Paul Layendecker’s WAY BACK WHEN for Weds., March 18, 2024
1881 Barnum and Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth opens in Madison Square Gardens.
1965 The first spacewalk was conducted by Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. The spacewalk lasted 12 minutes.
1986 Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson.
Music History: 1972 – Neil Young started a three-week run at #1 on the US singles chart with ‘Heart Of Gold’ from his album Harvest. So far Young’s only US #1 single. The song features backup singers James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt
Notable Birthdays today:
Actress Queen Latifah (Dana Owens) is 56
Singer/Actress Vanessa Williams is 63
Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs 64
Thanks to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
