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If you are here to simply slip into your Saturday at a slower pace, welcome! We have you covered. We begin every weekend with our “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a simple look back at 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!
Today is Saturday, November 15th, the 319th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1777, the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation.
In 1926, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) debuted with a network of 24 stations.
In 1937, air conditioning was used in the U.S. House and Senate chambers for the first time.
In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
In 1956, Elvis Presley’s first film, “Love Me Tender,” opened at the Paramount Theater in New York City.
In 1969, the first Wendy’s Hamburger restaurant opened in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1981, “This Week with David Brinkley” debuted on ABC.
In 1990, the producer for the duo Milli Vanilli confirmed the pair did not sing on their Grammy award winning debut album “Girl You Know It’s True.” The two men later returned their Best New Artist Grammy Award.
In 1992, NASCAR Hall-of-Famer “King” Richard Petty ended his 35-year racing career in the Hooter’s 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
In 1993, Joey Buttafuoco was sentenced to six-months for the statutory rape of Amy Fisher.
In 2004, Secretary of State Colin Powell resigned from office. Powell, the first African-American Secretary of State, said it was always his intention to serve only one term.
In 2007, Major League Baseball home run king Barry Bonds was indicted of lying and obstruction of justice. The charges stemmed from an investigation into allegations of steroid use.
In 2012, BP settles for four-point-five-billion-dollars in the Deep Horizon Oil Spill case.
In 2013, Sony launched the PlayStation Four. It sold one million units on the first day.
In 2015, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning broke the NFL’s all-time passing record. On this day, Manning became the all-time leading passer with a four-yard pass to Ronnie Hillman in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs. Brett Favre previously held the record with 71-thousand-838 career passing yards.
In 2015, Holly Holm knocked out Ronda Rousey with a brutal head kick to become the new UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion. This was Rousey’s first loss.
In 2017, the world record price for a piece of artwork was broken in an action in New York. “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo da Vinci was sold for 450-point-three-million-dollars.
In 2019, the movie “Joker” starring Joaquin Phoenix was the first R-rated film to earn one-billion dollars worldwide.
In 2020, the SpaceX Falcon 9 launched its first regular flight to the International Space Station with four astronauts, three from NASA and one Japanese.
In 2022, amid hours-long wait times for fans, Ticketmaster sold more than two million tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. It was the most tickets ever sold in a single day for an artist.
That brings us here to this day.
Whatever plans you have for your own 11.15.2025 here’s hoping there are moments along the way for you to record on the pages of your own history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
