Friday, August 9th. Day 221 of 2019
Book Lovers, it’s our day. It’s Book Lovers Day !
1892: Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph
1963: Much to the displeasure of Adolf Hitler, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Olympic Games in Berlin
1945: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States. Thirty-five thousand people are killed
1974: Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president
2004: Trump Hotel and Casino Resorts Inc. file for bankruptcy
In the News: Man with knife arrested in Alexander County…Statesville man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend…Woman indicted for fatal accident resigns from job with Burke County Sheriff’s Office…Hickory woman arrested for failing to register as sex offender
Weather: Sunshine Rules Friday. High near 90
Sports: Cougar Football hosts scrimmage Saturday evening…Panthers get win in preseason opener…Miami Mauls Braves…MadBum has no-hitter into 6th inning…Yankees keep winning…Tribe stays hot…NASCAR in Michigan…Tiger no factor
Happy Birthday: Bob Cousy, Rod Laver, Sam Elliott, Doug Williams, Melanie Griffith, Amanda Bearse, Hoda Kotb, Deion Sanders, Gillian Anderson, Eric Bana, Anna Kendrick
Hoda Kotb
Deion Sanders
Thanks to Joel Harbinson, Brent Icenhour, and Gene Price for dropping by Thursday. What a great time we had remembering the 1969 Taylorsville Bears Football Team. The team went 8-1-1 and were denied a playoff bid due to some strange circumstances. Clyde Goble was one of the standouts on that team
The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox will play a game next year at the Field Of Dreams in Iowa. Yep, they’re going to play on the field where that great movie was filmed. The voice was right, “Build it, and he will come”
Be positive and you’ll sleep better. A new study says that optimists sleep better than pessimists. A better attitude about life leads to better sleep according to the survey
Quote of the Day: “Clark Gable’s ears make him look like a taxicab with the doors open”…Howard Hughes