Non-musical history for today: 1985 – Police bombed MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia, killing six adults and five children, and destroying the homes of 250 city residents. MOVE was a black liberation organization. It wasn’t the pacifist or peaceful organization that MLK’s folks were, but still, this wasn’t warranted. As Philadelphia police attempted to evict MOVE members from a house, they were shot at. Philadelphia police aviators then dropped two explosive devices from a helicopter onto the roof of the occupied house. For 90 minutes, the Philadelphia Police Department allowed the resulting fire to burn out of control, destroying 61 previously evacuated neighboring homes over two city blocks and leaving 250 people homeless. Six adults and five children were killed in the attack, with one adult and one child surviving, who were occupants of the bombed home. A lawsuit in federal court found that the city used excessive force and violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for May 13.

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Non-musical history for today: 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York were crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in Westminster Abbey. Their daughter Elizabeth would become Queen Elizabeth II in 1952.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for May 12.

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Non-musical history for today: 1996 – After the aircraft departed from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 caused the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board. Not that any person was more important than the other passengers, there were three notable names on the manifest. Those were San Diego Chargers running back Rodney Culver, songwriter and musician Walter Hyatt, and DelMarie Walker, 38, the prime suspect in a murder in Georgia. Most of the remains were identified, but because the plane crashed into a swamp, chances are that scavenging wildlife probably got to the bodies that weren’t totally destroyed in the devastation.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for May 11.

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Non-musical history for today: 1773 – The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation led to what?  Yep, the Boston Tea Party.

And one year later, 1774 – Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette became King and Queen of France. People lost their heads! Well, at least Louis and Marie did.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for May 10.

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Non-musical history for today: 2020 – The COVID-19 recession caused the U.S. unemployment rate to hit 14.9 percent, its worst rate since the Great Depression. That was Cheeto’s first term. The second is going to rival that, especially with government jobs.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1429 – Joan of Arc lifted the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years’ War. At least for a bit.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1994 – Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream was recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. That happens to be one of my favorite paintings. It would have been awful had it been damaged.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1889 – One of my favorite world landmarks, the Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris. I have been to Paris three times and have walked under La Tour Eiffel three times. However, I have never been on the iconic treasure. One day, maybe?

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

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Non-musical history for today: Happy Mexican Independence Day! Well, at least on September 16, when it actually happens. Contrary to popular ignorance, Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated to commemorate Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. So, still have your tacos, burritos, Coronas, Modelos, and margaritas. Just know what you’re celebrating and why. “¡Viva México!” (that, by the way, is the “Cry (Grito de) of Delores” ).

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1961 – American civil rights movement: The “Freedom Riders” began a bus trip through the South. 13 young riders (seven black, six white, including (future House of Representatives member) John Lewis (21), Genevieve Hughes (28), Mae Frances Moultrie, Joseph Perkins, Charles Person (18), Ivor Moore, William E. Harbour (19), Joan Trumpauer Mullholland (19), and Ed Blankenheim), left Washington, DC, on Greyhound (from the Greyhound Terminal) and Trailways buses. They planned to ride through Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, ending in New Orleans, Louisiana, where a civil rights rally was planned. This diverse group of volunteers came from 39 states and were from different economic classes and racial backgrounds. Most were college students and received training in nonviolent tactics.

Also, Happy Star Wars Day.

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

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