Thursday, June 20th. Day 201 of 2023
It’s Lollipop Day
1903: The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile
1906: Women in Finland are granted the right to vote
1944: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg
1969: Apollo 11’s crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later (July 21st)
1977: The Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood kills 84 people
2015: The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades
2017: O. J. Simpson is granted parole to be released from prison after serving nine years of a 33-year sentence after being convicted of armed robbery in Las Vegas
2021: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos rockets into space aboard his Private spacecraft Blue Origin
In the News: Ten candidates have filed for Taylorsville Town Council…9 charged in Alexander and Iredell County Drug Sting…Alexander County Deputies arrest Taylorsville teen…Ashe county man charged with attempted murder in Wilkesboro…Boone man charged with statutory rape…Hickory paralegal indicted for wire fraud
Weather: A shower or storm is a good possibility today
Sports: Cougar JV Football season begins four weeks from tonight…British Open underway in UK… Women’s World Cup underway, US plays Friday…New leader in AL East…Braves lose 4th straight…Yankees in swoon
Happy Birthday: Kim Carnes, Carlos Santana, Sandra Oh, Omar Epps, Ray Allen, Gisele Bündchen, Julianne Hough, Stephen Strasburg
I just knew I had the winning ticket but…https://apnews.com/article/powerball-jackpot-winner-california-9f0e98a47c96c2b3087a68b33195dd50
Canoe team sets World’s record https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/canoe-team-led-by-man-from-minneapolis-sets-world-record-for-paddling-mississippi-river/ar-AA1e5rBb
Word of the Day; supine [ soo-pahyn ] Lying on the back, face or front upward. Supine is from the Latin word meaning “lying face up; inactive.” After finishing her workout, she lay supine on the floor to catch her breath.
Quote of the Day: “No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows”… J. Robert Oppenheimer