WAY BACK WHEN for Thurs. April 28, 2022
1789, there was a Mutiny on the Bounty! Mutineers seized the British ship called “The Bounty” and set Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific.
1947, a six-man expedition sailed from Peru aboard a Balsa Wood Raft named the Kon Tiki on a 101-day journey to Polynesia.
1967, Muhammad Ali was stripped of his WBC and WBA titles when he refused to be inducted into the Army.
Music History:
1968 The Broadway musical Hair opened at the Biltmore Theatre in New York City. The show featured the songs ‘Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In’, ‘Good Morning Starshine’ and the title song. The production ran for 1,729 performances, finally closing on July 1st, 1972.
Notable Birthdays:
Actress Jessica Alba 41
Actress Penelope Cruise 48
Retired Tonight Show host Jay Leno 72
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
