Monday, June 1st. Day 152 of 2026
It’s Go Barefoot Day !
Happy Olive Day, Say Something Nice Day and Oscar the Grouch Day
1774: The British government orders the Port of Boston closed to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
1796: The last British troops withdraws from the United States
1935: For the first time, motorists in the United Kingdom must pass a driver’s test in order to be licensed
1962: Former Nazi Adolf Eichmann is executed in Israel after being found guilty of war crimes
1964: The Rolling Stones arrive in the United States for the first time
1974: The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the Journal Emergency Medicine
1980: CNN makes it’s debut
2009: General Motors files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
2018 State Champs
News: County Commissioners hold Public Hearing on proposed budget this evening…Taylorsville man jailed after Grand Jury indictment…Hickory man charged with kidnapping and burglary by Taylorsville police…Alexander County man nabbed on felony and misdemeanor charges…Homeless man charged with breaking and entering some Taylorsville businesses
Weather: Sunshine mixed with clouds. High in low 80’s
Sports: Zach is Back, AC Alum Zach Brzykcy returns Majors…South Caldwell repeats in State 6A Softball, West Wilkes repeats in 4A…North Lincoln wins 5A Baseball…Canes will play for the Cup…It will be the Spurs and the Knicks for the NBA title…UNC makes it to Super Regionals…
Happy Birthday: Pat Boone, Morgan Freeman, Robert Powell, Brian Cox, Ronnie Wood, Lisa Hartman Black, Paul Coffey, Tony Bennett, Heidi Klum, Alanis Morissette, Brandi Carlile
One Year Ago Today, shots rang out https://hickoryrecord.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_c8ff3f23-660c-4f57-aca1-65826d12f354.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
Word of the Day: oracle [awr-uh-kuhl] a prophecy, often obscure or allegorical, revealed through the medium of a priest or priestess at the shrine of a god, any person or thing believed to indicate future action with infallible authority. “In modern usage, any good source of information can be called an oracle.”
Quote of the Day: “The straight man has the best part. He gets to be in the show and see it, too.”… Andy Griffith (Born this day in 1926)