Friday, July 21st. Day 202 of 2023
It’s Junk Food Day ! Which is your greatest temptation ?
1861: The 1st major engagement of the Civil War is fought. The Battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia
1925: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution
1930: The Veteran’s Administration was established
1930: Duke University Hospital opened in Durham
1954: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
1969: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
1973: Henry Aaron hits his 700th career homer
1987: Guns & Roses debut album “Appetite for Destruction” is released, and becomes the best-selling
debut album of all time with more than 30 million copies sold
2011: NASA’s Space Shuttle program ends
in the News: Three more candidates file for Taylorsville Election, deadline to file is today at noon…Conover woman facing federal fraud charges…Mooresville man indicted for reaping millions in COVID-19 Relief Funds…Wilkes County man charged after triple-shooting in Elkin…Hickory man charged with armed robbery…Granite Falls woman listed as missing
Weather: Nice Day, High around 85. Not so humid and a little breezy too
Sports: Cougar Football Kick-off is 4 weeks from tonight…It’s Over, The NFL approves the sale of the Washington Commode Lids…Round II of British Open underway…Women’s World Cup underway, USA plays tonight…Braves get homer happy and end slide…NASCAR runs in PA
Happy Birthday: Cat Stevens Garry Trudeau, Michael Connelly, Jon Lovitz, Brandi Chastain, Josh Hartnett, Jamie Waylett
Word of the Day: juxtaposition [ juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn ] The act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. The state of being close together or side by side
Just when you thought you’d hear it all. Gay Water ? https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/gay-water-canned-cocktail-wants-133340379.html
Could Fleetwood Mac become whole again for a tour ? https://www.showbiz411.com/2023/07/20/exclusive-fleetwood-mac-could-reunite-with-lindsey-buckingham-for-one-last-reunion-tour
Quote of the Day: “Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly”…Robin Williams (Born this day in 1951)