Friday, June 7th. Day 159 of 2024
It’s Donut Day !
Happy Chocolate Ice Cream Day ! It’s one of life’s great pleasures
1776: Richard Lee of Virginia suggests a Declaration of Independence should be submitted before the Continental Congress. Later Thomas Jefferson is commissioned to write the document
1929: The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence
1942: The Battle of Midway ends in the Pacific. The United States gained a major victory against Japan
1965: The Supreme Court decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples
1982: Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis died five years earlier is kept off-limits
1993: Groundbreaking for the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland
2014: Alexander Central at 35-0 won the school’s 9th State Softball Championship. Bailey Sherrill was named State Finals MVP. Was the 2014 team AC’s best ever ?
In the News: Alexandeer Central Graduation Ceremony tonight at 7…15-year old charged with shooting of 17-year old in Stony Point…Taylorsville man back in custody after short period of freedom…Felony charges filed against woman in Alexander County…Vehicle chase in Catawba County
Weather: Sunny, less humidity and 82 ! Smile, that’s Perfect
Sports: Hoppes named to All-State Baseball Team…Oklahoma wins College Softball title again…NCAA Super Regionals being today, UNC host West Virginia, NC State play Saturday at Georgia…Braves win in Washington…Yankee win streak reaches 8…Boston too much for Dallas in NBA Finals Game I…Stanly Cup Finals begin Saturday night…NASCAR visits the Wine Country
Happy Birthday: Tom Jones, Liam Neeson, Mike Pence,Bear Grylls, Allen Iverson, Bill Hader, Anna Kournikova, Christian McCaffrey
The hail you say ! https://apnews.com/article/massive-hail-texas-record-2ba6b2cf262f5d716f901a77bbed045b
Vanna White and Pat Sajak part ways https://apnews.com/article/vanna-white-pat-sajak-wheel-of-fortune-75ba26b39b3a9fdef27c8d02f6669681
Word of the Day: Emu [ ee-myoo ] A large, flightless bird. Native of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
Quote of the Day: “I once shook hands with Pat Boone and my whole right side sobered up”…Dean Martin (Born this day in 1917)