Monday, August 31st. Day 243 of 2026
1886: Charleston, South Carolina is shaken by devastating earthquake. 60 people are killed
1888: The first of Jack the Ripper’s victims, Mary Ann Nichols is murdered in London
1895: German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon
1897: Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector
1920: The first news program to be broadcast on radio was aired in Detroit
1994: A cease-fire was declared by the Irish Republican Army after 25 years of bloodshed in Northern Ireland
1997: Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris
2015: President Obama officially re-designates Alaska’s Mt. McKinley as Denali, its native American name
News: Motorcycle rider killed in Burke County…Alexander County Commissioners hold work session this afternoon…Taylorsville man charged with fraud…Stony Point resident reported to in be county illegally arrested…Lenoir man jailed in Alexander County…Attempted murder charge filed this morning in Catawba County
Weather: Sunny and 90, warmer the rest of the week
Sports: Hickory humbles the Cougars Friday night…Heels win opener…Pack lay an egg…NFL Teams cutting rosters…Scottie, Scottie, Scottie…Surprise winner at Daytona…Braves not hitting but they’ve won 7 straight…
Happy Birthday: Van Morrison, Itzhak Perlman, Tom Coughlin, Richard Gere, Edwin Moses, Debbie Gibson, Chris Tucker, Larry Fitzgerald
What time do you run out of steam ? https://studyfinds.com/americans-live-on-autopilot/
Word of the Day: endocrine [en-duh-krin] an internal secretion; a hormone. The adjective endocrine describes the glands in your body that secrete hormones into your blood. The hormones released by your endocrine glands have an effect on almost every function of your body. “The endocrine system includes such glands as the pituitary (which controls growth, regulates the other endocrines, and performs many other tasks), the thyroid (another growth gland that also influences metabolism), the adrenals (which secrete adrenaline and steroids), the hypothalamus (which influences sleep and weight regulation), and the ovaries (which produce eggs).”
Quote of the Day: “There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.”…Steven Wright