Wednesday, July 20th. Day 201 of 2022
Hot Dog, it’s Hot Dog Day ! Mustard and slaw please
1903: The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile
1906: Women in Finland are granted the right to vote
1944: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_July_plot
1969: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (July 21st)
1977: The Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood kills 84 people
2015: The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades
2017: O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas
2021: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos rockets into space aboard his Private spacecraft Blue Origin
In the News: One airlifted from overnight crash in Vashti Community…Alexander County lands grant to expand broadband service…Bethlehem Park to get makeover…Keever and Gillispie receive Keys to the County…Statesville man charged with statutory rape and kidnapping…Latest on Wilkes triple-shooting…Taylorsville man arrested for indecent exposure
Weather: Don’t expect a Cool-Down anytime soon
Sports: Another area football standout commits to play in college…Panthers will don a Black Helmet at least once this coming season…American League wins All-Star Game…Hornets star formally charged with assault…NASCAR taking it to the streets
Happy Birthday: Kim Carnes, Carlos Santana, Sandra Oh, Omar Epps, Ray Allen, Gisele Bündchen, Julianne Hough, Stephen Strasburg
Boom at Hoover Dam https://www.foxnews.com/us/hoover-dam-explosion-reported-tourist-video
Cop on a horse nabs thief https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/weird/times-square-nypd-horse-chase-caught-on-camera/3780827/
Quote of the Day: “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it”… Charles R. Swindoll