Hello!
We’re glad you are here. Welcome to the first weekend in August! We hope your summer is going well and as we slip into a new month, we start it with our standard Saturday “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a simple look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to make new history today.
So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Today is Saturday, August 3rd, the 216th day of the year.
On This Day:
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail aboard the “Santa Maria.”
In 1914, Germany declared war on France. The declaration started World War One. It became known as the “war to end all wars.”
In 1963, the Beatles made their last appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. The group soon became worldwide music superstars.
In 1966, comedian Lenny Bruce died of a morphine overdose. He was 40.
In 1970, the debut of “NBC Nightly News” was broadcast.
In 1971, former Beatles member Paul McCartney formed a new group called Wings.
In 1981, 13 thousand air traffic controllers in the U.S. went on strike, defying an order by President Reagan. The strike went on, causing cancellations of nearly 15 thousand flights. Reagan fired those who defied his order after 48 hours of striking.
In 1984, Olympic U.S. gymnast Mary Lou Retton scored a perfect 10.00, accomplishing what no American woman gymnast ever had. She captured the gold medal in all-around gymnastics. She had to score a perfect 10.00 because her Russian competitor had just landed a 9.9.
In 1990, the PGA said it would not hold any golf tournaments at clubs that have all-white memberships, or that show signs of discrimination.
In 2004, the Statue of Liberty Pedestal reopened for the first time after 9/11 attacks.
In 2008, multimillion-dollar photos of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s newborn twins were up on People Magazine’s website. People won the rights to the photos of Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon for 14-million dollars, the most money ever paid for baby pictures.
In 2008, Morgan Freeman was injured in a car accident near Ruleville, Mississippi, when his car flipped over several times on the highway.
In 2015, Cecil the Lion became a Beanie Baby. Ty Incorporated’s founder and chairman says he hopes to raise awareness for animal conservation and comfort those saddened by the loss of Cecil the Lion.
In 2017, The man known to “Harry Potter” fans as Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, died. Robert Hardy’s family said he died at a retirement home for actors near London at the age of 91.
In 2017, Massachusetts woman Michelle Carter sentenced to 2 and a half years for urging her boyfriend to commit suicide.
In 2019, a man shot entered an El Paso, Texas Walmart and killed 22 people and shot 24 others.
In 2022, former U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was the first speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years.
In 2023, former president Trump pled not guilty to all charges brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith. Smith charged former president Trump with conspiracy to defraud the country and the attempt to prevent peaceful transfer of power to now president Biden.
That brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your own 8.4.2024 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
