"Stars & Stripes Forever"
1896 "Stars & Stripes Forever" written by John Philip Sousa
- 1905 V Herbert/H Blossoms musical "Mlle Modiste" premieres in NYC
"Stop! Look! Listen!"
1915 Irving Berlin & Harry B Smith's musical revue "Stop! Look! Listen!" premieres at the Globe Theater, NYC; runs for 105 performances
First "Symphony of the Air"
1937 Arturo Toscanini conducts 1st "Symphony of the Air" concert over NBC Radio
"Pal Joey"
1940 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Pal Joey", starring Gene Kelly and Vivienne Segal, opens at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (later transferring to Shubert, and then the St. James), NYC; runs for 374 performances
Ringo's First Drum Set
1957 Liverpudlian teenager Richard Starkey (later better known as Ringo Starr) receives his first drum set aged 17
Beatles Fans Attack Girlfriend
1964 George Harrison's girlfriend Pattie Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans
Paul McCartney, Jane Asher Engaged
1967 Beatle Paul McCartney and British actress Jane Asher get engaged; engagement publicly broken six months later
"The Sting"
1973 "The Sting" directed by George Roy Hill, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, with music inspired by Scott Joplin, premieres in Los Angeles and New York (Best Picture 1974)
Symphony Marks Fall of Berlin Wall
1989 Leonard Bernstein conducts Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in East Berlin's Schauspielhaus to celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall. Broadcast worldwide to audience of 100 million.
- 1994 "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 8 performances
