Monday June 21st. Day 172 of 2021
It’s Selfie Day. Celebrate by not taking one
1788: The U.S. Constitution went into effect when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it
1834: Cyrus McCormick patented the first practical mechanical reaper for farming. His invention allowed farmers to more than double their crop size
1893: The Ferris Wheel was introduced at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago
1954: The American Cancer Society reported significantly higher death rates among cigarette smokers than among non-smokers
1964: Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Mississippi by members of the Ku Klux Klan
1985: Scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele
2009: Greenland assumes self-rule
In the News: County Commissioners meet this evening…Man charged after brief chase Saturday in Alexander County…Morganton woman charged with smuggling drugs into Alexander Prison…Statesville woman charged with Alexander County vehicle thefts…Mt Airy man arrested after fatal shooting in Wilkes County…Hickory man charged with attempted murder
Weather: Fog to start, Sunny and Warm, High near 90. Clouds return tonight, Rain likely on Tuesday
Sports: ACHS Wrestler finishes runner-up in State Match…St Stephens and McDowell lose in Round III Baseball Playoffs…Rahm prevails at US Open…NC State in Winners Bracket Game today at College World Series…Hawks make it to Conference Final
Happy Birthday: Bernie Kopell, Mariette Hartley, Ray Davies, Meredith Baxter, Michael Gross, Wade Phillips, Ian McEwan, Kathy Mattea, Gretchen Carlson, Juliette Lewis
The Bear did it https://apnews.com/article/nh-state-wire-lifestyle-af56567aee135df951f4fc7f9b3c9d61
Not just another Birthday https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/19/us/worlds-most-premature-baby-birthday-trnd/index.html
Go Pack today in the College World Series !
Quote of the Day: “Publicity can be terrible, but only if you don’t have any”… Jane Russell (Born this day in 1921)