Thursday, September 5th. Day 249 of 2024
It’s Cheese Pizza Day. When a kid gets picky, they’ll usually go with Cheese Pizza
1774: The first session of the U.S. Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. The delegates drafted a declaration of rights and grievances, organized the Continental Association, and elected Peyton Randolph as the first president of the Continental Congress
1881: The American Red Cross provided relief for disaster for the first time. The disaster was the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan
1901: The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed in Chicago, IL. It was the first organized baseball league
1906: Bradbury Robinson executed the first legal forward pass in football. Robinson threw the ball to Jack Schneider of St. Louis University in a game against Carroll College
Betty Feezer
1983: The “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” on PBS became the first hour-long network news show
1989: Chris Evert retired from professional tennis after a 19 year career
1996: Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people
In the News: Two-car crash sends one to hospital Wednesday night south of Taylorsville…Alexander County Board of Elections to test voting equipment…Iredell County plant closing…Hiddenite man returned to jail…Taylorsville man jailed again…Alexander County man detained for violating terms of pre-trial release…Catawba County man gets Federal Prison time for meth trafficking
Weather: Clouds early, Sunny by noon. High in mid 70’s
Sports: Deal, Sells and Thick named to Alexander County Sports Hall of Fame…JV Cougar Football plays first home game tonight…Coach Carter talks about the win last Friday night…East Alexander loses to Hibriten…NFL season is here, KC vrs Baltimore tonight…Braves win…Mets take 7th straight…Cubs no-hit the Pirates…Caitlin Clark has triple-double
Happy Birthday: Al Stewart, Cathy Guisewite, Michael Keaton, Stacey Dales, Lincoln Riley
Interesting read https://www.thefp.com/p/how-close-is-iran-nuclear-bomb
Did Lincoln have a Lover ? https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/abraham-lincoln-shared-bed-man-143127707.html
Word of the Day: megalomania [ meg-uh-loh-mey-nee-uh ] A a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc. An obsession with doing extravagant or grand things. “The company CEO has an arrogance that borders on megalomania.”
Raquel Welch