Friday, June 9th. Day 160 of 2023
It’s Donald Duck Day
1860: The first st US “Dime Novel” is published by Ann Stevens
1931: The first rocket-powered aircraft design is patented by Robert Goddard
1943: Income tax deductions are authorized by Congress
1953: Texas Pete is first marketed in Winston-Salem, NC
1973: Secretariat wins the Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown
The Bundys
2021: A record price for a coin sold at auction. A 1933 ‘Double Eagle’ gold coin sells for $18.9 million in New York
2022: NASA announces it will begin research into UFOs, focusing on unidentified aerial phenomena
In the News: Graduation Day at Alexander Central High School…Fox spends Day 1 as new county manager…Taylorsville woman jailed…Hickory man gets a minimum 45 years in prison…Statesville teen gets 20-25 years for second-degree murder…Drug raid nabs Granite Falls man…Wilkes County man charged with assault with a lawn mower !
Weather: Perfecto ! Nothing not to like. Sunny and a high in the 80’s through Sunday
Sports: Oram signs to play at CVCC…Florida gets back in the Cup battle…NBA Finals Game IV tonight…Oklahoma does it again in Softball…Baseball Super Regionals begin today…Braves and Mets score a lot…Panther name Young the #1 QB
Happy Birthday: Dick Vitale, Dave Parker, Patricia Cornwell, Michael J. Fox, Johnny Depp, Teddy Bruschi, Natalie Portman
Word of the Day: servitor [ sur-vi-ter ] A person who is in or at the service of another; attendant. A glass worker who blocks the gather and does the preliminary blowing of glass for the gaffer
Quote of the Day: “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly”…Winston Churchill