Tuesday, June 28, 2011

June 28

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1776 American Revolutionary War: Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan's Island; this event is commemorated in Carolina Day. The Raconteurs Carolina Drama Consolers of the Lonely
2 1807 Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelock lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals. Mirah The Dogs of Buenos Aires C'mon Miracle
3 1846 The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France. Junior Walker and the All Stars Shotgun Shotgun
4 1859 The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Melt Banana Dog Song Bambi's Dilemma
5 1895 Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis' claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent". Hockey Too Fake (RAC Mix) Mind Chaos
6 1902 The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. FischerSpooner Emerge #1
7 1914 Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I. Franz Ferdinand Fade Together You Could Have It So Much Better
8 1919 The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, the United States and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other side. Depeche Mode Peace Sounds of the Universe
9 1969 Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. The Hidden Cameras Boys of Melody The Smell of Our Own

(Historical facts about June 28 are from Wikipedia.)

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