Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1. | 1884 | The United Kingdom ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia. | Decahedron | Every City is a Prison | Disconnection Imminent |
2. | 1886 | Indian Wars: after almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to GeneralNelson Miles in Arizona. | John Hartford | Indian War Whoop | O Brother, Where Art Thou? |
3. | 1888 | George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film. | The Kinks | People Take Pictures of Each Other | The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society |
4. | 1894 | In New York City, 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions. | Elvis Presley | Don't Be Cruel | 30 Number 1 Hits |
5. | 1957 | The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel. | The Edsels | Let's Go | Rama Lama Ding Dong |
6. | 1998 | Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University. | Del Shannon | Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) | Greatest Hits |
(Historical facts about September 4 are from Wikipedia
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