January 3

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1.	1496	Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.	Neutral Milk Hotel	Synthetic Flying Machine	Inventing Yourself a Shortcake
2.	1870	The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins.	Hood	Suspension Bridge	The Importance of Falling
3.	1888	The refracting telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. It was the largest telescope in the world at the time.	Mirah	Telescope	Storageland
4.	1924	British explorer Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.	Valley of the Giants	Beyond the Valley	Valley of the Giants
5.	1938	The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.	The Get Up Kids	The Company Dime	Something to Write Home About
6.	1947	Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.	The Stooges	T.V. Eye	Fun House
7.	1957	The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.	Shellac	Watch Song	1000 Hurts
8.	1959	Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. State.	Between the Buried and Me	Alaska	Alaska

(Historical facts about January 3 are from Wikipedia.