Thursday, August 18th. Day 230 of 2022
It’s Fajita Day ! One of my favorites https://spiritoftheholidays.org/food-beverage-holidays/national-fajita-day/
1868: French astronomer Pierre Janssen discovers helium
1920: The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s suffrage
1963: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi
1990: The first shots were fired by the U.S. in the Persian Gulf Crisis when a U.S. frigate fired rounds across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker
1991: An unsuccessful coup was attempted in against Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. Gorbechev and his family were effectively imprisoned for three days while vacationing in Crimea
1992: Larry Bird, after 13 years with the Boston Celtics, announced his retirement
2005: Dennis Rader is sentenced to 175 years in prison for the BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) serial killings in Sedgwick County, Kansas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rader
In the News: 104 new cases of COVID-19 reported in past week in Alexander County…School Board Candidate drops out of race…Bridge closed in Iredell County…Taylorsville man charged with meth possession after traffic stop…Newton Police charge man with list of child-sex crimes…Iredell County Deputies searching for fugitive…Wild high speed chase in Wilkes County ends with crash
Weather: Sometimes Sunny, Sometimes Cloudy today, maybe a shower too
Sports: Cougar Junior Varsity Football tonight at home…Coach Carter talks about a player he’s leaning on…Panthers and Patriots scuffle again in practice…Lebron gets overpaid…Discussions underway that could bring an end to NCAA…Mets beat the Braves…Yankees walk-off with Grand Slam
Happy Birthday: Roman Polanski, Robert Redford, Martin Mull, Elayne Boosler Denis Leary, Madeleine Stowe, Bob Woodruff, Edward Norton, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Andy Samberg
Read this and tell me how angry you are https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11113221/Wealthy-Khloe-Kardashian-Reese-Witherspoon-got-millions-PPP-loans-didnt-pay-back.html
This is how to peel a Hard Boiled Egg https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/food-network-essentials/how-to-peel-hard-boiled-eggs
One day from Cougar Football Trivia !
Quote of the Day: “I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player”…Roberto Clemente (Born this day in 1934)