Thursday, July 24th. Day 205 of 2025
It’s Tequila Day and Cousins Day
Happy Drive-Thru Day ! Be nice to the people in the drive-thru. Without them, you’d have to go in !
1847: Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the valley of the Great Salt Lake in present-day Utah
1866: Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the not-so Civil War
1921: Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto
1965: President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking
1969: The Apollo 11 astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean after historic Moon mission
1974: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor
1983: George Brett playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the “Pine Tar Incident”
1988: Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial
In the News: Federal Funds returned after hold-up by Federal Government…Death investigation underway in Caldwell County…Statesville man charged with murder…Hickory woman gets prison time for trafficking fentanyl and concealing body of overdose victim…Taylorsville man charged with resisting arrest…Wilkes County Deputies investigating larceny and vandalism on school campus
Weather: Sunny and 90 today. Temps into mid-90’s this weekend
Sports: Panthers have first practice of preseason and it got a little testy…Tar Heels have sold-out single-game tickets for entire season…Shohei goes yard for 5th straight game…Brewers have won 12 of 13…Braves sink to new low
Happy Birthday: Lynda Carter, Michael Richards, Pam Tillis, Karl Malone, Barry Bonds, Kristin Chenoweth, Rick Fox, JJ Reddick, Elisabeth Moss, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Paquin
Something to ponder about some of the medication we take https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/could-common-medications-be-quietly-raising-risk-of-dementia/289-5894b199-6cad-4ad0-97e8-ad1437624eac?tbref=hp
Interesting story from Taylorsville Times https://www.taylorsvilletimes.com/2025/07/23/former-achs-student-enjoying-nasa-internship/
Word of the Day: cabriolet [kab-ree-uh-ley] A light, two-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top, capable of seating two persons. A automobile resembling a coupe but with a folding top, a convertible.. French meaning little caper. “The cabriolet comes with a power-operated fabric soft top”
Quote of the Day: “There is no worse sight than a young pessimist”…Mark Twain