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This day in History: Premier of "The Beggar's Opera" (1728)

Thursday, January 29, 2026 | Karl Cole

The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay (1685-1732)  with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752). It is the only example of the once thrivin ...

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National Soup Month: William Heath

Monday, January 14, 2013 | Karl Cole

I bet you all did not know that January is National Soup Month. Well, instead of showing you a cozy, pre-1900s depiction of a cute rural child eating soup, or one Warhol’s endless depictions of ...

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