Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Mar. 2, 2022
1750 Benjamin Franklin proposed the use of lightning rods to protect houses in a letter to his colleague Peter Collinson.
1933 The movie King Kong, about a giant ape and his love for a beautiful woman (played by Fay Wray), opened in New York City to sell-out crowds setting an all-time attendance record for an indoor event.
1962 Wilt ‘The Stilt” Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks.
Music History:
1962 Terry Jacks started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Seasons In The Sun’, also No.1 in the UK. The song (written in French by Belgian, Jacques Brel), had English lyrics by poet Rod McKuen. It was about an old man dying from a broken heart.
Notable Birthdays:
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger 39
Actor Daniel Craig 53
Jon Bon Jovi 60
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
