Monday, June 27, 2011

June 27

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1743 War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: On the battlefield in Bavaria, George II personally leads troops into battle. The last time that a British monarch would command troops in the field. Pat Benetar Love is a Battlefield Love is a Battlefield
2 1895 The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York, New York, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. Electric Prunes Train for Tomorrow I Had to Much to Dream (Last Night)
3 1905 Battleship Potemkin uprising: sailors start a mutiny aboard the Battleship Potemkin, denouncing the crimes of autocracy, demanding liberty and an end to war. The New Pornographers Mutiny, I Promise You Challengers
4 1923 Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane Badly Drawn Boy Magic in the Air The Hour of Bewilderbeast
5 1950 The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. Cake I Bombed Korea Motorcade of Generosity
6 1967 The world's first ATM is installed in Enfield Town, England, United Kingdom. King Crimson Easy Money Lark's Tongues in Aspic
7 1971 After only three years in business, rock promoter Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East in New York, New York, the "Church of Rock and Roll". The Suicide File I Hate Rock N' Roll The Hope Conspiracy / The Suicide File Split
8 1989 The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, ILO 169 convention, is adopted. The Books Beautiful People The Way Out

(Historical facts about June 27 are from Wikipedia.)

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