Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 21

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 753 BC Romulus and Remus founded Rome (traditional date). Sufjan Stevens Romulus Michigan
2 1863 Bahá'u'lláh, considered the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, declares his mission as "He whom God shall make manifest". Spiritualized Do It Over All Again Let it Come Down
3 1918 World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France. Tori Amos Not the Red Baron Boys for Pele
4 1952 Secretary's Day (now Administrative Professionals' Day) is first celebrated. The Raconteurs Intimate Secretary Broken Boy Soldiers
5 1982 Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves. Circulatory System Fingers Circulatory System
6 1994 The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan. Blur Far Out Parklife

(Historical facts about April 21 are from Wikipedia.)

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