Wednesday, June 3rd. Day 154 of 2026
It’s Egg Day World Tailor’s Day and Cider Day
1539: Hernando de Soto claims the territory of Florida for Spain
1851: NY Knickerbockers wear what is considered to be the first baseball uniforms. It included straw hats, white shirts and blue trousers
1949: Wesley Anthony Brown is the first black to graduate from US Naval Academy
1965: The first American Space walk made by NASA astronaut Ed White
1967: Aretha Franklin’s cover of the Otis Redding song “Respect” reaches #1
1989: Chinese troops open fire on pro-democracy supporters in Beijing
2017: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists at The London Bridge. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police
2019: Apple announces it is shutting down iTunes and replacing it with three different apps
News: Alexander County commissioners mulling budget that includes 5 cent property tax deduction…Alexander County Public Information Director Gary Herman awarded state honor…Taylorsville man arrested on felony drug charge this morning in Catawba County…Stony Point man held in custody…Man and woman from Alexander County busted for “holding” on courthouse grounds…Statesville man gets prison time in Catawba County drug trafficking case
Weather: Warming trend begins today with Sunshine and temps in the 80’s
Sports: Honors continue to roll-in for Alexander Central athletes…Canes get outplayed in Game I…NBA Finals begin this evening, who you got ?…Seattle wins 8th in a row…Braves go 41-20
Happy Birthday: Raul Castro, Billy Cunningham, Hale Irwin, Jill Biden, Anderson Cooper, Rafael Nadal, Olivia Munn
Alexander County Superintendent of Schools Dr Bill Griffin checks in this morning for his monthly chat. Listen at 7:40
Word of the Day: outrigger [out-rig-er] any projecting framework attached to a boat, aircraft, building, etc, to act as a support, a boat supported by an outrigger, a horizontal steel beam extending the base of a crane. “The outrigger made it to shore before the storm struck.”
Quote of the Day: “When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.”…Walt Disney