Friday, June 19th. Day 170 of 2026
It’s Juneteenth. The day in 1865 when the US announced that former slaves were free
Go Sauntering on World Sauntering Day
1586: English colonists sailed away from Roanoke Island, NC, after failing to establish England’s first permanent settlement in America
1846: The New York Knickerbocker Club played the New York Club in the first organized baseball game
1910: The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington
1934: Congress established the Federal Communications Commission
1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the Senate
1978: Garfield was in newspapers around the U.S. for the first time
2006: The Carolina Hurricanes win their first Stanley Cup
2018: The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued
News: Man charged with fatal shooting of Alexander County School Board member makes court appearance on Thursday…Crash sends one to hospital overnight in Taylorsville…Fatal collision in Catawba County…Taylorsville man free on bond now back in custody after being served Georgia Fugitive Warrant…Hiddenite man apprehended…Taylorsville Police chare woman with felony offenses…Hickory man gets prison time in fentanyl trafficking case
Weather: Morning clouds and the Sunshine takes over. Weekend looks great !
Sports: Clark in control at US Open but there’s a long way to go…USA vrs Australia today in World Cup…Can the Tar Heels finally win the College World Series ?…Braves rained-out…Bill to revamp College Sports goes to the Senate…NASCAR runs in California
Happy Birthday: Salman Rushdie, Phylicia Rashad, Ann Wilson, Kathleen Turner, Paula Abdul, Laura Ingraham, Poppy Montgomery, Boris Johnson, Dirk Nowitzki, Zoe Saldana
Word of the Day: communal [kuh-myoon-l] used or shared in common by everyone in a group, belonging or relating to a group or community as a whole, pertaining to a commune. From Latin communis, “common, of the community.” .”The group was part of a communal effort.”
Quote of the Day: “I would like to win the U.S. Open, but I don’t have a chance.” Seve Ballesteros