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On this day in 1968 “Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me” sung by Tiny Tim peaked at #17.
On this day in 1841 Adophe Adam‘s ballet Giselle premiered in Paris.
n this day in 1970 the movie Myra Breckinridge premiered.
Born on this day in 1927 dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse.
On this day in 1868 Richard Wagner‘s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg premiered in Munich.
On this day in 1825 Gioacchino Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L’albergo del giglio d’oro premiered at the Théâtre Italien, Paris.
On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand‘s A Happening in Central Park, uh, happened in New York.
On this day in 1961 premier danseur Rudolf Nurevey defected from the (then) Soviet Union to the west via Paris.
On this day in 1855 Verdi’s Les vêpres siciliennes premiered in Paris.
Happy Birthday, happy birthday, New York, New York!
On this day in 1922 singer, actress and vaudevillian Judy Garland was born.
Born on this day in 1934 film personality Donald Duck..
On this day in 1786 commercially made ice cream was first advertised in the United States.
Today the world of opera mourns the death of soprano and pedagogue Phyllis Curtin, who passed away yesterday at the age of 94.
On this day in 1876 bananas were introduced to the United States at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
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