Monday, August 14th. Day 226 of 2023
It’s VJ Day (Victory in Japan) The was in the Pacific was over after Japan surrendered
Happy Creamsicle Day !
It’s Tattoo Removal Day. Bravo !
1888: A patent for the electric meter was granted to Oliver B. Shallenberger
1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act created unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly
1941: Congress appropriated the funds to construct the Pentagon (approximately $83 million)
1945: It was announced by President Truman that Japan had surrendered unconditionally. The surrender ended World War II
1947: Pakistan gains independence from the British Empire
1959: Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League
1995: Shannon Faulkner became the first female cadet in the history of The Citadel, South Carolina’s state military college. She quit the school less than a week later
2015: In Havana, Cuba, the U.S. Embassy was re-opened after being closed 54 years earlier
In the News: Two killed in Sunday airplane crash on Lake Hickory…Taylorsville Man charged with attempted murder in Catawba County…Hickory Officers shoot and kill suspect Sunday morning…Road-Rage incident leads to death in Boone…Man charged after Road-Rage incident in Wilkes County…Taylorsville man jailed for indecent exposure
Weather: Increasing clouds, maybe a boomer this afternoon
Sports: Two Alexander County Brother face each other on Minor League mound…Busy Week, Alexander Central Athletics begin their seasons including Football Friday night at Statesville…Glover goes back-to-back…McDowell wins on Indy road course…Dodgers have won 8 straight…Panthers lay egg in first pre-season game
Happy Birthday: Russell Baker, Earl Weaver, Steve Martin, Susan Saint James, Danielle Steel, Rusty Wallace, Marcia Gay Harden, Magic Johnson, Halle Berry, Catherine Bell, Mila Kunis, Tim Tebow
Atlanta Braves affiliate dropping team’s nickname https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10085867-atlantas-high-a-minor-league-affiliate-to-drop-braves-nickname-for-2024-season
Bezos buys some pricy property in Florida https://nypost.com/2023/08/11/jeff-bezos-buys-68m-mansion-on-floridas-billionaire-bunker-island/
Word of the Day: palsy-walsy [ pal-zee-wal-zee ] Friendly or appearing to be friendly in a very intimate or hearty way. Palsy-walsy is a slang term that was first recorded in 1930-35.It’s a rhyming compound based on the adjective palsy, which was first recorded in 1925-30
Quote of the Day: “I’m taking out the garbage every Monday”…Bob Seger