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08/14/2025

Today's Highlight in History:
On August 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II, and celebrations erupted across the US and around the world.
On this date:
In 1900, international forces, including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreign influence.
In 1917, China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I.
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
In 1948, the Summer Olympics in London ended; they were the first Olympic games held since 1936.
In 1980, workers went on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk (guh-DANSK'), Poland, in a job action that resulted in creation of the Solidarity labor movement
In 1992, the White House announced that the Pentagon would begin emergency airlifts of food to Somalia to alleviate mass deaths by starvation.
In 1997, an unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. (McVeigh was executed by lethal injection in 2001.)
In 2003, a huge blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power.
In 2008, President George W. Bush signed consumer-safety legislation that banned lead from children's toys, imposing the toughest standard in the world.
Quote for Today: God's help has brought us to this day of victory. With His help we will attain that peace and prosperity for ourselves and all the world in the years ahead. _ U.S. President Harry S. Truman announcing the end of the War with Japan

08/14/2025

Aug 14th

Andrew Rathel
Alex Washington
Chris Fahrney
Connor Mckinnie
Daniel Kirkland
David Ray Fincher
Dillon Clayton
Eddie Joy Hill
Evelyn Deloris Banks
James Otwell
J.R. Keith Nottingham
Jerri Barrington
Joanne Raines
June Brown
Kathy Borden
Kelly Birchfield
LaCharles Morris
Louise Jones
Lynnette Andrews
Melva Walker
Michael Waid
Michele Hicks
Mrs. Ellen Rideout
Natalie Willis
Sally Sasser
Sharron Allen Walker
Shelia Rogers
Stacy Beckham
Tammy Jones
Tenisha Henderson
Toran Hartsell

Anniversaries

David & Sandy Waters
Georgia & Johnny Dickerson

08/14/2025

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08/13/2025

Cass County Trading Post QOD : it’s National Filet Mignon Day, what is your favorite cut of meat and where do you like do eat your chosen steak not counting your own house? (903)650-7358 [email protected]

08/13/2025

On August 13, 1961, East Germany sealed off the border between Berlin's eastern and western sectors before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.
On this date:
In 1521, after being held under siege for more than two months by Conquistador Hernán Cortés and his troops, the Aztec empire's sprawling capital Tenochtitlan (teh-natch-teet-LAHN') surrendered. European military might, combined with a smallpox epidemic brought by the invading Spaniards, doomed what is present day Mexico City.
In 1792, French revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family.
In 1889, William Gray of Hartford, Conn., received a patent for a coin-operated telephone.
In 1932, Adolf Hi**er rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out "for all or nothing."
In 1942, Walt Disney's animated feature "Bambi" had its U.S. premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York, five days after its world premiere in London.
In 1960, the first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1.
In 1967, the crime caper biopic "Bonnie and Clyde," starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, had its U.S. premiere; the movie, directed by Arthur Penn, was considered shocking as well as innovative for its graphic portrayal of violence.
In 1979, Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals became the 14th player in major league baseball history to reach the 3,000th career hit plateau as his team defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3-2.
In 1981, in a ceremony at his California ranch, President Ronald Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions.
In 2003, Iraq began pumping crude oil from its northern oil fields for the first time since the start of the war. Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of the 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
Quote for Today: “Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in,” _ from the speech "Ich bin ein Berliner" by United States President John F. Kennedy given on June 26, 1963, in West Berlin

08/13/2025

Bobby Lincoln Jr.

Cathy Perkins

Charolette Yates-

Diane Carnley

Donna Schumann

Tim O'Kelley (Dr. Tim O'Kelley)

Exavier Edwards

Florence Jones

Frankie Lynn Clayton

Hazel Hudak (Mrs. Hazel Hudak)

Hugh Ellis Skelton

Irene Henderson (Mrs. Irene Henderson)

Jeff Fouche

John Anderson

John Givens

Joseph Perez

Judy Upchurch

Kate Stow

Kellie Stringer

Kelly Penn

Kris Wooten

Kristy Smith Jordan

Mark Penny

Mary Corn & Son Mikey Corn

Maudy Sasser

Nayla James

Octavia Leach Shepard

Oney Whatley

Pauline Manley

Paul Welcher

Pearl Sasser

Robbie Hunter

Sara Scales

Shannon Young

Sonya Clark

Steven Fe***er

Steven Williams

Stoven Williams

William Justice

08/12/2025

Grand Opening for United Country Double Creek Lamd and Homes - 2nd location in Texarkana!

