Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Wednesday April 21, 2021
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1876 The first Fire Pole was installed in a New York City fire station.
1918 The German World War I flying ace Red Baron (Baron Von Richthofen) was killed in combat. (No word whether Snoopy was involved.)
1986 Geraldo Rivera’s live broadcast opening Al Capone’s secret underground vault, only to find empty bottles. This show received the highest rating in syndicated TV history to that time, with an estimated 30 million viewers.
1977 The Broadway hit Annie opened on Broadway.
Music History:
1973 Tony Orlando & Dawn started a four week run at No.1 on the US singles charts with ‘Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree’, BTW the biggest selling song of 1973, selling over 6 million copies). The song was based on a true story of a prisoner who wrote to his wife asking that if she still loved him, to tie a yellow ribbon around an oak tree in the town square in White Oak, Georgia.
Notable Birthdays today:
Actress Andie McDowell 63
Actor Tony Danza 70
Actor Charles Grodin 86
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
