Friday, July 29, 2011

July 29

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1 1836 Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. A Silver Mt. Zion The Triumph of Our Tired Eyes Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward
2 1847 Cumberland School of Law is founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States, one of only 15 law schools to exist in the United States at the end of 1847. Warren Zevon Lawyers, Guns, and Money Excitable Boy
3 1848 Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt Dee Dee Sharp Mashed Potato Time Mashed Potato Time
4 1958 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Beta Band Space Heroes to Zeroes
5 1976 In New York City, David Berkowitz (aka the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. Procol Harum As Strong as Samson Exotic Birds and Fruits
6 2005 Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. Eris Intro (Live) Unknown

(Historical facts about July 29 are from Wikipedia.)

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