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This Day In History

Activism

1863 Confederate women rioted in Salisbury, N.C. to protest the lack of flour and salt in the South. Approximately 50 women many of them the wives and mothers of Confederate soldiers – raided various merchants demanding they be sold goods at fair prices.

Arts

1950 "Touch & Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater after 176 performances; the Broadway musical featured choreography by Helen Tamiris, who won a Tony for best choreography for her work on the show.

1962 Isabelle Aubret wins the 7th Eurovision Song Contest for France, singing "Un premier amour" in Luxembourg.

1963 The musical Tovarich, featuring lyrics by Anne Croswell, opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 264 performances. Vivien Leigh won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the show.

1993 Sisters Rosensweig by Wendy Wasserstein opens at Barrymore Theater in New York City, beginning a run of 556 performances. Wasserstein received the William Inge Award for Distinguished Achievement in American Theatre for the play.

Politics

1509 Emperor Maximilian I named his daughter Margaret governor of the Low Countries (the Netherlands). She became the only woman elected as its ruler by the representative assembly of Franche-Comté, with her title confirmed in 1509.

Sports

1933 Maribel Vinson wins the US Ladies' Figure Skating championship.

1964 Birth of speed skater Bonnie Blair, 5-time gold medalist and one of the most successful Winter Olympians in U.S. history.