Wednesday, November 10, 2010

November 10

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1619 René Descartes has the dreams that inspire his Meditations on First Philosophy. Dinosaur Jr. I Don't Think So Without a Sound
2. 1793 Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Chaumette. Braid I'm Glowing and You're the Reason Movie Music, Vol. 2
3. 1847 The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse. Interpol Lighthouse Our Love to Admire
4. 1871 Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, allegedly greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". The Foundations Baby, Now That I've Found You Baby, Now That I've Found You
5. 1951 Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States. My Morning Jacket Phone Went West At Dawn
6. 1958 The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. American Analog Set Using the Hope Diamond as a Doorstop From Our Living Room to Yours
7. N/A United States Marine Corps birthday ball (United States) Antioch Arrow The Debutant Ball The Lady is a Cat

(Historical facts about November 10 are from Wikipedia.)

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