Monday July 5th. Day 206 of 2022
It’s Wine and Cheese Day
1866: Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army. He was the first American officer to hold the rank
1868: The Wyoming Territory is established
1952: Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
1978: Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through In-Vitro fertilization
1999: Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the first time
2010: WikiLeaks released to the public more than 90,000 internal reports involving the U.S.-led War in Afghanistan from 2004-2010
In the News: Summer School Sessions begin today in Alexander County…Second person has died after Wilkes shooting…Taylorsville woman charged with assault…Shooting on Sunday in Statesville…Catawba County man charged with rape…Catawba County ambulance stolen and recovered after chase on I40
Weather: Hot and steamy. Boomer is more likely than not today
Sports: Big week for Cougar Football, Mini Camp coming Thursday and Friday…Panthers begin camp Wednesday…Elliott wins by default at Pocono…Baseball inducts seven new Hall of Fame members
Happy Birthday: Iman, Matt LeBlanc, Pedro Martinez, Jon Barry, Louise Joy Brown, Billy Wagner, Nelson Piquet Jr
Why is the Elvis estate having problems ? https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/24/business/elvis-graceland-bonds-default-memphis/index.html
Boy injured during chess match with robot https://www.fox5ny.com/news/chess-playing-robot-breaks-7-year-olds-finger
Quote of the Day: “If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now”…Walter Payton (Born this day in 1954)