Monday, October 16, 2023.
Happy Dictionary Day ! Noah Webster was born this day in 1758. He published the first English language dictionary in 1838
1793: During the French Revolution, Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded after being convicted of treason
1875: Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah
1916: Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in New York City
1962: President Kennedy was informed that there were missile bases in Cuba, beginning the Cuban missile crisis
1964: China detonates their nuclear atomic bomb
1987: Rescuers freed Jessica McClure from the abandoned well that she had fallen into in Midland, TX. She was trapped for 58 hours
1995: Million Man March held in Washington, D.C. (over 830,000 African American men attend)
In the News: Hit and run in Catawba County leaves victim critical…Pedestrian killed in Lincoln County…Alexander County Commissioners meet this evening…Taylorsville man jailed for probation violations…Man dies after Wilkes County Shooting…Hickory woman arrested for felony larceny by employee
Weather: High 68 today with some sunshine mixed with clouds
Sports: Cougars spank the Spartans…Panthers start fast but melt in Miami…Tar Heels crack Top 10…Rangers take game one…NLCS begins tonight…Larson wins big in Vegas
Happy Birthday: Bob Weir, Tim Robbins, Wendy Wilson, John Mayer, Sue Bird, Bryce Harper
She played the dumb blonde well, Suzanne Somers has passed https://www.yahoo.com/gma/threes-company-actress-suzanne-somers-201117003.html
Word of the Day; maritime [ mar-i-tahym ] Associated with the sea or waterways to the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc. Of or relating to the sea or waterways to the sea
Quote of the Day: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go”…Oscar Wilde (Born this day in 1854)