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The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.Nico (backed by Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Fiddler On The Roof, starring Luther Adler and Dolores Wilson, is running during a lengthy engagement at McVickers Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Duke Ellington, with the Ron Collier Orchestra, has a recording session at the Hallmark Record Studios, Toronto, Canada, during which they record Aurora Borealis and Nameless Hour for Decca Records.
The Detroit Race Riots [also known as the 12th Street Rioting] continue into a second day in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Over the five days of riots, 43 people will die. The Gordon Lightfoot song Black Day In July is about these riots.
San Francisco band Jefferson Airplane's album Surrealistic Pillow is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
A full-page advertisement, part-funded by Paul McCartney of The Beatles, appears in The Times newspaper in London, UK, describing the existing marijuana law as "immoral in principle and unworkable in practice". The advert is signed by Francis Crick, George Melly, Jonathan Miller and The Beatles.