Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1 | 1611 | The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again. | Windy and Carl | Set Adrift | Depths |
2 | 1810 | John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. | Of Montreal | Vegan in Furs | Satanic Panic in the Attic |
3 | 1917 | In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire. | Punch in the Face | Punch in the Face | Punch in the Face |
4 | 1926 | The College Board administers the first SAT exam. | Examination of the ... | A Feeling Is Always/Never | We Are the Architects of Desire |
5 | 1961 | Cold War: the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent, comes into force after the opening date for signature set for the December 1, 1959. | Antarctica | Tower of Silence | 81-03 |
6 | 1972 | Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds. | Sportswear | Something Better | It Runs Deep |
7 | 1989 | The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a law passed by the U.S. Congress banning all sexually oriented phone message services is unconstitutional. | Nancy Sinatra | Call Me | The Very Best of Nancy Sinatra |
(Historical facts about June 23 are from Wikipedia.)
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