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On this date in 1876, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completed his ballet "Swan Lake". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Wrs2RE0fI
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On this date in 1506, the cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica was laid in the Vatican…
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On this date in 1387, the fictional characters in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" began their pilgrimage to Canterbury (according to scholars).…
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On this date in 1854, Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Mazeppa" premiered in the Court Theatre in Weimar. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHKK0gathww
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On this date in 1729 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion"premiered at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman…
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On this date in 1831, the 12th century Lewis chess pieces were exhibited at the Society…
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On this date in 1768, John Hancock refused to allow two British customs agents to go below…
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On this date in 1781, the premiere of Mozart's "Violin Sonata No. 27" in G major was…