Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2024
1879 Thomas Edison succeeded in making his electric light. It had taken about 1,200 experiments and cost more than $40,000 (about $850,000 in today’s money). It operated for 13 hours. Although incandescent lights had been around for about 40 years, Edison’s was the first practical one.
1942 U.S. Navy pilot Eddie Rickenbacker’s plane went down in the South Pacific. He and two of his crew drifted on a raft for three weeks before they were rescued.
1954 A live broadcast of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale on the TV show Climax! It starred Barry Nelson, making him the first 007. It also starred Peter Lorre.
Music History:
1972 Curtis Mayfield started a four-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with soundtrack to ‘Superfly’.
Notable Birthdays:
Model Kim Kardashian 45
Samurai Actor Ken Watanabe 66
Singer Elvin Bishop and TV’s Judge Judy both 83
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
