Tuesday, July 6th. Day 187 of 2021
It’s Fried Chicken Day
Happy Kissing Day ! A Group Smooch is a great thought
1777: After a bombardment by British artillery, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York
1854: The Republican Party held its first convention
1923: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established
1933: The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2
1957: John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers , three years before forming the Beatles
1977: The first Bojangles opened in Charlotte
1985: Martina Navratilova won her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title
2013: A 73-car train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town’s central area
In the News: Drowning reported in Catawba County…Fatal crash in Wilkes…Caldwell murder suspect shot and killed by Wilkes Deputies…New York fugitive captured in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police arrest man on drug charges…Statesville woman arrested in Alexander County…Inmate accidently released from Burke County Jail
Weather: Tons of Sun, High around 92 today
Sports: Moonshiners drop doubleheader on Monday, at home tonight…No Broom in NHL, Montreal avoids sweep…NBA Finals begin this evening…Pirates bomb the Braves…Red Sox hotter than hot…Cubs are not hot at all
Happy Birthday: George W. Bush, Fred Dryer, Burt Ward, Sylvester Stallone, Nanci Griffith, Eva Green, Manny Machado
Are sugary drinks the reason colon cancer rates are climbing among the young ? https://dnyuz.com/2021/07/05/colon-cancer-is-rising-in-younger-adults-do-sugary-drinks-play-a-role/
Big Jake has passed https://apnews.com/article/wi-state-wire-wisconsin-horses-cf822ba29bbe43c67cdcdd297b562380
Hope you had a great 4th of July. Now, it’s back to the grind, you can do it !
Quote of the Day: “You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can only make a monkey out of the voters every four years!”…Pat Paulsen (Born this day in 1927)