Monday, August 23, 2010

August 23


Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1305 William Wallace, Scottish patriot, is executed for high treason by Edward I of England. Grave Digger William Wallace (Braveheart) Tunes of War
2. 1572 Mob violence against Huguenots in Paris – St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The Varukers Another Religion, Another War Another Religion, Another War
3. 1775 King George III declares that the American colonies exist in a state of open and avowed rebellion. The Crystals He's a Rebel He's a Rebel
4. 1784  Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it wasn’t accepted into the United States, and only lasted for four years. Bikini Kill Reject All American Reject All American
5. 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti are executed. Joan Baez The Ballad of Sacco & Vanzetti Forever Young
6. 1942 World War II: The last cavalry charge in history takes place at Izbushensky. The Homosexuals Calvary Astral Glamour
7. 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon. John Vanderslice Lunar Landscapes Cellar Door
8. 1998 UNESCO designates Aug. 23 as the nternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition Riot/Clone Slave Trade To Find a Little Bluebird

(Historical facts about August 23 are from Wikipedia)

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