Sunday, January 30, 2011

January 30

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1649 King Charles I of England is beheaded. The Beach Boys Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) Pet Sounds
2 1703 The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master. Figure Four Loyalty No Weapons Formed Against Us
3 1835 In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen. Quasi Only Success Can Fail Me Now Featuring "Birds"
4 1847 Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco. Of Montreal Honeymoon in San Francisco The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy
5 1969 The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Califone Rooftop-static Deceleration One
6 1982 Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner". Slapshot Hang Up Your Boots Step On It

(Historical facts about January 30 are from Wikipedia.

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