Thursday, October 20th. Day 293 of 2022
It’s Information Overload Day. Truth be told, we’re exposed to too much
Happy Suspenders Day ! Have you ever known a man who wore suspenders that wasn’t a Happy Soul ?
1774. The Continental Congress prohibits horse racing and all types of gaming. Vote ’em out !
1818: The U.S. and Great Britain established the boundary between the U.S. and Canada to be the 49th parallel
1947: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years
1972: “Crocodile Rock” was released by Elton John
1973: President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork
1977: Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, and road manager Dean Kilpatrick were killed when their plane crashed in Gillsburg, MS. The other four members of the band were seriously injured but survived the crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynyrd_Skynyrd_plane_crash
1993: Attorney General Janet Reno warned the TV industry to limit the violence in their programs
In the News: Early voting begins today, three locations in Alexander County…Missing woman from Statesville found deceased after crash in Wilkes County…Taylorsville man charged with conspiracy…Taylorsville man charged with felony drug possession…Demolition underway at the former Colonial Lanes in Hickory
Weather: Tons of Sun, High around 60
Sports: Coach Carter not happy about dirty play in South Caldwell game…JV Football tonight at Hibriten, might be last game of season for Baby Cougars…App roars back to win Thursday night…Baseball winners, Padres and Astros…Hornets open season with win
Happy Birthday: Keith Hernandez, Kamala Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Snoop Dogg, John Krasinski
Man set to be executed today https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/us/benjamin-cole-oklahoma-execution/index.html
It’s tough to be a cop sometimes https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-springfield-assault-and-battery-bees-635d25fd584a46863ceb3326b6490001?utm_source=Connatix&utm_medium=HomePage
The oldest living Football Hall of Famer dies at 100 https://nypost.com/2022/10/20/football-hall-of-famer-charley-trippi-dead-at-100/
Quote of the Day: “He who has the fastest golf cart never has a bad lie”…Mickey Mantle ( Born this day in 1931)