This Day in the Arts: October 1
1880:
Composer John Phillip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Corps Band.
1904:
Vladimir Horowitz, a Russian-American pianist, is born. His use of tone and technique and the excitement of his playing are thought by many to be unrivaled.
1998:
Carlisle, Kentucky native Barbara Kingsolver publishes her critically acclaimed first novel, The Bean Trees, about a young woman who leaves rural Kentucky and winds up in urban Tucson with a 3-year-old companion named Turtle.
