Monday, March 28, 2011

March 28

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 364 Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor. Ritchie Valens Come On Let's Go Come On Let's Go
2 845 Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. The Del Vikings Come Go With Me Come Go With Me
3 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. Sufjan Stevens The Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake The Avalanche
4 1930 Constantinople and Angora change their names to Istanbul and Ankara. City of Caterpillar A Little Change Could Go a Long Ways City of Caterpillar
5 1979 Operators of Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania fail to recognize that a relief valve in the primary coolant system has stuck open following an unexpected shutdown. As a result, enough coolant drains out of the system to allow the core to overheat and partially melt down. Saves the Day Three Miles Down Can't Slow Down
6 1990 President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. Nice Nice Make it Gold Extra Wow
7 2006 At least 1 million union members, students, and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law. Aloha Protest Song Sugar

(Historical facts about March 28 are from Wikipedia.)

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