Thursday, September 3rd. Day 246 of 2026
It’s Skyscraper Day and Yogurt Day
1783: The American Revolutionary War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain
1895: The first professional football game was played . The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0
1943: Italy was invaded by the Allied forces during World War II
1963: The Lava Lamp was introduced in the United Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_lamp
1967: Motorists stopped driving on the left side of the road and began driving on the right in Sweden
1995: The Carolina Panthers play their first game and lose to Atlanta 23-20 in overtime
1995: Ebay is launched online
2012: Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, a leading figure in the Miami drug scene in the 1970s and early ’80s and known as the “Godmother of Cocaine” was fatally shot in Medellín, Colombia
2020: MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, becomes the world’s richest woman, worth $68 billion
News: Taylorsville Police make morning drug bust…Stabbing victim listed as stable, suspect being held without bond…Lenoir woman jailed in unusual case…Early Voting sites named
Weather: Another Sultry Summer Day
Sports: Work underway on Central Park Softball Renovation…NO JV Football tonight…Coach Marshall the Cougars are fine despite a spanking last Friday…Wake Forest opens season tonight…Gardner Webb fire Football Coach…Braves win in rout…Phillies lose…Dodgers in nose dive ?
Happy Birthday: Al Jardine, Charlie Sheen, Steve Schirripa, George Lynch, Shaun White, Mason Crosby
Come on, the kid is 12-years-old https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/2/detroit-tigers-4-million-bet-12-year-old-tests-baseballs-youngest/
Word of the Day: scone [skohn] a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like, a light plain doughy cake made from flour. “The bakery rolled out a fresh tray of scones.”
Quote of the Day: “I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. He’d just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.”…Don Rickles