DECEMBER 20
1928:Leading lady Ethel Barrymore is the first living American-born
actress to have a theater named in her honor, as the Ethel Barrymore
Theater opens in New York. Barrymore herself stars in the venue's
opening night performance of The Kingdom of God.
1880: Charles F. Brush truly lights up Broadway with his
invention of arc lights, first powering the Great White Way from 14th
Street to 26th Street with electric lamps.
1967: Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form the rock band
Jethro Tull in Bedfordshire, England. The band is named after — who
else? — the man who invented the horse-drawn seed drill in 1701.
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