Thursday, July 3rd. Day 184 of 2025
It’s Stay out of the Sun Day, Air Conditioning Appreciation Day, Fried Clams Day and American Redneck Day. The last one should be eliminated or at the very least ignored
1775: Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, MA
1863: Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, PA, ended after three days. It was a major victory for the North as Confederate troops retreated. One of every four that died in the battle was from North Carolina
1890: Idaho became the 43rd state
1924: Clarence Birdseye founded the General Seafood Corp
1930: Congress created the U.S. Veterans Administration
1962: Jackie Robinson became the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
1981: The Associated Press ran its first story about two rare illnesses afflicting homosexual men. One of the diseases was later named AIDS
1982: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert for the first of 6-straight Wimbledon singles titles
1986: President Reagan presided over a ceremony in New York Harbor that saw the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty
In the News: unemployment goes up slightly in area…County Offices closed Friday, Taylorsville Town Hall closes for Holiday at Noon today…Taylorsville man facing multiple felony charges…Hiddenite man detained…Watauga County couple jailed on charges that include statutory rape and negligent child abuse…
Weather: Sunny and 90, repeat on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Sports: Cougar Kids Baseball Camp begins Monday, Tennis Camp on 7-14, Cheer Camp on 7-16 and Golf Camp begins August 4th…Braves get win but lose another pitcher to injury…Kershaw joins exclusive club…Hurricane veteran signs with Colorado
Happy Birthday: Dave Barry, Gloria Allred ,Tom Cruise, Thomas Gibson, Montel Williams, Julian Assange
Cherished brand files for bankruptcy https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/138-old-grocery-store-staple-111344010.html
Word of the Day: maven [mey-vuhn] an expert or connoisseur. Yiddish or Hebrew term. “The actress is a fashion maven.”
Quote of the Day: “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately”… Benjamin Franklin