The Marquise
1927 Noël Coward's stage comedy "The Marquise", starring Marie Tempest, closes at the Criterion Theatre, London, after 129 performances
Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall
1962 "Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall", musical comedy/variety television special with Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett premieres on CBS
- 1964 Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference on a traffic island in the middle of Michigan Avenue
- 1966 "(I'm A) Road Runner" by Jr Walker & The All-Stars peaks at #20
- 1966 "I Am A Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3
- 1966 "On A Clear Day You..." closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 280 performances
#1 in the Charts
1966 "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones peaks at #1 in the US
- 1966 "Skyscraper" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 248 performances
- 1966 "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys hits #1 in UK
#1 in the Charts
1969 "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" by The Beatles hits #1 in UK; recording involved only John (guitars, vocals, percussion) and Paul (bass, drums, piano, backing voice)
- 1976 Beatles "Rock & Roll Music" compilation LP is released in USA
- 1977 "I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC and the Sunshine Band peaks at #1
Music History
1979 Chuck Berry pleads guilty to income tax evasion, sentenced to 4 months
- 1983 "Always Something There To Remind Me" by Naked Eyes peaks at #8
- 1983 "Cool Places" by Sparks & Jane Wiedlin peaks at #49
- 1983 "Faithfully" by Journey peaks at #12
Music History
1983 "My Love" by Lionel Richie peaks at #5
- 1983 "Theme From Doctor Detroit" by Devo peaks at #59
- 1983 "When I'm With You" by Sheriff peaks at #61
- 1988 "Everything Your Heart Desires" by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #3
- 1988 "Rooty Toot Toot" by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at #61
Music Concert
1988 Freedom Fest: Anti-apartheid benefit & Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert addresses his continued imprisonment; performers include Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, Hugh Masekela & Miriam Makeba, Youssou N'Dour, Peter Gabriel, Al Green, Joan Armatrading; Jessye Norman, and The Eurythmics at Wembley Stadium, London; broadcast to 67 countries with estimated audience of 600 million
Music History
1990 UN appoints British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John as environmental ambassador
Unforgettable...with Love
1991 Natalie Cole releases "Unforgettable...with Love", covering her father's standards including a "virtual duet" of title track; wins 6 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, 1992
Jurassic Park
1993 "Jurassic Park", directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum opens, sets box office weekend record of $502 million
- 1994 "Meet The Flintstones" by The B-52's (stylized for this release as The B.C. 52's) from the 1994 film The Flintstones peaks at #33
Music History
2002 "American Idol" created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox-TV
Music History
2019 "The New York Times" reveals an estimated 500,000 song titles, including masters of Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald, lost in 2008 warehouse fire on Universal backlot in Los Angeles
Tony Awards
2023 76th Tony Awards: held without scripts due to writers' strike "Kimberley Akimbo" Best Musical, “Leopoldstadt” Best Play, Jodie Comer Best Actress, Sean Hayes Best Actor, J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell first out nonbinary winners [1]
