March 24, 1972 –
America’s first single, A Horse With No Name, rides to No. #1 on the Billboard Charts, on this date.
America was formed in England by sons of US servicemen who were stationed there. Lead singer Dewey Bunnell wrote this when he was 19. Although the song is commonly misinterpreted about being on drugs, it is not: Bunnell based the images in the lyrics on things he saw while visiting the US.
The Haus of Dcaligari 