Tuesday, August 30th. Day 242 of 2022
It’s Grief Awareness Day https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/grief-awareness-day/
Happy Frankenstein Day ! Mary Shelly, the author of the original author was born this day in 1797
It’s Slinky Day !
1780: General Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army
1905: Ty Cobb made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers
1963: The “Hotline” between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation
1965: Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the Senate as a Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the first black justice to sit on the Supreme Court
1991: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union
1992: The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities
2021: In an abrupt decision by Joe, the last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan. We left some people stranded
In the News: Drive-By shooting Monday in Taylorsville, suspect or suspects still at large…Hickory man held in Alexander County Jail…Catawba County man charged with rape of child…Caldwell Deputies looking for shooting suspect…Fatal crash in Wilkes County…Energy United names new Chief Executive Officer
Weather: Lots of Sun early, Boomer might come calling this afternoon
Sports: Lady Cougar Volleyball wins on the road…AC Sports gets unplanned day off from practice…Panthers make a pair of trades on Monday…Jimmy G staying in San Francisco…Some great College Football this weekend in North Carolina…Pujols hits historic homer
Happy Birthday: Warren Buffett, Elizabeth Ashley, Timothy Bottoms, Michael Chiklis, Cameron Diaz, Andy Roddick
Fish kill in San Francisco Bay https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/large-numbers-fish-dying-san-francisco-bay/2988550/
Joe’s Border Policy continues to mystify https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-patrol-chief-says-border-crisis-caused-bidens-no-consequences-policies-illegal-migrants
Day II of classes in Alexander County Schools
Quote of the Day: “If you don’t think too good, don’t think too much”…Ted Williams (Born this day in 1918)