Monday, September 18th. Day 261 of 2023
Happy Air Force Day ! The Air Force was established this day in 1947
It’s Cheeseburger Day
1793: President George Washington laid the actual cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol Building
1830: The “Tom Thumb”, the first locomotive built in America, raced a horse on a nine-mile course. The horse won when the locomotive had some mechanical difficulties
1851: The first issue of “The New York Times” was published
1927: CBS made its debut with its network broadcast on 18 radio stations
1948: Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate
1955: The “Ed Sullivan Show” debuted on CBS
1994: Ken Burn’s documentary miniseries “Baseball” premieres on PBS
2014: Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom
In the News: Conover man operating mower on roadway struck and killed…Hickory Police searching for suspect involved in double fatality…Felony drug charge filed in Alexander County…Conover police charge Taylorsville man…Stony Point man nabbed in Iredell County…Statesville Police charge man with machete attack
Weather: Very nice to start the week. Sunshine and 78 today
Sports: Cougars humiliated at Sun Valley…Panthers host Saints tonight…UNC, NC State, Duke and Wake all get Saturday wins, App too…Hamlin wins night race at Bristol…Baseball down to final two weeks of regular season
Happy Birthday: Scotty Bowman, Frankie Avalon, Rick Pitino, Lance Armstrong, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jason Sudeikis
Pilot ejects over South Carolina https://www.yahoo.com/news/pilot-training-one-americas-most-235801415.html
Word of the Day: badinage [ bad-n-ahzh ] Light, playful banter. Badinage comes from French, from the verb badin(er), meaning “to joke, trifle.” Badinage is also a verb in English, meaning “to banter with or tease someone playfully.” Sentence: The show was filled with clever badinage.
Quote of the Day: “Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it”… Greta Garbo (Born this day in 1905)