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.)
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