Monday, June 13th. Day 164 of 2022
It’s Softball Day ! Some young ladies pretty good at it around here
1774: Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves
1888: Congress creates the Department of Labor
1920: The United State Postal Services declares children cannot be sent by parcel post. Yes, it had been tried a few times
1942: Germany launches the first V2 Rocket
1966: The landmark Miranda decision is issued by the Supreme Court. Criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights before being questioned by police
1971: The New York Times begins publishing excerpts from the Pentagon Papers, classified documents on the long history of the U.S. in Vietnam
1994: A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages
1997: Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death
In the News: Highway Patrol and Caldwell Deputy shoot suspect on Sunday…Man facing major drug trafficking counts make Alexander County Court appearance today…Taylorsville woman facing drug count…Two Burke County women facing child abuse charges…Taylorsville Police continue to investigate shooting incident…Alexander County Commissioners hold budget work session this afternoon
Weather: HOT ! High around 95 today
Sports: Tar Heels and Pirates fall short of Omaha trip…Braves winning streak up to 11…Game V in NBA Fianls tonight…Hornets get new coach…NHL Stanly Cup Finals begin Wednesday…Suarez wins on Road Course in California
Happy Birthday: Malcolm McDowell, Richard Thomas, Tim Allen, Roy Cooper, Ally Sheedy, Hannah Storm, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen
Toby Keith is battle with stomach cancer https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/entertainment/toby-keith-stomach-cancer-trnd/index.html
It’s not cool to pee at the train station https://apnews.com/article/oddities-technology-massachusetts-boston-transportation-1115e72d5a201648727deeaa8615253e
Let’s take care of each other during this hear. Do you know someone without air conditioning ? Check on them. Make sure the critters have water and shade
Quote of the Day: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever”…Mahatma Gandhi