Friday, July 23rd. Day 204 of 2021
Happy Vanilla Ice Cream Day !
It’s Gorgeous Grandma Day. Strange, I used to think all Grandma’s looked old
1829: William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter
1904: The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis
1962: Jackie Robinson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
1967: Rioting in Detroit begins. 43 die, 1,400 buildings are destroyed
1984: Miss America, Vanessa Williams turns in her crown after nude photos appear in Penthouse Magazine
2011: Singer Amy Winehouse is found dead in London. She was 27
In the News: Taylorsville man gets minimum 75 years for statutory rape…Iredell County man charged with child-sex offenses…Major Gas Line ruptured in Caldwell County…Taylorsville man arrested in Catawba County…Lenoir man gets prison time for meth trafficking
Weather: Sunshine, High near 90. Chance of a Boomer increases this Weekend
Sports: Cougar Football Kicks-Off 4 weeks from tonight, Mini-Camp begins next Thursday…Panthers les than a week away from returning to Spartanburg…Swanson and Braves the Phillies…Bullpen woes doom the Dodgers and Yankees…NASCAR taking a two-week vacation
Happy Birthday: Anthony Kennedy, Woody Harrelson, Slash, Alison Krauss, Nomar Garciaparra, Monica Lewinsky, Marlon Wayans, Daniel Radcliffe, Michelle Williams
Hyper-Inflation on the horizon, even a bag of Oreos https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-push-prices-higher-fueling-inflation-fed-federal-reserve-conagra-oreo-chipotle-11626965350
They’ve found Dorothy’s Dress https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/long-lost-dorothy-dress-from-wizard-of-oz-found/ar-AALYjMd
Raise your hand if you think the Olympics should be cancelled
Quote of the Day: “Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I’m always going to stay humble”… Giannis Antetokounmpo