1861: The U.S. Army abolishes flogging; soldiers who are "into that" transfer to the Navy.
1926: Houdini stays in a coffin under water for an hour; he will break this record later in the year when he is buried under the ground in a coffin from which has yet to re-emerge.
1967: Bobby Gentry releases her only hit, Ode to Billy Joe.
1972: Moody Blues release Nights in White Satin; yeah, you'll have it stuck in your head for the next 20 minutes but at least now the song stuck in your head won't be Ode to Billy Joe.
1986: Sending a shockwave of yawns throughout the arts community, it is revealed that Andrew Wyeth secretly made 240 nude drawings & paintings of his neighbor Helga.
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