Music Premiere
1723 George Frideric Handel's opera "Ottone" premieres at the King's Theatre London
George Frideric Handel
- 1946 "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 113 performances
Event of Interest
1959 American record company Motown is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records
Berry Gordy
- 1961 "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC for 100 performances
- 1963 "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1
- 1968 Beatles Film Production Ltd changes name to Apple Film Production Ltd
- 1969 "Golden Rainbow" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 355 performances
- 1969 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released first in the US
- 1971 "Soon" opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 3 performances
- 1974 "Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1
- 1977 "Ipi Tombi" opens at Harkness Theater NYC for 39 performances
Music Awards
1979 6th American Music Awards: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win
Barry Manilow
Linda Ronstadt
Event of Interest
2001 Disney Channel series "Lizzie McGuire" premieres starring Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
- 2019 Missy Eliot is the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame
