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Paul is Vice President of Content for Mid-West Family celebrating his 50th year in broadcasting and celebrated his 25th year in Southwest Michigan in 2021. He has been hosting the COSY Morning Show since 1996. He is married to wife Anne 20 years with 5 grown children/stepchildren and nine grandchildren. Paul is President of the We Care Community Resource Center, a past President of Kiwanis, has chaired the Van Buren County United Way Campaign, was awarded the South Haven Chamber Business Person of the year, Community Impact Award and Living Legend Award as well as Citizen of the Year Award by South Haven Rotary Club. He attends South Haven’s Peace Lutheran Church, love family time, music, theatre and time on the water!
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Dec. 26, 2025 1776 – George Washington pulled off one of the boldest moves in American history, crossing the icy Delaware River and launching a surprise attack on Hessian forces
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., Dec. 25th, 2025 1776 – George Washington famously crosses the Delaware River on Christmas night, leading to a surprise victory at the Battle of Trenton—one of the most pivotal moments
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., Dec. 25th, 2025 1776 – George Washington famously crosses the Delaware River on Christmas night, leading to a surprise victory at the Battle of Trenton—one of the most pivotal moments
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Dec. 24, 2025 336 Although Christmas celebrations started in the early 300s, the first celebration of Christmas that we have recorded evidence for occurred in Rome on December 24th in
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 1823 The poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Moore, also known as “‘Twas the Night before Christmas was published. 1947 The ‘transistor’ was invented by Bardeen
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 1808 The world premiere of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in Vienna. 1895 Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, German physicist and discoverer of the X-ray, made an x-ray of his wife’s
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 1968 – Apollo 8 was launched, becoming the first manned spacecraft to orbit the Moon. Three astronauts see the “Earthrise” photo that would change how humanity sees
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 1878 Joseph Swan demonstrated his carbon filament electric light, almost a year before Thomas Edison. 1917 Prohibition! The 18th amendment prohibiting intoxicating liquors in the U.S. was sent
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 1901 Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first released. The story is about Peter Rabbit and his triplet siblings. 1951 The TV series Dragnet debuted on NBC. Contrary to
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 1972 Eugene Cernan reentered the lunar module after making the last moon walk. 1986 Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager flew the aircraft Voyager on the first nonstop
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 1901 Broadcast from England to Newfoundland, by Gugliemo Marconi. The distance was about 2,200 miles (3,500 km). They used a 500-foot (150 meters) receiving antenna held aloft
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., Dec 11, 2025 1934 Bill Wilson founded Alcoholics Anonymous. Wilson achieved sobriety when he had what he called a religious experience after asking God to help him get sober. 1941
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Dec. 10, 2025 1884 Mark Twain’s classic novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published. 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent campaign against racism.
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 1907 The First U.S. Christmas Seals went on sale. The proceeds went to the fight against tuberculosis. 1965 “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, the first in a series
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 1857 New York businessman Joseph Gayetty began marketing toilet paper. It was made of pure Manila hemp paper and contained aloe and remained in use until 1935
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Dec. 05, 2025 1933 Prohibition was repealed when Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment giving it the necessary 75% of states needed to enact it. 1952
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Dec 4, 2025 1969 The U.S. selective services conducted its first lottery to determine the order of call to military service for the Vietnam War. The first date drawn
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Dec. 3, 2025 1621 Galileo invented the telescope 1947 The Tennessee Williams play ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ opened 1952 The first TV broadcast in Hawaii 1967 First human heart transplant took
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025 1927 Henry Ford introduced Model A. It had a 200.5 cubic inch motor that delivered 40 hp and came in nine body styles, with a starting price of
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 1922 Royal Air Force Capt. Cyril Turner writes “Hello USA Call Vanderbilt 7200” 10,000 feet above Times Square in New York City. The half mile-high letters generated
