Monday, May 16, 2011

May 16

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1527 The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as arepublic. The Paragons Florence Doo Wop Classics
2. 1843 The first major wagon train heading for the Pacific Northwest sets out on the Oregon Trail with one thousand pioneers from Elm Grove, Missouri. Battles Bad Trails Mirrored
3. 1866 The U.S. Congress eliminates the half dime coin and replaces it with the five cent piece, or nickel. Black Moth Super Rainbow Colorful Nickels Falling Through a Field
4. 1866 Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer. Charles Bronson Diet Rootbeer Hurt Your Feelings
5. 1988 A report by United StatesSurgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine. Hikaru Utada Addicted To You Addicted to You

(Historical facts about May 16 are from Wikipedia.)

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