Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1 | 44 BC | Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March. | Caesars | I'm Gonna Kick You Out | 39 Minutes of Bliss |
2 | 1672 | Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence. | Examination of the ... | On Overindulgence | We are the Architects of Desire |
3 | 1776 | South Carolina becomes the first American colony to declare its independence from England and set up its own government. | Fleetwood Mac | Go Your Own Way | Rumours |
4 | 1783 | In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'état never takes place. | Antioch Arrow | Conspiring the Go-Go | In Love with Jetts / The Lady is a Cat |
5 | 1820 | Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state. | The Potomac Accord | To Portland, Maine (Remix) | Six Live Plus Two |
6 | 1916 | President Woodrow Wilson sends 12,000 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa. | Sun Kil Moon | Pancho Villa | Ghosts of the Great Highway |
7 | 1952 | In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870 mm (73 inches) of rain falls in one day, setting a new world record. | Quasi | It's Raining | The Sword of God |
8 | 1965 | President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act. | Pete Seeger | We Shall Overcome | Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits |
(Historical facts about March 15 are from Wikipedia.)
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