Tuesday, January 24th
It’s Peanut Butter Day ! Choosy Mothers choose Jif and so do I
Happy Belly Laugh Day ! The world needs more Belly Laughs
1848: James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California. The discovery led to the gold rush of 1849
1922: Christian K. Nelson patented the Eskimo Pie
1935: Krueger Brewing Company introduced Beer in a Can. The idea caught on
1961: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash
1984: Apple Computer begins marketing the Macintosh Personal Computer
1986: The Voyager 2 space probe flew past Uranus. Insert punchline here____________________
2003: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security began operations under Director Tom Ridge
2016: The Carolina Panthers win the NFC title beating Arizona 49-15 in Charlotte
In the News: Taylorsville couple facing child abuse charge…Taylorsville woman charged with fraud and obtaining property by false pretense…Alexander County man charged with larceny of motor vehicle…Judge sends Taylorsville woman to jail on Monday…Lenoir man arrested for heroin trafficking…Church has bus stolen in Burke County
Weather: Sunny today, High around 52. Rain, maybe a lot of rain coming Wednesday
Sports: Three Cougar Wrestlers win weight class in conference tournament…AC Hoops host S Iredell in non-conference game this evening…Va Tech dumps Duke…New #1 in College Hoops…Hornets lose to Jazz…Panthers talk with Sean Payton…NFL should have two classic Conference Championship games on Sunday
Happy Brithday: Ray Stevens, Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville, Yakov Smirnoff, Mary Lou Retton, Ed Helms, Nik Wallenda, Mischa Barton, Sean McVay
Eggs rolling across the southern border https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/as-egg-prices-soar-so-do-attempts-to-bring-them-across-the-us-mexico-border-us-officials-220001508.html
Man killed by falling sign https://www.wlky.com/article/man-dies-car-denny-s-sign-fall-elizabethtown-husband-wife-victim/42623037
Good grief, just good grief https://nypost.com/2023/01/23/aretha-franklin-song-natural-woman-blasted-by-trans-group/
Word of the Day: Word of the Day: trachle [ trah-khuhl ] to fatigue; to tire; wear out. Dallas Cowboy fans “trachle” us all.
Quote of the Day: “My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please”… Frederick the Great (Born this day in 1712)