Tuesday, August 11th. Day 223 of 2026
Happy Son and Daughter Day !
1909: The American ship Arapahoe became the first to ever use the SOS distress signal off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
1929: Babe Ruth hits his 500th homer
1934: Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for the first time
1967: The Alexander County Courthouse is destroyed in a pre-dawn fire. No injures but the structure was leveled. That’s how we ended up with the hideous bomb-shelter we have now
1984: President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing , the President said of the Soviet Union, “My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes.”
1992: In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States
2002: US Airways announced they were filing for bankruptcy
2014: Robin Williams dies. He was 63
2020: Democratic candidate for President Joe Biden announces California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate
News: Wilkes County gets life in prison for murder of wife…Taylorsville man just out of prison is back in jail…Burlington man held in Alexander County custody…Hickory Police charge man with extortion…Statesville City Council vote to support I-77 Toll Lane Project…Need for Blood is very high and supply is low. Your can give a pint today from 2-6pm at Taylorsville YMCA
Weather: Sunny and 92
Sports: Cougar Soccer fall in season opener…Volleyball and Women’s Tennis begin season today…AC Football gearing for scrimmage on Friday at Davie County…Scuffle at Panther camp on Monday…Braves start slow and lost to the Mets…Dodgers win but Skubal not involved in decision…Rays with 7th straight
Happy Birthday: Steve Wozniak, Joe Jackson, Chris Kelly, Viola Davis, Joe Rogan, Chris Hemsworth, Marvin Harrison Jr
Keith Childers
Word of the Day: seen [seen] past participle of see. Some get saw and seen confused. Saw is the past tense of the verb see, it can stand alone. It forms the simple past. The easiest way to tell which word is correct add “have” before “seen”. “Thanks, I have seen it !
Quote of the Day: “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.”…Mark Twain