Monday, October 17th. Day 290 of 2022
Happy Pasta Day !
It’s Forgive An Ex Day. Go ahead, at least try
1777: American troops defeated British forces in Saratoga, NY. It’s considered to be the turning point in the American Revolutionary War
1888: The first issue of “National Geographic Magazine” was published
1931: Al Capone was convicted on income tax evasion and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was released in 1939
1956: The world’s first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England
1973: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) began an oil-embargo against several countries including the U.S. and Great Britain. The embargo spiked US gas prices and created a shortage that forced Americans to wait in line to buy gas when and if it was availalable
1989: An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale hit the San Francisco Bay area in California. The quake caused about 67 deaths, 3,000 injuries
2018: The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada
In the News: Crash closes Taylorsville Walmart on Sunday…Taylorsville teen facing over 20 counts appears in court today…Newton man charged with child abuse back in Alexander County Jail…Conover man tells investigators he buried body in his yard…State Prison inmate escaped and is captured in Wilkes County…Hiker rescued in Burke County
Weather: Clearing skies and 70 today. It’s about to get much colder
Sports: Cougars get road win at South Caldwell Friday night…Panthers are pretty ugly…Buffalo beats KC in likely preview of AFC championship game…Philly still perfect after win over Dallas…NC State loses game and QB…Tar Heels a wobbly 1 loss team but they win again…Yanks-Cleveland Game V tonight…Lagano wins in Vegas
Happy Birthday: Jim Seals, Gary Puckett, George Wendt, Pat McCrory, Vincent Van Patten, Alan Jackson,Mike Judge, Danny Ferry, Ernie Els, Eminem
Hagrid has died https://news.yahoo.com/robbie-coltrane-harry-potter-actor-200711657.html
This should boil your blood https://www.fox5ny.com/news/dads-shoot-at-each-other-in-traffic-injuring-each-others-daughters
Quote of the Day: “Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired”…Jules Renard