Wednesday, June 26th. Day 178 of 2024
It’s National Chocolate Pudding Day
Happy Harry Potter Day !
1819: The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr
1844: John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office
1917: General John “Black Jack” Pershing arrived in France with the American Expeditionary Force
1948: The Berlin Airlift began as the U.S., Britain and France started ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin
JFK At The Berlin Wall
1974: In Troy, Ohio, a Marsh supermarket installed the first bar code scanning equipment, made by IBM, and a product with a bar code was scanned for the first time. The product was Juicy Fruit gum
1977: Elvis Presley held his final concert in Indianapolis, Indiana at Market Square Arena
1997: J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in United Kingdom
In the News: Alexander County Commissioners expected to name new County Manager tonight…Taylorsville man charged with murder after overdose death of man in Catawba County…Hickory man enters guilty plea in shooting death of 7-year-old…Statesville man arrested in Alexander County…Taylorsville Police charge man from Morganton…Newton Police Officer injured in crash
Weather: Hot ! High around 97. Think Cool Thoughts !
Sports: You should see some work taking place on the turf project at the Crumbling Edifice today…Hornets introduce new coach…NBA Draft tonight, Hornets have 6th pick…Braves rained out in St Louis, they’ll play two today…Mets outslug the Yankees…Cleveland winning streak continues
World’s tallest dog dies https://www.yahoo.com/news/kevin-worlds-tallest-dog-stood-095828687.html
Happy Birthday: Mick Jones, Chris Isaak, Patty Smyth, Greg LeMond, Shannon Sharpe, Sean Hayes, Chris O’Donnell, Derek Jeter, Michael Vick, Ariana Grande
Word of the Day: muckrake [ muhk-reyk ] To search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics. One who muckrakes is referred to as a muckraker.
Quote of the Day: “The best of us must sometimes eat our words”… J. K. Rowling