Hello.
Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you are here.
As we slip into the final week of August (Ummm…how?!) it seems like Mother Nature is dishing out a dose of true summer weather for us here in the Chippewa Valley even while the first signs of Autumn are sneaking in (have you noticed certain trees turning already?)
As you likely sneak in some final fun moments before the squeak of the sneakers returns to school hallways, it can seems like a lot to juggle sometimes. Hey, we are here for you and with you.
Let’s take a moment to slow it down a bit. That’s what we do on these weekend mornings. We take a little time to look back at events that happened on these days in history before we head out into the world to make new history today.
So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Tomorrow is Sunday, August 25th, the 238th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1227, Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan died during a siege in China.
In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain became the first person to swim the English Channel with no assistance.
In 1900, German philosopher and poet Friedrich Nietzsche died at the age of 55. He became the youngest person ever to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel in 1869 at the age of 24.
In 1916, the National Park Service was created as part of the Department of the Interior.
In 1921, The United States signs a peace treaty with Germany.
In 1946, golfer Ben Hogan captured the PGA Championship. It was his first major title.
In 1950, President Harry S. Truman ordered the Army to take command of the nation’s railroad service due to an eminent railroad strike.
In 1984, author Truman Capote died at the age of 59. His books “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “In Cold Blood” became movies.
In 1986, Paul Simon released his “Graceland” album.
In 1986, Oakland A’s third baseman Mark McGwire hit his first major league home run.
In 1990, the United Nations authorized the use of military action to enforce a trade embargo on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
In 1994, singer Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley had their marriage dissolved after 9 years of marriage.
In 1998, former child actor, Gary Coleman pleaded innocent to the charge that he hit a woman in a mall after she had sought his autograph. Coleman was working at the mall as a security guard.
In 2001, singer and actress Aaliyah was killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas at the age of 22. The small Cessna plane crashed a few minutes after take off, killing everyone on board with exception of four passengers who were pulled from the wreckage, but later died. Aaliyah had been filming a video for her latest release “Rock The Boat” on the island.
In 2009, U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy died on this date at the age of 77. At the time of his death, he was the second-longest serving member in the Senate and served longer than all but two other senators in U.S. history.
In 2012, astronaut pioneer Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died on this date at the age of 82. Upon landing on the moon in 1969, Armstrong uttered the famous quote, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
In 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas with winds up to 130 miles per hour.
In 2017, former President Trump grants presidential pardon to Joe Arpaio. Arpaio had been convicted of contempt of court for racial profiling.
In 2018, former Arizona senator and 2008 presidential candidate John McCain died of brain cancer. He was 81.
In 2022, California voted to ban the sale of all new gas-powered cars by 2035.
That brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your own weekend here’s hoping there are moments along the way to add to the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
