Thursday, August 20th. Day 232 of 2026
It’s Radio Day. So far as I’m concerned, I’s every day
Happy Bacon Lovers Day !
1741: Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering discovered Alaska
1866: It was formally declared by President Andrew Johnson that the American Civil War was over
1882: Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” debuted in Moscow
1920: At a meeting in Canton, Ohio, the National Football League was formed as the American Professional Football Conference
1940: France fell to the Germans during World War II
1998: Canada’s Supreme Court announced that Quebec could not secede without the federal government’s consent
2020: Joe Biden gives his acceptance speech virtually at the 2020 Democratic National Convention
News: Fire destroys Hickory home…Stony Point man returned to jail after his probation was terminated…Taylorsville woman facing charges…Hickory man arrested by SBI in child sex-offender sting…Lenoir man jailed for felony larceny…Summer Concert Series returns to Courthouse Part Saturday night
Weather: Another hot one. Rain likely Friday afternoon
Sports: AC Soccer and North Iredell battle to draw…JV Football host Newton-Conover tonight…With opener Friday night, Coach Marshall talks about a major focus…Most area Varsity Football games moved up for tonight because of ominous forecast on Friday…Phillies are hot, Braves are not
Happy Birthday: Don King, Graig Nettles, Connie Chung, Robert Plant, John Hiatt, Al Roker, Joan Allen, Todd Helton, Amy Adams, Demi Lovato
Word of the Day: berate [bih-reyt] to scold harshly, to rebuke, to condemn at length. “He didn’t just correct the cashier who gave him the wrong change — he started to berate her, calling her names in front of the whole store.”
Quote of the Day: “We are the people our parents warned us about.”… Jimmy Buffett