Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, August 28, 2026
1907, two Seattle teenagers started up a local delivery service called American Messenger Company. Today, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan’s little company is known as UPS. United Parcel Service.
1922, the First-Ever Radio Commercial aired, on WEAF in New York City. The 10-MINUTE AD was for the Queensboro Realty Company, who paid a fee of $100.
60 years ago – In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. declared “I Have a Dream!” to 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Music History:
1984 — Tina Turner reached #1 with “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” A huge milestone in Turner’s career comeback. Just two years later she would get a sart on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She passed away in 2023 at the age of 83.
Notable Birthdays today:
Singer Leann Rimes 44
Actor Jack Black 45
Singer Shania Twain: 61
Gold Medal Skater: Scott Hamilton 68
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
