Wednesday, November 22nd Day 326 of 2023
It’s Jukebox Day.
1718: English pirate Edward Teach (a.k.a. “Blackbeard”) was killed during a battle off the coast of North Carolina. British soldiers shot and stabbed more than 25 times
1899: The Marconi Wireless Company of America was incorporated
1910: Arthur F. Knight patented a steel shaft for golf clubs. It changed the game
1950: The lowest scoring game in the NBA was played. The Fort Wayne Pistons (later the Detroit Pistons) defeated the Minneapolis Lakers (later the Los Angeles Lakers) 19-18
1963: President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Texas Governor John Connally was also seriously wounded. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was inaugurated as the 36th U.S. President
1977: Regular passenger service on the Concorde began between New York and Europe
1986: At the age of 20, Mike Tyson became the youngest to wear the world heavyweight-boxing crown
1998: CBS’s “60 Minutes” aired a tape of Jack Kevorkian giving lethal drugs in an assisted suicide of a terminally ill patient. Kevorkian was later sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder
In the News: Adkins named Parade Grand Marshall…Fatal crashes in Iredell and Watauga Counties…Taylorsville man gets three years in jail…Granite Falls woman detained in Alexander County…Man killed in what’s being called a hunting accident in Burke County…Three Juveniles arrested on felony charges by Statesville Police…Hickory man busted for trafficking heroin
Weather: Maybe a shower early. Clearing begins. A little breezy at times with a high in the 50’s
Sports: Cougar Soccer Coach McConnell named Coach of the Year…AC Basketball takes 3 of 4 from North Iredell Tuesday night…Duke enjoys tasty pastry…Number 1 Kansas takes spanking…Tar Heels play a Nooner today in the Bahamas…Charlotte native gets another MLB shot as manager
Happy Birthday: Billie Jean King, Steven Van Zandt, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mariel Hemingway, Boris Becker, Scarlett Johansson
From Real Estate Boom to Swoon https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/homes/october-home-sales-fell-on-high-mortgage-rates-soaring-prices-and-low-inventory/index.html
Word of the Day: adjunct [ aj-uhngkt ] Something added to another thing but not essential to it. A person associated with lesser status, rank, authority, etc., in some duty or service; assistant. A person working at an institution, as a college or university, without having full or permanent status. From Latin.
Quote of the Day: “I told my wife the truth. I told her I was seeing a psychiatrist. Then she told me the truth: that she was seeing a psychiatrist, two plumbers, and a bartender”…Rodney Dangerfield (Born this day in 1921)