Wednesday, July 10th. Day 192 of 2024
Happy Pina Colada Day ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXG_I_tf_i4
1900: ‘His Master’s Voice’, was registered with the Patent Office. The logo of the Victor Recording Company, and later, RCA Victor, shows the dog, Nipper, looking into the horn of a gramophone
1940: The 114-day Battle of Britain began during World War II
1962: Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched into orbit
1965: The Rolling Stones score their 1st US #1 single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
1991: Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia
1992: Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations
2012: The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage
2019: The last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Mexico
In the News: Alexander County School Board holds first meeting with new Superintendent…Man found dead along Caldwell County highway…Suspect shot by Newton Police after he allegedly fired on officers…Claremont man facing charges after Alexander County traffic stop…Taylorsville woman charged by Taylorsville Police
Weather: More Heat, More Humidity. What did you expect ?
Sports: Braves win 4th straight…Phillies destroy Dodgers…Yankees slide continues…More details on Panther Front office firing…Is it too early to be thinking about College Football ?
Happy Birthday: Arlo Guthrie, Andre Dawson, Béla Fleck, Urban Meyer, Sofía Vergara, Jessica Simpson
No Russel Crowe but Gladiator II is on the way https://www.thewrap.com/gladiator-2-trailer-paul-mescal/
Longtime voice of Oak Ridge Boys dies https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/joe-bonsall-longtime-member-oak-170500291.html
Word of the Day: guffaw [ guh-faw] Loud unrestrained laughter. To laugh boisterously. When she laughs, more often that not it’s a guffaw that everyone hears.
Arthur Ashe
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