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Music History

1945 Noël Coward's revue "Sigh no More" premieres in London

Playwright, Director and Singer Noël Coward

Music History

1956 Elvis Presley begins filming "Love Me Tender" (The Reno Brothers)

Singer and Cultural Icon Elvis Presley

1964 Supreme's "Where Did Our Love Go" reaches #1
1966 The Beatles arrive in New York City and hold two press conferences, one for the press and one for their fans

Famous Photo

1969 The Beatles last official group photo session, at John & Yoko's home 'Tittenhurst Park', near Ascot

Artist and Musician Yoko Ono

#1 in the Charts

1987 Madonna's "Who's That Girl" single goes #1

Pop Star Madonna

1993 "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater NYC after 25 performances

Music History

2021 Josephine Baker will be the first black woman to be interred in the Panthéon in Paris, according to the French government

Dancer, Singer, Spy and Civil Rights Activist Josephine Baker

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