Thursday, August 3rd. Day 250 of 2023
Hold Eveyrthing. It’s National Watermelon Day !
1492: Christopher Columbus set sail from Spain. He would discover (by accident) the Americas
1859: The American Dental Association is founded
1900: The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded
1949: The National Basketball Association is created
1958: The world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole
1981: U.S. Air-Traffic Controllers with PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers went on strike.They were fired just as U.S. President Reagan had warned
1992 The Senate voted to restrict and eventually end the testing of nuclear weapons
2004: The Statue of Liberty re-opened to the public. The site had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001
In the News: Taylorsville man gets 90 days in Jail…Alexander County woman arrested again…Catawba County man jailed by Taylorsville Police…Woman arrested after crashing into Taylorsville business…Former Iredell County Deputy to serve jail time for using excessive force…Boone man sent to prison on child-porn charges
Weather: Rain, maybe up to 2 inches today
Harry Gant
Happy Birthday: Marv Levy, Lance Alworth, Martin Sheen, Martha Stewart, John Landis, Marcel Dionne, Jay North, James Hetfield, Tom Brady, Evangeline Lilly
Former follower Leah Remini is suing Scientology https://deadline.com/2023/08/leah-remini-scientology-lawsuit-david-miscavige-harassment-defamation-1235453291/
Man has visited every country ? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/man-who-visited-every-country-without-flying-has-finally-returned-home/ar-AA1eFfq1
Word of the Day: gentry [jen-tree ] Well-born and well-bred people. In England), the class below the nobility. Those who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms, especially those owning large tracts of land. The state or condition of being a gentleman.
Quote of the Day: “If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone”…Ernie Pyle (Born this day in 1900)