Saturday, November 13, 2010

November 13

Track Year Event Artist Song Album

1.

1841

James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually callshypnotism.

The Flaming Lips

Are You a Hypnotist?

Yoshimi Vs The Pink Robots

2.

1887

Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

Radiohead

Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2 cover live)

Bootleg

3.

1909

Collier's magazine accuses United States Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger of questionable dealings in Alaskan coalfields.

Parallel Pyres

Kicking the Coals

II

4.

1947

Russia completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles

Twinhaters

I've Got a Gun

Redilne Distribution Sampler, Vol. 2

5.

1970

Bhola cyclone: A 150-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night. This is regarded as the 20th century's worst natural disaster.

Enon

Natural Disasters

High Society

6.

1992

The High Court of Australia rules in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.

Nas

Represent

Illmatic

7.

2005

Andrew Stimpson, a 25-year old British man, is reported as the first person proven to have been "cured" of HIV

Fugazi

Give Me the Cure

13 Songs



(Historical facts about November 13 are from Wikipedia.)

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