Thursday, December 2nd. Day 336 of 2021. 23 Shopping Days until Christmas !
When’s the last time you had a Fritter ? It’s Fritter Day !
1804: Napoleon was crowned emperor of France
1901: Gillette patented the KC Gillette Razor. It was first razor to feature a permanent handle and disposable double-edge razor blades. A major improvement in shaving from the old straight-razor
1927: The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A. It was the successor to the Model T
1942: A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated by Dr. Enrico Fermi and his staff at the University of Chicago
1961: Fidel Castro declared in a broadcast speech that he was a Marxist-Leninist and that he was going to lead Cuba to communism
1970: The Environmental Protection Agency began operations
1993: Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces
2009: Tiger Woods in a brief statement apologized for his “Transgressions” and stated he was stepping away from golf for a while
In the News: 50 new cases of COVID-19 in last two days in Alexander County…Taylorsville man jailed overnight…Hudson woman arrested in Alexander County…Alexander Sheriff’s Office charge man with assault…Hickory man pleads guilty to convenience store robbery in 2017
Weather: Sunshine, High near 70
Sports: Cougar Hoops sweep games at Bunker Hill…Heels and Pack get wins Wednesday night…Hornets have a Ball in Milwaukee…Cowboys at New Orleans tonight…Baseball and it’s Players can’t agree on the slices of pie
Have you ever been “Snowed In ?” https://apnews.com/article/oddities-business-europe-storms-denmark-70778a015ff4251fc720bf23ab90bff8
Happy Birthday: Dan Butler, Steven Bauer, Lucy Liu, Monica Seles, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears, Aaron Rodgers
Dianne Little joins me this afternoon on the Radio at 5pm. Dianne will tell us about the Alexander County United Way Campaign. Join is at 5pm brought to you by Harbinson & Brzykcy Law Firm
Quote of the Day: “Pasta doesn’t make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat”…Giada De Laurentiis