Saturday, May 21, 2011

May 21

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1856 Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces. Camel Lawrence Rajaz
2. 1863 Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan. Strongarm Advent of a Miracle Advent of a Miracle
3. 1864 Russia declares an end to the Russian-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning. Morrissey Friday Mourning Swordss
4. 1904 The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. Void Organized Sports Faith/Void
5. 1924  University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing". Roxy Music The Thrill of It All Country Life
6. 1934  Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens. The Black Heart Procession The Fingerprints Amore del Tropico
7. 1936 Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her hand. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. Ghosts and Vodka Futuristic Genitalia Addicts and Drunks

(Historical facts about May 21 are from Wikipedia.)

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