History Schmistory: August 20. Who brought the cannon?
Tuesday, August 20, 2024 in History, History Schmistory, Learn! Tags: 1812 overture, cannon, jokes, tchaikovsky, wagner
1882: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky premiers the 1812 Overture in Moscow, with a section of real cannon blasting away during the finale. Six months later a cannonball falls out of the sky and kills Wagner. It was that awesome.
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