Wednesday, August 30th. Day 242 of 2023
It’s Slinky Day. I had one, a metal one. Somehow I survived the danger before they went to plastic
1682: William Penn set sail from England. He would later establish the Colony of Pennsylvania
1905: Ty Cobb made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers
1963: The “Hotline” between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation
1965: Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the Senate as a Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the first black justice to sit on the Supreme Court
1991: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union
1992: The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities
2021: In an abrupt decision by Joe, the last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan. We left some people stranded
In the News: Alexander County father and son charged with felony child-sex crimes…Mitchell Gold talks about company shutdown…Taylorsville woman arrested on felony drug charges…Taylorsville man jailed without bond…Statesville man given sentence of 75 days in Alexander County Jail…
Weather: More clouds than sun. High near 80. Chance of shower again
Sports: Alexander Central Soccer Defeats Davie County… The Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Radio Cougar of the Week is Junior Safety Wade Queen…No major surprises on Panther cut-down day…Braves win again…Almost a no-no by Giants pitcher…Phillies are warming…
Happy Birthday: Warren Buffett, Jean-Claude Killy, Elizabeth Ashley, Timothy Bottoms, Michael Chiklis, Cameron Diaz, Andy Roddick
Charlotte woman goes on shopping spree. It looks like we paid for it https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/us/north-carolina-covid-shopping-spree-trnd/index.html
Back to the Titanic ? https://apnews.com/article/titanic-expedition-rmst-marconi-radio-ce027ac27d8f4804304b5f33fa471dda
Mitchell Gold will join me on the air this morning and talk about the shocking closure of the business that bares his name. Don’t miss it at 7:40 !
Word of the Day: Vulcan [ vuhl-kuhn ] Ancient Roman God of Fire. Vulcan is from the Latin word Vulcānus
Ted Williams