Monday, August 25th. Day 330 of 2024
It’s Blase’ Day
Happy Parfait Day ! Try one, it might stop the Blase’
1783: The British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States
1867: Alfred Nobel patented dynamite
1950: The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 impacts 22 American states, killing 353 people. The temperature dropped to 5 degrees in Birmingham, 3 degrees in Atlanta, and 1 in Asheville
1963: President John F. Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
1990: Poland held its first Presidential Election
1999: A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating on an inner tube off the Florida coast
2018: LA Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers sets NFL single-game record, completing 25-straight passes in 45-10 win v Arizona Cardinals
In the News: Overnight Alexander County ATV crash sends child to hospital… Wanted fugitive arrested this morning in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman facing felony charges in Iredell County…Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office looking for fugitive…The new Taylorsville Christmas Tree is up, ceremony set for Thursday evening
Weather: Sunny and 65 today. Thanksgiving Day might be wet
Sports: Cougar Hoops splits four games Friday night…Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is tonight…Watauga loses in Playoffs…Hickory thumps Statesville to advance…LR wins First Round Playoff Game…App gets best win of season…Panthers lose but Bryce Young might have emerged…
Happy Birthday: Joe Gibbs, Ben Stein, John Larroquette, Bucky Dent, Amy Grant, Christina Applegate, Barbara Pierce Bush, Jenna Bush Hager
Doctors say this is the “Number 1” thing you should never do when you “Number 2” https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/one-thing-never-ever-toilet-112500888.html
Word of the Day: admonish [ ad-mon-ish ] To indicate duties or obligations. To express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner. To offer friendly earnest advice or encouragement. From French and Latin meaning to warn. “They were admonished to take advantage of the opportunity.”
Quote of the Day: “As a kid, in the cotton fields, I had this tune in my head. I hummed it and sang it. It was the same melody as ‘When A Man Loves A Woman.’ I could never, ever forget it”…Percy Sledge (Born this day in 1941)