Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Dec. 17, 2025
1843 Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” was published.
1903, the Wright brothers made the first successful flight in a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft.
1933 The Chicago Bears beat the New York Giants 23-21 in the first NFL league Championship game.
1969 37-year-old Tiny Tim married 17-year-old Miss Vicki (Victoria Budinger) live on The Tonight Show. Up to then, it was the highest-rated talk show episode ever.
Music History:
1999 American jazz-funk, soul-jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr died of a heart attack aged 56. He collapsed in the green room after taping four songs for The Early Show, at CBS Studios in New York City, He released over 20 solo albums and featured on the 1981 Bill Withers hit ‘Just the Two of Us.’
Notable Birthdays:
Actor Barry Livingston (Ernie on My Three Sons) 72
Bad Company Singer Paul Rogers 76
Benton Harbor’s Own, Actor Ernie Hudson 80
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
