Monday, September 21st. Day 265 of 2025
It’s the first day of Autumn
1862: President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves held within rebel states would be free as of January 1, 1863
1914: A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors
1949: The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb successfully
1969: Willie Mays hit his 600th career home run
1975: Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service
1989: Hurricane Hugo roared through Alexander and surrounding counties. Thousands were without electricity, some for a month or more
Harry Gant
2003: “Two and a Half Men” premieres on CBS starring Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer
News: County Commissioners schedule special meeting for Tuesday morning…Taylorsville man wins $100,000 on Wheel of Fortune…Taylorsville Police charge man with indecent exposure and resisting arrest…Alexander County Deputies arrest Hickory man after traffic stop…Burke County woman pleads guilty to defrauding the Federal Government…Caldwell County man listed as missing
Weather: Sunny and Warm to start the week. Rain might arrive Thursday and Friday
Sports: Cougars suffer epic meltdown and lose to South Iredell in 4th quarter…Panthers blank the Falcons…Duke knocks Pack from unbeaten ranks…Tar Heels have become a College Football Punchline…Lots of intrigue heading into Baseball’s final week of the regular season…
Happy Birthday: David Coverdale, Debby Boone, Andrea Bocelli, Neil Cavuto, Joan Jett, Scott Baio, Bonnie Hunt, Ronaldo
Do shared bank accounts keep couples together ? https://www.nbcnews.com/business/rcna230965
Word of the Day: dystopia [dis-toh-pee-uh] A society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding. Opposite of Utopia. “The city of Los Angeles like many major cities is a clash of utopia and dystopia and often only blocks apart”
Quote of the Day: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”… Albert Camus