Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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1928 The first all-talking full-length feature film, The Lights of New York, premiered in New York City. At a cost of $23,000 to produce, it grossed over $1,000,000 and proved the theatrical value of “Talkies”. By the end of 1929, Hollywood was producing sound films almost exclusively.
1942 Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis in a friend’s attic. They were later joined by others and remained hidden for two years until discovered and sent to concentration camps.
1933 The first major league all-star baseball game was played at Comiskey Park, with the American League winning 4-2.
Music History:
1979 -American singer, producer songwriter, Van McCoy died from a heart attack in Englewood, New Jersey. Van McCoy and the Soul City had the US No.1 single ‘The Hustle’. Worked with Gladys’s Knight and the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin and David Ruffin.
otable Birthdays today:
Actor Fred Dryer 75
President George Herbert Walker Bush 75
Sylvester Stallone 75
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
