Thursday. July 23rd. Day 204 of 2026
It’s Gorgeous Grandma Day and Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day
Happy Vanilla Ice Cream Day !
1829: William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter
1903: The Ford Motor Company sells it’s first car
1904: The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis
1962: Jackie Robinson is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
1967: Rioting in Detroit begins. 43 die, 1,400 buildings are destroyed
1984: Miss America, Vanessa Williams turns in her crown after nude photos appear in Penthouse Magazine
1995: Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later
2011: Singer Amy Winehouse is found dead in London. She was 27
2021: The Cleveland Indians announce team will be renamed the Guardians after the Guardians of Traffic, eight large Art Deco statues on the Hope Memorial Bridge located near their stadium
News: Fire damages Taylorsville residence but neighbor saves the day…Fatal crash in Iredell County…Hiddenite woman jailed for second-time in less than three weeks…Catawba County man gets at least 42 years in prison for abuse of three children…Two shootings Tuesday night in Catawba County…
Weather: More Rain, Wow been sometime since we declared the ground to be wet
Sports: Red Sox win streak hits 15 but ends in double dip…Braves hold on to win…Dodgers take Phillies…Panthers have Offensive Line issues as camp begins…Chiefs unveil rendering of new stadium to be located who knows where…Caitlin Clark gets another technical
Happy Birthday: Ronny Cox, Woody Harrelson, Slash, Alison Krauss, Nomar Garciaparra, Monica Lewinsky, Marlon Wayans, Daniel Radcliffe, Michelle Williams
Lay-off that horn will you ? https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/07/22/bear-trapped-SUV-honks-horn-Gold-Hill-Colorado/3221784732774/
Word of the Day: ceramic [suh-ram-ik] a hard brittle material made by firing clay and similar substances, an object made from such a material. From Greek meaning “potter’s clay” “If you sign up for a pottery class, you will almost certainly make ceramic bowls.”
Quote of the Day: “My goal is to goad people into saying something that ruins their life.”… Don Imus (Born this day in 1940)