| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1 | 1534 | Jacques Cartier begins the voyage during which he discovers Canada and Labrador. | Andy Williams | Canadian Sunset | Moon River |
| 2 | 1535 | The Sun Dog phenomenon observed over Stockholm and depicted in the famous painting "Vädersolstavlan" | Comeback Kid | Bright Lights Keep Shining | Wake the Dead |
| 3 | 1657 | Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City). | The New Amsterdams | Hanging on for Hope | Worse for the Wear |
| 4 | 1818 | The case of Ashford v Thornton was concluded, with Abraham Thornton allowed to go free rather than face a retrial for murder, after his demand for trial by battle was upheld. | Verbal Assault | Trial | Trial |
| 5 | 1862 | Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard complete the first pasteurization tests. | Denali | Real Heat | The Instinct |
| 6 | 1865 | Astronomer Pietro Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L’Immaculata Concezion. | 324 | Crawl in the Transparency | Boutoku No Taiyo |
| 7 | 1916 | The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings | Wesley Willis | Wrigley Field | Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 |
(Historical facts about April 20 are from Wikipedia.)
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