It’s Friday the 13th. I haven’t seen a black cat yet
Today is World Softball Day. I love watching the Lady Cougars play.
It’s Weed Your Garden Day, Blame Someone Else Day and National Movie Night
1774: Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1888: Congress creates the Department of Labor
1920: The United State Postal Services declares children cannot be sent by parcel post. Yes, it had been tried a few times
1942: Germany launches the first V2 Rocket
1966: The landmark Miranda decision is issued by the Supreme Court. Criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights before being questioned by police
1971: The New York Times begins publishing excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, classified documents on the long history of the U.S. in Vietnam
1994: A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages
1997: Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death
2005: The jury acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of his charges for allegedly sexually molesting a child
In the News: Lenoir man charged with human trafficking…A sixth man charged with attempted murder in Catawba County mass shooting…Taylorsville man facing charges again…Woman arrested in Alexander County after allegedly assaulting a Deputy…Man shot in Burke County…Alexander County Board of Education has scheduled a work session and a regular meeting on Monday
Weather: Hot, Humid and Stormy
Sports: US Open proving that even the best players in the world can look silly at times…Oilers storm back to win Game IV…College World Series begins today in Omaha…Brzykcy pitches another scoreless inning…Panthers break mandatory mini-camp
Happy Birthday: Richard Thomas, Tim Allen, Roy Cooper, Ally Sheedy, Hannah Storm, Chris Evans, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
Egg prices dropping but bacon is getting more expensive https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/rcna212174
Shark attack, from the sky ? https://www.yahoo.com/news/disc-golfers-game-interrupted-shark-040914741.html
Word of the Day: verve [vurv] enthusiasm or vigor. a vibe, vivaciousness; liveliness; animation. “The crowd lacked their usual verve.
Quote of the Day: “I’m Liberace without a piano”… Paul Lynde (Born this day in 1926)