Non-musical history for today: 1945 – The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell was first published. It follows the anthropomorphic farm animals of the fictional Manor Farm as they rebel against their human farmer, aiming to create a society where all animals can be equal, free, and happy, free from human intervention. However, by the end of the novella, the rebellion is betrayed, and under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the farm ends up in a far worse state than it was before. It was written to reflect events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and then on into the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, a period during which Russia was governed under the Marxist–Leninist ideology of Joseph Stalin. However, I think it could still be an allegory for something more recent. And by recent, I mean, current.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for August 17.

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