Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, June 17, 2021
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1871 Anna Swan Married Martin Van Buren. What made their marriage unique? Anna was 7 feet, 11” tall. Martin was 7 feet, 8.
1885 The Statue of Liberty, an unassembled 151-foot-high gift from the French people arrived in New York.
1943 The first commercially successful ball-point pen was patented by Hungarian newspaper editor Lazlo Biro.
Music History:
1972 Don McLean had his first UK No.1 single with ‘Vincent.’ The song was written about the 19th century artist Vincent Van Gogh. The song is played daily at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Notable Birthdays today:
Tennis star Venus Williams 41
Actor/Comedian Joe Piscopo 70
Singer Barry Manilow 78
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
