Friday, July 11th. Day 192 of 2025
It’s French Fry Day ! I still like them
1798: The United States Marines were re-established by Congress
1804: Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a pistol duel
1914: Babe Ruth made his Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox. He pitches the Sox to a win over Cleveland
1960: “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is first published
1969: The Rolling Stones release “Honky Tonk Woman”
2015: Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano Prison in Mexico. It’s his second escape
2019: US stock markets reach new records, the Dow tops 27,000 points for the first time
2021: Richard Branson becomes the first civilian to be launched into space via his Virgin Galactic spacecraft
In the News: Alexander County School Board to hold Work Session and hold Regular Meeting on Monday…County Commissioners meet Monday…Victim struck by lightening in Iredell County…Taylorsville man returned to jail…Taylorsville woman arrested on felony drug charges…
Weather: Sunny and 88. Storm could pop-up this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Football kicks-off season 6 weeks from tonight ! Dell Curry to do some Amazon Prime NBA Telecasts…Yankees rally to win…Red Sox on a tear…Braves lose again…NASCAR runs California road course
Happy Birthday: Giorgio Armani, Jeff Hanna, Sela Ward, Richie Sambora, Suzanne Vega, Lisa Rinna, Caroline Wozniacki, Joey Bosa
Sir Paul to Tour again https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/entertainment/paul-mccartney-tour
A diabetic Barbie ? https://nypost.com/2025/07/09/lifestyle/barbies-first-doll-with-type-1-diabetes-comes-complete-with-glucose-monitor-and-pump/
Maybe that’s why some people from West Virginia drive so poorly https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/sex/west-virginia-rc-710258
Word of the Day: repertoire [rep-er-twahr ] The entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation. The entire stock of works existing in a particular artistic field. From French and Latin meaning inventory. “The singer had a massive repertoire of favorites.”
Quote of the Day: “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”… Winston Churchill
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