Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, July 31, 2023
1961 The Baseball All Star game ended in a tie for the first time ever when it rained out in the ninth inning.
1971 The lunar rover vehicle went for its first manned spin on the surface of the Moon.
1995 The Walt Disney Company agreed to buy Capitol Cities, parent of ABC and ESPN, for $19 billion.
Music History:
1971 -James Taylor went to No.1 on the US singles chart with the Carole King song ‘You’ve Got a Friend’, (included in her album Tapestry and James Taylor’s album Mud Slide Slim). The song would go on to win the 1971 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Male Performance and Song of The Year.
Notable Birthdays today:
Writer J.K. Rowling 58
Actor Wesley Snipes 61
Businessman/Shark tank talent Mark Cuban 65
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
