Friday June 5th. Day 156 of 2026
It’s Fish and Chips Day, Gingerbread Day, National Moonshine Day, and Doughnut Day
1752: Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity. You know the neighbors thought he was nuts
1851: Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin
1927: Johnny Weissmuller set two world records in swimming. He went on to become Tarzan in a series of motion pictures
1956: Elvis Presley introduces his new single, “Hound Dog”, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements
1981: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from a rare pneumonia. They were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS
1998: Volkswagen AG won approval to buy Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
2004: Ronald Reagan dies at the age of 93
News: Former Newton Police pleads guilty to murder…Taylorsville man gets 6 months in lockup…Alexander County man facing 10 counts of felony obtaining property by false pretense…Lenoir man jailed in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman arrested overnight after allegedly slapping Deputy
Weather: Tons of Sun, high this afternoon reaches upper 80’s
Sports: Canes take Game II and send Stanly Cup Finals to Vegas tied 1-1…NBA Finals Game II this evening…UNC hosts So Cal in College Baseball Super Regional this afternoon…Braves lose to Toronto…Phillies on a heater…Yankees win matinee but lose Aaron Judge for an indefinite period…NASCAR in Michigan, again it’s available only on Amazon Prime
Happy Birthday: Ken Follett, Robert Kraft, Suze Orman, Nancy Stafford, Kenny G, Mark Wahlberg, Torry Holt, Sam Darnold
Is Minnesota as insane as California ? https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15874745/Minnesota-Minneapolis-Target-store-Muslim-prayer-space-shoppers-banned.html
Word of the Day: Zamboni [zam-boh-nee] machine that smooths the surface of the ice on a rink, developed by American inventor and engineer Frank Zamboni in 1949.
Quote of the Day: “I’m – you know, I’m not a good actor.”… Chuck Norris