The first reported use of gas was by the Germans on the eastern front on 3-Jan-1915. It was a tearing agent dispersed by artillery shell. The first use on the western front came several months later on 22-Apr-1915 at the village of Langemarck near Ypres.
Broadway Show List. Broadway Show Tickets. Show Summary - Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day is a new musical based on the 1993 film of the same name, which starred Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, and which was directed by Harold Ramis. This musical has a book by Danny Rubin, who co-wrote the screenplay along with Harold Ramis.
European Roots. (Adapted from Groundhog Day: 1886 to 1992 by Bill Anderson). Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific dates.