Hello.
Welcome to your weekend! We’re glad you are here.
When it comes to Spring in Wisconsin we might not know exactly what to expect with the weather, but we can almost certainly predict that life will get busy. Despite the days “getting longer” it sometimes still feels like there aren’t enough hours in them. We get it. That’s why we take Saturday morning’s to slow down a bit with our “scroll down memory lane.” It’s just a simple look back at events that happened on this day in history before we head out to make new history today.
So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Today is Saturday, May 9th, the 129th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1754, the first American newspaper cartoon was published in the “Pennsylvania Gazette.”
In 1899, the lawn mower was patented.
In 1914, the first Mother’s Day was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson.
In 1937, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy started their own radio show on NBC.
In 1940, actress Vivian Leigh made her American theatre debut with Lawrence Olivier in “Romeo and Juliet” in New York City.
In 1960, the public sale of the birth control pill was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. This made the United States the first country to use “the pill” legally.
In 1962, George Martin signed The Beatles to their first recording contract.
In 1970, AFL-CIO founder Walter P. Reuther died at the age of 62.
In 1989, country star Keith Whitley died at the age of 33.
In 1990, Irish singer Sinead O’Connor refused to perform on “Saturday Night Live” after it was announced that controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay would be a last-minute replacement host. Cast member Nora Dunn also backed out of the show.
In 1991, cancer-stricken actor Michael Landon made his final public appearance on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.” The episode ranks as one of the highest-rated episodes in “The Tonight Show’s” history.
In 1992, Miss Namibia, a six-foot-tall model and masseuse, was crowned Miss Universe, the first ever from her country to win the beauty pageant.
In 1997, former Florida Representative Douglas “Pete” Peterson became the first ambassador to communist Vietnam since American troops pulled out of the country in 1975.
In 2001, songwriter James Myers, best known for writing the rock ‘n roll classic “Rock Around The Clock,” performed by Bill Haley & His Comets, died on this date at the age of 81.
In 2001, Kenny Rogers received a special Career Achievement Award from the Academy of Country Music during its 36th Annual Awards show held at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles.
In 2004, comic legend Alan King died after a bout with lung cancer. He was 76. Often hailed as an exemplar of Jewish comedy, the cigar-chomping King was known for addressing audiences in his stand-up routines and for his first-person monologue delivery.
In 2012, then President Obama announced his endorsement of same-sex marriage during an interview with ABC News.
In 2016, the bison was named the national mammal of the United States. Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act on this day.
In 2017, F.B.I. Director James Comey was dismissed by then President Trump.
In 2018, then President Trump was praised following the release of three Americans held in North Korea.
In 2019, Pope Francis introduced new rules on reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
In 2020, singer Little Richard died at the age of 87.
In 2022, a portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol sold for $195 million at auction. The record breaking sale made it the highest price ever for an American artwork.
In 2023, a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll and was ordered to pay her five-million-dollars.
That brings us here to this day.
Whatever plans you have for your own 5.9.2026 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to add to the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
