WAY BACK WHEN for Friday, June 3, 2022
1888, the poem “Casey at the Bat”, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was first published in the “San Francisco Daily Examiner”. He earned $5.
1946, Jacques Heim, a French fashion designer, debuted a two-piece bathing suit in Paris, and named it the Bikini . . . after the Bikini Atoll islands in the South Pacific where Atomic Bomb Testing was going on.
1955, “The Seven Year Itch” was released in New York . . . starring Marilyn Monroe and a subway vent that blew up her skirt.
Music History
1967 The Doors ‘Light My Fire’ was released in the US, where it went to No.1 on the singles chart. When The Doors were booked to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show they were asked to change the line “girl, we couldn’t get much higher”, as the sponsors were uncomfortable with the possible reference to drug-taking. The band agreed to do so, and did a rehearsal using the amended lyrics; however, during the live performance, lead singer Jim Morrison sang the original lyric, after which they were informed, they would never appear on the Ed Sullivan show again.
Notable Birthdays:
Singer Dan Hill 68
Singer Denice Williams 71
Singer Suzi Quatro 72
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
