Event of Interest
1803 1st performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D
Ludwig van Beethoven
Music Recording
1954 Elvis Presley records his debut single "That's All Right"
Elvis Presley
TV Show Appearance
1961 Barbra Streisand appears on "Jack Paar Show"
Barbra Streisand
- 1963 Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me)
Film Awards
1965 37th Academy Awards: "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison & Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) win awards
Julie Andrews
Rex Harrison
- 1975 "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 18 performances
- 1984 "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 13 performances
- 1992 "Search & Destroy" closes at Circle in Sq Theater NYC after 46 performances
- 1993 Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- 1994 "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden NYC for 347 performances
Music Awards
2009 44th Academy of Country Music Awards: Carrie Underwood & Brad Paisley win
Carrie Underwood
April in History
Flash! Bang! It's the Human Cannonball!
An excited crowd looked up in astonishment and wonder when, in 1877, the first human cannonball flew above their heads.
April 2, 1877
The Computer That Came By Truck
It didn't have the sleek lines that Steve Jobs would admire and it needed to be carried on a truck, but the computer age had finally arrived in rural England.
April 3, 1957
Lionheart Richard, The Stranger King
Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood’s king is considered one of the great English monarchs. Yet he cost his country a fortune and barely lived there.
April 6, 1199
The Man Who Sold His Wife
Most modern readers believe Thomas Hardy was plunging into deep fiction when he wrote about a man selling his wife in, The Mayor of Casterbridge. He wasn't.
April 7, 1832