On This Day…

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Welcome to your weekend! As we feel the first chills of Autumn weather are you ready to grab the hoodies or already missing Summer? Either way, Mother Nature makes the rules and you can CLICK HERE for your First Alert forecast with WEAU 13 to see what the next couple of days have in store.

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From Friday night lights to Saturday morning sunrise, we are here and ready to start the day with you in a simple way before the hustle and bustle begins. We always take a simple “scroll down memory lane” on weekend mornings to see what events happened on this day in history before you head out to make new history today.

So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!

On This Day…

• 1911: The Wuchang Uprising begins in China, marking a crucial step toward the fall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
• 1939: A letter from Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt is received, discussing the potential of using uranium to create a powerful new weapon, leading to the creation of the Manhattan Project.
• 1962: Pope John XXIII opens the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), ushering in sweeping modernizations within the Catholic Church.

• 1968: NASA launches Apollo 7, the first crewed mission of the Apollo program.
• 1969: The Zodiac Killer, who terrorized Northern California, claims his final confirmed victim, taxi driver Paul Stine.
• 1971: John Lennon’s iconic song “Imagine” is released as a single.
• 1975: Saturday Night Live (originally NBC’s Saturday Night) premieres on NBC.
• 1975: Bill Clinton marries Hillary Rodham in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

• 1984: Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to walk in space.
• 1987: The AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed for the first time during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
• 1991: Anita Hill testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas.
• 1999: Principal photography begins on director Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. 

2000–present

• 2002: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 2022: Actress Angela Lansbury, best known for her role in Murder, She Wrote, dies at age 96. 

That brings us here to this day.

Whatever plans you have for your own 10.11.2025 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books!