Friday, November 10th. 314 of 2023
It’s Area Code Day ! Greetings from 828
1775: The U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. The Marines went out of existence after the end of the Revolutionary War in April of 1783. The Marine Corps were formally re-established on July 11, 1798. This day is observed as the birth date of the United States Marine Corps
1919: The American Legion held its first national convention, in Minneapolis
1969: Sesame Street aired for the first time on PBS
1975: The Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore-hauling ship, and its crew of 29 vanished during a storm in Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot did this great tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI
1980: CBS News anchor Dan Rather claimed he had been kidnapped in a cab. It turned out that Rather had refused to pay the cab fare
1989: Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall
1993: The House of Representatives passed the Brady Bill, which called for a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases
1996: Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 50,000 yards
In the News: Hickory woman dies in crash…Fatal accident in Watauga County…Hefner named School Superintendent of the Year…County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall closed today for Veterans Day…Taylorsville man jailed on probation violation…Alexander County man jailed in Road Rage incident…Taylorsville woman facing weapons charge…Hickory Police still investigating shooting of two juveniles
Weather: Cooler (around 20 degrees cooler) today. Maybe a shower
Sports: Former Alexander Central Baseball standout signs to play in college…Hickory Soccer advances to Regional Final…Round II of State Football Playoffs tonight…Panthers lose again, did you expect anything different ?…
Happy Birthday: Donna Fargo, Dave Loggins, Roland Emmerich, Mackenzie Phillips, Mike McCarthy, Tracy Morgan, Ellen Pompeo, Miranda Lambert, Jon Rahm
Renowned Space Explorer dies https://www.yahoo.com/news/frank-borman-apollo-8-astronaut-231200192.html
Don’t feel lonely, you’re among 8 billion https://apnews.com/article/world-population-8-billion-census-159f6eeac66bbc9800ad3ec4d9653b52
Word of the Day: emissary [ em-uh-ser-ee ] A representative sent on a mission or errand. A agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy. Anatomy. sending or coming out, as certain veins that pass through the skull and connect the venous sinuses inside with the veins outside.
Quote of the Day: “My imagination is a twisted place”…Taylor Swift