Tuesday, July 1st. Day 182 of 2025
It’s Chicken Wing Day and Canada Day
1846: Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone
1908: SOS is adopted as the international distress signal
1931: United Airlines begins service as Boeing Air Transport
1963: ZIP Codes are introduced including 28681
1979: Sony starts marketing the Walkman
1980: “O Canada” officially becomes the national anthem of Canada
1987: WFAN in New York City is launched as the world’s first All-Sports Radio Station
1997: China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule
2007: Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces
In the News: Taylorsville man and woman busted after traffic stop…Conover Police charge Taylorsville man…Iredell Deputy shoots suspect armed with knife…Statesville murder suspect arrested…Drive-by-shooting suspect captured by Statesville Police…Granite Falls man arrested on rape charge…SWAT Teams raid Caldwell County clubhouse
Weather: Rain is likely after lunch into early this evening
Sports: Rising 8th grader at East Alexander Middle School offered Div I Basketball scholarship…Cougar Football season just 52 days away…Canes lose out on coveted goal scorer…Phillies get Bryce Harper back
Happy Birthday: Jamie Farr, Debbie Harry, Fred Schneider, Dan Aykroyd, Carl Lewis, Michelle Wright, Pamela Anderson, Liv Tyler
Don’t pour that Pickle Juice down the drain ! https://apnews.com/article/pickle-juice-cocktails-martinis-3673ad69ae9cbf00947c7ae7f51edbf8
Word of the Day: Azores [ey-zohrz] a group of islands in the Atlantic, West of Portugal. There are nine major Azorean islands. “The Ship made a stop in the Azores on the way to North America.”
Quote of the Day: “In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number”… Steven Wright