On This Day..

Hello. Welcome to your weekend.

We are glad you are here. Incase you are new to visiting the 715 Newsroom, let me just say “thank you” for being here. If you are a regular, “thank you” for coming back. We appreciate your time…and recognize that it seems to go faster all the time! On that note, we like to slow things down a bit to start your Saturday with our “scroll down memory lane.”

This is just a simple look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to make new history today. Relax, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!

On this day:

In 1821, Missouri became the 24th state.

In 1927, Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated.

In 1932, the original animal actor Rin Tin Tin died.

In 1945, Japan announced they would surrender as long as Emperor Hirohito would be remained uncharged. This comes a day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

In 1949, the U.S. National Military Establishment changed its name to the Department of Defense.

In 1969, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of the Charles Manson “family.” The murders came just one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others were killed.

In 1970, Doors frontman Jim Morrison entered court to face charges of allegedly exposing himself to an audience in Miami.

In 1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for drug possession in Sweden.

In 1977, David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York. He was accused of being the serial killer known as “Son of Sam.”

In 1981, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies became the National League’s all-time hit leader by smacking hit number three-thousand-631.

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing 20-thousand-dollar payments to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II.

In 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the Supreme Court.

In 1994, President Clinton asked a federal judge to honor his claim of presidential immunity and dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones.

In 1995, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and money laundering.

In 1995, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The blast killed 168 people. Michael Fortier was implicated in the attack and was charged with four lesser offenses.

In 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers had to forfeit their game to the St. Louis Cardinals because fans who received souvenir baseballs would not stop throwing them on the field. The crowd was warned twice.

In 2006, British authorities arrested 24 people in connection with a major terrorist plot that allegedly involved plans to blow up aircraft in mid-flight between Britain and the U.S.

In 2008, Grammy and Oscar winning soul icon Isaac Hayes died on this date at the age of 65. Hayes won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “The Theme from Shaft,” the song that accompanied the hit 1971 movie “Shaft.” In later years, he gained renewed popularity for supplying the voice of Chef of the racy cartoon series “South Park.”

In 2018, the courts held Monsanto responsible in a court case for acting with malice in concerns to its weed killer.

In 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell. He was awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.

In 2021, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo resigned from his position after a sexual harassment scandal.

In 2022, former President Trump invoked the fifth amendment nearly 450 times at a deposition of his business practices by the New York Attorney General’s office.

That brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your own 8.10.2024 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books!