Saturday, April 9, 2011

April 09

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1682 Robert Cavelier de La Salle discovers the mouth of the Mississippi River, claims it for France and names it Louisiana. Mew Louise Louisa And the Glass Handed Kites
2 1860 The oldest audible sound recording of a human voice is made. Nine Days Wonder Voiceprint The Scenery is in Disguise There
3 1939 Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, after being denied the right to sing at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall. Yesterday's New Quintet I Am Singing Stevie
4 1945 The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed. Atomic Rooster Devil's Answer In Hearing of Atomic Rooster
5 1947 The Journey of Reconciliation, the first interracial Freedom Ride begins through the upper South in violation of Jim Crow laws. The riders wanted enforcement of the United States Supreme Court's 1946 Irene Morgan decision that banned racial segregation in interstate travel. Traffic Freedom Rider John Barleycorn Must Die
6 1959 Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven". The Mercury Program Sultans of El Sur A Data Learn the Language
7 1965 Astrodome opens. First indoor baseball game is played. King Crimson Indoor Games Lizard

(Historical facts about April 09 are from Wikipedia.)

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