Hello. Welcome to your weekend.
Each Saturday morning we like to take a lighter approach to the day and start with a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a way to look back at events that have happened along the way before we head forward into our new day.
So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and lets scroll!
Today is Saturday, October 9th, the 282nd day of the year. There are 83 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1701, the Collegiate School of America was chartered in New Haven, Connecticut. The school’s name was later changed to Yale University.
In 1855, the sewing machine motor was patented by Isaac Singer.
In 1872, Montgomery Ward issued the first mail order catalog.
In 1863, the Washington Monument opens to the public.
In 1915, Woodrow Wilson became the first President to attend a World Series game.
In 1935, “Cavalcade of America” was broadcast for the first time on CBS Radio. The show later moved to NBC Radio. It stayed on the air for 18 years.
In 1936, the first generator at Hoover Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles.
In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks for a congressional approval for arming U.S. merchant ships.
In 1949, Harvard Law School starts allowing women to attend.
In 1965, “Yesterday” by The Beatles topped the pop music charts.
In 1967, Latin American guerrilla leader Che Guevara was executed while trying to incite revolution in Bolivia.
In 1973, Priscilla Presley divorced Elvis following a two year separation. The couple had been married for six years.
In 1974, German businessman Oskar Schindler died in Frankfurt, West Germany. He is credited with saving the lives of nearly 12-hundred Jews during the Holocaust.
In 1986, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Phantom of the Opera” opened in London.
In 2001, anthrax-laced letters postmarked in Trenton, New Jersey were sent to Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy.
In 2006, reports that North Korea successfully conducted an underground nuclear weapons test spread rapidly around the globe.
In 2006, Internet search engine Google bought the video sharing website YouTube.
In 2009, President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president since Woodrow Wilson to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2015, Jerry Parr, the Secret Service agent credited with saving President Ronald Reagan’s life during a 1981 assassination attempt died at the age of 85.
In 2016, Samsung temporarily suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of replacements catching fire.
And that lands us here on this day.
So, whatever plans are ahead for your own 10.9.2021 here’s wishing you moments to remember in your own personal history.
Thanks for stopping by!
