Wednesday, August 16th. Day 228 f 2023
It’s Calligraphy Day
Happy Rum Day, Bratwurst Day, and Rollar Coaster Day too
1858: President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of England. A weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks
1920: Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees. Chapman dies the next day
1948: Babe Ruth died at the age of 53
1954: Sports Illustrated is published for the first time
1967: Louis Armstrong records “What a wonderful world”
1995: Voters in Bermuda reject independence from Great Britain
2020: A California wildfire is reported to have consumed 1 million acres
In the News: Taylorsville man sent to jail for 120 days…Alexander County Deputies make drug arrest…Taylorsville woman jailed on felony drug charge in Catawba County…Taylorsville man jailed on assault and kidnapping charges…Granite Falls man arrested for statutory rape
Weather: Not as Hot, not as Humid ! Sunny and 84
Sports: Cougar Men’s Soccer opens season win win !…90 minutes of Cougar Football talk beginning at 6pm today…Panthers Offensive line challenged to show improvement…PNC Arena in Raleigh getting major makeover…Braves skunk the Yanks…Dodgers hot
Happy Birthday: Lesley Ann Warren, Kathie Lee Gifford, James Cameron, Madonna, Angela Bassett, Belinda Carlisle, Timothy Hutton, Steve Carell, Eddie Olczyk, Yu Darvish
America has a major dug and alcohol abuse problem https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12409321/Americas-addiction-crisis-laid-bare-TWO-THIRDS-adults-family-member-hooked-drugs-alcohol-one-10-lost-overdose.html
Look for new law to halt the warped practice of driving with a pet in your lap https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article278056227.html
Word of the Day: incredulous [ in-krej-uh-luhs ] Not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. Disbelief, doubtful. Sentence: She looked at me with an incredulous smile.
Quote of the Day: “We don’t need legitimacy. We exist Therefore we are legitimate”…Menachem Begin (Born this day in 1913)