Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1. | 1783 | In Rocky Hill, New Jersey, US General George Washington gives his "Farewell Address to the Army". | Dennis Wilson | Farewell My Friend | Pacific Ocean Blues |
2. | 1868 | Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally | 13 | She Lives (in a Time of Her Own) | Easter Everywhere |
3. | 1889 | North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. | Dakota Dakota | Hamburger Help Us | Shoot in the Dark |
4. | 1898 | Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on thefootball team. | Mexican Cheerleader | The Kids Ruined Rock | Mexican Cheerleader |
5. | 1920 | In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The first broadcast is the result of the U.S. presidential election, 1920. | The Black Heart Procession | Radio | Hearts and Tanks |
6. | 1957 | The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity, and remains one of the most impressive UFOcases in American history. | Hüsker Dü | Books about UFO's | New Day Rising |
7. | 1959 | Quiz show scandals: Twenty One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance. | Venetian Snares + Speedranch | Cheatin' | Making Orange Things |
8. | 1988 | The Morris worm, the first internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from MIT. | Modest Mouse | Worms Vs. Birds | Sad Sappy Sucker |
9. | N/A | Day of the Dead, The second day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration | Joy Division | Dead Souls | Heart and Soul |
(Historical facts about November 02 are from Wikipedia.)
Some reason songs 6 through 9 are not being detected, so I provided youtube links. Kudos to Michael @ the Broken Spoke for reporting this.
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