"Manon Lescaut"
1893 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Manon Lescaut" premieres in Turin
- 1896 Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Boheme" premieres in Turin
Caruso's First Recordings
1904 Italian tenor Enrico Caruso makes his first recordings in America, singing "Questa o quella" and "La donna è mobile" from Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto" in Carnegie Hall, NYC, for Victor Talking Machine Company
"Wo die Lerche singt"
1918 Franz Lehar's opera "Wo die Lerche singt" ("Where The Lark Sings") premieres at the Király Theatre in Budapest, Hungary
"Oh Lady! Lady!!"
1918 Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Oh Lady! Lady!!", premieres at the Princess Theatre, NYC; runs for 219 performances
"The Young Idea"
1923 Noël Coward's stage comedy "The Young Idea" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London; runs for 60 performances
"Von heute auf morgen"
1930 Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Von heute auf morgen" ("From Today to Tomorrow") premieres at the Oper Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany
Shostakovich Named Professor
1947 Dmitri Shostakovich named professor at conservatoire of Leningrad
- 1962 "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 28 performances
- 1964 "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off..." closes at Shubert, NYC, after 556 performances
- 1964 The Beatles' 1st #1 hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand," topped the Hot 100, stays #1 for 7 weeks before being replaced by "She Loves You", also by The Beatles
"Harvest"
1972 Reprise Records releases "Harvest", the 4th studio album by Neil Young; becomes best selling album in US, 1972
- 1972 Wings release single "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK
- 1975 "Hoppy, Gene & Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65
Musical Finale
1975 John Phillips' musical "Man on the Moon", produced by Andy Warhol, closes at the Little Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
"The Sonny & Cher Show"
1976 Sonny & Cher resume TV variety show, despite real-life divorce; now titled "The Sonny & Cher Show"
- 1980 Single "Call Me" released by Blondie (Billboard Song of the Year 1980)
"Sophisticated Ladies"
1981 Duke Ellington's musical "Sophisticated Ladies" premieres in NYC
Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction
2004 Wardrobe malfunction: Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
Springsteen and E Street Band's World Tour
2023 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off their world tour at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
Ozzy Osbourne Cancels Tour
2023 Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne announces cancellation of upcoming concerts and his retirement from touring via social media due to health issues
- 2024 Auction of British musician Mark Knopfler's guitar collection auction of realizes $11.27 M USD (8.8M GBP). with 25% earmarked for his favorite charities at Christies Auction House in London, England
