Monday, June 28th. Day 179 of 2021
Happy Paul Bunyan Day
It’s Body Piercing Day. I’ll pass on that one
1776: American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, South Carolina
1894: Congress made Labor Day a U.S. national holiday
1919: The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I
1926: In Germany, Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz after merging their two companies
1950: North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea
1971: Supreme Court overturned the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali
1987: For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht
1997: Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas
In the News: Lenoir-Rhyne to require students and faculty to be fully vaccinated…Doctor with practice in Lenoir and Morganton facing Civil Lawsuits…Taylorsville man arrested on felony charges…Taylorsville woman jailed…
Weather: Pretty typical for late June. Sunny, High around 90, slight chance of afternoon Boomer
Sports: Four Lady Cougar Softball Players named All-State…Three Lady Cougar Tennis Players tabbed All League…New conference for Alexander Central has new name…The sad saga of NC State Baseball…Stanley Cup Finals begin tonight…Bucks take the Hawks…Some pitchers are struggling without the sticky stuff…Double Header weekend at Pocono
Happy Birthday: Mel Brooks, Kathy Bates, John Elway, John Cusack, Mary Stuart Masterson, Bobby Hurley, Elon Musk, Kellie Pickler
Socialists, chew on this one for a while https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/one-in-five-young-adults-is-neither-working-nor-studying-in-u-s
If you lost your sense of smell during COVID, it might take a while for it to return https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/560359-return-of-smell-can-take-up-to-one-year-after
Ric Flair gifts world championship belt https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article252383613.html
Quote of the Day: “My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world”… Muhammad Ali