Friday, November 5th. Day 309 of 2021
It’s Love Your Red Hair Day and Love Your Lawyer Day. Unless your lawyer has red hair, just go with the first one
1605: The “Gunpowder Plot” attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure
1872: Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine
1935: The game “Monopoly” was introduced by Parker Brothers Company
1959: The American Football League was formed
1994: George Foreman, 45, became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas
2006: Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants are sentenced to death
2010: Alexander Central beat Hibriten in overtime 21-20 to win the Northwestern Conference Championship. Click to watch it ! https://www.facebook.com/ritchie.chad/videos/1588359862330
In the News: 8 new cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday in Alexander County…Burke authorities searching for man who walked away from crash…Homicide investigation underway in Watauga County…11 people now charged with Caldwell County kidnapping…Taylorsville man facing Hickory Charges
Weather: Cold start, Sunny with a high in mid-50’s
Sports: It’s strange the Cougars are in the State Football Playoffs that begin tonight…Panthers likely to start Walker against Pats on Sunday…Can Wake stay perfect against the tissue-soft Tar Heels ?…Pack head to Tallahassee…NASCAR decides champion on Sunday…A Parade today in Atlanta
Happy Birthday: Elke Sommer, Art Garfunkel, Peter Noone, Bill Walton, Kris Jenner, Bryan Adams, Tilda Swinton, Andrea McArdle, Tatum O’Neal, Jerry Stackhouse, Bubba Watson, Kevin Jonas
She says, he did it https://nypost.com/2021/11/04/natalie-woods-sister-says-robert-wagner-killed-the-actress/
I’m not a parade person but the Braves are having a big one today in Atlanta
Quote of the Day: “I’m not young. What’s wrong with that ?”..Vivien Leigh (Born this day in 1913)