Monday, June 30. Day 181 of 2025
It’s Social Media Day. The concept is great but it’s a proving ground for Morons
Happy Corvette Day !
1882: Charles J. Guiteau is hanged for the assassination of President James Garfield
1908: A meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away
1936: Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel “Gone with the Wind,” was published
1953: The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, Michigan. It sold for $3,250
1971: The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent the Washington Post or the New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers
1971: The 26th Amendment was ratified. The amendment lowered the minimum voting age to 18
1994: The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan
2019: Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit North Korea
In the News: Four die including an off-duty Deputy in Wilkes County accidents over the weekend… 1 motorcycle operator airlifted after crash in Alexander County…Drive by shooting under investigation in Statesville…Man charged with trafficking fentanyl in Alexander County…Stony Point arrested twice…Taylorsville man busted for probation violation…
Weather: Sunshine to start. High in upper 80’s. Rain arrives tonight and Tuesday
Sports: Six Alexander Central Softball standouts make All-Region. Hamby makes 1st team…Canes make trades and draft some prospects in NHL Draft…Elliott ends drought in Atlanta…Longest winning streak in Baseball belongs to The Fish…The Wimbeldon fortnight today
Happy Birthday: : Nancy Dussault, Robert Ballard, Mike Tyson, Fantasia Barrino, Michael Phelps, Trea Turner
Some new laws go into effect on Tuesday in North Carolina https://www.wxii12.com/article/north-carolina-laws-to-take-effect-july-1st-2025/65245280
UFO sighting in Massachusetts? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/27/mystery-object-Pembroke-Massachusetts/4441751046912/
Word of the Day: laud [lawd] to praise or extol. From Latin meaning to praise. “The performance will be lauded for years.”
Quote of the Day: “Always be smarter than the people who hire you”… Lena Horne (Born this day in 1917)
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