Thursday. August 22nd. Day 235 of 2024
It’s Burger Day
Happy Eat a Peach Day
1775: The American colonies were proclaimed to be in a state of open rebellion by England’s King George III. George was right
1884: The United States annexes New Mexico
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1906: The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, NJ began to manufacture the Victrola. The hand-cranked unit, with horn cabinet, sold for $200
1989: Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters
1996: DNA testing links O.J. Simpson to murder of Nicole Simpson & Ron Goldman. The jury either ignored it or didn’t care
2007: The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by a team in modern MLB history
In the News: Community stunned by death of former Chief Deputy Tod Jones…Missing child found dead in Wilkes County…Iredell Commissioners agree to pay $130 million for construction of new high school…Hickory man jailed in Alexander county…Taylorsville woman taken into custody…Burke County man dies in prison
Weather: About as nice as we could hope for. Sunny and 80 today !
Sports: Cougar Football gets to practice on rug for first time on Wednesday…Coach Carter lauds his defensive backfield…JV Cougar Football opens season tonight at Statesville…Will Panthers starter Sunday against Buffalo ?…Braves drop close one to Phillies…Judge slams two homers to lead Yankee win
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Word of the Day: seismic [ sahyz-mik ] Pertaining to or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth. To have a strong or widespread impact. “Scientists installed new equipment to monitor seismic activity.”
Quote of the Day: “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary”… Vince Lombardi