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1998
"Funny Thing Happened," closes at St. James New York City after 715 perform
1996
"King and I," premieres at Neil Simon Theater in New York City for 781 perform
1994
3 tenors-Placid Domingo, Luciano Parvoti, Jose Carreras, perform in Los Angeles
1982
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform in Rotterdam
1982
28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont, Quebec
1981
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform a reunion concert in Central Park
1981
New York City mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy
1979
Elton John becomes 1st western rocker to perform live in U.S.S.R.
1979
Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel
1978
Grateful Dead perform in Cairo, Egypt
1977
Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki
1972
John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden
1972
Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President
1970
Scientists perform 1st artificial synthesis of a live cell
1969
The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert
1969
Beatles perform last live gig (42-min concert on roof of Apple HQs)
1969
Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert
1969
Soviet Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space
1967
Monkees perform at Forest Hills, New York, Jimi Hendrix is opening act
1966
Love, Moby Grape and Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East
1966
Rolling Stones perform on Ed Sullivan Show
1966
Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC
1963
Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold
1962
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue and Blue Boys
1962
Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)
1958
Dr. F. Mason Sones is 1st doctor to perform a coronary angiogram
1958
Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958
1956
John Lennon (15) and Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at a church dinner
1955
Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met (New York City)
1954
IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour
1926
DeFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry
1922
Christiaan Barnard, South Africa, surgeon, perform 1st heart transplant
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