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“Way Back When” for Weds. July 28, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1868 Following its ratification by the necessary three-quarters of U.S. states,

“Way Back When” for Tues. July 27, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1869 Amos Tyler received the first patent for chewing gum. Tyler’s

“Way Back When” for Monday, July 26, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, July 26, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.     1775 the U.S. Postal system was established by the

“Way Back When” for Fri. July 23, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, July 23, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com. 1827 The first recorded public swimming pool opened in Boston, Massachusetts.

“Way Back When” for Thurs. July 22, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, July 22, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1933 Pilot Wiley Post completed the first solo global airplane flight.

“Way Back When” for Tues. July 20, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1903 The Ford Motor Company shipped its first car, The Model

“Way Back When” for Monday, July 19, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, July 19, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1848 According to fashion legend, Amelia Jenks Bloomer introduced a new women’s

“Way Back When” Fri. July 16, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, July 16, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1902 The first modern-style electric air conditioner is installed in Brooklyn,

“Way Back When” for Thurs. July 15, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, July 15, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1815 Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to the British after his loss the

“Way Back When” for Weds. July 14, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds. July 14, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1865 British explorer Edward Whymper scaled the third highest peak in

“Way Back When” for Tues. July 13, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1832 The source of the Mississippi river was discovered by American explorer

“Way Back When” For Monday, July 12, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, July 12, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1957 Surgeon General Leroy Burney became the first U.S. federal official

“Way Back When” for Fri. July 9, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, July 9, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1776 New York voted to accept the U.S. Declaration of Independence, making

“Way Back When” for Thurs. July 8, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, July 8, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1776 The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. 1889

“Way Back When” for Weds. July 7, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1898 A joint congressional resolution was passed providing for the annexation

“Way Back When” for Tues. July 6, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, July 6, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1928 The first all-talking full-length feature film, The Lights of New York,

“Way Back When” for Fri. July 2, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, July 2, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1776 The Continental Congress votes to adopt a resolution of independence.

“Way Back When” for Weds. June 30, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1948 The invention of the transistor was announced and demonstrated by

“Way Back When” for Tues. Jun. 29, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1956 The highway act was signed, authorizing $33 billion for the

“Way Back When” for Monday, Jun. 28, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, June 28, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1894 Labor Day was declared a federal holiday, to be the

“Way Back When” for Fri. Jun. 25, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, June 25, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1876 General George Custer and 268 of his men (including his two

“Way Back When” for Thurs. Jun. 24, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, June 24, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1922 The American Professional Football Conference, which had been formed in

“Way Back When” for Weds. June 23, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1846 The Saxophone was patented by Belgian Adolphe Sax. 1860 The

“Way Back When” for Tues. June 22, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1633 The astronomer Galileo Galilei was sentenced to prison by the

“Way Back When” for Fri, Jun. 18, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, June 18, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1815 Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the Duke of Wellington during

“Way Back When” for Thurs. Jun. 17, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, June 17, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1871 Anna Swan Married Martin Van Buren. What made their marriage

“Way Back When” for Weds. Jun. 16, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, June 16, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1858 Senate candidate Abe Lincoln told a Springfield, Illinois, crowd that

“Way Back When” for Tues. Jun. 15, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1878 Leland Stanford commissioned Eadweard Muybridge to film a horse galloping in order

“Way Back When” for Mon. Jun. 14, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, June 14, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1777 The flag of 13 stars and 13 stripes was adopted

“Way Back When” for Fri. Jun. 11, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday June 11, 2021 Sponsored by Great Lakes Pondscapes in Paw Paw. Experience the Great Lakes Pondscapes Lifestyle at Greatlakespondscapes.com.  1742 Ben Franklin invented the Stove. 1776 Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,