Wednesday, July 27th. Day 208 of 2022
It’s Scotch Whiskey Day
Look out below, it’s Walk on Stilts Day !
1789: The first U.S. Federal Government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established. It’s now the Department of State
1890: Vincent van Gogh shoots himself. He would die two days later
1921: Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar
1940: Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare”
1965: The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act was signed into law. The law required health warnings on all cigarette packages
1995: The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC
1996: In Atlanta, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Eric Rudolph of North Carolina would eventually be convicted for the crime
In the News: Is Hickory trying pull a fast one to reduce the widening project on Highway 127 ?…Fatal crash in I-40 in Iredell County…Man charged with two murders in Burke County wants to fire his attorneys again…Man charged with assault arrested after chase in Catawba County
Weather: More Heat, More Humidity, More Thunderstorms
Sports: Carrigan makes another All-State Team…Alumni Soccer game planned at ACHS…Panthers report to camp, first practice today…LB Shaq Thompson will miss some camp time…Braves beat the Phils…Mets take the Yanks…Nats beat the gang from La La Land again
Happy Birthday: Norman Lear, Bobbie Gentry, Peggy Fleming, Maureen McGovern, Bill Engvall, Maya Rudolph, Alex Rodriguez, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Max Scherzer, Jordan Spieth
“Leave it to Beaver” star is not doing well but he’s NOT dead despite reports https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/leave-it-to-beaver-s-tony-dow-in-hospice-not-dead-as-previously-reported/ar-AAZZNDV
You gotta love dumb crook news https://apnews.com/article/oddities-crime-california-san-francisco-0e6da3c1b370e91f61fabee4a1c96c5e
Quote of the Day: “It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance”…Thomas Sowell