Tuesday, August 5th. Day 248 of 2023
It’s Cheese Pizza Day. An essential part of the diet of many adolescent children in the United States
1774: The first session of the U.S. Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. The delegates drafted a declaration of rights and grievances, organized the Continental Association, and elected Peyton Randolph as the first president of the Continental Congress
1881: The American Red Cross provided relief for disaster for the first time. The disaster was the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan
1901: The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed in Chicago, IL. It was the first organized baseball league
1906: Bradbury Robinson executed the first legal forward pass in football. Robinson threw the ball to Jack Schneider of St. Louis University in a game against Carroll College
Betty Feezer
1983: The “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” on PBS became the first hour-long network news show
1989: Chris Evert retired from professional tennis after a 19 year career
1996: Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people
In the News: Two Taylorsville charged last week with child-sex related crimes appear in court today…Caldwell County Deputies continue to search for a man tabbed as armed and dangerous…Taylorsville man facing felony drug charges…Hiddenite man busted on drug counts…Stony Point man arrested for felony possession of stolen motor vehicle
Weather: Sunny and 90
Sports: ACHS Men’s Soccer host West Wilkes today…Cougar Football in bounce-back mode…Stunner in Durham, Duke takes down Clemson…Brian Burns sits out practice because of contract issue…Hamlin stays with Joe Gibbs Racing…Astros pull even in AL West
Happy Birthday: Bob Newhart, Bill Mazeroski, Al Stewart, Cathy Guisewite, Michael Keaton, Stacey Dales, Lincoln Riley
Jimmy died of Skin Cancer https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/merkel-cell-cancer-jimmy-buffetts-144500752.html
Word of the Day extol [ ik-stohl ] To praise or compliment highly. From Latin meaning to lift up or raise. An alternate spelling is extoll. The teacher extols the virtues of hard work and dedication to his students.
Quote of the Day: “I couldn’t stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch – understand?”…Raquel Welch (Born this day in 1940)