Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
1817 The first coffee was planted in Hawaii.
1924 Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other Milky Way systems.
1972 President Nixon halted the bombing of North Vietnam and announced peace talks.
Music History:
1969 Peter Tork quit The Monkees buying himself out of his contract which left him broke. He went on to form a group called Release and played banjo on George Harrison’s soundtrack to the film Wonderwall.
Notable Birthdays:
TV Personality and Daughter of Muhammad Ali – Laila Ali 47
Golfer Tiger Woods 49
Talk Host Shawn Hannity 63
TV Host Meredith Viera 71
