1937 - W2XBS (later WCBS-TV) televised the first TV operetta. The work was the "Pirates of Penzance
" by Gilbert and Sullivan. 1973 - American Bandstand
celebrated its 20th anniversary with a 90-minute television special. Little Richard
, Paul Revere & the Raiders
, Cheech and Chong
and Three Dog Night 
made appearances.
1732 - Composer Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
was born.1868 - Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg
" premiered in Munich1948 - Columbia Records began the first mass production of the 33 1/3 RPM LP.
1978 - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rice's musical "Evita
," premiers in London1990 - Little Richard
received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. 
1947 - Don Henley
, drummer/singer (Eagles), born1953 - Cyndi Ann Stephanie Lauper
born in Brooklyn1968 - The Jeff Beck
group made its U.S. debut in New York at The Fillmore East. 1987 - Fred Astaire dies at 88
1990 - Billy Joel
became the first rock artist to perform at Yankee Stadium.
