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Each Saturday we start with an easy “scroll down memory lane.” It’s a quick look back in the pages of history before we head out to write new chapters today.
So, grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and let’s take a peek at events that have happened along the way On This Day…
Today is Saturday, July 24th, the 205th day of the year. There are 160 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1933, “The Romance of Helen Trent” debuted on radio. The program stayed on the air for 27 years.
In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that President Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to prosecutors investigating the Watergate scandal.
In 1978, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin was fired by team owner George Steinbrenner. He was later rehired, then fired, then rehired, then fired.
In 1984, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw retired. He led the Steelers to four Super Bowl victories.
In 1985, Walt Disney’s film “The Black Cauldron” opened. It was Disney’s 25th full-length cartoon. It cost Disney 25-million dollars to produce the feature.
In 1987, 91-year-old Hulda Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan’s Mount Fuji.
In 1997, Charles Taylor was declared Liberia’s new president following elections days earlier.
In 1998, a gunman opened fire in the U.S. Capitol building killing two police officers before being shot and captured.
In 1998, the movie “Saving Private Ryan” starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon opened in theaters around the country. Steven Spielberg ended up winning the Oscar for Best Director.
In 1999, NBA star Grant Hill married R&B singer Tamia Washington on this date.
In 2003, media outlets worldwide broadcast grisly photos of Saddam Hussein’s dead sons Uday and Qusay days after the pair where killed during a gun battle with U.S. troops in Mosul.
In 2005, Lance Armstrong won his seventh straight Tour de France race and said it was time to retire. Armstrong finished the final state of the race in 118th place, but his time was good enough to retain the title. Ivan Basso of Italy finished second overall.
In 2007, just eleven days out of rehab, 21-year-old Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of DUI. It was her second DUI arrest in two months, and her third time in rehab.
In 2008, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama delivered a speech before thousands of people in Berlin, Germany, emphasizing the ties between America and Germany. Obama pointed out the lessons learned from the fall of the Berlin Wall, saying that society’s walls can be torn down, but the task is never easy.
In 2011, hundreds of same-sex couples exchanged vows hours after New York’s gay marriage law went into effect.
In 2012, actor Sherman Hemsley, best known for playing the role of dry cleaner business owner George Jefferson in the CBS sitcom “The Jeffersons,” died on this date at the age of 74.
In 2012, actor Chad Everett, star of the 1970s TV series “Medical Center,” died on this date. He was 76.
In 2013, the Royal Family announced the name of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s newborn son as George Alexander Louis, adding that the baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
In 2015, AT&T bought DirecTV, making the combined company the country’s largest pay-TV provider. It took more than a year for the FCC to approve the buyout.
In 2018, Pop singer Demi Lovato was hospitalized for a heroin overdose.
In 2019, Facebook paid a five-billion-dollar fine to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for violating consumer privacy.
And that brings us here to this day.
So, whatever plans lay ahead for your 7.24.2021 we wish you a day full of moments for your own personal record books.
Thanks for stopping by.
