WAY BACK WHEN for Thursday, April 8, 2021
1966 Time magazine asked a controversial question on its cover. Is God Dead?
1974 Baseball legend “Hammerin Hank” Aaron hit his 715th career home run breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
1983 Magician David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear on TV. Copperfield said he wanted to perform his illusion, because his mother was an immigrant: “She impressed upon me how precious our liberty is and how easily it can be lost.
Music History:
1975 Aerosmith released their third studio album Toys In The Attic. The album was their most commercially successful in the US, with eight million copies sold and featured two chart toppers: Sweet Emotion and Walk This Way.
Notable Birthdays today:
Patricia Arquette 53
John Schneider (The former Bo Duke) 61
Vivienne Westwood 80
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.
