Friday, July 8th. Day 189 of 2022
Today is Video Game Day ! Never even a consideration for me
1776: John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence
1889: The Wall Street Journal is first published
1932: The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression
1947: Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident
1960: Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage by the Soviet Union
1969: The patent is issued for the game “Twister”
1994: Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung
In the News: COVID making a comeback in Alexander County ?…Taylorsville Attorney Joel Harbinson says he thinks a Public Defenders Office will soon be a reality…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect…Taylorsville man arrested overnight…Hickory woman charged with assault with a deadly weapon…Smash and Grab at N Wilkesboro Pharmacy…
Weather: Mixture of Clouds and Sun, Watch out for Afternoon Boomer. High around 90
Sports: Cougar Football kicks-off 6 weeks from tonight…Still some Alexander Central Athletic Camps coming later in the month…Cards cool the Braves in extra innings…Dodger pitcher goes to 11-0…Yanks take Sox in Fenway…NASCAR runs in Atlanta this weekend
Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday: Steve Lawrence, Jeffrey Tambor, Kim Darby, Wolfgang Puck, Anjelica Huston, Kevin Bacon, Toby Keith, Beck
He’ll always be Sonny Corleone to me. James Caan passes https://apnews.com/article/james-caan-dead-ebe62a12a22c804a21673ead071269ea
Beware, Naked man on the Freeway https://nypost.com/2022/07/07/naked-florida-man-climbs-onto-big-rig-on-busy-highway/
Not be droll but if you’re on vacation, it’s nearly over, because it’s Friday
Quote of the Day: “The people who cast the votes don’t decide an election, the people who count the votes do”… Joseph Stalin