Paul Layendecker

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, April 28, 2026 1789 “The Mutiny on the Bounty”’ as Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against his commanding officer William Bligh the HMS Bounty, placing Bligh and some of his crew adrift on an open boat. 1887... See more

WAY BACK WHEN for Monday, April 27, 2026 1880, Francis Clarke and M.G. Foster patented the Electrical Hearing Aid. 1899 American cartoonist and creator of Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, and Chilly Willy Walter Lantz was born. His wife Gracie Lantz provided... See more

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday. April 24, 2026 1800 Library of Congress was established. It started with the library of Thomas Jefferson. 1888 Camera and Film maker The Eastman-Kodak company was founded. They filed for bankruptcy in 2011. 1... See more

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” TODAY! Tuesday, April 21, 2025 1876 The first ‘fire pole’ was installed in a New York City Firehouse. Installed in New York City. 1918, Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, better known as the “Red Baron”, was shot down. He mad... See more

Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Friday, March 27, 2025 1860 – A Patent for the sewing machine was granted to M.L. Byrn of New York City. 1963 – Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds Premiered: Alfred Hitchcock’s classic horror-thriller, The Birds, had its w... See more