Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
1. | 1856 | Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces. | Camel | Lawrence | Rajaz |
2. | 1863 | Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan. | Strongarm | Advent of a Miracle | Advent of a Miracle |
3. | 1864 | Russia declares an end to the Russian-Circassian War and many Circassians are forced into exile. The day is designated the Circassian Day of Mourning. | Morrissey | Friday Mourning | Swordss |
4. | 1904 | The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris. | Void | Organized Sports | Faith/Void |
5. | 1924 | University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murder 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a "thrill killing". | Roxy Music | The Thrill of It All | Country Life |
6. | 1934 | Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens. | The Black Heart Procession | The Fingerprints | Amore del Tropico |
7. | 1936 | Sada Abe is arrested after wandering the streets of Tokyo for days with her dead lover's severed genitals in her hand. Her story soon becomes one of Japan's most notorious scandals. | Ghosts and Vodka | Futuristic Genitalia | Addicts and Drunks |
(Historical facts about May 21 are from Wikipedia.)
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