July 07

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1456	A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death.	In My Eyes	A Little Too Late	The Difference Between
2	1846	Mexican-American War: American troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the U.S. conquest of California.	Wolf Parade	California Dreamer	At Mount Zoomer
3	1863	United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300.	Circle Jerks	Fortunate Son	VI
4	1928	Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.	Bauhaus	Slice of Life	1979-1983, Vol. 3
5	1941	World War II: Beirut is occupied by Free France and British troops.	Beirut	The Penalty	The Flying Club Cup
6	1952	The ocean liner SS United States passes Bishop's Rock on her maiden voyage, breaking the transatlantic speed record to become the fastest passenger ship in the world.	The Apricots	Zoom	My Summer Love
7	1954	Elvis Presley made his radio debut when WHBQ Memphis played his first recording for Sun Records, "That's All Right."	Belle & Sebastian	A Century of Elvis	Lazy-Line Painter Jane
8	1959	Venus occults the star Regulus. This rare event is used to determine the diameter of Venus and the structure of the Venusian atmosphere.	Grimes	Venus in Fleurs	Geidi Primes

(Historical facts about July 07 are from Wikipedia.)