Friday, July 29th. Day 210 of 2021
Happy Lasagna Day ! For sure, one of my favs
It’s Chicken Wing Day too
1890: Vincent van Gogh dies two days after a self-inflicted gunshot wound
1921: Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party
1957: The Tonight Show premieres on NBC with Jack Paar as host
1957: The International Atomic Energy Commission is created
1958: NASA is born when President Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act
1981: A worldwide television audience of over 700 million watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London
2004: Lance Armstrong won his fourth straight Tour de France
In the News: Lightening strikes Alexander County Courthouse on Thursday…Lenoir man in custody after chase in in Hiddenite…Hickory man killed in accident…Pedestrian struck multiple times in Granite Falls…Burke County man being sought for statutory rape…Hickory teen charged with attempted murder
Weather: Could be a wet stormy weekend
Sports: Brzykcy mows them down again…Cougar Football Mini-Camp dodges the lightening bolts…Hickory names new Women’s Basketball coach…Judge walks it off for the Yanks…MadBum pitches against the Braves tonight…NASCAR spends weekend at the Brickyard
Happy Birthday: Elizabeth Dole, Neal Doughty, Ken Burns, Geddy Lee, Alexandra Paul, Martina McBride, Dak Prescott
Can doing household chores prevent dementia ? https://www.braintomorrow.com/how-to-prevent-dementia-chores-risk/
Woops, the Highway Department forget to use “Spell-Check” https://apnews.com/article/oddities-new-mexico-albuquerque-transportation-4526afac0a676f9adc4de5dd56cc2504
Have a Great Weekend, when I return on Monday, August will have begun
Quote of the Day: “The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults”…Alexis de Tocqueville (Born this day in 1805)