Hello.
Welcome to your weekend. We’re glad you are here!
As we sink into the middle of March and ahead of St. Paddy’s Day are you feeling lucky? Do you have a spring break planned? Or, are you just looking for a little break where you can find it? No matter what, you are in the right place. Every Saturday morning we slow things down a bit and start the day with a simple “scroll down memory lane.”
It’s a way to look back at events that happened on these days before we head out into the world and create new history today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll.
Tomorrow is Sunday, March 16th, the 75th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1802, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was established by an act of Congress. The school was originally intended for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In 1882, the United States Senate approved a treaty allowing the U.S. to join the Red Cross.
In 1915, the Federal Trade Commission began operating. The government appointed group was formed to regulate commerce and prohibit unlawful trade.
In 1945, the Japanese Island of Iwo Jima was secured by the Allies.
In 1985, journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped by gunmen in Beirut, Lebanon. He was released in 1991 after being held captive for more than 24-hundred days.
In 1995, astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to visit the Russian space station Mir.
In 2005, a judge in Redwood City, California formally sentenced Scott Peterson to death for the murders of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn son.
In 2005, a California jury found actor Robert Blake not guilty of first degree murder in the 2001 death of his wife Bonny Lee Bakley. The jury also found the former “Baretta” TV actor not guilty on one count of solicitation of murder. The jury deadlocked on a second count of solicitation of murder with eleven of the panel members voting not guilty, and one person voting guilty.
In 2010, the estate for late pop superstar Michael Jackson signed what was reported to be the largest recording deal in history with Sony Music. The deal, which was said to be worth 250-Million-dollars, gave Sony the rights to sell Jackson’s back catalog, previously unreleased tracks and the soundtrack to the “This Is It” concert movie which Jackson was filming before his sudden death in June 2009.
In 2016, Frank Sinatra Jr. died at the age of 72. The singer died of a heart attack in a Daytona Beach, Florida hospital.
In 2016, President Obama picked appellate court judge Merrick Garland to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. However, Senate Republican leaders ignored Obama’s nomination. Republicans argued that the next president should make the pick after voters have their say in November’s election.
In 2020, the MLB suspends the rest of Spring Training and delayed the start of the upcoming regular season because of COVID-19.
In 2021, a declassified U.S. intelligence report said Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized efforts to help then President Donald Trump get re-elected.
In 2021, a gunman shot and killed eight people at three different spas in the Atlanta area.
In 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed US Congress remotely pleading for further aid against the Russian invasion.
In 2022, for the first time since 2018, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a point to help ease rising price inflation.
That brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your own 3.15.2025 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
