Friday, July 25th. Day 206 of 2025
It’s Hire a Veteran Day. Tough to do, they’re working already
Happy Wine and Cheese Day !
1866: Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army. He was the first American officer to hold the rank
1868: The Wyoming Territory is established
1952: Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
1969: Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving scene of an accident a week after the Chappaquiddick car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne
1978: Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through In-Vitro fertilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brown
1999: Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the first time
2016: Verizon announces $4.83 billion purchase of Yahoo
2010: WikiLeaks released to the public more than 90,000 internal reports involving the U.S.-led War in Afghanistan from 2004-2010
News: Man and woman charged after shots fired, vehicle chase and major meth bust Thursday morning in Bethlehem…Taylorsville man jailed by Catawba County Deputies…Hiddenite man arrested again…Man shot in Conover Parking lot on Monday has died…Hickory man charged with rape…Newton man facing rape charge…Western Iredell County home destroyed by fire
Weather: HOT ! High in mid 90’s. Heat Index will climb over 100. Stay Cool, Stay Hydrated
Sports: Cougar Football kicks-off 2025 season 4 weeks from tonight…Panthers having a kicking competition in camp…Canes extend contract of rookie who impressed…Best record in Baseball belongs to Toronto…Canadian shoots 60 to lead PGA event in Minnesota…NASCAR at The Brickyard
Happy Birthday: Iman, Matt LeBlanc, Pedro Martinez, Jon Barry, Louise Joy Brown, Billy Wagner, Nelson Piquet Jr, Alvin Kamara, Bryce Young
Ground Beef prices are spiking and here’s why https://time.com/7304845/ground-beef-prices-record-highs-united-states-reasons-outlook/
Word of the Day: ballast [bal-uhst] Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
• Aeronautics. something heavy, as bags of sand, placed in the car of a balloon for control of altitude and, less often, of attitude, or placed in an aircraft to control the position of the center of gravity.
• anything that gives mental, moral, or political stability or steadiness.
• gravel, broken stone, slag, etc., placed between and under the ties of a railroad to give stability, provide drainage, and distribute loads.
• Electricity.
1. Also called ballast resistor. a device, often a resistor, that maintains the current in a circuit at a constant value by varying its resistance in order to counteract changes in voltage.
2. a device that maintains the current through a fluorescent or mercury lamp at the desired constant value
Quote of the Day: “If love means never having to say you’re sorry, then marriage means always having to say everything twice”… Estelle Getty (Born this day in 1925)
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