Talk of the Town
1907 George M. Cohan's musical "Talk of the Town" premieres in NYC
Elgar's 1st Symphony
1908 Edward Elgar's 1st Symphony in A performed by the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Hans Richter, premieres in Manchester, England
Evergreen
1930 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Evergreen" premieres in London
Requiem
1943 Howard Hanson conducts premiere of his 4th Symphony ("Requiem") with the Boston Symphony; wins Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1944
Shostakovich' 5th String Quartet
1953 Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich' 5th String Quartet in Leningrad
- 1953 Webb Pierce records single "In the Jailhouse Now" (Billboard Song of the Year, 1955)
Prayers of Kierkegaard
1954 Samuel Barber's cantata "Prayers of Kierkegaard" premieres
- 1954 William Walton's opera "Troilus & Cressida" premieres in London
Camelot
1960 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Camelot", starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, and introducing Robert Goulet, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 873 performances, wins 4 Tony Awards
Bob Marley
1967 Assassination attempt made on Bob Marley and others during concert rehearsals in Jamaica
Elvis' Comeback Special
1968 Elvis Presley's Comeback Special airs on NBC, his 1st live performance in seven years, re-launching his singing career
Marilyn: An American Fable
1983 Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances
Do They Know It's Christmas
1984 "Do They Know It's Christmas" single written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and sung by an all-star cast under the banner of Band Aid is released in the UK
- 1995 "Holiday" opens at Circle in Square Theater, NYC; runs for 49 performances
Company
1995 Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company" closes at Criterion Theater, NYC, after 68 performances
Spotify's Most Streamed
2019 Spotify say Drake the most streamed star of the 2010s with 28 billion streams, Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You" most streamed track with 2.4 billion streams
Kennedy Center Honors
2023 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for pop singer Dionne Warwick, singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, comic-actor Billy Crystal, operatic soprano Renée Fleming, and singer-actress Queen Latifah, in Washington D.C.