| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 1858 | Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongsideAlfred Russel Wallace's same theory. | Pulp | Weeds II (Origin of the Species) | We Love Life |
| 2. | 1866 | President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over. | Black Flag | My War | My War |
| 3. | 1920 | The first commercial radio station, 8MK (WWJ), begins operations in Detroit, Michigan. | Queen | Radio Ga Ga | The Works |
| 4. | 1920 | The National Football League, (NFL), is founded in the United States. | Ten Yard Fight | Offsides | Hardcore Pride |
| 5. | 1946 | Ralf Hütter, German musician (Kraftwerk), is born. | Kraftwerk | Computer World 2 | Computer World |
| 6. | 1948 | Robert Plant, British Musician (Led Zeppelin), is born. | Led Zeppelin | Communication Breakdown | Led Zeppelin |
| 7. | 1975 | Viking Program: NASA launches the Viking 1 planetary probe toward Mars. | Deep Purple | Space Truckin | Machine Head |
| 8. | 1977 | Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. | The Mamas & the Papas | Midnight Voyage | Mamas and Papas |
(Historical facts about August 20 are from Wikipedia)
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