Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1. | 303 | On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France. | Queen | Dont' Lose Your Head | A Kind of Magic |
2. | 1513 | Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean. | Broken Social Scene | Pacific Theme | You Forgot it in People |
3. | 1690 | Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time. | Johnny Cash | Bad News | The Essential Johnny Cash |
4. | 1775 | Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe. At the same time, Benedict Arnold and his expeditionary company set off from Fort Western, bound for Quebec City (Invasion of Canada (1775)). | April Stevens & Nino Tempo | I Surrender Dear | Sing the Great Songs |
5. | 1789 | The U.S. Congress passes twelve amendments to the United States Constitution: the Congressional Apportionment Amendment (which was never ratified), the Congressional Compensation Amendment, and the ten that are known as the Bill of Rights. | Neutral Milk Hotel | You've Passed | On Avery Island |
(Historical facts about September 25 are from Wikipedia)
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