- 1845 William Vincent Wallace, conducts the premiere of his first opera, "Maritana" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, England
- 1903 Eugen d'Albert's opera "Tiefland" premieres at the Neues Deutsches Theater in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
- 1935 "A Night at the Opera", comedy film directed by Sam Wood, starring the Marx Brothers, is released
Love Me Tender
1956 "Love Me Tender" film with Elvis Presley in his acting debut premieres in the US
Li'l Abner
1956 Gene De Paul and Johnny Mercer's musical "Li'l Abner", adapted from Al Capp's hillbilly comic strip, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 693 performances, winning 2 Tony Awards
Joplin Accused
1969 Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar & indicent language in Tampa, Florida
Goodnight Vienna
1974 Ringo Starr releases singles "Goodnight Vienna" and "Only You" in the UK
- 1975 "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" single released by Ed Bruce
- 1984 "Emergency" 16th studio album by American band Kool & the Gang is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1985)
Licensed to Ill
1986 Beastie Boys release their debut album "Licensed to Ill," the first #1 rap album on the Billboard charts
- 1989 "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 497 performances
- 1994 "Glass Menagerie" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 57 performances
Master Class
1995 Terrence McNally's play "Master Class", starring Audra McDonald and Zoe Caldwell, opens at the John Golden Theatre, NYC; runs for 598 performances, winning 2 Tony Awards
- 1996 "Into the Whirlwind" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 2 performances
- 2002 British drummer Ringo Starr inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall Of Fame [1]
2005 39th Country Music Association Awards: Keith Urban & Gretchen Wilson win
Some Hearts
2005 Carrie Underwood releases her debut album "Some Hearts" (2006 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award Best New Artist 2007)
Take Care
2011 "Take Care" second studio album by Drake is released (Grammy Award Best Rap Album 2013)
Robinson Gershwin Prize
2016 American singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.
Bennett Gershwin Prize
2017 American jazz and standards singer Tony Bennett receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.
Shelton Sexiest Man
2017 Country singer Blake Shelton wins People Magazine's sexiest man alive award
Swift's Ticketmaster Record
2022 Ticketmaster sells more than 2 million tickets for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour, the most tickets ever sold in a single day for an artist, amid hours-long wait times for fans [1]
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