Thursday, July 2nd. Day 183 of 2026
It’s World UFO Day
The halfway point of the year is today at Noon !
1776: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4th
1881: Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds President James A. Garfield. Garfiled would die in September as the result of his wounds
1900: The first Zeppelin flight takes place in Germany
1947: An object crashed near Roswell, NM. The U.S. Army Air Force insisted it was a weather balloon, but eyewitness accounts led to speculation that it might have been an alien spacecraft
1962: The first Wal-Mart store opens in Rogers, Arkansas
1964: President Johnson signed the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” into law
1998: CNN retracted a story that alleged that U.S. commandos had used nerve gas to kill American defectors during the Vietnam War. CNN still does things like that but seldom retract anything
2002: Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon
News: Alexander County swim beach could re-open as early as today…Unemployment takes a slight uptick locally…Alexander County man just out of jail now behind bars in Caldwell County…Catawba County jury convicts man of multiple counts of breaking and entering and larceny…Claremont man charged with 10 counts of sexual-exploitation of a minor
Weather: HEAT ADVISORY ! SUNNY AND 100
Sports: USA reaches World Cup Round of 16…Freddie Anderson leaves the Canes for Edomonton…Celtics make strange move…Braves get a win…Phillies are hot…Yanks are in midst of 7 game slide
Happy Birthday: Richard Petty, Larry David, Jerry Hall, Clark Kellogg, Jose Canseco, Johnny Weir, Ashley Tisdale, Lindsay Lohan, Alex Morgan , Margot Robbie
Where is his signature ? https://apnews.com/article/john-dickinson-1776-declaration-independence-940e074f90c1a9e1ffe5eee6f253b897
Word of the Day: rapscallion (more often than not pronounced as rascallion) [rap-skal-yuhn] a rascal; rogue; scamp, a disreputable person. It’s most often used in a lighthearted way: “Some rapscallion has replaced the cream in my Oreo with toothpaste.
Quote of the Day: “I’m not good at accepting help.”… Patricia Heaton
I’m not a big birthday kind of person ( you know that) but I do most sincerely thank everyone who reached-out to wish me a Happy Birthday yesterday. I’m honored !