King Kong
1933 "King Kong" film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in NYC
- 1955 William Inge's stage drama "Bus Stop", opens at the Music Box Theater, NYC; runs for 478 performances
Lawdy Miss Clawdy
1956 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" single cover released by Elvis Presley
Sydney Opera House
1959 Ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point, Sydney
- 1961 Eaton Magoon's musical "13 Daughters", starring Don Ameche and Sylvia Syms, opens at 54th St Theater, NYC; runs for 28 performances
Music History
1964 Beatles begin filming "A Hard Day's Night", George Harrison meets future wife Pattie Boyd
The Sound of Music
1965 One of the most popular musical films of all time, "The Sound of Music", starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres (Academy Awards Best Picture - 1966)
Grammy Awards
1967 9th Grammy Awards: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra wins best record, "Michele" by The Beatles best song
Music History
1969 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 14th Symphony
Ladies of the Canyon
1970 Reprise Records releases "Ladies of the Canyon", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 3rd studio album
Grammy Awards
1974 16th Grammy Awards: Roberta Flack Best Record - "Killing Me Softly", Stevie Wonder Best Album - "Innervisions"
- 1976 Musical revue featuring song from the Harlem Renaissance "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 766 performances
Grammy Awards
1988 30th Grammy Awards: Record of the year - Paul Simon "Graceland"; Album of the Year - U2 "The Joshua Tree"; Jody Watley Best New Artist
- 1991 "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 377 performances
- 1991 "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 24 performances
Music Concert
1993 Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: Sting, James Taylor, Bryan Adams, Tom Jones, George Michael, and Herb Alpert
Music History
1994 Miami begins a Latin Walk of Fame, 1st star awarded is for singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan
- 1995 "Smokey Joe's Cafe" opens at Virginia Theater NYC
Music History
2020 American rap group Public Enemy part ways with Flavor Flav after 35 years over playing for free at Bernie Sanders rally
Music History
2020 American singer-songwriter Garth Brooks receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 Dolly Parton receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine she gave $1 million to help develop
MI5 Apologizes for Manchester Arena
2023 Head of UK security service MI5 apologizes for not acting on intelligence to stop the 2017 Manchester Arena attack at an Ariana Grande concert by a suicide bomber [1]
Music Awards
2024 Brit Music Awards: Raye wins a record six Brits, including album and song of the year, with Kylie Minogue awarded Global Icon [1]
