WAY BACK WHEN for Tuesday, April 19, 2022 1775, the Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. 1987, “The Simpsons” premiered as a cartoon short between skits on the second episode of Fox’s now-defunct “Tracey Ullman Show”. “The Simpsons” is now the
NBA – National Basketball Association – 2022 NBA Playoffs – First Round Yesterday Miami Heat 115, Atlanta Hawks 91 (MIA Leads 1-0) Boston Celtics 115, Brooklyn Nets 114 (BOS Leads 1-0) Milwaukee Bucks 93, Chicago
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 2 Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Chicago Cubs 5, Colorado Rockies 2 Tigers 4, Royals 2 – Reyes, Meadows drive in runs in
WAY BACK WHEN for Good Friday, April 15, 2022 1770 English chemist Joseph Priestly referring to rubber describes in a footnote: “I have seen a substance excellently adapted to the purpose of wiping from paper the mark of
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 7 Chicago White Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Red Sox 9, Tigers 7 – Red Sox rough up Eduardo
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 2 Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Red Sox 5, Tigers 3 – Devers singles through shift, lifts
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 White Sox and Cubs were off Tigers 3, Red Sox 1 – Baez’s 2-run HR in 8th lifts Tigers to 3-1 win over Red
WAY BACK WHEN for Tuesday, April 12, 2022 1861, The Civil War began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. 1955 Dr. Jonas Salk reported the success of the nationwide test of his polio vaccine and received
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 1 Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 White Sox 10, Tigers 1 – Back from suspension, Anderson helps White Sox rout Tigers Tim Anderson swung
MLB – Major League Baseball – Opening Day 2022 Yesterday Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 Cubs 5, Brewers 4 – Ian Happ gets 3 hits as Cubs beat Brewers 5-4 on opening day Ian Happ had
WAY BACK WHEN for Friday, April 8, 2022 1974, baseball superstar Hank Aaron, of the Atlanta Braves, broke Babe Ruth’s lifetime home run record by hitting his 715th in a game against the L.A. Dodgers. 1983 Magician David Copperfield made the Statue of
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Winnipeg Jets 1 Red Wings 3, Jets 1 – Gagner scores 2 to top 500 points, Red Wings beat Jets 3-1 Sam Gagner scored twice to
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., April 7, 2022 1864, the First Camel Race in America was held in Sacramento, California, beginning a proud camel-racing tradition that continues to this day. 1940, Booker T. Washington became the first African American pictured on a
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Milwaukee Bucks 127, Chicago Bulls 106 Philadelphia 76ers 131, Indiana Pacers 122 Bucks 127, Bulls 106 – Lopez scores 28, Bucks beat Bulls 127-106 to clinch Central Brook Lopez scored
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., April 6, 2022 1930, Hostess Twinkies were invented. The urban legend that Twinkies have a shelf life of many years is not true. Twinkies have a shelf life of about 25 days.
NCAAMBKB – Dwayne Stephens leaves Michigan St to lead Western Michigan Western Michigan has hired longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens to lead its basketball program. Stephens is scheduled to have his first news conference as Broncos
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, April 5, 2022 1792 George Washington did the first ever Presidential veto, vetoing an Apportionment Bill for the members of the House. 1892 The first newspaper ad for an Ice Cream
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Detroit Pistons 121, Indiana Pacers 117 Pistons 121, Pacers 117 – Bey, Jackson lead Pistons past Pacers 121-117 Saddiq Bey scored 31 points and Fred Jackson had 19 to lead
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, April 4, 2022 1818 “The Flag Act” was adopted by Congress. It specified a flag of 13 stripes, one for each of the original colonies, and 20 stars, one for
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Bulls 135, Los Angeles Clippers 130 – OT Detroit Pistons 102, Philadelphia 76ers 94 Bulls 135, Clippers 130 – OT – DeRozan scores 50, Bulls rally past Clippers 135-130
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, April 1, 2022 1957 April Fool’s Prank, the BBC announced that because of a mild winter in Switzerland, spaghetti trees were producing more spaghetti than normal. And they showed footage of people
NHL – National Hockey League Last Night New York Rangers 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 – OT Rangers 5, Red Wings 4 – OT – Copp lifts Rangers over Red Wings in OT for 4th straight win
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, March 31, 2022 1870, Thomas Peterson Mundy cast his ballot in a New Jersey municipal election; he was the first black man to vote after the 15th Amendment was ratified. 1889, the Eiffel Tower was officially
NBA – National Basketball Association Last Night Chicago Bulls 107, Washington Wizards 94 Brooklyn Nets 130, Detroit Pistons 123 Bulls 107, Wizards 94 – Bulls alone in 5th place after 107-94 win over Wizards DeMar DeRozan scored
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds. March 30, 2022 1858, Philadelphia genius Hymen Lipman patented the First Pencil with an Eraser. Fun Fact: The average pencil can write a continuous line 35 miles long. 1964 Jeopardy debuted on NBC 1981
NCAAWBKB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8 Last Night Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS 1 Louisville 62, 3 Michigan 50 Louisville 62, Michigan 50 – Louisville beats Michigan 62-50 to return to Final
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, March 29, 2022 The first batch of #CocaCola was brewed by druggist John Pemberton on this day in 1886 1929, President Herbert Hoover installed the first telephone in the Oval Office. 1987, at
NCAAWBKB – Women’s NCAA Tournament – Elite 8 Saturday Bridgeport Region – Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, CT 1 NC State 66, 5 Notre Dame 63 2 UConn 75, 3 Indiana 57 Wichita Region – Intrust Bank Arena,
