- 1735 First opera in North American colonies "Flora" opens in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1862 Opera "Lily of Killarney" premieres in London
- 1925 Kaufman & Berlin's musical "cocoanuts" premieres in New York City
- 1926 Sean O'Casey's "Plough & Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin
- 1930 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
- 1940 Lewis & Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show" premieres in NYC
- 1942 Stravinsky's "Danses Concertantes" premieres in Los Angeles
Music Concert
1946 Béla Bartók's 3rd Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Philadelphia, PA

Béla Bartok
Music Premiere
1964 Peter Shaffer's musical "Royal Hunt of the Sun" premieres in London

Peter Shaffer
Event of Interest
1965 The Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"

Diana Ross
- 2004 46th Grammy Awards: Clocks, Evanescence wins
Grammy Awards
2006 48th Grammy Awards: Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, John Legend wins

John Legend
Grammy Awards
2009 51st Grammy Awards: Best Album "Raising Sand" and Record of the Year "Please Read The Letter" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Robert Plant

Alison Krauss
Event of Interest
2009 Singer Rihanna cancels appearance at the Grammys after being assaulted by boyfriend Chris Brown

Rihanna

Chris Brown
- 2015 57th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith, Best Album "Morning Phase" by Beck