Friday, August 19th. Day 231 of 2022
It’s Photography Day. Do Selfies count ?
Happy Soft Ice Cream Day, and Potato Day and Aviation Day
1692: In present day Salem Massachusetts, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft
1848: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California
1909: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens
1934: A German referendum approves Adolph Hitler’s appointment as head of state with the title of Führer
1960: Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of espionage in Moscow
2004: Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market
2020: Apple Inc. became the first company to be valued at over $2 trillion
In the News: Craftmaster CEO announces retirement…Man who crashed his truck into Alexander County Jail last year is back in that building…Alexander County man arrested…Hiddenite woman taken into custody…Man arrested in Burke County charged with murder of Wake County Deputy
Weather: Clouds all weekend , showers likely
Sports: ACHS Women’s Tennis gets win, Men’s Soccer ties match, Volleyball falls to Maiden…Cougar JV Football comes up short against Hickory…It’s here, Cougar Football opens at Hickory….Braves take 3 of 4 from Mets…Bradley leads PGA event…NASCAR runs the road course at Watkins Glen
Happy Birthday: Bill Clinton, Adam Arkin, Anthony Muñoz, John Stamos, Ron Darling, Kyra Sedgwick, Lee Ann Womack, Matthew Perry, Kirk Herbstreit
Texas Cattle Industry in crisis https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3602717-dried-up-texas-cattle-industry-faces-existential-crisis-from-historic-drought/
“Grease” returns to theaters after death of Olivia Newton-John https://nypost.com/2022/08/19/grease-returns-to-amc-theaters-for-5-admission-fee-to-honor-olivia-newton-john/
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Quote of the Day: “People who never get carried away, should be”…Malcom Forbes