Tuesday, September 7, 2010

September 7

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1776 World's first submarine attack: the American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of British AdmiralRichard Howe's flagship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor. The Beatles Yellow Submarine Revolver
2. 1860 Steamship Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 400 lives. Neutral Milk Hotel Sinking Ship Inventing Yourself a Shortcake
3. 1864 American Civil WarAtlanta, Georgia, is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman. Madball Get Out Set It Off
4. 1876 In Northfield, MinnesotaJesse James and the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens. Tear It Up Failure The First Four Months
5. 1916 Federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by(Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751) Envy Compensation From Here to Eternity
6. 1921 In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held. Son, Ambulance The Invention of Beauty Oh Holy Fools
7. 1936 The last surviving member of the thylacine species, Benjamin, dies alone in her cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania. Map Is This Goodbye? Secrets by the Highway

(Historical facts about September 7 are from Wikipedia)

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