Monday, September 7th. Day 250 of 2026
Happy Labor Day ! Honestly I’m not sure why I’m working today
It’s Salami Day, National Beer Lover’s Day and Buy a Book Day
1813: The nickname “Uncle Sam” was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States. The reference appeared in an editorial in the New York’s Troy Post
1822: Brazil declared its independence from Portugal
1921: Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC, was crowned the first Miss America
1963: The National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio
1979: ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, made its debut on cable TV. It’s still iconic but the on-air talent level is appalling with a few exceptions
1979: The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy
1996: Rapper Tupac Shakur is fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He would die six days later
2008: The United States Government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the nation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
2023: “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after a jury convicted him in May of two rapes in 2003
News: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on Saturday in Alexander County… Two fires over the weekend in Alexander County, both might have been the result of lightening strikes…Bethlehem resident charged with sexual exploitation of a minor…Two men busted with drugs and weapons in Alexander County…Boone man busted on felony fentanyl charge by Alexander County Deputies…Hiddenite woman jailed after she allegedly kicked an Iredell County Deputy in the face
Weather: Partly Sunny and 80
Sports: Cougars destroy Ashe County Friday night, Statesville is the target this Friday…Michael Bumgarner takes race in Hickory…Bell is the winner Sunday night in Darlington…First weekend of College Football in the Books…Braves take 2 over the weekend from Philly, series concludes with matinee today
Happy Birthday: Gloria Gaynor, Susan Blakely, Peggy Noonan, Chrissie Hynde, Corbin Bernsen, Evan Rachel Wood
Word of the Day: collective bargaining [kuh-lek-tiv bahr-guhn] the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents. “The company shut-down collective bargaining talks with union representatives.”
Quote of the Day: “I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated” … Al McGuire (Born this day in 1928)