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As we reach the end of April, there have been some stressful and heavy moments. So, to start your Saturday we like to slow things down a bit with an easy “scroll down memory lane.”
It’s a simply way to look back on the pages of history before we head out into a new day. Grab your favorite morning sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Today is Saturday, April 30th, the 120th day of the year. There are 245 days until the end of the year.
On this day:
In 1789, George Washington took office as the first president of the United States.
In 1798, the U.S. Department of the Navy was established.
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt became first chief executive to appear on TV. Roosevelt spoke at the opening ceremonies of the World’s Fair in Flushing, New York.
In 1945, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife Eva Braun as Russian troops closed in on his hiding place in Berlin. Hitler was 56.
In 1964, the FCC ruled all television receivers should be equipped for VHF and the new UHF.
In 1983, Hall-of-Fame blues singer “Muddy” Waters died at the age of 68.
In 1992, more than 44-million viewers tuned in to see the finale of the popular NBC sitcom, “The Cosby Show.”
In 1993, number one-ranked tennis star Monica Seles was stabbed in the back during a match in Hamburg, Germany. The man who stabbed her described himself as a fan of second-ranked player Steffi Graf.
In 1999, the National Rifle Association held its convention in Denver, despite the Columbine High School shootings in suburban Littleton, Colorado, ten days earlier. The group shortened the length of the convention from three days to one day.
In 2001, the first “space tourist,” California businessman Dennis Tito arrived at the international space station aboard a Russian spacecraft.
In 2004, pop superstar Michael Jackson pled not guilty to ten counts handed down by a California grand jury in connection to a child molestation case. One of the charges included conspiracy to commit child abduction.
In 2004, a New Jersey jury found former NBA player Jayson Williams not guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the 2002 shooting death of limousine driver Costas Christofi. However, the panel did find Williams guilty of lesser charges of witness and evidence tampering, fabricating physical evidence and hindering apprehension.
In 2016, A statue of a Confederate soldier erected on the University of Louisville campus in 1895 was removed.
And that brings us here to this day.
So, whatever plans you have on your own 4.30.2022 here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record in your own personal history books!
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