Monday, September 8. Day 251 of 2023
It’s Star Trek Day *
1565: St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida’s first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1888: In London, the body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found
1930: 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape
1944: London is hit by a German V-2 rocket for the first time
*1966: The landmark science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode
1974: President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon
1988: Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires
2022: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as Charles III
In the News: Victim who died in crash last week in Wilkes County was a Taylorsville woman…Man held on child-exploitation charges in Alexander County…Hickory man jailed in Alexander County…Internationally known comedian Jon Reep of Hickory arrested on child sexual-exploitation charges…Taylorsville man served arrest warrant…Man charged after traffic stop by Taylorsville Police
Weather: Sunny and mild. High in low 70’s
Sports: Hamby says she’s a Dawg…Cougars hand Marshall his first of many wins…Panthers look bad in Jacksonville…Bills win Sunday night with epic comeback…Heels hand “The Hoodie” his first win…Pack beats UVA…App Struggles but wins…Hamlin takes flag in Illinois
Happy Birthday: Bernie Sanders, David Arquette, Brooke Burke, Pink, Gerrit Cole
Powerball Winners https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/1-8-billion-powerball-drawing-044737155.html
Word of the Day: karma [kahr-muh] Hinduism, Buddhism., action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation. Fate or destiny. The good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone or something. “The result was karma, it had to happen”
Quote of the Day: “I only wish I could have played in the big leagues when I was young enough to show what I could do. When an offer was given to me to join up, I was too old, and I knew it.”… Buck Leonard (Born this day in 1907)