Ignacy Jan Paderewski Prime Minister
1919 Composer and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Polish Prime Minister
"The Nose"
1930 Dmitri Shostakovich's satirical opera "The Nose" premieres in Leningrad
Met's First Jazz Concert
1944 The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time - performers include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Lionel Hampton, Mildred Bailey, Red Norvo, Roy Eldridge, Jack Teagarden, and Benny Goodman, via remote hook-up. [1]
- 1964 The Beatles make their first appearance on US Billboard Chart with single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at #45
"Your Own Thing"
1968 Hal Hester and Danny Appolinar's rock musical "Your Own Thing", loosely based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", premieres at the Orpheum Theater, NYC; runs for 933 performances
Music Premiere
1968 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Happy Time", starring Robert Goulet, opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 286 performances
7th American Music Awards
1980 7th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Donna Summer, The Bee Gees & Kenny Rogers win
"The Wall"
1980 Pink Floyd's double album "The Wall" hits #1
- 1981 Punk singer Wendy O. Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity (later cleared)
"That's What Friends Are For"
1986 AIDS charity record "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick with Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder, hits #1
4th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1989 4th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Dion; Otis Redding; The Rolling Stones; The Temptations; Stevie Wonder; The Ink Spots; Bessie Smith; The Soul Stirrers; and Phil Spector
- 1998 Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally's musical "Ragtime" opens at Ford Theater, NYC; runs for 834 performances
"We Are One"
2009 "We Are One" concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington prior to Barack Obama's inauguration attracts an estimated crowd of 400,000; performers include: Beyoncé, Jon Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, John Legend, Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen, U2, and Stevie Wonder
Sons of the Sea
2013 Former Incubus singer Brandon Boyd announces his new band, Sons of the Sea
