Thursday, June 15th. Day 166 of 2023
Happy Lobster Day ! They’re not pretty but they taste great
1775: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
1911: Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation, now IBM is incorporated
1916: President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America
1938: Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter
1969: “Hee Haw” with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
1974: “All the President’s Men” by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward detailing their Watergate investigation is published. The motion picture staring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman was released in 1976
1992: Vice President Dan Quayle, relying on faulty card, erroneously instructs Trenton NJ, elementary student to spell “potato,” “potatoe” during spelling bee
2022: Microsoft retires its ubiquitous Internet Explorer after 26 years in favor of its new browser, Microsoft Edge
In the News: Alexander County Schools looking at serious budget issues…Four new Principals named at County Schools…5 arrested in Alexander County Drug sting…Man charged with beating roommate to death at Statesville Care Facility…Hickory man gets prison time
Weather: Sunny and 85
Sports: US Open tees-off today, who you got ?…Panther Mini-Camp ends, who impressed ?…App State Administrator named to lead Sun Belt…Braves take two from Detroit…A’s clear another hurdle for move to Vegas
Happy Birthday: Dusty Baker, Steve Walsh, Jim Belushi, Terri Gibbs, Julie Hagerty, Wade Boggs, Helen Hunt, Courteney Cox, Ice Cube, Leah Remini, Andy Pettitte, Neil Patrick Harris
Patrick Mahomes puts home on the market https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/patrick-mahomes-wife-brittany-reportedly-211538418.html
We’ve lost another member of the family. Wes Deal passed on Wednesday. Wes is one of the best pitchers in Cougar Baseball History and a great coach at West Alexander Middle School. Rest in Peace my friend
Word of the Day: caveat [ kav-ee-aht ] A warning or admonition. In Law, a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing. From Latin meaning to let him or her beware
Quote of the Day: “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence”…Vince Lombardi