Friday, June 10, 2011

June 10

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1692 Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries". Robyn Hang with Me Body Talk Pt. 2
2 1793 The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo. The United States of America The Garden of Earthly Delights The United States of America
3 1829 The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place. Brian & the Honeys Row Row Row Your Boat Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 14 Pet Sounds
4 1940 World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. Limp Wrist Stabbed in the Back What's Up with the Kids?
5 1944 In baseball, 15-year old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. Boy Sets Fire Rookie After the Eulogy
6 1980 The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela. The Killer Fight Where All My Nightmares Came True
7 2002 The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom. The VSS Nervous Circuits Nervous Circuits

(Historical facts about June 10 are from Wikipedia.)

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