Hello.
Thank you for starting your weekend with us. We are glad you’re here!
Looks like it’s time to sink into our first full October weekend and Mother Nature has been dishing out some beautiful weather. As the leaves start to turn and we soak up Fall, the days can fill up fast with tasks and to-do’s…and let’s face it, though we love Autumn in Wisconsin, many of us are wondering how we got to this part of the year already?! We get it.
For that reason, we like to take this time on Saturday mornings to slow things down a bit with a simple “scroll down memory.”
It’s a way to 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, October 5th, the 279th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1921, the World Series was broadcast on radio for the first time. Sportswriter Grantland Rice called the action between the New York Yankees and the New York Giants, who eventually went on to win the Series.
In 1934, “Hollywood Hotel” debuted on CBS Radio. It became the first major network radio show to originate from Hollywood.
In 1945, “Meet the Press” premiered on radio.
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman became the first President to address the nation via television.
In 1954, newspapers reported Marilyn Monroe decided the day prior to file for divorce from baseball star Joe DiMaggio.
in 1962, “Dr. No” the first James Bond film debuts.
In 1970, The Publish Broadcasting Service, PBS was created.
In 1988, during the vice presidential debate, Democrat Lloyd Bentsen told Republican Dan Quayle quote, “You’re no Jack Kennedy.”
In 1989, former television evangelist Jim Bakker was convicted of using his show to defraud his followers of more than 158-million dollars.
In 1989, the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize for non-violent efforts to free Tibet from China.
In 2004, veteran comic actor Rodney Dangerfield died at the age of 82. The bug-eyed comedian, best known for his self-deprecating catchphrase, “I can’t get no respect,” died six weeks after undergoing surgery for heart valve replacement on August 25th, 2004.
In 2004, NBA star Scottie Pippen announced his retirement. The seven-time All-Star and six-time World Champion spent 12 season with the Chicago Bulls and helped guide the team to six NBA Championships in the 1990s.
In 2004, golf superstar Tiger Woods tied the knot with Swedish model Elin Nordegren in a lavish ceremony in Barbados.
In 2006, members of the House Ethics Committee met behind closed doors to discuss the e-mail scandal involving former Florida Congressman Mark Foley. Foley resigned a week earlier after reports surfaced that he had sent sexually explicit messages to teenage boys who were congressional pages.
In 2007, after three years of denials, five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones pled guilty in a New York court to lying to investigators when she originally told them she had never used performance-enhancing drugs. She eventually served jail time for lying.
In 2009, Disney TV executive Rich Ross was named Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios. His appointment followed the exit of longtime Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook a few weeks earlier.
In 2009, late night funny man David Letterman apologized to his staff and to his wife, Regina, as controversy swirled over his admission to having sexual relationships with several female staff members over the years. Letterman says he was forced to make the admission after an alleged blackmail plot threatened to expose him.
In 2011, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs died on this date after a battle with cancer and other health issues. He was 56.
In 2012, the NBA canceled the rest of their pre-season for the NBA lockout.
In 2017, “The New York Times” published an investigation in sexual harassment behavior by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
In 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the unemployment rate is the lowest since 1969.
In 2020, Former President Donald Trump leaves Walter Reed Medical Center while still battling his own case of COVID-19.
That brings us here to this day.
Whatever plans you have for your own weekend and 10.5.2024, here’s hoping there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books.
Thanks for stopping by!
