Tuesday, March 15, 2011

March 15

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 44 BC Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March. Caesars I'm Gonna Kick You Out 39 Minutes of Bliss
2 1672 Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. Examination of the ... On Overindulgence We are the Architects of Desire
3 1776 South Carolina becomes the first American colony to declare its independence from England and set up its own government. Fleetwood Mac Go Your Own Way Rumours
4 1783 In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place. Antioch Arrow Conspiring the Go-Go In Love with Jetts / The Lady is a Cat
5 1820 Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state. The Potomac Accord To Portland, Maine (Remix) Six Live Plus Two
6 1916 President Woodrow Wilson sends 12,000 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa. Sun Kil Moon Pancho Villa Ghosts of the Great Highway
7 1952 In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in one day, setting a new world record. Quasi It's Raining The Sword of God
8 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act. Pete Seeger We Shall Overcome Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits

(Historical facts about March 15 are from Wikipedia.)

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