Monday, January 15th
It’s Martin Luther King Jr Day
Happy Strawberry Ice Cream Day !
1844: The University of Notre Dame received its charter from the state of Indiana
1870: A cartoon by Thomas Nast titled “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion” appeared in “Harper’s Weekly.” The cartoon used the donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party for the first time
1889: The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta
1943: The Pentagon was dedicated as the world’s largest office building in Arlington, VA. The structure covers 34 acres of land and has 17 miles of corridors
1967: The first NFL Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10
1973: President Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
2001: Wikipedia was launched
2009: US Airways Flight 1549, bound for Charlotte ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds less than two minutes after take-off. This becomes known as “The Miracle on the Hudson” as all 155 people on board were rescued
In the News: County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall closed for King Day…Hiddenite Center hosts King Celebration at noon today…Plane crash in Iredell County…Taylorsville man facing assault charge…Wilkes County teacher arrested…Marion man arrested after hit-and-runs in Catawba County
Weather: Clouds today, some cold weather later in the week
Sports: Cougars fall at Ashe County Friday night…Cowboys take a vacation…Lions emerge…NFL Playoff Doubleheader today…UNC, NC State, Duke and Wake Forest all win on Saturday
Happy Birthday: Margaret O’Brien, Andrea Martin, Mario Van Peebles, Chad Lowe, Drew Brees, Pitbull
87-year old man paddles the Mississippi River https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/01/12/Guinness-World-Records-oldest-Mississippi-River/2981705094188/
Word of the Day; bonanza [ buh-nan-zuh ] A rich mass of ore, as found in mining. A source of great and sudden wealth or luck; a spectacular windfall. An Americanism first recorded in 1835–45
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