Friday, August 28th. Day 240 of 2026
It’s Bow Tie Day, Cherry Turnover Day and Red Wine Day
Happy Radio Commercial Day !
1833: Slavery was banned by the British Parliament
1907: “American Messenger Company” was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company’s name was later changed to “United Parcel Service.”
1922: The first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City. The Queensboro Realty Company bought 10 minutes of time for $100
1939: Toyota Motors becomes an independent company in Japan
1939: The first successful flight of a jet-propelled airplane took place in Germany
1963: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington
1973: Marvin Gaye releases “Let’s get it on”
1996: A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage
2022: A 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card sells for $12.6 million at auction
News: Taylorsville couple busted on drug trafficking charges…Hickory man gets prison sentence of eight to ten years…Lenoir woman detained in Alexander County…Hickory man facing felony animal cruelty offenses…Alexander County Commissioners to hold Monday Work Session
Weather: Showers and Storms likely this afternoon
Sports: Alexander Central Soccer and Statesville fight to draw…AC Women’s Tennis blanks McDowell…JF Football thumped by Hickory…Can the Cougars beat Hickory and go 2-0 tonight?. Coach Marshall has a plan…College Football begins this weekend (at least some games) Sale send the the Braves to a win over the Dodgers…Plays hot at PGA Tour Tile event…NASCAR concludes regular season Saturday night at Daytona
Happy Birthday: Lou Piniella, Ron Guidry, Daniel Stern, Scott Hamilton, Shania Twain, Jack Black, Ron Guidry, LeAnn Rimes, Armie Hammer
We play Cougar Football Trivia this morning. Someone will win a $25 Gift Card from PJ’s Bethlehem Seafood and Steak along with two tickets to tonight’s game !
Word of the Day: bifurcate [bahy-fer-keyt] to divide or fork into two branches. From Latin meaning to fork or divide. “Plans are to bifurcate the company into separate operations.”
Quote of the Day: “People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” ..,Winnie the Pooh