Hello and welcome to your weekend.
As you are getting up and at ‘um, we like to take time on Saturday mornings to slow down with this simple “scroll down memory lane.”
It’s just a way to ease into the day by looking back at events that happened on these dates in history before we head out to make new history today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Tomorrow is Sunday, June 1st, the 152nd day of the year.
On this day:
In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state of the union.
In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
In 1868, the 15th President of the United States James Buchanan died near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
In 1869, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine.
In 1944, the government of Mexico abolished the siesta.
In 1968, blind and deaf author and teacher Helen Keller died in Westport, Connecticut.
In 1980, the Cable News Network, also known as CNN, made its debut.
In 2006, already convicted and sentenced to death in for his involvement in a sniper killing in Virginia, John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to six consecutive life prison terms for a series of sniper killings in Maryland. The sentence followed Muhammad’s conviction after his second trial for the shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C. area in 2002.
In 2007, controversial assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian was paroled from a Michigan prison after spending eight years behind bars. Kevorkian, who was labeled “Dr. Death,” claimed to be responsible for helping more than 130 people commit suicide. While he vowed not to participate in any more assisted suicide procedures upon his release from prison, Kevorkian said he planned to continue working toward the legalization of assisted suicide.
In 2009, an Air France jet carrying 228 people en route from Brazil to France, vanished off the northeastern coast of Brazil. It would be days before searchers found wreckage belonging to the plane.
In 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
In 2009, Conan O’Brien made his debut as the fifth host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” replacing longtime host Jay Leno who stepped down from the position just three days earlier. His “Tonight Show” stint was short-lived, however, lasting just several months. Conan was forced to vacate the post when Leno decided to return to the late night slot.
In 2017, then President Trump announced that the U.S. was withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement.
In 2021, President Biden’s administration reversed former President Trump’s decision and suspended oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
In 2023, after a deal was struck between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Congress passed bipartisan legislation which lifted the government’s debt ceiling of 31.4- trillion dollars.
That brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your weekend we hope there are moments to record on the pages of your own personal history book!
Thanks for stopping by!
