Wednesday, June 23rd. Day 174 of 2021
It’s Typewriter Day. Any of those still around ?
1860: Congress establishes the Government Printing Office
1917: In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire
1926: The College Board administers the first SAT exam
1960: The Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. The “Pill” is born
1965: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles released “Tracks of my Tears”
2003: Apple Inc. unveiled the new Power Mac desktop computer
2015: Verizon announced it had completed its $4.4 billion purchase of AOL
In the News: County Commissioners approve construction of Splash Pad at Courthouse Park…Wilkes County Trooper reinstated by Court of Appeals…Taylorsville teen arrested…Alexander County man caught in the act…Taylorsville woman facing charges after traffic stop…
Weather: A Delight ! Sunshine, High around 80 with low humidity
Sports: Moonshiners on the road for doubleheader at Mocksville today…Braves shutout the Mets…Padres beat Dodgers again…Astros win 9th straight…Rays lose 7th in a row…Suns go up 2-0…Montreal a win away from NHL Finals
Happy Birthday: Diana Trask, Ted Shackelford, Clarence Thomas, Randy Jackson, Frances McDormand, KT Tunstall, LaDainian Tomlinson
Hey Joe, how’s that “Defunding the Police” thing going ? https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-shootings-police-reform-violent-crime-9516bf94de9bda87ebb7a2dcc8270359
Why do we smell the way we do ? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210621-why-single-people-smell-different
What do you call a sticker that don’t stick ? https://apnews.com/article/ri-state-wire-ma-state-wire-business-oddities-83358500a2f372db5d4f935265a90839
Quote of the Day: “In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play”… Friedrich Nietzsche