Friday, August 13th. Day 225 of 2021
Obviously, it’s Friday the 13th…Make what you will with that
It’s Blame Someone Else Day. That’s how it’s done now these days
1889: A patent is issued to William Gray for a coin-operated phone
1934: Al Capp’s comic strip “L’il Abner” made its debut in newspapers
1942: Funding is approved for the Manhattan Project. You should know what it was
1961: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin. Two days later work on the Berlin Wall began
1969: Apollo 11 Astronauts are celebrated in a Ticker-Tape Parade in New York City
1981: The final episode of “The Waltons” airs on CBS
2016: Swimmer Michael Phelps closed out the Rio Olympics with another gold medal, the 23rd of his career
In the News: 10 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday in Alexander County…Inmate escapes and is recaptured in Burke County…Two men get prison time for murder in Catawba County…Taylorsville Police arrest Statesville man…Taylorsville woman taken into custody
Weather: Another day like yesterday, and the day before, and the day before…
Sports: Cougar Football scrimmages at South Iredell tonight, the season opener is next Friday…Panthers have a rough day…White Sox win in an Iowa Cornfield…Braves fall from 1st to 3rd after loss to Reds…PGA Tour dodges lightening bolts in Greensboro…NASCAR runs the INDY road course this weekend
Happy Birthday: Bobby Clarke, David Feherty, Scott Hamilton,Danny Bonaduce, Debi Mazar, Kevin Plank, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
The Southern Border Crisis is the worst ever, but you already know that https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/july-was-busiest-month-for-illegal-border-crossings-in-21-years-cbp-data-show/ar-AANfIrr
It’s getting to where you can’t find an excuse https://news.yahoo.com/thought-metabolism-may-wrong-study-180034320.html
Boston’s famed “Skinny House” is back on the market https://nypost.com/2021/08/11/bostons-famed-skinny-house-lists-for-1-2m/
Alexander Central Athletic Director Nathan Robinson is live on the Radio this morning at 7:45. We’ll talk about the upcoming events celebrating 50 years of Cougar Football
Get Your Shot !
Quote of the Day: “The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight”…Ben Hogan (Born this Day in 1912)