- 1887 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's orchestral work "Capriccio Espagnol" premieres in St Petersburg, Russia
- 1949 Marc Blitzstein's musical drama "Regina," based on Lilian Hellman's play "The Little Foxes" opens at 46th St Theater, New York City, and runs for 56 performances, winning 2 Tony Awards
Jamaica
1957 Yip Harburg, Fred Saidy, and Harold Arlen's musical "Jamaica", starring Lena Horne, opens at Imperial Theater, New York City, and runs for 558 performances
1963 Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania firsthand at London's Heathrow Airport as the Beatles are greeted by their fans upon the group returning from Sweden
Something
1969 George Harrison's "Something" is released as a single by the Beatles in the UK, his first "A" side
Music History
1970 Jim Morrison is sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine for indecent exposure and open profanity, though remains free on a $50,000 bond pending appeal
Music History
1975 Irish singer-songwriter Bob Geldof's first appearance with The Boomtown Rats
- 1982 Musical revue "Rock 'n Roll!: The First 5,000 Years" closes at St James Theatre in New York City after 9 performances
- 1984 Howard Goodall and Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man" premieres in London
- 1989 A. R. Gurney's stage play "Love Letters" opens at the Edison Theatre, New York City, and runs for 96 performances
- 1994 American jam band Phish performs The Beatles' "The White Album" as a musical costume during a show at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York
- 1994 The single "Creep" is released by TLC, their first No.1 in the US (Billboard Song of the Year 1995)
- 1995 American jam band Phish performs The Who's "Quadrophenia" as a musical costume during a show at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois
- 1996 American jam band Phish performs The Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" as a musical costume during a show at the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1998 American jam band Phish performs The Velvet Underground's "Rock and Roll" as a musical costume during a show at the Thomas & Mack Center at the University of Nevada in Paradise, Nevada
Music History
2018 BLACKPINK becomes the first K-pop girl group to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 with multiple hits
Music History
2022 Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to claim all top 10 slots on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with 10 tracks from her album "Midnights" [1]
- 2024 American rapper Young Thug (33) pleads guilty to street gang racketeering charges and no contest to related weapons and drug charges, ending a prolonged trial in Atlanta, Georgia; judge sentences him to time served plus 15 years of probation [1]
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