Friday, September 5th. Day 248 of 2025
It’s Lazy Moms Day and Chianti Day
Happy Cheese Pizza Day ! It will please even the rowdiest Kid about every time
1774: The first session of the U.S. Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. The delegates drafted a declaration of rights and grievances, organized the Continental Association, and elected Peyton Randolph as the first president of the Continental Congress
1881: The American Red Cross provided relief for disaster for the first time. The disaster was the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan
1901: The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed in Chicago, IL. It was the first organized baseball league
1906: Bradbury Robinson executed the first legal forward pass in football. Robinson threw the ball to Jack Schneider of St. Louis University in a game against Carroll College
Betty Feezer
1983: The “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” on PBS became the first hour-long network news show
1989: Chris Evert retired from professional tennis after a 19 year career
1996: Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people
In the News: Fatal crash in Wilkes County…Taylorsville Police arrest Stony Point couple on felony drug charges…Hiddenite woman apprehended for felony probation violation…Iredell man recently convicted of child-sex charges is arrested again
Weather: Sunny, High 85-88. Maybe an afternoon Boomer again
Sports: JV Cougar Football routs Ashe County…For AC Football it’s time to block and tackle, time to show up this evening…Eagles nip Dallas…Panthers at Jacksonville on Sunday…Lots of College Football on Saturday…Caitlin Clark out for season…
Happy Birthday: Bill Mazeroski, Al Stewart, Cathy Guisewite, Michael Keaton, Rose McGowan, Stacey Dales, Lincoln Riley
We play Cougar Football Trivia this morning. Win tickets the game tonight and a $25 Gift Card from PJ’s Seafood and Steak in Bethlehem
No Caitlin, No watch ? https://www.yahoo.com/sports/wnba/breaking-news/article/caitlin-clark-announces-she-will-miss-the-rest-of-the-wnba-season-due-to-ongoing-injuries-003410284.html
Word of the Day: saucier [saws-yey ] A chef or cook who specializes in making sauces. From French
Quote of the Day: “I think a lot of times we don’t pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled”… Amy Adams
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