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Today In Music History - May 5th, news, music news, Ireland

WHAT HAPPENED!!??!!… On This Day In History – May 5 1862 – Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. 1891 – Carnegie Hall opens in New York, Tchaikovsky is guest conductor. 1956 – Elvis Presley scored his first US No.1 single and album when ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ went to the top of the charts. His debut album also went to No.1. 1961 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight. 1962 – West Side Story soundtrack album goes #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer t...