Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 25, 2026
1926 Henry Ford introduced the 5-day, 40-hour work week for his factory workers without cutting their pay.
1956 The first direct transatlantic telephone cable officially opened for service, connecting formatting hubs in the US, Canada, and Scotland.
1981 Sandra Day O’Connor was sworn in as the first woman on the Supreme Court.
1992 The $813 million “Mars Observer” spacecraft was launched. NASA lost contact with it three days before it was scheduled to arrive at Mars in August 1993. The probable cause was the failure of the fuel pressurization line causing the spacecraft to spin and to erode the electrical circuits.
Music History:
1982 Queen made a guest appearance on US TV’s Saturday Night Live, where they performed ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’ and ‘Under Pressure.’
Notable Birthdays today:
Catherine Zeta-Jones 56 – Her husband Michael Douglas 82
Star Wars Mark Hamill 75
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
