Tuesday, October 12, 2010

October 12

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1216 King John of England loses his crown jewels in The Wash, probably near Fosdyke, perhaps near Sutton Bridge Of Montreal Just Recently Lost Something Of Importance The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy
2. 1773 America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia Supertramp Asylum Crime of the Century
3. 1793 The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina 2 Pac Old School Me Against the World
4. 1892 The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage. Orchid Pledge Discography
5. 1999 The Day of Six Billion: The proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world is born. Q and Not U Hooray for Humans No Kill No Beep Beep
6. 1998 October 12, 1998 Anah Aevia October 12, 1998 Realize You're Dead

(Historical facts about October 12 are from Wikipedia)

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