Sunday, November 7, 2010

November 07

Track Year Event Artist Song Album

1.

1619

Elizabeth of Scotland and England is crowned Queen of Bohemia.

Queen

Bohemian Rhapsody

A Night at the Opera

2.

1786

The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.

The Carpenters

Sing

Yesterday Once More

3.

1874

cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.

Yo La Tengo

How to Make a Baby Elephant Float

Summer Sun

4.

1907

Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers away before it can explode.

The Spiders

Dynamite

GS I Love You

5.

1908

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente, Bolivia.

My Morning Jacket

Butch Cassidy

The Tennessee Fire

6.

1917

The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in twenty-three different U.S. cities.

Dirty Three

Red

Horse Stories

7.

1991

Magic Johnson announces that he is infected with HIV and retires from the NBA.

The Lovin' Spoonful

Do You Believe In Magic?

Greatest Hits



(Historical facts about November 07 are from Wikipedia.)

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