Del Mar Turf Club
1937 Del Mar Turf Club opens for racing with crooner Bing Crosby as president and actor Pat O'Brien as a club officer
Andy Williams Show
1958 "The Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC as a summer series (later moves to CBS, and then to NBC)
Newport Jazz Festival
1969 Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island opens, 78,000 attend over 4 days; performers include: George Benson; Blood, Sweat, and Tears; Jeff Beck; James Brown; Bill Evans; Sun Ra; Mothers of Invention; Dave Brubeck; Miles Davis; Stephane Grapelli; and Sly & The Family Stone
Atlanta International Pop Festival
1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival opens, 200,000 attend over 3 days; performers include Allman Brothers; Grand Funk Railroad, Jimi Hendrix Experience; Richie Havens; Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys; B.B. King; Mott the Hoople; and John Sebastian
Brian Wilson’s Comeback
1976 Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys for the first time after his 12 year stage absence, at Anaheim Stadium in California
- 1982 Riot at building site of Stopera concert hall in Amsterdam causes Ÿ1 million in damages
Smile
2006 English singer-songwriter Lily Allen releases her debut single "Smile"
- 2007 "Just Got Started Lovin' You" single released by James Otto (Billboard Song of the Year 2008)
Cardi B Sets Rapper Record
2018 Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve two #1 hits on the US Billboard chart with "I Like It" featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin
LL Cool J Backs Strike
2025 Rapper LL Cool J withdraws from 4th of July concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in support of striking blue-collar municipal workers
