Wednesday, July 6th. Day 187 of 2022
It’s Fried Chicken Day
1777: After a bombardment by British artillery, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York
1854: The Republican Party held its first convention
1923: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established
1933: The first All-Star baseball game was held in Chicago. The American League beat the National League 4-2
1957: John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers, three years before forming the Beatles
1977: The first Bojangles opened in Charlotte
1985: Martina Navratilova won her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title
2013: A 73-car train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town’s central area
In the News: Fugitive wanted in South Carolina captured in Alexander County…Taylorsville man nabbed on July 4th…Alexander County man nabbed in Hickory…Lenoir man charged with statutory rape…Hudson man jailed after chase…Store robbed at gunpoint in Wilkesboro
Weather: Hot ! High around 95, look out for PM Boomer
Sports: Fall Sports Registration underway for Alexander County Parks and Recreation…Maiden standout will be a Tar Heel…Braves beat the Red Birds again…Mets fall…Yankees too…Astros have won 8 in a row
Happy Birthday: George W. Bush, Sylvester Stallone, Fred Dryer, Burt Ward, Sylvester Stallone, Eva Green, Manny Machado, 50 Cent
He was the last, now he’s gone https://nypost.com/2022/07/06/bradford-freeman-last-band-of-brothers-survivor-has-died/
Man busted for assault with a frankfurter ? http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/hot-dog-battery-742038
I’m at a loss. A man I’ve known and marveled at since childhood has passed. JP Austin was one of a kind. Go to any city or town, you won’t find anyone quite like him. Rest in Peace, JP ! I miss you already
Quote of the Day: “You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can only make a monkey out of the voters every four years!”…Pat Paulsen (Born this day in 1927)