Hello. Welcome to your weekend! We’re glad you are here.
As we get into the homestretch of March and start to slip into April and “real Spring” it kind of feels like time is moving faster all the time. That’s why we take time to intentionally slow down a bit on Saturday mornings with our simple “scroll down memory lane.”
It’s a look back at events that happened on this day in history before you head out to make new history today. We are glad you’re here for it! Grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll.
Today is Saturday, March 28th, the 87th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1799, New York State abolished slavery.
In 1881, Barnum and Bailey formed their “Greatest Show On Earth.”
In 1958, blues legend W.C. Handy died at the age of 84. He is known as the “Father of the Blues.”
In 1969, former President Dwight Eisenhower died at the age of 78.
In 1972, Wilt Chamberlain retired from professional basketball.
In 1979, residents in and around Middletown, Pennsylvania, were evacuated following a nuclear meltdown inside the Unit Two reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. It is remembered as the country’s worst commercial nuclear disaster.
In 1984, the Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis in the middle of the night.
In 1996, Congress passed the line-item veto, giving the president the power to cut government spending by scrapping specific items.
In 2002, Hollywood producer/director Billy Wilder died at the age of 95. “The Lost Weekend, “The Apartment,” and “Sunset Boulevard” are among Wilder’s best known films.
In 2006, former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger died. He was 88. Weinberger served as Secretary of Defense under President Reagan from 1981 to 1987. He’s best remembered for his roles in the Iran-Contra Affair and a massive buildup in defense spending. Weinberger was indicted by a special counsel in the Iran-Contra scandal. He was later pardoned by President George H.W. Bush in 1992.
In 2006, riot police and protestors clashed in Paris as hundreds of thousands of people participated in a one-day strike to protest a new labor law in France. The law allowed employers to dismiss young workers without reason during a two-year trial period.
In 2016, the FBI was able to crack the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook and “no longer required” Apple’s help. The Justice Department withdrew its legal action against the company. Apple fought a court order demanding it create a way to break into the phone, saying doing so would damage users’ privacy.
In 2017, US President Donald Trump signed the Energy Independence executive order undoing Obama climate-control measures.
In 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
In 2024, founder of FTX exchange Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.
That brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your own 3.28.2026 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
