“Way Back When” for Thurs. Jun. 3, 2021

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, June 03, 2021

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 1851 The first baseball uniforms were worn by The New York Knickerbockers.

1888 The famous poem “Casey at the bat” by Ernest Thayer was published.
1965 Edward White went for walk outside of Gemini 4. That spacewalk lasted 23 minutes. White died the in the 1967 Apollo 1 disaster, making him and the crew the first American astronauts to die in a spacecraft.

Music History:

1967 – The Doors ‘Light My Fire’ was released in the US, where it went to #1. When The Doors were booked to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show they were asked to change the line “girl, we couldn’t get much higher”, as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drug-taking. The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics; however, during the live performance, lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original lyric, after which they were informed they would never appear on the Ed Sullivan show again.

Notable Birthdays today:

Anderson Cooper 54

Danny Wilde 65

Dr. Jill Biden 70

 

 

Credit to:

Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com