Monday, March 22, 2010

This Day in History



1965
Much to the chagrin of folk music purists, Bob Dylan's first album featuring electric guitar, "Bringing It All Back Home," was released. When asked about the criticism, an obviously irritated Dylan shot back: "... [unintelligible]!"

Several days later, dogs and cats started living with each other.

1972
The Equal Rights Amendment - designed to prohibit discrimination based on sex by any law or action of any government - is approved by Congress with 84 voting "yes" for the passage and 8 voting "I'm an asshole".

1987
A barge carrying 3,200 tons of garbage left Islip, N.Y., on a six-month journey in search of a place to unload. Unable to find a sufficient dump site, the barge full of garbage was permanently anchored in New York Harbor. Staten Island is born.

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