Wednesday, February 9, 2011

February 09

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1825 After no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States. E.T.A. Who's the Winner Tear It Up / E.T.A. split
2 1870 The U.S. Weather Bureau is established. American Analog Set Weather Report The Golden Band
3 1895 William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball. Drive Like Jehu Spikes to You Drive Like Jehu
4 1913 A group of meteors is visible across much of the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth. Iron Maiden Moonchild Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
5 1942 Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources. Arab Strap Hello Daylight Elephant Shoe
6 1950 Second Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy accuses the United States Department of State of being filled with Communists. Creedence Clearwater Revival Before You Accuse Me Chronicle, Vol. 2
7 1964 The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a "record-busting" audience of 73 million viewers. The Beatles Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand

(Historical facts about February 09 are from Wikipedia.)

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