Monday, July 12th. Day 193 of 2021
Enjoy Pecan Pie Day
It’s Town Crier Day ! Some refer to me as such, I’ve been called worse
1862: The Medal of Honor is authorized by Congress
1954: The Major League Baseball Players Association or formed
1954: Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records
1957: Surgeon General, Leroy E. Burney, reported that there was a direct link between smoking and lung cancer.
1962: The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London’s Marquee Club
1965: The Beach Boys release “California Girls”
1982: “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” broke all box-office records by surpassing the $100-million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days of its opening
1984: Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale named Geraldine Ferraro of New York to be his running mate. Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket
In the News: Fire damages Bethlehem home on Saturday…Five in custody, 1 still at large in Statesville Drive By murder…Five Wilkes Central High School students facing criminal charges after an attack on campus…Taylorsville woman charged with assault…Taylorsville Police charge female…Maiden man arrested after firing shot at another man
Weather: Some Sunshine, a few Clouds, Humid, Maybe a Boomer
Sports: Moonshiners get Friday win…Bucks get back in the NBA Finals…Baseball at All-Star Break…Home Run Derby is tonight…Busch Brothers roll in Atlanta…South Carolina Golfer ends 10-year drought on PGA Tour…
Happy Birthday: Bill Cosby, Christine McVie, Richard Simmons, Rick Hendrick, Cheryl Ladd, Kristi Yamaguchi, Topher Grace, Brooke Baldwin
Target has raised the White Flag in San Francisco https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/target-will-shut-its-san-francisco-stores-at-6-pm-to-curb-an-alarming-rise-in-shoplifting/ar-AALMVK9
Not a pleasant flight to Charlotte https://nypost.com/2021/07/11/video-shows-woman-duct-taped-to-seat-after-trying-to-open-airplane-door-on-american-airlines-flight/
Quote of the Day: “None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm”… Henry David Thoreau (Born this day in 1817)