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.)
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