Saturday, July 2, 2011

July 02

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1679 Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth. Space Mountain Minnesota Minnesota
2 1698 Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine. Modest Mouse Steam Engenious We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
3 1776 The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not approved until July 4. The Get Up Kids Burned Bridges The Get Up Kids / Coalesce Split
4 1839 Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinqué take over the slave ship Amistad. Disaster Unite and Take Over With Years Left to Go
5 1897 Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London. The Black Heart Procession Radio Hearts and Tanks
6 1900 The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany. Area L'abbattimento Dell Zeppelin Arbeit Macht Frei
7 1937 Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight. Doves Last Broadcast Last Broadcast
8 1962 The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas. Pet Shop Boys Shopping Actually

(Historical facts about July 02 are from Wikipedia.)

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