Tuesday, September 24th. Day 268 of 2024
1789: Congress passes the Judiciary Act. It creates the Office of the Attorney General and the composition of the Supreme Court
1948: The Honda Motor Company is founded in Japan
1957: The Brooklyn Dodgers play their final game at Ebbets Field
1957: Elvis Presley releases “Jailhouse Rock”
1960: USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched
1964: The Munsters debut on ABC. Everybody loves Herman
1968: First episode of 60 Minutes airs on CBS
2001: President H.W. Bush froze the assets of 27 suspected terrorists and terrorist groups
2007: The Big Bang Theory debuts on CBS
In the News: Taylorsville man charged with Sunday shooting…Stony Point man returned to jail after being released on bond…Bethlehem man arrested after standoff…Wilkes County Drug Roundup nets 20 arrests…Caldwell County woman jailed on fentanyl charge
Weather: Clouds and Showers Today, Could be Heavy Rain Tonight
Sports: AC Volleyball gets win on Monday…Brzykcy returned to minors…Braves host Mets tonight to begin must-win series for Atlanta…Monday Night NFL winners, Buffalo and Washington…Panther Owner grilled for not paying city for police protection
Happy Birthday: Joe Greene, Gordon Clapp, Kevin Sorbo, Nia Vardalos, Rafael Palmeiro, Megan Ward
Panthers exposed for not paying Charlotte Police https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/carolina-panthers-more-than-year-late-paying-police/ar-AA1r0Pcb
Ric Flair getting divorce https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/wrestling-legend-ric-flair-calls-it-quits-with-wife-wendy-barlow
Word of the Day: yuppie [ yuhp-ee ] A young, ambitious, and well-educated city-dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle. An Americanism; y(oung) u(rban) p(rofessional) + –ie. “The once depressed area of the city is now a showcase and a haven for yuppies.”
Quote of the Day: “If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth”… (A. P. Herbert Born this Day in 1890)