Tuesday, September 8th. Day 251 of 2026
It’s Star Trek Day
1565: St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida’s first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1888: In London, the body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found
1930: 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape
1944: London is hit by a German V-2 rocket for the first time
*1966: The landmark science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode
1974: President Ford grants an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon
1988: Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires
2022: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as Charles III
News: Crash this morning on Teague Town Road sends three to hospital and takes out power to area customers…Bethlehem man charged over weekend with sexual exploitation of a minor makes court appearance today in Taylorsville…Two men busted on felony drug charges by Alexander County Deputies remain in jail…Taylorsville man charged with stalking…Granite Falls man charged with burning trash cans at car wash
Weather: Sunny and 83
Sports: Cougar Athletics have busy Tuesday…AC Football began prep for Statesville on Labor Day…SMU escapes darkness to beat Florida State…Phils and Braves split 4 game series…Dodgers and Red Sox have won 5 in a row…Yankees activate Aaron Judge…Hickory Crawdads begin post season tonight
Happy Birthday: Bernie Sanders, David Arquette, Brooke Burke, Pink, Gerrit Cole
Word of the Day: herbicide [hur-buh-sahyd] a chemical that destroys plants, esp one used to control weeds. When herbicides are used on food crops, they target unwanted plants but leave the crops unharmed.
Quote of the Day: “I’ve become a captive of my own ambitions.”… Patsy Cline (Born this day in 1932)