On this day in History..
On this day in 1963, this member of the Beatles was fined £31 and given a one-year suspended license for speeding
Paul McCartney
Troy University was one of about 180 “normal schools” founded by state governments in the 19th century to train this rapidly growing occupation
Teachers
Originally played by Robin Williams, this actor plays the Genie in the 2019 live-action remake of “Aladdin”
Will Smith
She was the first woman to win the Grammy award for Album of the Year
The number of band directors *The Sound of the South* has had
Four
Known as the “boy from Troy” by Martin Luther King Jr., you’ll see the name of this American civil rights activist and politician on your walk around Troy University’s campus.
John Robert Lewis
This was the first Disney princess, with the movie coming out in 1937
Snow White
In Holst's "The Planets", this section is subtitled "The Winged Messenger"
Mercury
The year that “The Fanfare” was written
1965
Galileo Galilei
Chancellor Jack Hawkins Jr. will never give a speech without saying this Troy University Motto
”Educate the Mind to Think, the Heart to Feel, and the Body to Act”
Musical artist known as Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson goes by this stage name
H.E.R.
"Back to Black" is a 2006 album by Amy Winehouse; "Back in Black" is a 1980 release from this Australian rock band
AC/DC
Name one of the director of bands at Troy University prior to John M. Long‘s arrival In 1965
Lawrence Peterson, Gilbert Stephenson, John P. Graham, James Patrenos, Richard Melvin, Carl Vollrath
On this day in 1991, this jazz trumpeter gave what became his final live performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California
Miles Davis
Troy is settled between these two famous rivers (200 pts each)
Th Conecuh River and the Pea River
The number of keys on a modern, standard-sized piano
88
Famous New Orleans jazz clarinetist that has performed for four U.S. Presidents
Doreen Ketchens
Lawrence Peterson was appointed the director of Troy University’s first band in this year
1939
Leonard Bernstein
The city of Troy was established in 1838, but the city chooses to observe this year that it was incorporated instead
1843
This is the only president to have served more than two terms
Franklin D. Roosevelt
After this numbered symphony, it is a superstition that the composer will die before being able to make another
Ninth
In 1998, the Sound of the South recorded for a marching band promotional CD through this record label, often associated with its film counterpart, which was distributed to over 38,000 bands
Warner Bros. Records