Saturday, January 15, 2011

January 15

TrackYearEventArtistSongAlbum
11782Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.Mercury RevI Collect CoinsDeserter's Songs
21844University of Notre Dame receives its charter from the state of Indiana.SupertrampRudyCrime of the Century
31870A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).BeckJack-AssOdelay
41889The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta.PiebaldNew CokeWhen Life Hands You Lemons
51892James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.The CardigansMy Favourite GameGran Turismo
61919Boston Molasses Disaster: A large molasses tank in Boston, bursts and a wave of molasses rushes through the streets, killing 21 people and injuring 150 others.Nancy SinatraSugar TownSugar Town
71936The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.RadioheadLife in a GlasshouseAmnesiac
81967The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10Tosca Tango OrchestraSuper SportWaking Life Soundtrack
92001Wikipedia, a free Wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.Out HudDad, There's a Little Phrase Called Too Much InformationS.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D.
102005An intense solar flare blasts X-rays across the solar system.HellaWho RayWild Bass

(Historical facts about January 15 are from Wikipedia.)

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