In The Lou – Monday, June 9, 2025

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🌤 Today’s Weather

Sunny with fluctuating temperatures throughout the day.

• High: 83° | Low: 57°

• Rain: 1% | Mostly sunny

• Winds: 8 mph

• Humidity: 63%

• UV Index: 3

• Visibility: 10 miles

• Sunrise: 5:35 a.m. | Sunset: 8:25 p.m.

⚾ Sports

• MLB: Toronto Blue Jays @ St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium | 6:45 p.m. (Game 1 of 3) | Get tickets here.

🎟️ Events Today 

• See STL: Tower Grove | Missouri History Museum | 6:00 p.m. | More info here.

• The Lab | The Improv Shop | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. | Free | More info here.

• True Crime Writer Matthew Gavin Frank, Author of “Submersed" | St. Louis County Library | 7:00 p.m. | More info here.

• Comedy Shipwreck Open Mic | The Heavy Anchor | 8:00 p.m. | More info here.

• A Drogo's Farewell | The Focal Point | 8:00 p.m. | More info here.

⛽ Lowest Gas Price in the City

• $2.46 at QuikTrip | 6805 N Hanley Rd, Berkeley, MO (Updated: 9:20 a.m)

📜 This Day in History

• 1781 – English engineer George Stephenson, the principal inventor of the railroad locomotive, was born.

• 1973 - American racehorse Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes (by an unprecedented 31 lengths) to capture the Triple Crown.

• 2008 – Baseball player Ken Griffey, Jr., hit his 600th career home run, sixth player in MLB history to accomplish the feat.

🎂 Famous STL Birthdays – June 9

• Jimmy Gourley (1926): Jazz guitarist

• John Fulgham (1956): Baseball player, played for the Cardinals from 1979-1980

• Charles Hubbard Thompson (1891): Ragtime pianist and composer

June 9 - NATIONAL DONALD DUCK DAY 🦆

(from nationaldaycalendar.com)

Donald Duck made his first screen debut on June 9, 1934, in The Wise Little Hen, immediately becoming an iconic symbol in animation and in homes, alike. Usually wearing a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie, Donald Duck is most famous for his semi-intelligible speech along with his mischievous and irritable personality. Known for his quick temper, Donald Duck seems to quack his way through oodles of bad luck. Yet, despite his hot temper, Donald Duck is a loving character with a good heart. 

Did you know Donald Duck's middle is Fauntleroy? The name means "child king" and derived from Old French.

Since 1934, Donald Duck character has graced screen and print and appeared in over 190 films and countless comic strips and books, more than any other Disney character. In fact, he has appeared in more films than any other Disney character. In 2002, TV Guide declared Donald Duck as one of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time. His 'acting' career has earned him Academy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Who knew a duck could be so famous?