Wednesday, September 4th. Day 248 of 2024
It’s Newspaper Carrier Day. It breaks my heart they are nearly extinct
1781: Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers. The original name was “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula,” which translates as “The Town of the Queen of Angels.”
1833: Barney Flaherty answered an ad in “The New York Sun” and became the first newsboy/paperboy at the age of 10
1886: Geronimo, and the Apache Indians he led, surrendered in Skeleton Canyon in Arizona
1957: The Arkansas National Guard was ordered by Governor Orval Faubus to keep nine black students from going into Little Rock’s Central High School
1967: “Gilligan’s Island” aired for the last time on CBS-TV
1972: Swimmer Mark Spitz captured his seventh Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay event at Munich, Germany. Spitz was the first Olympian to win seven gold medals
1998: Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University
Kelly Clarkson
In the News: NC House Representative Elmore announces his resignation…Statesville Police asking for public’s assistance after attempted armored car robbery last Friday…Taylorsville woman facing list of charges…Hickory woman nabbed in Alexander County
Weather: Partly Sunny. High 75
Sports: AC Women’s Golf wins Conference Match, Wike is Medalist…Cougar Soccer wins match…Queen earns Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week Award…West Alexander beats Watauga…Braves ride arm of Chris Sale…Mets nipping on Atlanta’s heels…Baltimore passes Yankees
Happy Birthday: Mitzi Gaynor, Vince Dooley, Ken Harrelson, Raymond Floyd, Tom Watson, Mike Piazza, Beyoncé
The Best and Worst places to retire https://www.cbsnews.com/news/best-worst-places-to-retire-in-the-us-orlando-florida/
Word of the Day: equine [ ee-kwahyn ] Of or relating to, or resembling a horse or other member of the horse family. From Latin.
Quote of the Day: “If ‘pro’ is the opposite of ‘con’ what is the opposite of ‘progress’? … Paul Harvey (Born this day in 1918)