Sunday, March 20, 2011

March 20

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1616 Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment. The Kinks Do You Remember Walter? The Village Green Preservation Society
2 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. Hot Hot Heat Le Le Low Knock Knock Knock
3 1914 In New Haven, Connecticut, the first international figure skating championship takes place. Bones Brigade Skate Straight I Hate Myself When I'm Not Skateboarding
4 1916 Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity. ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Relative Ways Source Tags and Codes
5 1923 The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Art Star Yeah Yeah Yeahs
6 1952 The United States Senate ratifies a peace treaty with Japan. Unwed Sailor Peace with the Forest The Marionette and the Music Box
7 1999 Legoland California, the only Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California. Lukid Lego Cross

(Historical facts about March 20 are from Wikipedia.)

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