Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1 | 1776 | American Revolutionary War: Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan's Island; this event is commemorated in Carolina Day. | The Raconteurs | Carolina Drama | Consolers of the Lonely |
2 | 1807 | Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelock lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals. | Mirah | The Dogs of Buenos Aires | C'mon Miracle |
3 | 1846 | The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France. | Junior Walker and the All Stars | Shotgun | Shotgun |
4 | 1859 | The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. | Melt Banana | Dog Song | Bambi's Dilemma |
5 | 1895 | Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis' claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent". | Hockey | Too Fake (RAC Mix) | Mind Chaos |
6 | 1902 | The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. | FischerSpooner | Emerge | #1 |
7 | 1914 | Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I. | Franz Ferdinand | Fade Together | You Could Have It So Much Better |
8 | 1919 | The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, the United States and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria-Hungary on the other side. | Depeche Mode | Peace | Sounds of the Universe |
9 | 1969 | Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. | The Hidden Cameras | Boys of Melody | The Smell of Our Own |
(Historical facts about June 28 are from Wikipedia.)
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