Hello! Here we are in 2026.
How are the first days of the new year treating you? Hopefully you’re off to a good start and feeling hopeful about the days, weeks and months ahead.
Whew. On the other side of the holidays, we return to our Saturday morning routine to simply slow things down a bit.
This is the day where we start with a simple “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a chance to see what events happened on this day in history before we head out to make new history today.
So, if you are new-WELCOME! We’re glad you are here.
If you know the drill and have been doing this for awhile, THANK YOU. We’re glad you are here.
Grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Today is Saturday, January 3rd, the third day of the year.
On this day:
In 1872, the first patent list was issued by the U.S. Patent Office.
In 1888, the drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone of Washington D.C.
In 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for 125-thousand dollars and a 350-thousand dollar loan.
In 1938, “The Mothers March” was organized to fight infantile paralysis. It later became “The March of Dimes.”
In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state of the Union.
In 1962, ground was broken for the Houston Astrodome.
In 1967, Jack Ruby died. He is famous for killing suspected President Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
In 1973, CBS sold the New York Yankees baseball club to a 12-member group headed by George Steinbrenner. The team sold for ten-million dollars.
In 1976, the U.S. preforms a nuclear test in Nevada.
In 1977, the technology company Apple became incorporated.
In 1987, Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 1997, Bryant Gumbel hosted NBC’s “Today” show for the final time. He was replaced by Matt Lauer.
In 2014, singer Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers, passed away at the age of 74. Everly and his brother Don charted almost three dozen hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s with songs such as “Wake Up Little Suzie,” “All I Have To Do Is Dream” and “Bye Bye Love.”
In 2020, a U.S. drone strike kills a top Iranian security and intelligence commander, bringing tension between the two countries.
In 2021, the Washington Post releases audio of a call where President Donald Trump tells Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger,” I just want to find 11-thousand, 780 votes, which is one more than we have”
In 2022, Apple became the first U.S. company to be worth three-trillion-dollars in value. It tripled its price in under four years.
In 2023, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United after criticizing it publicly to join the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for the “biggest salary ever in football.”
That brings us here to this day.
Whatever plans you have for your own 1.3.2026 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
