Tuesday, November 9th. Day 313 of 2021
It’s World Freedom Day. The day pays tribute to the beginning of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall
1872: Fire destroyed about 800 buildings in Boston
1911: George Claude applied for a patent on neon advertising signs
1938: Nazi troops and sympathizers destroyed and looted 7,500 Jewish businesses, burned 267 synagogues, killed 91 Jews, and rounded up over 25,000 Jewish men in what is known as Kristallnacht or “Night of Broken Glass”
1997: Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in nine straight seasons
1998: Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offenses
2004: First Lady Laura Bush officially reopened Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to pedestrians. It had been closed since the 9-11 terror attacks in 2001
In the News: Two killed in Catawba County crash…Alexander Board Of Education meets this evening…Taylorsville Town Council to consider burning ban during work session this morning…Are COVID numbers on the drop ?…Taylorsville Police arrest Avery County fugitive…Stony Point man nabbed on drug charges…Alexander County Sheriff’s Office arrest 4 on breaking and entering charges…Lenoir man charged with setting fire at Boone ABC store
Weather: How about Sunny and 75 ? Can’t beat that for November 9th
Sports: Hubert Davis makes debut as UNC coach tonight…Coach K begins final season at Duke…Hornets fall in La La Land…Rhule won’t commit to Darnold as starting QB at Arizona on Sunday…Steelers get MNF win…Prepare yourself for Baseball Lockout by owners on December 2nd
Happy Birthday: Whitey Herzog, Tom Weiskopf, Lou Ferrigno, David Duval, Nick Lachey
Some lunacy from New York https://www.fox5ny.com/news/one-of-worlds-largest-investment-firms-will-need-permission-to-hire-white-men
From Myrtle Beach to Ireland non-stop but not very fast…https://apnews.com/article/oddities-south-carolina-myrtle-beach-84c70b3c0f41979484e997a2c5e24f72
I’m not bragging but I had enough cash on Monday to buy a tank of gas
Quote of the Day: “Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing”…Redd Foxx (Born this day in 1922)