Tuesday, August 3rd. Day 215 of 2021
A most underappreciated holiday, It’s Watermelon Day ! We should all get the day off
Happy White Wine Day
1492: Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain. He would discover (by accident) the Americas
1859: The American Dental Association is founded
1900: The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded
1949: The National Basketball Association is created
1981: U.S. Air-Traffic Controllers with PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers went on strike. They were fired just as U.S. President Reagan had warned
1992 The Senate voted to restrict and eventually end the testing of nuclear weapons
2004: The Statue of Liberty re-opened to the public. The site had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001
In the News: COVID cases keep climbing in county…Board of Education declares masks optional in Alexander County Schools…Taylorsville Town Council meets this afternoon…Taylorsville man charged with internet scam…Man charged by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Some Dumb Crook News !
Weather: Clouds and Showers today, mild with a high in the 70’s
Sports: Practice for Alexander Central Fall Sports is underway…Panthers have a bad practice according to coach…Hornets deal a guard to the Pelicans…Hawks go All-In on Young…
Happy Birthday: Marv Levy, Tony Bennett, Lance Alworth, Martin Sheen, Marth Stewart, John Landis, Marcel Dionne, Jay North, James Hetfield, Tom Brady, Evangeline Lilly
If there’s a city in America that deserves to be under siege, it’s Portland https://news.yahoo.com/portland-police-t-recruits-revived-123045915.html
We bought Lottery Tickets at a record pace in the last year https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/north-carolina-education-lottery-sets-new-record-at-24936-million-raised/ar-AAMQt2f
Don’t these people realize, Pasta is sacred ? http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/spaghetti-battery-629538
Quote of the Day: “If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone”…Ernie Pyle (Born this day in 1900)