Thursday, April 7, 2011

April 07

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1788 American Pioneers to the Northwest Territory arrive at the confluence of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers, establishing Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory, and opening the westward expansion of the new country. Zwan Settle Down Mary Star of the Sea
2 1827 John Walker, an English chemist, sells the first friction match that he had invented the previous year. Mirah Light the Match Advisory Committee
3 1927 First distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C. to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover). Supergrass Faraway Supergrass
4 1933 Prohibition is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the XXI amendment. Rites of Spring Drink Deep Rites of Spring
5 1948 The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations. Pretty Girls Make Graves Bring It On Golden Pond Good Health
6 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his "domino theory" speech during a news conference. Syd Barrett Dominoes Barrett
7 1978 Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter. Jerry's Kids Build Me a Bomb Kill Kill Kill
8 1999 The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas. Dub Narcotic Sound System & the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Banana Version Sideways Soul

(Historical facts about April 07 are from Wikipedia.)

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