Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1 | 1881 | Spelman College was founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women. | Saturday Looks Good to Me | School | I Take a Chance Every Time |
2 | 1951 | The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey. | Minor Threat | Steppin' Stone | In My Eyes |
3 | 1954 | The most boring day since 1900 according to the True Knowledge Answer Engine | Pet Shop Boys | Being Boring | Behaviour |
4 | 1968 | President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. | The Fall | My New House | This Nation's Saving Grace |
5 | 2006 | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium. | Brian Eno | Energy Fools the Magician | Before and After Science |
(Historical facts about April 11 are from Wikipedia.)
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