“Way Back When” TODAY!

way-back-when_2-22-22
way-back-when_2-22-22

WAY BACK WHEN for Monday, June 27, 2022

1829, British scientist James Smithson died and left his entire fortune to the United States in order to establish the Smithsonian Institute.

1979, Muhammad Ali announced that he was retiring as champion, and that this retirement would be final.  It was.

1990 NASA announced that the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope intended to view farther into space than any telescope on Earth, has a flawed lens which greatly reduces it capabilities.

 

Music History

 1987 Whitney Houston became the first woman in US history to enter the album chart at No.1 with ‘Whitney.’ She also became the first woman to top the singles chart with four consecutive releases when ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ hit No.1.

 

 Notable Birthdays:

Khloe Kardashian 38

Spider Man Tobey Maguire 47

Producer J.J. Abrams 56

 

 

Credit to:

Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com