Tuesday, August 5th. Day 217 of 2025
It’s Work Like a Dog Day
It’s Underwear Day. They’re not for everybody
1833: The village of Chicago was incorporated. The population at the time was around 250
1884: On Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid
1921: The first play-by-play broadcast of a baseball game was done by Harold Arlin of KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh. The game was between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies
1957: American Bandstand debuts on ABC
1962: Marilyn Monroe is found dead from a drug overdose
1974: President Nixon, under orders of the Supreme Court, releases the “Smoking Gun” tape, recorded on June 23, 1972
1981: President Reagan fires over 11,000 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work
2013: Major League Baseball suspends Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees for the remainder of the season and all of 2014 after he’s implicated for using performance enhancing drugs
In the News: Alexander County Board of Education holds work session this morning…County Schools remind citizens that only elementary school students are eligible this year for fee lunch and breakfast…Taylorsville Police arrest duo on Saturday for breaking and entering…Lenoir woman nabbed by Taylorsville Officers…Hiddenite man charged…Another Hiddenite man arrested by Iredell Deputies on felony drug charges
Weather: Cool and Rainy Today
Sports: Cougar Football go full-pads today…Texas picked preseason #1 by College Football Coaches…LRU tabbed as league favorites…Red Sox win 6th straight…Yankees continue to slump, hope to Aaron Judge back tonight…NASCAR Hall of Fame still not meeting attendance goals
Happy Birthday: Samantha Sang, Maureen McCormick , David Baldacci, Patrick Ewing, Terri Clark, Paula Creamer
Effort to set World Record turns tragic https://www.yahoo.com/sports/article/driver-attempting-set-record-utah-191732709.html
On an average night, what time do you go to sleep? How long after you go to bed do you actually go to sleep ? https://studyfinds.org/survey-reveals-reason-americans-stay-up-late-not-netflix/
Word of the Day: hemoglobin [hee-muh-gloh-bin ] the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: When filled with oxygen, the hemoglobin in your blood is bright red. “Bananas are high in vitamin B6, a B vitamin needed for metabolism, immune function, and the formation of hemoglobin.”
Quote of the Day: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind’… Neil Armstrong (Born this day in 1930)