Today In History: A New Chocolate?

On this day in history, September 5th, milestones were made across sports, technology, politics, and media. In 1914, Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Toronto, marking the beginning of a legendary baseball career. Fast forward to 1960, Cassius Clay—later known as Muhammad Ali—won Olympic gold in boxing, foreshadowing his future dominance. In 1978, the Camp David Summit began, leading to a landmark peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. In 1983, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour debuted as the first hour-long network news program. In 2006, Katie Couric shattered a glass ceiling, anchoring her first CBS Evening News broadcast as the first solo female anchor of a major evening network newscast. A year later in 2007, Apple introduced the first-generation iPod Touch, paving the way for the iPhone era. And in 2017, Barry Callebaut unveiled a new creation—Ruby chocolate, the first new chocolate variety in over 80 years. And that’s today’s Almanac, on Northwest Newsradio.