Wednesday, June 28th. Day 179 of 2023
It’s Paul Bunyan Day ! Why do I get the feeling that kids today don’t know about Paul ?
1776: American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, South Carolina
1894: Congress made Labor Day a U.S. national holiday
1919: The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I
1926: In Germany, Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz after merging their two companies
1950: North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea
1971: Supreme Court overturned the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali
1987: For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht
1997: Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas
In the News: Alexander County Board of Education schedules meeting for Thursday…Fatal shooting in Burke County…Taylorsville woman arrested on felony charge…Alexander County Deputies charge woman with child abuse
Weather: CODE ORAGE AIR QUALITY ALERT ! Sunny High of 87
Sports: Braves slug their way to another win…Marlins keep winning, Giants too…Ohtani wins on the mound and homer twice…Crawdads win 7th straight…NHL Draft is tonight…Tragedy for Jimmie Johnson’s family
Happy Birthday: Mel Brooks (97), Kathy Bates, John Elway, John Cusack, Mary Stuart Masterson, Bobby Hurley, Elon Musk, Kellie Pickler
Seacrest gets the Wheel gig https://apnews.com/article/ryan-seacrest-wheel-fortune-new-host-200af1efeabcb1131c270dbe4dcb7835
Woman overboard https://nypost.com/2023/06/28/royal-caribbean-passenger-survives-after-falling-overboard/
Word of the Day: paradigm [ par-uh-dahym, -dim ] A framework containing the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methodology that are commonly accepted by members of a scientific community. Such a cognitive framework shared by members of any discipline or group. Sentence: The company’s business paradigm needs updating for a new generation.
Quote of the Day: “I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch”…Gilda Radner (Born this day in 1946)