Hello.
Welcome to your weekend! We’re glad you are here.
We are settling into the last weekend in September with some last chances for Summer temperatures. Does it feel like the year is flying by? Yeah, we get it. That’s why we use Saturday mornings as a way to intentionally slow things down for a bit with a look back at events that happened on these days in history. Think of it as a peek back before we head out to make new history this weekend.
So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Tomorrow is Sunday, September 29th, the 273rd day of the year.
On this day:
In 1916, John D. Rockefeller’s net worth officially surpassed one-billion dollars, making him the world’s first billionaire.
In 1951, the first college football game was broadcast in color on CBS. The University of California took on the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
In 1960, “My Three Sons” debuted on ABC. Fred MacMurray starred on the hit show.
In 1966, the Camaro is introduced by Chevrolet. It was originally names Panther.
In 1975, Baseball Hall-of-Famer Casey Stengel died at the age of 85.
In 1982, more than 200-thousand bottles of Tylenol were recalled when a California man was poisoned by a strychnine-laced capsule.
In 1982, “Cheers” premiered on NBC.
In 1983, Congress invoked the War Powers Act for the first time when it authorized President Ronald Reagan to keep 16-hundred Marines in Lebanon.
In 1987, auto manufacturer Henry Ford the Second died at the age of 70.
In 1992, former Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson announced he was returning to professional basketball for the Lakers after he became diagnosed with the AIDS virus. He scrapped his comeback attempt the following November.
In 2001, Jennifer Lopez married dancer Cris Judd in a ceremony in Santa Monica, California. Judd was Lopez’s second husband. The couple split after less than a year of marriage.
In 2005, 50-year-old former federal judge John Roberts was sworn in as the nation’s 17th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberts replaced the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist who died a few weeks earlier after a lengthy battle with thyroid cancer.
In 2010, screen legend Tony Curtis died at the age of 85. Curtis’ numerous screen credits included the films “The Defiant Ones.” “Some Like It Hot” and “Operation Petticoat.”
In 2013, the highly-anticipated series finale of “Breaking Bad” aired on AMC. The Emmy winning series drew a record ten-point-three million viewers to the show’s ending.
In 2015, Yankee great Yogi Berra was laid to rest following a funeral mass at his hometown church in New Jersey.
In 2018, rapper Kanye West announced on the social media platform known at the time as Twitter, that he was changing his name to just “Ye.”
In 2023, during what was the wettest September in 100 years, New York City reached historic rain levels creating flash floods shutting down half of the subway system.
In 2023, The Las Vegas Sphere containing a 16K resolution wraparound LED screen opened for the first time with a U2 concert.
That brings us here to this day. So, whatever plans you have for this weekend here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books!
Thanks for stopping by!
