Hello.
Welcome to your weekend and thanks for making us a part of it!
We know that sometimes the week can feel long, stressful, or seem like a struggle. This is why we like to slow things down a bit on Saturday mornings. This is a chance to take a look back on events that happened on this day before we head out to make memories on this new day. It’s a lighter, simple “scroll down memory lane.”
So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Today is Saturday, August 20th, the 232nd day of the year. There are 133 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1866, the National Labor Union held its first formal meeting. The union advocated the eight-hour workday.
In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared an end to the Civil War.
In 1939, the National Bowling Association was founded in Detroit. This was the first U.S. bowling association for African Americans.
In 1953, the Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had conducted a test detonation of a hydrogen bomb.
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act worth one-billion dollars.
In 1965, The Beatles received a gold record for the album “Help!”
In 1968, John Lennon’s wife Cynthia sued him for divorce after finding out Yoko Ono had been living at their home while she was away.
In 1974, Nolan Ryan became the first man to have a pitch clocked at over 100 miles-per-hour. Ryan hurled his famous pitch at a pace of 100-point-four miles-per-hour.
In 1975, the U.S. launched the unmanned Viking One spacecraft on its trip to Mars.
In 1989, “Saved by the Bell” debuted on NBC.
In 1998, former White House intern Monica Lewinsky endured a second round of explicit testimony about her relationship with President Bill Clinton.
In 2000, Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship and became the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in one year.
In 2005, an invite-only funeral for journalist Hunter S. Thompson was held on the late author’s property in Woody Creek, Colorado. His cremated remains were packed into fireworks shells and set off as a fireworks display.
In 2007, billionaire hotel owner Leona Helmsley died on this date at the age of 87. Helmsley and her late husband Harry Helmsley controlled some of the finest hotels in New York and also ran the Empire State Building. She earned the nickname the “Queen of Mean” when she reportedly said, quote, “only little people pay taxes.”
In 2011, reality TV star Kim Kardashian and NBA star Kris Humphries tied the knot in a star-studded wedding ceremony that took place at a private estate in Montecito, California.
In 2012, Augusta National Golf Club announced it was finally opening its doors to women. The formerly all-exclusive men’s club named former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and banker Darla Moore as its first two female members. Augusta National faced protests for its longtime exclusion of female members.
In 2012, legendary comedienne Phyllis Diller died on this date at the age of 95.
In 2015, Former President Jimmy Carter said he is fighting cancer. In a news conference, the 90-year-old Carter said an MRI exam showed he had four spots of melanoma on his brain.
In 2015, Reality TV star Josh Duggar called himself the “biggest hypocrite ever” after it was revealed he had an account on the cheating website AshleyMadison.com.
In 2019, the computer systems in 22 Texas towns were held ransom launching an FBI investigation.
And that brings us here to this day.
So, whatever plans you have for your own 8.20.2022, here’s hoping there are moments to record on the pages of your personal history books along the way.
Thanks for stopping by!
