WAY BACK WHEN for Friday, June 24, 2022
1922 The APFC or American Professional Football Conference became the National Football League NFL.
1948 President Harry S. Truman signed the act providing for the registration of men between the ages of 18 and 25. It was called the ‘Selective Service Act.’
1964 The Federal Trade Commission aka: ‘F.T.C.’ announced that it was requiring cigarette packaging must include health warnings.
Music History
1967 Procol Harum’s ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ entered the Billboard charts, where it would peak at No 5. The song was written by the band around a melody composed by the group’s organist, Matthew Fisher, who was inspired by the chord progression of Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘Orchestral Suite in D’, composed between 1725 and 1739.
Notable Birthdays:
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac 5
Actor Peter Weller (Robocop) 75
Hall of Fame ‘Rocker’ Jeff Beck 78
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
