Wednesday September 3rd. Day 247 of 2025
It’s Skyscraper Day
1783: The American Revolutionary War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain
1895: The first professional football game was played . The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0
1943: Italy was invaded by the Allied forces during World War II
1963: The Lava Lamp was introduced in the United Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_lamp
1967: Motorists stopped driving on the left side of the road and began driving on the right in Sweden
1995: The Carolina Panthers play their first game and lose to Atlanta 23-20 on overtime
1995: Ebay is launched online
2012: Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, a leading figure in the Miami drug scene in the 1970s and early ’80s and known as the “Godmother of Cocaine” was fatally shot in Medellín, Colombia
In the News: Taylorsville Town Council delays vote on property sale…Hickory Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash…Granite Falls man caught in the act by Alexander County Deputies…Taylorsville man busted on felony cocaine charge…Hiddenite man detained…
Weather: Some Clouds arrive. High around 78
Sports: AC Women’s Golf wins Conference match, Wike is medalist…AC Men’s Soccer rolls over West Wilkes…Volleyball loses heartbreaker…Sawyer Chapman-Mays is the Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Ohio State goes to #1 in college Football…It’s NFL Eve…Toronto, Boston and the Yankees all win…
Happy Birthday: Al Jardine, Valerie Perrine, Charlie Sheen, Steve Schirripa, George Lynch, Shaun White
Dick’s and Foot Locker to merge https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/athletic-retail-giants-merge-2-150253651.html
The World’s largest Cruise Ship is afloat https://www.foxnews.com/travel/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-debuts-industry-expects-19-million-travelers
Dr. Bill Griffin
Word of the Day: vernacular [ver-nak-yuh-ler ] native language, of or relating to, or being the normal spoken form of a language. Relating to, or characteristic of a period, place, or group. From Latin meaning domestic or native. “Use the proper vernacular when addressing the group”
Quote of the Day: “We’re working to get this thing back on the tracks because we can still win every game left on the schedule”…Cougar Football Coach Chris Marshall
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