Thursday, August 1st. Day 214 of 2024
It’s Lung Cancer Awareness Day. Here’s profound advice, DON’T SMOKE !
Happy Spider Man Day !
1790: The first U.S. census was completed with a total population of around 3.9 million
1834: Slavery was outlawed in the British empire
1907: The U.S. Army established an aeronautical division that later became the U.S. Air Force
1957: The North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) was created by the United States and Canada
1966: Charles Whitman kills 16 people at the University of Texas before being killed by Police
1978: A hitting streak of 44 games by Pete Rose ends in a game against the Atlanta Braves
1981: MTV is launched
1988: A national Radio talk show debuts hosted by Rush Limbaugh
2021: The United States passes the 35 million mark in COVID-19 cases
In the News: Man found dead behind Taylorsville business…Body found in Hickory is identified…Wilkes County man pleads guilty to three-counts of attempted murder…Alexander County Deputies get a two-for-one…Taylorsville woman charged with resisting arrest…Alexander County woman honored with “Order of the Long Leaf Pine”
Weather: Sunny, Hot and Humid. 95 for the high
Sports: Fall Sports practice underway at Alexander Central…Cougar Football still has no field to play on and don’t know when they will…Former Cougar Ryheem Craig about to make a major impact at East Carolina…Braves go back-to -back twice…Yanks have won 5 straight…Padres rolling…White Sox losing streak hits 17…Ledecky wins Gold
Madison Bumgarner
Home once owned by Burt Reynolds sells in NC Mountains https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/burt-reynolds-former-nc-home-030143404.html
Take Cover ! Rhode Island Beach attacked by giant Dragonflies https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/07/31/dragonflies-rhode-island-beach
Word of the Day: virtuoso [ vur-choo-oh-soh ] A person who has special knowledge or skill in music or some other art. Someone who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, as a connoisseur or collector of objects of art, antiques, etc. From Italian, “It was a masterful performance for the guitar virtuoso”
Quote of the Day: “Choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil”… Jerry Garcia (Born this day in 1942)