Friday, October 1, 2010

October 1

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1843 The News of the World tabloid began publication in London. Stillwell We Were a Tabloid Dream Team Don't Face a Problem...Burn It
2. 1847 German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske. Guided by Voices Useless Inventions Earthquake Glue
3. 1854 The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become theWaltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American System of Watch Manufacturing. The Walkmen Revenge Wears No Wristwatch Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone
4. 1869 Austria issues the world's first postcards. The Promise Ring Picture Postcard 30° Everywhere
5. 1908 Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. Built to Spill Car There's Nothing Wrong with Love
6. N/A Moving Day (New York City from the mid-19th century to c.1945) Supergrass Moving Supergrass

(Historical facts about October 1 are from Wikipedia)

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