Friday, June 30th. Day 181 of 2023
It’s Social Media Day ! The Good ( some) , the Bad (lots), If you want to make it better, THINK BEFORE YOU HIT SEND !
1882: Charles J. Guiteau is hanged for the assassination of President James Garfield
1908: A meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away
1936: Margaret Mitchell’s book, “Gone with the Wind,” was published
First Corvette
1971: The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent the Washington Post or the New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers
1971: The 26th Amendment was ratified. The amendment lowered the minimum voting age to 18
1994: The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan
2019: Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit North Korea
In the News: Woman airlifted from Alexander County residence after suffering severe burns overnight…Alexander County School Board approves bid for Sugar Loaf Elementary School Gym…Board adopts resolution opposing the new State School Vouchers…Hiddenite man arrested after Thursday shooting…Stony Point man arrested this morning…Stony Point man nabbed after tussle with officers…Fatal crash in Caldwell County
Weather: About as typical as it can be. Sunshine, High 90, maybe a Boomer this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Football participates in 7 on 7 event Thursday, Coach Carter says we did some good stuff…ACHS Tennis Court under renovation…Crawdads push winning streak to 9…Red Hot Braves and the Red Hot Fish begins series tonight in Atlanta…NASCAR takes it to the streets in Chicago this weekend
Happy Birthday: Nancy Dussault, Robert Ballard, Mike Tyson, Fantasia Barrino, Michael Phelps, Trea Turner
Heinz tunes in where Ketchup should be stored https://nypost.com/2023/06/28/where-should-ketchup-be-stored-heinz-settles-heated-debate/
Word of the Day: miasma [ mahy-az-muh ] A poisonous cloud of vapor produced by decaying organic matter. Miasma derives from Ancient Greek míasma, meaning “pollution”
Have a great weekend !
Quote of the Day: “Always be smarter than the people who hire you”… Lena Horne (Born this day in 1917)