Sunday, June 26, 2011

June 26

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1284 The legendary Pied Piper leads 130 children out of Hamelin, Germany The Beach Boys I'm the Pied Piper Holland
2 1870 The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States. Miami Horror Holidays Illumination
3 1927 The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island. Mercury Rev Coney Island Cyclone Yerself is Steam
4 1934 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions. Hot Snakes If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit Automatic Midnight
5 1948 Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in The New Yorker magazine. Discordance Axis Carcass Lottery Jouhou
6 1997 The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Georges Brassens Le Pornographe Le Pornographe
7 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual right, and that the District of Columbia handgun ban is unconstitutional. Japancakes Handguns and Firearms Belmondo

(Historical facts about June 26 are from Wikipedia.)

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