Tuesday, June 21, 2011

June 21

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1621 Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain. Genesis White Mountain Trespass
2 1768 James Otis, Jr. offends the King and Parliament in a speech to the Massachusetts General Court. The White Stripes Offend in Every Way White Blood Cells
3 1788 New Hampshire ratifies the Constitution of the United States and is admitted as the 9th state in the United States. Matt Pond PA New Hampshire Emblems
4 1948 Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, New York. Discovery So Insane LP
5 1973 In handing down the decision in Miller v. California 413 US 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller Test for obscenity in U.S. law. Bold Speak Out Looking Back
6 2004 SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight. Ponytail Beyondersville / Flight of Fancy Do Whatever You Want All the Time

(Historical facts about June 21 are from Wikipedia.)

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