Kilmarnock Edition
1786 "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect" by Robert Burns, known also as the Kilmarnock Edition is published by John Wilson in Kilmarnock, Scotland
- 1948 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC, after 581 performances
Living' Doll
1959 Cliff Richard and the Shadows have their 1st British No. 1 single with "Living' Doll" (biggest British single of 1959)
Ban the Beatles
1966 Two Alabama radio hosts, Tommy Charles and Doug Layton of WAQY in Birmingham ask listeners to send in Beatles albums and merchandise to burn in response to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark that "Christianity will go" [1]
Rolling Stones Leave Jail
1967 Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards are released from jail in England, after serving 1 month on drug charges
- 1968 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving clothes away for free
But Never Jam Today
1979 Bert Keyes and Bob Larimer's musical "But Never Jam Today", based on the works of Lewis Carroll, opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 8 performances
Music History
2012 Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band perform their longest show ever, at Olympiastadion in Helsinki, Finland - clocking in at 4 hours and 6 minutes