1896
Utah entered the United States of America
The entrance of Utah into the Union followed the Mormon’s abandonment of polygamy
Utah was the 45th state added
1936
The first music chart based on national sales was published by Billboard magazine
Joe Venuti, jazz violinist, was at the top of the chart with a little ditty called, Stop! Look! Listen!
1999
Former professional wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota’s 37th governor
The only Reform Party candidate to ever win statewide office, Ventura had shocked the political establishment by defeating Attorney General Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey III and St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman in an upset victory
2010
The tallest man made structure ever built, The Burj Khalifa, officially opened in Dubai
It’s 2,717 feet, which beat out the previous tallest building, the Taipei 101, by almost 1,000 feet
and then lastly…
2015
Former ESPN personality and “SportsCenter” anchor Stuart Scott lost his battle with cancer
He was only 49
-Tyler Jackson
