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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 1910 The Boys Scouts of America is founded, by William Boyce. Boyce had been lost in the fog while visiting London and encountered a boy who guided

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    Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 1778 Daniel Boone was captured by Indians. He managed to escape by traveling 160 miles through woods. 1964 The Beatles arrived for their first trip to

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 1870 The 15th amendment was ratified, giving African Americans the right to vote. 1913 The 16th amendment was ratified, giving the U.S. Congress the power to collect

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023  Groundhog Day!   1876 Baseball’s National League was founded. 1913 Grand Central Station opened in New York City. More than 100,000 people visited on its opening day.

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  Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 1524 London astrologers predicted the world would end on that day. 20,000 Londoners fled their homes in anticipation of the event. It didn’t happen. So they

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 1865 The 13th amendment abolishing slavery in the U.S. was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. It would then go on to the states for ratification.

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  Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 1880 Thomas Edison was granted a patent for an electric incandescent light. 1948 The first of John Mullin’s invention, the magnetic tape recorder was sold in

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  Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., Jan. 26, 2023 1784 Ben Franklin wrote a letter to his daughter expressing his disapproval of the eagle as our nation’s symbol. He thought the bald eagle was of

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    Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Jan. 25, 2023 1937 NBC Radio presented the first broadcast of “The Guiding Light”. The radio show continued until 1956 and began its run-on CBS TV in 1952.

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  Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 1848 Gold was discovered on John Sutter’s Mill, by James Marshall, starting the California gold rush. Over 300,000 people, known as “forty-niners” (from year 1849), would

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    Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 1920 American inventor Fred Morrison was born. He invented the Frisbee in 1937. He got the idea when someone offered to buy the cake pan, he

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 1954 The lowest recorded temperature in the continental U.S. Rogers Pass, Montana dipped to -69.7°F 1982 The heavy-metal musician Ozzy Osborne bit the head off a bat during

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thurs., Jan. 19, 2023 1825 The first U.S. patent for preserving food in tin cans was granted. Thomas Kensett set up a small canning plant on the waterfront selling America’s first

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 1778 James Cook became the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands. Two days later, he landed on the island of Kauai, naming the island group the Sandwich

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday Jan 17, 2023 1871, Andrew S. Hallidie received a patent for his Cable Car system.  Three years later, his invention changed the face of San Francisco. 1929, Popeye the Sailor Man, first

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WAY BACK WHEN for Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 1919, the 18th Amendment was ratified, which banned the manufacturing, sale, or transportation of alcohol in the U.S.  The actual enforcement of Prohibition didn’t start until the following year. 1973, NBC aired the 440th

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday. Jan 13, 2023 1920 A New York Times editorial said rockets could never fly. Obviously, they were proved wrong and eventually issued an apology in 1969 after the Apollo 11

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Jan 11, 2023 1759 The first American Life Insurance Company was founded in Philadelphia. They issued their first policy in 1761. 1908 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Grand Canyon a

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Jan 12, 2023 1854 Anthony Faas from Philadelphia patented the accordion. 1966, Batman with Adam West premiered on ABC! Burt Ward played Robin the Boy Wonder. The caped crusaders fought crime for three

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday Jan 10, 2022 1888 American inventor Louis LePrince patented his single lens motion picture camera. 1920 The Treaty of Versailles took effect ending WW1 between Germany and the Allied Forces.

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday Jan 9, 2022 1811 The first women’s golf tournament was held in Scotland. 1949 The new 7-inch 33 1/3 rpm micro-groove record format was announced by Columbia. 2007 Apple’s iPhone

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Jan. 6, 2023 1945 The Looney Tunes cartoon skunk Pepé Le Pew made his first appearance. Pepé Le Pew was voiced by Mel Blanc. 1969 Future U.S. President, Jimmy Carter

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  Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Jan 5, 2023 1914 The automaker Henry Ford announced an unprecedented five-dollar-a-day minimum wage for his employees, doubling the current wages of his assembly line workers. Five dollars in 1914

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Jan 4, 2023 1847 Samuel Colt made his first sale to the U.S. government. Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers had used Colt revolvers and was impressed by them

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 1817 The first coffee was planted in Hawaii. 1924 Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other Milky Way systems. 1972 President Nixon halted the bombing of North

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 1848 Gas lights were installed at the White House for the first time. 1851 The first YMCA chapter opened in Boston. 1949 The first UHF television station

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022 1945 Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance. 1981 WEA Records raises the price of its 45-rpm singles from $1.68 to $1.98. 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022  1831 Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin’s discoveries during the voyage formed the basis of his theory of evolution.

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 1865 The first U.S. patent for a coffee percolator is issued to inventor James H. Nason. 1919 Babe Ruth, known as “The Bambino”, was sold by the

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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, Dec. 23, 2022   1783 George Washington resigned at U.S. Commander in Chief of the Army 1913 The U.S. Federal Reserve system was authorized. 1947 The ‘transistor’ was invented by