Wednesday, August 10. Day 222 of 2022
It’s National Lazy Day ! Sadly there are those who celebrate every day
Happy Vlogging Day. Vlogging is sharing a video on social media
1846: The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000
1945: Japan informed the United Sates of their intention to surrender in WWII as long as their Emporer was retained. The same offer they had made before the Atomic Bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1954: The groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held
1969: A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson’s cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in Los Angeles
1994: President Clinton claimed presidential immunity when he asked a federal judge to dismiss, at least for the time being, a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Corbin Jones
1995: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing.
Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony
2020: A Superstrom named Derecho in Iowa and Nebraska becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history
In the News: Walker named new County Health Department Director…Building in Taylorsville to be renovated…County Schools get grant money for improvements…5-year old killed in Wilkes County Golf Car mishap…Taylorsville woman arrested on felony drug charges after traffic stop…Hickory man charged with indecent liberties with a minor…
Weather: Muggy, Storms likely this afternoon. Some cooler, less humid condition coming this weekend
Sports: Cougar Football scrimmage vrs Davie County this morning…Media reports say Mayfield is in the lead to the Panther starting QB…Hurricanes have good news-bad news day…Riley lead Braves to extra-inning win…Mets win again…Dodgers too…Yanks blanked…Shohei Ohtani has epic night for Angels
Happy Birthday: Rosanna Arquette, Antonio Banderas, – Suzanne Collins, Riddick Bowe, Gus Johnson, Angie Harmon, Kylie Jenner
California County asks citizens if they want to secede from the state https://apnews.com/article/california-san-bernardino-a51f4a6cd8e422604168b177e18e06e7
Jenn and Ben out and about in the Big Apple https://pagesix.com/2022/08/09/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-grab-coffee-donuts-from-dunkin/?_ga=2.66319721.613527781.1660127435-1214514949.1573077424
Florida woman charge with assault by ribeye http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/steak-assault-collar-659321
Quote of the Day: “I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you”… Robin Williams (died this day in 2014)