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February 5, 1957 – Bill Haley and the Comets were in England, disembarking from the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton and preparing to launch the first European tour ever by a major American rock-and-roll act.
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February 4, 1826 – “The Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper is published.
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January 26, 1788 – Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia.
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January 25, 1858 – Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” began it’s rise to popularity when it was selected by the daughter of Queen Victoria for her marriage to the Crown Prince of Prussia. The “Wedding March” is one of the best known of the pieces from Mendelssohn’s suite of incidental music (Op. 61) to Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
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