Thursday, August 25th. Day 233 of 2025
It’s Poets Day
Happy Burger Day !
1888: The adding machine was patented by William Burroughs
1911: Davinci’s Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre Museum employee. It was recovered and returned to display in 1914
1923: In Kalamazoo, Michigan, an ordinance was passed forbidding dancers from gazing into the eyes of their partner
1925: John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial” in Tennessee, fined $100 and costs
1959: Hawaii became the 50th state. President Eisenhower also issued the order for the 50 star flag
1951: Patsy Cline records Willie Nelson’s “Crazy”
1984: Victoria Roche, a reserve outfielder, became the first girl to ever compete in a Little League World Series game
1987: “Dirty Dancing” partially filmed in Lake Lure,NC hits the theaters
2017: A full Lunar Eclipse traverses the continental United States
In the News: Alexander County man killed and wounded in gunfire exchange Wednesday morning…Taylorsville couple arrested last week now facing additional drug trafficking charges…Deal sworn-in as new Election Board member…Taylorsville man gets luck with scratch-off ticket
Weather: Clouds and Sun. High around 85
Sports: AC Volleyball and Soccer get Wednesday wins…Former Lady Cougar Softball Superstar honored…Coach Marshall talks about his anchor on the defensive line Kaleb Genwright… Panthers wrap up preseason tonight hosting the Steelers…NASCAR brings a points race back to North Wilkesboro…Brew Crew drops 3rd straight…
Happy Birthday: Jackie DeShannon, Peter Weir, Archie Griffin, Jim McMahon, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sergey Brin, Usain Bolt, Kacey Musgraves, Hayden Panettiere, Mike Evans
The world’s first Spinal Chord transplant https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864808#google_vignette
Plague Warning ! https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/california-resident-tests-positive-plague-213048424.html
Word of the Day: Bard or barde [bahrd] A person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like. An ancient Celtic order of composers and reciters. William Shakespeare is often referred to as “The Bard” various pieces of defensive armor for a horse. Cooking., a thin slice of fat or bacon secured to a roast of meat or poultry to prevent it’s drying out while cooking.
Quote of the Day: “We all have to pull the rope in the same direction. If they’re not pulling it with us they need to get off the rope”..ACHS Football Coach Chris Marshall
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