La Traviata
1853 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" premieres at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy
How to Succeed...
1965 Frank Loesser's musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", starring Robert Morse and Rudy Vallée, closes at 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 1415 performances, 7 Tony Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize
My Girl Hits #1
1965 The Temptations' single "My Girl" reaches #1 on the Billboard Pop Chart; written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White
- 1966 Barry Sadler's "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)
Academy of Country Music Awards
1967 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard and Bonnie Guitar win
- 1970 Beatles release single "Let it Be" in UK
- 1974 "Over Here!" musical written by Richard & Robert Sherman opens at Shubert Theater, NYC for 341 performances (top-grossing production 1974)
On Your Toes
1983 Revival of George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes" opens at Virginia Theater, NYC; runs for 505 performances
- 1986 After losing all appeals, American rock singer David Crosby begins serving 5 year sentence for drug and weapons convictions in Texas state prison
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2000 15th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Eric Clapton; Earth, Wind, and Fire; Lovin' Spoonful; The Moonglows; Bonnie Raitt; James Taylor; Nat King Cole; Billie Holiday; Hal Blaine; "King" Curtis; James Jamerson; Scotty Moore; Earl Palmer; and Clive Davis
Wrecking Ball
2012 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 17th studio album "Wrecking Ball"
- 2020 American rapper Lil Uzi Vert second album, "Eternal Atake", tops the Billboard charts upon its release