Friday, July 28th. Day 209 of 2023
It’s Milk Chocolate Day ! Gorge yourself
1868: Secretary of State William H. Seward announces the 14th Amendment ratified by states, granting citizenship to ex-slaves
1896: The city of Miami is incorporated
1943: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians
1945: A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash
1965: President Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000
1984: The Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles
1994: Major League Baseball Players announce they’ll go on strike on August 12 if no deal is reached with management. No deal was reached and the players walked out in August. The season was over !
1998: Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with President Clinton
In the News: Former Alexander County Schools employee found not guilty of assaulting student…Hickory man gets 10-15 year in prison…Single engine plane goes down near Maiden…TB report at Catawba County School…Taylorsville woman arrested this morning…Alexander County woman charged with misuse of 911
Weather: Hottest weather of Summer…so far
Sports: Cougar Football season kicks-off 3 weeks from tonight…Panthers making noise in Spartanburg…Cubs get to .500…Ohtani is spot on for Angels…Hickory’s Poston in the hunt…NASCAR runs Richmond this weekend
Happy Birthday: Marty Brennaman, Bill Bradley, Jim Davis, Jonathan Edwards, Sally Struthers, Vida Blue, Scott Pelly, Elizabeth Berkley, Lori Loughlin, Manu Ginobili
Randy Meisner, an original Eagle has died https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/07/27/randy-meisner-dead-eagles-bassist/70482601007/
The California exodus is costing them tax dollars https://ktla.com/news/california/california-lost-more-than-300-million-in-tax-revenue-from-wealthy-residents-moving-study/
Word of the Day; natter [nat-er ] To talk incessantly; chatter without much relevance
Quote of the Day: “I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress”…Ronald Reagan