Tuesday, July 18th. Day 199 of 2023
It’s Caviar Day ! Not among my favorites
1692: Five people are hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts
1925: Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf
1910: Cy Young wins the 500th game of his Baseball career as the Cleveland Naps beat Washington Senators
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1942: The German Me-262, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in combat, made its first flight
1968: Intel is founded in California
2013: The city of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history
In the News: Two dead with multiple injuries following Burke County Crash….Chase ends with crash in Hickory…Taylorsville woman jailed…Another shooting under investigation in Hickory…One candidate files for Taylorsville Town Council on Monday
Weather: Hazy, Humid, and Hot ! High around 90
Sports: Still some Summer Sports Camps at ACHS…Truex Jr wins in New Hampshire…Dodgers cool Baltimore…Ohtani homers to lead Angels…Braves have new owner (sorta)
Happy Birthday: Dick Button, James Brolin, Joe Torre, Martha Reeves, Jerry Moore, Steve Forbes, Ricky Skaggs, Sir Nick Faldo, Elizabeth McGovern, Wendy Williams, Vin Diesel, Kristen Bell
Man and Dog adrift at sea rescued https://www.yahoo.com/news/australian-sailor-drifting-pacific-3-005421547.html
If you throw a burrito, be accurate https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/burrito-misfire-bust-089641
Word of the Day: brackish [ brak-ish ] Somewhat salty or briny, as the water in an estuary or salt marsh, which is not as salty as the sea but saltier than a river. Distasteful or unpleasant. From Dutch word “brak”, meaning salty
Quote of the Day: “There is still no cure for the common birthday”…John Glenn (Born this day in 1921)