History. 1  In 1817, the first edition of the Peso was introduced and was valued against the Spanish Real. 2  In 1851, the Peso equaled 5 French francs. 3  In 1960, the Peso was replaced by the Escudo at a rate of 1,000 Pesos = 1 Escudo. 4  In 1975, the second edition of the Peso was introduced to replace the escudo. 1,000 escudos = 1 peso.
In 1889, Johann Strauss II composed the Emperor Waltz (originally called âHand in Handâ) as a symbolic toast to friendship from the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef to the German Kaiser Willhelm II. The waltz was first performed in Berlin on 21 October 1889.
Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey; 2 May 1936) is an English pop singer. Humperdinck has been described as one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around.. His singles Release Me and The Last Waltz both topped the UK music charts in 1967, and sold more than a million copies each.