Friday, January 13th !
Friday the 13th, does that mean bad luck to you ?
1888: The National Geographic Society was formed
1928: Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gave the first public demonstration of television
1927: The Wham-O Company began producing “Pluto Platters” They later changed the name to “Frisbee”
1968: Johnny Cash gave his legendary Folsom Prison performance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison
1999: Michael Jordan announced his retirement from the NBA. He would return in 2001 after playing Minor League Baseball. Even MJ had trouble hitting a curveball
1982: Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.’s
14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists
2021: Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is impeached for a second time on a charge of incitement of insurrection following the storming of the Capitol one week prior
In the News: Storms rake across county and region Thursday afternoon…Alexander County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall will close Monday for King Holiday…Taylorsville man jailed again…Two Hickory men charged with murder dating back to 2022…Body found in Catawba County identified as Newton woman….
Weather: Rain is gone. Sunny and Windy, high near 50
Sports: Cougar Women end snide with win at South Caldwell…AC Men upset by Spartans…South Iredell assistant baseball coach dies on campus…NFL Playoffs begin with two games Saturday, three on Sunday and a Monday night game too…AAA Baseball to use Robot Umpires this year…Busy Saturday in ACC Hoops
Happy Birthday: Richard Moll, Bob Baffert, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Patrick Dempsey, Orlando Bloom, Liam Hemsworth, Connor McDavid
Lisa Marie dead at 54 https://news.yahoo.com/lisa-marie-presley-hospitalized-mother-224732631.html
Mega Millions becomes Mega Billions https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/13/us/mega-millions-jackpot-drawing-numbers-friday/index.html
Quote of the Day: “From birth to age 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35 she needs good looks. From 35 to 55 she needs a good personality. From 55 on, she needs good cash” Sofie Tucker (Born this day in 1884)