Monday, June 7th. Day 158 of 2021
Happy Chocolate Ire Cream Day ! I’ll give you a half-our and bet you can’t find someone that doesn’t like Chocolate Ice Cream. Better yet, you get all day. Good Luck
1776: Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed to the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence
1929: The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence
1942: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory
1976: “The NBC Nightly News”, with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, aired for the first time
1982: Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits
1996: Baseball’s executive council told Marge Schott, owner of the Cincinnati Reds, to give up day-to-day operations. Schott had caused controversy with comments she made concerning Adolph Hitler in an interview
2000: Federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corporation
In the News: Two bodies found under Wilkesboro bridge…County Commissioners meet this evening…Taylorsville woman jailed over the weekend…Bethlehem man charged…Alexander County man arrested by Conover Police…Hickory man charged with murder of Newton woman…Catawba County Deputy fired after crash in patrol car
Weather: Clouds, maybe a shower today. High in low 80’s
Sports: Cougar Baseball shutout by South Caldwell on Saturday…Monte Sherill named best Softball coach in North Carolina…NC State and East Carolina Baseball advance to Super Regionals…Some Golf intrigue over the weekend…Kyle Larson wins on road course in NASCAR
Happy Birthday: Tom Jones, Liam Neeson, Mike Pence, Bill Hader, Anna Kournikova
A member of the “The Mod Squad” has passed https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-5045fac1422364740f2ecf3dff60cc67
I would think riding a bike without pants would be uncomfortable https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-health-coronavirus-pandemic-oddities-42d6e16214c944bef4c0e402f0628313
I nearly was hit head-on Saturday, I’m pretty sure they were paying attention to their phone
Quote of the Day: “When he’s late for dinner, I know he’s either having an affair or is lying dead in the street. I always hope it’s the street.”…Jessica Tandy (Born this day in 1908)