Saturday, November 27, 2010

November 27

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1095 Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. Morning Dew Crusader's Smile Morning Dew
2. 1830 St. Catherine Laboure experienced a vision of the Blessed Virgin standing on a globe, crushing a serpent with her feet, and emanating rays of light from her hands. Elf Power Let the Serpent Sleep Creatures
3. 1839 In BostonMassachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded. Statistics A Number, Not a Name Leave Your Name
4. 1886 German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for "Effi Briest", a classic work of German literature. Mates of State A Duel Will Settle This Our Constant Concern
5. 1895 At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in ParisAlfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies. Beat Happening Fortune Cookie Prize Dreamy
6. 1924 In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held. The Magnetic Fields Parades Go By 69 Love Songs, Vol. 1
7. 1934 Bank robber Baby Face Nelson dies in a shoot-out with the FBI. The Apricots Baby Face My Summer Love
8. 1971 The Soviet space program's Mars 2 orbiter releases a descent module. It malfunctions and crashes, but it is the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars. Swing Kids Situation On Mars Situation On Mars
9. 1978 In San Francisco, California, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinatedby former supervisor Dan White. Herman's Hermits No Milk Today Retrospective
10. 2005 The first partial human face transplant is completed in AmiensFrance. Comeback Kid Changing Face Turn It Around

(Historical facts about November 27 are from Wikipedia.)

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