Thursday, June 24th. Day 175 of 2021
Today’s Swim a Lap Day. Swim two, make it worthwhile
1880: First performance of O Canada . The song would later become the national anthem of Canada
1922: The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League
1948: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin illegal
1964: The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking
1974: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” was released
1997: The U.S. Air Force released a report titled “The Roswell Report, Case Closed” that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, NM, in 1947 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident
2010: Apple released the iPhone 4. 1.7 million of the devices would be sold in 3 days
In the News: Mother and Child killed in Catawba County crash…Body found on roadway in Claremont overnight…Boone man charged with murder…Taylorsville man arrested this morning on felony drug charges…Alexander County Commissioners vote to abate property in Stony Point…
Weather: An Outright Delight ! Sunny with a high of 80
Sports: Little and Chapman make All-Conference in Baseball…Pack will play Vandy Friday in Omaha…Astros winning streak at 10…Padres do it to the Dodgers again…Isles force Game VII…Hawks ride Young to win over Bucks…Gordon to take management role with Hendrick Motorsports
Happy Birthday: Mick Fleetwood, Michele Lee, Jeff Beck, Robert Reich, Nancy Allen, Iain Glen, J.J. Redick, Lionel Messi
A tumultuous life is over https://apnews.com/article/john-mcafee-europe-fugitives-software-science-fe748982c673aa33196d4368669f2074
They’ve gone nuts across the pond https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/23/uk-to-ban-junk-food-advertising-online-and-before-9pm-on-tv-from-2023
Sir Elton is coming to Charlotte https://www.wbtv.com/2021/06/23/bofa-stadium-just-announced-huge-concert-heres-what-you-need-know-about-it/
The President is in North Carolina today promoting and urging citizens to get vaccinated. If anything, he’ll have a negative impact
Quote of the Day: “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily”… Zig Ziglar