Wednesday, July 12th. Day 193 of 2023
It’s Etch A Sketch Day. I had one of those
Happy Pecan Pie Day
1862: The Medal of Honor is authorized by Congress
The Grove Park Inn
1954: The Major League Baseball Players Association or formed
1954: Elvis Presley signed his first recording contract and quit his job as a truck driver. The contract was with Sun Records
1957: Surgeon General, Leroy E. Burney, reported that there was a direct link between smoking and lung cancer. Shocking that it surprised some people
1962: The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London’s Marquee Club
1965: The Beach Boys release “California Girls”
1982: “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” broke all box-office records by surpassing the $100-million mark of ticket sales in the first 31 days of its opening
1984: Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale named Geraldine Ferraro of New York to be his running mate. Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket
In the News: Nine Alexander County overdoses in June, one was fatal…Lenoir man charged in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed after failing to appear in court…Hickory teen will be tried as an adult…Boone man facing child-sex charges
Weather: Sunshine, High near 90. Humidity still not bad
Bryson Hammer
Happy Birthday: Bill Cosby,Richard Simmons, Rick Hendrick, Cheryl Ladd, Kristi Yamaguchi, Topher Grace, Brooke Baldwin
More than 1 in 3 Americans have “Sleep Divorce” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sleep-divorce-americans-survey/
Manson follower released after more than 50 years in prison https://www.yahoo.com/gma/charles-manson-follower-leslie-van-201000979.html
Word of the Day: fortnight [ fawrt-nahyt ] The space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks. The Wimbledon Tennis Championships (underway now) are held over a fortnight
Quote of the Day: “It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?”…Henry David Thoreau (Born this day in 1817)