Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, November 4, 2025
1879 Thomas Edison filed for a patent for his incandescent electric lamp. Note: Joseph Swan had also patented an incandescent light in Great Britain the previous year.
1939 Packard Motor Car Company produced the first factory-installed air-conditioned car, when it offered it as an option for $279. It took up about half the trunk had no temperature control.
1992 Nudity was banned at the University of California in response to a student known as ‘naked guy’ who like to attend classes in the buff.
Music History:
1972 Johnny Nash started a three week run at #1 on the U.S. singles charts with “I Can See Clearly Now”, his only US chart topper.
Notable Birthdays today:
Actor Matthew McConauhey 56
Rapper P. Diddy 56
Actor Ralph Macchio 64 (Daniel LaRusso in Karate Kid)
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
