Wednesday, June 4th. Day 155 of 2025
It’s Hug Your Car Day. No desire to do that for me. I have hugged females IN my car
Happy National Cheese Day !
1896: Henry Ford takes his first gasoline-powered automobile for a test drive
1912: Massachusetts becomes the first state to set a minimum wage
1917: The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded
1940: The British complete the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating over 338,000 troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels
1942: The Battle of Midway begins in the Pacific. The United States Navy would win a crucial battle by the time it was over. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway
1968: Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout
1977: JVC introduces its VHS videotape. It will eventually overtake Sony’s Betamax system in a format war to become the predominant home video medium.
1998: Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing
In the News: IKt’s the last of classes for Alex County School Students…County Commissioner approve budget…Arrest made in Catawba County mass shooting…Explosion rocks Lenoir restaurant…Lenoir man jailed for ramming Alexander County Sheriff’s Office vehicle…Taylorsville woman arrested in Iredell County…Man in Statesville jail after being charged with child-sex-crimes
Weather: Clouds arrive. High in low 80’s
Sports: Buff signs to cheer at App State…AC Softball dominates conference honors…LRU Baseball plays today in NCAA Div II semi-finals…Rockies win again…Braves lose again…Brzykcy pitches two-innings for Nationals…Drop the Puck, Stanley Cup Finals begin tonight
Happy Birthday: Bruce Dern, Michelle Phillips, Horatio Sanz, Noah Wyle, Angelina Jolie, Russell Brand, Evan Spiegel, Aaron Nola
George W makes this call every morning https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/george-w-bush-starts-every-162218044.html
Word of the Day: debauch [ dih-bawch ] to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality, to lead away from virtue or excellence, to seduce in a perverse manner , debauchery . From French meanaing to “to entice away from duty” Sentence: The actor plays a debauched and disheveled alcoholic”
Quote of the Day: “I wrote a few children’s books… not on purpose”… Steven Wright