Monday July 13th. Day 194 of 2026
It’s Embrace Your Geekness Day
1585: A group of English colonists, led by Sir Richard Grenville, reached Roanoke Island, NC
1832: Henry Schoolcraft discovered the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota
1923: The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood
1972: Carroll Rosenbloom (owner of the Baltimore Colts) and Robert Irsay (owner of the Los Angeles Rams) traded teams
1973: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee
1985: Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon
2008: Belgian brewer InBev announces deal to buy Anheuser-Busch for almost $52 billion
2024: Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania
News: Taylorsville Police Officer charged with failing to report accident…Alexander County Deputies make fentanyl arrest…Claremont man jailed in Alexander County…Hiddenite woman jailed…Taylorsville man arrested on charge of keeping a disorderly house
Weather: A wet Monday ! Showers and Storms rule
Sports: Parents of ACHS Fall Athletes asked to attend meeting this evening…Taylorsville Michael Bumgarner gets Truck win at Hickory…Overtime Sunday night in NASCAR…World Cup has reached semi-final round with the projected rankings intact…Red Sox on rampage as Baseball reaches All-Star Break
David Thompson-1974
He was a good one https://apnews.com/article/sam-neill-obituary-91f11b230d06771fb4680c0916b0c876
Word of the Day: ephedrine [ih-fed-rin] white crystalline alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Ephedra: (more commonly produced synthetically] used for the treatment of allergies. From Latin “ephedria” “Meth has traditionally been made from ephedrine and pseudoephedrine — substances that can be found in over-the-counter cold medications that address nasal congestion.”
Quote of the Day: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”… Plato