Friday, December 10th. Day 344 of 2021
1845: British civil engineer Robert Thompson patented the first pneumatic tires
1884: Mark Twain published “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
1901: The first Nobel prizes were awarded
1953: Hugh Hefner published the first “Playboy” magazine
1958: The first domestic passenger jet flight took place in the U.S. when 111 passengers flew from New York to Miami on a National Airlines Boeing 707
1990: The Food & Drug Administration approved Norplant, a long-acting contraceptive implant
2009: The film “Avatar” makes it’s World Premiere in London
In the News: Town of Taylorsville water customers being urged to conserve water…Fatal fire reported in Burke County…Hickory Police charge Shelby woman with murder…Man shot while sitting in a vehicle in Hickory…Granite Falls man given prison time…Catawba County man gets prison time for trafficking in methamphetamine
Weather: Clouds today, it looks like some badly needed rain for Saturday
Sports: AC Wrestling wins two of three matches in Lexington…Cougar Hoops host Bunker Hill in The Den tonight…Pack win in Reynolds…State High School Football Finals this weekend…Canes win again
Happy Birhtday: Susan Dey, Kenneth Branagh, Nia Peeples, Bobby Flay, Raven-Symoné, Joe Burrow
Racing legend has turned his final lap https://www.cbsnews.com/news/al-unser-sr-auto-racing-legend-dead-82-after-17-year-cancer-battle/
Wow ! https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woman-loses-123-pounds-running-lockdown
Quote of the Day: “Saying nothing… sometimes says the most”… Emily Dickinson (Born this day in 1830)