Friday, August 27th. Day 239 of 2021
Happy Tug-of-War Day ! I gotta a rope, let’s do it
1889: Charles G Conn received a patent for the metal Clarinet
1859: Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well
1921: The owner of Acme Packing Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin bought a pro football team. J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers
1984: President Reagan announced that the first citizen to go into space would be a teacher. The teacher that was eventually chosen was Christa McAuliffe. She died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986
1996: California Governor Pete Wilson signed an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants. My how the times have changed on that one….Insert anger filled retort here….
1998: “Titanic” became the first movie in North America to earn more than $600 million. It’s earned way, way, way, more than that now
In the News: Another COVID death and 50 more cases reported in Alexander County…More jobs coming to area…County Schools will honor Aaron Spry on Sunday…Moravian Falls man charged with felony assault in Alexander County…Statesville man nabbed by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…
Weather: A Hot Summer Weekend
Sports: JV Football game scrapped due to COVID…Cougars travel to North Gaston tonight…Ashe County Football team joins South Caldwell and Hibriten in COVID shut-down…Panthers get final pre-season tune-up this evening…Yankees win streak reaches 12…NASCAR’s regular season finale is Saturday night at Daytona
Happy Birthday: Tuesday Weld, Mack Brown, Paul Reubens, Bernhard Langer, “Downtown” Julie Brown, Jim Thome, Sarah Chalke
I’m sad and mad at the same time. What happened in Afghanistan should not have happened and we all know it ! It infuriates me even more, we knew it was going to happen. Rest in Peace !
Quote of the Day: “The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going”…Quote George Carlin