January 17th, 1929: Popeye makes his first appearance in a comic strip.

January 18th, 1944: The Metropolitan Opera House held it’s first jazz concert, with entertainment by: Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and more.

January 19th, 1961: The first episode of the “Dick Van Dyke Show” was filmed.

January 20th, 1982: Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat on stage in Des Moines, Iowa.

January 21st, 1903: “The Wizard of Oz” premiered in New York City.

January 22nd, 1947: The first commercial television station is located west of Mississippi and in Hollywood, California.

January 23rd, 1986: Held the first induction for the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame.