Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2022
1788 New York City was established as the capital of the U.S. by Congress.
1969 The Mystery Machine gets rolling when the TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Premiered. Scooby was voiced by Don Messick, ‘Shaggy’s voice was provided by Casey Kasem.
1970 New York ran its first Marathon. It was won by Gary Muhrcke.
Music History:
1975 Janis Ian’s ‘At Seventeen,’ a song about dealing with unrealistic standards of beauty (not typical hit song material at the time), peaked at No.3 on the US chart for the first of two weeks.
Notable Birthdays today:
Actor Ben Savage 42
Actor/Director Tyler Perry 53
Actress Jacqueline Bisset 78
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
