Monday, August 19. Day 231 of 2024
It’s National Potato Day
1692: In present day Salem Massachusetts, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft
1848: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California
1909: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens
1934: A German referendum approves Adolph Hitler’s appointment as head of state with the title of Führer
1960: Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of espionage in Moscow
2004: Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market
2020: Apple Inc. became the first company to be valued at over $2 trillion
In the News: Iredell Health Systems will acquire Davis Regional…Rowan County man jailed in Alexander County…Taylorsville man arrested again…Lenoir woman charged in Alexander County…Newton man served fugitive warrant from Texas…Jewelry store heist in Statesville on Friday
Weather: Sunshine, high around 83
Sports: Cougar Football gearing for Friday opener…New Turf will be ready…Panthers score but loose…Matsuyama wins Round 1 of PGA Playoffs…Rain stop race at Michigan, they’ll try again this morning…Braves win but have lost Riley…O’s and Yankees tied in AL East
Happy Birthday: Bill Clinton, Adam Arkin, Anthony Muñoz, John Stamos, Ron Darling, Kyra Sedgwick, Lee Ann Womack, Matthew Perry, Kirk Herbstreit
Woman from Texas has world’s widest tongue https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/8/texas-womans-tongue-certified-as-worlds-widest-at-almost-8-cm-across
I’ve got a Cougar Card for you to win between 7 and 8 this morning !
Word of the Day: manifest [ man-uh-fest ] Verb; To appear or become apparent. To make clear or evident; show plainly. Noun; A list of the cargo or goods carried by a ship, airplane, train, etc., Adjective; readily perceived . From Latin
Quote of the Day: “The only disability in life is a bad attitude’ … Scott Hamilton