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The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
The Peekskill Riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York State, USA.
Folk singer Pete Seeger's car is attacked during a Ku Klux Klan-led anti-Communist riot in Peekskill, New York State, USA. Seeger's wife and three-year-old son are injured by shattered glass.After Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger perform a civil rights benefit concert at Cortlandt Manor, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York State, USA, organised riots take place directed against African Americans and Jews attending the concert.
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The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.