Wednesday, August 31st. Day 243 of 2022
It’s Eat Outside Day ! I could really make a snarky remark here but I’ll refrain
1886: Charleston, South Carolina is shaken by devastating earthquake. 60 people are killed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1886_Charleston_earthquake
1888: The first of Jack the Ripper’s victims, Mary Ann Nichols is murdered in London
1895: German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon
1897: Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector
1920: The first news program to be broadcast on radio was aired in Detroit
1994: A cease-fire was declared by the Irish Republican Army after 25 years of bloodshed in Northern Ireland
1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/princess-diana-shaken-gianni-versace-murder-bodyguard-says
In the News: Taylorsville Police name person of interest after Monday shooting…Woman dies in Lenoir house fire…Ellendale Fire Department gets FEMA grant…Sample Ballots are available for viewing…Claremont woman busted for meth trafficking in Alexander County…Registered Sex-Offender arrested in Catawba County
Weather: Some for early but tons of Sun. Hot but quite as humid
Sports: Forer ACHS Softball standout advancing coaching career…We name the Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Panthers set 53 man roster but it don’t include kicker (Can you kick ?)…Braves drop 3rd straight…Judge goes long again
Happy Birthday: Van Morrison, Itzhak Perlman, Tom Coughlin, Richard Gere, Edwin Moses, Debbie Gibson, Chris Tucker, Larry Fitzgerald
The man who “tore down that wall” has died https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-mikhail-gorbachev-united-states-moscow-soviet-union-683e56cd58852a10637cb87950289378?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_2
“Bar Rescue” TV Show filming at Hickory Bar https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/bar-rescue-tv-show-filming-at-hickory-bar-corner-pocket-ii/article_7bc9177a-288a-11ed-b0c7-8befe851e901.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
The hottest ticket in App State Football history is Saturday when UNC visits The Rock. Scalpers might ask $500 for a good seat
Quote of the Day: “I’m proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could be just as proud for half the money”…Arthur Godfrey (Born this day in 1903)