Non-musical history for today: 1773 – America’s first insane asylum opens. The Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia, burned down in 1885 due to a fire that had started in the building’s newly added electrical wiring. but was rebuilt. In 1985, it was refurbished to look like the original building built in 1773.
Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for October 12.
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