Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Jan. 24, 2022
1848 Gold was discovered on John Sutter’s Mill, by James Marshall, starting the California gold rush. Over 300,000 people, known as “forty-niners” (from year 1849), would go to California to seek their fortune.
1922 Eskimo Pie ice cream bars were patented by candy store owner Christian Nelson. His patent was “to provide a frozen dainty comprising a form retaining block or brick of ice cream or the like, also to, provide an encasement therefore which facilitates its ready handling.” He originally sold them as “I-Scream-Bars.”
1935 The first canned beer was sold; Krueger Beer brewed in New Jersey. The brewery was reluctant to can their beer at first but was offered the canning equipment for a free trial by American Can Company, with them only having to pay for it if it was successful. The canned beer was a huge success and other breweries soon adopted the practice.
Music History:
1969 The Doors appeared at Madison Square Garden. They were paid $50,000 for the gig, making them one of the highest paid acts that year.
Notable Birthdays:
Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Mary Lou Retton 54
Singers Neil Diamond and Aaron Neville are both 81.
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
