WAY BACK WHEN for Tuesday, June 13, 2022
The United States Army was founded on this day in 1775. The Star Spangled Banner was adopted as the official flag just two years later.
1954 President Eisenhower signed an order that added the words ‘under God’ to the Pledge of Allegiance.
1976 The “Gong Show’ debuted on NBC.
1989 Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested for slapping a motorcycle police officer.
Music History
1980 Billy Joel started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Glass Houses’, his second US No.1 album. The album features Joel’s first song to peak at No.1 on Billboard’s Pop Singles chart, ‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me.’
Notable Birthdays:
Tennis Star Stefi Graf 53
Singer Boy George 61
Former President Donald Trump 76
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
