Monday, September 2nd. Day 246 of 2024
Happy Labor Day ! If it’s Labor Day, why am I working ?
1666: The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings
1864: United States forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city
1901: Then Vice President Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick” in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair
1935: The most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Labor_Day_hurricane
1945: Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1963: The CBS Evening News becomes the first network television half-hour weeknight news broadcast
1992: The U.S. and Russia agreed to a joint venture to build a space station
2008: Google launches its Google Chrome web browser
In the News: Fatal crashes over the weekend in Catawba and Caldwell Counties…Shooting during armored car robbery attempt in Statesville…Stony Point man sentenced to jail term in Iredell County…Taylorsville man held under large bond…Alexander County man jailed for second-time in less than a month…Caldwell County has a new Sheriff
Weather: Partly sunny low to mid 80’s. Cooler weather begins Tuesday
Zach Brzykcy
Happy Birthday: D. Wayne Lukas, Peter Ueberroth, Terry Bradshaw, Mark Harmon, Jimmy Connors, Eric Dickerson, Keanu Reeves, Salma Hayek
Word of the Day: scapula [ skap-yuh-luh ] Anatomy. Commonly call the shoulder blade. Either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder in humans.
Quote of the Day: “I can’t take a well-tanned person seriously”… Cleveland Amory