Wednesday, November 27th. Day 332 of 2024
It’s Adopt A Turtle Day ! Raise your hand if you ever stopped to help one across the road
1779: The College of Pennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first legally recognized university in America
1901: The Army War College was established
1924: The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City
1965: The Pentagon tells President Johnson that if planned operations are to succeed, the number of American troops in Vietnam has to be increased from 120,000 to 400,000
1973: The Senate voted to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew
1978: San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay-rights activist, were shot to death inside City Hall by Dan White, a former supervisor
2009: Beware of the Angry Blonde! Tiger Woods crashes car near his Florida Mansion. This comes after his wife chases him from home a with Golf Club !
2013: “Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time is released
In the News: County Offices and Taylorsville Town Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday…Taylorsville man charged with murdering his grandmother appears in court…Alexander County man detained…Alexander County woman named C.F.O. for Catawba County Schools
Weather: Some Clouds today, showers tonight and Thanksgiving Day. Cold Weekend ahead
Sports: AC Women win to start 2-0, Men fall short despite big night from Jayon Connor…Duke and UNC lose…Heels say NO to Mack Brown…New College Football Poll is rolled out…Is Detroit the best team in NFL ?
Happy Birthday: Caroline Kennedy, Bill Nye, Mike Scioscia, Robin Givens, Iván Rodríguez, Samantha Harris, Jaleel White
Where do the Cranberries come from ? https://apnews.com/article/cranberries-massachusetts-thanksgiving-bogs-b0eed6497a3d131f3aadfc2412433f4e
Word of the Day: cornucopia [ kawr-nuh-koh-pee-uh ] Classical Mythology. a horn containing food, drink, etc., receptacle shaped like a horn or cone . An abundant, overflowing supply. Cornucopia comes from the Latin cornu copiae, which translates literally as “horn of plenty.”
Quote of the Day: “If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?”… Steven Wright