Monday, June 10. Day 161 of 2025
It’s Ball Point Pen Day and Egg Roll Day
Happy Iced Tea Day ! The table wine of the South
1692: Bridget Bishop is hanged after being declared a Witch in Salem, Massachusetts
1854: The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class of students
1935: Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio
1944: 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player in Major League history
1947: Saab produces its first automobile. The Swedish automaker stopped production in 2016
1964: United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act, leading to the bill’s passage
1977: Martin Luther King’s killer James Earl Ray escapes Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. He is recaptured three days later
1984: The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations
2005: Babe Ruth’s 1919 contract that moved him from Boston to the Yankees sold at auction for $996,000
In the News: Alexander Central’s Ed Wills named Principal at Hibriten High School…Catawba County Mass Murder suspects make court appearances on Monday…Victim of fatal Newton shooting identified, Police say they’re not getting much cooperation in investigation…Taylorsville man busted in Iredell County…Statesville man arrested in Alexander County…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office releases May Report…Traffic Roundabout coming to area near South Caldwell High School…
Weather: Sunny and 85. Chance of PM Boomer
Sports: Cougar Kids Football Camp begins tonight, not too late to sign up…Florida goes up 2-1 in Stanley Cup Final…NBA Finals on hold till Wednesday with series knotted at 1…Duke denied trip to Omaha…Braves end skid
Happy Birthday: Dan Fouts, Gina Gershon, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Elizabeth Hurley, Tara Lipinski, Kate Upton, Sasha Obama
Western North Carolina has a severe Bee shortage after Hurricane Helene. Some people are trying to help get them back https://www.wbtv.com/2025/06/09/new-effort-underway-repopulate-honeybees-after-billions-wiped-out-by-helene/
Woman who bought Brady Bunch Home starting tours https://dnyuz.com/2025/06/09/after-the-brady-bunch-house-sold-to-a-megafan-for-3-2-million-she-created-a-sweepstakes-to-let-fans-win-tours-inside-take-a-look/
Those Swede’s are tough https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/09/switzerland-Guinness-World-Records-buried-in-snow/5961749489226/
Word of the Day: carillon [kar-uh-lon] or [ kuh-ril-yuhn ] a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 bells. Wikipedia says some 700 exist worldwide. From French meaning a “set of bells” The NC State University Memorial Tower is a carillon as is the Chapel at Duke University and Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University
Quote of the Day: “I can’t believe I’ve turned into a typical old man. I can’t believe it. I was young just minutes ago”…Maurice Sendak (Born this day in 1928)