WAY BACK WHEN for Thursday, June 29, 2023
1956 The Highway Act is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorized $25 billion dollars for the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System over a 10-year period. Tt was the largest public works project in American history through that time.
- The TV remote control was introduced.
1972 The U.S. Supreme Court banned the death penalty, declaring it cruel and unusual punishment and therefore in violation of the 8th Amendment. It was overruled in 1976.
2007 The first iPhone was sold.
Music History
1955, Bill Haley & The Comets “Rock Around the Clock” went to #1 and stayed there for seven weeks.
Notable Birthdays:
Sportscaster Dan Deardorff 74
Actor Richard Lewis 76
Actor Gary Busey 79
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
