Monday, July 27th. Day 208 of 2026
It’s Chicken Fingers Day. How incredible that something that in truth, does not exist, but is so popular
Happy Bagpipes Appreciation Day and Scotch Whiskey Day
1789: The first U.S. Federal Government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established. It’s now the Department of State
1890: Vincent van Gogh shoots himself. He would die two days later
1940: Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare”
1965: The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was signed into law. The law required health warnings on all cigarette packages
1995: The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC
1996: In Atlanta, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Eric Rudolph of North Carolina would eventually be convicted for the crime
2023: City of Phoenix, Arizona, heat record continues with 28th consecutive day of temperatures at or above 110°
News: Fatal motorcycle crash in Wilkes County…Alexander County Deputies charge man with child-sex offenses…Hiddenite man facing assault charges…Taylorsville Police catch Hiddenite man in the act…Taylorsville couple detained after alleged break-in…Conover Police charge Taylorsville man with pair of assaults
Weather: Sunny and 90 to start the week
Sports: Cougar Kids Football Camp begins this morning at 9…Brzykcy’s elevator ride between the minors and the majors continues…Three inducted into Cooperstown Hall…Heim Time at Indy…Despite sports being more popular than ever, ESPN’s talent pool is at the lowest level ever
Happy Birthday: Bobbie Gentry, Peggy Fleming, Maureen McGovern, Bill Engvall, Maya Rudolph, Alex Rodriguez, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Max Scherzer, Jordan Spieth
Pretty amazing video of 300 whales off coast of South Africa https://apnews.com/video/caught-on-camera-a-300-strong-humpback-whale-supergroup-gathering-to-feed-073e228c0dd54f948b48323f4aa159cc
Word of the Day: rampart [ram-pahrt] a fortification, surrounding embankment of a fort , a protective barrier. French, from ramparer “to fortify” “O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?” Francis Scott Key-Star Spangled Banner
Quote of the Day: “I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.”… Leo Durocher (Born this day in 1905)