Friday, February 11. Day 42 of 2022
It’s Get out Your Guitar Day, Pepperment Patty Day, White Shirt Day, and Make a Friend Day
1752: The Pennsylvania Hospital opened as the very first hospital in America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Hospital
1943: General Dwight David Eisenhower was selected to command the allied armies in Europe
1990: Nelson Mandela is released from prison in South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner
1990: Buster Douglas, a 42 to 1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing’s world Heavyweight title.
1993: Janet Reno was appointed Attorney General. She was the first female to hold the position
2006: Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a companion during a quail hunt in Texas
2012: Whitney Houston was found dead in Los Angeles. She had drowned in a bathtub after consuming an assortment of drugs
In the News: More than 30 new cases of COVID-19 added in Alexander County on Thursday…Two fatal accidents on Thursday in Burke County…Taylorsville man gets 75 days for drug offense…Statesville man arrested overnight in Alexander County…Big Drug haul on Iredell Interstate…Inmate dies in Catawba County Jail…Man gets 9-12 years for Catawba County shooting…
Weather: Sunshine Rules, High in low to mid 60’s !
Sports: Cougar Basketball Teams Host Freedom in Regular Season Finale, the stakes are VERY HIGH…Eight Alexander Central Wrestlers in Regional Finals today…Duke wins at Clemson…Hornets make a trade…Canes roar in Boston…Rogers named NFL MVP again…USA starting to awaken at Winter Games…Who you got in Super Bowl ? I’m taking the Rams in a close one
Happy Birthday: Tina Louise, Jeb Bush, Sheryl Crow, Sarah Palin, Jennifer Aniston, Damian Lewis, Brandy Norwood, Dansby Swanson
How bad is inflation? It’s worse than you think https://apnews.com/article/business-long-beach-inflation-prices-consumer-prices-d412bcce554693de469765b34351773d
My Kingdom for some Chicken Wings https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-10/chicken-wing-crunch-has-restaurants-scrambling-ahead-of-super-bowl
The Winter Olympics TV Ratings are terrible so far https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter-olympics/nbc-s-olympics-ratings-are-terrible-that-doesn-t-mean-the-games-are-dying/ar-AATFe7N?ocid=uxbndlbing
Quote of the Day: “I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn’t be saying it, but it slipped out!”… Eva Gabor (Born this day in 1921)