- 1849 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert in Boston
Il Trittico
1918 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico" premieres in NYC
Baker in Amsterdam
1933 Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam
The Most Happy Fella
1957 Frank Loesser's musical "The Most Happy Fella", based on Sidney Howard's 1924 stage drama "They Knew What They Wanted", closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 678 performances
- 1959 The album "Time Out" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet is released, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard pop albums chart, and becomes the first jazz album to sell a million copies.
- 1964 Michael Brown meets Renee Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Renee"
- 1965 "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St Theater NYC for 7 performances
Leaving on a Jet Plane
1969 "Leaving on a Jet Plane" single sung by Peter, Paul and Mary, written by John Denver, hits #1 on US Billboard's Hot Top 100
- 1969 One of the most catastrophic flops in the history of showbusiness - the musical "La Strada" opens and closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC after 1 performance
Treemonisha
1975 Scott Joplin's opera "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 64 performances
- 1978 "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 116 performances
Silence for John Lennon
1980 At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon
Sikwood
1983 Biographical drama film "Silkwood", directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher premieres
Five Guys Named Moe
1990 Louis Jordan's revue "Five Guys Named Moe" premieres in London
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" directed by J.J. Abrams and starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Harrison Ford has its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles
Rock for the Rainforest Benefit
2016 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Ronnie Spector, Idina Menzal, Darlene Love, and Jennifer Nettles
