Thursday, August 28th. Day 240 of 2025
It’s Radio Commercials Day ! They work
Happy Red Wine Day and Bow Tie Day too !
1833: Slavery was banned by the British Parliament
1907: “American Messenger Company” was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company’s name was later changed to “United Parcel Service.”
1922: The first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City. The Queensboro Realty Company bought 10 minutes of time for $100
1939: Toyota Motors becomes an independent company in Japan
1939: The first successful flight of a jet-propelled airplane took place in Germany
1963: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington
1973: Marvin Gaye releases “Let’s get it on”
1996: A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage
In the News: Taylorsaville woman already awaiting trial on long list of offenses is back in jail…Two Taylorsville women jailed after traffic leads to drug charges…Hickory woman arrested in Alexander County again…Hickory man given prison sentence…Citizens in Iredell County opposing proposed data center
Weather: Sunny and 78
Sports: Coach Marshall says the team wasn’t prepared for the squib kicks last week…North Iredell’s Football coach steps down…Former Cougar Ryheem Craig leads E Carolina against NC State tonight…Tar Heels name starting QB…Panther makes a trade…Red Sox on a roll…Mets gets closer to the Phillies
Happy Birthday: Lou Piniella, Ron Guidry, Daniel Stern, Scott Hamilton, Shania Twain, Jack Black, Ron Guidry, LeAnn Rimes, Armie Hammer
Florida tries something new in their war against Pythons https://apnews.com/article/pythons-everglades-florida-robot-rabbits-4cf0b3879d8fa0940178f1262bf84d11
Word of the Day: stymie [stahy-mee] to hinder, to block or thwart. A situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it. In Golf, an instance of a ball’s lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt. “The restrictions stymied any effort to recover”
Quote of the Day: “Society is at odds with itself”… Quote Clint Eastwood