Wednesday, August 21st. Day 234 of 2024
It’s Senior Citizens Day. I am one but don’t tell a soul
Happy Poet’s Day !
1888: The adding machine was patented by William Burroughs
1911: Davinci’s Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre Museum employee. It was recovered and returned to display in 1914
1923: In Kalamazoo, Michigan, an ordinance was passed forbidding dancers from gazing into the eyes of their partner
1925: John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial” in Tennessee, fined $100 and costs
1959: Hawaii became the 50th state. President Eisenhower also issued the order for the 50 star flag
1984: Victoria Roche, a reserve outfielder, became the first girl to ever compete in a Little League World Series game
1993: NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft. The fate of the spacecraft is unknown
2017: A full Lunar Eclipse traverses the continental United States
In the News: Alexander County announces changes to early voting sites…County gets $50,000 grant from Duke Energy…Newton woman sent to prison for 2022 fatal crash in Alexander County…Man jailed overnight on multiple warrants in Alexander County…Hickory man sent to prison for brutal 2022 murder…Statesville man jailed for sexual exploitation of minor
Weather: Perfect ! Sunshine and 80
Sports: Cougar Football will practice on new turf today…Coach Carter talks about a defensive beast Kaleb Genwright….Injury riddled Braves beat Phillies…Padres are ablaze…Yanks lose in 12..More than 300 will lose jobs when NASCAR operation shuts down at end of season
Archie Griffin
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Worlds oldest person dies at 117 https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/europe/maria-branyas-death-scli-intl/index.html
Oklahoma State Football Players to wear QR Codes on their helmets https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/oklahoma-state-to-wear-qr-codes-linked-to-nil-fund-on-helmets/ar-AA1p7UQg
Turn on the Radio this morning for a conversation with Alexander Central Director of Athletics Nathan Robinson at 7:45. He’ll fill us in on some things you need to know before going to the Cougar Football game Friday night
Cougar Football Talk today ! At 6pm, Jonathan Watts and myself will preview the season. At 6:30, Coach Butch Carter will join me for a one-hour Cougar Football Conversation !
Word of the Day: skewer [ skyoo-er ] A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to keep it in form while roasting or to hold small pieces of meat or vegetables for broiling. Word can be used to criticize or ridicule sharply and effectively. “Let’s skewer our marshmallows on these sticks “
Quote of the Day: “People will clap to be nice. They will not laugh to be nice”… Kenny Rogers (Born this day in 1938)