Friday, April 29, 2011

April 29

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1429 Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Joan of Arc Trial at Orleans Method and Sentiment
2 1832 Évariste Galois released from prison. Massive Attack Group Four Mezzanine
3 1909 The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public. Opeth Hours of Wealth Ghost Reveries
4 1916 Easter Rebellion: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin. Kim Robertson Irish Harp Music Treasures of the Celtic Harp
5 1946 Father Divine, a controversial religious leader who claims to be God, marries the much-younger Edna Rose Ritchings, a celebrated anniversary in the International Peace Mission movement. The New Pornographers It's Only Divine Right Electric Version
6 1953 The first U.S. experimental 3D-TV broadcast showed an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV. Balloons Various Dimensions 451 deg F
7 1968 The controversial musical Hair opens on Broadway. The Cowsills Hair Hair
8 1992 1992 Los Angeles riots: Riots in Los Angeles, California, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 53 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. Bad Brains Riot Squad Rock for Light

(Historical facts about April 29 are from Wikipedia.)

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