Monday, April 4, 2011

April 04

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1818 The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20). Wilco Ashes of American Flags Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2 1841 William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia becoming the first President of the United States to die in office and the one with the shortest term served. Björk Pneumonia Volta
3 1850 Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city. Angels of Light Rose of Los Angeles Everything is Good Here / Please
4 1958 The CND Peace Symbol displayed in public for the first time in London. The Smashing Pumpkins Disarm Siamese Dream
5 1964 The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love A Hard Day's Night
6 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Dion Abraham, Martin and John Abraham, Martin and John

(Historical facts about April 04 are from Wikipedia.)

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