Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Oct. 14, 2022
1860 An 11-year-old girl wrote to Abraham Lincoln suggesting he should grow a beard. He wrote back saying it would be silly to start growing a beard; but he did so anyway.
1924 The Statue of Liberty was proclaimed a national monument. It’s famous inscription: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
1951 The I Love Lucy show debuted on CBS TV, starring Lucille Ball. When Ball was offered a TV show she insisted her real-life Cuban husband Desi Arnaz play the part of her husband. The TV executives were reluctant, because they didn’t think audiences would believe the marriage between an all-American girl and a Latin man. To prove them wrong, Ball and Arnaz began performing a vaudeville act together. The act was a hit and they were given their TV show.
Music History:
1961 The Four Tops started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Reach Out, I’ll Be There’. The group’s second US No.1. They would have twenty four singles on the Billboard Top 40, 10 of them were in the top 10.
Notable Birthdays today:
Chef Emeril Lagasse 63
Actress Model Tonya Roberts 65
Singer-Songwriter Chris de Burgh 72
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
