Wednesday, June 24th. Day 176 of 2020
It’s Upcycling Day. Upcycling is taking old objects, and adding your own creativity and craft to make it something new, unique, and beautiful
1922: The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League
1939: Siam is renamed Thailand
1964: The Federal Trade Commission announced that starting in 1965, cigarette manufactures would be required to include warnings on their packaging about the harmful effects of smoking
1997: The U.S. Air Force released a report titled “The Roswell Report, Case Closed” that dismissed the claims that an alien spacecraft had crashed in Roswell, NM, in 1947
2002: Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, must make the decision to give a convicted killer the death penalty
In the News: Alexander County’s COVID count now at 69…ABC store will soon operate in Bethlehem…Alexander County United Way makes donations to food pantries…CVCC announces plans for Fall Semester…Man charged in Catawba County after shooting incident
Weather: Lots of Sunshine, lower humidity. High around 85
Sports: Hickory names new basketball coach…No hate crime says FBI after noose found at Talledega…Baseball is about to return despite it’s fumbling and fueding…Western Carolina’s Football Stadium getting facelift including new turf
Mick Fleetwood
Happy Birthday Mick Fleetwood, Michele Lee, Jeff Beck, J.J. Redick, Lionel Messi
Look for the Big Red Bus on Thursday. A Blood Drive will be held at the Taylorsville Habitat for Humanity ReStore from 1-6pm
Caesar’s Palace in Vegas is paying customers $20 to wear a mask
It’s obvious that America has some weak mayors and governors. With the unlawful insanity raging across the nation, voters should remember lawmakers that have not supported the law. Make no mistake, I have always supported law enforcement and always will. If I’m assaulted, call the cops and EMS, I trust them !
Quote of the Day: “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month”… Theodore Roosevelt