Great moments in history and popular culture happen every day, and ON THIS DAY will share a few of them with you. We’ll also point you to related resources in our collection, helping you to discover classic films, musical favorites, and historical tidbits. The primary focus will be on our e-material – e-books, e-audio, and downloadable and streamable music and film – but physical books and DVDs will also be part of the fun.

	On this day in 1876, Manuel de Falla was born. Falla is among the most important Spanish composers; much of his music is strongly influenced by Spanish folk music, particularly flamenco. Several of Falla's major works, including the Harpsichord Concerto, the ballet El amor brujo, and the piano-and-orchestra work Nights in the Gardens of Spain, can be heard on this 20th-Century Classics collection, available fro streaming at Hoopla.
	On this day in 1928, Jerry Bock was born. With his musical partner, lyricist Sheldon Harnick, Bock wrote several important Broadway musicals of the 1960s, including She Loves Me and The Apple Tree. Bock and Harnick's Fiorello! is among the few musicals to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The original Broadway cast recording of their classic Fiddler on the Roof is available for streaming or download at Freegal.
	And on this day in 1963, the first episode of Doctor Who aired on the BBC. The Doctor is a time-traveling alien Time Lord who, if injured seriously enough, regenerates in a new body. This allows the role to be re-cast every few years, which has contributed to the show's longevity; Peter Capaldi currently stars as the Twelfth Doctor. The original run of Doctor Who lasted until 1989; the current revival began in 2005, and is scheduled to run until at least 2020. Comics featuring several of the character's most recent incarnations (Doctors Nine through Twelve) are available at Hoopla.