Friday, July 12th. Day 194 of 2024
It’s Jell-O Day
Happy French Fry Day !
1862: The Medal of Honor is authorized by Congress
The Grove Park Inn
1954: The Major League Baseball Players Association is formed
1954: Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records
1957: Surgeon General, Leroy E. Burney, reported that there was a direct link between smoking and lung cancer. Shocking that it surprised some people
1965: The Beach Boys release “California Girls”
1982: “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” broke all box-office records by surpassing the $100-million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days of its opening
1984: Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale named Geraldine Ferraro of New York to be his running mate. Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket
In the News: Driver of stolen vehicle leads officers on high-speed chase before taking life…Man dies when motorcycle hits dog in Wilkes County…Wilkes County man charged with armed robbery…Taylorsville man arrested…Lenoir man facing charges
Weather: Hit and Humid. A decent shot at a storm this afternoon. Weekend is Smoking Hot !
Sports: Cougar Football kicks-off season 6 weeks from tonight. Will the new turf be ready ? Braves get blanked by the Snakes…Phils use the broom on the Dodgers…Yankees lose again…Crawdads win…NASCAR runs the Tricky Triangle
Happy Birthday: Bill Cosby, Richard Simmons, Rick Hendrick, Cheryl Ladd, Kristi Yamaguchi, Topher Grace, Brooke Baldwin, Inbee Park
A Mullet story from Statesville https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/statesville-boy-hopes-become-next-165305868.html
I watched some of Joe’s snoozefest last night. Would you allow someone in your family to disgrace themselves like that ?
Word of the Day: curd [ kurd ] The thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk used as food or made into cheese. As is curds and whey. When is the thin watery part of milk.
Quote of the Day: “I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’d certainly rather be rich than poor” … Christine McVie (Born this day in 1943)