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This time of year can sometimes feel like whirlwind as we get into the holiday swing and “all the things.” Which, can be exhilarating and fun…but also, exhausting. Hey, we get it. That’s why we like to intentionally slow things down on Saturday mornings with a simple “scroll down memory lane.”
It’s a way to look back at events that happened on these dates in history before you head out to make new history today. So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Today is Sunday, November 17th, the 322nd day of the year.
On this day:
In 1800, after a ten-year stay in Philadelphia, the Senate of the Sixth Congress convened in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., for the first time.
In 1928, the famed Boston Garden officially opened as “Boston Madison Square Garden.”
In 1928, after 23 years, Notre Dame loses a home football game.
In 1934, future U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson married Claudia Taylor who later became known as “Lady Bird Johnson.”
In 1954, Arnold Palmer began his professional golf career.
In 1982, South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim was legally declared dead by a judge in Las Vegas, Nevada. His death came four days after he was left in a coma as a result of his boxing match with Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini.
In 1991, Detroit Lions guard Mike Utley was left paralyzed after a game against the Los Angeles Rams.
In 1998, TV actress Esther Rolle died. Rolle is best known for her work as Florida Evans in the 1970s series “Good Times” and “Maude.” She was 76.
In 2003, at 21-years-old, the princess of pop Britney Spears became the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2006, former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler died of heart failure at the age of 77. Schembechler spent 21 years as the team’s head coach from 1969 to 1989.
In 2006, R&B great Ruth Brown, known as “the girl with a tear in her voice,” died after suffering a stroke and heart attack in Las Vegas. She was 78.
In 2015, Charlie Sheen announced that he’s HIV positive in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show. The then 50-year-old said he was diagnosed about four years ago and made the announcement because he had been blackmailed.
In 2015, Boston Red Sox David Ortiz announced he would retire after the 2016 season. “Big Papi” spent 13 seasons with Boston after playing his first six years with the Minnesota Twins.
In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries revealed that the Word of the Year was the “tears of joy” emoji.
In 2018, 400 were left injured by protests over high fuel prices in France.
In 2022, the first female Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, announced she would be stepping down.
And that brings us here to this day. Whatever plans you have for your weekend we hope there are moments along the way to record on the pages of your own personal history books!
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