Monday, January 10, 2011

January 10

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 49 BC Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Peter Hammill Rubicon The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage
2. 1776 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense. Joan of Arc (I'm 5 Senses) None of Them Common Live in Chicago, 1999
3. 1810 Napoleon divorces his first wife Joséphine. The Magnetic Fields Josephine Distant Plastic Trees
4. 1861 American Civil WarFlorida secedes from the Union. Cex Florida Oops, I Did it Again!
5. 1870 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. Wesley Willis Oil Express Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
6. 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I. Spirit of Versailles Everything Else Comes Second Discography
7. 1946 The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the moon and receiving the reflected signals. The Appleseed Cast Signal Low Level Owl: Volume 1
8. 1990 Time Warner is formed from the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications Inc. Cinerama Your Time Starts Now Disco Volante
9. 2001 A large piece of the chalk cliff at Beachy Head collapses into the sea. XTC Chalkhills and Children Oranges and Lemons

(Historical facts about January 10 are from Wikipedia.)

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