Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Feb. 18, 2022
1908 The first postage stamps were issued in rolls. They were designed for use in vending machines.
1930 The dwarf planet Pluto is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Pluto has five known moons and is named for Pluto the god of the underworld.
1953 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8 million to continue producing I Love Lucy through 1955.
Music History:
1966 Beach Boy Brian Wilson recorded the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.
Notable Birthdays:
Letter Turner Vanna White 65
John Travolta 68
Yoko Ono 89
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
