- 1855 George Frederick Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle", 2nd American opera, opens in NYC
Memphis Blues
1912 W. C. Handy publishes "Memphis Blues", considered the 1st blues song
Music History
1942 Glenn Miller and his Orchestra give their final performance at Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey; Miller disbanded the group as he joined the US Army
The Tonight Show
1954 "The Tonight Show" premieres on NBC, hosted by Steve Allen
The Way We Were
1973 Barbra Streisand releases single "The Way We Were" (Billboard Song of the Year, 1974)
Music History
1979 Elton John, sick with flu, collapses in the Hollywood Universal Amphitheater
- 1981 Frank Lazarus and Dick Vosburgh's musical double feature "A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine" closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 588 performances and 2 Tony Awards
- 1986 "Give Me Wings" single released by Michael Johnson (Billboard Song of the Year 1987)
- 1990 American punk rocker Dee Dee Ramone arrested for marijuana possession in Washington Square Park, NYC
- 2016 American "boy band" pop music group 'Why Don't We' (WDW) forms in Los Angeles
Music Concert
2022 American band "Foo Fighters" and friends hold tribute concert for drummer Taylor Hawkins at Kia Forum, Los Angeles, California; performers include: Joan Jett; Stewart Copland; Rush; Alanis Morissette; Def Leppard with Miley Cyrus; Wolfgang Van Halen; and Queen
- 2023 Revival of Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious" and starring Leslie Odom, Jr, opens at the Music Box Theater, NYC, for a limited run
