Thursday, November 12th. Day 316 of 2026
It’s World Kindness Day
1859: The first flying trapeze act was performed by Jules Leotard in Paris. He was also the designer of the garment that is named after him
1892: William “Pudge” Heffelfinger became the first professional football player when he was paid a $500 bonus for helping the Allegheny Athletic Association beat the Pittsburgh Athletic Club
1920: Judge Keneshaw Mountain Landis was named the first Commissioner of Baseball
1927: Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union
1946: The first drive-up banking facility opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago
1975: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired after 36 years on the high court
1998: Daimler-Benz completed a merger with Chrysler to create Daimler-Chrysler AG
2010: Hickory Police confirm that body parts found in Caldwell County were that of Zahra Baker. My heart still breaks for that little girl who was brutally murdered
Floodwaters at Hiddenite Family Campground
Photo: WBTV
News: Taylorsville couple bujsted on felony drug charges…Statesville man jailed by Alexander County Deputies…Morganton man gets prison time for trafficking fentanyl…Iredell County man charged with kidnapping and sexual assault…Alexander County Fire Marshall says fire that did heavy damage to Bethlehem home on Tuesday was caused by a lithium-ion battery…
Weather: Some Clouds show up and it gets windy. Temps will drop on Friday
Sports: Coach Marshall and the Cougars hope today’s practice is NOT the last one this season…Reports are that Phillip Rivers will be named NC State Football Coach on Friday…Washington at the NY Giants tonight in Thursday NFL…Flame Throwers take Cy Young Awards in Baseball…Canes play a nooner today in Finland
Happy Birthday: Brian Hyland , Al Michaels, Booker T Jones. Neil Young, Megan Mullally, Nadia Comăneci, Sammy Sosa, Tonya Harding, Cote de Pablo, Ryan Gosling, Anne Hathaway, Charlie Morton, Russell Westbrook, Jason Day
Word of the Day: yore [yohr] time past, long ago. If you know someone who dreams of a time long ago, when knights roamed the countryside and engaged in daring and romantic quests, you could say that person longs for “days of yore.”
Quote of the Day: “Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they’ve got nothing to lose.”… Robin Williams