Thursday, July 28th. Day 209 of 2021
It’s Chili Dog Day. If it’s good Chili, I’m in but Chili is one of those things that be done really bad
Happy Milk Chocolate Day
1868: Secretary of State William H. Seward announces 14th Amendment ratified by states, grants citizenship to ex-slaves
1896: The city of Miami is incorporated
1943: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians
1945: A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash
1965: President Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000
1984: The Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles
1994: Major League Baseball Players announce they’ll go on strike on August 12 if no deal is reached with management. No deal was reached and the players walked out in August. The season was over !
1998: Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with President Clinton
In the News: Alexander County records 150th COVID-19 death…Some new twists to the Highway 127 widening project…Another shooting in Iredell County…Stony Point man in jail again…Taylorsville man arrested…Alexander County woman detained…Fugitive arrested in Catawba Countyu
Weather: Hot, Humid, watch out for Boomer this afternoon
Sports: Brzykcy is a perfect 5 for 5 in save chances…Cougar Football Mini Camp begins this evening…Panthers taking it slow, very slow with Jaycee Horn…Braves play sloppy in Philly…Mets beat Yankees again…Yanks make a trade…PGA Tour in Detroit starting today
Happy Birthday: Marty Brennaman, Bill Bradley, Jim Davis, Jonathan Edwards, Sally Struthers, Vida Blue, Scott Pelly, Elizabeth Berkley, Lori Loughlin, Manu Ginobili
This time Wally is really dead https://apnews.com/article/tony-dow-obit-a54e74c562d7e96aef6f401aa71080e6
A bear at the door ? Strange things happen in South Carolina https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/07/27/bear-rings-doorbell-Greenville-County-South-Carolina/4311658953514/
Alexander County Deputy Director of Emergency Management Mark Earle and County Public Information Officer Gary Herman will be in the studio this morning to discuss the new County Emergency Notification System, Hyper-Reach. Join us at 7:45 !
Quote of the Day: “I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress”…Ronald Reagan