Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday. March 18, 2022
1881 Barnum & Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth” opened in New York City.
1892 Lord Stanley proposed a Silver Cup Challenge for Hockey.
1931 Schick marketed the first electric razor.
1986 The U.S. Treasury announced that U.S. currency would undergo its first major change in 50 years, including micro printing on the paper and on threads woven into the paper.
Music History:
1975 The movie Tommy has its U-S debut at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed and Elton John headed the cast of the rock opera.
Notable Birthdays:
Queen Latifah 52
Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs’ fame 60
Singer Irene Cara 63
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com