In The Lou – Friday, June 6, 2025
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🌤 Today’s Weather
Cloudy with scattered thunderstorms and rain.
High: 74° | Low: 63°
Rain: 100% | Mostly cloudy
Winds: 4 mph
Humidity: 92%
UV Index: 2
Visibility: 5 miles
Sunrise: 5:36 a.m. | Sunset: 8:23 p.m.
⚾ Sports
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium | 7:15 p.m. (Game 1 of 3)
🎶 Live Music & Performances
- B&W Productions + Disco Presents: Rusko + Subdocta | 9:00 p.m. | The Old Rock House | More info here.
- Josh Royal | 7:30 p.m. | City Winery St. Louis | More info here.
- Aaron Kamm and The One Drops | 8:00 p.m. | Atomic by Jamo | Tickets available here.
- Rattlesnake Milk | The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill | 7:00 p.m. | Tickets available here.
🎟️ Events Today
First Friday: Faeded — 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis | More info here.
Technicolor Dreams: A Pop-Up Cocktail Experience | 6:00 p.m. | Hidden Gem | $10 | More info here.
Summer Family Fun Series | Missouri History Museum | 10:30 a.m. | Free | More info here.
Planetarium Star Party | St. Louis Science Center | 6:30 p.m. | More info here.
⛽ Lowest Gas Price in the City
- $2.45 at Phillips 66 & 7-Eleven | 105 Dunn Rd, Florissant, MO (Updated: 9:20 a.m)
📜 This Day in History
- 2015 – American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first Thoroughbred in more than 35 years to capture horse racing's Triple Crown.
1998 – The American TV show Sex and the City, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, began airing on HBO, and it became one of the most popular and influential television series of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
1944 - Normandy Invasion begun: Led by U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, an Allied armada of ships, planes, and landing craft and around 156,000 troops began the invasion of northern France from England in the famous “D-Day” of World War II.
1884 – George Williams originated the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in London.
🎂 Famous STL Birthdays – June 6
Grant Green (1935): Jazz guitarist and composer
Becky Sauerbrunn (1985): Soccer player, former U.S. national team captain
Jimmie Lunceford (1902): Composer, conductor, bandleader, saxophonist, jazz musician
June 6 - NATIONAL DONUT DAY 🍩
(from nationaldaycalendar.com)
National Doughnut Day origins begin during WWI, which is also referred to as the First World War. Over 4 million U.S. men and women served during the war, with almost 3 million of those serving overseas. With conflicts taking place in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Pacific, WWI was most difficult for troops fighting on the front lines.
In 1917, a group of women, often referred to as Lassie's, were sent to the front lines in France by the Salvation Army. They were directed to set up field bases near the front lines to try to boost morale among troops. The makeshift "huts" were a place where soldiers could stock up on necessities and get a small break from the fighting. Little did they know the Salvation Army Lassie's would not only boost morale, but make history in the creation of one of the most celebrated food holidays.
The women who were working at the field bases felt they wanted to do more than simply restocking troop supplies. They began making home-cooked food for the troops in hopes the food would give them a small taste of home. It was during this time, the Lassies began handing out a sweet baked treat that would become known as the Salvation Army Doughnut. The story says the doughnuts were cooked inside the helmets of the troops, dubbing them as "doughboys", which was a standard term used for donut. The Donut Lassies are said to be reason we have National Doughnut Day today!