Friday, October 22, 2010

October 22

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 362 A mysterious fire destroys the temple of Apollo at Daphne outside Antioch. Hum Apollo Heavenward
2. 1383 The 1383-1385 Crisis in PortugalKing Fernando dies without a male heir to the Portuguese throne, sparking a period of civil warand disorder. Japandroids The Boys are Leaving Town Post-Nothing
3. 1797 One thousand meters (3,200 feet) above ParisAndré-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jum Coldplay Parachutes Parachutes
4. 1907 Panic of 1907: A run on the stock of the Knickerbocker Trust Company sets events in motion that will lead to a depression. Black Flag Depression Damaged
5. 1934 In East Liverpool, OhioFederal Bureau of Investigation agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd. The Byrds Pretty Boy Floyd Sweetheart of the Rodeo
6. 1964 Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but turns down the honor. Adult. Nausea Resuscitation
7. 1966 The Supremes become the first all-female music group to attain a No. 1 selling album (The Supremes A' Go-Go). The Supremes You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes A' Go Go

(Historical facts about October 22 are from Wikipedia)

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