Wednesday, June 25th. Day 176 of 2025
It’s Catfish Day
Happy Strawberry Parfait Day !
1876: Lt. Col. George Custer and the 210 men of U.S. 7th Cavalry were killed by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians at Little Big Horn in Montana. The event is known as “Custer’s Last Stand”
1917: The first American troops landed in France
1950: North Korea invaded South Korea initiating the Korean War
1951: The first regular commercial color TV transmissions were presented on CBS. The public did not own color TV’s at the time
1962: Supreme Court ruled that the use of unofficial non-denominational prayer in public schools was unconstitutional
1981: Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated company
2008: Michael Jackson is found dead in his California home. He was 50 year old
In the News: Wike stepping down and County Elections Director…Indictment handed down in Gang Related Mass Shooting in Catawba County…Taylorsville woman charged with assault by pointing a gun…Alexander County man detained by Hickory Police overnight…Two vehicle chases in Wilkes County
Weather: Hot with Heat Index again over 100. Chances for a Boomer increasing
Sports: Alexander Central Basketball Camp begins this morning…Vertical Mile Challenge draws big numbers…NBA Draft tonight, Hornets listening to trade offers…Braves beat the Mets again…Tigers first to 50 wins in the Majors
Happy Birthday: June Lockhart (100), James Meredith, Carly Simon, Jimmie Walker, Sonia Sotomayor, Ricky Gervais, Dell Curry, Dikembe Mutombo. Angela Kinsey
Former Teen Idol dies https://apnews.com/article/bobby-sherman-dies-d4cbbcc4bac0697754e82dde6afe155a
Suspect tries to swallow the evidence https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/gilder-arrest-video-365890
Word of the Day: wily [wahy-lee] artful, crafty or shrewd. Middle English dating to 1200’s. “The old man was wily in his actions”
Quote of the Day: “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plow, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals”… George Orwell (Born this day in 1903)