Tuesday, June 30th. Day 181 of 2026
It’s Social Media Day, World Snorkeling Day and Corvette Day
1882: Charles J. Guiteau is hanged for the assassination of President James Garfield
1908: A meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away
1936: Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel “Gone with the Wind,” was published
1953: The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, Michigan. It sold for $3,250
1971: The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent the Washington Post or the New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers
1971: The 26th Amendment was ratified. The amendment lowered the minimum voting age to 18
1994: The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan
2019: Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit North Korea
2023: Supreme Court rules 6-3 against the Biden administration’s student debt forgiveness plan
News: Bethlehem Swim Beach closed temporarily due to City of Hickory Wastewater Spill…County and Town announce Holiday schedule…Wrong way collision is fatal in Caldwell County…Conover man dies in Monday mishap…Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office charge three suspects after armed robbery
Weather: Sunny and 93 today
Sports: Lots of Summer Sports Camps still to happen at Alexander Central High School…Annabeth Crum wins Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway…Germany sent home in World Cup shocker…Rangers win 5th straight
Happy Birthday: Nancy Dussault, Robert Ballard, Mike Tyson, Fantasia Barrino, Michael Phelps, Trea Turner
With the stunner pulled in the World Cup on Monday, here’s a Paraguay Primer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay
Word of the Day: contrail [kon-treyl] visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions, another name for vapor trail. First recorded in 1940–45; con(densation) trail. “The blue sky was streaked with jet contrails”
Quote of the Day: “Always be smarter than the people who hire you”… Lena Horne (Born this day in 1917)