Wednesday, July 5th. Day 186 of 2023
Happy Bikini Day !
It’s Apple Turnover Day. Love ’em but truth be told, I like Bikinis more
1811: Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain
1865: William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London
1937: Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation
1946: The bikini bathing suit made its debut during a fashion show in Paris. Micheline Bernardini wore the two-piece outfit
1971: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Nixon
1975: Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors
1994: Jeff Bezos founds Amazon
1996: In England, Dolly (A Sheep) becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell
In the News: Filing for Taylorsville Municipal Election begins Friday…Stateveille man charged after Monday shooting…Hickory man charged with attempted murder…Talorsville man taken into custody…Wilkes County couple nabbed by Taylorsville Police…Alexander County man ordered to jail by judge
Weather: High of 90-92, decent shot at Boomer
Sports: Fall Sports Registration underway for Alexander County Parks and Registration…Braves see winning streak end in Cleveland…Crawdads with 13th in a row…
Happy Birthday: Robbie Robertson, Huey Lewis, Marc Cohn, Edie Falco, Megan Rapinoe, Shohei Ohtani
Saturday was the hottest day in Earth’s history https://www.yahoo.com/news/world-registers-hottest-day-ever-155017716.html
What a tragedy https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/south-carolina-woman-killed-in-apparent-alligator-attack-while-walking-her-dog-police-say/ar-AA1dqxYM
Word of the Day: bocage [ boh-kahzh ] the wooded countryside characteristic of northern France, with small irregular-shaped fields and many hedges. A decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage. French in origin. After D-Day, the Allies had quite a task getting through the Bocage region of France
Quote of the Day: “Without promotion, something terrible happens… nothing!”…P. T. Barnum (Born this day in 1810)