08/12/2025

Episode 7

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08/12/2025

Today's Highlight in History:
On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its first personal computer or PC, the model 5150, at a press conference in New York. Priced at $1,565 it had 16K of RAM, a 4.77 MHz CPU, and DOS 1.0.
On this date:
In 30 BC, Egyptian ruler Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile killed herself by either drinking poison or suffering the bite of an asp (historians will differ on the cause of death).
In 1867, President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with whom he had clashed over Reconstruction policies. (Johnson was acquitted by the Senate.)
In 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home to the Indianapolis 500, first opened.
In 1944, during World War II, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, was killed with his co-pilot when their explosives-laden Navy plane blew up over England.
In 1953, the Soviet Union conducted a secret test of its first hydrogen bomb.
In 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise passed its first solo flight test by taking off atop a Boeing 747, separating, then touching down in California's Mojave (moh-HAH'-vee) Desert.
In 1990, while waiting for her truck's flat tire to be fixed, paleontologist Sue Hendrickson spotted a few large vertebrae jutting out of an eroded bluff in an area her group had not explored during their western South Dakota dig. She followed her hunch that there was more beneath the surface and uncovered one of the biggest, and the most complete, T. rex skeletons ever found.
In 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk and its 118-man crew were lost during naval exercises in the Barents Sea.
Quote for Today: …O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life..." — Katherine Lee Bates, poet and English professor who wrote the words to "America the Beautiful," was born in Falmouth (FAHL'-muhth), Mass. on this day in 1859,

08/12/2025

Birthdays

Adam Burt
Alis Stise
Andi Blythe
Becky Bell
Carol Mcculough
Chris Choat
Daniel Hooten
Daniel Kirkland
David Paul Davis
Debra Jefferson
Edgar Dean Watkins
Gladys Johnson
Glenna Frost
James Hufstetler
Jim Perkins
Jimmie Perkins
Keith Herbert
Kristin Thompson
Lavelle Long
Laurie Foster
Linda Blaylock
Liz Wormington
Matthew Lloyd
Michele Talley
Nicholas Scott Burt
Randy Griffin
Rev. Donald R. Lee
Rose Sullivan
Shane Huddleston
Stephanie Daniel
Tarone Davis
Tim Martin
Troy Suggs
Wayne Johnson

Anniversaries

Ester & Gary Jones
M/M James Yates
Ronnie & Nita Jones
Bob & Mary Nell Cole

08/11/2025

Cass County Trading Post QOD : who is your most favorite/least favorite president?
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08/11/2025

Today's Highlight in History:
On August 11, 1929, New York Yankee Babe Ruth connected with a Cleveland Indians pitch and 'The Sultan of Swat' scored his 500th career home run, making him the first major league baseball player in history to do so. Ruth wasn’t finished with the homers yet, as he racked up 214 more before retired.
On this date:
In 1909, the steamship SS Arapahoe became the first ship in North America to issue an S.O.S. distress signal, off North Carolina's Cape Hatteras.
In 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz Island (a former military prison) in San Francisco Bay
In 1949, President Harry S. Truman nominated General Omar N. Bradley to become the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In 1964, the Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night" had its U.S. premiere in New York.
In 1975, the United States vetoed the proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to the United Nations, following the Security Council's refusal to consider South Korea's application.
In 1997, President Bill Clinton made the first use of the historic line-item veto, rejecting three items in spending and tax bills. (However, the U.S. Supreme Court later struck down the veto as unconstitutional.)
Quote for Today: " There's a direct correlation between positive energy and positive results." - Joe Rogan, American Comedian born on this day in 1967