Friday, October 11th. Day 285 of 2024
It’s Egg Day. I think it came before the Chicken
1767: Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed
1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington
1929: JC Penny becomes the first chain store with locations in all (then 48) states
1950: CBS gets the first approval from the Federal Communications to broadcast television in color
SNL Original Cast
1984: Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk
2001: The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection
2006: “30 Rock” premiers on NBC
In the News: Deadline day for Voter Registration…Alexander County Unemployment creeps up a bit in latest figures…Body found in Wilkes County…Taylorsville man jailed without bond
Weather: Superb ! Sunny and 70 again today. Weekend is warmer
Sports: Cougar Soccer and Volleyball get Thursday wins…Baby Cougar Football rolls…Football returns tonight at Freedom…Homecoming next week hosting Watauga…Panthers host Falcons on Sunday…Yankees advance to ALCS…Cleveland forces Game V…NASCAR runs Charlotte’s Roval
Daryl Hall
Racoon Invasion ? https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-10-09/washington-state-woman-calls-911-after-being-hounded-by-up-to-100-raccoons
Cougar Football Trivia returns to the Radio this morning at 7:45 ! Win a Gift Card from PJ’s Seafood and Steak
Word of the Day: cavalier [ kav-uh-leer ] noun: A horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight. A courtly gentleman. Adjective: haughty, disdainful, or supercilious. Cavaliers is the nickname for the University of Virginia Athletes. From French
Quote of the Day: “If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it”… Elmore Leonard (Born this day in 1925)