Tuesday, June 3rd. Day 154 of 2024
It’s World Bicycle Day
1539: Hernando de Soto claims the territory of Florida for Spain
1851: NY Knickerbockers wear what is considered to be the first Baseball Uniforms. It included straw hats, white shirts and blue trousers
1949: Wesley Anthony Brown is the first black to graduate from US Naval Academy
1965: The first American Space walk made by NASA astronaut Ed White
1967: Aretha Franklin’s cover of the Otis Redding song “Respect” reaches #1
2017: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists at The London Bridge. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police
2019: Apple announces it is shutting down iTunes and replacing it with three different apps
In the News: FBI offering reward in Catawba County Mass Shooting…Lenoir woman charged with murder of child now being held in Alexander County Jail…Taylorsville man arrested after weekend vehicle chase…Taylorsville woman facing felony drug charge in Statesville…Maiden Police charge suspect who they tried to blow-up and 18 wheeler
Weather: Sunshine and 85
Sports: Sawyer Chapman-Mays named NWC Baseball Player of the Year…UNC punches ticket to Baseball Super Regional…Wake eliminated…Rockies finally get 10th win…Tar Heel transfers to NC State…Fast announces retirement…Stanley Cup Final begins Wednesday…NBA Finals will tip-off Thursday
Happy Birthday: Raul Castro, Billy Cunningham, Hale Irwin, Jill Biden, Anderson Cooper, Rafael Nadal
I’m not buying this one https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/02/message-bottle-Hawaii-Florida/7481748894862/
Word of the Day: debonair [ deb-uh-nair ] courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm. To be jaunty or carefree. Old French debonaire; the original phrase was de bon aire “of good lineage”
Quote of the Day: “I like Vegas:…Tony Curtis (Born this day in 1925)