Wednesday, July 8th. Day 189 of 2026
It’s Video Game Day. To answer your question, no I never do
Happy Blueberry Day !
1663: King Charles II of England granted a charter to Rhode Island
1776: Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the U.S. Declaration of Independence to a crowd at Independence Square in Philadelphia
1889: The Wall Street Journal was first published
1960: The Soviet Union charged Gary Powers with espionage. He was shot down in a U-2 spy plane
1969: The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game “Twister.”
1994: A Grand Jury rules there is enough evidence to try O.J. Simpson for two-counts of murder
2015: The NFL’s Washington Redskins have their trademark vacated on the grounds it may cause offense to native Americans
2019: US financier Jeffrey Epstein indicted on further charges of sex trafficking of minors
News: Bethlehem Swim Beach is open today…US Postal Service holding hiring event in Taylorsville on Friday…NC Dept of Corrections holding hiring event today in Statesville…Lenoir man charged with attempted murder…South Carolina man wanted for murder captured in Boone…Wilkes County man tells investigators he killed woman because she ended their relationship…Taylorsville woman charged with having drugs on jail premises
Weather: Almost a total repeat of last few days
Sports: ACHS Cheer Camp begins this morning…Argentina and Switzerland take final two spots in World Cup round of eight…Braves destroyed by Pirates…Brew Crew take double dip from Cardinals…Kansa City outfielder makes history
Happy Birthday: Jeffrey Tambor, Kim Darby, Wolfgang Puck, Anjelica Huston, Jack Lambert, Kevin Bacon, Joan Osborne, Beck, Sophia Bush
And the beat goes on https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/choke-slammer-726091
Word of the Day: baron [bar-uhn] a member of a specific rank of nobility, esp the lowest rank in the British Isles, a powerful businessman or financier, a joint of meat consisting of two sirloins or loins and legs not cut apart at the backbone. “After his latest conquest the Wall Street Baron saw his reputation grow to a new level.”
Quote of the Day: “I don’t enjoy anything while I’m doing it. I enjoy having done things, though.”… Marty Feldman (Born this day in 1934)