On this day in 1964 Joe Orton‘s Entertaining Mr Sloane premiered in London.
On this day in 1955 the musical Damn Yankees opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 1,019 performances.
Happy 86th birthday soprano Roberta Peters.
On this day in 1960 Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt‘s The Fantasticks premiered at Greenwich Village’s Sullivan Street Playhouse.
On this day in 1968 the revue New Faces of 1968 opened at the Booth Theatre to run 52 performances.
On this day in 1786 Le nozze di Figaro premiered in Vienna.
On this day in 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
On this say in 1429 Joan of Arc arrived at the seige of Orleans.
On this day in 1965 Barbra Streisand starred in My Name is Barbra on CBS.
On this day in 1922 Fritz Lang‘s film Dr Mabuse, der Spieler premiered in Berlin.
On this day in 1970 Company opened at the Alvin Theatre to run 690 performances.
On this day in 1926 Puccini’s opera Turandot premiered in Milan.
Happy 82nd birthday actress/author Shirley MacLaine.
On this day in 2005 the first video was uploaded to YouTube.com.
Happy 81st birthday mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto.
On this day in 1977 the Strouse and Charnin musical Annie opened at the Alvin Theater, to run for 2,377 performances.
On this day in 1904 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened in St Louis.
Happy 51st birthday soprano Natalie Dessay.
On this day in 1906 the San Francisco earthquake and fire killed nearly 4,000 while destroying 75% of the city.
Born on this day in 1912 soprano Marta Eggerth.
On this day in 1922 Annie Oakley set a women’s record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row.
On this say in 1971 70, Girls, 70 opened at the Broadhurst Theater to run 35 performances.
Happy 58th birthday soprano Aprile Millo.
Born on this day in 1852 Frank W. Woolworth, creator of the five and ten cent store.
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