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We’re glad you are here and want to say thank you for spending some time with us on the weekend.
Before you head out to make history today, we invite you to start with a simple scroll and look back at events that happened on these days in history. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Tomorrow is is Sunday, August 10th, the 222nd day of the year.
On this day:
In 1821, Missouri became the 24th state.
In 1927, Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated.
In 1932, the original animal actor Rin Tin Tin died.
In 1941, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill held a meeting in Newfoundland. It was the second meeting between the two leaders.
In 1945, Japan announced they would surrender as long as Emperor Hirohito would be remained uncharged. This comes a day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
In 1949, the U.S. National Military Establishment changed its name to the Department of Defense.
In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Psycho” premiered in Los Angeles.
In 1969, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were murdered in their Los Angeles home by members of the Charles Manson “family.” The murders came just one day after actress Sharon Tate and four others were killed.
In 1970, Doors frontman Jim Morrison entered court to face charges of allegedly exposing himself to an audience in Miami.
In 1972, Paul and Linda McCartney were arrested for drug possession in Sweden.
In 1977, David Berkowitz was arrested in Yonkers, New York. He was accused of being the serial killer known as “Son of Sam.”
In 1981, Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies became the National League’s all-time hit leader by smacking hit number three-thousand-631.
In 1984, Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing led Team USA to a 96-65 win over Spain in the men’s basketball gold medal game at the Los Angeles Olympics.
In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed a measure providing 20-thousand-dollar payments to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II.
In 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the second female justice on the Supreme Court.
In 1994, President Clinton asked a federal judge to honor his claim of presidential immunity and dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by former Arkansas state employee Paula Jones.
In 1995, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was convicted of conspiracy, tax evasion and money laundering.
In 1995, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were charged in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The blast killed 168 people. Michael Fortier was implicated in the attack and was charged with four lesser offenses.
In 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers had to forfeit their game to the St. Louis Cardinals because fans who received souvenir baseballs would not stop throwing them on the field. The crowd was warned twice.
In 2006, British authorities arrested 24 people in connection with a major terrorist plot that allegedly involved plans to blow up aircraft in mid-flight between Britain and the U.S.
In 2008, Grammy and Oscar winning soul icon Isaac Hayes died at the age of 65. Hayes won an Oscar for Best Original Song for “The Theme from Shaft,” the song that accompanied the hit 1971 movie “Shaft.” In later years, he gained renewed popularity for supplying the voice of Chef of the racy cartoon series “South Park.”
In 2018, the courts held Monsanto responsible in a court case for acting with malice in concerns to its weed killer.
In 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his New York jail cell. He was awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges.
In 2021, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo resigned from his position after a sexual harassment scandal.
In 2022, former President Trump invoked the fifth amendment nearly 450 times at a deposition of his business practices by the New York Attorney General’s office.
That brings us here to this day.
Whatever plans you have for your weekend, here’s hoping there are moments along the way for you to record on the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
