Monday, August 15th. Day 227 of 2022
Exhale, it’s National Relaxation Day ! What do you do to relax ?
1877: Thomas Edison wrote to the president of the Telegraph Company in Pittsburg. The letter stated that the word, “hello” would be a more appropriate greeting than “ahoy” when answering the telephone
1911: Crisco was introduced by Procter & Gamble
1914: The Panama Canal was officially opened to commercial traffic
1935: Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in an airplane crash in Alaska
1945: The Allies proclaimed V-J Day a day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally
The Beatles At Shea Stadium
Photo: liveformusic.com
1998: Apple introduces the iMac computer
2015: North Korea changed their standard time base on the half-hour
In the News: Two accidents result in victims being airlifted over weekend in Alexander County…Man holds officers at bay for hours Sunday morning in Eastern Alexander County…Stony Point charged last week with child-sex offenses make court appearance today…Conover man charge with statutory rape…Taylorsville man charged over weekend…Federal judge sends two Catawba County drug traffickers to prison
Weather: Clouds with a high near 80, maybe some showers too
Sports: ACHS Volleyball opens season today at Statesville…Cougar Football season begins Friday…Panters win pre-season game Saturday…Braves and Mets begin big series tonight in Atlanta…Fist time winner on PGA Tour…After drought, Harvick makes it two in a row
Happy Birthday: Stephen Breyer, Maxine Waters, Tom Johnston, Melinda Gates, Debra Messing, Ben Affleck
The next shortage, Spaghetti Sauce https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spaghetti-sauce-under-threat-water-124539175.html
Actress Ann Heche dies after life-support is removed https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-los-angeles-obituaries-harrison-ford-40a676b97a1b0c9d792d791a1900135a
Quote of the Day: “In politics stupidity is not a handicap”…Napoleon Bonaparte (Born this day in 1869)