Monday, June 26. Day 177 of 2023
Happy Chocolate Pudding Day !
1819: The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr
1844: John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office
1917: General John “Black Jack” Pershing arrived in France with the American Expeditionary Force
1948: The Berlin Airlift began as the U.S., Britain and France started ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin
1963: President Kennedy delivered his “Ich bin ein Berliner” (I am a Berliner) speech aat the Berlin Wall
1974: In Troy, Ohio, a Marsh supermarket installed the first bar code scanning equipment, made by IBM, and a product with a bar code was scanned for the first time. The product was Juicy Fruit gum
1977: Elvis Presley held his final concert in Indianapolis, Indiana at Market Square Arena
1997: J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in United Kingdom
In the News: Taylorsville man charged with statutory rape appears in court today…Virginia man arrested by Taylorsville Police on Virginia warrants…Taylorsville man arrested again…Statesville man killed in weekend crash in Iredell County…Two teens jailed after Statesville shooting…The infamous “Sinkhole Property” in Hickory has a new owner
Weather: Hot. High 88-90 !
Sports: Taylorsville’s Troup wins PBA Tour Final…Crawdads on winning streak…Braves out-slug the Reds…Freddie get’s 2,000 hit…LSU and Florida will decide College Baseball title tonight…Bradley wins on PGA Tour…Chastain wins in Music City
Happy Birthday: Mick Jones, Chris Isaak, Patty Smyth, Greg LeMond, Shannon Sharpe, Sean Hayes, Chris O’Donnell, Derek Jeter, Michael Vick, Ariana Grande
North Carolina citizens can now investigate accidents https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nc-bill-would-allow-civilians-to-respond-to-certain-car-crashes/ar-AA1ctlpm
Street drug “Tranq” is emerging as a threat https://nypost.com/2023/03/22/flesh-rotting-drug-tranq-spreads-to-48-us-states-dea-alert/
Word of the Day; olykoek [ ol-i-kook ] A doughnut Olykoek has its origins in the now-extinct New York dialect of Dutch. Dutch is related to English, therefore it’s no surprise that Dutch olie and koek resemble their English cognates oil and cake. Olykoek was first recorded in English at the turn of the 19th century
Quote of the Day: “Hunger makes a thief of any man”… Pearl S. Buck (Born this day in 1892)