Wednesday, December 8, 2010

December 08

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1660 Margaret Hughes becomes the first actress to appear on an English public stage, playing the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello. Hey Mercedes A-list Actress Everynight Fire Works
2. 1854 In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis DeusPope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin. Haymarket Riot Immaculate Bloodshot Eyes
3. 1953 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his Atoms for Peace speech, and the U.S. launches its "Atoms for Peace" program that supplied equipment and information to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world. El Guapo Information Session The Geography of Dissolution
4. 1980 John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is assassinated by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City. John Lennon Strawberry Fields Forever (Mellotron Demo) John Lennon's Mellotron Experiment
5. 2004 Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond Darrell" "Dimebag Darrell", "Dimebag" or simply "Dime" was murdered onstage during a Damageplan performance at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. He was 38 The Smiths Cemetry Gates The Queen is Dead

(Historical facts about December 08 are from Wikipedia.)

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