Thursday, June 6th. Day 158 of 2024
It’s D Day. In 1944, Allied Armies conducted the largest seaborne invasion in history. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of France
Happy Fish and Chips Day and Drive-In-Movie Day !
1844: The first YMCA was formed in London
1932: The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per gallon
1933: The first Drive-In Movie Theater opens in Camden, New Jersey. How many of us remember going to the Drive-In ? I sure do
1965: The Rolling Stones release “Satisfaction”
1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night
1971: The Ed Sullivan Show airs for the last time on CBS
1991: NBC announces Jay Leno will succeed Johnny Carson as host on “The Tonight Show”
2002: “The Bourne Identity” starring Matt Damon premieres in Los Angeles
In the News: One person wounded after overnight shooting in Stony Point…Registered sex-offender arrested overnight in Alexander County…Two Pennsylvania fugitives captured by Troutman Police…Principal and Assistant assault at McDowell High School in Marion…Taylorsville Town Board working budget
Weather: Muggy with a Boomer likely this afternoon
Sports: Contracts signed for Alexander Central Turf and Track project…Oklahoma a win away from 4th straight Softball Championship…NBA Finals tip-off tonight…Braves mail it in at Fenway…Yankees and Phils stay hot…Pale Hose have dropped 13 straight
Happy Birthday: Gary U.S. Bonds, Harvey Fierstein, Björn Borg, Amanda Pays, Paul Giamatti, Natalie Morales
Do you stink ? https://www.yahoo.com/news/naacp-threatens-american-airlines-travel-192831978.html
Word of the Day: buttinsky [ buht-in-skee ] A person who interferes in the affairs of others, a meddler. Formed from butt in “intrude” + -sky, a Slavic surname like Stravinsky or Kaminsky. Sentence: “Please don’t be a buttinsky and try to solve my problems for me.”
Quote of the Day: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country”… Nathan Hale (Born this day in 1755)