Friday, July 1st. Day 182 of 2022.
It’s Canada Day ! In 1867, our neighbors to the north became an independent Dominion
1846: Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone
1908: SOS is adopted as the international distress signal
1931: United Airlines begins service as Boeing Air Transport
1963: ZIP Codes are introduced
1979: Sony starts marketing the Walkman
1987: WFAN in New York City is launched as the world’s first All-Sports Radio Station
2007: Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces
In the News: Man crashes vehicle into crowd in Catawba County…Taylorsville man jailed for second time in two weeks…12-year old recovering from gunshot wound in Hickory…Morganton man jailed for firing a shot into a Boone night spot…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office looking for suspect
Weather: Some Sun, Some Clouds, maybe a Boomer this weekend
Sports: Bowen named new Track and Field Coach at ACHS…USC and UCLA run to the Big 10…Greensboro officials trying to keep ACC in town…Hickory’s JT Poston leads at PGA event in Illinois…Braves bombed in Philly
Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday: Jamie Farr, Wally Amos, Debbie Harry, Fred Schneider, Dan Aykroyd, Carl Lewis, Michelle Wright, Pamela Anderson
Just about the last thing we wanted to hear https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-worst-version-of-covid-is-spreading-can-we-update-our-vaccines-in-time-131933423.html
Hoppy gets wrangled https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/06/30/kangaroo-loose-Zachary-Louisiana/7611656600371/
Have a Fantastic Weekend and Fourth of July. I’ll take a Holiday on Monday, be back Tuesday, July 5th
Quote of the Day: “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”.. Princess Diana (Born this day in 1961)