Tuesday, August 31, 2010

August 31

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1888  Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's known victims. Morrissey Jack the Ripper Certain People I Know
2. 1897 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector. Modest Mouse The Stars are Projectors The Moon and Antarctica
3. 1994 The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire. Sick of It All Ceasefire Scratch the Surface
4. 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris. The 90 Day Men National Car Crash To Everybody
5. 2006 Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. Michael Jackson (w/ Janet Jackson) Scream HIStory II

(Historical facts about August 31 are from Wikipedia)

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