Thursday, March 10, 2011

March 10

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1629 Charles I of England dissolves the Parliament, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule. Stars Personal In Our Bedroom After the War
2 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War. Los Johnny Jets Deja De Llorar (Everything is Alright) Rare Mexican Cuts from the Sixties
3 1876 Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." Björk Come to Me Debut
4 1969 In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his guilty plea. Sick of it All Guilty Call to Arms
5 1970 Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged with My Lai war crimes. My Lai Rock Paper Scissors Learn...Forget...Re-learn
6 1977 Rings of Uranus: Astronomers discover rings around Uranus. Union of Uranus Revolve Disaster by Design
7 2008 The New York Times reveals that Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution service. Gong Prostitute Poem Angel's Egg (Radio Gnome Invisible Pt. 2)

(Historical facts about March 10 are from Wikipedia.)

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