Monday, July 20th. Day 201 of 2026
It’s Ugly Truck Day. It will be observed in abundance but truth be told, if it runs, it’s a gem
1903: The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile
1906: Women in Finland are granted the right to vote
1944: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
1969: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (July 21st)
1977: The Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood kills 84 people
2015: The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades
2017: O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas
2021: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos rockets into space aboard his Private spacecraft Blue Origin
2024: Donald Trump wins Republican nomination for President. He yammers for a record 90-minute acceptance speech in Milwaukee
News: One airlifted after rear-end collision Friday afternoon on Hi 90…Alexander County Board of Education to meet this morning…Man dies while in custody in Wilkes County…Woman will serve at lest seven-years in prison for murder of 4-year-old Catawba County girl…Registered sex-offender from Hickory arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville man busted for having drugs on jail premises…Burke County woman charged with attempting to rob restaurant while armed with a garden hoe
Weather: Hot, Humid, and most likely, Stormy this afternoon
Sports: Alexander County 8U Softball Team wins State Tournament over weekend…West Caldwell will play Varsity Football this fall…Bumgarner takes two at Hickory Motor Speedway…Spain beats Argentina to take World Cup…New Zelander wins British Open…Red Sox riding a 13 game heater
Happy Birthday: Kim Carnes, Carlos Santana, Sandra Oh, Omar Epps, Ray Allen, Gisele Bündchen, Julianne Hough, Stephen Strasburg
Naked driver arrested https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/naked-guns-drugs-185069
Word of the Day: Thames [temz] A river in Southern England, flowing East through London to the North Sea. River in SE Canada.
Quote of the Day: “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” Confucius