Friday, January 14, 2011

January 14

TrackYearEventArtistSongAlbum
11129Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.XTCKnights in Shining KarmaApple Venus Vol. 1
21639The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.SpoonThe Government DarlingTelephono
31784American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.Old Time RelijunWar is OverLost Light
41933The controversial Bodyline cricket tactics used by Douglas Jardine's England peaks when Australian captain Bill Woodfull was hit in the heart.Arctic MonkeysD is for DangerousFavourite Worst Nightmare
51943World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office when he travels from Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.The Album LeafAirplaneAn Orchestrated Rise to Fall
61952NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.I Love You But I've Chosen DarknessTodayFear is on Our Side
71967Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.The Beach BoysSummer Means New LoveSummer Days (and Summer Nights!!)
81969An accidental explosion aboard the USSEnterprise(CVN-65) near Hawaii kills 27 people.The TelescopesSpaceshipsThe Telescopes
91972Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.Death Cab for CutieDifferent Names for the Same ThingPlans

(Historical facts about January 14 are from Wikipedia.)

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