Thursday, July 25. Day 207 of 2024
It’s Chile Dog Day
Happy Wine and Cheese Day !
1866: Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army. He was the first American officer to hold the rank
1868: The Wyoming Territory is established
1952: Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the U.S.
1969: Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving scene of an accident a week after the Chappaquiddick car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne
1978: Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through In-Vitro fertilization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brown
1999: Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the first time
2016: Verizon announces $4.83 billion purchase of Yahoo
2010: WikiLeaks released to the public more than 90,000 internal reports involving the U.S.-led War in Afghanistan from 2004-2010
In the News: Alexander Railroad to get state funding to improve track…Taylorsville man back in jail…Alexander County man facing felony drug charges in multiple counties…Hiddenite man charged…Statesville man busted on Taylorsville Highway
Weather: Not as hot but just as humid. Keep an eye on the sky
Sports: Behind schedule, the Turf and Track Project at ACHS is about to get double-teamed…Cougar Football Mini Camp begins Monday amidst the muddy mess…ACHS Tennis Court upgrade not complete yet either…Panther Camp underway…Braves lose again…Yanks in spiral
Panther QB Bryce Young
You’re right, it’s pretty darned Hot https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg7pen1xj7o
Word of the Day: Czar or Tzar [ zahr] An emperor or king. An autocratic ruler or leader. Russian term that was used as ruler of Russia until the 1917 revolution.
Quote of the Day: “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts” John Wooden