Thursday, June 22, Day 173 of 2023
It’s National Kissing Day ! Pucker up Buttercup
Happy Onion Ring Day
1870: Congress created the Department of Justice
1941: Under the codename Barbarossa, Germany invaded the Soviet Union
1942: The Pledge of Allegiance is formally adopted by Congress
1945: The Battle of Okinawa ends after 81 days in the Pacific https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa
1969: The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency
1990: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin
2014: Michelle Wie wins the Women’s US Open at Pinehurst
In the News: Taylorsville Street-Sweeper catches fire…Stony Point man facing charges again … Charlotte man nabbed by Alexander County Deputies…Granite Falls man facing drug charges in Alexander County…Morganton man busted for trafficking drugs
Weather: More clouds, more showers
Sports: Wake in must win tonight in Omaha…Reds win streak at 11…Giants win 10th in a row…NBA Draft this evening, Hornets have second pick…Berry named to take over for Kevin Harvick in 2024
Happy Birthday: Kris Kristofferson, Brit Hume, Todd Rundgren, Meryl Streep, Lindsay Wagner, Cyndi Lauper, Erin Brockovich, Clyde Drexler, Amy Brenneman, Kurt Warner, Carson Daly, Dustin Johnson
Yellowstone creator sad that Kevin Costner left the show https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/21/entertainment/yellowstone-taylor-sheridan-kevin-costner/index.html
Word of the Day: philharmonic [ fil-hahr-mon-ik, fil-er- ] Noun: A symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it. Fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies)
Quote of the Day: “No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens”…Abraham Lincoln