Non-musical history for today: 1981 – The IBM Personal Computer was released. And now, it runs everything.

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

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Two non-musical history items for today: 1929 – Babe Ruth became the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.

Also, in 1934, the first civilian prisoners arrived at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island. I hear there was "no way" to escape it—until there was.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1835 – P. T. Barnum began his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenarian African slave whom he claimed was George Washington's nursemaid. Heth was supposed to pass for a 161-year-old woman. And, people fell for that. That doesn't surprise me, people fall for all kinds of crap these days, too.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1173 – Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa began; it took two centuries to complete. We now know it as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 200 years. Wow...

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1786 – Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border was climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard. I hear they found many expensive (but not premium quality) pens up there.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1974 – Philippe Petit performed a high-wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417 m) in the air. I haven't seen Man on a Wire, but I want to and hope that it tells how they got the cable up there, how they were able to connect it between the two buildings, and how they got past security.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1890 – At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler became the first person to be executed by the electric chair. I think they used a two-prong plug in a regular wall socket. I can't confirm that, though.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1305 – First Scottish War of Independence: Sir John Stewart of Menteith, the pro-English Sheriff of Dumbarton, successfully managed to capture Sir William Wallace of Scotland, leading to Wallace's subsequent execution by hanging, evisceration, drawing and quartering, and beheading 18 days later. They wanted to make sure that he was not only merely dead, he's really most sincerely dead.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1693 – Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne. However, he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine. Yum.

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

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Non-musical history for today: 1492 – Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. Yep, today's the day that all the BS got started. Bon voyage!

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

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