Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Sept. 19, 2021
1964, “Flipper” debuted on NBC. It ran for three seasons.
1970, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS.
1973, America’s first TRUE “pirate radio” station, Free Radio America went on the air in international waters, a few miles off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey.
1982, a computer scientist at Carnegie Mellon University named Scott Fahlman, became the first person to use the smiley “:-)” and sad face “:-(“ emoticons on the internet.
Music History:
1970 Diana Ross started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’. The singers first solo No.1 since leaving The Supremes.
Notable Birthdays today:
Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon 48
Actor Gary Cole (Talladega Nights, Dodgeball) 65
Actress Sophia Loren 87
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
