July 31

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1.	904	Thessalonica falls to the Arabs, who destroy the city.	Arab Strap	Act of War	Monday at the Hug and Pint
2.	1703	Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.	Destroyer	3000 Flowers	Destroyer's Rubies
3.	1790	The very first U.S. patent is issued: to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.	Engine Down	Patent on the Better	To Bury Within the Sound
4.	1930	The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time.	Yo La Tengo	Shadows	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
5.	1938	Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.	Lifetime	Find	The Seven Inches
6.	1992	Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector – NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the moon's surface.	David Bowie	Fall Dog Bombs the Moon	Reality

(Historical facts about July 31 are from Wikipedia.)

July 30

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1619	In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.	Nas	Represent	Illmatic
2	1729	Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland.	S.T. Monroe	The Baltimore Vision	Forge Again Records Sampler 2002
3	1932	Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.	Coldplay	Life in Technicolor	Viva la Vida
4	1956	A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.	The Pretty Things	Trust	S.F. Sorrow
5	1965	U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.	Melt Banana	Smell the Medicine	Speak Squeak Creak
6	1975	Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982.	The Girlfriends	My One and Only, Jimmy Boy	One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found
7	1978	The 730 (transport), Okinawa changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.	The Sea and Cake	Left Side Clouded	One Bedroom
8	2003	In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.	Of Montreal	Sleeping in the Beetle Bug	Cherry Peel

(Historical facts about July 30 are from Wikipedia.)

July 29

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1836	Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.	A Silver Mt. Zion	The Triumph of Our Tired Eyes	Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward
2	1847	Cumberland School of Law is founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, United States, one of only 15 law schools to exist in the United States at the end of 1847.	Warren Zevon	Lawyers, Guns, and Money	Excitable Boy
3	1848	Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt	Dee Dee Sharp	Mashed Potato Time	Mashed Potato Time
4	1958	U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).	The Beta Band	Space	Heroes to Zeroes
5	1976	In New York City, David Berkowitz (aka the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.	Procol Harum	As Strong as Samson	Exotic Birds and Fruits
6	2005	Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.	Eris	Intro (Live)	Unknown

(Historical facts about July 29 are from Wikipedia.)

July 28

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1609	Bermuda is first settled by survivors of the English ship Sea Venture en route to Virginia.	My Morning Jacket	Bermuda Jighway	At Dawn
2	1868	The 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is certified, establishing African-American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.	The Get Up Kids	Overdue	On a Wire
3	1896	The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.	Foals	Miami	Total Life Forever
4	1932	U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.	Yuck	Get Away	Yuck
5	1996	The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.	Circulatory System	Prehistoric	Circulatory System

(Historical facts about July 28 are from Wikipedia.)

July 27

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1789	The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).	Antidote	Foreign Job Lot	Thou Shalt Not Kill
2	1940	The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.	Clint Mansell	Bugs Got a Devilish Grin Conga	Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack
3	1974	Watergate Scandal: the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.	Caesars	I'm Gonna Kick You Out	39 Minutes of Bliss
4	1981	6 year old Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh is kidnapped in Hollywood, Florida and is found murdered two weeks later.	The Waterboys	The Stolen Child	Fisherman's Blues
5	2005	STS-114: NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank. During ascent, the external tank of the Space Shuttle Discovery sheds a piece of foam slightly smaller than the piece that caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster; this foam does not strike the spacecraft.	Donovan	Sand and Foam	Mellow Yellow
6	2007	Phoenix News Helicopter Collision: news helicopters from Phoenix, Arizona television stations KNXV and KTVK collide over Steele Indian School Park in central Phoenix while covering a police chase;	The Stills	Helicopters	Without Feathers

(Historical facts about July 27 are from Wikipedia.)

July 26

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1788	New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.	Frank Sinatra	New York, New York	Trilogy
2	1878	In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.	Pretty Girls Make Graves	The Getaway	Good Health
3	1945	The US Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with parts of the warhead for the Hiroshima atomic bomb.	Yo La Tengo	The Evil That Men Do	Ride the Tiger
4	1951	Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, United Kingdom.	Danny Elfman	Alice's Theme	Alice in Wonderland
5	1990	The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H. W. Bush.	James William Hindle	Down & Able	James William Hindle

(Historical facts about July 26 are from Wikipedia.)

July 25

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1536	Sebastián de Belalcázar on his search of El Dorado founds the city of Santiago de Cali.	Electric Light Orchestra	Eldorado	Eldorado
2	1593	Henry IV of France publicly converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.	OOIOO	Switch	OOIOO
3	1788	Wolfgang Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 in G minor (K550).	Mozart	Symphony No. 40	The Greatest Hits
4	1853	Joaquin Murietta, the famous Californio bandit known as "Robin Hood of El Dorado", is killed.	Robert Wyatt	Little Red Robin Hood Hit the Road	Rock Bottom
5	1868	Wyoming becomes a United States territory.	The Lucksmiths	Wyoming	A Good Kind of Nervous
6	1893	The Corinth Canal in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece is used for the first time.	Beirut	The Canals of Our City	Gulag Orkestar
7	1946	At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team.	Gary Lewis & the Playboys	Everybody Loves a Clown	Best of Gary Lewis & the Playboys
8	1965	Bob Dylan goes electric as he plugs in at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music.	Bob Dylan	Like a Rolling Stone	The Best of Bob Dylan

(Historical facts about July 25 are from Wikipedia.)

July 24

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1487	Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against ban on foreign beer.	Homer Simpson	It Was a Very Good Beer	Songs in the Key of Springfield
2	1847	After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. Celebrations of this event include the Pioneer Day Utah state holiday and the Days of '47 Parade.	The Rolling Stones	Salt of the Earth	Beggars Banquet
3	1911	Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead	The Lost City of Refuge	Worlds Apart
4	1935	The dust bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109°F (44°C) in Chicago and 104°F (40°C) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.	Denali	Real Heat	The Instict
5	1983	George Brett batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".	Single Frame	Lost Pines (Dream & Body)	Body End Basement
6	2005	Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France.	Nougaro	Armstrong	Grand Angle Sur
7	2010	Over 80,000 people from around the world record their daily lives for submission to the YouTube documentary Life In A Day.	Animal Collective	The Daily Routine	Post Merriweather Pavilion

(Historical facts about July 24 are from Wikipedia.)

July 23

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1829	In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.	Saturday Looks Good to Me	Typing	All Your Summer Songs
2	1881	The Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.	Traveling Wilburys	Borderline	Traveling Wilburys Complete Collection
3	1903	The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.	Coalesce	Still It Sells	Give Them the Rope
4	1926	Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.	Radiohead	Motion Picture Soundtrack	Kid A
5	1929	The Fascist government in Italy bans the use of foreign words.	7 Angels 7 Plagues	Away with Words	Jhazmyne's Lullaby
6	1982	The International Whaling Commission decides to end commercial whaling by 1985-86.	Freelance Whales	Hanna (Ra Ra Riot Remix)	Benefit for Japan
7	1995	Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered; it will become visible to the naked eye nearly a year later.	Stereolab	Bop Scotch	Margerine Eclipse

(Historical facts about July 23 are from Wikipedia.)