- 1856 Anthony Faas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is granted a second patent for improvements to the accordion (Patent No. 15511A)
- 1882 Yiddish theater opens in New York City with Abraham Goldfaden's operetta "Di Kishefmakhern" (The Sorceress)
- 1958 Art Kane photographs a group portrait of 57 leading jazz musicians assembled in front of a brownstone on 126th Street in NYC for Esquire magazine; originally titled "Harlem, 1958," it appears as the centerfold of Esquire's January 1959 issue celebrating the "Golden Age of Jazz" [1]
- 1966 Longview, Texas, radio station KLUE holds a "Beatles Bonfire" to burn Beatles records and memorabilia; the station is struck by lightning the following day
Lennon Apologizes for Jesus Remark
1966 The Beatles hold a press conference at the Astor Tower Hotel, in Chicago, Illinois; John Lennon apologizes for his "more popular than Jesus" remark
- 1966 The last Beatles concert tour of North America begins with two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois
1972 Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis and Stanley Walden's musical revue "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at the Belasco Theatre in NYC after 1,316 performances
A Funny Thing
1972 Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," starring Phil Silvers, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC, after 156 performances
- 1979 "Whoopee!" closes at ANTA Theatre in New York City after 204 performances
One-Trick Pony
1980 Warner Bros. Records releases "One-Trick Pony," the fifth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon; it features the song "Late in the Evening" and is accompanied by a dramatic film of the same name, written by and starring Simon
Metallica
1991 Heavy metal band Metallica releases its fifth album, "Metallica," which debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart
MTV Unplugged
1999 Shakira records her first live album in New York City, titled "MTV Unplugged"
Second Elvis Stamp
2015 US Postal Service issues a second postage stamp featuring rock singer Elvis Presley as part of its Music Icon series; the design is a black and white photograph taken by William Speer in 1955
#FreeBritney
2021 Britney Spears' father says he will step down as her conservator after the singer calls his conservatorship abusive amid a #FreeBritney campaign
