Hello.
Along with the warmer weather, the to-do list can heat up this time of year as well, which is why we invite you to start the day with a little slow down. A simple “scroll down memory lane” with us. It’s a way to look back at some events that happened on these days in history before we head out to make new history today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Tomorrow is Sunday, April 13th, the 103rd day of the year.
On this day:
In 1943, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
In 1961, the U.N. General Assembly condemned South Africa for its apartheid policies.
In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first black actor to win an Academy Award in a major category. He won the Best Actor Award for his role in “Lilies of the Field.”
In 1970, the crew aboard Apollo 13 radioed Mission Control in Houston about a problem with the spacecraft. They were about four-fifths of the way to the moon when an oxygen tank burst. The nation watched and waited as the crippled spacecraft and its crew members miraculously made it back to Earth. The story inspired the film “Apollo 13.”
In 1986, legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus came from four shots back with four holes to play to win his sixth Masters title.
In 1992, South African activist Nelson Mandela announced his plans to divorce his wife Winnie.
In 1998, Dolly, the cloned sheep, gave birth to Bonnie in a normal delivery.
In 1999, right-to-die suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian was sentenced to ten to 25 years in prison in Michigan for second degree murder. Kevorkian was convicted earlier of administering a lethal injection into a Lou Gehrig’s disease patient.
In 2009, a jury convicted legendary music producer Phil Spector of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson. It was Spector’s second trial for the case. His first ended in a mistrial in 2007. Prosecutors said Spector shot and killed Clarkson in the foyer of his Los Angeles-area home in February of 2003. Defense attorneys had argued that Clarkson was depressed and took her own life.
In 2011, a federal court jury in San Francisco found former baseball star Barry Bonds guilty of obstruction of justice, but could not agree on three other charges of perjury. Bonds was accused of lying to a federal grand jury about knowingly using performance-enhancing drugs.
In 2016, Lakers great Kobe Bryant played his last career game. He concluded his 20-year run by dropping 60-points as Los Angeles beat the Utah Jazz, 101-96, at the STAPLES Center. Bryant’s final game also broke a record for NBA merchandise sales
In 2016, the Golden State Warriors made NBA history. The team broke the 1995-96 Bulls’ single-season wins record with a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at ORACLE Arena. The Warriors finished the year 73-and-9, one game ahead of the Bulls 72-10 record.
In 2016, the CDC confirmed that the Zika virus causes the birth defect known as microcephaly, which can lead to babies being born with abnormally small heads. An official said this is the first time in history that a mosquito bite has been seen as the cause of birth defects.
In 2017, the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. military’s arsenal was used for the first time ever. The more than 20-thousand pound so-called “mother of all bombs” was dropped on an ISIS target in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan.
In 2021, voice actor Hank Azaria, who is white, apologized for voicing the Indian character Apu on the Simpsons for three decades.
In 2023, the FBI arrested Massachusetts Air National Guard member, 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, for leaking classified documents and national security secrets in an online gaming group chat.
In 2023, fashion designer Mary Quant died at the age of 93. Quant popularized the mini skirt and was instrumental in the Mod and youth fashion movement.
That brings us here to this day.
Whatever plans you have for your own 4.12.2025 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history book!
Thanks for stopping by!
