- 1812 Waltz introduced into English ballrooms; some observers consider it disgusting and immoral
Music History
1881 Bedřich Smetana's opera "Libuše" premieres iat the Natonal Theater, in Prague
Music History
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st entry on UK charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"
- 1959 "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb" by Edd Byrnes & Connie Stevens hits #4
Once Upon A Mattress
1959 Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer's musical "Once Upon A Mattress", starring Carol Burnett and directed by George Abbott, opens at Phoenix Theatre, NYC, later transferring to the Alvin Theater; runs for 244 performances
- 1963 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" single by Peter, Paul & Mary hits #2; Peter Yarrow adapted a poem that college classmate Lenny Lipton had left behind after borrowing Yarrow's typewriter
Flora, the Red Menace
1965 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Flora, the Red Menace", Their first collaboration stars Liza Minnelli (19) in her Broadway debut, opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 87 performances and earns Liza a Tony Award
- 1967 "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre NYC for 14 performances
MacArthur Park
1968 Irish actor Richard Harris releases single "MacArthur Park"; it becomes a million-seller topping the charts in Canada and Australia, and peaking at #2 in US and #4 in UK
- 1970 "The Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American single release
Music History
1972 John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on "The Dick Cavett Show"
- 1974 "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield hits #7
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
1974 ABC Records releases Steely Dan single "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" from the "Pretzel Logic "album; it peaks at #4 in the US, making it their biggest hit
Inseparable
1975 Natalie Cole releases her debut album "Inseparable" (wins 2 Grammy Awards)
Cats
1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" (based on poetry by T. S. Eliot) directed by Trevor Nunn, opens at the New London Theatre in the West End, London; runs for 8,949 performances
Dance a Little Closer
1983 Alan Jay Lerner and Charles Strouse's musical "Dance a Little Closer" opens & closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 1 performance
Sarafina!
1992 Film adaptation of Mbongeni Ngema and Hugh Masekela's anti-apartheid musical "Sarafina!", starring Leleti Khumalo, Miriam Makeba, and Whoopi Goldberg, premieres at Cannes Film Festival in France
Academy of Country Music Awards
1993 28th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and Mary Chapin Carpenter win
- 1994 Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical "Grease" opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 1,503 performances
Music History
1997 Cheryl L. West and Shelden Epp's musical "Play On!", an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" set in 1940s Harlem, featuring music of Duke Ellington, closes at Brooks Atkinson Theatre ,NYC. after 61 performances
- 2002 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" (based on poetry by T. S. Eliot) directed by Trevor Nunn, closes at the New London Theatre in the West End, London, after 8,949 performance
