Tuesday, August 6th. Day 219 of 2024
It’s Fresh Breath Day ! I’m for it
Happy Wiggle Your Toes Day !
1890: At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair
1926: Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel
1945: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb “Little Boy” is dropped by the United States. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
1962: Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom
1965: The Voting Rights Act was signed by President Johnson
1996: NASA announced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on Mars. The evidence came in the form of a meteorite that was found in Antarctica. The meteorite was believed to have come from Mars and contained a fossil
1998: Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky spent 8 1/2 hours testifying before a grand jury
In the News: Subject of Western NC Manhunt is confirmed dead…Taylorsville Town Board has Work Session and Meeting scheduled for today…Taylorsville man jailed for probation violations…Taylorsville teen arrested…Claremont woman awaiting trial in Alexander County enters plea and heads to prison in Iredell County Court…
Weather: More Clouds than Sun. High 85, maybe a Boomer
Sports: Hammer climbs Minor League ladder…Cougar Football getting ready for first scrimmage on Friday…Debbie might be “make or break” for the turf project being ready for opener…White Sox lost 21st straight…USA dominating the medal count at Olympics but they yearn for more Gold
Happy Birthday: Catherine Hicks, Bob Horner, David Robinson, Mike Greenberg, M. Night Shyamalan
Battery by Burrito ? https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/mexican-missile-bust-609834
Shiplap Boards
Quote of the Day: “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age”… Lucille Ball (Born this day in 1911)