Thursday, June 18th. Day 169 of 2026
It’s Go Fishing Day, Sushi Day, Autistic Pride Day and National Splurge Day
1812: A United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of 1812
1873: Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election
1923: Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets
Winston Churchill
1948: Columbia Records publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record, the 33 1/3
1953: Egypt was proclaimed to be a republic
1983: Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space
2007: Nine firefighters die in a Charleston, SC fire
2023: Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic. All five on board were killed
News: Alexander County School Board member shot and killed by business partner…Taylorsville man back in jail…Alexander County man arrested for violating terms of his probation…Conover woman get up to 50 years in prison after conviction for child abuse…Three Iredell County residents nabbed at border
Weather: Sunny to start, storms are likely this afternoon and early this evening
Sports: Iredell County QB does a flip-flop…Tar Heels headed to College World Series Championship series…Braves in a bad spiral
Happy Birthday: Paul McCartney, Carol Kane, Barbara Broccoli, Isabella Rossellini, Bruce Smith, Blake Shelton
Scottish Soccer fans try to drink Boston dry https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49096272/scotland-fans-drink-boston-dry-local-bars-run-beer-world-cup
Word of the Day: dissuade [dih-sweyd] to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something, to suggest not to. From Latin. “Remember the meaning of dissuade by comparing it to its more common relative persuade.”
Quote of the Day: “This man is frank and earnest with women. In Fresno, he’s Frank and in Chicago he’s Ernest.”…Henny Youngman
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