Tuesday, July 26th. Day 207 of 2022
It’s Aunt and Uncle Day
1776: The Postal System was established by the 2nd Continental Congress of the United States. The first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin
1908: United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
1945: Winston Churchill resigned as Britain’s prime minister
1944: The first German V-2 rocket hits Great Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket
1947: President Truman signed The National Security Act. The act created the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
1990: President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act
2016: Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia
In the News: Alexander County classified as COVID Hot Spot…State Supreme Court Chief Justice visits Taylorsville on Monday…Missing Taylorsville man found and returned to residence…Statesville man charged in fatal accident…Alexander County man jailed in Caldwell County…Conover man arrested this morning on long list of charges
Weather: Hot, Humid, more than likely a Boomer this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Football prepping for season…Panthers report top camp today…App State picked to win division…Braves lose late in Philly…Dodgers cooled by Nats…Joe Gibbs Racing says woops, we’re sorry
Happy Birthday: Bob Lilly, Mick Jagger, Helen Mirren, Dorothy Hamill, Kevin Spacey, Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Piven, Kate Beckinsale
One of the Goodfellas has passed https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/paul-sorvino-goodfellas-actor-dead
Fire in the Texas sky https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/07/25/fireball-over-Texas-American-Meteor-Society/3801658781527/
Why did I find someone’s shoe on my lawn ?
Quote of the Day: “Youth is wasted on the young”… George Bernard Shaw (Born this day in 1856)