Saturday, September 11, 2010

September 11

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1773 The Public Advertiser publishes a satirical essay titled Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One written by Benjamin Franklin. Joan of Arc Questioning Benjamin Franklin Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain
2. 1775 Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts. Agnostic Front Traitor United Blood
3. 1792 The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store them. American Analog Set Using the Hope Diamond as a Doorstop From Our Living Room to Yours
4. 1847  Stephen Foster's well-known song, Oh! Susanna, is first performed at a saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Byrds Oh! Susannah Turn! Turn! Turn!
5. 1941 Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and the Roosevelt administration of pressing for war with Germany. The Beach Boys He Gives Speeches Smile
6. 2007 Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of all bombs. Haymarket Riot Technicolor Bombs Bloodshot Eyes

(Historical facts about September 11 are from Wikipedia)

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