Thursday, August 8th. Day 221 of 2024
It’s Pickleball Day ! Fastest growing sport in America
1863: Following defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The request is rejected
1899: The refrigerator was patented by A.T. Marshall
1974: President Nixon announced he would resign the following day
1988: The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago’s Wrigley Field started but was rained out in the 4th inning
1995: Saddam Hussein’s two eldest daughters, their husbands, and several senior army officers defected
2000: Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years from the ocean floor off the coast of South Carolina
2008: The 29th modern summer Olympic Games begin in Beijing, China
2023: 17,000 acres of land are burned and at least 101 people are killed when a series of wildfires break out on the island of Maui in Hawaii
In the News: Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams gearing Autumn Re-Birth in Alexander County…More Sheriff’s Office Drug arrests, it’s been a busy week…Lenoir man gets Federal Prison time for meth trafficking…
Weather: Rain, maybe heavy at times. Winds could reach 30mph. Flood Watch issued for area
Sports: Hectic pace on the Turf and Track Project, it might be ready after all…Panthers open preseason tonight at New England…Braves lose 4th straight, look lost…Snakes and Padres are hot…USA having a blast in Paris
Dustin Hoffman in “Tootsie”
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OK, I wanna go home ! https://www.yahoo.com/news/boeing-starliner-astronauts-now-space-151526196.html
Word of the Day: smolt [ smohlt ] noun: A young, silvery salmon in the stage of its first migration to the sea. Not to be confused with smelt meaning to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained.
Quote of the Day: “I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen” … Charlie Sheen