Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1. | 1098 | First Crusade: Massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan – Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they resort to cannibalism. | Wolf Parade | Fine Young Cannibals | At Mount Zoomer |
2. | 1408 | The Order of the Dragon a monarchical chivalric order was created by Sigismund of Luxembourg, then King of Hungary. | Little Joe Gould (Murder By Death) | You Are the Last Dragon (You Possess the Power of the Glow) | Like The Exorcist, But More Breakdancing |
3. | 1911 | King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck are enthroned as Emperor and Empress of India. | Jade Warrior | Arrival of the Emperor | Kites |
4. | 1917 | In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys. | Duran Duran | Wild Boys | Arena |
5. | 1963 | Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom. | Björk | Declare Independence | Volta |
6. | 2000 | The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore | Fruupp | Decision | Future Legends |
7. | 2006 | Peugeot produces its last car at the Ryton Plant signalling the end of mass car production in Coventry, formerly a major centre of the British motor industry. | Race Car Riot | The Last in 4000 | What's Mine is Yours: The Emo Diaries Chapter 1 |
(Historical facts about December 12 are from Wikipedia.)
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