The City Wears a Slouch Hat
1942 Avant-garde radio play "The City Wears A Slouch Hat" with music by John Cage and script by Kenneth Patchen broadcast in Chicago
- 1958 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin"
Berryland Opens
1961 Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St Louis, Missouri opens
- 1969 "Dear World" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 132 performances
Music History
1969 "Gitarzan" by Ray Stevens peaks at #8
Give Peace a Chance
1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" in a Montreal hotel, during their second 'bed-in' for peace; other performers include Tommy Smothers, Petula Clark, Timothy Leary, and Dick Gregory
My Cherie Amour
1969 Stevie Wonder releases the single "My Cherie Amour" which goes on to become a soul classic
- 1975 "Fight the Power" single released by The Isley Brothers (Billboard Song of the Year, 1975)
I Remember Mama
1979 Richard Rodgers, Martin Charnin and Raymond Jessel's musical "I Remember Mama" opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 108 performances