Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 1869 American inventor James Frank Duryea built the first successful gas-powered car in the U.S. and won the first U.S. automobile race. He and his brother Charles
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 1849 40-year-old American poet and horror writer Edgar Allen Poe died mysteriously in a Baltimore hospital. He was found delirious wandering the streets of Baltimore wearing someone
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, October 06, 2021 1927 The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson premiered. It was the first feature-length motion picture with a synchronized score and synchronized singing and speech in some scenes. It heralded
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Oct 5, 2021 October 5, 1922, William Aloysius Keane was born. Aka: Bill Keane, creator of The Family Circus cartoon and creator of the famous quote: “Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 1927 The carving on the Mount Rushmore memorial began. The memorial was completed in 1941. The sculpture features 60-foot tall heads of U.S. Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the first car for the masses, the Model T. Ford often cited hard work as the reason for his success 1962 – Heeeeeeeeeere’s
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 TV tops today Way Back When… 1951 The Emmy-winning, Red Skelton Show debuted on NBC. It ran for 20 years and included many of Skelton’s own characters, including
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 1829 The Greater London Metropolitan Police – now known as Scotland Yard was formed with the passing of Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police Act. The force was directly
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 1951 The science-fiction classic “The Day the Earth Stood Still” was released. It starred Michael Rennie as an alien with his robot Gort and a warning and
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 1785 John Fitch displays a model and drawing of his steamboat to the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. 1937 The first “Santa Claus School” opened in Albion, New
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 1869 “Black Friday” The stock market panicked due to crashing gold prices caused by an attempt to corner the market by Gould and Fisk. 1952 The first
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 1912 The first ‘Keystone Cops” film short was released featuring the famous slapstick police troop. 1962 The space age cartoon The Jetsons debuted on ABC. George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, and
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 1961 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders the end to segregation on interstate buses. This was largely due to the efforts of the Freedom Riders, who challenged bus
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 1897 “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” Francis Church’s famous New York Sun response to 8-year-old Virginia O’ Hanlon’s letter, was published. It is the most reprinted newspaper
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 1873 The New York Stock Exchange was forced to close for the first time in its history. It reopened 10 days later. The failure of the Jay
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 1954 Williams Golding’s Pulitzer-prize winning book was published. It chronicled a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their attempt to govern themselves. 1965
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 1782 The Great Seal of the U.S. bearing a spread eagle with the motto “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of many, one) was first used. It was used
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 1949 The television show The Lone Ranger debuts on ABC, starring Clayton Moore as the masked hero. The TV series ran until 1957. It had been a successful radio show
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that would become the national anthem, after seeing the American flag flying following the British bombarding of Ft. McHenry during
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 1788 New York City was established as the capital of the U.S. by Congress. 1969 The Mystery Machine gets rolling when the TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Premiered.
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 1922 The first release of the Our Gang Little Rascals comedy shorts, One Terrible Day, debuted in theaters. 1955 Gunsmoke debuted on CBS-TV. BTS: John Wayne had turned down the role of
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 1890 John Boyd Dunlop received a patent for his pneumatic rubber tire pressurized by air. 1947 A team led by American computer pioneer Grace Hopper found a moth trapped
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 1892 The Pledge of Allegiance was first published, in The Youth’s Companion. Francis Bellamy wrote the original 1892 version: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 1921 The “Inner-City Beauty” pageant was won by 16-year-old Margaret Gorman (Miss Washington, D.C.). A newspaperman coined the term “Miss America” for the winner and the following year
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 1783 The war between Great Britain and the 13 U.S. colonies ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, granting the United States its independence. 1813
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 3, 2021 1789 The U.S. Department of Treasury was established. 1901 Expressing his desire for a strong foreign policy, U.S. Vice President (soon to be President) Theodore Roosevelt made his
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 1651 According to the book, the fictional character Robinson Crusoe embarked on his first sea voyage, from Hull to London. Daniel Defoe’s story was based on the real-life
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, August 31, 2021 1798 The first ever bank robbery as $162,821 was taken from vaults of the Bank of Pennsylvania at Carpenters’ Hall during the night. One of the bank
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, August 30, 2021 1963 The famous “Red Phone hotline” a direct communications line between Washington D.C. and Moscow opened. It provided emergency communication in the event of a crisis. 1983
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, August 26, 2021 1920 The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting American women the right to vote was enacted. 1939 The first televised Major League baseball game. A doubleheader
