Thursday, June 5th. Day 156 of 2025
It’s Hot Air Balloon Day and Moonshine Day
Happy Gingerbread Day !
1752: Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity. You know the neighbors thought he was nuts
1851: Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin
1927: Johnny Weissmuller set two world records in swimming. He went on to become Tarzan in a series of motion pictures
1956: Elvis Presley introduces his new single, “Hound Dog”, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements
1981: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five men in Los Angeles were suffering from a rare pneumonia. They were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS
1998: Volkswagen AG won approval to buy Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
In the News: Taylorsville man facing charges in Catawba County mass shooting investigation…Taylorsville man gets prison sentence…Alexander County man arrested on felony drug charges…Statesville woman jailed in Alexander County…Taylorsville Town Council approves budget and approves study of possible Roundabouts
Weather: Clouds with showers developing today
Sports: Some more Alexander Central All-Conference selections…Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball loses in Nation Semi-Finals, play again this afternoon…Texas beats Texas Tech in Softball CWS Game I…College Baseball Super Regionals begin Friday…Braves slide continues…Rockies Roll…Edmonton wins Game I in Stanley Cup Finals…NBA Finals begin tonight
Happy Birhday: Bill Moyers, Ken Follett, Robert Kraft, Suze Orman, Nancy Stafford, Kenny G, Mark Wahlberg, Torry Holt, Sam Darnold
You’re not welcome here https://apnews.com/article/thailand-wild-elephant-grocery-shop-4e6abf114e8b12e3fb5e3e1c74de2dc4
Word of the Day; idiosyncrasy [ id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, ] characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. A quirk, a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution. From Greek meaning equivalent to or blending. “Although she was attractive a few idiosyncrasies turned people off”
Quote of the Day: “Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen”… Mark Twain