Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Weds., Mar. 5, 2025
1946 Winston Churchill remarked, “An iron curtain has descended across the continent” referring to the Russian threat. The term “The Iron Curtain” would become synonymous with the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
1957 Joan Anderson brought back a bamboo “exercise hoop” from Australia and called it a Hula Hoop after the motion used by Hawaiian dancers. Her husband showed it to Arthur “Spud” Melin of Wham-O and they agreed on a gentleman’s handshake that they would share in any profits. However, the company would cut them out of the deal, and they got nothing.
Music History:
1963 30-year-old country singer Patsy Cline died when her plane crashed in inclement weather. Her pilot was not instrument rated and was trying to fly in heavy weather.
1978 The Village People recorded the music video for their hit In the Navy aboard the USS Reasoner. After the success of Y.M.C.A. in promoting the YMCA, the group was asked to write a recruitment song for the Navy. They gave the Navy the rights to use the song in recruiting ads in exchange for allowing them to shoot the video on the deck of the Reasoner.
Notable Birthdays:
Actor Kevin Connoly 51 (Beverly Hillbillies and The Notebook)
Duane “The Rock” Johnson 53
Televangelist Joel Osteen 62
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
