Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs. Feb. 23, 2023
1874 The game of Tennis was patented by its inventor Major Walter Clopton Wingfield of Great Britain.
1945 The famous raising of the flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Joe Rosenthal’s famous Pulitzer-winning photo was of a group of Marines.
With more than 7,000 U.S. troops killed, the Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the costliest battles of World War II.
1954 Inoculation of children with Jonas Salk’s ‘s polio vaccine began in Pittsburgh. Nationwide testing began two months later. It was the first successful vaccine for the dreaded disease. Before it, there were about 15,000 cases of paralysis and 1,900 deaths annually from polio in the U.S.
Music History:
1974 Sister Janet Mead’s recording of The Lord’s Prayer made it onto the Billboard Top 100. It charted for 13 weeks, reaching #4 and going gold. Since the lyrics came from the teachings of Jesus in the Bible, it is the only song to hit the Top 10 in which the lyrics are attributed to Jesus Christ. Mead donated her earnings to charity.
Notable Birthdays:
Actress Emily Blunt 40
Actress Kelly McDonald 48
Actress Patricia Richardson 73
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
