Friday, October 7th. Day 281 of 2021
It’s Egg Day. The incredible edible Egg
Happy World Octopus Day. They’re not very attractive, are they ?
1871: The Great Chicago Fire broke out. Over 17,000 buildings would be consumed
1945: President Truman announced that only Britain and Canada would be given the secret to the atomic bomb. He was not aware that the Soviet Union was well on their way to developing their own
1956: Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the first perfect game in the history of the World Series
1982: “Cats” opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years
2001: President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security
In the News: 15 new cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday in Alexander County…Stony Point man charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment…Taylorsville woman facing felony fraud charges…Alexander County woman cited for child abuse…Statesville Pastor back in jail on child porn offenses…Iredell couple charged with concealing the body of infant child
Weather: Clouds, Showers, maybe a boomer
Sports: JV Football wins a Thriller…Cougars in “Must Win” game tonight at Watauga…Rams win Thursday night…Can the Deacs win again ?…Astros and Rays win…4 Baseball Playoff games today…NASCAR run the Charlotte Roval
Happy Birthday: Happy Birthday: Paul Hogan, Jesse Jackson, Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Robert “Kool” Bell, Bill Elliott, Darrell Hammond, Emily Procter, Matt Damon, Bruno Mars
Woody Harrelson involved in incident at Watergate Hotel https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/woody-harrelson-involved-in-altercation-at-watergate-hotel-police-say/ar-AAPeR0d
I don’t often watch cooking shows but even I’ve heard of Bobby Flay https://nypost.com/2021/10/07/bobby-flay-is-leaving-the-food-network-after-27-years/
Try, try again…https://apnews.com/article/california-robbery-arrests-9869576600bf1fa8f47395394d495fc9
Let’s go Cougars, we gotta have this one tonight !
Quote of the Day: “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away”… Marcus Aurelius