Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, April 25, 2025
1859 Construction of the Suez Canal, a North-South waterway connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas, begins. It was completed in 1869.
1719 The first volume of Daniel Defoe’s classic work Robinson Crusoe was published. The book was based on the real-life adventures of Alexander Selkirk.
1901 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
1961 Robert Noyce patented the revolutionary Silicon Integrated Circuit.
1990 The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery
Music History:
In 1977, Elvis Presley was captured on tape for the final time when his concert at the Michigan Civic Center in Saginaw was recorded by RCA. Three songs from that show appeared as part of an album called Moody Blue, a blend of studio and live tracks, which was released in July 1977, a month before Elvis’ death.
Notable Birthdays:
Actress Rene Zellweger 56
Actor Al Pacino 85
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
