| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 30 BC | Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. | The Strokes | Under Control | Room on Fire |
| 2. | 1798 | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay) – Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action. | Comeback Kid | Die Tonight | Turn It Around |
| 3. | 1800 | The Act of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. | Disaster | Unite and Take Over | With Years Left to Go |
| 4. | 1876 | Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state. | Grizzly Bear | Colorado | Yellow House |
| 5. | 1966 | Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official People's Republic of China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. | Truth | More Dangerous | Puppets |
| 6. | 1981 | MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles. | The Stooges | T.V. Eye | Fun House |
(Historical facts about August 1 are from Wikipedia.)
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