- 1832 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "L'elisir d'amore" premieres in Milan
- 1894 Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show" premieres in NYC
- 1936 Ralph Vaughan Williams' opera "Poisoned Kiss" premieres in London
Joan of Arc at the Stake
1938 Arthur Honegger and Paul Claudel's oratorio "Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher" (Joan of Arc at the Stake) premieres in Basel, Switzerland
- 1958 "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo & The Don'ts hits #40
- 1959 "Nervous Set" opens at Henry Miller's Theater NYC for 23 performances
Elvis and Sinatra Crossover
1960 Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra television special; Elvis sings Sinatra's 1957 Cy Coleman hit "Witchcraft", and Frank performs Presley's 1956 classic "Love Me Tender"
Dylan walks off the Ed Sullivan Show
1963 Bob Dylan walks out of "The Ed Sullivan Show" over a dispute about his song choice
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
1965 The Rolling Stones record their smash hit single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Good Times
1967 Columbia Pictures releases "Good Times" a musical comedy western starring Sonny & Cher and George Sanders; Cher's 1st starring role is also the feature debut of director William Friedkin
Quadraphonic Sound
1967 Pink Floyd holds the first quadraphonic concert at the Games for May event in London
Are You Experienced
1967 Track Records releases "Are You Experienced" album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience - one of the most influential debut albums ever
- 1973 "Dueling Tubas" novelty single by Martin Mull hits #92
Lena Horne: Lady, Music
1981 "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander, NYC: runs for 333 performances
- 1984 White Horse by Laid Back hits #26
- 1988 "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 5 performances
Female Stars Protest SNL
1990 Nora Dunn and Sinéad O'Connor boycott "Saturday Night Live" to protest Andrew Dice Clay's hosting which was perceived as sexist; the show uses a time delay for the third time in its history
- 1996 "Night of the Iguana" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 68 performances
Inherit the Wind
1996 Revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's stage drama "Inherit the Wind", starring George C. Scott and Charles Durning, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 45 performances
It's Your Love
1997 "It's Your Love" single released by Time McGraw and Faith Hill
Ringo Starr's 6th All-Starr Band
2000 Ringo Starr's sixth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Todd Rundgren, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, and Timmy Cappello
- 2001 46th Eurovision Song Contest: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL for Estonia wins singing "Everybody" in Copenhagen
- 2001 Ringo Starr's seventh All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Roger Hodgson, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones, Greg Lake, Sheila E., and Mark Rivera
- 2007 52nd Eurovision Song Contest: Marija Serifovic wins singing "Molitva" in Helsinki
Gershwin Prize
2012 American songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David receive Library of Congress Gershwin Prize at the White House in Washington, D.C.
- 2018 63rd Eurovision song contest won by Netta from Israel in Lisbon, Portugal
- 2024 68th Eurovision Song Contest won by Nemo from Switzerland, the first non-binary winner, with opera-dance track "The Code", in a politically charged event in Malmo, Sweden [1]
Foo Fighters Fire Drummer
2025 Rock band Foo Fighters fire drummer Josh Freese after two years with the group
