Hussite Overture
1883 Antonín Dvořák's "Husitska" (Hussite Overture) premieres at the gala opening of the Prague National Theater
- 1911 First American performance of Ludwig Thuille's opera "Lobetanz", Metropolitan Opera in New York City
- 1919 H. Tierney & J. McCarthy's musical "Irene" premieres in NYC
- 1961 "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 113 performances
- 1961 "Kwamina" closes at 54th St Theater NYC after 32 performances
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1974 "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" album by English progressive rock band Genesis is released, their last to feature original frontman Peter Gabriel
Rufus ft. Chaka Khan
1975 "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan" 4th studio album by Rufus is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1976)
- 1984 "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 9 performances
- 1990 Revival of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "Fiddler on the Roof", starring Topol, opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 241 performances
Nirvana Records MTV Unplugged
1993 American rock band Nirvana films a mostly acoustic set at Sony Music Studios in New York City, for the television series MTV Unplugged
- 1997 "Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture" album is released by Sony Music Soundtrax
Glitter Arrested
1997 70s glam-rock star Gary Glitter (real name Paul Gadd) arrested by British police in child porn probe
Songs from The Capeman
1997 Warner Bros. releases "Songs from The Capeman", ninth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon; it contains Simon's own performances of songs from his Broadway musical flop
Brainwashed
2002 Dark Horse/EMI posthumously releases "Brainwashed", George Harrison's 12th and final studio album
Up!
2002 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Up!", the 4th studio album by Shania Twain (Billboard Album of the Year, 2003)
One Direction Debut Album
2011 "The X Factor" group One Direction release their debut album "Up All Night" in Ireland and the UK
Willie Nelson
2015 American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.
Third Hit Single Under 18
2017 Shawn Mendes is the first singer under 18 to have three No. 1 singles on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart
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