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Hernan Cortez, the conquistador lands in Mexico, which he will conquer for the Spanish empire, brutally slaughtering any natives who stand in his way. Neil Young will be inspired to write his 1975 song Cortez The Killer, embellishing a few historical facts with liberal lashings of his vivid imagination.

The Squires, featuring Neil Young on guitar, play at Grant Park High School, Winnipeg, Canada.

The Squires, a group including guitarist Neil Young, play the second of two consecutive nights at The Cellar Club, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada.

The Squires, including guitarist Neil Young, play at River Heights Community Club, Winnipeg, Ontario.

Neil Young releases a new single, Oh Lonesome Me, in the USA. The song was previously a hit in 1957 for its composer, Don Gibson.

Neil Young and the International Harvesters begin a North American arena tour in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Support act is Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter.

A supergroup of Canadian stars, including Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray, record Tears Are Not Enough, a charity single for Ethiopian famine relief, under the group name Northern Lights.

The Melvins play at Ruthie's Inn, Berkeley, California, USA, with DRI, Mentors and Tyrannacide.

Mudhoney release their debut mini-album Superfuzz Bigmuff on Sub Pop records in the USA.

Nirvana's tour in support of their debut album, Bleach, begins at The Covered Wagon in San Francisco, California, USA.

On their Suffer tour, Bad Religion play at Zeche Carl, Essen, Germany, Europe.

On their Suffer tour, Bad Religion play at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, Europe. This show is filmed and parts will appear on the band's video release, Along The Way.

On their Suffer tour, Bad Religion play at Kammgarn, Kaiserslautern, West Germany, Europe.

Nirvana play at Rogue Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.

Soundgarden play at Noorderlicht, Tilburg, The Netherlands, Europe.

The Melvins play at Reko/Muse, Olympia, Washington, USA, with Fitz Of Depression, Seaweed and Helltrout.

Nirvana play in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. During the day, Kurt Cobain rings his girlfriend, Tracy, and tells her that he does not want to live with her, but he would like them to continue as girlfriend and boyfriend.

Faith No More play at Triple J Studios, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.

Soundgarden play at The Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Eddie Vedder records his lyrics for the Pearl Jam songs Alive, Once, and Footsteps, using his four-track tape recorder. He tapes his vocals over instrumental tracks sent to him by Stone Gossard, which had been recorded over a Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits cassette.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Southside Festival, Tuttlingen, Germany, Europe.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, Europe.

Garbage play at the Madison Theatre, Covington, Kentucky, USA.

Armand van Helden, Athlete, Elvis Costello And The Imposters, Faithless, Garbage, Green Day, Jamie Cullum, Jimmy Eat World, KT Tunstall, The Kaiser Chiefs, Monza, Simple Plan, Sioen, Sum 41, The Dresden Dolls, The Kills, Velvet Revolver and Within Temptation play at Rock Werchter, Werchterpark, Werchter, Belgium, Europe.

Garbage play at The Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, Oceania.

The Foo Fighters release the DVD Foo Fighters Live At Wembley Stadium, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It was filmed at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, on June 6 and 7.

Courtney Love's re-formed band Hole releases Nobody's Daughter, its first album in ten years, in France, Europe.

Pearl Jam play at The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.

Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam stops the band's set at the Heineken Open-er Festival in Poland, Europe, when it seems that members of the audience are being crushed directly in front of the stage. Once order is restored, the show continues.

On the second leg of his Twisted Road tour, Neil Young plays at Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, supported by Bert Jansch.

Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz announces the imminent launch of Gibson's new Firebird X guitar at a press conference in the Hard Rock Times Square, New York City, USA.

Edwin Shirley Trucking, for many years the No1 name in rock and pop transportation, is bought by Transam Trucking in the UK.

The Foo Fighters, Ellie Goulding, Ryan Adams, James Blunt and Kaiser Chiefs perform live at The Invictus Games Closing Concert at Olympic Park on, London, England, UK.

Metallica play at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK.

Effective from this date, The Recording Industry Association of America (R.I.A.A.) introduces video and audio streaming equivalents into its Album Award methodology. In essence, 1,500 on-demand song plays will be deemed equal to ten track sales, and thus the equivalent of one album sale.

On their The Getaway World Tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at Fuji Rock Festival, Yuzawa, Japan, Asia.

On their The Getaway World Tour The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

On their The Getaway World Tour The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Highly Suspect play at The Academy 2, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

Paradox, a movie starring Neil Young and Willie Nelson, is premiered at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas, USA.

One day after a press conference in which U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to mobilise the military in an effort to end violent protests in the wake of George Floyd's death, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic posts the following supportive statement on Facebook, "Wow!!! I know many of you can't stand him, however, Trump knocked it out of the park with this speech. Social media and television are looping images of societal breakdown. I agree, the president should not be sending troops into states - and he legally might not be able to anyway - nevertheless, his tone in this speech is strong and direct."