Tuesday, August 25th. Day 237 of 2026
It’s Banana Split Day. Can’t recall the last time I had one. It’s National Park Day
Happy Kiss and Make Up Day !
1814: British troops torch the Library of Congress, United States Treasury, Department of War, and other public buildings in Washington, D.C
1916: The United States National Park Service is created
1944: Paris is liberated by Allied forces
1950: To avoid a strike, President Truman seizes the nation’s railroads
1972: In Great Britain, computerized axial tomography (CAT scan) was introduced
Image: npr.org
1998: A survey indicated that 33 percent of Americans used the internet. Estimates now suggest the number is at 90 percent
2012: Voyager 1 enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so
2017: Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Over the next few days, the storm causes catastrophic flooding throughout much of eastern Texas, killing 106 people and causing $125 billion in damage
News: Day one for Alexander County Schools goes off without a hitch…Stony Point woman remains in jail after weekend stabbing incident…Alexander County man served Texas Fugitive Warrant…Taylorsville man jailed on charges in three counties…Hit and Run accident leads to arrest of Taylorsville man…Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office charge man with attempted murder…Statesville man arrested on arson charge
Weather: Sunny and 85 !
Sports: Ac Women’s Tennis blanks Statesville…Busy Day for Cougar Athletics…AC Football have film review and light practice on Monday…Week 0 of College Football season includes UNC and NC State in action…M’s end Phillies win streak…Braves host Dodgers tonight
Happy Birthday: Tom Skerritt, Rollie Fingers, Jacques Demers, Gene Simmons, Elvis Costello, Tim Burton, Blair Underwood, Rachael Ray, Jo Dee Messina, Marvin Harrison, Rachel Bilson, Blake Lively
Fire this morning in Sparta https://www.wxii12.com/article/crews-battle-fire-on-main-street-in-sparta/73517708
SF 49er owner jailed on solicitation of prostitution charge https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/24/jed-york-arrested-in-ohio/
Word of the Day congestion pricing [kuhn-jes-chuhn prahys-ing] the policy of reducing excessive traffic by charging motorists a fee to drive a private vehicle into a city center or on busy roads, especially during rush hour. “The idea of congestion pricing was probably from Sweden in 2002.”
Quote of the Day: “Perhaps I’m not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else.”…
Sean Connery (Born this day in 1930)