Tuesday, August 16th. Day 228 of 2022
It’s Tell a Joke Day !
Happy Rum Day, Rollercoaster Day and Bratwurst Day too !
1858: President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of England. A weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks
1920: Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. Chapman dies the next day
1948: Babe Ruth died at the age of 53
1954: Sports Illustrated is published for the first time
1967: Louis Armstrong records “What a wonderful world”
1977: Elvis Presley died at the age of 42 in Memphis
1995: Voters in Bermuda reject independence from Great Britain
2020: A California wildfire is reported to have consumed 1 million acres
In the News: Have you registered for the new Hyper-Reach Emergency Notification System ? Hudson man nabbed in Alexander County…Newton man charged with trafficking cocaine…Lenoir couple arrested with stolen vehicle
Weather: Clouds rule, maybe a shower. High around 75
Sports: Lady Cougar Volleyball opens season with win…AC Men’s Soccer opens season today…Carter says key to Cougar Football season is avoiding injuries…Panthers preparing top trip to New England…Braves maul the Mets…Dodgers win but get bad news…Yankees shut-out for 2nd straight night
Happy Birthday: Lesley Ann Warren, Kathie Lee Gifford, James Cameron, Madonna, Angela Bassett, Belinda Carlisle, Timothy Hutton, Steve Carell, Eddie Olczyk, Yu Darvish
NASA is heading back to the Moon https://news.yahoo.com/systems-houston-nasa-prepares-return-012741983.html
Meanwhile just south of the border that we don’t protect (But darned well should) https://news.yahoo.com/baja-california-tries-return-normal-015215283.html
Quote of the Day: “I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me”…Warren Buffett