The first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show" id="mwZw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Minstrel show">minstrel show</a> in the United States, The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Minstrels" id="mwaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Virginia Minstrels">Virginia Minstrels</a>, opens (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery_Amphitheatre" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bowery Amphitheatre">Bowery Amphitheatre</a> in New York City).