Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1 | 1127 | Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders. | Charles Manson | People Say I'm No Good | Lie - The Love and Terror Cult |
2 | 1825 | Roberto CofresÃ, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities. | The Caribbean | Bulbs and Switches | History's First Know It All |
3 | 1867 | The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act | Rilo Kiley | Don't Deconstruct | Takeoffs and Landings |
4 | 1888 | The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. | The Beach Boys | Passing By | Friends |
5 | 1917 | The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. | The 6ths | Puerto Rico Way | Wasps' Nests |
6 | 1933 | The film King Kong opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall. | Chubby Parker & His Old Time Banjo | King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O | Anthology of American Folk Music: Ballads 1-A |
7 | 1937 | The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. | Iron Maiden | Sun and Steel | Piece of Mind |
8 | 1962 | Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points. | Yo La Tengo | Point and Shoot | I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass |
9 | 1983 | Compact Disc players and discs were released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had only been available in Japan before then. | The Microphones | Tape Deck Ghost | Tests |
(Historical facts about March 02 are from Wikipedia.)
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