Wednesday, January 12, 2011

January 12

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1773 The first public Colonial American museum opens in Charleston, South Carolina. Donovan Museum Mellow Yellow
2. 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London. Camera Obscura Aeronautical To Change the Shape of an Envelope
3. 1895 The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom. The Cure Trust Wish
4. 1906 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's cabinet (which included amongst its members H. H. AsquithDavid Lloyd George, and Winston Churchill) embarks on sweeping social reforms after a Liberal landslide in the British general election. Yes Changes 90125
5. 1908 A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time. Electronic Get the Message Electronic
6. 1915 The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. The Smiths I'll Never Make that Mistake Again Last of the English Roses
7. 1967 Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation. Milemarker Cryogenic Sleep Frigid Forms Sell

(Historical facts about January 12 are from Wikipedia.)

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