Sunday, April 3, 2011

April 03

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1043 Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Black Eyes Yes I Confess Black Eyes
2 1860 The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins. Bumblebeez 81 Pony Ride Printz
3 1895 Trial of the libel case instigated by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality. Cherry Five The Picture of Dorian Gray Cherry Five
4 1948 President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. Sleeping at Last The Strength it Takes to Recover (is Not Our Own) Capture
5 1973 The first portable cell phone call is made in New York, New York, United States. The Velvet Teen Your Cell The Great Beast February
6 2000 United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors. The Rolling Stones Under My Thumb Aftermath

(Historical facts about April 03 are from Wikipedia.)

No comments:

Post a Comment