- 1686 Jean Baptiste Lully's opera "Armide" premieres in Paris
Take the A Train
1941 Duke Ellington first records "Take the A Train"
Music History
1941 Greek-American singer Maria Callas makes her professional opera debut as Beatrice, in Franz von Suppé's "Boccaccio" at the Olympia Theatre in Athens, Greece
- 1947 Sammy Fain and George Marion Jr's musical "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater, NYC, after 60 performances
- 1950 William Inge's stage drama "Come Back, Little Sheba", starring Shirley Booth and Sidney Blackmer, opens at the Booth Theatre, NYC; runs for 190 performances, and wins 2 Tony Awards
- 1964 Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks
Music History
1965 John Lennon passes his driving test
Grammy Awards
1979 21st Grammy Awards: Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are"; A Taste of Honey win
Music History
1979 Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on "he Mike Douglas Show"
Disqualified for Kneeling
1987 1982 Masters champion Craig Stadler is disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot
Grammy Awards
2016 58th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran; Best Album "1989" by Taylor Swift
The Music Man
2022 Revival of Meredith Willson's musical "The Music Man", starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, opens at Winter Garden Theater, NYC
Music History
2023 Jason Mraz releases the single 'I Feel Like Dancing' from his upcoming album 'Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride'