Friday, June 14th. Day 166 of 2024
It’s Bourbon Day
Happy Strawberry Shortcake Day
1775: The US Army forms as the Continental Army to fight American Revolutionary War
1777: The Continental Congress adopts the Stars & Stripes flag
1834: The first patent for Sandpaper is issued to Isaac Fischer of Vermont
1940: The Auschwitz Concentration Camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland
1946: Nat King Cole records “The Christmas Song”
1975: Janis Ian releases “At Seventeen” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeUV3LmtTBY
1989: Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
2017: Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana is shot and wounded by a terrorist while practicing for a charity baseball game in suburban Washington, D.C.
In the News: Taylorsville Town Board to discuss applicants for Town Manager in Monday meeting…Iredell County Commissioners balking at price tag for new high school…Statesville man arrested on felony charges in Alexander County…Stony Point assault lands man in jail…Newton woman arrested on felony drug charge in Alexander County…Morganton man sentenced in Federal Court for trafficking meth…Iredell County Deputies seize over $400,000 in cash during traffic stop
Weather: Sunny and 90 Today !
Sports: Alexander Central Volleyball Coach steps down…Tar Heels and Wolfpack play this weekend in College World Series…Rory tied for lead after Round 1 of US Open at Pinehurst…Florida a win away from Cup…Celtics can win title tonight…Braves snap losing skid…NASCAR runs in Iowa
Steffi Graf
Man with inquisitive mind passes at 110 https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-died-110-always-inquisitive-161500208.html
A very valuable fish https://www.wbtv.com/2024/06/10/fishermen-win-17-million-after-catching-504-lb-blue-marlin/?tbref=hp
Word of the Day: facetious [ fuh-see-shuhs ] Joking or jesting often inappropriately, not to be be taken seriously. What is the difference between facetious and sarcastic ? Facetious may be defined as “joking or jesting often inappropriately” or “not serious.” Sarcastic, on the other hand, while still concerned with humor, tends to imply a more caustic or biting quality that is often intended to cause pain.
Quote of the Day: “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone”… Harriet Beecher Stowe (Born this day in 1811)