Saturday, March 19, 2011

March 19

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1687 Explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle, searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River, is murdered by his own men. Joe Calicott Fare Thee Well Blues Mississippi Masters - Early American Blues Classics 1927-35
2 1915 Pluto is photographed for the first time but is not recognized as a planet. Mint Condition Here We Go Again Meant to be Mint
3 1916 Eight American planes take off in pursuit of Pancho Villa, the first United States air-combat mission in history. Explosions in the Sky Look Into the Air How Strange, Innocence
4 1954 Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio. The record still stands today. Guided By Voices Skills Like This Isolation Drills
5 1958 The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured. The Castaways Liar, Liar Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968, Vol. 1
6 1979 The United States House of Representatives begins broadcasting its day-to-day business via the cable television network C-SPAN. Polysics TV's High For Young Electric Pop
7 2011 The moon makes its closest approach to earth by nearly 30,000 miles in the last 18 years, thus dubbing it supermoon. Dixie Cups Gee The Moon is Shining Bright The Complete Red Bird Recordings

(Historical facts about March 19 are from Wikipedia.)

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