| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 1775 | King George III goes before Parliament to declare the American colonies in rebellion, and authorized a military response to quell the American Revolution. | The Get Up Kids | I'm a Loner Dottie, a Rebel | Post Marked Stamped No. 4 – The Get Up Kids/Braid |
| 2. | 1776 | Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the American Revolution. | Joan of Arc | Questioning Benjamin Franklin | Joan of Arc, Dick Cheney, Mark Twain |
| 3. | 1861 | The Pony Express officially ceased operations. | Hedika | Hey Pony | Ultra Chicks, Vol. 3 – Baby Pop! |
| 4. | 1881 | The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place at Tombstone, Arizona. | Johnny Cash | Don't Take Your Guns to Town | The Essential Johnny Cash 1955-1983 |
| 5. | 1921 | The Chicago Theatre opens. | Sufjan Stevens | Chicago (Adult Contemporary Easy Listening Version) | The Avalanche |
| 6. | 1948 | Killer smog settles into Donora, Pennsylvania. | Black Moth Super Rainbow | Smog in Cities | Falling Through a Field |
| 7. | 1959 | The world sees the far side of the Moon for the first time. | Jeff Hanson | Hiding Behing the Moon | Son |
| 8. | 2001 | The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law. | The Kingston Trio | The Patriot Game | Capitol Collectors Series |
(Historical facts about October 26 are from Wikipedia.)
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