Monday, July 17th. Day 198 of 2023
It’s Hug Your Kids Day !
Happy Peach Ice Cream Day
1821: Spain ceded Florida to the United States
1867: Harvard School of Dental Medicine was established in Boston. It was the first dental school in the U.S.
1941: The longest hitting streak in baseball history (56 games) ended when the Cleveland Indians pitchers held New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio hitless
1955: Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California
Love Valley Music Festival
1984: The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21
1987 – Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and rear Admiral John Poindexter begin testifying to Congress at the “Iran-Contra” hearings
1997: After 117 years, the Woolworth Corp. closed their last 400 stores
In the News: Hickory woman dies in Alexander County flooding…Two killed in Sunday motorcycle crash in Wilkes County…Two dead after a pair of Friday crashes in Iredell county…Duo files for Taylorsville Town Council on Friday…Taylorsville woman facing charges in three counties…Taylorsville man arrested on Virginia fugitive warrant
Weather: Sunshine with a high near 90
Sports: Fall Sports Registration continues for Alex County Parks and Recreation…Alcaraz wins Wimbeldon…Braves Pitching staff suffers more injuries…Baltimore has won 8 in a row…Rory tunes up for British Open…NASCAR runs a Nooner today in New Hampshire
Happy Birthday: Donald Sutherland, Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom, Lucie Arnaz, Mark Bowden, David Hasselhoff, Nicolette Larson, Luke Bryan
Word of the Day; tyro [ tahy-roh ] a beginner, a novice at learning something. Tyro comes from the Latin word meaning “recruit”
The Peach State is out of Peaches https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/business/georgia-peach-shortage/index.html
Quote of the Day: “I admit, I have a tremendous sex drive. My boyfriend lives forty miles away”…Phyllis Diller (Born this day in 1917)