Monday, July 11, 2011

July 11

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1735 Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979. Jay & the Americans Come a Little Bit Closer Come a Little Bit Closer
2 1796 The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty. The Anniversary The D in Detroit Designing a Nervous Breakdown
3 1801 French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons made his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovered another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. Discovery Can You Discover? LP
4 1889 Tijuana, Mexico, is founded. The Kingston Trio The Tijuana Jail Capitol Collector Series
5 1893 The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto. Sonny Charles & the Checkmates Black Pearl Back to Mono (1958-1969)
6 1914 Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball. The Byrds Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe Mr. Tambourine Man
7 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published. Paint it Black Atticus Finch Cva
8 1971 Copper mines in Chile are nationalized. Wire Outdoor Miner Chairs Missing
9 1987 According to the United Nations, the world population crosses the 5,000,000,000 (5 billion) mark. Roy Orbison The Crowd The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison

(Historical facts about July 11 are from Wikipedia.)

2 comments:

  1. I love the harmonies of The Anniversary. They sound like Teen Idols minus methamphetimines.

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  2. What a great comparison Jonas!

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