Editing Sanarchive:Selected anniversaries/January 24

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*[[1742]] – The opera Adriano in Siria, composed by the prominent Baroque musician Johann Adolph Hasse, premiered at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples.
*[[1935]] – The first canned beer went on sale in Richmond, Virginia, an event that eventually influenced the Pop Art movement and industrial design aesthetics.
*[[1939]] – The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was officially announced for publication, a work that would define the Social Realism genre in literature.
*[[1958]] – Following its massive production, the historic Elvis Presley film Jailhouse Rock was released in several international markets, cementing the rock and roll film genre.
*[[2004]] – The 20th Sundance Film Festival showcased a new era of independent cinema, solidifying its role as the premier platform for avant-garde filmmaking.

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|[[E. T. A. Hoffmann]]|b|1776
|[[Amedeo Modigliani]]|d|1920
|[[Winston Churchill]]|d|1965
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