Monday, July 4, 2011

July 04

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1054 A supernova is seen by Chinese, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula. Yuzo Kayama Blue Stardust Singles Collection
2 1636 City of Providence, Rhode Island forms. Sonic Youth Providence Daydream Nation
3 1776 American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Elliott Smith Independence Day XO
4 1778 American Revolutionary War: American forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign. Sufjan Stevens Kaskaskia River The Avalance: Outtakes & Extras from the Illinois Album
5 1803 The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people. PJ Harvey The Glorious Land Let England Shake
6 1831 Samuel Francis Smith wrote My Country, 'Tis of Thee for the Boston, MA July 4th festivities. Guided By Voices My Son, My Secretary and My Country Earthquake Glue
7 1855 In Brooklyn, New York, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, titled Leaves of Grass, is published. The Olivia Tremor Control I Can Smell the Leaves Dusk at Cubist Castle
8 1862 Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. Leon Peels & the Bluejays Alice from Above Doo Wop
9 1886 The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States. Of Montreal You've Got a Gift Cherry Peel
10 1939 Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, tells a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth" as he announces his retirement from major league baseball. The Magnetic Fields The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side 69 Love Songs

(Historical facts about July 04 are from Wikipedia.)

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