| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1 | 1789 | In New York City, the United States House of Representatives holds its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first House Speaker. | David Bowie | Strangers When We Meet | Outside |
| 2 | 1826 | Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. | Neutral Milk Hotel | Engine | Holland, 1945 |
| 3 | 1865 | American Civil War: Battle of Five Forks | Beirut | Forks and Knives | The Flying Club Cup |
| 4 | 1891 | The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois. | The Carter Family | Chewing Gum | The Carter Family: 1927-1934 |
| 5 | 1944 | Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen. | Wolfie | I Wish I Could Navigate | 4 Track Rarities |
| 6 | 1957 | The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax on its current affairs programme Panorama. | Noodles | Minimum Talk | Long Long Chain |
| 7 | 1976 | Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. | Califone | Apple | Heron King Blues |
(Historical facts about April 01 are from Wikipedia.)
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