Monday, January 8
It’s Clean Your Desk Day
Happy Bubble Bath Day !
1790: President George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address
1889: The tabulating machine was patented by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His firm, Tabulating Machine Company, later became International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
1957: Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from major league baseball
1982: AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions
1998: Ramzi Yousef was sentenced to life in prison for his role of mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing in New York
2003: A US Airways commuter plane crashes at the Charlotte’s Douglas International Airport. 21 are killed
2011: Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is shot in the head along with 18 others in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords survived the assassination attempt, but six others died
2016: Mexican Drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is recaptured six-months after his escape from prison
In the News: Housefire this morning destroys home in Alexander County…Man charged with murder in Catawba County…Man identified who allegedly shot and killed two people on Jan. 1 in Wilkes County…Alexander County Commissioners meet this evening…
Weather: Enjoy the Sunshine Today. Lots of Rain on Tuesday
Sports: Panthers conclude nightmare season…NFL Playoffs are set, some interesting Wild Card matchups…College Football Championship tonight, who you got ?…Heels, Pack, Blue Devils and Deacons all get Saturday hoop wins
Happy Birthday: Charles Osgood, Bob Eubanks, Robby Krieger, R. Kelly, Rachel Nichols, Gaby Hoffmann, Kim Jong-un
Don’t do this https://apnews.com/article/bass-pro-shops-aquarium-nude-man-arrested-1e3cd9caf8a5eea6e1c4718498c914b3
Word of the Day: largess [ lahr-jes ] Generosity of spirit or attitude. Largess is related to large, which comes from the Latin word meaning “ample, generous.” Sentence: “The artist’s largess was displayed in his willingness to share her creative process with others .”
Quote of the Day: “Man, I really like Vegas”… Elvis Presley (Born this day in 1935)