Friday, October 14th. Day 287 of 2022
Happy Dessert Day ! If I had my choice, I’d have to go old fashioned and have a slice of Apple Pie
It’s Be Bald and Be Free Day ! I still can grow it rapidly except on top
1912: Former President Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech
1926: Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is first published
1947: Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba
1998: Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
2009: The first inductees are named to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The original 5 are Bill France Sr., Bill France JR, Junior Johnson, Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt
2012: Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Baumgartner
In the News: Taylorsville teen facing over 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor…Alexander County reports a COVID associated death in past week…The deadline to vote for the November 8th Election is today…Health Department has a another Drive-thru Flu Shot Clinic today
Weather: How could it be better ?
Sports: Baby Cougar Football hands one to South….Cougars face South Caldwell tonight, both teams look at it as a must-win…Washington wins ugly game over the Bears…NC State at Syracuse and UNC at Duke on Saturday…Astros go up 2-0…Three Baseball Playoff games today…NASCAAR in Vegas
Happy Birthday: Ralph Lauren, Cliff Richard, Justin Hayward, Lori Petty, Joe Girardi, Stephen A. Smith, Usher
North Carolina man leaves his finger at crime scene https://www.fox5ny.com/news/severed-finger-left-behind-at-home-invasion-helps-police-id-potential-suspect
Big Day in Taylorsville on Saturday. The Apple Festival returns. Bring everybody and enjoy !
Quote of the Day: “An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows”… Dwight D. Eisenhower (Born this day in 1890)