Wednesday, August 7th. Day 220 of 2024
Happy Lighthouse Day ! 7 are operational Lighthouses in North Carolina
1782: George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart
1927: The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York
1942: U.S. forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II
1964: Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, which gave President Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces
1976: Scientists announced that the Viking 1 spacecraft had found strong indications of possible life on Mars
1999: Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres got his 3,000th hit
2004: Greg Maddux pitching for the Cubs wins his 300th game
2007: Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 756th career home run to surpass Hank Aaron’s 33-year-old record
In the News: Bethlehem business owners might see decrease in insurance premiums…Alexander County Narcotics Officers have been busy…Hiddenite woman busted for meth…Stony Point woman charged with felony drug offense…Taylorsville woman busted during traffic stop…Another Taylorsville woman facing felony drug counts…Newton man gets federal prison sentence for string of robberies
Weather: Clouds Rule. Showers or storm getting more likely
Sports: Cougar Football practices at LRU on Tuesday because practice field deemed unsafe…Georgia is preseason #1 according to coaches poll…Panthers won’t play Bryce Young Thursday night against Patriots…White Sox end slide…Braves post a bagel…USA rolling in Paris
Lee Corso
Gator found on Rowan County roadway https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/08/06/alligator-Rowan-County-North-Carolina/1901722975549/
Word of the Day: sanguine [ sang-gwin ] Cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive. A reddish or ruddy color.
Quote of the Day: “The greatest compliment a person could pay my music is to listen and sing along with it and think that he can sing just as good as me”…B. J. Thomas (Born this day in 1942)