Tuesday, July 27th. Day 208 of 2021
It’s Scotch Whiskey Day ! Not a favorite
Look out below, It’s Walk on Stilts Day
1789: The first U.S. Federal Government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established. It’s now the Department of State
1890: Vincent van Gogh shoots himself. He would die two days later
1921: Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar
1940: Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare”
1965: The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was signed into law. The law required health warnings on all cigarette packages
1995: The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC
1996: In Atlanta, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Eric Rudolph of North Carolina would eventually be convicted for the crime
In the News: COVID cases continue to increase in Alexander County…Catawba County will make face-coverings optional…Latest arrest of Taylorsville man will likely mean prison time…Alexander County man facing Hickory drug charges…Larceny charge filed against Taylorsville man…Morganton couple facing child-sex offenses
Weather: Very Stuffy today, maybe a BOOMER this afternoon. Getting warmer Wednesday and Thursday
Sports: Moonshiners reach Championship game…Cougar Football begins Mini-Camo Thursday…Panthers report to camp Wednesday…Clemson and UNC picked to win divisions in ACC…Braves and Mets split a pair in Gotham City
Happy Birthday: Norman Lear, Bobbie Gentry, Peggy Fleming, Maureen McGovern, Bill Engvall, Maya Rudolph, Alex Rodriguez, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Max Scherzer, Jordan Spieth
Everything in moderation https://news.yahoo.com/light-moderate-drinking-tied-lower-000927341.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
It happened where they want to eliminate Police Officers (until they become a victim) https://abcnews.go.com/US/sen-barbara-boxer-allegedly-assaulted-robbed/story?id=79074270&cid=clicksource_4380645_1_heads_hero_live_twopack_hed
Alexander County EMS, Rescue Squad, and our First Responders Rock !!!
Quote of the Day: “I never did say that you can’t be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I’d trip her up” Leo Durocher