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1901
Verdi dies
"Decomposing
Composers" - Monty Python
1906 - 1973
Lon Chaney (or someone who dances like him) drinks Pina Coladas in
Trader Vic's
"Werewolves
of London" - Warren Zevon
1908 - 1979
Presidential wannabe Nelson D. Rockefeller.
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
1909 - 1959
Errol Flynn perfects his wicked, wicked ways...
"Errol"
- Australian Crawl
1912
Scott and the lads prove too British for the South Pole
"Reckless"-
Australian Crawl
1912
The Titanic stops to take on some ice
"Dance
Band on the Titanic"- Harry Chapin
1914 - 1918
The War to end all Wars doesn't
"Scorn
of the Women" - Weddings, Parties, Anything
"Rubber
Band" - David Bowie
"No
Man's Land" - Eric Bogle
"Children's
Crusade" - Sting
1915
An ill-concieved and ultimately disastrous invasion of the Gallipolli
peninsula is commanded by Brits - the dying is done by Aussies and Kiwis.
"And
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" - Eric Bogle
"What's
A Few Men" - Hunters and Collectors
1916 - 1918
The Red Baron fails to defeat Snoopy in aerial combat. He does, however,
shoot down 80 other pilots in the course of the war.
"Aces
High" - Iron Maiden
1917
Rasputin is, after several attempts, finally assassinated.
"Rasputin"
- Boney M
1918
Debussy dies
"Decomposing
Composers" - Monty Python
1919 - 1987
Liberace wishes his brother George was here.
"We
Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel
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