reagan said upon signing a 1988 free trade pact with America's northern neighbor. "Let it forever be not a point of division but a meeting place between our great and true friends.

The top-seeded Vikings ended the long drought on Friday night, jumping out to a 22-5 lead in the first quarter and never looking back en route to a 61-46 victory.