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, opens in St. Louis, Missouri
Dear World
1969 Jerry Herman's musical "Dear World", starring Angela Lansbury, closes at the Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC after 132 performances and a Tony Award win for Lansbury
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 Soul Song of the Year, 1975)
Goodtime Charley
1975 Larry Grossman and Hal Hackady's historical musical comedy "Goodtime Charley", based on King Charles VII of France, and starring Joel Grey, closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 104 performances
- 1976 The Who set the record for the loudest concert of all time at 120 decibels at 50 meters at The Valley in Charlton, London
- 1977 "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 920 performances
- 1979 Radio City Music Hall (NYC) reopens
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
- 1980 "Love Stinks" by J. Geils Band peaks at #38
- 1982 Revival of Carol Hall's musical "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" opens at the Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC; runs for 63 performances
Good Girl Gone Bad
2007 Rihanna releases her breakthrough album "Good Girl Gone Bad"
Gangnam Style Hits 2B Views
2014 Psy's "Gangnam Style" becomes the first video to reach 2 billion views on YouTube
