Saturday, December 18, 2010

December 18

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1888 Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde. Karate The Roots and the Ruins Unsolved
2. 1898 Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mph (63.159 km/h) in a Jeantaudelectric car. David Bowie Speed of Life Low
3. 1912 The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit, by Charles Dawson. Beyond Hoax No Longer at Ease
4. 1915 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt Wilson while president of the United States. Of Montreal Advice From A Divorced Gentleman To His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage Gay Parade
5. 1932 The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game. Because of a blizzard, the game was moved from Wrigley Fieldto the Chicago Stadium, the field measuring 80 yards (73 m) long. The A-Team Bear Trap Clusterfuck
6. 1987 Larry Wall releases the first version of the Perl programming language. Badly Drawn Boy Another Pearl The Hour of Bewilderbeast
7. N/A International Migrants Day (International) Led Zeppelin Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin III

(Historical facts about December 18 are from Wikipedia.)

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