Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1 | 250 | Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Pope Fabian is martyred. | Judas Priest | Persecution | Nostradamus |
2 | 1502 | The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored. | Os Mutantes | Rio De Janeiro | Ao Vivo |
3 | 1788 | The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Botany Bay is unsuitable for the location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson. | Broken Social Scene | Prison Province | Feel Good Lost |
4 | 1885 | L.A. Thompson patents the roller coaster. | 13th Floor Elevators | Roller Coaster | All Time Highs |
5 | 1929 | In Old Arizona, the first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, is released. | Broadcast | Look Outside | The Noise Made by People |
6 | 1934 | Fujifilm, the photographic and electronics company, is founded in Tokyo, Japan. | Starflyer 59 | I LIke Your Photographs | Leave Here a Stranger |
7 | 1961 | John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the youngest elected and first Roman Catholic President of the U.S. His inaugural address is one of the most memorable of the 20th century. | The Alan Price Set | The House That Jack Built | The House That Jack Built |
(Historical facts about January 20 are from Wikipedia.)
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