* * * * W E D N E S D A Y * * * * N O V E M B E R 7th * * * * D A Y 311 of 2018 * * * *
It’s Stress Awareness Day. I guess it’s helpful to be aware but…really
1874: A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly uses an elephant for the first time as a symbol of the Republican Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President in 1944
Magic Johnson
1994: WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world’s first internet radio broadcast.
2012: Voters in Maryland, Washington, and Maine approve same-sex marriage
In the News: Republicans romp in Alexander County…Voter Turnout, slightly less that 57 percent…Two fugitives wanted locally…Hines named Parade Grand Marshall…Another armed robbery in Hickory…Wilkes teen sentenced to prison…Hudson woman charged with lacing a co-worker’s drink with methamphetamine
Weather: Sun early, clouds take over this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Football vrs Hickory moved to Thursday night… We name the Cougar of the Week…JV Cougars host McDowell in season finale this evening…Panthers fly to Pittsburgh today for Thursday night game…Duke destroys Kentucky as College Hoops tips off…Heels and Pack win openers…Hornets get ugly win
Joni Mitchell..1974
All the politicians can go back to being themselves now
Quote of the Day: “I’ve read the last page of the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right”…Billy Graham (Born this day in 1918, Dr Graham would have been 100 today)