Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, August 11, 2025
1972 Priscilla Presley filed for divorce after five years, two months and 10 days of marriage to Elvis.
1984 President Reagan joked during a voice test for a paid political radio address that he has “signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.” It put Russia on ‘high alert’ for 30 minutes.
1992 The Mall of America, the biggest shopping mall in the country, opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Music History:
1973 The movie American Graffiti was released. George Lucas’ low-budget semi-autobiographical story of coming of age in the early 1960s and has become one of the most profitable films of all time. The star-studded cast included Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Suzanne Somers and Wolfman Jack.
The movie soundtrack featured 44 songs including: Surfin’ Safari, Johnny B. Goode, At the Hop, The Stroll and perhaps its biggest hit, Rock Around the Clock!
Notable Birthdays today:
Actor Chris Hemsworth aka ‘THOR’ 42
Apple Co-Founder Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak 75
