Thursday, January 6, 2011

January 6

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1721 The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings. Red House Painters Bubble Bridge
2. 1838 Samuel Morse first successfully tests the electrical telegraph. The Breeders S.O.S. Last Splash
3. 1853 President-elect of the United States Franklin Pierce and his family are involved in a train wreck near Andover, Massachusetts. Weezer Trainwrecks Hurley
4. 1907 Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome. Bobby Vee Take Good Care of My Baby Take Good Care of My Baby
5. 1912 New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone Lonesome New Mexico Nights Advance Base Battery Life
6. 1929 Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people. The Velvet Teen Mother of Love The Great Beast February
7. 1936 The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act is unconstitutional in the caseUnited States v. Butler et al. Camel Down on the Farm Breathless
8. 1941 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms Speech in the State of the Union Address. Traffic Freedom Rider John Barleycorn Must Die
9. 1974 In response to the 1973 energy crisisdaylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States. Viva Voce Daylight The Heart Can Melt Your Brain
10. 1994 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Poison Idea Die On Your Knees Cleanse the Bacteria

(Historical facts about January 6 are from Wikipedia.

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