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Hello, and welcome to This Day in History. Here’s what happened on November 16th. Climb ev’ry mountain. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Do-re-mi. If these lyrics sound familiar, then you’re one of the millions of Americans who’s seen--or heard--The Sound of Music, which premiered on Broadway on this day in 1959.
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