Hello. We are glad you are here!
So, here we are.
The final full weekend before Christmas. If you are feeling a little bit overwhelmed, stressed, or flat out exhausted-we get it. But among those moments, we invite you to find some time to soak up some joy or at least simply slow down for a bit. Take some time to be present instead of stressing about the presents.
That’s what this is for.
A weekly “scroll down memory lane” to start your weekend. It’s a look back at events that happened on these days in history before you head out into a new day today.
Look, we know it can be a busy and hectic time of year-but, there are also a lot of things to be thankful for and we are thankful for you. Grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Tomorrow is Sunday, December 22nd, the 357th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1937, New York City’s Lincoln Tunnel opened for traffic.
In 1943, children’s author Beatrix Potter died at the age of 77. She penned the classic “Peter Rabbit.”
In 1943, a synthetic rubber center for baseballs is approved for manufacturers.
In 1950, two trains collide in Long Island, killing 77 people.
In 1961, the Nevada Test Site is used for a nuclear test by the U.S.
In 1962, the one-millionth point in the NBA was scored.
In 1963, the 30-day mourning period for President Kennedy ends.
In 1988, police uniform wearing robbers, robbed an armored truck for three-million in New Jersey.
In 1997, a jury awarded former “Melrose Place” actress Hunter Tylo nearly five-million dollars as a result of her lawsuit against Spelling Entertainment Group. Tylo claimed the producers of the show fired her after she became pregnant.
In 2002, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer died of heart failure at his home in Somerset, England. He was 50.
In 2003, a six-point-five magnitude earthquake rocked the state of California. The quake shook buildings from Los Angeles to San Francisco, causing the most damage in the town of Paso Robles where a 19th century clock tower building collapsed, killing two women and injuring dozens of people.
In 2010, former President Obama signed the repeal of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy into law. The 17-year-old law previously banned gays from serving openly in the U.S. military. The practice officially ended on September 20, 2011.
In 2014, singer Joe Cocker died from lung cancer at the age of 70. Some of his hits include “With A Little Help From My Friends,” “Cry Me A River,” and “You Are So Beautiful.”
In 2015, Forbes named Johnny Depp the most overpaid actor of the year.
In 2016, the vaccine VSV-EBOV becomes the first proven vaccine against Ebola when a study found it to be 70 to 100 percent effective.
In 2018, the U.S. federal government starts its partial shutdown.
In 2020, soccer star Lionel Messi broke the late soccer legend Pelé’s record for the most goals for one club when he scored his 644th goal for FC Barcelona.
In 2022, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced that they had seized more than 379-million doses of fentanyl in the year 2022 alone. They stated that was enough to kill every American.
That brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your weekend, here’s hoping there are moments to record on the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
