Sunday, October 24, 2010

October 24

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1590 John White, The governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists. The Walkmen Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone
2. 1795 Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among AustriaPrussia, and Russia MGMT Pieces of What Oracular Spectacle
3. 1901 Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Lone Pigeon Waterfall Concubine Rice
4. 1926 Harry Houdini's last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in DetroitMichigan. Queen A Kind of Magic A Kind of Magic
5. 1945 Founding of the United Nations Civ United Kids Set Your Goals
6. 1947 Walt Disney testifies to the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists. Minor Threat Seeing Red Complete Discography
(Historical facts about October 24 are from Wikipedia.)

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