Tuesday, August 19. Day 231 of 2025
It’s Potato Day
1692: In present day Salem Massachusetts, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft
1848: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California
1909: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens
1934: A German referendum approves Adolph Hitler’s appointment as head of state with the title of Führer
1960: Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of espionage in Moscow
2004: Google Inc. stock began selling on the Nasdaq Stock Market
2020: Apple Inc. became the first company to be valued at over $2 trillion
In the News: Alexander County Schools hold Opening Session on Monday…Taylorsville Police issue stern warning about trespassing at old hospital building…Taylorsville man arrested on Alexander County warrants by Statesville Police…Alexander County man gets 90-day jail term…Hickory Police arrest Taylorsville man
Weather: Sunshine with a few Clouds. High around 88
Sports: Cougar Hoop Star announces he’s transferring to prep school…AC Men’s Soccer and Volleyball get Monday wins…Coach Chris Marshall talks defense…Panthers nursing some injuries…Brew Crew just keep winning…Spencer Strider gets hammered again
Happy Birthday: Bill Clinton, Adam Arkin, Anthony Muñoz, John Stamos, Ron Darling, Kyra Sedgwick, Lee Ann Womack, Kirk Herbstreit
Suffering from low ratings, MSNBC will change name https://apnews.com/article/networks-cnbc-msnbc-comcast-new-company-00bf676f225f1c89026ef15bf8915ec9
Word of the Day: remora [rem-er-uh] sometimes called suckerfish or sharksucker. Depending on species, they grow to 30–110 cm (12–43 in) long. Their anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they adhere especially to other fishes. Remora means “delay” in Latin. “But now she feels like a remora, with the school still close at hand”…Jimmy Buffett from “Fins”
Quote of the Day: “Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one”… Malcom Forbes (Born this day in 1919)