Friday, July 15. Day 196 of 2022
It’s Be a Dork Day !
1870: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union
1916: In Seattle, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products. It now named the Boeing Corporation
1949: WBTV goes on the air in Charlotte. It was the 13th TV station in the United States
1968: Commercial air travel began between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., when the first plane, a Soviet Aeroflot jet, landed at Kennedy International Airport in New York
1986: Columbia Records dropped Johnny Cash after 28 years
2003: AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day
2006: Twitter is launched online
In the News: Former Iredell Church leader gets prison time…Taylorsville man charged with possession of weapon of mass destruction…Search for man accused of disposing of body continues by Burke County Sheriff’s Office…Big Concert and Fireworks Saturday night in Taylorsville…
Weather: A typical July 15th. High of 86, maybe an afternoon Boomer
Sports: Cougar Football kicks-off 5 weeks from tonight…Players go low Thursday at British Open…Homer-Happy Braves win in DC…Seattle wins 11th in a row…Kansas City wins with 10 players ruled out of game…Tar Heels lose major recruit…Former Panther 1st round pick dies
Happy Birthday: Linda Ronstadt, Artimus Pyle, Arianna Huffington, Jesse Ventura, Barry Melrose, Kim Alexis, Forest Whitaker, Brigitte Nielsen, Brian Austin Green
Ivana passes https://apnews.com/article/ivana-trump-dead-f1ec9e0c3e3a3fcde7ed4a7382eef495
Stephen A is on Medical Leave. Sadly, he’ll return https://nypost.com/2022/07/14/stephen-a-smith-missing-first-take-due-to-shoulder-injury/
A 7-Eleven Baby born in West Virginia https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/baby-born-on-7-11-in-shinnston-7-eleven-parking-lot/
Quote of the Day: ”Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment”… Benjamin Franklin