Friday, July 5th. Day 187 of 2024
It’s Bikini Day !
Happy Apple Turnover Day
1811: Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain
1865: William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London
1937: Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation
1946: The bikini bathing suit made its debut during a fashion show in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit
1971: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Nixon
1975: Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors
1994: Jeff Bezos founds Amazon
1996: In England, Dolly (A Sheep) becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell
In the News: Alexander County Fire Marshall’s Office has BANNED ALL BURNING…Two Iredell firefighters treated after fighting fire…Toddler killed in Burke County mishap…Man killed in Watauga County crash…Statesville woman jailed after child ingests drugs…Taylorsville man taken into custody overnight
Weather: Hot, Humid and maybe a storm. High 96
Sports: Braves hitting woes is spoiling a lot of good pitching…Yankees in a swoon…Kemba Walker retires and takes coaching position with Hornets…NASCAR runs on the streets of Chicago
Edie Falco
Could you pass a US Citizenship Test ? https://www.wral.com/story/could-you-pass-a-us-citizenship-test/21510672/
Word of the Day: tartan [ tahr-tn ] A woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid. Any plaid.
Quote of the Day: “It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches than four freedoms”… Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr (Born this day in 1902)