Hello.
Welcome to your last weekend in 2024! Wow.
This time of year can be busy and your days can be full, so we just want to say thanks for making us part of it.
We know time goes fast, but does it somehow seem like it’s faster all the time?! Yeah, we get it.
Shall we try to slow down for at least a little bit?
That’s what we set aside Saturday mornings for. A small, but intentional, slow down to start your day. A look back at events that happened on these days in history before we head out to make new history today.
So, grab your favorite sippin’ drink and let’s scroll!
Tomorrow is Sunday, December 29th, the 364th day of the year.
On this day:
In 1845, Texas became the 28th state of the Union.
In 1848, President James Polk turned on the first gas light at the White House.
In 1851, the first Young Men’s Christian Association, or Y.M.C.A., was organized in Boston.
In 1952, the first transistorized hearing aid was offered for sale by Sonotone Corporation.
In 1967, orchestra leader Paul Whiteman died. He was known as the “King of Jazz.”
In 1972, the last weekly issue of “Life” magazine hit newsstands.
In 1975, a terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in New York City killed 11 and injured 75.
In 1993, singer Courtney Love sued her doctors after news of her methadone treatment is leaked.
In 2006, deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed for crimes against humanity. Hussein was executed by hanging at an undisclosed location in Iraq. A month earlier he had been found guilty for the killing, torture and other crimes against the Shiite population of the town Dujail after militants tried to assassinate him there in 1982.
In 2007, Tom Brady sets a then-NFL record by throwing his 50th touchdown pass, and the New England Patriots become the fist NFL team to finish the regular season 16-and-Oh.
In 2013, “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts publicly acknowledged her same-sex relationship with longtime girlfriend Amber Laign in a Facebook post.
In 2016, Former President Barack Obama retaliated against Russian computer hacking by ejecting 35 Russian spies and imposing sanctions on the country.
In 2020, the Milwaukee Bucks broke the NBA record for the most three-pointers made by a team in a single game with a total of 29.
In 2022, after getting into a Twitter exchange with Greta Thunberg, social media personality Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking among other charges.
In 2022, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood died at the age of 81.
In 2022, Brazilian soccer legend Pele died at the age of 82.
That brings us here to this day.
Whatever plans you have for your last weekend in 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!
