Monday, October 4th. Day 277 of 2021
Happy Taco Day. Hard shell or soft ?
It’s Vodka Day
1535: The first complete English translation of the Bible was printed
1895: Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship
1933: “Esquire” magazine was published for the first time
1957: “Leave it to Beaver” debuted on CBS
1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit around the Earth. Sputnik was the first manmade satellite to enter space
1997: The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1997_Loomis_Fargo_robbery
2001: Washington’s Reagan National Airport re-opened. The airport had been closed since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
2006: WikiLeaks is launched
In the News: COVID cases still climbing in Alexander County…Autopsy inconclusive on body found last week south of Taylorsville…Stony Point facing felony drug counts…Taylorsville man jailed for obtaining property by false pretense….Couple found shot to death in Newton
Weather: Cooler temps, clouds, and showers to start the week
Sports: Cougars survive for overtime win over Ashe County Friday night…Panthers fall at Jerry’s World…Hickory’s Ryan Succop was the star of the game between Tampa Bay and New England…Baseball’s Post Season begins Tuesday…NASCAR runs today at Talladega
Happy Birthday: Anne Rice, Tony La Russa, Susan Sarandon, Armand Assante, Jon Secada, Alicia Silverstone
Another smoking gun for Facebook https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-business-misinformation-4a3640440769d9a241c47670facac213
What a dramatic win for the Cougar football team Friday night! We must get a lot better between now and this week’s game at Watauga. It’s my considered opinion, we will
Get your shot!
Quote of the Day: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself”…George Bernard Shaw