Tuesday, June 2nd. Day 153 of 2026
It’s Rotisserie Chicken Day, Volkswagen Bus Day and National Bubba Day
1835: P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States
1896: Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph
1924: President Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States
1928: The Kraft Company introduces Velveeta cheese
1959: Alexander County Sheriff Thomas E Bebber was shot and killed
1979: Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist nation
1997: In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later
2012: Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
2023: US Army renames Fort Bragg in North Carolina as Fort Liberty as part of effort to remove Confederate names from military bases; namesake Braxton Bragg served in the Conferate Army. It’s now Fort Bragg again
News: Two killed in Conover crash on Monday…Alexander County Board of Education meets this morning…Taylorsville Town Board holds public hearing on 26-27 budget this afternoon…Four suspects jailed after investigation by Alexander County Sheriff’s Office…Hickory man arrested after Alexander County chase…Hiddenite man back in jail after skipping court date
Weather: Clouds to start but Sunshine takes over
Sports: Cougar Baseball dominates all-conference selections…Davis named player of year in Softball, Hamby named Pitcher of year…Game I of Stanley Cup Finals tonight in Raleigh, GO CANES !!!…Blockbuster deal in NFL
Clint turned 96 on Sunday https://parade.com/news/the-man-with-no-name-turns-96
Happy Birthday: Stacy Keach, Jerry Mathers, Gary Bettmen, Craig Stadler, Dennis Haysbert, Dana Carvey, Kyle Petty, Wayne Brady, Nikki Cox, Abby Wambach
Word of the Day: synopsis [si-nop-sis] a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject, a condensation or brief review of a subject, a summary. Synopsis is a noun meaning summary. Instead of belaboring the details, give a synopsis of the event.”
Quote of the Day: “The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.”… W. C. Fields