Thursday June 8th. Day 159 of 2023
It’s World Oceans Day. We must be kind to the sea or we’re doomed
It’s Jerky Day. Not a fan. Why remove all the juices that make meat taste great ?
1869: Ives W. McGaffey received patent for the suction vacuum cleaner
1947: Lassie debuted on Radio
“Big Brother Is Watching”
1968: James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr is captured
1969: The New York Yankees retired Mickey Mantle’s number 7
1982: President Reagan addressed a joint session of the British Parliament
1988: The National Rifle Association elected Charlton Heston as president
2009: Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labor
In the News: A new County Manager begins duties today…Independence Celebration set for Alexander County…Taylorsville man arrested…Bethlehem man charged…Two from area get prison time for trafficking meth…Boone man sent to prison in child-porn case…Wilkes County man just released from prison might be headed back
Weather: Sunshine Returns
Sports: Mays signs to play baseball at CVCC…Nuggets win behind another triple-double from Jokic…Rory says he hates LIV GOLF…Oklahoma a game away from another Softball title…Braves rally to beat Mets again…Panther star changing number
Happy Birthday: Nancy Sinatra, Boz Scaggs, Kathy Baker, Sônia Braga, Bonnie Tyler, Scott Adams, Julianna Margulies, Kanye West, Maria Menounos
Look what this woman found while walking on the beach https://apnews.com/article/california-beach-ancient-mastodon-tooth-cfcd32d4b9008523d111714a84dea604
Word of the Day: nebulous [ neb-yuh-luhs ] To be vague, hazy, indistinct, or confused. Cloudy or cloudlike
Quote of the Day: “I hate the fact that people think ‘compromise’ is a dirty word”…Barbara Bush (Born this day in 1925)