This Day In History
- Arts
- 1850 Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, whose purity of voice and natural singing style earned her the nickname “the Swedish nightingale,” made her American debut at the Castle Garden Theatre in New York City. The appearance inaugurated a 93-stop American tour, arranged by P. T. Barnum. The tour came on the heels of a fantastically successful string of appearances in England where the large packed-in crowds gave rise to the term, “Jenny Lind crush.”
- 1967 The comedy-variety program The Carol Burnett Show premiered on CBS.
- 1977 Rita Moreno wins her first Emmy, completing her EGOT status as someone who has won an Emmy (1977, 1978), Grammy (1972), Oscar (1962), and Tony (1975). She was the third person to achieve this, after after Richard Rodgers and Helen Hayes.
- Law
- 2015 Catherine Holmes became Queensland's (Australia) first female Chief Justice.
- Sports
- 1999 17-year-old Serena Williams defeated world No 1 Martina Hingis (6-3, 7-6), to clinch her first Grand Slam title at the US Open.
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