Tuesday, July 7th. Day 188 of 2026
It’s World Chocolate Day, Tell the Truth Day and Rock & Roll Day
Happy Macaroni Day !
1865: Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged
1907: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of his New York Theater
1928: Sliced bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri
1954: Elvis Presley makes his radio debut when a Memphis station played his first recording for Sun Records, “That’s All Right”
1958: President Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law
1981: President Reagan appoints Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court
2000: NASCAR driver Kenny Irwin dies in a crash at New Hampshire Speedway
2017: Tesla Motors produces its first mass-market car, the Model 3
2019: The US beats the Netherlands 2-0 to win Women’s World Cup
News: Wittenburg Swim Beach remains closed…ATF makes big weapons raid in Lincoln County…Taylorsville man jailed for probation violation…Alexander County woman served Catawba County warrants…Caldwell and Catawba County authorities charge two suspects with trafficking fentanyl
Weather: Hot, high around 93. Afternoon storms of Hit and Miss variety will continue
Sports: Three Alexander Central Softball standouts named All-State…US Soccer not ready for big stage after beat-down from Belgium…Braves lose game and another pitcher to injured list…
Happy Birthday: Ringo Starr, Tony Jacklin, Corbin Bernsen, Jessica Hahn, Ralph Sampson, Michelle Kwan
How did that get there ? https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/coke-surprise-184590
Word of the Day: derrick [der-ik] a jib crane having a boom hinged near the base of the mast so as to rotate about the mast, for moving a load toward or away from the mast by raising or lowering the boom. Also called oil derrick. The tower-like framework over an oil well or the like. A boom for lifting cargo, pivoted at its inner end to a ship’s mast. “The first oil derrick in Texas is now a museum”
Quote of the Day: “Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.” Satchel Paige (Born this day in 1906)