Tuesday, August 12. Day 224 of 2025
It’s Milkman Day. When I was a kid, they came door-to-door
Happy Elephant Day ! No kidding, I’ve ridden one
1492: Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World
1851: Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine
1877: Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph and made the fist sound recording
1898: Hawaii is annexed by the United States
1939: “The Wizard of Oz” premiered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The movie premiered in Hollywood on August 15th
1981: IBM unveiled it’s first PC
1994: Major league baseball players went on strike. The strike lasted for 232 days. As a result, the World Series was wiped out for the first time in 90 years
2021: Phoenix is reported to be the fastest-growing city in America (+11.2%), overtaking Philadelphia to be the nation’s fifth largest at 1.6 million
In the News: Alexander County Schools approves plan to re-draw Alexander County Voting Districts for partisan School Board Races…Fatal overdose confirmed in Alexander County…Taylorsville man sent to jail for 45 days…Alexander County woman detained for probation violations…Hiddenite man charged with hit and run
Weather: Warm, Muggy and Wet
Sports: AC Volleyball opens season with victory…Cougar Football prepping for another scrimmage on Thursday…Media agrees with Coaches, Texas is Preseason #1…Good news for Landon Dickerson…Brew Crew wins 10th straight
Happy Birthday: Mark Knopfler, Pat Metheny, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Pete Sampras, Casey Affleck, Maggie Lawson
Remember Dial-up Internet ? theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/aol-dial-up-internet
Word of the Day: nascent [nas-uhnt ] Beginning to exist or develop. In Chemistry- the condition of an element at the instant it is set free From Latin “being born” The actress is now focusing on her nascent singing career.
Quote of the Day: “I enjoyed the Hee Haw people, but from 1980 on I didn’t enjoy it and thought about leavin’, and thought, hell, it’s an easy job and pays wonderful. I kinda just prostituted myself for their money.”… Buck Owens (Born this Day in 1929)