Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, May 24, 2021
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1883 The Brooklyn Bridge over the East River is opened. It connected the cities of New York and Brooklyn for the first time in history. It’s construction took 14 years to build. BTW. A guy by the name of George Parker became famous for selling the Brooklyn Bridge, sometimes as often as twice a week.
1985 James Bond’s View to a Kill premiered in the U.S. The 15th movie in the series, it starred Roger Moore at 007.
1993 Windows NT is unveiled by Microsoft Corp. during the Comdex computer show.
Music History:
1975 – Earth, Wind & Fire went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Shining Star’, the group’s first and only US No.1.
Notable Birthdays today:
John C. Riley
Patt LaBelle 77
Gary Burghoff 78
Bob Dylan 80
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
