Monday June 16th. Day 167 of 2025
It’s Fresh Veggies Day and Fudge Day
1858: Abraham Lincoln says “A house divided against itself cannot stand” while accepting the Illinois Republican Party’s nomination for the Senate
1903: The Ford Company incorporates
1952: “The Diary of Anne Frank” is published
1963: Valentina Tereshkova of the Soviet Union becomes the first woman in space
1975: Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to L.A. Lakers in exchange for four players
1978: The film “Grease” opens, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
1996: Russian voters held their first independent presidential election. Boris Yeltsin is elected
2015: Donald Trump announces his campaign to run for President
In the News: Anti-Trump protest goes quietly on Saturday in Taylorsville…Alexander County School Board meets twice today…Looks like Newton-Conover Schools will be absorbed by Catawba County…Two murders on Saturday in Statesville…Stony Point man charged with firing shots into occupied vehicle…Two people bitten by rabid fox in Wilkes County
Weather: Stuffy and likely Stormy again this afternoon
Sports: Spaun survives carnage to win US Open…Game V of NBA Finals tonight…Florida can win Stanley Cup Tuesday on home ice…Coastal Carolina 2-0 at College World Series…Red Sox sweep the Yankees and trade their best hitter…Brzykcy is earning a bigger role in Washington\s bullpen…New Zelander wins Cup Race in Mexico
Happy Birthday: Joyce Carol Oates, Joan Van Ark, Al Cowlings, Roberto Durán, Gino Vannelli, Phil Mickelson, Missy Peregrym, Olivia Hack
REO plays Farewell https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/legendary-classic-rock-band-reunites-185337545.html
Word of the Day: pitapat [pit-uh-pat] with a quick succession of beats or taps. Unknown origin dating to 1500’s. “Hearing the band made my heart go pitapat”
Quote of the Day: “If music be the food of love, play on.”… William Shakespeare