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 the U.S. The Ampex company teamed up with Mullin to bring audio and eventually video recording capability.
1973 The U.S., North and South Vietnam, and the National Liberation Front signed peace accords, ending the Viet Nam war, the longest war in U.S. history.
Music History:
1973 British Glam Rock Group Sweet appeared at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland and were driven offstage by a barrage of bottles. The incident inspired their song ‘The Ballroom Blitz’ which went on to reach number one in Canada, number two in the UK and the Australian Chart, and number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Notable Birthdays:
Actress Mimi Rogers 67
Chief Justice John Roberts 68
Actor James Cromwell 83
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
