Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3
1909 Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, one of the genre's most difficult, premieres at the New Theatre in New York City with the composer as soloist and the New York Symphony Society conducted by Walter Damrosch
- 1925 Grand Ole Opry premieres as the WSM Barn Dance on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee
Romantic
1930 Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2 "Romantic" premieres for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ladies of the Corridor
1953 Dorothy Parker and Arnaud d'Usseau's black comedy stage play "Ladies of the Corridor" closes at the Longacre Theatre, New York City, after 45 performances
- 1963 The Beatles "She Loves You" unusually, returns to #1 in UK record chart and reaches 1 million copies sold
Lennon Fined for Possession
1968 John Lennon is fined £150 for unauthorized drug possession
- 1972 Galt MacDermot and Christopher Gore's futuristic rock musical "Via Galactica" opens at the Uris Theatre in New York City and runs for seven performances
- 1974 John Lennon's last concert appearance is as a guest of Elton John at Madison Square Garden in New York City; they perform "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," and "I Saw Her Standing There"
- 1975 "As the World Turns" and "The Edge of Night", the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes
Briefcase Full of Blues
1978 Atlantic Records releases "Briefcase Full of Blues," the debut album by The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi); the album tops the chart and becomes the best-selling blues record of all time
- 1979 Judd Woldin's musical "King of Schnorrers," based on Israel Zangwill's novel, opens at the Playhouse Theater in New York City and runs for 63 performances
Merrily We Roll Along
1981 Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Merrily We Roll Along," based on George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart's play, closes at the Alvin Theatre in New York City after 16 performances
- 1982 "Pirates of Penzance" closes at the Uris Theater in New York City after 772 performances
- 1993 "Gray's Anatomy" opens at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in New York City for 13 performances
- 1993 Richard Baer's stage play "Mixed Emotions," starring Harold Gould and Katherine Helmond, closes at the John Golden Theatre in New York City after 48 performances
2010 24th Soul Train Music Awards: Ron Isley and Anita Baker win the Legend Award, Usher wins Album of the Year, B.o.B wins Song of the Year
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