Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1 | 1735 | Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979. | Jay & the Americans | Come a Little Bit Closer | Come a Little Bit Closer |
2 | 1796 | The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty. | The Anniversary | The D in Detroit | Designing a Nervous Breakdown |
3 | 1801 | French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons made his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovered another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. | Discovery | Can You Discover? | LP |
4 | 1889 | Tijuana, Mexico, is founded. | The Kingston Trio | The Tijuana Jail | Capitol Collector Series |
5 | 1893 | The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto. | Sonny Charles & the Checkmates | Black Pearl | Back to Mono (1958-1969) |
6 | 1914 | Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball. | The Byrds | Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe | Mr. Tambourine Man |
7 | 1960 | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published. | Paint it Black | Atticus Finch | Cva |
8 | 1971 | Copper mines in Chile are nationalized. | Wire | Outdoor Miner | Chairs Missing |
9 | 1987 | According to the United Nations, the world population crosses the 5,000,000,000 (5 billion) mark. | Roy Orbison | The Crowd | The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison |
(Historical facts about July 11 are from Wikipedia.)
I love the harmonies of The Anniversary. They sound like Teen Idols minus methamphetimines.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great comparison Jonas!
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