WAY BACK WHEN for Weds., May 22, 2024
1891 Thomas Edison gives the first public demonstration of his motion picture camera, the Kinetoscope.
1956 The NBC Peacock airs its feathers, making its first on-air appearance. NBC used the peacock to promote its color programming and to encourage viewers to buy color TV sets. NBC’s owner, RCA, manufactured color television sets.
1992 Johnny Carson hosted his last The Tonight Show, having hosted it since 1962. His final guests were Robin Williams and Bette Midler.
Music History
1976 Wings started a five-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Silly Love Songs’, McCartney’s fifth US No.1 since leaving The Beatles. Paul had often been teased by music critics as well as former Beatle and friend, John Lennon, for writing lightweight songs, so he wrote this number in response.
Notable Birthdays:
Olympic Gold Medalist Apolo Ohno 42
Naomi Campbell 54
Actor Michael Kelly 55
Credit to:
Thisdayinmusic.com and Thisdaytrivia.com
