On This Day …

1903 – In New York City, the barbershop quartet favorite, “Sweet Adeline,” was sung for the first time.
1927 – The musical “Showboat” opened in New York.
1932 – Radio City Music Hall opened its doors to the public for the first time.
1963 – The Animals perform on their first radio broadcast on the BBC show “Saturday Club.”
1964 – The Supremes made their first appearance on TV’s “Ed Sullivan Show.”
1970 – “Hello, Dolly!” closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances.
1975 – The Four Seasons, “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)” was released.
1985 – Metallica finished working on “Master of Puppets.”
1989 – Chuck Berry was sued by a former cook in his restaurant for allegedly putting a camera in the ladies’ restroom.