Wednesday, October 11th. Day 284 of 2023
It’s Take Your Parents to Lunch Day ! Sadly, I can’t
Today is Emergency Nurses Day
1767: Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed
1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington
1929: JC Penny becomes the first chain store with locations in all (then 48) states
1950: CBS gets the first approval from the Federal Communications to broadcast television in color
SNL Original Cast
1984: Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk
2001: The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection
In the News: Alexander County Schools get clean audit…Stony Point man facing rape charge in Georgia…Taylorsville man arrested after missing court date…Taylorsville woman arrested…Newton man busted on drug trafficking counts…Body found in Watauga confirmed at App St student
Weather: Some Sunshine, a few Clouds, high near 75
Sports: Eckard and Mason win NWC Doubles Title…Redmond named the Taylorsville Savings Bank-B86 Cougar of the Week…App loses at home…Rangers punch ticket to ALCS…Braves and Phillies at 5pm today…Hurricanes open season tonight
Happy Birthday: Daryl Hall, Steve Young, Joan Cusack, Sean Patrick Flanery, Artie Lange, Michelle Trachtenberg, Michelle Wie-West, T. J. Watt
Mary Lou Retton clinging to life https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mary-lou-retton-fighting-for-her-life-with-rare-form-of-pneumonia-daughter-says-231113655.html
104-year old woman did it, then died https://nypost.com/2023/10/10/104-year-old-woman-dies-days-after-attempting-world-record-for-oldest-skydiver/
Word of the Day: obstetric [ uhb-ste-trik ] Of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery. Of or relating to childbirth
Quote of the Day: “When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die”…Eleanor Roosevelt