Friday, August 29th. Day 241 of 2025
It’s Jimmy Buffett Day!
1842: The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain
1898: The Goodyear Tire company is founded
1949: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb
1957: Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record when he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes
1958: United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado
1990: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in a television interview, declared that America could not defeat Iraq
1997: Netflix is launched
2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall devastating New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast
In the News: Taylorsville couple busted on parole and probation offenses…Alexander County man arrested then found to have meth in jail…Hiddenite woman served warrant…Iredell County woman arrested after alleged child abduction…Taylorsville Police warn of ongoing Scam..
Weather: Great Holiday Weekend in store provided you like Sunshine and almost Autumn-like temperatures
Sports: AC Soccer and Women’s Tennis win on Thursday…JV Football loses the heartbreaker of all heartbreakers…Marshall says Cougars will be ready for Hickory tonight…NC State holds-off East Carolina…Duke opens with win. Some great college games this weekend, I’m excited…Cowboys trade Parson to Packers…Schwarber goes yard 4-times against Braves…NASCAR begins Post-Season Sunday night in Darlington
Happy Birthday: Elliot Gould, Bob Beamon, Don Schlitz, Rebecca De Mornay, Neil Gorsuch, Roy Oswalt, Lea Michele, Jennifer Landon
A Blob ? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/giant-mutant-blobs-found-floating-204435737.html
Coach Belickick and his “Hottie” get trademark https://www.cllct.com/sports-collectibles/memorabilia/bill-belichick-company-managed-by-jordon-hudson-files-to-trademark-gold-digger
Play Cougar Football Trivia this morning at 7:45. The winner gets a $25 Gift Card from PJ’s Seafood and Steak in Bethlehem !
Word of the Day: jitney [jit-nee] A small bus or car following a regular route along which it picks up and discharges passengers, originally charging each passenger five cents. An unlicensed taxicab. Slang term for a five-cent piece. From French. “The man shouted down a jitney and climbed aboard.”
Quote of the Day: “We must win in Iraq. If we withdraw, there will be chaos; there will be genocide; and they will follow us home”… John McCain (Born this day in 1936)