Grease The Musical first opened at the Eden Theatre in Manhattan, New York.
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The Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens its doors to participants and spectators.
The first known performance of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' was performed.
Stalin and officials walked out of Lady Macbeth opera, calling it a 'muddle,' not music.
A 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk called 'Cleopatra's Needle' was erected in Central Park, New York, US.
The Society for American Baseball Research was founded in Cooperstown, New York.