It’s December 1st and here are some reasons why this day matters in rock history:

In 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono released their Vietnam War protest song, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”

In 1999, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and punk’s Jello Biafra threw a curfew-violating concert in Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization summit.

In 2002, Good Charlotte released their second album, The Young and the Hopeless, which featured the hit “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.”

And in 2004, U2’s 11th album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, went to number one on the charts.

And that’s what happened today in rock history.