Monday, July 6th. Day 187 of 2026
It’s Fried Chicken Day
1777: After a bombardment by British artillery, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York
1854: The Republican Party held its first convention
1923: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established
1933: The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2
1957: John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers, three years before forming the Beatles
1977: The first Bojangles opened in Charlotte
1985: Martina Navratilova won her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title
2013: A 73-car train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town’s central area
News: Body found in Caldwell County…Deadly head-on collision is Wilkes County…Three shot is Statesville…Iredell County man charged with attempted murder…Hiddenite man back in jail…Taylorsville man arrested after refusing to identify himself at traffic stop
Weather: Sunshine to start, maybe a boomer this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Kids Baseball Camp begins this morning…US vrs Belgium tonight in World Cup…England beats Mexico on Sunday and Norway sends Brazil packing…Chas Briscoe gets first win of 2026…Gotterup wins for third time on PGA Tour…
Happy Birthday: George W. Bush, Sylvester Stallone, Fred Dryer, Burt Ward, Geoffrey Rush, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, Eva Green, Manny Machado, Zion Williamson
Meanwhile in Little River
Word of the Day: wharf [wawrf] a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor, stream, etc., so that vessels may be moored alongside to load or unload or to lie at rest, the working area of a dock,. From German meaning pier. “When visiting San Francisco, a trip to Fisherman’s Wharf is a must.”
Quote of the Day: “Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”… Thomas Paine