Wednesday, July 27, 2011

July 27

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1789 The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State). Antidote Foreign Job Lot Thou Shalt Not Kill
2 1940 The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. Clint Mansell Bugs Got a Devilish Grin Conga Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack
3 1974 Watergate Scandal: the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon. Caesars I'm Gonna Kick You Out 39 Minutes of Bliss
4 1981 6 year old Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh is kidnapped in Hollywood, Florida and is found murdered two weeks later. The Waterboys The Stolen Child Fisherman's Blues
5 2005 STS-114: NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery sheds a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam does not strike the spacecraft. Donovan Sand and Foam Mellow Yellow
6 2007 Phoenix News Helicopter Collision: news helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase; The Stills Helicopters Without Feathers

(Historical facts about July 27 are from Wikipedia.)

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