Thursday, June 10th. Day 161 of 2021
Happy Iced Tea Day ! The table wine of the South
It’s Ballpoint Pen Day. The first patent for the Ballpoint Pen was issued to Laszlo Biro in 1943
1692: Bridget Bishop is hanged after being declared a Witch in Salem, Massachusetts
1854: The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class of students
1935: Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio
1944: 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player in Major League history
1964: United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill’s passage
1984: The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations
2005: Babe Ruth’s 1919 contract that moved him from Boston to the Yankees sold at auction for $996,000
In the News: New Social Studies course causing a stir in Alexander County…Sheriff Bowman warns of scam…Taylorsville teen arrested overnight…Taylorsville Police arrest teen on drugs and weapons charges…Hiddenite woman jailed in Catawba County…More charges filed in Wilkesboro fatal hit and run…
Weather: More of the same. Lots of moisture in the air. Watch out for a Boomer !
Sports: Moonshiners can’t get out of the rain…Deciding Game III in Softball College World Series today…Braves fall an out short…Isles move forward in NHL Playoffs…Suns up 2-0…PGA Tour in South Carolina again
Happy Birthday: Dan Fouts, John Edwards, Gina Gershon, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Elizabeth Hurley, Tara Lipinski, Kate Upton
Three hots, a cot, and a computer https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-prisons-business-technology-45e9ebc04c4ef8451222d72e537242cd
Man gets stuck in strange place https://apnews.com/article/ca-state-wire-california-business-2f835a75cbd4849ac6b3e0222878d3ef
What’s with all the lousy driving around here ? It’s always been bad. It seems to be worsening ! I’m glad I don’t have to drive as much as in the past. I do enjoy watching people try to park though
Quote of the Day: That money talks, I’ll not deny, I heard it once: It said, Goodbye”…Richard Armour