- 1789 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances
- 1825 First grand opera in the US sung in English, NYC
1933 "King Kong" film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, starring Fay Wray premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in NYC
1959 Ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point in Sydney, Australia; estimates of $7M and four years to complete project balloon to $102M and 14 years
- 1961 Eaton Magoon's musical "13 Daughters", starring Don Ameche and Sylvia Syms, opens at 54th St Theater, NYC; runs for 28 performances
The Sound of Music
1965 One of the most popular musical films of all time, "The Sound of Music," starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres (Academy Award for Best Picture - 1966)
1967 9th Grammy Awards: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra wins Best Record, "Michele" by The Beatles wins Best Song
Ladies of the Canyon
1970 Reprise Records releases "Ladies of the Canyon", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 3rd studio album
- 1976 Musical revue featuring song from the Harlem Renaissance "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 766 performances
1988 30th Grammy Awards: Record of the year - Paul Simon "Graceland"; Album of the Year - U2 "The Joshua Tree"; Jody Watley Best New Artist
Music History
1989 Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial
- 1991 "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 377 performances
- 1991 "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 24 performances
Music History
1994 Miami begins a Latin Walk of Fame, 1st star awarded is for singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan
- 1995 "Smokey Joe's Cafe" opens at Virginia Theater NYC
Gershwin Prize
2020 American singer-songwriter Garth Brooks receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
2021 Dolly Parton receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine she gave $1 million to help develop
MI5 Apologizes for Manchester Arena
2023 Head of UK security service MI5 apologizes for not acting on intelligence to stop the 2017 Manchester Arena attack at an Ariana Grande concert by a suicide bomber [1]
Brit Music Awards
2024 Brit Music Awards: Raye wins a record six Brits, including album and song of the year, with Kylie Minogue awarded Global Icon [1]
2025 Brit Awards: Charli xcx wins five awards including Artist and Album of the Year for "Brat" and Song of the Year for "Guess" (ft. Billie Eilish) [1]
