Monday, July 22. Day 204 of 2024
Happy Mango Day ! I like Mangos
1587: A second English colony was established on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. The first colony vanished under mysterious circumstances
1893: Katharine Lee Bates writes “America the Beautiful” after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado
1933: Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes
1941: Plans for the Pentagon were presented to the House Subcommittee on Appropriations
1992: Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States
2003: In northern Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s sons Odai and Qusai died after a gunfight with American forces
In the News: Mother and child drown Saturday night in Caldwell County…Catawba County woman appears in court today on charges that she murdered her infant daughter…Two Taylorsville men charged with meth trafficking…Alexander County Emergency systems back up after world-wide grid disaster on Friday
Weather: Clouds and Showers again. Very Humid, maybe a Boomer
Sports: Parents of Fall Alexander Central Athletes urged to attend Tuesday meeting…Schauffle nearly perfect on Sunday to win British Open…Larson survives to win at Indy…Panthers open camp on Wednesday…Braves lose game and player…Dodgers out-slug Red Sox…
Don Henley
With Joe backing out of the race, does it mean he won’t call me trying to order Pizza anymore ?
Word of the Day: nebulous [ neb-yuh-luhs ] To be hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused. Cloudy or cloudlike. From Latin meaning “mist” or “cloud.”
Quote of the Day: “More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause”…Rose Kennedy