Wednesday, December 1, 2010

December 01

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1824 U.S. presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate had received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, theUnited States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Stalag 13 The Choice Is Yours In Control
2. 1913 The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line. Volta Do Mar Thoughts from the Assembly Line At the Speed of Light or Day
3. 1918 Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom. The Fall Iceland Hex Enduction Hour
4. 1952 The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery. Neil Diamond Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon Just for You
5. 1955 American Civil Rights Movement: In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested for violating the city's racial segregation laws, an incident which leads to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Madball Back of the Bus Demonstrating My Style
6. 1960 Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson. Radio 4 Start a Fire Gotham!
7. N/A World AIDS Day (International) Neil Sedaka Bad Blood The Hungry Years

(Historical facts about December 01 are from Wikipedia.)

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