Tuesday, June 14, 2011

June 14

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1381 Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. Fleet Foxes Tiger Mountain Peasant Song Fleet Foxes
2 1775 American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army. Radiohead You and Whose Army Amnesiac
3 1777 The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States. The Stills Lola Stars and Stripes Logic Will Break Your Heart
4 1789 Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev Elijah Craig. It is named Bourbon because Rev Craig lived in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Motel Beds Bourbon Skies Feelings
5 1822 Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables". The Smiths What Difference Does It Make The Smiths
6 1938 Action Comics #1 is released, marking the first appearance of Superman and the beginning of the superhero genre. Cinerama Superman Disco Volante
7 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Tin Machine Under the God Tin Machine

(Historical facts about June 14 are from Wikipedia.)

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