| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 332 | Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople. | Bill Callahan | Free's | Apocalypse |
| 2. | 1652 | Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal. | Weezer | Slave | Maladroit |
| 3. | 1763 | Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec. | Of Montreal | The Party's Crashing Us | Sunlandic Twins |
| 4. | 1910 | The Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley. | The Mamas & the Papas | No Salt on Her Tail | The Mamas & the Papas |
| 5. | 1917 | World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power ofconscription. | Camel | Drafted | Nude |
| 6. | 1953 | Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier. | Fastbreak | Fast Cars, Fast Women | Fast Cars, Fast Women |
| 7. | 1990 | In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3km/h (320.2 mph). | R.E.M. | High Speed Train | Around the Sun |
(Historical facts about May 18 are from Wikipedia.)
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