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Using the title God Blessed America, Woody Guthrie writes the original lyrics for the song which will become known worldwide as This Land Is Your Land, in his room at The Hanover House hotel, on 43rd Street and 6th Avenue (101 West 43rd Street), New York City, USA. The song is Guthrie's riposte to the 1918 Irving Berlin song God Bless America, which Guthrie believed to be unrealistic and complacent.
The musical revue Boys And Girls Together, with music by Sammy Fain, is playing at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 191 performances.