Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Dec 4, 2021
1969 The U.S. selective services conducted its first lottery to determine the order of call to military service for the Vietnam War. The first date drawn was September 14, making registrants with that birthday the first to be called.
December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks had initially seated herself in the black section of the bus. However, when the whites-only section became filled, the bus driver declared the section she was sitting in was now whites-only and asked her and several other blacks to move. The other blacks moved, but Parks refused prompting her arrest. Her arrest led to a year-long city bus boycott which then led to the ruling that bus segregation was unconstitutional.
1913 Ford begins using a moving assembly line for the mass production of the entire automobile. This reduced the time to build a Model T from over 12 hours to 2½ hours.
Music History:
In 1997, Kenny G set a new world record when he held a note on his saxophone for an astonishing 45 minutes and 47 seconds. The horn player used the circular breathing technique to sustain an E-flat for the duration of his performance.
Notable Birthdays today:
Crooner Lou Rawls 73
Singer Gilbert O’Sullivan 78
Bette Midler 79
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
