| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 1888 | Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde. | Karate | The Roots and the Ruins | Unsolved |
| 2. | 1898 | Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mph (63.159 km/h) in a Jeantaudelectric car. | David Bowie | Speed of Life | Low |
| 3. | 1912 | The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is found in the Piltdown Gravel Pit, by Charles Dawson. | Beyond | Hoax | No Longer at Ease |
| 4. | 1915 | U.S. President Woodrow Wilson marries Edith Bolling Galt Wilson while president of the United States. | Of Montreal | Advice From A Divorced Gentleman To His Bachelor Friend Considering Marriage | Gay Parade |
| 5. | 1932 | The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game. Because of a blizzard, the game was moved from Wrigley Fieldto the Chicago Stadium, the field measuring 80 yards (73 m) long. | The A-Team | Bear Trap | Clusterfuck |
| 6. | 1987 | Larry Wall releases the first version of the Perl programming language. | Badly Drawn Boy | Another Pearl | The Hour of Bewilderbeast |
| 7. | N/A | International Migrants Day (International) | Led Zeppelin | Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin III |
(Historical facts about December 18 are from Wikipedia.)
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