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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 rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
The rock musical
Patrons of The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, fight back when police raid the bar, sparking riots which last through the weekend. The 1978 song Long Hot Summer by The Tom Robinson Band will be inspired by the Stonewall Riot.
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2525 (Exordium And Terminus), by Zager And Evans enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak
at No1.
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Canned Heat play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Black Pearl and Soup.
The Equals, Status Quo and The Nite People play at John Street Multi-Storey Car Park, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, replacing Chicken Shack.
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Sam Phillips, owner of the legendary Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, sells the company to Nashville mogul Shelby Singleton.Sammy Davis Jr touches down at London Airport, London, England, UK, Europe, where he is to film Salt and Pepper II.
During the Schafer Music festival, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown play in The Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York City, USA.
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Reggae makes its first appearance in the Billboard Top Ten singles chart in the USA when The Israelites by Desmond Dekker And The Aces, appears at No9.