| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 1305 | William Wallace, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London where he is put on trial and executed. | GMS | William Wallace (Alternate Vision Remix) | The Remixes |
| 2. | 1583 | Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St John's, Newfoundland. | The Sea and Cake | The Colony Room | Oui |
| 3. | 1620 | The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America. | Procol Harum | Pilgrims Progress | A Salty Dog |
| 4. | 1861 | American Civil War: in order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872). | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Tax Free | The Last Experience |
| 5. | 1925 | Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out. | The Mercury Program | Fragile or Possibly Extinct | A Data Learn the Language |
| 6. | 1944 | World War II: possibly the biggest prison breakout in history occurs as 545 Japanese POWs attempt to escape outside the town of Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. | The Turtles | Think I'll Run Away | Eve of Destruction |
| 7. | 1981 | Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. | Ben Folds | Fired | Rockin' the Suburbs |
(Historical facts about August 5 are from Wikipedia.)
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