On this day: January 31, 1967

Parents, faculty and cops were nervous about a concert about to take place at Yorktown Heights High School in New York on January 31, 1967.

The reason for all the apprehension was Pete Seeger, folk singer behind such hits as; Where Have All the Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, and Which Side are You On, was performing at the school to a group of young students. Adults feared the gentile political activist would incite riots.

In actuality the concert went off without a hitch, and there were no violent incidents.

Other notable events for January 31:
-Little Richard quits music on Jan. 31, 1958 to attend evangelism college at the height of his musical career
-The Doobie Brothers split up Jan. 31, 1982
-Johnny Rotten was born Jan. 31, 1956
-The Beastie Boys deny rumors that the group has broken up on Jan. 31, 1988, the rap trio was just pursuing solo projects at the time