Digging down in the strata of known history, on today’s date we find Roman general Orestes ousting western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos, eventually leading to the eradication of the position altogether. Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Mississippi, spurring on the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr made his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech, and birthdays for Leo Tolstoy, Jack Kirby, Sterling Morrison of The Velvet Underground and Hugh Cornwell, plus a whole lot more!

Today’s Tracks:

Nico and The Velvet Underground – Venus in Furs

The Stranglers – Golden Brown