Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, July 17, 2023
1790 English cabinetmaker Thomas Saint patented a machine with features that are basic to most modern sewing machines. It is not known if he ever built one.
1955 Walt Disney’s theme park opened in Anaheim, California.
That same year: Arco, Idaho became the first town powered entirely by atomic energy when a 3,500-watt experimental power plant went online for an hour. The reactor was the BORAX-III by Argonne National Laboratory.
1989 After $22 billion and 10 years of development the radar-cloaking ‘B2 Spirit Stealth Bomber’ made its maiden voyage.
Music History:
1982 Irene Cara was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Fame’, which was based on the hit TV series about a New York drama school. Cara (who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original movie) won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for the same.
Notable Birthdays today:
Actor David Hasselhoff 71
Actor Lucie Arnaz 72
Actor Donald Sutherland 88
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
