Wednesday, June 30th. Day 182 of 2021
It’s Social Media Day
1882: Charles J. Guiteau is hanged for the assassination of President James Garfield
1908: A meteor explosion in Siberia knocked down trees in a 40-mile radius and struck people unconscious some 40 miles away
1936: Margaret Mitchell’s book, “Gone with the Wind,” was published
1953: The first Corvette rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line in Flint, Michigan. It sold for $3,250
1971: The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent the Washington Post or the New York Times from publishing the Pentagon Papers
1971: The 26th Amendment was ratified. The amendment lowered the minimum voting age to 18
1994: The U.S. Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of the 1994 national championship and banned her for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan
2019: Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit North Korea
In the News: Hiddenite home destroyed by fire overnight…Statesville in shock after child dies in one of two drive-by shootings…Hickory man charged with firing into occupied property…Wilkes County Pastor sentenced to prison for child-sex offenses…Taylorsville man sent to jail by judge
Weather: Sunshine, High near 90
Sports: Alexander Central Athletics schedules benefit golf tournament…College World Series is now even…Brew Crew streaking…Red Sox rolling…Braves lose heartbreaker…Hawks pull even…Game II in Stanley Cup Finals tonight
Happy Birthday: Nancy Dussault, Robert Ballard, Mike Tyson, Fantasia Barrino, Michael Phelps
It’s so hot in Canada, Hockey Pucks are melting https://news.yahoo.com/scores-dead-heat-wave-grips-222446237.html
Right now, Real Estate is real expensive
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-housing-prices-jump-most-132347212.html
Woops, will you take a check ? https://apnews.com/article/me-state-wire-8f8af66553b31868c9b98d676b2ed850
Quote of the Day: “Always be smarter than the people who hire you”… Lena Horne (Born this day in 1917)