Non-musical history for today: 1996 – Gwen Jacob was acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada. Thank you, Gwen Jacob.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 9.

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Non-musical history for today: 1941 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 (the day prior) to be “a date which will live in infamy”, after which the U.S. declares war on Japan. This after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 8.

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Non-musical history for today: 1972 – Apollo 17, the last Apollo Moon mission, was launched. After takeoff, and as the ship was leaving Earth, the crew took a photograph of the planet. This photo is now known as “The Blue Marble.”

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 7.

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Non-musical history for today: 1492 – After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus landed on an island he named Hispaniola. Today, Hispaniola comprises Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Columbus was such an ass.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 6.

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Non-musical history for today: 1933 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, repealing Prohibition in the United States. It was a very stupid “experiment” to begin with. Very. Stupid.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 5.

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Non-musical history for today: 1906 – Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Now, I thought it was Lambda Lambda Lambda, you know, from Animal House? That’s a joke. But, there was an actual Tri-Lam that started in 2006 and isn’t restricted by race or even gender.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 4.

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Non-musical history for today: 1938 – Nazi Germany issued the Decree on the Utilization of Jewish Property, forcing Jews to sell real property, businesses, and stocks at below market value as part of Aryanization. Why do I feel we are getting close to this again?

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 3.

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Non-musical history for today: 1845 – In a State of the Union message, President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. This is known today as “manifest destiny,” or obvious and inevitable. Aggressively we did, too.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 2.

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Non-musical history for today: 1865 – Shaw University, the first historically black university in the southern United States, was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for December 1.

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Non-musical history for today: 1782 – The Treaty of Paris: In Paris, representatives from the United States and Great Britain signed preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris). The agreement would later end the bickering between the two countries, albeit not without hiccups.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for November 30.

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