Saturday, December 11, 2010

December 11

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1816 Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state. R. Dean Taylor Indiana Wants Me I Think, Therefore I Am
2. 1934 Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time. The New Pornographers The Slow Descent into Alcoholism Mass Romantic
3. 1946 The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established. Brian Wilson Song for Children Smile
4. 1958 French Upper Volta gains self-government from France, becomes the Republic of Upper Volta, and joins the French Community. Volta Do Mar Rock For Nations At the Speed of Light or Day
5. 1968 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus The Rolling Stones Play with Fire High Tide and Green Grass
6. 2008  Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Barrett Strong Money! That's What I Want The Rock N Roll Era


(Historical facts about December 11 are from Wikipedia.)

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