Tuesday, August 24, 2010

August 24

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 79  Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of PompeiiHerculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash. The Microphones Get the Hell Out of the Way of the Volcano Invisible Shield
2. 1814 British troops invade Washington, D.C. and burn down the White House and several other buildings. Talking Heads Burning Down the House Speaking in Tongues
3. 1891 Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. Thomas Edison Mary Had a Little Lamb N/A
4. 1912  Alaska becomes a United States territory. Johnny Cash When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below) Murder
5. 1932 Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to NewarkNew Jersey). Spanky & Our Gang Amelia Earhart's Last Flight Live
6. 1960 A temperature of −88°C (−127°F) is measured in Vostok, Antarctica — a world-record low. (Broken in 1983 in the same location) The Cure Cold Pornography
7. 1995 Computer software developer Microsoft releases their Windows 95 operating system. Broadcast Unchanging Windows The Noise Made by People
8. 1998  First RFID human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. Peter Tosh Mark of the Beast Honorary Citizen
9. 2006 The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is considered a Dwarf Planet. The Creatures Pluto Drive Boomerang

(Historical facts about August 24 are from Wikipedia)

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