Thursday, August 12th. Day 224 of 2021
It’s World Elephant Day
1492: Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World
1851: Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine
1877: Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph and made the fist sound recording
1898: Hawaii is annexed by the United States
1939: “The Wizard of Oz” premiered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The movie premiered in Hollywood on August 15th
1981: IBM unveiled it’s first PC
1994: Major league baseball players went on strike. The strike lasted for 232 days. As a result, the World Series was wiped out for the first time in 90 years
In the News: Alexander County counts 219 COVID-19 cases in 14 days, 43 on Wednesday…Wilkes County confirms two more COVID deaths and close courthouse due to spread…Burke County woman pleads guilty in death of infant son…Newton woman jailed by Taylorsville Police
Weather: Hot, Humid, watch out this afternoon for a Boomer
Sports: 8 days from beginning of Cougar Football Season…Panthers practicing in Indy today with the Colts…Braves Walk-it-Off and move into first place…Milwaukee pitcher fans 10 in-a-row…PGA Tour in Greensboro
Happy Birthday: George Hamilton, Mark Knopfler, Pat Metheny, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Pete Sampras, Casey Affleck, Maggie Lawson
Jeopardy makes the call https://apnews.com/article/jeopardy-host-mike-richards-alex-trebek-mayim-bialik-5a917fa2b4f72e010a7bef2ab61a3de1
Stevie Nicks cancels tour because of COVID https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/11/entertainment/stevie-nicks-shows-canceled-scli-intl/index.html
Get your shot !
Quote of the Day: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”… William Shakespeare