February

3 February 1959 -- Big Bopper, Richie Valens, and Buddy Holly Killed in Plane Crash
"American Pie" -- Don McLean

4 February 1880 -- Black Donnellys Massacre
“Justice in Ontario” -- Steve Earle and The Dukes


9 February 1819 – 17 May 1883 -- Life and Career of Lydia Pinkham
“Lily the Pink” -- The Scaffold

9 February 1963 -- Death of Hattie Carroll
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" -- Bob Dylan

10 February 1840 -- Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom, and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are Wed
Bridal Chorus: Here Comes The Bride -- Richard Wagner, Composer
Wedding March -- Felix Mendelssohn, Composer

11 February 1963 -- Suicide of Sylvia Plath
Crackle & Drag -- Paul Westerberg

12 February 1797 -- First Public Performance of "Deutschland Uber Alles"
"Deutschland Uber Alles" -- Joseph Haydn, Composer

13 February 1867 -- "The Blue Danube Waltz" Premieres as a Choral Piece Vienna Men's Choral Association
"The Blue Danube Waltz" --  Johann Strauss II, Composer

14 February -- Valentine's Day
"Valentine's Day" -- Mal Blum
16 February 1881 -- The Canadian Pacific Railway Begins Operation

26 February 1901 -- Guiseppe Verdi and His Wife Reinterred
"Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" -- Guiseppe Verdi, Composer

28 February 1968 -- General Westmoreland Requests 206,000 More Troops Be Sent to Vietnam
"I Have Seen the Rain" -- James T. Moore and Pink