Monday, August 3rd. Day 250 of 2026
It’s National Watermelon Day. Pick out a nice one, take it to the picnic table and watch the kids come running !
1492: Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain. He would discover (by accident) the Americas
1859: The American Dental Association is founded
1900: The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded
1949: The National Basketball Association is created
1958: The world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole
1981: U.S. Air-Traffic Controllers with PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers went on strike.They were fired just as U.S. President Reagan had warned
1992 The Senate voted to restrict and eventually end the testing of nuclear weapons
2004: The Statue of Liberty re-opened to the public. The site had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001
News: Man charged with murder of Catawba County woman is scheduled to make court appearance today in Newton…Statesville woman charged after allegedly striking and killing pedestrian…Hiddenite man jailed in Catawba County…Conover woman arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville woman jailed over weekend
Weather: Clouds mixed with Sunshine today. High around 85
Sports: Cougar Kids Golf Camp begins today…Bumgarner wins signature event Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway…Skubal to the Dodgers…Astros have won 6 straight…Braves and Red Sox riding five=game heaters
Happy Birthday: Marv Levy, Lance Alworth, Martin Sheen, Martha Stewart, John Landis, Marcel Dionne, Mike Gminski, James Hetfield, Tom Brady, Evangeline Lilly
Word of the Day: moolah [muːlɑ] slang term for money. Origin of term is unknown but it began appearing in the mid 1930’s. “ It’s going to take a lot of moolah to make this old car roadworthy again.”
uote of the Day: “I heard a quote once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I’d said it, because it is very true.”…Audrey Hepburn