WAY BACK WHEN for Monday, June 6, 2022
1769 Daniel Boone started exploring Kentucky.
1929 Vatican City became its own independent country.
1975 Sony introduced the “Betamax Videocassette Recorder.”
It had a price tag of $995.
Music History
1993, The “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” opened in Cleveland.
1975 Elton John’s ninth studio album ‘Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboys’, went to No.1 on the US album chart, the first album ever to enter the US chart at No.1. (Where it stayed for seven weeks). Captain Fantastic’ is a concept album that gives an autobiographical glimpse at the struggles Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy) had in the early years of their musical careers in London.
Notable Birthdays:
Former V.P. Mike Pence 63
Actor Liam Neeson 70
Singer Tom Jones 82
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
