Monday, January 9th
It’s Clean Your Desk Day
1799: British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduces income tax
1902: New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public
1936: The United States Army adopted the semi-automatic rifle
1951: The United Nations headquarters officially opened in New York City
1984: Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the “Where’s the Beef?” commercial campaign for Wendy’s. The campaign captured the fancy of the nation
1991: Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame for betting on baseball
2007: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.’s CEO, announced the first generation iPhone
In the News: Stony Point woman implicated in murder enters plea and is released from jail…Taylorsville man ordered to jail by judge…Alexander County Board of Commissioners meet this evening…Stony Point man arrested in Iredell County drug sting…Taylorsville man arrested overnight and charged with resisting a public officer…Alexander County students return to school after a long Holiday this morning
Weather: Sunshine today after gloomy weekend. High around 55
Sports: Wills wins 275th game Friday night, Lady Cougars suffer first loss of season…Panthers close season with ugly win…NFL Playoffs are set…College Football National Championship game tonight, can the Frogs shock the Dawgs ?…
Happy Birthday: Joan Baez, Jimmy Page, Crystal Gayle, J. K. Simmons, Muggsy Bogues, Joely Richardson, Dave Matthews, Sergio García
Joe getting White Glove tour of the Border https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11609673/El-Paso-clears-migrant-camps-ahead-Bidens-visit-border-crossings-drop-trickle.html
Seattle schools suing tech giants for Social Media’s negative impact https://www.geekwire.com/2023/seattle-public-schools-sues-tiktok-youtube-instagram-and-others-seeking-compensation-for-youth-mental-health-crisis/
“Eight is Enough” star Adam Rich dies https://people.com/tv/adam-rich-star-of-eight-is-enough-dead-at-54/
Quote of the Day: “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month”…Theodore Roosevelt