*1869: Composer and conductor Will Marion Cook was born. *1961: Leontyne Price makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House. *1972: Gospel giant Mahalia Jackson died. Copyright 2011 Chicago Defender
*1869: Composer and conductor Will Marion Cook was born. *1961: Leontyne Price makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera House. *1972: Gospel giant Mahalia Jackson died. Copyright 2011 Chicago Defender