Jeux d'eau
1901 Maurice Ravel's piano composition "Jeux d'eau" premieres
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
1925 Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five begin their first recording session at Okeh Records in Chicago
- 1931 Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veteran's Building in San Francisco, California
Holiday's First Hit
1933 Billie Holiday's second song and first hit, "Riffin' the Scotch", is released
God Bless America
1939 Kate Smith first sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
Great Balls of Fire
1957 Sun Record's release single "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis; sells a million copies in first ten day
- 1958 "La Plume de Ma Tante" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 835 performances
The Beatles
1963 Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for appearances by The Beatles
Lennon and Ono Nude
1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "Two Virgins" album
Get Back
1969 Apple Records releases single "Get Back" by 'The Beatles with Billy Preston' in UK
Morrison Arrested
1969 Jim Morrison arrested on an airplane by the FBI for drunkenness
Callas' Final Appearance
1974 Operatic soprano Maria Callas makes her final public appearance in Sapporo, Japan
- 1977 Wings release "Mull of Kintyre" & "Girl's School"
- 1981 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater, NYC, after 3 performances
- 1984 "Three Musketeers" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 9 performances
- 1987 "Roza" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 12 performances
- 1989 Don Sebesky and Gloria Nissenson's musical "Prince of Central Park", starring Jo Anne Worley, closes at Belasco Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
Shadowlands
1990 William Nicholson's drama "Shadowlands", based on the life of C.S. Lewis, opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 169 performances and wins a Tony Award
A Polish Requiem
1993 Krzysztof Penderecki conducts premiere of his revised version of "A Polish Requiem" in Stockholm, Sweden
Closer
2003 Josh Groban releases his second album "Closer"; it goes to #1 on US charts and becomes his biggest seller
Fearless
2008 Taylor Swift releases her second studio album "Fearless" (Billboard Album of the Year, 2009; Grammy Album of the Year, 2010, American Music Awards, 2009)
- 2009 43rd Country Music Association Awards: Taylor Swift & Brad Paisley win
- 2011 25th Soul Train Music Awards: Cee-Lo Green, Jill Scott win
- 2020 54th Country Music Association Awards: Eric Church, Luke Combs, & Maren Morris win
Winter Dance Party Poster
2022 Advertisement poster for ill-fated "Winter Dance Party" concert featuring Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959 - the day they died in a plane crash - sells at auction for $447K [1]
Only The Strong Survive
2022 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 21st studio album "Only The Strong Survive", his covers of American 60s and 70s R&B and soul songs