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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 1927  The carving on the Mount Rushmore memorial began. The memorial was completed in 1941. The sculpture features 60-foot tall heads of U.S. Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 1908 – Henry Ford introduced the first car for the masses, the Model T. Ford often cited hard work as the reason for his success 1962 – Heeeeeeeeeere’s

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021  TV tops today Way Back When… 1951 The Emmy-winning, Red Skelton Show debuted on NBC. It ran for 20 years and included many of Skelton’s own characters, including

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021  1829 The Greater London Metropolitan Police – now known as Scotland Yard was formed with the passing of Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police Act. The force was directly

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021  1951 The science-fiction classic “The Day the Earth Stood Still” was released. It starred Michael Rennie as an alien with his robot Gort and a warning and

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 1785 John Fitch displays a model and drawing of his steamboat to the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. 1937 The first “Santa Claus School” opened in Albion, New

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 1869 “Black Friday” The stock market panicked due to crashing gold prices caused by an attempt to corner the market by Gould and Fisk. 1952 The first

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021  1912 The first ‘Keystone Cops” film short was released featuring the famous slapstick police troop. 1962 The space age cartoon The Jetsons debuted on ABC. George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, and

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 1961 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders the end to segregation on interstate buses. This was largely due to the efforts of the Freedom Riders, who challenged bus

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 1873 The New York Stock Exchange was forced to close for the first time in its history. It reopened 10 days later. The failure of the Jay

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 1954 Williams Golding’s Pulitzer-prize winning book was published. It chronicled a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their attempt to govern themselves. 1965

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 1782 The Great Seal of the U.S. bearing a spread eagle with the motto “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of many, one) was first used. It was used

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021  1949 The television show The Lone Ranger debuts on ABC, starring Clayton Moore as the masked hero. The TV series ran until 1957. It had been a successful radio show

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021  1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that would become the national anthem, after seeing the American flag flying following the British bombarding of Ft. McHenry during

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Sept. 13, 2021  1788 New York City was established as the capital of the U.S. by Congress. 1969 The Mystery Machine gets rolling when the TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Premiered.

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Sept. 10, 2021  1922 The first release of the Our Gang Little Rascals comedy shorts, One Terrible Day, debuted in theaters. 1955 Gunsmoke debuted on CBS-TV. BTS: John Wayne had turned down the role of

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021  1890 John Boyd Dunlop received a patent for his pneumatic rubber tire pressurized by air. 1947 A team led by American computer pioneer Grace Hopper found a moth trapped

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021  1892 The Pledge of Allegiance was first published, in The Youth’s Companion. Francis Bellamy wrote the original 1892 version: “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021  1921 The “Inner-City Beauty” pageant was won by 16-year-old Margaret Gorman (Miss Washington, D.C.). A newspaperman coined the term “Miss America” for the winner and the following year