Thursday, 
June 13th. Day 165 of 2024
Happy World Softball Day ! Means a lot around here because we have a lot of young ladies who excell at the sport
1774: Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1888: Congress creates the Department of Labor
1920: The United State Postal Services declares children cannot be sent by parcel post. Yes, it had been tried a few times
1942: Germany launches the first V2 Rocket
1966: The landmark Miranda decision is issued by the Supreme Court. Criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights before being questioned by police
1971: The New York Times begins publishing excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, classified documents on the long history of the U.S. in Vietnam
1994: A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages
1997: Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death
In the News: Teen shot in Stony Point has been released from hospital. Sheriff says investigation still very active…Iredell County Fugitive arrested by Alexander County Deputies…Man arrested after tussle with Deputies in Bethlehem…Taylorsville Police file charges
Weather: Sunny and warm ! 88 today
Sports: US Open underway in Pinehurst, TV coverage on USA Network for most of the day…Celtics beat Dallas again, on verge of sweep…NHL Finals resume tonight in Edmonton…Thing got “lively” at Panther minicamp on Wednesday…Braves in death spiral ?…Rangers get big homer to beat Dodgers…Yanks thump KC again
Happy Birthday: Richard Thomas, Tim Allen, Roy Cooper, Ally Sheedy, Hannah Storm, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
Here are the betting odds for the Us Open https://www.yahoo.com/sports/win-2024-u-open-power-154239716.html
Word of the Day: quintessential [ kwin-tuh-sen-shuhl ] The pure and essential essence of something. Of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something. Typical. Sentence: She is the quintessential city girl
Alexander County Public Information Director Gary L Herman joins me this morning after the local news at 7:30. He’s got a lot of information to share about the new swim beach in Bethlehem and more. Listen on the Radio or click and listen online !
Quote of the Day: “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking”… William Butler Yeats (Born this day in 1865)