| Track | Year | Event | Artist | Song | Album |
| 1. | 70 | The destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. | Old Time Relijun | Tigers in the Temple | Lost Light |
| 2. | 1693 | Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of Champagne, although he actually did not have anything to do with sparkling wine. | Death Cab for Cutie | Champagne from a Paper Cup | Something About Airplanes |
| 3. | 1854 | The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships. | Yuzo Kayama | The Setting Sun is Red | Singles Collection |
| 4. | 1892 | The parents of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. | The Beatles | Dizzy Miss Lizzie | Help! |
| 5. | 1958 | The Billboard Hot 100 is founded. | Saves the Day | Houses and Billboards | Can't Slow Down |
| 6. | 1977 | US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy. | Susumu Yokota | Metalic Energy | Kaleidoscope |
| 7. | 1987 | The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly". | A Tribe Called Quest | Everything Is Fair | The Low End Theory |
| 8. | 2007 | NASA's Phoenix spaceship is launched. | Yeasayer | Phoenix Wind | End Blood |
(Historical facts about August 4 are from Wikipedia.)
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