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Thanks for making us part of your weekend. We’re glad you are here!
We know that the week can sometimes be busy, hectic, and stressful. For that reason, we like to slow things down on Saturday mornings and take a simple “stroll down memory lane.”
It’s a look back at moments in history that happened on this day before we head out to make memories on a new day. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Today is Saturday, July 23rd, the 204th day of the year. There are 161 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1829, William Burt received a patent for his Typographer, which was a forerunner of the typewriter.
In 1885, former president Ulysses S. Grant died. He died of throat cancer.
In 1903, the Ford Motor Company completed the sale of its first automobile to Chicago dentist Ernst Plennig. It was a Model A designed and manufactured by Michigan machinist Henry Ford.
In 1904, Charles Minches’ ice cream cone invention was introduced to the public at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.
In 1938, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service approved the first federal game preserve. The preserve occupied two-thousand acres of land in Utah.
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman made the first presidential surprise visit to Congress since 1789. He sat in the same Senate seat he occupied while serving as a Missouri Senator.
In 1962, the “Telstar” communications satellite sent the first live television broadcast from the United States to Europe.
In 1966, Frank Sinatra topped the pop album charts with “Strangers in the Night.”
In 1982, while filming a helicopter stunt for “Twilight Zone: The Movie” the helicopter crashes and kills actor Vic Morrow and two illegally employed children. Producer John Landis, associate producer George Folsey Jr., as well as the production manager, pilot and explosives specialist were tried and acquitted on charges of manslaughter.
In 1984, Miss America Vanessa Williams relinquished her title at the request of pageant officials. She turned in her crown just days after nude pictures of her turned up in “Penthouse” magazine.
In 1986, Britain’s Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London.
In 1990, President Bush appointed New Hampshire Judge David Souter to succeed outgoing Justice William J. Brennan on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1996, The U.S women’s gymnastics team won its first-ever team gold at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The 1996 team was nicknamed “magnificent seven.”
In 1997, the search for suspected spree-killer Andrew Cunanan ended when police found his body on a houseboat in Florida. The suspected killer of Gianni Versace apparently took his own life.
In 1999, a private memorial mass was held for John F, Kennedy Jr., his wife and sister-in-law, a week after the plane Kennedy piloted crashed into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean near Martha’s Vineyard.
In 1999, Morocco’s King Hassan the Second died at the age of 70.
In 1999, the first day of the three-day Woodstock ’99 rock music festival opened in Rome, New York.
In 1999, Eileen Collins became the first woman to command a U.S. space flight with the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission lasted four days.
In 2000, cyclist Lance Armstrong clinched his second straight victory in the Tour de France.
In 2000, at age 24, Tiger Woods became the youngest player to win the career Grand Slam with his victory the British Open.
In 2001, author Eudora Welty died on this date at the age of 92. The Eudora E-mail program was named for her.
In 2003, New York City Councilman James Davis was killed after a political rival opened fire in New York’s City Hall. The gunman was identified as Othniel Askew who was to have run against Davis in the fall elections. Askew was shot and killed at the scene by a policeman.
In 2005, at least three explosions rocked the Red Sea resort area of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, killing at lest 50 people. The series of bombs went off within minutes of each other hitting hotels and markets. It was the third bombing attack targeting tourists in Egypt in the past nine months.
In 2006, Floyd Landis became the third American to win the Tour de France.
In 2006, Tiger Woods defended his British Open Championship with a two-shot victory at Royal Liverpool. Woods became the first player since Tom Watson in 1983 to successfully defend his title and ran his record to 11-and-0 in major championships.
In 2007, during an interview with David Letterman on CBS’ “Late Show With David Letterman,” comedian Drew Carey announced that he would replace Bob Barker as host of the long running CBS game show “The Price Is Right.”
In 2009, a funeral for legendary news anchorman Walter Cronkite was held at St. Bartholomew’s Church in Manhattan. Cronkite, who anchored the “CBS Evening News for 19 years from 1962 to 1981, died on January 17th, 2009 at 92.
In 2010, One Direction was formed on the X Factor by combining five solo acts.
In 2011, Grammy winning singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was found dead at her home in north London on this date. Winehouse, best known for her hit single “Rehab,” had a brief but successful career with her retro-soul sound and style highlighted by her trademark beehive hairstyle. She was also known for her troubled personal life that included a public battle with substance abuse. She was 27 years old.
In 2012, the NCAA slapped Penn State University with a 60-million-dollar fine, barred the school from participating in competing in bowl games for four years and vacated all of its football wins from 1998 as punishment for its cover up of the child sex abuse scandal involving assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The NCAA also stripped late head football coach Joe Paterno of the title of the winningest coach in major college football history, pointing to his role in the cover up.
In 2012, pioneering astronaut Sally Ride died on this date at the age of 61. Ride was the first American woman to fly in space. Her historic ride made her a household name.
In 2013, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge introduced their newborn son, the Prince of Cambridge, to the anxious press waiting outside St. Mary’s Hospital in London. Prince William joked that his son had his mother’s good looks and “way more hair” than himself. The baby’s name was revealed the next day as George Alexander Louis.
In 2013, Pope Francis arrived in Brazil for World Youth Day. Thousands of Catholics from throughout Latin America flocked to Rio de Janeiro to welcome him.
In 2015, a gunman opened fire on a showing of the movie “Trainwreck” at the Grand 16 movie theater in Louisiana. John Russell Houser killed two people and injured nine others before killing himself.
In 2018, a gunman killed two people and injured 13 others in Toronto.
In 2019, the U.S. Senate passed a bill championed by comedian Jon Stewart to ensure 9/11 first responders’ fund never runs out of money.
In 2019, Nike’s Jordan Brand signs 2019 NBA number one draft pick Zion Williamson to richest multiyear sponsorship deal for a rookie in history estimated at 75-million-dollars for seven years.
And that brings us here to this day. So, whatever plans you have for your own 7.23.2022 here’s to a day filled with moments to record in your own personal history book!
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