WAY BACK WHEN for Monday, May 13, 2024
1637, Cardinal Richelieu of France invented the Table Knife. Until then, people used daggers to cut their meat. Cardinal Richelieu had the points rounded off all the knives at his table.
1935 ‘Werewolf of London’ was released. It was the first werewolf film by a major Hollywood studio.
1983 Dick Cavett dropped his pants to show his running shorts on The Tonight Show. Jonny Carson replied, “If you do things like this; no wonder your show is going off PBS.”
Music History
1967 The Supremes landed their 10th #1 song with “The Happening.”
Notable Birthdays:
Host Steven Colbert 60
Former NBA Star Dennis Rodman 63
Superstar Stevie Wonder 74
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
