By Keefer
Apr 8, 2021
1977 - The Clash released their self-titled debut album on CBS. In the United States, the Clash s debut studio album was released one year after Give Em Enough Rope, so it was their second release in the US. CBS in America had decided that the album was not radio friendly , so it was initially only available in the States during 1977-1978 as an import, and as such became the best-selling import of the year, shifting over 100,000 copies. The album is widely celebrated as one of the greatest punk albums of all time.
1994 - Kurt Cobain s body was found in his Seattle home by an electrician sent to install a burglar alarm. He was believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound three days earlier. A suicide note was found that said, I haven t felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music, along with really writing . . . for too many years now .
Todayâs Highlight in History:
On April 8, 1864, the United States Senate passed, 38-6, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolishing slavery. (The House of Representatives passed it in January 1865; the amendment was ratified and adopted in December 1865.)
On this date:
In 1513, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and his expedition began exploring the Florida coastline.
In 1820, the Venus de Milo statue was discovered by a farmer on the Greek island of Milos.
In 1911, an explosion at the Banner Coal Mine in Littleton, Alabama, claimed the lives of 128 men, most of them convicts loaned out from prisons.
In 1913, the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, providing for popular election of U.S. senators (as opposed to appointment by state legislatures), was ratified. President Woodrow Wilson became the first chief executive since John Adams to address Congress in person as he asked lawmakers to enact tariff reform.
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Happy Birthday Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend)
Happy birthday Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend). Don’t have a bad birthday party. Read Delicate Steve in MAGNET on doing pull-ups with Ezra as well as Wes and Milo from Ra Ra Riot:
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