Caruso's First Recordings
1904 Italian tenor Enrico Caruso makes his first recordings in America, singing "Questa o quella" and "La donna è mobile" from Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto" in Carnegie Hall, NYC, for Victor Talking Machine Company
Wo die Lerche singt
1918 Franz Lehar's opera "Wo die Lerche singt" ("Where The Lark Sings") premieres at the Király Theatre in Budapest, Hungary
Oh Lady! Lady!!
1918 Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Oh Lady! Lady!!", premieres at the Princess Theatre, NYC; runs for 219 performances
The Young Idea
1923 Noël Coward's stage comedy "The Young Idea" premieres at the Savoy Theatre, London; runs for 60 performances
Von heute auf morgen
1930 Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Von heute auf morgen" ("From Today to Tomorrow") premieres at the Oper Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany
Music History
1939 Benny Goodman and his Orchestra record "And the Angels Sing", a reworking of trumpeter Ziggy Elman's "Fralich in Swing", with Martha Tilton singing lyrics added by Johnny Mercer, for Victor Records in NYC; it becomes a chart topper
- 1962 "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 28 performances
- 1964 "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off..." closes at Shubert, NYC, after 556 performances
- 1964 The Beatles' first #1 hit "I Want to Hold Your Hand," tops the Hot 100, stays #1 for 7 weeks before being replaced by "She Loves You", also by The Beatles
Harvest
1972 Reprise Records releases "Harvest", the 4th studio album by Neil Young; becomes best selling album in US, 1972
- 1972 Wings release single "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK
- 1975 "Hoppy, Gene & Me" single by Roy Rogers peaks at #65
Man on the Moon
1975 John Phillips' musical "Man on the Moon", produced by Andy Warhol, closes at the Little Theater, NYC, after 5 performances
The Sonny & Cher Show
1976 Sonny & Cher resume TV variety show, despite real-life divorce; now titled "The Sonny & Cher Show"
- 1980 Single "Call Me" released by Blondie (Billboard Song of the Year 1980)
- 1992 "Crazy He Calls Me" closes at Walter Kerr Theater NYC after 7 performances
- 1998 "Street Corner Symphony" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 79 performances
Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction
2004 Wardrobe malfunction: Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
Springsteen and E Street Band's World Tour
2023 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kick off their world tour at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida
Ozzy Osbourne Cancels Tour
2023 Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne announces cancellation of upcoming concerts and his retirement from touring via social media due to health issues
- 2024 Auction of British musician Mark Knopfler's guitar collection realizes $11.27 million USD (8.8 million GBP) with 25% earmarked for his favorite charities at Christie's Auction House in London, England
