Wednesday, September 13th. Day 256 of 2023
Happy Peanut Day ! Remember this, without Peanuts, no Peanut Butter
It’s Positive Thinking Day
1788: The Constitutional Convention decided that the first federal election was to be held on Wednesday the following February. New York City was named the temporary national capital
1898: Hannibal Goodwin patented celluloid photographic film, which is used to make movies
1948: Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate
1949: The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed
1956: The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage
1965: Beatles release “Yesterday”
1971: National Guardsmen stormed the Attica Correctional Facility in New York and put an end to the four-day revolt. A total of 43 people were killed in the final assault
2001: Secretary of State Colin Powell named Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States on September 11. Limited commercial flights resumed in the U.S. for the first time in two days
2019: Actress Felicity Huffman is sentenced to 14 days in prison for her role in the college admissions scandal
In the News: Grant will increase broadband access in Alexander County…Price awarded “Key to the County”…Bond set at over $500,000 for Taylorsville man…Taylorsville man gets federal prison time for trafficking drugs…Stony Point man charged with assaulting officer…Some Dumb Crook News from Burke County
Weather: Sunshine mixed with a few clouds. High of 82
Sports: Lasher named Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…Panthers have lost a corner for a while…Braves on cusp of Division Title after Olson hits #51…Crawdads drop game 1 of playoff series…
Happy Birthday: Eileen Fulton,Jacqueline Bisset, Peter Cetera, Jean Smart, Annie Duke, Fiona Apple, Ben Savage
The Food and Drug Administration stays this stuff don’t work https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/12/health/phenylephrine-tablets-ineffective-fda-panel-says/index.html
McDonald’s is scrapping the self-serve Soda Fountains https://www.nbcnews.com/business/rcna104729
Word of the Day: Requiem [rek-wee-uhm] A Catholic Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead. A funeral. Any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.
Quote of the Day: “Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people”…J. B. Priestley (Born this day in 1894)